At the recent episode of AEW Dynamite, The legend Sting announced that he will have his last match at AEW Revolution in 2024. Sting is one of the greatest of all time and he was in his 60s and still he was going at an elite level. Tony Khan has booked Sting very well and he has more than earned his retirement. Sting has been a big feature in WCW, WWE and AEW. He has had Matches against everyone and his latest run of more than 2 years with AEW have been one of the most satisfying runs
Let’s look at the Top 5 Best Moments in the career of Sting
1) WWE Debut at Survivor Series 2014
Sting made his WWE debut at Survivor Series 2014 and this was a moment that not a lot of wrestling fans saw coming after all the bitter war that both WWE and WCW had been on. It had been 13 years and WWE brought in Sting and he was straight away in a feud against Triple H. This was a very impactful debut which was one of the best Survivor Series Matches of all time. Sting has big hopes for his run in WWE and the WWE universe was ready for the ride till WrestleMania.
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2) AEW Debut at Winter is Coming
A couple of years ago when Sting became a free agent after his run with WWE was over and he was ready to wrestle in , Tony Khan contacted him and he brought him in. Sting was one of the favorites for the fans and they were excited to see what he would do in AEW. Sting helped Cody Rhodes and Darby Allen against Team Tazz. From that point he has been with Darby Allen and the young man must have learned so much from Sting and this was his time to give back and have a great last run and finally retire at AEW Revolution 2024 and live a happy life away from wrestling.
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3) Match against Triple H at WrestleMania 31
Sting competing at a WrestleMania was something that no Wrestling fan had ever thought about. He was the star of WCW and Starcade was the biggest show that they did. He was at WrestleMania 31 in a match against Triple H and the build to this match was amazing as both the veterans showed as to how to build a long term feud which concluded at WrestleMania. They have a great match but the wrong person won but the moment after where DX , NWO , Triple H and Sting hug it out was a great closure.
4) Getting inducted in WWE Hall of Fame
This was a surreal moment for Sting because he would have never thought that he would ever get inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame. This was something that WWE did not do for people that have worked for other wrestling promotions before. However a decade ago that all changed and WWE started embracing all kinds of wrestlers and Sting was inducted the same year he was brought in to WWE. The speech he gave was touching and now that he is nearing the end of his wrestling career he must be proud.
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5) Beating Hollywood Hulk Hogan for WCW Championship at Starrcade 1997
The main event of Starrcade 1997 was between the 2 biggest stars of WCW at that time when it was Hollywood Hulk Hogan against Sting. This was one of the biggest matches in wrestling history and the fans started choosing sides in this match and the show was a sell out. Sting was the favorite to win as he was going to win the big title In the company he had given so much for. The match was a very good main event and the result was Sting became the guy in WCW