It sounds like Ric Flair‘s arrival in All Elite Wrestling extended Sting‘s career by a few months.
All Elite Wrestling‘s Sting recently sat down with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated. When asked about reuniting with Ric Flair on AEW Dynamite, Sting spoke about how he felt when he saw The Nature Boy come out last week.
“When Ric came out and I heard his music play, it hit me,” Sting said. “I had this flashback, and it made me emotional. Ric is the guy who put me on the map. We’ve traveled around the world together, and Ric helped make me. Now he’s going to finish with me.
“After all the travel, all the matches, all the press slams, all the chops, and all the woos–woooo!–I experienced the same feeling on Dynamite this past week with Ric that I did on that final Nitro. Except this time, it was so much more positive.
“Tony Khan called me and asked me to go out in style. I liked that idea. I couldn’t say no. The AEW brand reminds me so much of the WCW brand. Tony allowed me to come back and have some fun, and I’m so grateful for that. It’s been a lot of fun.”
Sting wanted to wrap up his AEW run in December
Sting wasn’t able to go out on his terms in WCW or WWE. But The Icon is happy that he can go out on his terms in All Elite Wrestling at Revolution next year.
“I’ve been pleasantly surprised at what I have been able to do,” Sting said. “I’m also my own worst critic. I tear myself apart constantly on everything little I do. I know my weaknesses. The fans can see that I don’t do some of the things I used to do, but I know my weaknesses better than anyone.
“I’ve gotten some inspiration from Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven. He did all the classic spaghetti westerns, and now he’s the aged western guy. He’s still getting the job done; he’s just using different tactics. I’ve figured out new ways to entertain, new ways to go balls to the wall. But it doesn’t mean I’m any less hard on myself. I wanted to finish earlier, maybe in December. But now that Ric is here with me, I want to go longer, all the way to Revolution.”
When asked about his last match at Revolution, Sting wouldn’t divulge much information but hopes it will leave fans with a memory that will mean something to them.
“All I can say for now is I want people to walk away and say, ‘Wow, what an ending,’” Sting said. “I’ll be three weeks away from turning 65 at that point. I want to leave people with a memory that will mean something.”
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