Sting wrestled what was believed to have been his final match at Night of Champions in 2015. During the match against Seth Rollins, a buckle bomb injured his already damaged neck, and he had to retire. However, after appearing on the December 2 episode of Dynamite, fans speculated whether the WCW legend would wrestle for the promotion. Speaking on the AEW Unrestricted podcast, he stated he’d told Tony Khan he was open to cinematic matches as he wanted to go out in a positive light.
Now AEW has announced that Sting will be competing at their upcoming Revolution pay-per-view on Saturday, February 27. The match will be a street fight, and he will team with TNT Champion Darby Allin against Team Taz members Brian Cage and Ricky Starks.
The match itself makes perfect sense. Not only does it allow Sting to help shine a light on three other wrestlers, but he also is teaming with someone who will happily take all the bumps. Being a cinematic match also allows extra opportunity to protect Sting’s limitations with multiple takes, camera cuts, and even crash pads if needed.
While Matt Hardy helped bring cinematic to prominence, they became an accepted part of wrestling once WWE featured two of them at WrestleMania 36. The Boneyard Match between The Undertaker and AJ Styles headlined the first night of the event and was very well-received, and it’s possible this convinced Sting to get physically involved again.
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