We last saw pro wrestling icon Sting inside a wrestling ring as an active competitor in 2015, before he eventually retired and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
On Wednesday night’s special episode of AEW Dynamite, the now 61-year-old made a shocking return to wrestling, marking his first appearance on TNT in nearly 20 years, since the end of WCW. Sting interrupted a tag match and walked to the ring with his signature baseball bat as the limited audience in Jacksonville lost it. After staring down Arn Anderson, Cody Rhodes and Darby Allin, Sting exited. Commentator Jim Ross later revealed that Sting had signed a multi-year deal with AEW, and would speak for the first time next week on Dynamite.
AEW fans couldn’t believe it.
This.
Darby Allin at 27 years old. Sting at 61. Two wrestlers, on different sides of the same coin, from two completely different eras.
This felt momentous, timeless. Absolutely chilling. #AEWWinterisComing pic.twitter.com/A6fas42w64
— Ricky Ricardo (@boonzotv) December 3, 2020
How freaking awesome is this photo of STING!! I’m still in all from last nights #AEWDynamite!!! Love #AEW!! pic.twitter.com/war6LKDBDd
— R Y A N (@RyanGriffin91) December 3, 2020
Im still in shock Sting is in #AEW!
— Justin Hollis (@thejbird904) December 3, 2020
Seeing @Sting live for the first time ever was one of the most exciting moments of my life. #AEWDynamite #AEW #AEWWinterisComing pic.twitter.com/Z1teJX1pgW
— Wrestling, Please (@wrestlingplease) December 3, 2020
I went crazy for the wrestler, Sting, in the 80’s. Lost my mind in the late 90’s when he appeared on the Upright Citizens Brigade tv show. Tonight, I lost my mind seeing Sting debut on #AEWDynamite
— MCSquishyTooshy (@MCSquishyTooshy) December 3, 2020
