Vince Russo believes that Sting’s run with AEW wasn’t necessary ahead of the Icon’s in-ring retirement that will happen at Revolution 2024.
Sting debuted for AEW in late 2020 and would make his in-ring debut for the company at Revolution 2021, over five years after his final match with WWE in 2015.
Speaking to “Wrestle Binge,” Russo argued that Sting had accomplished plenty in wrestling before he signed with Tony Khan. He said,
“I was saying this all along as a fan and a friend, my God bro, he had nothing left to prove to anybody and I don’t know bro if he was going out and doing all that daredevil Darby Allin stuff to try to get over with this younger nitch audience and fit in with the locker room. I have no idea but personally, I just didn’t think it was necessary.
“The guy had a great career, the guy was an Icon, and a legend, had so many different lives, and was such a great dude to be around and work with. But, you don’t know the reasons why he went back and did that so I’m just telling my point of view on what I think.”
Russo also suggested that Sting’s retirement tour will see the in-ring return of Ric Flair, who was Tony Khan’s ‘gift’ to the Icon on last week’s Dynamite. He said,
“You’ve got Tony Khan, and two of the greatest workers in the history of the business [Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal]. Yes, it’s happening. It’s gonna be the old surprise partner gimmick! It’s already booked! It’s already agreed upon!”
