Sting

American professional wrestler

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2024 Sting was awarded the Iron Mike Mazurki Award by the Cauliflower Alley Club.
October 2024 Sting announced that he had signed a new multi-year contract with AEW on a 'Legends deal'.
August 25 2024 Sting made his first post-retirement appearance at All In, where he saved Darby Allin from being set on fire by The Elite after Allin lost his Coffin match to Jack Perry. Sting executed a double Scorpion Deathdrop on the Jacksons and freed Allin from the coffin.
March 2024 Sting had his final match, during which he was accompanied by his two sons, Garrett and Steven, who portrayed different eras of his wrestling career.
March 3 2024 Sting had his official retirement match at AEW Revolution, retiring as an undefeated tag team with Darby Allin and as champion.
February 7 2024 Sting and Allin won the AEW World Tag Team Championship by defeating Ricky Starks and Big Bill on Dynamite, marking Sting's first championship since 2011.
2023 Sting received the Stanley Weston Award for Lifetime Achievement from Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
November 18 2023 Sting, along with Allin and Copeland, defeated Cage, Wayne, and Luchasaurus in a six-man tag team match at Full Gear.
October 25 2023 Ric Flair made his AEW debut as a surprise for Sting, stating he would be in Sting's corner for his final match.
October 18 2023 Sting announced his retirement from in-ring competition in 2024 during the episode of Dynamite, revealing that his final match would take place at Revolution on March 3.
October 1 2023 At WrestleDream, Sting and Darby Allin were attacked by Christian Cage, Luchasaurus, and Nick Wayne, but were saved by Adam Copeland in his AEW debut.
August 27 2023 Sting and Darby Allin defeated Swerve Strickland and Christian Cage in a coffin match at All In.
June 25 2023 At Forbidden Door, Sting, Darby Allin, and Tetsuya Naito defeated Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, and Minoru Suzuki.
January 22 2023 Sting took part in The Great Muta Final 'Bye-Bye' event, marking his only Pro Wrestling Noah appearance, where he teamed with Allin and Muta to defeat Akira, Hakushi, and Naomichi Marufuji.
2022 Sting retired as the AEW World Tag Team Champion, concluding a notable chapter in his wrestling career.
December 2022 At Dynamite: Holiday Bash, Sting teamed with Allin and CM Punk to defeat The Pinnacle (MJF, Cash Wheeler, and Dax Harwood), marking Sting's first AEW main event match.
November 2022 Sting and Darby Allin defeated Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal at Full Gear.
September 2022 Sting, Darby Allin, and Miro defeated the House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews) at All Out.
September 2022 During Rampage: Grand Slam, Sting and Darby Allin defeated the House of Black (King and Matthews), where Sting's rival The Great Muta made a surprise appearance.
June 28 2022 Sting, Darby Allin, and Shingo Takagi defeated Bullet Club members The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and El Phantasmo at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door.
June 19 2022 Sting appeared in a video message at Slammiversary to congratulate Impact Wrestling on their 20th anniversary.
March 2022 Sting, along with Sammy Guevara and Darby Allin, won a Tornado tag team match at Revolution against Andrade El Idolo, Matt Hardy, and Isiah Kassidy.
January 19 2022 Sting appeared on TBS for the first time in over 20 years, teaming with Darby Allin to defeat The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) in Washington D.C.
2021 Sting performed in approximately two dozen matches in AEW, showcasing an evolution in his wrestling style, particularly his willingness to engage in high-flying spots, which surprised many wrestling journalists.
August 18 2021 Sting wrestled on TNT for the first time in 20 years, teaming with Darby Allin to defeat 2point0 (Jeff Parker and Matt Lee) in Houston, Texas.
May 30 2021 Sting and Darby Allin defeated Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page at AEW's Double or Nothing, marking Sting's first live match in front of a crowd since WWE Night of Champions in 2015.
March 7 2021 Sting came out of retirement and had his first match in over five years at AEW Revolution, winning in a tag team match with Darby Allin.
January 21 2021 Sting was announced to team with Darby Allin against Team Taz (Brian Cage and Ricky Starks) in a Street Fight at Revolution on March 7, marking Sting's first match since September 2015, thus coming out of retirement.
2020 Sting and Darby Allin won the AEW World Tag Team Championship once, marking a significant achievement in Sting's career.
2020 Sting and Darby Allin formed a tag team that remained undefeated throughout their time in AEW.
December 9 2020 Sting spoke for the first time on TNT in nearly 20 years during the AEW Dynamite episode, officially confirming his multi-year contract with AEW to Cody Rhodes.
December 3 2020 Sting's AEW t-shirt broke the single-day record for t-shirt sales, as reported by Pro Wrestling Tees owner Ryan Barkan.
December 2 2020 Sting made his All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut after a tag team match at Dynamite: Winter Is Coming, marking his first appearance on TNT since March 26, 2001.
October 2020 WWE stopped selling Sting merchandise and pulled his page from WWE Shop.
May 2020 It was reported that Sting was no longer under WWE contract.
February 25 2019 Sting made his first appearance on WWE television since 2016 during the 70th birthday celebration of Ric Flair.
April 2 2016 Sting headlined the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016, where he announced his first retirement.
March 22 2016 Sting explained that he felt 'completely normal' and had none of the side effects commonly associated with cervical spinal stenosis.
January 11 2016 It was announced on the January 11 episode of Raw that Sting would be the first member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016.
2015 Sting was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2016, recognizing his significant contributions to professional wrestling.
2015 Sting defeated Big Show by disqualification in his first match on Raw, as Seth Rollins attacked him. That same night, Sting and John Cena defeated Show and Rollins.
2015 Sting married his second wife, Sabine.
2015 After the NFL draft, Steven Jr. was invited by the Kansas City Chiefs to try out at their rookie mini-camp.
November 2015 Sting suffered a serious neck injury during a match against Seth Rollins, which ultimately led to his retirement from professional wrestling.
October 2015 WWE released a second Sting DVD titled Sting: Into the Light, featuring a behind-the-scenes documentary.
September 20 2015 At Night of Champions, Sting was defeated by Seth Rollins and suffered a legit neck injury after a turnbuckle powerbomb.
August 24 2015 Sting returned on Raw, challenging Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Night of Champions.
March 2015 Sting participated in the main event of WrestleMania 31, where he faced Triple H in a highly anticipated match.
March 16 2015 Sting made a surprise appearance on Raw, helping Randy Orton fight off The Authority and spoke for the first time in-ring immediately after the broadcast.

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