Darby Allin: Being part of Sting’s final chapter is ‘super important’

Darby Allin believes “the most important part of a story is the end.” 

The 30-year-old recently spoke with Forbes regarding the role he’s set to play in the final months of Sting’s in-ring career. Allin says being part of Sting’s final chapter is something “super important” to him. 

“When I first got paired with Sting, I really did not know how it was gonna go,” Allin said. “But to be a part of the final chapter of his career is super important because to me, in a story, the most important part of the story is the end…If you tarnish the end, everyone’s always going to remember that.”

“(Sting) has gotten more hunger than a lot of the younger guys on the roster,” Allin said. “He’s got nothing to prove, but he pushes the boundaries every time he wrestles.”

Sting’s final match is set for AEW Revolution next year. The event typically runs in early March. Allin then plans on climbing Mount Everest the following month despite having no previous experience climbing mountains. 

“I have zero mountain experience, like, zero. I don’t even know what I’m doing,” Allin said. “I just signed up, and I’ve got 6 months to train to climb Mount Everest.”

The company Allin hired to train him, New Zealand-based Adventure Consultants, told him that training for just six months to climb Mount Everest was “unheard of.” Most who attempt the feat do so after training for years. 

Allin is scheduled to travel to New Zealand to continue his training later this month. The climb will take him roughly two and a half months to complete, meaning he’ll likely be off AEW programming for an extended period following Sting’s retirement. 

Allin believes that his various stunts outside the ring have a crossover appeal with action sports fans and are helping expose potential new fans to AEW. 

“I’m gonna go crazy outside the ring because I do feel like there’s a crossover with action sports fans that have never given wrestling a shot,” Allin explained. “So, if people see me going crazy and they’re like, ‘Oh let’s check out AEW. Let’s see what this is all about.’

Despite the physical toll his body has taken from both wrestling and his stunts outside the ring, Allin says he feels great physically. 

 “I really believe with everything that I’ve done and that I continue to do for my body, I’m gonna feel great for a long time, unless I, like, die on Mount Everest.”