Greensboro, North Carolina, declares March 3 as ‘Thank You Sting Day’


All of Greensboro is saying “Thank You, Sting.”
The city officially proclaimed March 3 as “Thank You Sting Day” in recognition of the icon’s final match taking place there on Sunday night.
Additionally, the Greensboro Coliseum presented Sting, Darby Allin, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, Tony Khan, and Ric Flair with commemorative black baseball bats to mark the occasion.
Talk about an ICON-ic night! Coliseum Deputy Director Scott Johnson presented this group of LEGENDS with their custom bats, and Chris Wilson, Deputy City Manager of @greensborocity, presented Sting with a proclamation that March 3 is officially THANK YOU STING DAY in Greensboro! pic.twitter.com/uLmTcvgKmP
— Greensboro Coliseum Complex (@Gbocoliseum) March 4, 2024
Sting's weapon of choice is the iconic black baseball bat, so we decided to gift @Sting, @DarbyAllin, @ricFlairNatrBoy, @TonyKhan, @tonyschiavone24, and @JRsBBQ these custom, full-size, engraved baseball bats to commemorate tonight's ICON-ic event! #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/b9ll5OrZqW
— Greensboro Coliseum Complex (@Gbocoliseum) March 4, 2024
On Monday, Tony Khan posted to X about Sting’s AEW run, calling it “the greatest comeback in sports history.”
Khan wrote:
Last night at #AEWRevolution,
Sting completed the greatest comeback in sports history.
@Sting’s 3 Year Run in AEWfrom Age 61-64:
30 matches, 30-0 record
(29-0 in AEW,
1-0 in NOAH for Great Muta’s Send-Off)
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Retired as @AEW World Tag Team Champion in the best last match ever.
More wrestlers posted to social media in tribute to Sting’s career, including his longtime tag partner Lex Luger.
Oh what a night!!
Stinger went out in style!!
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ā¦@Stingā© pic.twitter.com/P94bwcFhbK— Lex Luger (@GenuineLexLuger) March 4, 2024
At last night’s press conference, Sting revealed he told the Young Bucks that Sunday’s match was among the top three of his career. He said, “I just left a meeting with The Bucks and I told them, I said this was up there with the top 3 matches of my career.”
Itās Not How Many Times You Get Knocked Down That Count. Itās How Many Times You Get Back Up! Congratulations @Sting! WOOOOO! #AEWRevolution @AEW pic.twitter.com/1x7yjSTcuR
— Ric FlairĀ® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) March 4, 2024
Today is a celebration of one of the greatest performers ever in pro wrestling. From the first time I held a mic for @Sting at the TBS studios in 1987 to the career making match against Flair in 1988 to watching him doing crazy things in the ring here in AEW, Iāve been amazed at⦠pic.twitter.com/XnscUgTga3
— Tony Schiavone (@tonyschiavone24) March 3, 2024
Today I plan to watch #AEWRevolution while celebrating the career of the legendary @Sting . Win, lose, or draw heās given us a ton of incredible memories that fans both old and new will talk about for generations to come. #ThankYouSting
— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) March 3, 2024
