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. 

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 AEW

from Age 61-64:

30 matches, 30-0 record

(29-0 in AEW,

1-0 in NOAH for Great Muta’s Send-Off)

+

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. 

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.”