Tony Khan: Sting’s final match was ‘greatest sendoff ever in pro wrestling’

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If you ask AEW head Tony Khan, the greatest thing they have done in their first five years was how they handled both the final in-ring years and retirement of Sting.

Talking to Bleacher Report, Khan said that the icon “did not feel that his prior run had been what he was looking for.”

“When he had previously competed in WWE, I don’t think he had a great experience with WWE. He was looking to do something very different. When I first talked to Sting, he was interested in having a comeback, but I don’t think Steve (Borden) ever imagined it would lead to a three-year run in wrestling that would become legendary,” Khan said.

Sting’s final match took place at this past March’s Revolution as he & Darby Allin successfully defended the AEW Tag Team titles against the Young Bucks in the main event. The 65-year-old remained undefeated in 28 tag team matches in his three-year run. The night was also a massive financial success for AEW, both in live attendance and pay-per-view buys.

Khan also said that to him, the match was “the greatest sendoff ever in pro wrestling.”

“And Sting deserves that because he’s one of the greatest wrestlers ever, and we were very lucky to have him in AEW,” Khan said.