Not only is Ric Flair here for this one, but Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat walks out next to serve as the special guest timekeeper. A number of other retired wrestlers are shown in the ringside seats.
Matthew and Nicholas Jackson are greeted by plenty of boos despite their cool entrance, rising from the floor and sporting some old school robes. Darby Allin comes out by himself, a nice touch to allow his partner to get the proper spotlight.
Sting gets a long entrance video that features a movie theater where the Icon sits and watches highlights from throughout his career, right up to the present. “It’s showtime … showtime for the last time,” Sting says before adding, “Let’s do this!”
His sons appear as two different, earlier versions of Sting on stage to walk the aisle with their dad, and they also get in on the early action. The EVPs are the worse for wear as they take Stinger Splashes from father and sons.
Sting gets both Jacksons into the Scorpion Deathlock at once but can’t hold onto it. The action quickly turns into chaos outside the ring, with Nicholas getting sent over the barricade and Matthew thrown out the other side.
A ladder and tables are already out there as Sting throws Nicholas back onto the floor. Matthew gets back body dropped too before Allin delivers a Coffin Drop onto both Jacksons.
Sting looks under the ring for several panes of glass and has Allin and his sons put them over six chairs out on the floor. The Icon has a baseball bat too, sending Nicholas into the crowd … but that doesn’t help him as Darby and Sting pursue him out there.
All four combatants end up on stage, where Nicholas hits Allin with a jawbreaker. That’s only the precursor to a Falcon Arrow off the stage and through a table.
Sting wants a Scorpion Death Drop on the stage, but Matthew gouges his eyes and suplexes him back off the stage and through a table. Allin is dragged to the ring, where a ladder is set up in one corner. The EVPs throw Darby into it, but he battles bravely two-on-one.
Allin smashes Nicholas’ head into the steel steps and eyes a very tall ladder now set up in the ring. He leaps with a swanton, but Matthew pulls Nicholas out of the way so Allin falls through the glass.
Sting is now back at the ring, but that might not be great as he’s going it alone. He does get the Bucks to catch each other in some friendly fire, then just chokes and bashes Matthew until he’s on top of a table under the ladder.
Up climbs Sting, though Nicholas is up and has a pane of glass with him. Matthew is up too and slams Sting through a table, but he no sells it as the fans roar. Sting battles but is sent through the glass in the corner.
A low blow sets Matthew up for a Scorpion Death Drop, but the smiling EVP is surprised when the Icon kicks out at two.
Steamboat has enough when he sees the Bucks go for the title belts, but he pays for it. Flair goes to check on Sting, putting himself in the way of Matthew’s attempted belt shot. He also suffers from double superkicks, and Steamboat gets the same.
A belt shot puts Sting down, yet he’s able to kick out again. He beats his chest and starts running over his foes, with one Jackson able to save the other from a pinfall. Sting eats the EVP trigger and barely is able to get his shoulder up in time.
A second EVP Trigger is on target, but Sting kicks out at one. The Jacksons deliver another double superkick, setting up for the Tony Khan Driver. By now Allin has revived, pushing Nicholas off the top rope and through a table on the floor. Sting hits a Scorpion Death Drop but sees Matthew kick out.
Allin hits a Coffin Drop, allowing Sting to put Matthew in the Scorpion Deathlock. Matthew strains for a second, then taps out.
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