AEW has been lucky to have Sting as long as it has. Not only was the Icon already 60 when AEW started, he already retired once before in 2015.
But as the man himself noted when he addressed the fans in Texas on the Oct. 18 episode of AEW Dynamite, there was something about that previous retirement that never sat well with him. He said the most important thing he said during his farewell speech eight years ago is that when it comes to the Stinger, the only thing that’s for sure is nothing is for sure.
This time is different. After reminiscing a bit about the wrestlers he drove up and down the roads with during his WCW days, Sting thanked the generation ahead of him, but particularly Ric Flair for helping to put him on the map.
It sounded like it was leading up to a retirement announcement, and that’s exactly where it ended up. Sting announced that his last match will be at Revolution 2024, putting a bow on an AEW stint that began at Revolution 2021.
Check out his announcement below.
"I started my very first match with #AEW was #AEWRevolution 2021, and my very last match will be #AEWRevolution 2024!"
Get ready for one last year of The Stinger!
Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@Sting pic.twitter.com/jS19jLsPq4
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 19, 2023
AEW hasn’t announced the exact date for Revolution 2024 yet, and it’s possible it could shift since the company has been adding more pay-per-view events this year. But it has historically been in the first quarter of the year, first in late February 2020 and in early March every year since then.
If that holds true for 2024, it means fans have a little less than five months of the Stinger left, so be sure to savor all of them.