Sting is hanging them up at AEW Revolution 2024.
On the latest installment of his “Hall Of Fame” podcast, two-time WWE Hall of Fame legend and WWE NXT commentator Booker T gave his thoughts on “The Icon” finally hanging up his wrestling boots.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the episode where he touches on this topic with his thoughts.
On how he’s happy that Sting is finally hanging them up after a hell of a career: “I’m glad for him. I’m glad he’s finally gonna hang it up and be able to move on to what’s next. At 65 by then, that’s like senior citizen, AARP stuff, man, grandpa like stuff. So I don’t know, man. It’s mixed emotions. I think his retiring is gonna be great, but I think it’s something honestly that’s well overdue. To have done this thing your whole life, then when you walk away from it, it’s hard to walk. I’ll tell you right now, he might not want to retire. He might want to say, I ain’t gonna say I’m ever gonna retire. I might just want to leave the business. But retire though, I wouldn’t say that. Because I’m gonna tell you right now, sitting at home, becoming an old man, receding, [laughs] it can get lonely. I say stay in the ring, Sting. Don’t retire. Don’t quit [laughs], don’t ever quit. That’s what wrestlers do. That’s me, that’s my opinion.”
On how he thinks Sting should not retire from the sport and keep doors open so he can continue to make money from AEW: “I’m just saying, I wouldn’t retire if I was you, Sting. I’d stay in the ring forever. Take bumps, fly off of stuff [laughs]. Sting, I’m just saying, I love Sting. He’s got a hell of a career. I feel like if stopped doing this, that’s when the light could really go dim. I say keep that door open. Make appearances, even if you don’t wrestle. Keep that door open. Keep that check coming in from Tony Khan for the next ten years.”
On how AEW will lose some of its identity without Sting: “You keep him active somehow. He’s gotta be a part of that show. Sting goes away, a lot of part of that show’s blueprint goes away as well.”
Check out the complete “Hall Of Fame” podcast with Booker T at Spotify.com. H/T to Fightful.com for transcribing the above quotes.
