10 Best Kept Secrets In Wrestling History
4. It's STIIIING In AEW
Returning to an era most folks understandably don't have the fondest memories of, AEW also managed to give their audience a much-needed shot of completely unforeseen joy during their first-ever Dynamite: Winter is Coming event in 2020.
Now sure, folks were aware that the legendary Sting had quietly parted ways with WWE midway through the year. And it did feel like AEW was a logical destination for 'The Icon' at some point in the future.
But very few predicted precisely when that debut was going to go down, and that was largely due to the likes of The Young Bucks and Tony Khan keeping Sting's incredible arrival under wraps for months.
Matt & Nick Jackson would also confirm to Living the Gimmick (via Fightful) that they used the ol' hide your massive surprise in a trailer trick on the day of the event. And when it was finally time for 'The Stinger' to wander into position, the EVPs recalled watching the genuinely shocked talent inevitably "mark out" around him.
Similar reactions were no doubt happening all around the planet when Tony Shiavone let out an iconic "It's STIIIIING!" for the first time on AEW programming as all involved pulled off one of the finest surprise arrivals of the modern era.