Sting Says AEW Street Fight Left His Body A "Shambles"
Sting speaks on his in-ring return at AEW Revolution 2021, which took a serious toll...
Sting has confessed that returning to the ring at AEW Revolution 2021 earlier this month took a serious toll on his body.
Speaking to Bleacher Report's Chris Mueller, the 62-year-old said that while his and Darby Allin's cinematic Street Fight was "fun," and he'd like to do it again, the physicality left his body "in shambles":-
"The cinematic was fun. I would like to do more of those for sure, but I came out of it in shambles. It took its toll on me. It was two nights of filming and that was pretty tough. It can be taxing on the body especially at my age. It was 12 hours instead of being in the ring for 30-40 minutes. I love filming. I have done movies and TV, and I always have fun with that stuff. The tough part was all of the hours and the recovery time."
Allin and Sting defeated Team Taz's Ricky Starks and Brian Cage on the night, with Sting scoring the decisive pinfall on Starks.
Revolution 2021 was Sting's first wrestling match in five-and-a-half years. The WCW icon last competed at WWE Night of Champions 2015, where he suffered a serious back injury against Seth Rollins, leading to the assumption that with his advancing years, long career, and wear and tear, he may never compete again.
The Street Feet was preceded by Sting participating in several physical spots on Dynamite, including taking a Cage powerbomb a few weeks prior to the pay-per-view. Clearly, he isn't as limited as many assumed, though even heavily-produced, protected cinematic bouts will require significant recovery time.