Where Were You When Sting Made his Shocking AEW Debut? | AEW Dynamite Winter is Coming, 12/2/20

[@WRESTHINGS]

This is how you make a debut! No News reports, No backstage leaks, No promos before hand. Just straight catching fans off Guard with a surprise debut.

[@RatedGaming]

Love how they keep a lot of stuff under wraps

[@danielvasquez3980]

who knows how many people tony khan paid to shut the dirt sheets up 😂

[@punxlixx]

@@danielvasquez3980 somebody would of spilled it about now lmao

[@paweguszynski7040]

don't be upset but there've actually been several rumors about him going to aew, unfortunately, the question was only when

[@punxlixx]

@@paweguszynski7040 yea i know that,but it was dropped after a few months i believe before covid hit.

[@engvidAlex]

Sting walked to four generations of wrestlers in order from oldest to youngest: Arn to Dustin to Cody to Darby.

[@chrisscott2009]

Oh good point...I also like how Darby was the only one who didn't show any fear...Arn shook his head and look worried, Dustin and Cody were in the corners almost cowering but Darby stood up and stared right back. This segment was great, man.

[@ShujinReaper]

@@chrisscott2009 also it made sense. Arn has seen first hand what sting is capable of so was shocked. Dustin and Cody saw a bit and watched the legend grow thus fearing him and Darby played the good role of the young guy over his head not scared because he is a foolish young kid.

[@aezii1658]

This man is solidified in every wrestling hall of fame

[@ratdoller77]

And he cant wrestle any of them so its pointless

[@killerseddie8295]

I didn't even think of that, good catch.

[@liamevans9815]

Doesn't have to say a word. Doesn't have to swing his bat. All Sting ever has to do is show up and the moment instantly becomes iconic.

[@ThailandDantotherescue]

Bingo... just him appearing from the darkness is an event in itself.

[@AFKCOMMANDO]

Well he is The Icon

[@joshuagavile4775]

Agreed. He’s the type of performer who can make an impact through promos & through silence.

[@demetriuslewis4632]

I was in shock when I seen him

[@princealbertz]

Sting - Undertaker retired. *Smirk* HEH THATS CUTE!

[@WaffleAfterHours]

This is like Batman returning to Gotham.

[@Alex-2-5-1]

Omg yes

[@nintendosealed]

yessssssssss

[@jakeohalloran952]

Dark Knight Returns comic especially! Great comment.

[@SuperSailorOutlawGeorgeIshaq]

I agree

[@jessesmith8578]

Exactly!

[@engvidAlex]

They had one shot at this and they nailed it. The lights out. The video. The music. The snow. The walk to the ring. The call by Tony. The interactions with the guys in the ring. And the walk back in the snow. Just a fantastic moment all around.

[@MauricioSandoval-xc9ih]

Idk that stare down with Darby kinda killed it

[@tlgkevin4431]

I'll forever remember this Iconic moment in wrestling history!

[@spdutahraptor777]

@@MauricioSandoval-xc9ih how???

[@jasonarce5169]

The music was good. All of it was. But the music is easily the part to get wrong. But they nailed it.

[@Miguel-pt6dm]

Idk music was week. With the visuals it was perfect for some black metal

[@DevinPA410]

Dude could be 95 years old and I’d still lose my s*** if he made an appearance. My all time favorite. This was unforgettable.

[@Floridaburg-]

Sting is also 95yrs old

[@sagesarrazine6270]

@@Floridaburg- you're only 34 years off

[@MissMaryEmbroidery]

Accurate!!

[@KingSnarf]

I showed this clip to a co-worker, and after he marked out HARD, he said, "You know, I don't want to see his old ass actually wrestle, but him standing around being mysterious? That makes for GREAT television."

[@paunch30]

Exactly. It never gets old to see him in paint.

[@TheBigFrasier]

Sting is up there with Kane and The Undertaker in terms of being a "force of nature" character. Whenever evil gets too powerful, Sting appears to put it back in its place.

[@lakeshow2132]

Well said.

[@Jay-sd4wf]

Gang💚

[@pokemonitishere202]

According to me Sting is even bigger than Undertaker.

[@chattjedi]

I think hes above kane and the undertaker

[@ROCKNINJA777]

and then jobs to Hogan

[@LucidFlameX]

Sting has such an aura. His presence is incredible.

[@m_a_n_j_i_n]

I agree. Similar to The Undertaker. It's something special. You play Tekken on PS4? You know why I ask 😅

[@djromaxtions8328]

THE ANSWER TO ROMAIN REIGHNZZZ!!

[@richdude8150]

Only wrestler to put over and be the face of a company without saying a single word for an entire year

[@elijahhill6602]

“This isn’t goodbye. It’s actually...see you later.” Sting, Hall of Fame 2016.

[@chriscros13]

he knew 😎

[@exodia9817]

I guess he meant it when he said that.

[@chriscros13]

@@exodia9817 🦂

[@hunterculver1123]

He knew and what a way to come back

[@michaelaguilar2461]

Was suppose to return to wrestle taker at survivor series but you know....COVID

[@engvidAlex]

Tony's voice breaking when he says "It's an amazing moment! It's an amazing moment!" makes me so darn happy!

[@brownbear6819]

Tony was so happy, and for good reason. 19 years after the fall of WCW the two were both in that crystalline moment on AEW.

[@fastspeedeye]

Yes And The Beauty Of This Is How Well Kept It Was No Spoilers Even Tho We Knew Sting Would Come One Day Didnt Expect It That Night.

[@martinsprince2535]

"Its stiiiiiiinng"

[@Pablo-pv6vp]

Tony’s voice is the reason why this debut was legendary af

[@gusrokr]

💘

[@GriffinNoel1]

Tony had been waiting over 19 years to yell "ITS STING!" again

[@endlessfiregaming3863]

One of the best moments of the year was hearing how excitied he was.

[@user-li3fr8jl3b]

He was dreaming about it in the Starbucks.

[@alystar3287]

I saw this moment when he first walked in to AEW, and I watched when he walked away. Thank you Sting. You will NEVER be forgotten.

[@unfixingbowl5454]

It led to arguably the best run of his career

[@gannonb4u]

WOW! I'm 66 years old and have been a wrestling fan since the early 1980's. It's nice to see that the older wrestlers from my time are still relevant!

[@atrociousconsequences4432]

Not about being relevant, Borden just likes crazy Billionaire money !!

[@mashoka8308]

@Paul Wood yup even though I am 16 years old I still like goldberg sting undertaker steve austin and many more these men proved themselves that age is just a number

[@davidyu3533]

imagine all these younger wrestlers flipping all over the place trying to get a pop and a 61 year old man walks on the stage with some snow and blows the roof of the place.

[@steve2jz664]

Still relevant and still going strong!! Many of them are very relevant. They work back stage

[@OmniSphinx]

@@davidyu3533 its not just young wrestlers its all the young generation. Everyone wants to be famous these days. Back in the day everyone was more humble

[@Ceiling_Gato]

Literally everything about this was perfect - the titantron, snow, music, commentators, crowd, staredowns - 10/10, would mark out again

[@JaskaranSingh-rq6cr]

The name of the event

[@dirtywater2kproductions332]

Yeah, I marked out again watching this video.

[@HeyJack13]

Screen gave his name too quick, music was okay, snow only at the stage (thumbs down), can't comment on the crowd because it's not full, staredowns were OK, commentators were lifeless. 2/10

[@SkeetabooTV]

Snow was a nice addition.. idk why.

[@EliminatorKaneDKL]

But Sting won't be taking bumps because he's old and fragile, so his return is pointless because he's gonna do absolutely nothing

[@spencertownsend58]

i dont care how old he is, sting always knows how to make the entrance, the snow effect really made this epic

[@benjaminclements1650]

I don't care if he wrestles or not, that entrance alone was off the fucking scale, super fucking epic.

[@Machete87]

legit snow . looks so kool

[@aewfan4360]

It's been two years but this video still gives chills.

[@christopherwoods3339]

Same. Just rewatched and got almost the same number of goosebumps.

[@TyMarshall007]

​@@christopherwoods3339Sting debuting in AEW just 2 days before my birthday

[@Someone0383]

Officially 3 years now and this my 100th time rewatching it

[@EasyTarget82]

Still watching it today. Amazing moment in time. 2020-21 gave us entertaining stuff.

[@nathanpoertner]

Today's his last appearance on dynamite, so it's sad to think it's over now and sad that Ole anderson and stings father just passed. He will always be an icon to everyone no matter the generation.

[@mr.wright9867]

That walk from Arn to Dustin to Cody to Darby. Sting literally walked through my entire life as a wrestling fan in less than a minute.

[@EliminatorKaneDKL]

Sting sucks, Kane is better than him

[@RsPker141]

@@EliminatorKaneDKL 1/10 low level bait

[@EliminatorKaneDKL]

@@RsPker141 I'm just saying the truth, Sting is an old, washed up dude that nobody cares about

[@MBS22]

@@EliminatorKaneDKL everyone in the audience cared?

[@nabin6976]

@@MBS22 You don't have to reply to obvious bait bro. All my homies love Sting.

[@IrishJaguar]

There’s something perfect about hearing Tony Schiavone call a Sting moment.

[@A-Trainz]

I couldn’t agree more. Sting is home on TNT

[@tmage23]

That had to bring back memories for him.

[@ecymbura31]

It’s genuine that’s why. It’s not Michael Cole saying “ohhhhh myyyyyyy”

[@captainsteroid2454]

Honestly brought a tear to my eye. :-)

[@Pologuy864]

@Christopher Marriott indeed back during the nwo vs wcw days!!! He's going to teach Darby how to cut promos

[@ChrisVanVliet]

JR nailed it when he said “what a moment” 👏

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Hi Chris

[@innercitadel3279]

What a moment chris! Love your interviews

[@joshw8968]

Let’s get him on the show next Chris

[@TravelZombie]

So when's the interview? 😉

[@WrestlingUniversal]

ime in tears

[@dlaluan]

Went right back to watching this after his last match in AEW. I'll never forget this day when he debuted. I grew up watching Sting back in the 80's. Thank you!!!

[@JAVIXcr]

Kane: Fire Undertaker: Lightning Sting: Snow

[@nihilist1680]

Gillberg: Fire Extinguisher

[@abbassahibole1579]

@@nihilist1680 😂😂😂

[@martinadam7277]

@@nihilist1680 LOL

[@martinadam7277]

And triple h water

[@synthia1128]

Stone cold beer The fiend red lights

[@HartkePlayer]

Even at 61 he’s still so intimidating, it gives me hope for the future.

[@Saber23]

Cage Crowley we're so lucky this man chose to live a healthy life he looks great

[@timchampion7003]

Wooooooooo

[@HishamX]

when you wear face paint, everyone looks great

[@kevinconnor6035]

@@HishamX He still has a lot of definition and he's not fat. Tazz is a decade younger, and look at him in this clip. He is round.

[@mapsgoonthewall5396]

He seemed like the old master coming in for his final war. Very epic.

[@geoazar03]

I've watched this an unhealthy amount of times. Hands down the best wrestling moment of 2020! That theme is SICK and made the whole thing iconic.

[@zachbarber652]

I really should've caught on when the theme started. It sounds l like his Crow theme

[@AnarchYAshAubrey]

No...it really wasn't.

[@lostinmyhead07]

@@AnarchYAshAubrey yes it really was!

[@rafaeldiaz5009]

@@AnarchYAshAubrey yes it really was idiot

[@livefomthebarbecue468]

his old ass is done lmao this was a joke

[@g.s.375]

Anyone else feel moved when Jim Ross says seeing Sting on TNT makes him feel young again?

[@CellerKind]

Yeah I grew up on WWF but my favorite wrestling era is WCW with Sting with his crow gimmick. Seeing WCW dying was very painful back then. But whenever i see Sting it gaves me chills, bc he's one of my favorite wrestlers, if not my absolute no. 1

[@RhiboNuclicAcidゅ]

@@CellerKind who's your absolute no.1?

[@CellerKind]

@@RhiboNuclicAcidゅ like i said, Sting is probably my absolute favorite. There are a few more i really like... Macho Man, Scott Steiner, Chris Benoit, Stone Cold etc. But Sting hits different, especially since his crow gimmick, bc i loved the movie The Crow which turned Sting into the dark hero from it

[@CMFTR-]

Yes!! What a moment this was. A true shock debut of an ICON. Goosebumps

[@Mikeh2077]

Felt like 01 tbh. And I’m 29 lol.

[@engvidAlex]

No one was happier than Tony Schiavone! What an amazing moment!

[@andy0mega851]

As someone who has followed sting since the wcw days I legit sheded tears seeing this. Such an awesome thing to see happen live. This is why i love wrestling

[@masayuki83]

Hearing Tony get emotionally happy made me pop even more as I grew up on WCW.

[@infoshriramsander]

Kushti

[@EddieTheGentleman]

Now, we just need Stone Cold so JR can lose his mind in the same fashion

[@michaelschleinhege1361]

Do not be surprised if you see sting next week on a ew Dynamite announce that he could be the new commissioner of a ew team 10 house and the rest of his elk JPM big trouble

[@deanunscriptedambrose2575]

Sting and The Undertaker are the two icons that I’ll always mark out for, no matter if they aren’t as good in the ring anymore with their age. Just their presence alone is amazing.

[@muhammadaizuddin8199]

True

[@muhammadaizuddin8199]

Those two legends give bonechilling presence.. Totally goosebumps..

[@rasheedgodley3049]

What you talking about undertaker can still go the reason he retired is because of the current situation in this world I don't blame him for that sting being back is just fine

[@UnexpectedWonder]

Absolutely! Throw in Stone Cold Steve Austin for me as well.

[@rickycain4787]

Amen

[@jiujitsusilencer8533]

Too bad it wasn't a packed arena. Imagine the crowd reaction.

[@DrinkYourNailPolish]

It would've been heard three states away 😂

[@DXHatakeKakashi]

@@DrinkYourNailPolish there is an ocean between my location and Jacksonville and I would have prolly heard it xD

[@Thegod_of_memes]

still better than no fans at all

[@shinsukecorbin425]

Sting still gotta nice pop for just over 100ppl💯

[@camilotorres988]

Uufff just imagine

[@Pupil_of_Porunga]

Dude I almost got choked up with happiness from listening to how Tony was responding. He truly didn’t know Sting was appearing that night and his reaction was as pure as any wrestling/Sting fan was gonna get. This video will never get old.

[@FoolOnDread]

I was in my room. Ran to tell my dad who was watching a movie, he immediately turns off the movie and went to tnt lol. He was shocked

[@rrod7958]

My dad, rest his soul, would have loved this moment. Miss watching wrestling with ya dad love you

[@JustDawg]

Aww

[@asapvega3794]

@@rrod7958 god respect the heck out of you! Never had my old man but hearing you say thAt warms my ❤️ this brings me joy

[@rrod7958]

Asap vega thank you very much appreciate the heart felt remark. Stay safe during pandemic and wish you a happy holidays my friend.

[@theuncoolbateman3732]

Which movie was going on ?

[@danielmcfaden2782]

He's looking at his face paint like, "hmmmmm wonder where you got that idea from"

[@msa5825]

Legend vs future legend

[@Mecha82]

To be fair Sting took his face paint from movie Crow.

[@frankiediamonds718]

He looked at him like ..wheres the rest of it? Lol

[@OoglaMcBoogla]

Vampiro

[@Hitomora]

Sting- let me show you how to be stoic!

[@rafaelcarrera9436]

I do not care how old Steve Borden is. He is still the Stinger I grew up with many years ago. One of the only wrestlers from his era to still excite the crowd just from his walk out. A legend.

[@nicholasbrown4109]

@Garden of Midnight do you know what "one of the only wrestlers" means? it includes the Undertaker

[@ZeroShaneBob]

@Squenkout 69 lol

[@quint4573]

@Squenkout 69 frfr lmao

[@rafaelcarrera9436]

@@nicholasbrown4109 It definitely does include the Undertaker! A dream Wrestlemania match that can only take place in video games.

[@BlackFrostMusic]

Sting looks 15+ years younger than his actual age...

[@jckorn9148]

During the darkest days of this Pandemic, wrestling was here for us.

[@joebenson528]

UFC was first then Wrestling while the NBA cowards were still hiding from the flu.

[@Testingthisname]

What pandemic?

[@SuperSailorOutlawGeorgeIshaq]

@@Testingthisname he's referring to the Covid-19 pandemic

[@Testingthisname]

@@SuperSailorOutlawGeorgeIshaq LOL I thought he meant a REAL pandemic not a larp

[@mustaquimahmedtanbeer2437]

For me it was mma

[@Predixy32]

It’s okay. You’re addicted to rewatching this. We all are.

[@wrestlingpower4900]

Can’t....stop...

[@MrDelvik]

ty bro. I thought I'm going crazy

[@DrinkYourNailPolish]

Makes me feel like a teen girl again! Had a mega crush on him back then.

[@damasio2010]

DAMN RIGHT :D

[@BustarosBrodgar]

Almost 9 days every day, my idol, they put a lot of dirt on him in an "unknowk Wrestling Federation" ;) was really sad to see him gone in the wind after a carreer of glory from Many federations. Maybe it's time to see this federation growing up with legends like him giving space to NEW legends and in a new monday night war one day MAYBE... see a mature federation coming up winner on a federation of pile of re-used and pluri-resurrected legends and fill-up characters. This is amazing. hope it's the best closure and passage of withness for him. still have goosebumps.

[@TheBeast-gw8td]

2020 is absolutely unreal. Sting returns back home to TNT after 19 years. Amazing. Also hearing Schiavone call out his name in 2020 gave me chills.

[@johnnyprice1039]

That must have been such a satisfying moment for JR and him, too. It took them back to their glory days.

[@XxOmegaslayerxX]

Hell yeah!!!

[@johntarver5684]

I want to know what Darby was thinking when Sting stared him down.

[@fhb3]

The announcers swear up and down it was 18 years. But I'll take their enthusiasm over Maggle insulting our intelligence every Friday.

[@hafiztajuddin9482]

You can tell that tony got a bit emotional at the end when he said "it's an amazing moment". Gosh that was just like the old days

[@gadgethub535]

Imagine this with a full crowd! The pop would have been insane.

[@carterriley6113]

Fckn NUTS

[@uskz708]

The pop was massive with this capacity,so when a full crowd is in the roof will blow off

[@yourmother4385]

It would have been felt on the Rictor scale

[@T_AC3R0_M]

You don't need to imagine that, you can see the pop when sting enters in survivor series. maybe be the same.

[@brcar6862]

The roof would cave in from that pop

[@znpower]

Only AEW can give you such moments. Three moments that literally make me jump out of my couch. One Jon Moxley's debut, Second Sting's debut and the third today when CM Punk makes his return on 20 Aug 2021.

[@solidsnake8331]

Cm punk finna to bury the young talent smh

[@kaizen1421]

Yeah , AEW Is Totally Worth Watching , I Am Beginning From This Week's Aew Dynamite.

[@Galang5th]

And that Jericho entrance with the crowds singing his entrance

[@feroze5062]

Cm punk moment will b remembrd forever😇😍💥

[@James-ws7bq]

@@kaizen1421 me too, gonna try watch smackdown but aew seems insane

[@petegann8987]

About time someone made an entrance that fit this persona of Sting.

[@aliensexist2639]

@Franco Bradshaw bro what are you talking about, go back and listen to them the arent really that similar

[@johnbalkon8521]

i hope he has the snow every time

[@GuyCoyle]

@@FatalSensation I love Metallica and seek and destroy is top 10 songs ever for me but I prefer this for sting

[@dinakabrendanandcameraguy3012]

The crowd had no idea not as good as the hardyz coming back at wrestlemania but that was pretty damn cool

[@JustDawg]

@Franco Bradshaw you mean which Sting entrance didnt have Sting?

[@tanveelmukhtar3226]

Sting have made "Winter is Coming" tagline more badass with his one entrance than the entire GOT Season 8 White Walker storyline.

[@Machete87]

it fits the expression the cold Sting of winter.

[@joelcabida]

HE IS THE 3 EYED CROW!!!

[@UniversalWrestlingAlliance]

Damn lol

[@UniversalWrestlingAlliance]

@Freshly Squeezed 👎🏻

[@thezking1425]

Very fitting tagline for this debut too since we're also in December and this is AEW's first show of Decemeber this year, Sting's debut with the atmosphere and entrance with the snow along with him staring down the likes of Dustin, Cody, and Darby all made for a debut to remember.

[@piepie444]

The Pop for Sting is a thing of beauty. It feels like years since a crowd been this loud, and it's only been 9 months.

[@derek-64]

and this was just a small crowd. imagine the reaction he would've/could've/should've gotten if it had been a full arena. it probably would've been deafening.

[@msiraco]

It really did make me so happy

[@clockworkm]

Agreed! Just hearing that pop made me feel chills (no winter puns intended) because I had forgotten what an actual pop sounded like. Seriously? It's only been 9 months?! Feels like two eternities since I've been to a live show or event.

[@slickbricknick123]

I’m so happy that Tony got to call this. You can hear his voice break a bit. He’s so happy to have the chance to do this for one of his best friends. This company knows what it’s doing.

[@johnnyblaze2061]

Sting afraid of no one and he don't give a damn about Vince or any other company. He just walk anywhere whenever he wants. Thats what makes him the icon

[@gameplaysolotheblade]

Well that and owning your own trademark of the character helps too :P

[@Thebucs14625]

@@gameplaysolotheblade a big help

[@Machete87]

@@gameplaysolotheblade sting covered his bases be4 making that giant leap to "E" land😆🤭🤣

[@davidthanos]

Loved how he looked at both sides of Darby's face.

[@ImJustTyHarriz]

I Peeped That Too, As If He Wants Him To Paint All of It And Not Half And Embrace It All!

[@zmaj6524]

If there is anyone who understands facepaint, ITS STING!

[@Daniel-x6i]

Hmmmm

[@RicardoPerez-rz8pu]

The moment that when Sting and Arn Anderson looked at each other is a blast to the past don't forget Tazz and Tully Blanchard and Jake Roberts .

[@dobbo899]

Schiavone's genuine emotion adds so much to this, you can hear it in his voice.

[@TMK8908]

Probably also, because Tony called that match against Flair on the last nitro on TNT in 2001, then some 18 years later he was calling Sting’s AEW debut on the same network

[@brianminsk8]

Its STIIIIIIIIIING!

[@erick_solar]

This song, this video package, these lights, the snow, Tony almost crying, the slow walk, the confrontation with the past and the future of wrestling... AEW made this look like a dream, it was the most amazing moment in wrestling this year for sure.

[@jugoblackheart9997]

%1000 correct

[@mazing87]

Let's be clear, Tony absolutely cried during this!

[@erick_solar]

@@mazing87 let's hope they have a footage of that somewhere

[@xXBRTBXx]

It was just so special. It was surreal, only moment that could rival it is Edge's return, but I can't decide, both wrestlers mean so much to me. Both such incredible moments, the whole presentation of Stings debut was just so surreal.

[@crashMYbandicoot-iv8mw]

@@xXBRTBXx virgin lol

[@cid2852]

For 3 minutes, everyone over age 30 in the audience was 10 again.

[@Alex-2-5-1]

I’m 28 sir but I’m definitely a kid again

[@JA-wy1zv]

Lol I literally watched this and the kids just said this

[@pazzarelli26]

@@Alex-2-5-1 so am I!

[@johnharris1994]

I'm inching 30 and I liked Sting's persona back in the day.

[@ddavis7867]

I’m 35 and spazzed out

[@DavidBulczak]

AEW brings back the emotions, the fun, the passion and the surprise to pro wrestling. This was an unreal moment. What a masterpiece

[@ronnug326]

@josh p cm punk is kind of realistic i think

[@mikeholguin84]

A year later and I teared up at the moment again. This was a great moment for wrestling. Tony's call, the music, how sting walked to every generation of wrestler....it was a good moment.

[@lucaromanelli4664]

"Seeing this man makes me feel young again, Tony!" Same here, JR. Same here.

[@Machete87]

just loved the 2's commentary. Both remember Sting quite long before the crow era sting. they called Stings matches when he had the short cut platinum blonde hair in his early years which were pretty memorable 1's at that like his feud with the Dangerous Alliance.

[@sm_4859]

How the hell sting can look like this with such a fitness in his 60s????? Hats off !

[@sachinvenugopal6926]

Even in wm he looked for for a 57 year old. Man having some great training

[@Sapphier1234]

Genetics and discipline

[@365daysgone]

Hes completely covered in clothes...

[@CodeBleu724]

Clean living.

[@mazenmohsen7446]

Sting is A Bodybuilder

[@bobbysolorio1904]

Undertaker: I'm Retired. Sting: It's Showtime!

[@UnexpectedWonder]

LOL. 😁😁😂😂🤣🤣😝😝

[@rickycain4787]

Wooooo

[@Merico22.01]

he actually retired 2016 but look at hbk ric they came back to

[@rockmusicfan9278]

Yeah taker had sense

[@bevinsamjohn4713]

AEW did Sting complete justice. Sting had one hell of a retirement match. Thank you, Sting, The best to ever do it.

[@nickman2345]

Hearing the joy in Tony Schiavone as he shouted "IT'S STING!" for the first time in 19 years made the return that more amazing!

[@chriswideman4284]

Remember years ago when Tony shouted GET EM!!!! When he scorpion death dropped Eric Bischoff in 97?

[@mackdow]

Hes been practicing it every week on what happened when!

[@10thirty-one42]

Such a so real moment man. Just like the ole WCW days. Love it

[@RatedRRaj]

*The only shame is that the arena need a full crowd, this would have had one of the largest pops ever...*

[@Ka_Dee]

FACTS!!! That Pop wouldve been INSANE.

[@yeoedwin1619]

Imagine without pandemic.

[@justinpost93]

still Was a louder pop than What hE got in that other place thank God😎

[@DrinkYourNailPolish]

So true! I was at home and I was SCREAMING! Had to put a pillow over my face so I didn't scare the neighbors 😂

[@RatedRRaj]

@@justinpost93 Oh hell yea, the one he had at Survivor Series was terrible, absolutely disgraceful. It actually makes me angry everytime I watch it. Seriously what a joke.

[@ZrukLady]

I literally just started crying. My dad and us kids LOVED Sting. My uncle even dressed up as him and pretended to be him at my 6th birthday party.😭🖤

[@alexrowdyrodrigues9716]

Hollywood Blond Sting or Crow Sting both equally amazing!

[@dont7142]

Dont read My PROFILE PICTURè :)

[@superdemonboy]

Beautiful story!

[@MjG90]

Sammeeeeeeee

[@RojoElectrizante]

Me encanta, saludos desde Perú

[@RWR_0598]

I love Tony's initial reaction. The total surprise and utter shock when he says "What the.." sets up the perfect attitude for when Sting walks out onto the ramp, then the iconic "IT'S STIIIIIIIIIING!" after makes it seem like an actual super hero just returned to action. (Edit: In my mind, this is the Greatest AEW Debut in AEW History)

[@DrewMcIntyre.]

" _This is not a goodbye... I see you later_ " *-Sting*

[@codingworld6762]

But Drew McIntyre's old theme says " out of time so say Goodbye"!

[@dont7142]

Dont read my PROFILE PICTURE :)

[@yash_kirnapure4528]

@@dont7142 oK

[@sdrentertainment4062]

Sting at hall of fame 2016

[@mattmatthews9138]

R u Da Real?

[@smellslikewrasslin]

Dude you can hear Tony get choked up. This moment was incredible.

[@olschoolTonyCarter]

IT's STIIIIIIIIIIIIINGGGGG!!!!!!!!?????😱😢

[@lousassle9655]

Probably choking on another cheeseburger!!!

[@sagesarrazine6270]

@@lousassle9655 explain

[@lousassle9655]

@@sagesarrazine6270 him and Jericho are a cheeseburger away from EXPLODING!!!!!

[@tobymattana5320]

Better than Michael Cole saying his sketchy line every time of a return "OHHHHH MYYYYYYY!" and Tony saying this makes it all so much better.

[@VideoGameStupidLC]

In November a Phenom left the wrestling business; in December an Icon returned.

[@rx-93nugundam20]

Shame we never had a dream match between those 2 in their younger years (except in WCW though)

[@brucebruce7065]

Sting is 🗑️

[@rubenlara30]

Oh nicely put

[@joshua-johnlill2192]

What a year for wrestling it's been

[@Esormi1243]

Now vince be like imma get undertaker to come back again

[@darksoul6482]

Sting is a Majestic Myth.. The Batman of Wrestling

[@JB-xh5mc]

@@ericmonaco4509 Yes... But he is also a vigilante like Batman. So it works.

[@Wote89]

I cannot *get over* the sheer glee in Tony's voice.

[@sunitafisher4758]

🌸 lol ikr 😂

[@thevoid99]

oh.... hearing it from tony's voice makes it sound so fucking good.

[@tjmess00]

I can't imagine hearing anybody else calling Stings return home to TNT

[@peterflagle5446]

"IT'S STIIIIIING!" That brought back so many good memories

[@Radiant100]

Yo can you guys please help me? My parents promise that if I can get 10k subs before Christmas they will get me a new Headset , and I really need a new one🥺. If y’all could help that would be great, but if you don’t that’s fine.💜

[@Arkesus]

"I don't think anyone expected this..." T-shirt guy clearly did.

[@QwyattStorm]

I was thinking the exact same thing. lol

[@fgstech4857]

Right 🎯🤣🤣🤣

[@umso4l]

He said Cody didn’t expect it but isn’t he the executive Vice President? Wouldn’t he be one of the first people to expect it

[@psgamer9075]

@maly mam lol just imagine opening the door and seeing sting standing there

[@couchcollectibles]

Stinger on TNT! What else more can a wrasslin fan ask for?!!

[@kunaalpatel455]

Maybe Jim Cornette vs Vince Russo in a “piss on the other’s grave” match😂

[@thechaperone9770]

Marty scrull,Cm punk or brock lesnar debut in aew dynamite !!!!!!!!!!!

[@AceGoodheart]

What day of the week does AEW come on TNT? I gotta start recording it

[@MonkeyMadnessWorld]

🙏 sting vs the undertaker would be the most shocking thing ever if it happen on AEW.

[@liltwistofcaine]

Good wrestling on TNT?

[@johnnymorningstar2855]

Man I come back to this every once in a while and I still get the chills. Sting is truly a legend among legends in this industry. THE ICON 🦂

[@pooriaeastwood5141]

me too

[@darringardner6310]

Tony's reaction to sting's arrival was amazing. Tony Schiavone Chris Jericho Eric Bishoff and Sting back on TNT. I'd never thought I'd see that again.

[@bluebird9903]

Thank you Tony Khan!

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

I know. Man, I got chill bumps. But jr belongs too. Tony and Jr have to be the greatest announcing duo in history, save for maybe Jr and jerry Lawler.

[@stuartpooley3769]

@@joshuatraffanstedt2695 I'd argue that as a trio, JR, Tony and Excalibur are a better commentary team than the duo of JR and Lawler. Ex brings that knowledge of wrestling history that's useful to bridge periods of dead air (like a rest hold or a commercial break) and he really gels with the older two.

[@SwagAli]

@@joshuatraffanstedt2695 Jim Ross was never on TNT but was a staple on Turner (TBS) for quite a few years. He has strong connections to the NWA/WCW legacy.

[@peterf08]

Shame the show is awful

[@stevestryker]

"It's Stiiiiiiiiing!!!" Tony Schivone found his inner 1997 self

[@BJMurphy]

Homie, we ALL were transported back to '97

[@ervinchavez4064]

EPICCC!!

[@davidkosiba624]

@@BJMurphy I was born in 2001 but even I did lmao, this moment is one of the greatest I have ever seen in wrestling history

[@KidGold17]

made me so damn happy

[@cysper4703]

I'm really happy seeing this. I have a huge feeling AEW is the reincarnation of WCW. I wish AEW lives longer and never end up like WCW.

[@rufust.firefly288]

1,000 in attendance all lost their minds at once. Imagine the pop had it been a full arena? Tony's reaction was by far the best!🤯

[@jhouin2010]

I said the same thing. Imagine a 10000 people like Doble or nothing last year

[@JustDawg]

We need to know if Tony knew. Conrad?

[@kylebernadyn2465]

I love that look he gives Darby. Almost as if he recognizes Darby, has seen him before. Sees a young Sting in the making.

[@bandidoucf]

AEW has singlehandedly made me love pro wrestling again. Everything since the beginning has been entertaining, but this was the icing on the cake. Thank you AEW!

[@MelancoliaI]

You took the words right out of my mouth....soooo true.

[@Bonesaw_McGraw]

Me too man. Me too

[@radi2986]

They’re listening to old wcw and wwf fans

[@MelancoliaI]

@@radi2986 time someone is

[@JCGaming13]

Class

[@randalkeithorthon7218]

Undertaker retired at 55 Sting makes AEW debut at *61* *This guy Sting never looks old!!*

[@abinash2420]

🤣lmao thats a good one

[@Bale4Bond]

Except he's over the hill and just another relict on a programme already filled with nobodys and "former" stars

[@lostsoul7980]

No they are both old and need to be stopped. We as fans need to stop celebrating this. Wrestling is very damaging to the body. These guys keep it up. They will be walking like robots. Just look at Hogan’s stiff ass now. Or even worse dead or paralyzed. Jesus is guess nostalgia one hell of a drug to wrestling fans. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@mohitkarki7185]

@@lostsoul7980 Nostalgia sells

[@timberkidd]

But i guess, he just show maybe 3-4 match or 3 event/main event PPV in AEW... He can wrestling to much in 61 years old dude He just make a suprise for AEW.. to get more fans

[@antichaos]

The happiness in Schiavone’s voice makes this moment 2x better

[@steviepusch2166]

Had this moment taken place with full crowd, the pop would have been historic

[@bankaism0715]

This is the best debut I’ve ever seen live. Completely unpredictable and if you say you saw this coming you’re a liar. AEW is the best wrestling company in the world right now!

[@619RM]

I said sting would come back as joke when I saw Allin isolating himself in the top of the crowd the weeks before his championship match, but truely I never thought it will be a reality

[@thanknamine1862]

I had like few ways I thought the AEW championship was going to go. That ending I didn't even see coming. Sting's debut was another I just did not see coming.

[@The_Fat_Fury]

Best in the world?? LOLOLOL

[@randyn825]

Agreed!

[@abarif3008]

There were rumors for Sting to show up on Full Gear in the Darby vs Cody match but it was good they did not pull the trigger then and waited let the idea and rumors die down and make people think that no Sting won't show up on AEW, this made it more epic that nobody knew about it no rumors no theories all had died down and then BAM Sting shows up doesn't say a word but still feels like the baddest S.O.B in that ring

[@abdur716]

Sting comes on AEW. Vince: You weren't suppose to do that.

[@workingsix43]

He hitting the air

[@johnnymoreno5065]

@JD but wait is Sting able to wrestle tho considering he had a bad injury before. I mean the outfit proves gonna wrestle again

[@ShaifulizanNordin1981]

😂🤣

[@nickmarkins6746]

@@johnnymoreno5065 that's what I am wondering because when it happened it was reported that if sting took another bad bump he could be paralyzed.

[@Mr.VAGlNA]

@@johnnymoreno5065 i thnk he will do few appearance, or manage someone.

[@DrewMcIntyre.]

" _This is not a goodbye... I'll see you later_ " *-Sting*

[@moinmohyuddinbutt8945]

Are you the real Drew or are you somebody else bro?

[@xXBRTBXx]

Later:

[@Trashytrash1118]

@@moinmohyuddinbutt8945 What do you think?

[@progentlemanz3385]

@@Trashytrash1118 fake.. one

[@alexnorthway4769]

@@moinmohyuddinbutt8945 yeah the real bro seriously 😂😂😂😂

[@rafiibnesyeed]

Sting’s debut is the best AEW debut. And most of the AEW debuts are great. His music, aura, look, presentation - AEW has done everything perfectly.

[@JamieJamz]

Tony’s reaction seemed almost legit shocked and marking out hardcore like a fan! Awesome. It gave me chills not gonna lie!

[@KamKalambay]

They may have kept it secret from him and lied it was happening at a later time for secrecy elements

[@ssme_]

It was a secret to many of the wrestlers. Only a few knew about it.

[@AhmedAli-qb5hu]

Apparently they kept it a secret from everyone, so the reactions are all real and raw, and I think that's why it's so great.

[@hereticmoses]

The snow falling as Sting steps out is such an amazing visual.

[@kitcloudkicker72]

Sting did that. He has the power to make it snow.

[@WRESTHINGS]

The Presence, The slow walk to the ring, staring every wrestler in their eye. STING IS BACK KIDS!

[@vaqalberto669]

@TRAY'VON HARRIS if you have to say, “I’m not a kid” then you’re still a kid.

[@paulkim3267]

Stinger has to do the slow walk cause he’s 61 years young!

[@jexusli1240]

@TRAY'VON HARRIS lol you're still a kid

[@unnyalpha326]

@@paulkim3267 holy shit is he really 61!

[@vaqalberto669]

@TRAY'VON HARRIS call the police kid. Idgaf.

[@Dasbro4life]

Thank you AEW for doing Sting's career justice.

[@anonymoususer2872]

Imagine if this had a full crowd.

[@coreylineberry8557]

We'd all be deaf.

[@dyingmeme6814]

“The shot heard around the world”

[@youngkzmusic9586]

The pop sounded damn good, for the size of the crowd, and from what I’ve heard of fan footage, the aew talent at ringside who are usually pretty vocal were staying almost completely silent, as if they had complete faith in the small audience to blow the non-existent roof off the place. I wish they’d do that more often, or even just stop having talent in the audience in general, unless they’re a plant for a spot in a match. I love knowing I’m hearing a genuine fan reaction in the post-covid era.

[@TyMarshall007]

@@coreylineberry8557 We all be Deaf indeed my friend

[@__-wm9lu]

@@youngkzmusic9586 Audience reaction is piped in to sound better.

[@tonybellon1819]

This was done masterfully. In a day and age where secrets are hardly kept this brought me to a state of disbelief. Thanks AEW for making me feel like a kid again.

[@lucaslovely]

Hearing Tony Schiavone's voice while seeing Sting brought me back to my childhood. Nearly 20 years since Tony Schiavone was commentating for Sting. Nearly 30 since both Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross commentated for Sting. Never got into AEW but this is awesome and I will have start watching just to see Sting.

[@chriswideman1218]

Feels like I'm back in my freshman year at high school

[@jherikomark]

Start watching cuz of Sting, stay to watch great guys like Orange Cassidy, Darby, MJF, Luchasaurus, etc. Even though it's been hit or miss during the pandemic, it's a great show! It definitely needs improving in a lot of aspects, but it's great.

[@EliC09]

@@jherikomark those guys are shit (MJF was ruined by Jericho)

[@jherikomark]

@@EliC09 whoa there buddy. MJF's programs with Jericho have been amazing. Darby kills it in the ring, same with Cassidy, always so fun to watch. They are truly stars in the making.

[@rittis013]

​@@jherikomark Even tho i love those new guys but damn the moment Sting walk that ramp i knew that is the real shit. these young lads need to step their game up big time.

[@AllEliteTed]

Schiavone's reaction to Sting is exactly how everyone watching was feeling. Sting has an aura about him, even today, that is rarely equaled.

[@michaelh3583]

Sting walks into a room and immediately becomes a top 10 trendings on KZbin. I love it.

[@MariaMinter]

I worked with his son back in the day! Wholesome family!

[@azmicaseer8584]

@@MariaMinter what work ?

[@aaronhurst4379]

Amazing to hear Schiavone announce "It's Sting!" again after all these years

[@tjmess00]

Nobody else I can picture calling his return to TNT

[@irmaaguayo2746]

Woooooo🦂

[@darylgarza645]

damn right!

[@johnharris1994]

michael cole: the vigilante's here!

[@MrMiller1987]

Sting, tony, tnt, lol im young again

[@seanmarsh4403]

I’ve watched this an unhealthy amount of times

[@tigerfleur]

Same. I have watched this at minimum twice a day since last week.

[@matthewtufford7145]

Me too but it's ok because itssss Stinggggggggggg 💙

[@LunarSault23]

There is nothing unhealthy about this

[@GabrielAnimations]

Everybody has I think

[@ShinbrigTV]

Hell I watch this before I workout fam!

[@BlindSideNZ]

Sting terrifies Arn so Arn dips. Then the Monday Night Wars show down. Sting towers over Dustin who also looks afraid because WCW was kicking WWFs backside back when Sting and Dustin worked for their respective companies. So it’s representing the towering WCW giant who’s whipping the poor broken WWF during the Attitude era. Sting crouch’s down to Cody because Cody loved Sting as a little kid and thats how you would interact with a child, down to their level. Then he stand toe to toe with Darby, representing the new era and Darby’s fearlessness to stand up to Sting. Sting checks Darby’s face paint as Sting also paints his face. Darby stands defiantly nose to nose with Sting and Sting then backs away but keeps his eyes locked on Darby for some time, he even has another look at him sizing him up before leaving the ring. This whole thing was a test. Darby passed.

[@akterminded]

👊👊👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@yashpandya1367]

Nice breakdown, makes me appreciate the level of storytelling in pro wrestling!

[@sahejsodhi5909]

Cringe

[@eddmosby333]

It's funny because he doesn't end up fighting Darby, but rather befriending him and watching his back. Sting looking him eye to eye, nose to nose( whatever you wanna call it) was him looking into Darby's soul to see what kind of fire he has in him, he sees a lot of himself in Darby , so he respects him, and thus wants to stand side by side with him rather then across from him.

[@poethepoetspoet]

All this was efficiently communicated without a single word

[@benjaminclark4030]

The genuine emotional reaction from Tony is what made this moment special.

[@undeadratchetsux]

Bruh it sounded like sting brought tony back to life!!

[@ditoske3687]

When a man's heart is full of deceit, it burns up, dies, and a dark shadow falls over his soul. From the ashes of a once great man has risen a curse. A wrong that must be righted. We look to the skies for a vindicator. Someone to strike fear into the black hearts of the same men who created him. The battle between good and evil has begun. Against an army of shadows comes a dark warrior. The purveyor of good with the voice of silence and a mission of justice. This is Sting.

[@dandrake1381]

I wish they could still use that intro and theme song

[@liamgoodyear3288]

For a moment there I was assuming you were quoting the Crow movie

[@Castromany]

That's not sting That's Batman Or sting too it works .

[@FusionGamerElite]

Bring back the crow theme music!!!

[@QuietmindYoga]

forgot about this! so phenomenal. what a great time that was to watch WCW

[@spitfire7953]

Arn, Dustin and Cody were frozen when Sting stared directly at them but Darby stood up and stared back. Epic.

[@DKC_Returns]

Yet he did a good job of still showing a bit of awe or nervousness in his face. It was still clear that Sting was the alpha in that moment. Fantastic segment.

[@bigred4335]

I agree that stare between the 2 was epic .....

[@fingon94]

It was short, but still a real star making moment for darby

[@jacoblocklear6809]

@Peter James Bagwell Cause Da fans love him

[@spitfire7953]

@Peter James Bagwell It's entirely up to the wrestler to keep going. He wouldn't wrestle if the doctors didn't cleared him. Also its STING.

[@ob440]

Sting deserved a bigger crowd for his return

[@johnnymorningstar2855]

Absolutely! But crowd or no crowd, Sting is here to WRESTLE. Bloody LEGEND 🦂

[@spencerbailey8911]

Hearing Tony with the passion in his voice...man chills and tears... what a return...my grandfather RIP loved Sting from the old WCW days...I wish he could have saw this.

[@SuperSailorOutlawGeorgeIshaq]

My condolences for your loss and I'm sure he would've been really amped up over this

[@quincyward9931]

I know the feeling

[@jayyy_bird358]

I’m 35 years old now been watching wcw since day one...hearing Tony calling sting made me shed a tear 😭

[@altdooby]

@Eduardo Mejorado cool

[@shoeflaps]

"This isn't goodbye, it's just... See you later!"

[@conartist6715]

"Tata for now"

[@jbdub08]

Can you imagine the pop from this if it weren't for COVID attendance restrictions?

[@gregoireansari6651]

Thank China for intentionally releasing a bio weapon on the planet

[@jayhollows5729]

@@gregoireansari6651 still no conclusive evidence of that aside from here say

[@zulkifli4201]

@@jayhollows5729 but still, it grows in Wuhan

[@KenTracer]

If cm punk's was huge imagine stings

[@Bonesaw_McGraw]

@@jayhollows5729 lol this comment didn't age well eh. Those Fucci emails say otherwise hahaha clown

[@emanuelomweri9651]

I love how Sting interacted with everyone. Dustin: A young wrestler now a legend Arn: Acknowledging his past Cody: Seeing how he has grown and how he most likely sees Dusty in him Darby: The future and the obvious face paint and bare sides of him. This was perfect

[@kamfisher1714]

Dustin is not a legend

[@pack2500]

@@kamfisher1714 can't tell if your trolling or just stupid

[@kamfisher1714]

@@pack2500 How is he a legend I’ll wait.

[@arthurdsouza10]

@@pack2500 He's Stupid Ignore him.

[@jherikomark]

@@kamfisher1714 how is he not a legend? I'll wait.

[@mageside]

The lineage of WCW never felt more real than seeing Sting and Cody looking back at each other, ooof that was spine chilling stuff!!

[@ajmurtagh27]

Hard! And the talk of Sting being his favourite wrestler other than his Dad... damn!

[@Zombieshark420x]

Darby being the only one to stare Sting in the eyes and not cower down... Sting looking at him longer than anyone else... Something big is coming between those two.

[@mikecabral2420]

Yeah depending on whether he's healthy enough to compete, I'm guessing he's either gonna mentor Darby or start a program with him.

[@941zeke]

He could pass down the mantle to darby

[@chrissyvicious3537]

Hes the only one to stare at him the longest cause its scripted that way

[@pack2500]

He looked at both the painted and unpainted of sides separately, I think that Allins facepaint might start having more meaning

[@mangomanftw5538]

@@chrissyvicious3537 yeah no shit sherlock

[@AmateurHour1111]

The stare down with Darby was really legendary