• Sting Issues Statement After Retiring His Iconic Face Paint Look
The “2025 or Never” farewell tour of Sting ended at WrestleVerse Fest on December 20th in Pittsburgh, which means Sting is retiring his iconic face paint look. That’s right – the WCW Legend will never paint his face ever again.
During an interview with Denise Salcedo, the WWE Hall of Famer revealed how he feels:
“I feel completely normal. This is just another gig for me. But, you have people like my daughter, for example, who’s sending these emojis on the phone, the crying emojis. ‘Dad, this is your last one ever.’ Then all my buddies and all my friends coming here and being a part of this.
It is those kind of moments because everyone’s feeding it, where it’s like this strong undercurrent of, ‘Wow, this is the end. This really is it.’ I don’t know how to sum it up in into words, but the undercurrent is definitely there. Bittersweet for sure.
I’ll be glad to get off the airplanes and trains and automobiles, but I will miss the people for sure. Not just the roar of the crowd wrestling, but these meet and greets, the one-on-ones, and the story time telling. It’s amazing to hear everything that fans have to say. They’re just so appreciative and grateful, and so am I.
I just want to say thank you. I love all of you. I do believe that we’ve had a love affair going on for many decades now, and I will miss all of you for sure. But there will be little bits and pieces with AEW I’m sure down the road.”
Sting retired as an in-ring performer in AEW in 2024 and is still under contract with All Elite Wrestling.
• AEW Dynamite On 34th Street Spoilers – New Dynamite Diamond Ring Winner Revealed
All Elite Wrestling taped this coming Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite on 34th Street from Hammerstein Ballroom in New York tonight. Below are the complete spoilers for this December 24th episode:
– IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita def. Orange Cassidy in the Continental Classic Blue League
With this win, Takeshita heads to the semi-final.
– Mascara Dorada def. Roderick Strong in the Continental Classic Blue League
– AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander and Jamie Hayter had a promo segment. Jamie tried to hit Kris, but Statlander caught her arm. Statlander said Hayter didn’t get back up the last time she hit her.
– MJF def. Dustin Waller
– “Hangman” Adam Page and Swerve Strickland were in the balcony, immediately directing their attention toward MJF. Hangman challenged MJF to keep running his mouth, daring him to make another cheap shot or drag another real-world “$ex pest” scandal into the conversation, pointing out that there’s no shortage of those lately. The two then went to the ring as chaos begins to unfold.
Members of Opps Dojo rushed in to intervene but were quickly shut down. MJF narrowly avoided an incoming attack from Swerve and Hangman, but the tension only escalated when AEW World Champion Samoa Joe appeared on the screen, coldly promising to destroy every ounce of hope they have left.
MJF attempted to strike first, lunging toward Swerve and Hangman, but the move backfired as he was overwhelmed. Hangman wrapped a chain around MJF’s neck, tightening his grip, while Swerve unloaded verbally. He accused MJF of thriving off validation, claiming the audience only exists to inflate his ego.
Swerve branded MJF as self-absorbed, self-serving, and hateful – adding that his influence and power make him closer to a real-life predator like Diddy than he’d ever care to admit. He went on to list those he says were harmed along the way, naming The Pinnacle, Wardlow, Jay White, and Adam Cole as examples of people burned by MJF’s manipulation.
Swerve ended his tirade by drawing a clear line between them, stating that he stands as a better person than MJF ever will.
– Dynamite Diamond Ring Match: ROH World Champion Bandido def. AEW National Champion Ricochet to win the ring
Ricochet attacked Bandido after the match, which led to Brody King making the save.
– Marina Shafir def. Mina Shirakawa
After the match, “Timeless” Toni Storm tried to save Mina from being choked by Marina, but Marina took out the former AEW Women’s World Champion.
– The Young Bucks revealed that medical issues will keep them sidelined for the remainder of the year, confirming they won’t be cleared to compete. Kenny Omega responded by reaffirming that the group remains The Elite, but added that with the Bucks out of action, he now has unfinished business to address – something he admits he should have handled a long time ago.
– Jack Perry def. Pac in the Continental Classic Gold League
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