Sting has been making a comeback in AEW and in pro wrestling. The legend of the game is set to return to Greensboro where he performed in 1998 against Ric Flair.

Sting spoke to Sports Illustrated about coming back to AEW and what it means to him. He's proud to come back to a legendary arena.

“Not many people get to rewrite their final chapter, not at this level,” the AEW legend said. “I had great matches at the Greensboro Coliseum with Lex Luger, and now I get to do it with Darby and CM Punk against MJF and FTR. It’s a great way to end my career. The crowd, their appreciation makes me want to tear up. It’s almost as if they don’t want to say goodbye. Grown men and women talk to me about how they had no relationship with their dad except for watching me wrestle. Those stories mean a lot to me. Coming back to Greensboro with a lot of my old buddies, I’m hoping some of my generation will be there.”

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The AEW star also spoke about the 1998 match against Ric Flair. It was the match that put him on the map.

“That is the match that put me on the map. I will never forget that night—March of ’88 with the world title on the line, and we had the celebrity judges ringside. From then on, I’ve been forever indebted to Ric. He was like a mentor to me. I learned more in the first six months on the road wrestling Ric than I did my first couple years in the business, and I’ll never forget that night with him in Greensboro.”

AEW fans will be happy to see Sting back where he belongs. He will have a chance to re-write the end of his career in style.