The Undertaker has praised the way that Sting was booked during his time in AEW.
Debuting at the Winter is Coming special in 2020, The Icon competed in his first match for the company at Revolution 2021, teaming with Darby Allin to defeat Brian Cage and Ricky Starks. The victory would start an undefeated streak that remained unbroken right until the Hall of Famer competed in his final match 3 years after his debut.
Throughout his time in All Elite Wrestling, the former World Champion would compete exclusively in tag team matches, something that The Phenom believes was a wise choice. Speaking on his Six Feet Under podcast, Undertaker evaluated The Icon’s last 3 years and credited everyone involved for working around his limitations:
“The smart thing that he did. He was booked judiciously. He wasn’t put in situations where he may have got exposed and not be able to keep up with the younger talent. It was probably him because you have to understand your limitations. A lot of times, people will get caught up in the moment, ‘Let’s put Sting in the ring with such and such.’ I’m just talking about AEW. There would have been tons of singles matches for him, but he took Darby Allin; there was chemistry there, and Sting was in a big brother-type role. Father time has never lost. He’s undefeated. I’m not saying any disparaging about Sting, it is what it is.”
Continuing his statement about how age catches up with everyone, The Deadman revealed that if he could physically work inside a ring then he would be still wrestling today:
In my heart and my mind, if I could, I would still be in the ring, but I had to come to the cold, hard facts that what my mind, eyes, and what my heart feels, my body wants no part of. It wants no part of it and it doesn’t allow me to do what I want to do. Could I go out there on my sweat equity? Hell yeah, I could.
I’m not patting myself on the back, but I don’t think there is anybody in the business that can throw a punch like I can throw a punch. I can chokeslam. I’m not messing up my brand new knees with a tombstone, but I can walk out there and smoke and mirror it, and make people feel like they saw something. That’s just not right. People pay too much money to be entertained properly,”
The Surprising Planned Opponent For The Undertaker In 2016
Much like Sting, The Undertaker recently brought his legendary career to a close with a victory, defeating AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36 in 2020. During his time in WWE, the Hall of Famer became known for his undefeated streak at The Show of Shows, which was shockingly brought to an end in 2014 after being victorious in 21 previous appearances.
In 2016, Undertaker was victorious once more after defeating Shane McMahon inside Hell in a Cell. According to a new interview, The Undertaker could have faced a different opponent in Texas if plans were not changed.
H/t to Fightful.