Last night, during his WWE Hall of Fame acceptance speech, wrestling legend Sting finally announced his retire from the sport. He’s been sidelined for months with a neck and back injury.
In recent interviews , Sting downplayed the retirement chatter, even hinting at a possible dream match against The Undertaker at some point down the road. But during his acceptance speech, Sting revealed sometimes a guy just has to know when to hang up the boots.
“It’s something that, man, I battled it all the way up to the last minute pretty much…as to whether or not I was going to retire. It just makes sense right now, I don’t want to [retire] — every wrestler [wants] one more match, one more match! Although I do believe wholeheartedly I could do it [one more match], I just think that it’s just time for me to put my boots in the middle of the ring.”
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At the end of his speech, Sting promised this “wasn’t goodbye, just ‘see you later’, and grabbed some trademark gear before making his way off stage.
Newly inducted into the @WWE Hall of Fame, @STING announces his retirement from the ring. #WWEHOF #ThankYouSting https://t.co/5ru7YswgVI
— WWE (@WWE) April 3, 2016
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