Sting's AEW run will always be tied to Darby Allin as every match Sting competed in, Darby was his tag team partner.
In Sting's last match at AEW Revolution, his son Steven portrayed Wolfpac Sting, and he is now following in his father's footsteps and training to become a wrestler.
"Stephen, his son is actually training a lot," Darby told Down Under The Ring. "Time is of the essence with that one. You don't want to rush anybody because if you rush somebody in there, they're all, ‘Oh, that was a favor for Sting.’ We all want, when Steven steps foot in the ring for the first time, we all want to be like, ‘Okay, he worked for this. He deserves this.’"
Darby joked that Stephen's name should be SOS aka Son of Sting. "I definitely wasn’t serious about that. If I were serious about that, I’d hope that you'd pick a chair and smash me in the face with it," he said.
Steven previously showed his living quarters while training with Darby.
Speaking about his relationship with Sting and lessons learned, Darby said, "Just to be humble and grateful for everything. Don't believe the hype. Don't get an ego because the wrestling world is going to chew you up and spit you out. At the end of the day, when the 15-minute ride is over, you want to look in the mirror and know who you're looking at. He's the greatest dude ever. Just he just how he led outside of the ring is bigger than how he led inside of it."
Asked if fans would see Sting in the future, Darby replied, "You know what they say, the thing about Sting is nothing is for sure. So who knows? Who knows? Who knows? Just from a selfish standpoint, I'd like to have him around more just because I like spending time with him. I know he's loving life right now and he's in his own little world. He's worked hard for that. So if he wants to stop and smell the roses a few more months, by all means, I'm not going to drag him out."
Sting did return at AEW All In 2024, helping Darby fight off Jack Perry and The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson). He was also part of the All In Kickoff Sale in Texas.
Fans can watch the full interview with Darby in the video above.
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