Sting's final match took form in a tornado tag match for the AEW World Tag Team Championships at last year's AEW Revolution ...

A wrestling icon just revealed the original, surprising plan for his retirement... and it's not what we saw in the ring.

Unlike most wrestlers who retire, only to then walk it back and return not too long after, WWE Hall of Famer and future AEW Hall of Famer Sting has stayed true to his word to keep the boots hung up.