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Solid show, the Sting/Rollins match was so much better than I expected it to be. After the smoke and mirrors of the Mania match at times, you could be forgiven for thinking Sting didn't have much left but he looked awesome and twenty years younger than he is.

 

Obviously there's always an added risk of injury at his age and hopefully he can come back from it and have one last match with Taker, I wonder if that's what they want/wanted to do considering the Lesnar rubber match is at HIAC, which I think is great news. Cena/Rollins was a good match as you'd expect too, probably best for him to have the US Title again.

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I'm a bit surprised to still read so many good reviews about Sting vs Rollins. Don't get me wrong i liked it also, but I just would expect lots of backlash due to end bit of the match.

 

After seeing NOC, I think it is saver to put Sting and Taker in a tag match @ Mania so they can catch a breath.

 

Kane/Taker vs Sting and .... ?

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Update on Sting and the finish of the match:

 

- Regarding the injury that Sting suffered at WWE Night of Champions, we do know that Sting's neck is not broken. He was taken to a hospital after Night of Champions and was able to walk but was not well. An MRI he underwent did not show any fractures to the neck, according to Wrestling Observer Radio.

Furthermore, PWInsider notes that there was also some concern within WWE of a spinal injury. We don't know what the prognosis on Sting is yet but it's possible he could have wrestled his last match, at least for a while. WWE officials will likely be leery of putting Sting back in the ring.

As noted, Sting did not appear on Monday's RAW because he went home to Dallas to rest and recover.

It was also noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that the finish that happened with Sting vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Title was the planned finish but they just went to it quicker because of Sting's injury.

 

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According to the Stinger, the doctors mentioned the possibility that he has cervical spinal stenosis. Which is what Austin and Edge had. So if that's what turns out to be his diagnosis, he's done. Shame, because Sting has never had any neck problems over the years to the best of my knowledge. Where as Edge and Austin were always flirting with this.

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The moment was disturbing to watch. At the 11:58 mark in his WWE World Heavyweight Title Match at Night of Champions, Sting was heaved backward through the air by his opponent Seth Rollins and into one of the turnbuckles. Upon impact, the iconic Superstar's head snapped back with alarming velocity. Once he landed, his legs betrayed him, and he wobbled out of the corner, his right leg faltering so completely, he collapsed near the ropes. When Sting fell a second time, the referee waved in a WWE trainer to determine if The Icon was still able to compete. He insisted he was. And though Sting eventually lost the match, the WWE Universe took mild comfort in seeing him soldier on.

 

Since that night, rumors have been rampant as to what really transpired and whether or not Sting was truly as hurt as many had feared. Herein, The Vigilante speaks exclusively with WWE.com about what exactly went wrong, his thoughts on the title-retaining Seth Rollins and whether or not he'll ever compete again.

 

WWE.COM: It’s been a few days since your match at Night of Champions. How are you feeling?

 

STING: Aside from a stiff neck, I’m a little banged up, but otherwise, I feel good. Pretty standard after wrestling a match like that.

 

See photos from Sting's Night of Champions Match

 

 

WWE.COM: Can you set everyone straight on the extent of your injury, as you await further evaluation?

 

STING: Bottom line, I had tingling, numbness down both arms, all the way to my fingertips. And then, later in the match, I just fell wrong, whatever it was, and this time [the tingling and numbness] went down both arms and into my legs, and I couldn’t feel my legs too well. They just felt like rubber. I don’t know how to describe it. I had to go down on all fours there for a minute, get my composure. I was a little … I was worried.

 

Long term, well, I’m just going to take care of the short term first and see how the long term might play out.

 

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WWE.COM: What kind of treatment did you receive after your injury at Night of Champions?

 

STING: I was out in the hospital — out like a light. They had a neck brace on me, and they were pumping me with [medication] to get me out of pain. I had to do a CT scan and an MRI. They ended up talking to my wife, and I have some details from my wife, but I still have [further evaluation ahead]. They mentioned cervical spinal stenosis, but that’s only part of what I heard. I don’t know if there’s anything else. The doctor did tell my wife, “He’s going to have to get this dealt with. He’s lucky he walked out of there.”

 

WWE.COM: Is getting back in the ring again something you’d want to do? Do you have that desire to return?

 

STING: [long pause] Hmmm, in the right scenario … in the right scenario, yeah.

 

WWE.COM: Were you aware of exactly when your injury occurred during the match?

 

STING: Oh, yeah, definitely. Both times into the turnbuckle. First time was like a whiplash. [pause] It’s my fault, bottom line. I know better. The second time, I went up into the air and back toward the turnbuckle like that, I thought, “Well, that’s not going to happen again,” and it did. The second time was worse.

 

WWE.COM: That was when you lost your legs a bit.

 

STING: Yeah.

 

WWE.COM: Have you watched the match at all?

 

STING: No, I have not.

 

WWE.COM: Any desire?

 

STING: You know, for 30 years I have watched very, very little of myself wrestling, so I probably would not.

 

WWE.COM: Can you describe what was going through your mind toward the end when the referee stopped the match?

 

STING: The referee, the doctor, they’re all in there talking to me: “Are you OK? What’s going on? Can you continue? Are you all right? Tell us what’s happening.” And the whole time, I’m just thinking, “Oh, man, not now,” I mean, I want this to be good, you know? And if it ends up being the last thing I ever do in the ring, I don’t want to go out like this.

 

“God help me.” I’m trying to just shake it off, you know? “C’mon, c’mon.” I’m stamping my feet or moving my toes, just trying to get a feel back, get my legs back underneath me. It started to kind of clear up a little bit. My fingers were still tingling and all that, but my legs were not at that point. I said, “Let me try to continue, let’s just try it.” So I just stood up and walked away from them, and we continued.

 

WWE.COM: At one point, as the evaluation was happening, the crowd began chanting, “Sting! Sting! Sting!” Were you aware of that and, if so, did that help to motivate you?

 

STING: I don’t remember that now. I don’t remember a “Sting!” chant [during that evaluation], but I was very coherent. The doctors were talking to me — everyone was talking to me, so I knew what was going on. I’d like to say in the moment I had to have heard and understood what the crowd was doing. From the dive from the top rope onto Seth on the floor [prior to the evaluation], the crowd started a “Sting!” chant there, and I thought, “Wow.” I mean, they see this [type of maneuver] every other minute, but coming from the 56-year-old guy, I think they appreciated it all the more.

 

WWE.COM: How would you describe competing against Seth Rollins?

 

STING: The biggest pleasure. I’m honored. After 30 years and working with some of the best and some of the greatest, [Rollins] is, I’m telling you, he’s got to be the best I’ve ever worked with. I mean, this guy has it. And I think he’s just scratching the surface on what he will do. I’ve never seen somebody as talented. He’s working two [matches] on Raw, two [matches] on the pay-per-view, he’s involved in every other segment and it’s physical. He’s got guys coming from every angle. There’s a lot on his plate. He’s carrying a lot, and he’s handling it. He’s proven he can do it. I’m just glad I had a chance to work with him. He’s the kind of guy who could be in there with a broomstick and make something very interesting happen, a match that people would love somehow.

 

WWE.COM: That’s incredibly high praise coming from Sting.

 

STING: Really, I can’t say enough. He poked his head in the ambulance and said, “Man, I’m so sorry. I don’t know what happened.” I said, “Seth, don’t worry about it. It’s not your fault.” And he, for 15 minutes, he said, “I just wanted to tell you what an honor it was, what a pleasure. I can’t believe I had a chance to get in the ring with you and work with you. I was you for Halloween when I was a kid.” He was on and on about it, but man, this young guy, he doesn’t have any idea how much I appreciate being able to work with him.

 

WWE.COM: Well, where does that leave Sting? Was this your last match?

 

STING: I hate it when I’m asked that question because the answer truly is a question mark, and the question mark is as bold as it could ever be at this point.

 

WWE.COM: Wait and see?

 

STING: Yeah, for now.

 

WWE.COM: Well, the important thing is that you walked away from it. There’s been quite a bit of speculation on the Internet as to what happened, so thank you for taking the time to speak with us. Any closing words for your fans?

 

STING: I have not been on the Internet, but I have heard some things here and there. To be quite honest, I just shut myself in once I got home. I can’t tell you the number of text messages and phone calls I received. But listen, I’m grateful, thankful and appreciate wrestling fans now — after 30 years — I appreciate them now more than I ever have.

Sting Interview with WWE.com. If Sting comes out of this fine and if WWE can work something out, that final match at WM32 could yet be a possibility.

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Sting did what he was told and was the consumate company guy. He put Vader over clean as a sheet at the Bash 92 when heels simply didn't win main events clean. He was on standby to turn heel at Bash at the Beach 96 if Hogan reneged at the last minute. He put up with how they wanted to handle Starrcade 97 and then being made to drop the belt two months after the mess was finally settled at SuperBrawl. He put over Sid clean in 1999 and did jobs for Rick fucking Steiner. I think he'd have done anything they asked him to.

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Real Estate Steve seems like he's happy to do whatever asked, as long as he's being well paid!

 

Sting's oldest son is making money in American football, his youngest son works at Apple and Sting has had 10 years of good TNA checks coming in. 

WCW already made him a multi millionaire. Would assume it isn't money that drives him to jump of the top rope at this stage of his life.

 

At 56 year old, I truly believe he is in the WWE, because he still loves wrestling.

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