Sting announces WWE retirement: Twitter reacts
On Saturday night, Sting announced his retirement from WWE. What did the fans have to say about it?
To close the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, Sting was inducted as the headlining member. Ric Flair would do the honors and welcome the Icon into WWE’s most prestigious group.
For weeks and months, there was talk of Sting announcing his retirement. He suffered a bad neck injury during his match against Seth Rollins at WWE Night of Champions 2015 that caused spinal stenosis. His wrestling career was never officially deemed over, but many assumed that it was. Sting was even giving interviews talking about maybe wrestling again in the future.
However, for the fans who were holding out hope, they will be disappointed.
To close Sting’s speech, he announced that under the WWE banner, he would be retiring from wrestling.
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
Of course, this upset wrestling fans but they also respected his decision. They took to Twitter to express this.
That was rough to hear!
— Nah'shon Perkins (@86_The_Prophet) April 3, 2016
You Deserved it
Thank You Sting!! @Sting
My Favorite Wrestler! #wwe pic.twitter.com/SUQf4rZ5yb
So glad I got to see Sting wrestle before he retired. One of the greatest of all time and someone that made me a fan. #ThankYouSting #WWEHOF
— Christopher Massad (@cgmassad) April 3, 2016
"No!"
Wow what a way to end the @WWE #HallOfFameCeremony with @Sting officially retiring. #ThankYouSting for all the memories #WCW #TNA #WWE #HOF
— Anthony Rivera (@MrAnthonyRivera) April 3, 2016
#Sting is one of the greatest. I hate how WWE portrayed him. He stands alone as one of the best EVER!
— Bill (@Licensed2Bill) April 3, 2016
Thank you Sting #WWEHOF
— Amishman (@amishman9000) April 3, 2016
Sting officially retires. I never get to see him in a match against The Undertaker. Why is life so cruel to me?
— Joseph Calabrese🛡⬆️ (@JCalabrese1) April 3, 2016
He was the coolest WCW wrestler ever, thank you, @Sting. #WWEHOF
— Ian Villa (@ProfessorVilla) April 3, 2016
So with Sting retiring, this means Shane is winning tomorrow right ?
— ジェイデン (@JJSMI) April 3, 2016
As you can see, it was almost all positive for Sting’s retirement. He had to worry about his long-term health and given his age, stepping back into a wrestling ring may not have been the best thing to do.
Fans can now honor the career of Sting in WCW, TNA and WWE. He has a legendary legacy that makes him one of the all-time greats that no one will forget.
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