Until now, everyone is still awaiting word on when (or if ever) Sting (Steve Borden) would make a ring return after suffering a serious injury back at WWE Night of Champions.
It will be recalled that Sting was challenging Seth Rollins at the time for the WWE heavyweight belt, but somewhere in the match, things got a bit awry.
Sting was visibly bothered by something yet managed to finish the match. He was eventually hospitalized though there was hope that he could come back at some point but no one really knew.
However, his latest revelation via Ric Flair’s podcast (WOOOOO! Nation) may have doused all hopes of seeing the WCW legend in the ring again.
Speaking for the first time since that unfortunate night, Sting recounted what transpired in that match with Rollins that night and affirmed that the Architect is not to be blamed.
He pointed out that the buckle bombs and the neck whip effects instigated the issues on his end. He felt numbness when he received the buckle bomb for the second time, which eventually affected his leg.
At that point, Sting narrated that the power in his legs deserted him and claimed he suffered temporary paralysis at that point.
Did it come to a point where Sting felt he would have to give up and not continue?
Being the warrior that he is, Sting chose to muster as much strength as he could considering the stakes were so high at the time. While it was obvious that Sting was hurting, his efforts were just enough to allow him to finish the match.
However, now come the repercussions for his troubles. It turns out that Sting may need to undergo neck surgery after his attending doctor, Dr. Joseph Maroon, said that he has two spots in his neck that need attention and that he has cervical spinal stenosis, as pointed out by Wrestlingnews.co.
Though surgery remains questionable, it seems that Sting’s wrestling days are over. Though he may still appear on occasion, seeing him compete in the WWE ring is more or less no longer possible given his fragile condition.
Though there have been other wrestlers like John Cena who underwent neck surgery and returned successfully, one thing going against him is his age, as singled out by the Bleacher Report.
Cena was in his 30s when he underwent neck surgery while Sting is already 56 years old. The age difference seems miles apart and it is obvious that their cases are far different.
Assuming he does undergo successful neck surgery, there is a chance that Sting will stubbornly push himself to compete. Standing in the way, however, is the WWE, which may likely tell him that he is through.
The WWE places premium on the health of its stars. The case of Daniel Bryan is proof to that. Sting, being a legend, is no different so he may want to save himself the trouble.