Sting ended his in-ring career last year at AEW Revolution, which many felt was the perfect retirement match for him. Since then fans have wondered how his life after retirement’s been like, and now Sting has revealed how he really hasn’t slowed down.

While speaking to Denise Salcedo, Sting was asked how retirement has been treating him so far. He said that even though he’s officially retired, he’s still flying all over the place multiple times a month in 2025, adding that he’s been busier than ever.

Outside of traveling, he’s kept up with his love for real estate, still dabbling in it and planning to take it more seriously by 2026 when he isn’t on the road as much. He shared that it’s been good for him overall since his body is healing, and he’s getting to spend more time with family and friends.

When people come up to Sting and ask what retirement is like, he usually jokes that the only real difference is now when he packs his bag, he doesn’t have to throw in his knee pads. Other than that, not much has changed except he’s no longer out there being a “human Super Bowl.”

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“Well, I’m retired, but I’m on airplanes multiple times a month — especially in 2025, I’m blowing it out here. But yeah, I’ve always loved real estate, so I’m still dabbling in that and I’m probably going to get more serious about it soon, maybe in 2026 when I’m not traveling so much. It’s good because my body is healing up, I’m getting to spend more time with family and friends, and yeah, it’s all good.

I tell people, they come up and say, ‘Hey, what’s it like being retired?’ I go, the only difference is I pack my bag — the only difference is I don’t put my knee pads in there. Oh yeah, that’s really it. And I’m not a human Super Bowl anymore.”

Sting already signed a multi-year deal with AEW last year, so he will remain part of the company for a long time. In fact, Sting will be present for Starrcast during All In: Texas weekend as well, so it’s clear The Icon will have a very busy 2025 even now.

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Subhojeet Mukherjee has covered pro wrestling for over 20 years, delivering trusted news and backstage updates to fans around the world.

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