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First Set Of Dates For Sting's 'Now Or Never' Farewell Tour Announced

The Icon Sting is retiring his makeup after 2025 and he could be making one of his final appearances in a town near you.
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Sting making his entrance at AEW Revolution
Sting making his entrance at AEW Revolution | All Elite Wrestling

Last year marked the end of Sting's Hall of Fame in-ring career. He wrestled his final match at AEW Revolution this past March and went out as a Champion.

Sting and Darby Allin successfully defended their AEW World Tag Team Titles against the Young Bucks in what was arguably the greatest send-off for a wrestling legend in history.

With his days in the ring now behind him, The Icon took to social media earlier this month to announce that his time wearing his trademark make-up and gear will be coming to a close in 2025.

MORE: Sting Posts Major Career Update For Fans

The 65-year-old has been a regular at conventions and autograph signings over the years, and while he'll still be making appearances at those events beyond 2025, this will be his final year in full regalia. Making it truly now or never for fans who have never witnessed the full Sting experience.

“I have enjoyed meeting fans at events around the world," Sting said on X. "As much as I have loved interacting with you all in the traditional Stinger war paint, I’ve decided that 2025 will be my last year appearing in full gear. I guess it’s 2025 or never. Wow. Tough to speak that out.”

The first set of tour dates have now been announced and they start this afternoon at WrestleCon Indianapolis. Stinger will also be heading Orlando, Las Vegas, Lexington, Houston and over a half dozen other U.S. cities over the next several months.

He even has a stop planned in Manchester, England on February 15.

More tour dates are expected to be announced in the near future. Information for each date can be found on the individual event's website.

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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