36 years to the month, and in the very same venue where he was a made man, An icon bids a final farewell to the professional wrestling business.

And while the night will be filled with big championship matches, bitter grudge matches, and an All-Star Scramble, in the end, the night's all about Sting.

A near 40 career comes to an epic conclusion, back in Greensboro, where the magic began.

The only question is, how will it end?  Will it end in triumph, when he retires on top as a champion with his partner, Darby Allin?  Or will it end in the time honored tradition, of putting "Younger" talent over, by looking at the lights?

AEW Championship - Triple Threat Match
Samoa Joe (c) vs. "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland w/Prince Nana

AEW Tag Team Championship - Sting's Last Match
Sting & Darby Allin (c) vs. Matthew & Nicholas Jackson

AEW Women's Championship
"Timeless" Toni Storm (c) vs. Deonna Purrazzo

TNT Championship
Christian Cage (c) vs. Daniel Garcia

AEW International Championship
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Roderick Strong w/The Undisputed Kingdom

AEW Continental Crown Championship
Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Bryan Danielson

Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita

FTR vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli)

All-Star Scramble Match (whatever that means)
Winner receives a future shot at the AEW World Championship
Chris Jericho vs. Wardlow vs. Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Lance Archer vs. HOOK vs. Brian Cage vs. Magnus (CMLL) vs. Dante Martin

Zero Hour

12-Man Tag Team Match
The Bang Bang Scissor Gang
(Jay White, The Gunns, Billy Gunn & The Acclaimed)
vs.
Planet Jarrett
(Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, Willie Mack & Private Party)

Skye Blue & Julia Hart vs. Willow Nightingale & Kris Statlander w/Stokely Hathaway

Gonna end with the EVP trigger.

Last few years of the Stinger's career have been unreal.  From a career ending neck injury to doing dives out of the ring and going through tables.  He is a madman.

So curious if he goes back to WWE now or not.  

Sounds too like a bunch of people will be there that simply cannot appear on camera cause of WWE deals.  Which is understandable.  Sounds too like some were the under the impression they cannot be even in the back.  That is not.

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Outside of String, I assume Bryan and Eddie beat the living shit out of each other and go like hard enough to leave welts.

They've booked themselves into a corner, but I'd go Ol' Yeller here.

Just for the love of god, don't do the Wrestlemania XXIV spot. I'm begging you, play this straight, no references, just the Bucks dominating getting that heat, Sting making a comeback but the Bucks just being too good, getting that shock victory, getting the hell out of dodge while Darby looks on like he's disappointed his dad. Darby can't stop crying, Sting raises Darby's hands in the air as he leaves the baseball bat behind one last time.

If this becomes a parody of Wrestlemania XXIV and they get Ric Flair involved I've lost all hope in the Bucks.

I'd say the match I'm most looking forward to is Takeshita/Ospreay. Not the best build-up but that's the type of match I want to see in AEW.

CM Punk'd I edited your post and added the card, as is tradition for PPV threads.

I will share my thoughts on the weekend. Gonna take in Collision before I get too hyped. But damn it if Sting repelling from the rafters didn't make me jump out of my seat.

Wait. The Meat Madness match was canceled "due to injuries" and yet the three announced participants (Hobbs, Wardlow, Archer) are all in the All-Star Scramble.

WTF?

LMAO. Frankly, neither of these matches really interest me so I am good either way. Wish Hobbs had something better to do.

Mar 1, 2024 2:48:42 GMT RT said:

Wait. The Meat Madness match was canceled "due to injuries" and yet the three announced participants (Hobbs, Wardlow, Archer) are all in the All-Star Scramble.

WTF?

I think they were gonna add more meat to the madness (Brody, Miro, Big Bill, Killswitch, etc.), but injuries likely kept them out.

I wanted to see meat madness!

Anyone think the World title match goes on first and Sting’s last match is the main event?

Tony confirmed it was on hold before Miro and Lee could not be part of it. He gets everyone healthy he will break it out again.

Sting is headlining, no doubt about it.  No sure who opens, but that one def is closing.

Mar 1, 2024 19:14:50 GMT Ed said:

I wanted to see meat madness!

Who wouldn't? Sounds like a great time.  :lol:

Mar 1, 2024 23:40:22 GMT c said:

Tony confirmed it was on hold before Miro and Lee could not be part of it. He gets everyone healthy he will break it out again.

Sting is headlining, no doubt about it.  No sure who opens, but that one def is closing.

I feel like if Sting is main eventing then the world title has to go on first. There's like an unwritten rule that if the world title isn't the last match it has to be the first.

First Zero Hour match announced: The Bang Bang Scissor Gang vs Planet Jarrett Baker

EDIT: Also just saw that Julia Hart/Skye Blue vs. Willow/Stat has been added to the pre-show. Guess Julia Hart is healthy again.

Planet Jarrett is gonna explode!

Mar 2, 2024 22:37:07 GMT RT said:

First Zero Hour match announced: The Bang Bang Scissor Gang vs Planet Jarrett Baker

Thanks for the tip. I see this is tomorrow. Should be able to watch. Only have one question. What in the blue hell is a Bang Bang Scissor Gang? Sounds like the latest Val Venis flick.

Mar 3, 2024 1:26:39 GMT Baker said:

Mar 2, 2024 22:37:07 GMT RT said:

First Zero Hour match announced: The Bang Bang Scissor Gang vs Planet Jarrett Baker

Thanks for the tip. I see this is tomorrow. Should be able to watch. Only have one question. What in the blue hell is a Bang Bang Scissor Gang? Sounds like the latest Val Venis flick.

Even worse, it's Billy Gunn's crew!

Mr. Ass, his two adopted gay sons, his real sons and a random Kiwi.

Mar 3, 2024 1:45:00 GMT Big Pete said:

Mar 3, 2024 1:26:39 GMT Baker said:

Thanks for the tip. I see this is tomorrow. Should be able to watch. Only have one question. What in the blue hell is a Bang Bang Scissor Gang? Sounds like the latest Val Venis flick.

Even worse, it's Billy Gunn's crew!

Say no more. I'm in!

Mar 3, 2024 1:26:39 GMT Baker said:

Mar 2, 2024 22:37:07 GMT RT said:

First Zero Hour match announced: The Bang Bang Scissor Gang vs Planet Jarrett Baker

Thanks for the tip. I see this is tomorrow. Should be able to watch. Only have one question. What in the blue hell is a Bang Bang Scissor Gang? Sounds like the latest Val Venis flick.

The Acclaimed (Max Caster, Anthony Bowens & Billy Gunn) won the AEW Trios titles awhile ago. Since then they have done fuck all.

Bullet Club Gold (Jay White, Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn (Billy Gunn's sons)) won the ROH Six-Man titles because Juice Robinson is out due to injury/time off.

They decided to team up and become a gang called the Bang Bang Scissor Gang. It's kind of over with the crowd but not really. Fans seemed to have staled on Max Caster's raps, and without Juice, Bullet Club Gold is missing something. Last week Max fucked up his rap and forgot his lines so they made it a storyline. The group is already rocky after just teaming up a few weeks ago.

Likely what will happen is the AEW Trios titles and ROH Six-Man titles will be unified in a future match between the two groups.

Revolution Day is upon us.

Feels like that scramble match should have been on Zero Hour. Odd man out in terms of quality.

I hope Darby & Sting win. Matthew & Nicholas can eat shit. They are insufferable characters on screen. Jericho is such a random participant in the scramble match.

Ed, is this how you would produce the match?



Shout out to young William from Almost Famous.

Night gonna end with an EVP trigger to end an era.

Mar 3, 2024 19:41:31 GMT c said:

Night gonna end with an EVP trigger to end an era.

That's the way I would have gone, but I think they'll play it safe. I think AEW prides itself on the way they've portrayed Sting and they'll let him go out a winner with his sons and whatever legends they can conjure up in the ring and the AEW locker room pouring out to give him a standing ovation.

Having the Bucks essentially kill him off just feels like such a modern Hollywood thing to do and a way to fuel the grifters.

I imagine the Bucks drop him, take the titles and leave, then the rest of the locker room empties to celebrate him. Sting is so old school I think he will insist on going out on his back though.

Here we go, pre-show time.

Mar 3, 2024 19:41:31 GMT c said:

Night gonna end with an EVP trigger to end an era.

boo!

Mar 3, 2024 19:41:31 GMT c said:

Night gonna end with an EVP trigger to end an era.

Boo!

I wonder if Darby will be the one coming out in Surfer Sting colors?

He does have the spiky blonde hair.

Forgot Zero Hour is actually Zero 90 Minutes and just tuned in in time for my laptop to update.

Zero Hour (and a half).

Mar 3, 2024 23:52:17 GMT CM Punk'd said:

I wonder if Darby will be the one coming out in Surfer Sting colors?

He does have the spiky blonde hair.

I would not be shocked at all.

If he does not, I bet the Bucks come out with it.

I would not be shocked if they did all of his trademarks too in a piss take.