Sting Explains How He Believes Modern Wrestlers Are ‘Trying Too Hard’

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WWE Hall of Famer Sting has seen himself undergo a complete career resurgence since his arrival in AEW back at Winter is Coming in 2020.

The Icon has spent his run in the company alongside Darby Allin, but he’s also spread his knowledge to other rising AEW stars behind the scenes.

In an interview with The Ringer, Sting spoke about the current wrestling industry, and how he believes the modern era of wrestlers are ‘trying too hard’.

He said:

“There’s just too much going on [in this business]. They’re trying too hard with gimmicks and one-liners and taglines and they’re jumping into it too early to let it all sort of evolve organically and see where that leads.

“As long as you’re not dogging it in the ring and wrestling fans see that you’re out there, balls to the walls, they’re going to appreciate that. And over time, it will elevate you.

“So as a matter of fact, on that, losing a match, losing match after match after match … losing done right elevates, in my opinion. One thing that I learned how to do is I learned how to lose. I learned how to lose in such a way that by the time the match was over, I was elevated. I always tried to put out so much effort during the match that when I did lose, wrestling fans might think it was a horrible thing.”

Sting also revealed during the interview that he has an idea for the end of his wrestling career, which you can read here.

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