Darby Allin Was Grateful To Have Sting Present for His AEW World Title Win

Sting showed up to support Darby Allin when he won the AEW World Championship on Dynamite earlier this month, something Allin is extremely grateful for. The Icon made an appearance on the April 15th episode, giving Allin a show of support just before he went out and shocked MJF to capture the World Championship.

Allin and Sting of course had a long run together in AEW, and Allin reflected on having Sting on his side in a piece for Yahoo! Uncrowned. You can see the highlights below:

On His Approach To Wrestling:

“The first day of wrestling school, I said, ‘I’m going to make it in this world of wrestling as Darby Allin, or I’m going to fail as Darby Allin. But I’m not changing a single thing.’ I set the bar with myself, like, hey, I’ve been homeless. I’ve done all this stuff. I’m not afraid to go back to that. And if I have to compromise my soul to make it, I don’t want to, I’m not, I can’t, you can’t make me. … So to make it to the very top of where I’m at without changing a single thing is literally everything I’ve ever wanted in this whole life.”

On Sting Being At Dynamite For His World Title Win:

“Having [Sting] there, I’ve said it to him before in private — I look up to him outside of the ring like no other. The fact that he’s climbed to the top of the sport, and he’s been the most humble, cool guy in the world, that’s all I ever wanted. I didn’t want to let any of the ego or the fame consume me, because this is just a 15-minute ride. I want to look at myself in the mirror when this is all done — and now I’m looking back at — and I feel Sting is the quintessential guy for that.

“He’s so grounded. So to have him there, it was amazing. It was amazing because he could see that I was taking notes from him, and I didn’t walk around like I was the king of the world afterwards. I’m very grateful for it all.”