Possible Reason Why Tony Khan Presented Ric Flair as a Gift for Sting

The wrestling world experienced a state of shock when legend Sting announced his retirement last week on Dynamite. Fans were well aware that this day would come but they never knew it would be so soon. And on Rampage last Friday, Khan announced that he would be presenting a gift to Sting. That gift turned out to be his long-time rival, ‘The Nature Boy’ Ric Flair.

Fans went crazy when Flair walked out to the ring last night at Dynamite.

Sting might face Ric Flair in his last match at AEW Revolution

It was last week on Dynamite that Sting officially announced that his last wrestling match will be at AEW Revolution in March 2024. Revolution was also where Sting fought his first-ever match in AEW back in 2021. During his speech last week, Sting brought up big names like Scott Steiner, Lex Luger, and even ‘The Hulkster’ Hulk Hogan.

But then he went on to say a special thank you to Ric Flair for putting him on the map after their legendary match at Clash of the Champions in 1988. This caught Tony Khan’s attention and a few days later, he announced on Rampage that he would present a special gift to Sting at Dynamite.

That special gift turned out to be none other than ‘The Nature Boy’ Ric Flair. The last time these 2 legends wrestled in a match was back in 2011 when they were in TNA Wrestling. And now they both have the opportunity of a lifetime to face each other again one last time.

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The last time Flair wrestled in the ring was on 31st July 2022 in an NWA event. He teamed up with his son-in-law Andrade El Ídolo to face Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal. Flair and Ídolo won that match. So will Sting face Flair in his retirement match at AEW Revolution? Only time will tell.

But going back to the last time these 2 legends met in the ring, what was the final outcome?

Sting beat Ric Flair in their last match in TNA Wrestling

This iconic match happened back in 2011. Ric Flair had just returned to TNA Wrestling. And he immediately challenged his arch-rival Sting to a match.

Sting agreed to have that match with one condition, if he won, Sting would have a match with Hulk Hogan after that. But if Sting loses, he would retire from wrestling that very night.

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Luckily, Sting beat Ric Flair in The Legends Match and thus earned his right to face Hogan at PPV Bound for Glory. But what were your reactions to seeing Ric Flair on AEW Dynamite? What did you make of Tony Khan’s gift to the revered wrestler? Let us know in the comments section below.