There’s no such thing as an easy goodbye — especially when you know it’s forever. As Sting stood in the middle of the ring, face paint half-worn off, doing his best to hold back tears, wrestling fans who got to witness the legend’s final match came to the realization that this wasn’t just the close of a performer’s career, but the end of an era.
Wrestlers rarely get the send off they deserve. Tragically it’s a sport too often concluding with an athlete’s downward spiral, rather than going out on top. A sport where good guys rarely finish first — and yet, Sting managed get the perfect retirement,
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