Legendary Sting competes on AEW Dynamite; Big Show booked for All Out PPV

Sting performed in Tag Team match on Dynamite (image courtesy Twitter)

Bengaluru, August 19: On this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, WWE Hall of Famer Sting competed in his first-ever match in the promotion's flagship weekly programme produced by All Elite Wrestling.

This also marked The Icon's first match on TNT TV after two decades (TNT was his home in the 90s when WCW was actively functioning under Eric Bischoff). Sting’s last match on WCW took place against Ric Flair during the final episode of WCW Nitro on March 26, 2001, which ended in a winning effort.

In his returning match on TNT for AEW programme, Sting was paired up with Darby Allin as they defeated 2.0 - Matt Lee and Jeff Parker (former WWE 205 Live tag team Ever-Rise) in a Texas Tornado Tag Team Match where all the competitors were allowed to fight at the same time in the ring.

.@Sting is UNREAL! Double scorpion death drop AFTER going through the table.

Tune into @tntdrama NOW to watch #AEWDynamite LIVE! pic.twitter.com/MkmQxAshLq
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021

During the finishing sequence, Sting got powerbomb-ed through a table, but he no-sold it. Pretending to be superhuman, he got right back up and laid out both the 2.0 members with a double Stinger Deathdrop.

The legend then put both of his opponents in the Scorpion Deathlock submission and made them tap out to secure the win. With this victory, Sting’s AEW record now stands 3-0.

It's showtime! 🤩
Watch @Sting as he unleashes his signature Stinger Splash in the @AEW ring LIVE, only on Eurosport.#Eurosport #EurosportIndia #EurosportInIndia #AEWOnEurosport #AllEliteWrestling #wrestling #AEW #fighters #fight #wrestler #fitness #fit #boxing pic.twitter.com/7MPLkkbpJU
— Eurosport India (@EurosportIN) August 19, 2021

Another former WWE Legend Big Show is booked for his first match in AEW. In last week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, The Factory attacked Tony Schiavone’s son Chris Schiavone for disrespecting QT Marshall. The Big Show now going by his real name of Paul Wight came out and took out Aaron Solow with a Chokeslam, while QT and Comoroto escaped.

What an announcement for #AEWAllOut, it's going to be @PaulWight one-on-one against #TheFactory's @realmmarshall1 on Sunday, Sept. 5!

Tune into @tntdrama NOW to watch #AEWDynamite LIVE! pic.twitter.com/xOmD5zN3O9
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021

On this week’s Dynamite, Paul Wight vs. QT Marshall was made official for AEW All Out 2021 pay-per-view that is scheduled to take place on September 5th from the NOW Arena in Chicago, Illinois. As noted, this will be the first-ever in-ring contest for The World's Largest Athlete in All Elite Wrestling promotion.

AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks are also booked to defend their titles inside a steel cage at AEW All Out pay-per-view event. After retaining their titles against Jurassic Express, this week they were informed by Tony Schiavone of a Tag Team Eliminator Tournament that will feature Varsity Blonds, Lucha Bros, Jurassic Express, and Private Party. The winning team will face the champions at the PPV event.

Huge news! We will see a Tag Team Eliminator Tournament w/ #PrivateParty, #VarsityBlonds, #LuchaBros, & #JurassicExpress. The winner gets an #AEW World Tag Team title match against the @youngbucks in a STEEL CAGE at #AEWAllOut!

Tune into @tntdrama NOW to watch #AEWDynamite LIVE! pic.twitter.com/Tn7HpU2VHB
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021