Tony Khan Not Planning To 'Pull The Plug' On Sting's AEW Run

AEW owner Tony Khan is not going to be the person to call time on Sting's in-ring career. 

Asked whether there were plans for the 64-year-old to extend beyond his current AEW contract (which expires this year) during the All In media call, Khan said: 

"Sting is very well aware that I would like him to stay as long as he feels physically up to wrestling. I think he enjoys doing it and he's having a lot of fun. Sometimes you hit on things in life that you think are going to be good and they turn out to be great. For me, a good example of that is Sting and Darby together. Not just on screen, but off-screen too".

Khan was the person who had suggested the Sting/Darby pairing and was glad the WWE Hall of Famer was receptive to it. 

Continuing, Khan noted that he was going to allow Sting to continue to perform as long as he wants (or is able) to. 

"There have been so many great memories for Sting in AEW. I don't want it to end. I won't be the one to pull the plug on it. When the time comes, Sting knows he needs to be the one to say 'I don't want to do this anymore', because I'm going to let him go as long as he wants. I want him to stay as long as he can. It's so important to me that we let Sting finish his career the right way," he said.

Sting will team with Darby Allin to take on Swerve Strickland and AR Fox in a Coffin Match at All In. 

The Icon has previously said that he doesn't believe the show will mark his in-ring retirement. 

H/T Fightful