{"id":216793,"date":"2026-05-20T14:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=216793"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:06:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:06:33","slug":"sting-details-how-darby-allin-changed-the-way-he-looks-at-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/20\/sting-details-how-darby-allin-changed-the-way-he-looks-at-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Sting details how Darby Allin changed the way he looks at life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-284046343\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Sting believes that Darby Allin changed the way he looks at life.<\/p>\n<p>Sting, who teamed with Allin in AEW until he retired, was concerned about the risks Allin took when he first met him in AEW. \u201cAt first, I was trying to talk some sense into him by saying he didn\u2019t have to do these risky moves every match,&#8221; said Sting in an interview for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/professional-wrestling\/story\/_\/id\/48818270\/darby-allin-aew-world-champion-fearless-professional-wrestler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">feature story<\/a> on Allin by Andreas Hale published on ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But, man, he rubbed off on me and I ended up taking way more risks than I anticipated myself taking, By the end, you didn\u2019t know whether the young guy was going to jump off the balcony or the old guy was going to jump off the balcony and sometimes we both did together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the &#8220;All Elite Conversation Club&#8221; with Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/all-elite-conversation-club-dehnel-kanner-reunite-to-discuss-owen-hart-cup-brackets-build-for-world-title-vs-hair-match-more--72027834\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All Elite Conversation Club - Dehnel &amp; Kanner reunite to discuss Owen Hart Cup brackets, build for World Title vs. Hair match, more\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=72027834&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sting said Allin taught him to live life to the fullest during their time together in AEW. \u201cWe haven\u2019t had a chance to go play miniature golf together. 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