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Sting reacts to Darby Allin’s AEW World title win: ‘Proud of him like he’s my son’

Posted: Apr 22nd 2026 By: Roseanne Raphael

Darby Allin ended MJF’s second reign as AEW World Champion on last week’s edition of Dynamite, earning praise from Tony Khan and Sting for the milestone moment.

AEW shared footage of Allin’s win, celebrating the special moment with Tony Khan, Sting and other wrestlers. Khan told him ‘you earned it’ and they embraced backstage. Meanwhile, Sting gave props to Allin and recalled how he told him he was World Title worthy years ago, and that he was proud of him like his own son.

“I told him years ago that he is World Championship calibre and he proved it tonight. The rest is history. It’s not showtime, it’s Darby time.”

“I’m proud of him like he’s my son, yeah.”

Allin was one of the first few stars signed with AEW when it was established in 2019. Around a year later, Sting mentored him and accompanied him for matches. His rise has been closely tied to the wrestling veteran who has played a vital role in the development of his AEW career.

This Wednesday, Allin will defend the title for the first time against Tommaso Ciampa.