{"id":4525,"date":"2016-03-17T09:08:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T14:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=4525"},"modified":"2016-03-17T09:08:04","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T14:08:04","slug":"sting-retiring-due-to-neck-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2016\/03\/17\/sting-retiring-due-to-neck-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Sting retiring due to neck injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-658916197\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4526 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/sting1.jpg?resize=275%2C183\" alt=\"sting1\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/>Sting (a\/k\/a Steve Borden) is retiring from pro wrestling due to the neck injury that has sidelined him since his match with Seth Rollins at WWE Night of Champions in September. TMZ reports that Sting was diagnosed with cervical spinal stenosis, and that several doctors have determined that it&#8217;s too risky for Sting to get back in the ring. Read more on the story at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2016\/03\/17\/sting-wwe-injury-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/u><\/b> This news should not surprise anyone given the nature of the injury and Sting&#8217;s age. 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