During an appearance on Si’s The Takedown:
>“Sting wrestled at a very high level,” Khan began. “Again, I would never say that Sting was not wrestling at the level of the top stars at AEW. Sting wrestled at the highest level. That's at what level he wrestled at, the highest level.”>“If somebody comes into AEW, you expect them to wrestle at a high level,” he explained. “Wrestling at a high level is the standard. I never brought in wrestlers that I didn’t think could meet the expectations of the AEW fans, who couldn't wrestle at the highest level.”>“Sting came in here as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time and was in great shape and said, ‘I want to wrestle and I really want to do this,’” Khan recalled. “And I thought that Darby Allin was a perfect partner for him… Darby exemplifies the in-ring standards of AEW and goes above and beyond anything I would ever ask. He brought that same mentality to Sting. He wrestled at the highest level.”>“We saw Sting taking chances, doing incredible things, and having some of the most memorable matches at the highest level,” Khan said. “Not everybody has to wrestle the exact same style. Nobody said Sting needs to go out there and try to beat Will Ospreay. We just wanted him to go out and do the best he could as Sting. And he did more than anyone could have imagined.”>“If the situation’s right and somebody’s a truly great wrestler, at the highest level, then AEW is a great home for them.”>https://youtu.be/HTC02l5lAnE 