Sting has spoken about an injury he sustained during a bout against Seth Rollins at WWE pay-per-view Night of Champions earlier this month (September 20).
Thrown twice into the turnbuckle during his bout, The Icon went on to experience a legitimate neck injury during the match, with the 56-year-old rumoured to have suffered some serious damage to his spine potentially ending his wrestling career.
Speaking to WWE.com, he explained: "Aside from a stiff neck, I'm a little banged up, but otherwise, I feel good. Bottom line, I had tingling, numbness down both arms, all the way to my fingertips.
"And then, later in the match, I just fell wrong, whatever it was, and this time [the tingling and numbness] went down both arms and into my legs, and I couldn't feel my legs too well. They just felt like rubber. I don't know how to describe it. I had to go down on all fours there for a minute, get my composure. I was a little... I was worried.
"Long term, well, I'm just going to take care of the short term first and see how the long term might play out."
A doctor told Sting's wife that the athlete was lucky to be able to walk out of the ring, and following a CT scan and MRI he had heard talk of cervical spinal stenosis.
Acknowledging that the injury occured both times he went into the turnbuckle, the second incident was worse than the first, but he doesn't blame young buck Rollins.
Describing Rollins as "the best I've ever worked with", he said that the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion sought him out after the match to apologise for what had happened, but Sting told him it was not his fault.
Sting said he would return to the ring "in the right scenario", and with WWE asking if Sting's match at Night of Champions was his last, he replied: "I hate when I'm asked that question because the answer truly is a question mark, and the question mark is as bold as it could ever be at this point."