Sting to Receive Cauliflower Alley Club's Highest Honor After AEW Retirement
Mere weeks after he retired undefeated in AEW, the legendary Sting is set to receive the Cauliflower Alley Club's highest honor in professional wrestling.
In the main event of AEW Revolution, Sting and Darby Allin retained the AEW World Tag Team Championships against Matthew and Nicholas Jackson. This win means that Sting has ended his AEW career undefeated. The tag titles have since been vacated. An ongoing tournament will culminate with new champions being crowned next month at AEW Dynasty.
Sting is set to receive the Cauliflower Alley Club's Iron Mike award, it has been announced. The award is the highest honor that can be bestowed on a wrestler by the CAC. It is named after 'Iron' Mike Mazurki, a founder of the CAC, who was a Ukrainian-American actor and professional wrestler.
The honor celebrates significant achievements across a career. Previous inductees include Alundra 'Madusa' Blayze, John 'Bradshaw' Layfield, and current WWE Raw Superstar CM Punk.
Founded in 1965 by Mazurki and Art Abrams, the CAC serves as a fraternal organization that comprises of retired and active wrestlers and boxers. The name itself comes from the term 'Cauliflower Ear' which is a disfigurement to the ear suffered by those in combat sports. Trauma to the ear results in permanent swelling in tissue until the organ resembles the misshapen look of a Cauliflower, hence the name.
The CAC is more than just a way for wrestlers and boxers to keep in touch. The organization hosts an annual reunion dinner which has traditionally been attended by celebrities and wrestlers. The evening serves as a fundraiser with the money helping wrestlers and boxers who are struggling.
The 58th Annual CAC Reunion will take place from August 19 to August 21, 2024, at the Plaza Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sting was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016 when it appeared his days in the ring were over. During a recent interview, Tony Khan said that if AEW was to have a Hall of Fame of its own, then the Icon would be the first name he'd like to see inducted.
