Sting (wrestler)
Steve Borden (born March 20, 1959) is an American former professional wrestler, actor, author and bodybuilder. He is better known by his ring name Sting. He is currently under contract with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is one-half of the current AEW World Tag Team Champions with Darby Allin. He is best known for his time with the former World Championship Wrestling (WCW), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
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| Ring name(s) | Sting[1] Blade Runner Flash[2] Blade Runner Sting[2] Flash[3] Flash Borden |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 252 lb (114 kg)[1] |
| Born | March 20, 1959[4] Omaha, Nebraska[2] |
| Billed from | "Every man's nightmare" Venice Beach, California |
| Trained by | Bill Anderson Red Bastien[2][3] Georgio Maradona Terry Funk |
| Debut | November 28, 1985[3] |
| Retired | March 3, 2024 |
During his time with WCW, he was known as "The Franchise (of WCW)". He is also known as "(The) Stinger", "The Icon", "The Hooligan", "The Man Called (or They Call) Sting", and "The Vigilante". Also, during a time in 2011, he went through a Joker (a character played by the late Heath Ledger in movie The Dark Knight in 2008) phase that was dubbed "The Insane Icon". He held a total of 15 championships in WCW. This includes the WCW World Heavyweight Championship six times, the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship two times, and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship one time. He has appeared on more PPVs in WCW than any other wrestler.[5] When the WWF bought WCW in March 2001, Sting decided to not sign with them.[6]
Sting joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2003. Throughout his 11 years with the company, Sting was a one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, a four-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time TNA World Tag Team Champion with Kurt Angle, and was inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2012.
Sting made his WWE debut on November 23, 2014. He attacked Triple H and cost Team Authority the match.[7] Sting faced Triple H at WrestleMania 31. He lost but shook Triple H's hand after the match.[8]
On December 2, 2020, Sting made his debut for All Elite Wrestling at Winter Is Coming. He has since been teaming with Darby Allin.[9]
On the February 7, 2024 episode of Dynamite, Sting and Darby Allin would defeat Ricky Starks and Big Bill to win the AEW World Tag Team Championships. This was Sting's first championship in AEW.[10]
Personal life
He became a born-again Christian in August 1998.[11] Sting has two sons, Garrett Lee and Steve, Jr. and a daughter named Gracie.[12] After the 2015 NFL draft, his son Steven was invited by the Kansas City Chiefs to try out for the team at the rookie mini-camp.[13]
Sting (wrestler) Media
Sting (right) drastically changed his appearance in 1996 after the formation of the New World Order which included Kevin Nash (left).
Borden after a taping of Nitro in 1998
Sting at Lockdown in 2007
Sting at Bound for Glory IV
Sting with The Main Event Mafia
Sting with red face paint in July 2010
Sting at the Impact! TV Tapings in Wembley, England on January 26, 2013.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sting official TNA profile". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Sting's bio". SLAM sports. Retrieved 2008-08-19.[dead link]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Sting profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ↑ "Wrestling Timeline: Sting". The Wrestler/Inside Wrestling (Kappa Publications): 66–71. June 2007. Volume 15, 2007.
- ↑ "6 surprising facts about Sting: Most WCW pay-per-view appearances". WWE. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ↑ "Radio Review: Sting says he'd love to wrestle Triple H, Austin, Taker". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ↑ "Team Cena def. Team Authority (Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match)". WWE. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ↑ "Triple H def. Sting". WWE. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ↑ "Sting debuts at AEW Winter is Coming, signs multi-year deal". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (2/7): Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page for a shot at the AEW Title at Revolution, Ricky Starks and Big Bill vs. Darby Allin and Sting for the AEW Tag Titles". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ↑ "WCW and TNA Wrestler Sting Speaks". Muscle & Fitness. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ↑ "'Sting' Out of the Ring". CBN.com. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ↑ "Chiefs invite interesting class of rookies to 3-day minicamp". USA Today. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2008-10-15 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
- Sting on WWE.com
- Sting's TNA profile Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
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