Steve Borden
Steve Borden, better known by the ring name Sting, is an American professional wrestler and former bodybuilder, currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as the mentor of Darby Allin. He is regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, having cultivated a legacy over a career spanning five decades. Throughout his career, he won a total of fifteen world championships. Sting is widely known for his time spent as the public face of two major American professional wrestling promotions: the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW), which was bought by the WWE in 2001, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, now Impact Wrestling). Although the WWF had purchased WCW, Sting did not sign with them at that time. Prior to WCW, he also wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF), and Mid South. Sting's 14-year association with WCW and its predecessor, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), began in 1987. He quickly rose to main event status and has been described as the WCW counterpart to the WWF's Hulk Hogan. Dubbed "The Franchise of WCW", he held a total of 14 championships in the promotion – including the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on six occasions, the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship on two occasions, and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on one occasion – and made more pay-per-view (PPV) appearances for the company than any other wrestler. Against Hogan, Sting headlined the highest-grossing PPV event in WCW history, Starrcade, in December 1997. Upon the acquisition of WCW by the WWF in March 2001, Sting and his long-term rival Ric Flair were chosen to perform in the main event of the final episode of Nitro. Sting would later face Hogan and Flair in their last televised matches, defeating both. Following the expiration of his contract with WCW's parent company, AOL Time Warner, in March 2002, Borden held talks with the WWF, but ultimately did not join the promotion and instead toured internationally with World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) – winning the WWA World Heavyweight Championship – before joining the then-upstart TNA in 2003.[1] Over the following 11 years, he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on one further occasion and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship four times. As a result, he became the only wrestler to have won the NWA, WCW, and TNA World Titles in a career. He was also the inaugural inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2012.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · AEW All In: London 2024 as Sting
- 2024 · AEW Revolution as Sting
- 2023 · AEW Worlds End as Sting
- 2023 · AEW Full Gear as Sting
- 2023 · AEW WrestleDream as Sting
- 2023 · AEW All In: London as Sting
- 2023 · AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door as Sting
- 2023 · All Elite Wrestling: Collision as Sting
- 2023 · Biography: nWo as Self
- 2023 · NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE" as Sting
- 2022 · AEW Full Gear as Sting
- 2022 · AEW All Out as Sting
- 2022 · Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow as Sting
- 2022 · AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door as Sting
- 2022 · AEW Revolution as Sting
- 2021 · AEW Full Gear as Sting
- 2021 · AEW Grand Slam as Sting
- 2021 · AEW All Out as Sting
- 2021 · All Elite Wrestling: Rampage as Sting
- 2021 · AEW Fyter Fest as Sting
- 2021 · AEW Double or Nothing as Sting
- 2021 · Biography: Ultimate Warrior as Self
- 2021 · Biography: “Macho Man” Randy Savage as Self
- 2021 · Biography: WWE Legends as Sting
- 2021 · AEW Dark: Elevation as Sting
- 2021 · AEW Revolution as Sting
- 2021 · AEW Revolution: The Buy In as Sting
- 2020 · AEW Winter is Coming as Sting
- 2020 · Sting: The Lost Tape as Sting
- 2020 · The Best of WWE as Sting
- 2020 · AEW Unrestricted as Sting
- 2019 · All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as
- 2019 · All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as Sting
- 2017 · Nature Boy as Himself
- 2017 · Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living as Sting
- 2016 · TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2 as Sting
- 2016 · WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness as Sting (archive footage)
- 2016 · WWE Hall of Fame 2016 as Sting
- 2016 · The Essential AJ Styles Collection as Sting
- 2016 · WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015 as Sting
- 2016 · WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015 as Sting
- 2015 · Sting: Into the Light as Sting/Flash
- 2015 · Legends with JBL as Himself
- 2015 · WWE Night of Champions 2015 as Sting
- 2015 · WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 2: Know Your Role as
- 2015 · WWE Collection Volume 2: Know Your Role as
- 2015 · The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3 as Sting
- 2015 · WWE Table For 3 as Sting
- 2015 · WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired as Sting
- 2015 · WWE WrestleMania 31 as Sting
- 2015 · WWE Fastlane 2015 as Sting (Appearance)
- 2014 · WWE Survivor Series 2014 as Sting
- 2014 · WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story as Sting
- 2014 · WWE: The Best of Sting as Sting/Blade Runner Sting
- 2014 · WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash as Sting
- 2014 · RevPro: High Stakes 2014 as Sting
- 2014 · WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1 as Sting
- 2014 · TNA Genesis 2014 as Sting
- 2013 · TNA One Night Only: Tournament of Champions 2013 as Sting
- 2013 · TNA Bound for Glory 2013 as Sting
- 2013 · WWE: Goldberg - The Ultimate Collection as
- 2013 · Legends of Mid-South Wrestling as Blade Runner Sting
- 2013 · TNA Hardcore Justice 2013 as Sting
- 2013 · Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire as Junkyard
- 2013 · WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches as Sting
- 2013 · TNA Slammiversary XI as Sting
- 2013 · The Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.2 as
- 2013 · For All Mankind - The Life and Career of Mick Foley as Sting
- 2013 · Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End as Junkyard
- 2013 · Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection as Sting
- 2013 · TNA Lockdown 2013 as Sting
- 2013 · The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2 as Sting
- 2013 · TNA Genesis 2013 as Sting
- 2012 · TNA Bound for Glory 2012 as Sting
- 2012 · WWE: 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History as Sting
- 2012 · TNA Slammiversary 2012 as Sting
- 2012 · The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions as Sting
- 2012 · WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches as
- 2012 · TNA Victory Road 2012 as Sting
- 2012 · WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection as Sting
- 2011 · TNA Final Resolution 2011 as Sting (Ringside)
- 2011 · Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time as Sting
- 2011 · TNA Bound for Glory 2011 as Sting
- 2011 · WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World as Sting
- 2011 · TNA No Surrender 2011 as Sting
- 2011 · The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1 as Sting
- 2011 · TNA Hardcore Justice 2011 as Sting
- 2011 · TNA Slammiversary IX as Sting
- 2011 · TNA Sacrifice 2011 as Sting
- 2011 · TNA Lockdown 2011 as Sting
- 2011 · TNA Victory Road 2011 as Sting
- 2010 · TNA Wrestling Greatest Moments as Sting
- 2010 · Wrestling's Highest Flyers as Sting
- 2010 · TNA Bound For Glory 2010 as Sting
- 2010 · TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1 as Sting
- 2010 · TNA No Surrender 2010 as Sting
- 2010 · TNA Slammiversary VIII as Sting
- 2010 · TNA Sacrifice 2010 as Sting
- 2010 · The Encounter as Nick
- 2010 · TNA Lockdown 2010 as Sting
- 2010 · TNA The Best of 2009 as Sting
- 2009 · The Rise & Fall of WCW as Sting
- 2009 · WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship as Sting
- 2009 · TNA Bound For Glory 2009 as Sting
- 2009 · TNA No Surrender 2009 as Sting
- 2009 · TNA Hard Justice 2009 as Sting
- 2009 · TNA Victory Road 2009 as Sting
- 2009 · TNA Slammiversary 2009 as Sting
- 2009 · Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection as
- 2009 · TNA Sacrifice 2009 as Sting
- 2009 · TNA Lockdown 2009 as Sting
- 2009 · WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s as Sting
- 2009 · Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain as Sting
- 2009 · TNA Destination X 2009 as Sting
- 2009 · TNA Against All Odds 2009 as Sting
- 2009 · TNA Genesis 2009 as Sting
- 2009 · WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams as Sting
- 2008 · TNA Final Resolution December 2008 as Sting
- 2008 · TNA Turning Point 2008 as Sting
- 2008 · TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches as Sting
- 2008 · TNA Bound for Glory IV 2006 as Sting
- 2008 · TNA Hard Justice 2008 as Sting
- 2008 · Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection as Sting
- 2008 · TNA Sacrifice 2008 as Sting
- 2008 · TNA Lockdown 2008 as Sting
- 2007 · TNA Genesis 2007 as Sting
- 2007 · TNA Wrestling: Christian Cage - The Instant Classic as Sting
- 2007 · TNA Bound for Glory 2007 as Sting
- 2007 · TNA No Surrender 2007 as Sting
- 2007 · TNA Hard Justice 2007 as Sting
- 2007 · TNA Victory Road 2007 as Sting
- 2007 · TNA Slammiversary 2007 as Sting
- 2007 · TNA Sacrifice 2007 as Sting
- 2007 · TNA Lockdown 2007 as Sting
- 2007 · Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen as Sting
- 2007 · TNA Destination X 2007 as Sting
- 2007 · TNA Against All Odds 2007 as Sting
- 2007 · TNA Final Resolution 2007 as Sting
- 2006 · TNA Turning Point 2006 as Sting
- 2006 · TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments as Sting
- 2006 · TNA Genesis 2006 as Sting
- 2006 · TNA Bound for Glory 2006 as Sting
- 2006 · WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology as Sting
- 2006 · TNA Wrestling: Sting - Return of An Icon as Sting
- 2006 · TNA Hard Justice 2006 as Sting
- 2006 · TNA Victory Road 2006 as Sting
- 2006 · TNA Slammiversary 2006 as Sting
- 2006 · TNA Sacrifice 2006 as Sting
- 2006 · TNA Lockdown 2006 as Sting
- 2006 · TNA Final Resolution 2006 as Sting
- 2004 · Sting: Moment of Truth as Himself - Sting
- 2004 · TNA iMPACT! as
- 2004 · TNA iMPACT! as Sting
- 2004 · WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection as Sting
- 2004 · WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling as Sting
- 2003 · WWA The Reckoning as
- 2002 · WWA The Retribution as
- 2002 · NWA-TNA Weekly PPV as
- 2001 · The Nightmare Room as Steve 'Sting' Borden
- 2001 · The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For as Steve "Sting" Borden
- 2000 · WCW Millennium Final as Sting
- 2000 · WCW Halloween Havoc 2000 as Sting
- 2000 · WCW Fall Brawl 2000 as Sting
- 2000 · WCW New Blood Rising as Sting
- 2000 · WCW The Great American Bash 2000 as Sting
- 2000 · WCW Slamboree 2000 as Sting
- 2000 · WCW Spring Stampede 2000 as Sting
- 2000 · Ready to Rumble as Sting
- 2000 · WCW Uncensored 2000 as Sting
- 2000 · WCW SuperBrawl 2000 as Sting (Appearance)
- 2000 · Shutterspeed as Riley Davis
- 1999 · WCW Starrcade 1999 as Sting
- 1999 · WCW Superstar Series: Sting - Back in Black as Sting
- 1999 · WCW Mayhem 1999 as Sting
- 1999 · WCW Halloween Havoc 1999 as Sting
- 1999 · WCW Fall Brawl 1999 as Sting
- 1999 · WCW Road Wild 1999 as Sting
- 1999 · WCW Bash at the Beach 1999 as Sting
- 1999 · WCW The Great American Bash 1999 as Sting
- 1999 · WCW Slamboree 1999 as Sting
- 1999 · WCW Spring Stampede 1999 as Sting
- 1999 · WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang! as Sting
- 1998 · The Real Reason (Men Commit Crimes) as Sparkie
- 1998 · WCW Halloween Havoc 1998 as Sting
- 1998 · WCW Fall Brawl 1998 as Sting
- 1998 · WCW/nWo Superstar Series: Sting - Unmasked! as Sting
- 1998 · WCW Road Wild 1998 as Sting
- 1998 · WCW The Great American Bash 1998 as Sting
- 1998 · WCW Slamboree 1998 as Sting
- 1998 · WCW Spring Stampede 1998 as Sting
- 1998 · WCW Uncensored 1998 as Sting
- 1998 · WCW SuperBrawl VIII as Sting
- 1998 · WCW Thunder as
- 1998 · WCW Thunder as Sting
- 1997 · WCW Starrcade 1997 as Sting
- 1997 · WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV as Sting
- 1997 · WCW Uncensored 1997 as Sting
- 1996 · WCW Fall Brawl 1996 as Sting
- 1996 · WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII as Sting
- 1996 · WCW Hog Wild 1996 as Sting
- 1996 · WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 as Sting
- 1996 · WCW The Great American Bash 1996 as Sting
- 1996 · World Wrestling Peace Festival as
- 1996 · WCW Slamboree 1996 as Sting
- 1996 · WCW Uncensored 1996 as Sting
- 1996 · WCW SuperBrawl VI as Sting
- 1996 · WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII as Sting
- 1995 · WCW Starrcade 1995 as Sting
- 1995 · WCW World War 3 1995 as Sting
- 1995 · WCW Halloween Havoc 1995 as Sting
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · WCW Fall Brawl 1995 as Sting
- 1995 · WCW Monday Nitro as Sting
- 1995 · WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI as Sting
- 1995 · WCW Bash at the Beach 1995 as Sting
- 1995 · WCW The Great American Bash 1995 as Sting
- 1995 · WCW Slamboree 1995 as Sting
- 1995 · WCW Uncensored 1995 as Sting
- 1995 · WCW Main Event as
- 1995 · WCW SuperBrawl V as Sting
- 1995 · WCW Clash of The Champions XXX as Sting
- 1995 · WCW Clash of the Champions XXX as Sting
- 1995 · WCW All Nighter 1995 as
- 1994 · WCW Starrcade 1994 as Sting
- 1994 · WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX as Sting
- 1994 · WCW Halloween Havoc 1994 as Sting (Ringside)
- 1994 · WCW Fall Brawl 1994 as Sting
- 1994 · WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII as Sting (Appearance)
- 1994 · WCW Bash at the Beach 1994 as Sting (Appearance)
- 1994 · WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII as Sting
- 1994 · WCW Slamboree 1994 as Sting
- 1994 · WCW Spring Stampede 1994 as Sting
- 1994 · Thunder in Paradise as Adam 'Hammerhead' McCall
- 1994 · WCW SuperBrawl IV as Sting
- 1994 · WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI as Sting
- 1993 · WCW Starrcade 1993 as Sting
- 1993 · WCW Battle Bowl as Sting
- 1993 · WCW Clash of The Champions XXV as Sting
- 1993 · Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting as Sting
- 1993 · WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 as Sting
- 1993 · WCW Fall Brawl 1993 as Sting
- 1993 · WCW Clash of The Champions XXIV as Sting
- 1993 · WCW Beach Blast 1993 as Sting
- 1993 · WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII as Sting
- 1993 · WCW Slamboree 1993 as Sting
- 1993 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993 as Sting
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Grangus
- 1993 · WCW SuperBrawl III as Sting
- 1993 · WCW Clash of The Champions XXII as Sting
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Sting
- 1993 · WCW/New Japan Supershow III as Sting
- 1992 · WCW Starrcade as Sting
- 1992 · WCW Clash of The Champions XXI as Sting
- 1992 · WCW Halloween Havoc as Sting
- 1992 · WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary as Sting
- 1992 · WCW Great American Bash '92 as Sting
- 1992 · WCW Beach Blast as Sting
- 1992 · WCW Wrestle War: WarGames as Sting
- 1992 · WCW Saturday Night as
- 1992 · WCW SuperBrawl II as Sting
- 1992 · WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII as Sting
- 1992 · WCW/New Japan Supershow II as Sting
- 1991 · WCW Starrcade 1991 as Sting
- 1991 · WCW Clash of The Champions XVII as Sting
- 1991 · WCW Halloween Havoc '91 as Sting
- 1991 · WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91 as Sting
- 1991 · WCW The Great American Bash 1991 as Sting
- 1991 · WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA as Sting
- 1991 · WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun as Sting
- 1991 · WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun as Sting
- 1991 · WCW WrestleWar 1991 as Sting
- 1991 · WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite as Sting
- 1990 · WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course as Sting
- 1990 · WCW Halloween Havoc '90 as Sting
- 1990 · Super Force as
- 1990 · WCW Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness as Sting
- 1990 · WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution as Sting
- 1990 · WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop as Sting
- 1990 · NWA WrestleWar '90: Wild Thing as Sting (Ringside)
- 1990 · WCW Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout as Sting
- 1989 · WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock as Sting
- 1989 · WCW Halloween Havoc '89 as Sting
- 1989 · WCW Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 as Sting
- 1989 · NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days as Sting
- 1989 · NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory as Sting
- 1989 · NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown as Sting
- 1989 · NWA Live: March 18, 1989 as Sting
- 1989 · NWA Chi-Town Rumble as Sting
- 1989 · WCW Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre as Sting
- 1988 · NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt as Sting
- 1988 · WCW Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings as Sting (Appearance)
- 1988 · WCW Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88 as Sting
- 1988 · NWA The Great American Bash '88: The Price for Freedom as Sting
- 1988 · NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem as Sting
- 1988 · The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament as Sting
- 1988 · WCW Clash of the Champions as Sting
- 1988 · NWA Bunkhouse Stampede as Sting
- 1987 · NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat! as Sting