Sting (wrestler)

Sting
Sting at GalaxyCon Oklahoma City in 2025
Born (1959-03-20) March 20, 1959 (age 67)
Omaha, Nebraska
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Sting
Blade Runner Flash
Blade Runner Sting
Flash
Flash Borden
Billed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight250 lb (110 kg)
Billed from"Every man's nightmare"
Venice Beach, California
Trained byBill Anderson
Red Bastien
Georgio Maradona
Terry Funk
DebutNovember 28, 1985
RetiredMarch 3, 2024

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 most recently wrestled for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion with Darby Allin And is the first AEW Superstar to have a Legends contract. He is also known for his time with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), WWE, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

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. When the WWF bought WCW in March 2001, Sting decided to not sign with them.

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 at Survivor Series on November 23, 2014. He attacked Triple H and cost Team Authority the match. Sting faced Triple H at WrestleMania 31. He lost but shook Triple H's hand after the match. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016.

On December 2, 2020, Sting made his debut for All Elite Wrestling at Winter Is Coming. He has since been teaming with Darby Allin. On the February 7, 2024 episode of Dynamite, Sting and Allin defeated Ricky Starks and Big Bill to win the AEW World Tag Team Championships. This was Sting's only championship in AEW. On March 3, 2024 at Revolution, he won his retirement match, having been undefeated in AEW.

Personal life

He became a born-again Christian in August 1998. Sting has two sons, Garrett Lee and Steve, Jr. and a daughter named Gracie. 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.

Championships and accomplishments

Sting is a two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion...
...and a four-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
Sting being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016.
Sting's final championship reign was with the AEW World Tag Team Championship in 2024.

1 Won while the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was defended in World Championship Wrestling when WCW was part of the National Wrestling Alliance. The same goes for any other NWA championship won after November 1988.

2 Won while TNA got the exclusive rights to use the NWA World Heavyweight Championship through an agreement with the NWA.

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