
Steve Borden
Born: 1959-03-20
Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Biography
Steven Borden, better known by his ring name Sting, is a retired American professional wrestler and former bodybuilder whose career spanned five decades, during which he won a combined fifteen world championships and became one of the most enduring and influential figures in professional wrestling history. Borden rose to prominence in the late 1980s and became the defining star of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) during its peak years, serving as the promotion’s heroic centerpiece and cultural identity. Nicknamed “The Franchise of WCW,” he spent 14 years with WCW and its predecessor, Jim Crockett Promotions, captured multiple world titles, including six WCW World Heavyweight Championships, headlined more pay-per-view events than any wrestler in company history, and wrestled in the main event of the final episode of Nitro in 2001. His rivalry with Hulk Hogan culminated at Starrcade 1997, the highest-grossing event in WCW history. Following WCW’s closure, Borden chose not to immediately join the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), later renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002, despite the company having purchased WCW in 2001, and instead continued his career internationally before becoming a cornerstone of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Over more than a decade in TNA, he helped establish the promotion’s credibility on a national stage, won multiple world championships, and became the only wrestler to hold the NWA, WCW, and TNA World Heavyweight Championships. In recognition of his impact, he was named the inaugural inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2012. Late in his career, Borden enjoyed a critically acclaimed final run in All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he transitioned into a special-attraction and mentor role while teaming with Darby Allin and delivering high-profile performances well into his 60s. He officially retired from in-ring competition in 2024, closing the book on a career defined by longevity, adaptability, star power, and a rare ability to remain relevant across multiple eras of professional wrestling.
Known For

The Rise & Fall of WCW

AEW Fyter Fest

World Wrestling Peace Festival

WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired

WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story

WCW The Great American Bash 1990

WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling

WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection

The Encounter

AEW Revolution 2021: The Buy In

AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022

WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop

AEW All In 2023: London

NWA Bunkhouse Stampede

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

AEW Full Gear 2023

AEW All Out 2021

AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023

NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE"

NWA The Great American Bash 1988

AEW All Out 2022

WCW Halloween Havoc 1990

WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

WCW Bash at the Beach 1996

WCW Starrcade 1989

Sting: Moment of Truth

AEW Grand Slam

WCW WrestleWar 1989

AEW Beach Break

WCW/New Japan Supershow III

AEW Double or Nothing 2021

The Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.2

Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End

NWA Starrcade 1988

WCW Beach Blast 1993

WCW Starrcade 1993

WCW The Great American Bash 1992

WCW Starrcade 1990

WWE WrestleMania 31

WCW Starrcade 1995

WCW Hog Wild 1996

Ready to Rumble

TNA Final Resolution December 2008

WCW BattleBowl

AEW All In 2024: London

Shutterspeed

WCW Millennium Final

WCW Starrcade 1999

WCW Starrcade 1991

WCW/nWo Superstar Series: Sting - Unmasked!

TNA Wrestling: Sting - Return of An Icon

TNA Victory Road 2012

TNA Victory Road 2006

TNA Victory Road 2007

AEW: WrestleDream 2023

WCW All Nighter 1995

WCW SuperBrawl II

TNA Victory Road 2011

TNA Victory Road 2009

WCW WrestleWar 1991

WCW Halloween Havoc 1992

TNA No Surrender 2009

TNA Sacrifice 2010

WCW Halloween Havoc 1989

TNA Final Resolution 2006

TNA Hardcore Justice 2013

TNA Lockdown 2013

TNA Destination X 2009

WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

TNA Genesis 2009

NWA WrestleWar 1989

Sting: The Lost Tape

TNA Lockdown 2007

TNA Bound for Glory 2013

TNA Lockdown 2006

NWA Chi-Town Rumble

AEW Full Gear 2022

WCW The Great American Bash 2000

TNA Lockdown 2011

TNA Sacrifice 2007

TNA Final Resolution 2007

WCW Halloween Havoc 1998

WCW Halloween Havoc 1993

TNA Sacrifice 2006

TNA Sacrifice 2011

TNA Bound for Glory 2011

TNA Hardcore Justice 2011

TNA Genesis 2006

TNA Sacrifice 2009

The History of the World Heavyweight Championship

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3

TNA Slammiversary 2006

TNA Slammiversary IX

AEW Worlds End 2023

WCW Halloween Havoc 1991

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1

TNA Slammiversary 2009

NWA Starrcade 1987

WCW Slamboree 2000

WCW WrestleWar 1990

WCW Slamboree 1994

TNA Lockdown 2009

Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time

TNA Bound for Glory IV

TNA Slammiversary 2012

WCW WrestleWar 1992

WCW Beach Blast

WCW Slamboree 1996

WCW Clash of The Champions XVII

WCW Slamboree 1998

TNA Hard Justice 2007

WCW/New Japan Supershow II

TNA Genesis 2007

WCW Uncensored 1996

The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History

Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire

WCW SuperBrawl 1

WCW Starrcade 1992

TNA Hard Justice 2008

TNA No Surrender 2010

TNA No Surrender 2011

WCW SuperBrawl IV

WCW The Great American Bash 1991

TNA Bound for Glory 2012

Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

TNA Turning Point 2006

TNA Slammiversary 2007

NWA Clash of the Champions

WCW Clash of The Champions XXII

WCW Fall Brawl 1999

WCW New Blood Rising

TNA Hard Justice 2009

WWE: Goldberg - The Ultimate Collection

WCW Clash of The Champions XXI

WCW Clash of The Champions XXX

WCW Starrcade 1997

Nature Boy

WCW Fall Brawl 2000

NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush

WWE: The Best of Sting

NWA The Great American Bash 1989

WCW Bash at the Beach 1995

WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

WCW World War 3 1995

Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow

The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro

Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living

WCW Bash at the Beach 1994

WWE Survivor Series 2014

TNA Genesis 2013

WCW Spring Stampede 1994

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV

The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions

TNA Hard Justice 2006

TNA Final Resolution 2011

WCW SuperBrawl VIII

WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s

TNA Turning Point 2008

WWE Hall of Fame 2016

WCW SuperBrawl V

WWE Night of Champions 2015

TNA Slammiversary VIII

WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015

WWE Fastlane 2015

AEW Revolution 2022

WCW Uncensored 2000

WCW Uncensored 1995

WCW Road Wild 1998

WCW Slamboree 1993

WCW Fall Brawl 1998

AEW Revolution 2021

TNA Against All Odds 2007

WCW Road Wild 1999

WCW Clash of the Champions XXX

NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre

WCW Superstar Series: Sting - Back in Black

WCW Fall Brawl 1993

TNA Wrestling Greatest Moments

WCW Spring Stampede 1998

TNA Bound for Glory 2006

TNA Sacrifice 2008

TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII

WCW Fall Brawl 1996

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

WCW SuperBrawl VI

TNA No Surrender 2007

WCW The Great American Bash 1996

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX

TNA Bound For Glory 2010

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI

NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout

AEW Revolution 2024

WCW Spring Stampede 2000

The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For

AEW Full Gear 2021

WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI

WCW Clash of the Champions XXV

WCW Halloween Havoc 1995

Sting: Into the Light

NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89

WCW Fall Brawl 1994

NWA Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness

WCW Starrcade 1994

WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015

Warrior's Greatest Matches

WCW Mayhem 1999

WCW SuperBrawl 2000

WCW Uncensored 1998

TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory

WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches

WCW Slamboree 1999

WCW The Great American Bash 1995

AEW Winter is Coming

NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88

Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

TNA Slammiversary XI

Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993

WCW Fall Brawl 1995

WCW Halloween Havoc 1999

WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA

Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain

WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV

Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII

The Real Reason (Men Commit Crimes)

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

AEW WrestleDream 2025

WCW Spring Stampede 1999

WCW SuperBrawl III

WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary

TNA Lockdown 2008

WCW Uncensored 1997

WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 2: Know Your Role

RevPro: High Stakes 2014

TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

TNA Lockdown 2010

TNA One Night Only: Tournament of Champions 2013

The Essential AJ Styles Collection

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII

TNA Against All Odds 2009

WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91

WCW Halloween Havoc 2000

WCW The Great American Bash 1999

WCW Slamboree 1995

WCW The Great American Bash 1998

WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1

WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!

WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory

Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection

WWA The Retribution

NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII

The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2

TNA Bound For Glory 2009

TNA Wrestling: Christian Cage - The Instant Classic

TNA Destination X 2007

NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem

TNA The Best of 2009
