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Sting (wrestler)

Sting
Sting March 2015.jpg
Sting in March 2015
Birth name Steve Borden
Born (1959-03-20) March 20, 1959 (age 57)
Omaha, Nebraska,
United States
Residence Dallas, Texas, United States
Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles
Spouse(s) Sue Borden (m. 1986; div. 2010)
Sabine Glenn (m. 2015)
Children 3
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Blade Runner Flash
Blade Runner Sting
Flash Borden
Steve Borden
Sting
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight 250 lb (110 kg)
Billed from Every Man's Nightmare
Venice Beach, California
Trained by Red Bastien
Rick Bassman
Debut November 28, 1985
Retired April 2, 2016

Steve Borden, Sr. (born March 20, 1959), better known by the ring name Sting, is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, author and former bodybuilder signed to WWE under a Legends contract. Sting is known for his time spent as the public face of two major professional wrestling promotions: the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW), which displaced the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) as the leading professional wrestling organization in the United States from 1995 to 1998; and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Borden is regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, having cultivated a legacy over a career spanning more than three decades during which has had a total of 14 major world championship reigns in WCW and TNA.

Sting's 14-year tenure with WCW and its predecessor, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), began in 1987. Dubbed "The Franchise of WCW", he held a total of 15 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. Sting has been described as the WCW counterpart to the WWF's Hulk Hogan; against Hogan, he headlined the highest-grossing PPV event in WCW history at Starrcade in 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.


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