Sting (wrestler)
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Sting in March 2015
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| Birth name | Steve Borden |
| Born |
March 20, 1959 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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