Steve Borden
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.
Filmography · 297
Raw
1993 · Sting
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023 · Sting
Mid-South Wrestling
1981 · Blade Runner Sting
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021 · Sting
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Grangus
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985 · Sting
WCW Saturday Night
1992
AEW Dark: Elevation
2021 · Sting
AEW Unrestricted
2020 · Sting
TNA iMPACT!
2004
WWE's Greatest Moments
2025 · Sting
The Best of WWE
2020 · Sting
Clash of the Champions
1988 · Sting
WWE Rivals
2022
Super Force
1990 · Hallor / Halor
WCW Monday Nitro
1995 · Sting
Biography: WWE Legends
2021 · Sting
NWA-TNA Weekly PPV
2002
The Nightmare Room
2001 · Steve 'Sting' Borden
WWE Table For 3
2015 · Sting
Thunder in Paradise
1994 · Adam 'Hammerhead' McCa...
Ready to Rumble
2000 · Sting
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014 · Sting
WCW Thunder
1998
WCW SuperBrawl 1
1991 · Sting
WCW Main Event
1995
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006 · Sting
Power Pro Wrestling
1986 · Blade Runner Sting/Fre...
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011 · Sting
WWE: Goldberg - The Ultimate Collection
2013
Legends with JBL
2015 · Himself
Foul Play with Anthony Davis
2026 · Sting
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015 · Sting
MADtv
1995 · Self
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
2013 · Sting
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990 · Sting
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
2009 · Sting
WCW Starrcade 1991
1991 · Sting
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
2004 · Sting
The Encounter
2010 · Nick
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994 · Sting (Appearance)
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
2015 · Sting
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012 · Sting
WCW Slamboree 1993
1993 · Sting
WCW Starrcade 1989
1989 · Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
1996 · Sting
WCW Pro
1994 · Wrestler (Sting)
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011 · Sting
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
1998 · Sting
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
2013 · Sting
WCW WrestleWar 1989
1989 · Sting
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012 · Sting
WCW WrestleWar 1992
1992 · Sting
WCW Starrcade 1993
1993 · Sting
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
2016 · Sting
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
2023 · Sting
WCW Starrcade 1999
1999 · Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
1989 · Sting
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
1998 · Sting
WCW All Nighter 1995
1995
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
2022 · Sting
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
2021 · Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
1990 · Sting
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
2009 · Sting
WCW Slamboree 1998
1998 · Sting
WCW Slamboree 1999
1999 · Sting
WCW SuperBrawl II
1992 · Sting
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
2011 · Sting
AEW: WrestleDream 2023
2023 · Sting
The Rise & Fall of WCW
2009 · Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
1995 · Sting
WWE Survivor Series 2014
2014 · Sting
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
2013 · Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
1992 · Sting
WWE Night of Champions 2015
2015 · Sting
WCW Starrcade 1992
1992 · Sting
WCW Starrcade 1990
1990 · Sting
NWA Chi-Town Rumble
1989 · Sting
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
2015 · Sting
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016 · Sting (archive footage...
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
1994 · Sting
WCW Uncensored 1995
1995 · Sting
AEW All Out 2022
2022 · Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
1996 · Sting
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
2017 · Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
1995 · Sting
WCW Road Wild 1998
1998 · Sting
NWA Starrcade 1988
1988 · Sting
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
2013 · Junkyard
WCW Uncensored 1996
1996 · Sting
AEW All Out 2021
2021 · Sting
WCW SuperBrawl IV
1994 · Sting
WCW WrestleWar 1990
1990 · Sting (Ringside)
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
1988 · Sting
AEW All In 2024: London
2024 · Sting
WCW BattleBowl
1993 · Sting
WCW Road Wild 1999
1999 · Sting
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014 · Sting
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 2: Know Your Role
2015
Nature Boy
2017 · Self
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
1989 · Sting
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
2012 · Sting
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
1995 · Sting
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
1988 · Sting
TNA Sacrifice 2011
2011 · Sting
WCW Fall Brawl 1999
1999 · Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1998
1998 · Sting
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009 · Sting
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire
2013 · Junkyard
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
1991 · Sting
NWA Starrcade 1987
1987 · Sting
WWE: The Best of Sting
2014 · Sting/Blade Runner Sti...
AEW Revolution 2024
2024 · Sting
WCW Uncensored 2000
2000 · Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
1992 · Sting
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
1998 · Sting
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
1994 · Sting
WCW Slamboree 1994
1994 · Sting
WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991 · Sting
WWE Fastlane 2015
2015 · Sting (Appearance)
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
1993 · Sting
WCW Uncensored 1997
1997 · Sting
WCW Uncensored 1998
1998 · Sting
WCW SuperBrawl V
1995 · Sting
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
1995 · Sting
TNA Final Resolution December 2008
2008 · Sting
WCW SuperBrawl III
1993 · Sting
AEW Revolution 2022
2022 · Sting
WCW Hog Wild 1996
1996 · Sting
AEW Fyter Fest
2021 · Sting
WCW The Great American Bash 2000
2000 · Sting
WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
1991 · Sting
Sting: Into the Light
2015 · Sting/Flash
WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
1999 · Sting
WCW Mayhem 1999
1999 · Sting
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998 · Sting
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990 · Sting (Interview)
TNA Slammiversary 2006
2006 · Sting
WCW Starrcade 1994
1994 · Sting
TNA Lockdown 2009
2009 · Sting
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013 · Blade Runner Sting
WCW Fall Brawl 2000
2000 · Sting
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
1991 · Sting
WCW The Great American Bash 1992
1992 · Sting
TNA Slammiversary 2012
2012 · Sting
WCW Spring Stampede 1999
1999 · Sting
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
2004 · Sting
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
2014 · Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
1995 · Sting
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006 · Sting
WCW SuperBrawl VI
1996 · Sting
WCW Slamboree 2000
2000 · Sting
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
1996 · Sting
TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory
2007 · Sting
NWA Clash of the Champions
1988 · Sting
WCW Beach Blast
1992 · Sting
WCW New Blood Rising
2000 · Sting
NWA The Great American Bash 1988
1988 · Sting
World Wrestling Peace Festival
1996
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
1993 · Sting
WCW Starrcade 1995
1995 · Sting
WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop
1990 · Sting
AEW Revolution 2021
2021 · Sting
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
2016 · Sting
WCW Beach Blast 1993
1993 · Sting
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
1993 · Sting
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
1993 · Sting
TNA Lockdown 2006
2006 · Sting
TNA Bound For Glory 2010
2010 · Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV
1997 · Sting
TNA Lockdown 2010
2010 · Sting
TNA Final Resolution 2011
2011 · Sting (Ringside)
AEW All In 2023: London
2023 · Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
1994 · Sting (Ringside)
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
2011 · Sting
TNA Hard Justice 2007
2007 · Sting
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994 · Sting (Appearance)
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
1999 · Sting
Warrior's Greatest Matches
2014 · Self
WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
1991 · Sting
TNA Sacrifice 2007
2007 · Sting
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
2009 · Sting
TNA Slammiversary 2009
2009 · Sting
TNA Turning Point 2006
2006 · Sting
TNA Slammiversary 2007
2007 · Sting
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
2008 · Sting
TNA Hard Justice 2009
2009 · Sting
AEW Full Gear 2021
2021 · Sting
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
1996 · Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
1991 · Sting
WCW Slamboree 1996
1996 · Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
1994 · Sting
TNA Victory Road 2007
2007 · Sting
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
1995 · Sting
AEW Worlds End 2023
2023 · Sting
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
1990 · Sting
TNA Genesis 2006
2006 · Sting
AEW Full Gear 2023
2023 · Sting
TNA Final Resolution 2007
2007 · Sting
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
2016 · Sting
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
1996 · Sting
WCW Starrcade 1997
1997 · Sting
AEW Beach Break
2021 · Sting
WCW Slamboree 1995
1995 · Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
1994 · Sting
TNA Final Resolution 2006
2006 · Sting
TNA Genesis 2009
2009 · Sting
TNA Lockdown 2011
2011 · Sting
TNA Sacrifice 2009
2009 · Sting
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
1989 · Sting
AEW Full Gear 2022
2022 · Sting
TNA Victory Road 2012
2012 · Sting
TNA No Surrender 2009
2009 · Sting
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
1994 · Sting
TNA Lockdown 2008
2008 · Sting
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999 · Sting
TNA Against All Odds 2007
2007 · Sting
WCW Spring Stampede 2000
2000 · Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
1991 · Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
1992 · Sting
TNA Sacrifice 2008
2008 · Sting
AEW WrestleDream 2025
2025 · Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXI
1992 · Sting
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
2016 · Sting
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
1989 · Sting
TNA Against All Odds 2009
2009 · Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 2000
2000 · Sting
TNA Destination X 2009
2009 · Sting
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
2004 · Sting
AEW Winter is Coming
2020 · Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
1993 · Sting
TNA Bound For Glory 2009
2009 · Sting
TNA Victory Road 2011
2011 · Sting
WCW World War 3 1995
1995 · Sting
TNA Wrestling: Sting - Return of An Icon
2006 · Sting
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
2000 · Sting (Appearance)
NWA Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness
1990 · Sting
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
2001 · Steve "Sting" Borden
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
2006 · Sting
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
1993 · Sting
The Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.2
2013
TNA Slammiversary VIII
2010 · Sting
Shutterspeed
2000 · Riley Davis
TNA Hard Justice 2006
2006 · Sting
TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches
2008 · Sting
TNA Sacrifice 2006
2006 · Sting
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
1995 · Sting
WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!
1999 · Sting
TNA Destination X 2007
2007 · Sting
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1
2010 · Sting
TNA Bound for Glory 2011
2011 · Sting
TNA No Surrender 2010
2010 · Sting
RevPro High Stakes 2014
2014 · Sting
NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE"
2023 · Sting
TNA Hard Justice 2008
2008 · Sting
TNA No Surrender 2007
2007 · Sting
WCW Millennium Final
2000 · Sting
TNA Lockdown 2013
2013 · Sting
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun
1991 · Sting
TNA Lockdown 2007
2007 · Sting
TNA Genesis 2013
2013 · Sting
TNA Slammiversary IX
2011 · Sting
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
2022 · Sting
TNA Bound for Glory IV
2008 · Sting
TNA Sacrifice 2010
2010 · Sting
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
1989 · Sting
AEW Grand Slam
2021 · Sting
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
1992 · Sting
TNA Wrestling Greatest Moments
2010 · Sting
TNA Genesis 2007
2007 · Sting
TNA Slammiversary XI
2013 · Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
1993 · Sting
TNA Turning Point 2008
2008 · Sting
TNA Victory Road 2006
2006 · Sting
TNA Bound for Glory 2012
2012 · Sting
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
2007 · Sting
TNA No Surrender 2011
2011 · Sting
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
1988 · Sting
TNA Victory Road 2009
2009 · Sting
TNA Bound for Glory 2013
2013 · Sting
AEW Revolution 2021: The Buy In
2021 · Sting
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
1988 · Sting (Appearance)
WWA The Retribution
2002
Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting
1993 · Sting
WCW/New Japan Supershow III
1993 · Sting
WWE Hall of Fame 2016
2016 · Sting
The Real Reason (Men Commit Crimes)
1998 · Sparkie
TNA Hardcore Justice 2013
2013 · Sting
WCW Superstar Series: Sting - Back in Black
1999 · Sting
TNA One Night Only: Tournament of Champions 2013
2013 · Sting
TNA Wrestling: Christian Cage - The Instant Classic
2007 · Sting
TNA The Best of 2009
2010 · Sting
Sting: The Lost Tape
2020 · Sting
WCW/nWo Superstar Series: Sting - Unmasked!
1998 · Sting
For All Mankind - The Life and Career of Mick Foley
2013 · Sting