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Steve Borden

Actor | * 03/20/1959 (65) | Omaha, Nebraska (United States of America (USA))
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Steve Borden (born March 20, 1959), better known by the ring name Sting, is an American retired professional wrestler. Borden is known for his time spent as the face of two American professional wrestling promotions: World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1988 to 2001 and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2006 to 2014. Although the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; renamed WWE in 2002) purchased WCW in 2001, Borden did not sign with them at the time. Prior to WCW, he wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP)—which became WCW in 1988—the Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF), and the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA). He last performed in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) from 2020 to 2024 before retiring. Borden wore face-paint throughout his career, and in 1996, changed from the multi-colored paint of his "Surfer" persona to the monochromatic paint of the "Crow" gimmick; he also incorporated elements of The Joker in the later part of his time in TNA. Borden started his career in 1985 as Flash in the independent promotion All-California Championship Wrestling, where he was in a tag team with Jim "Justice" Hellwig (who would later become famously known as The Ultimate Warrior) as members of the Power Team USA stable, before he a... ()
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Steve Borden, better known by the ring name Sting, is an American professional wrestler and former bodybuilder, currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as the mentor of Darby Allin. He is regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, having cultivated a legacy over a career spanning five decades. Throughout his career, he won a total of fifteen world championships.Sting is widely known for his time spent as the public face of two major American professional wrestling promotions: the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW), which was bought by the WWE in 2001, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, now Impact Wrestling). Although the WWF had purchased WCW, Sting did not sign with them at that time. Prior to WCW, he also wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF), and Mid South.Sting's 14-year association with WCW and its predecessor, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), began in 1987. He quickly rose to main event status and has been described as the WCW counterpart to the WWF's Hulk Hogan. Dubbed "The Franchise of WCW", he held a total of 14 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. Against Hogan, Sting headlined the highest-grossing PPV event in WCW history, Starrcade, in December 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. Sting would later face Hogan and Flair in their last televised matches, defeating both.Following the expiration of his contract with WCW's parent company, AOL Time Warner, in March 2002, Borden held talks with the WWF, but ultimately did not join the promotion and instead toured internationally with World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) – winning the WWA World Heavyweight Championship – before joining the then-upstart TNA in 2003.[1] Over the following 11 years, he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on one further occasion and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship four times. As a result, he became the only wrestler to have won the NWA, WCW, and TNA World Titles in a career. He was also the inaugural inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2012.

Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Drama | Documentaries

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Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter. ...

Ready to Rumble

PG-13

2000 | 2.6/5 | 1h 47min
Action, Comedy
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When five strangers with nothing in common come together at a remote roadside eatery, they place their orders with the diner's omniscient owner, who seems to know everything about them ... and is eeri ...

The Encounter

Certification unknown

2010 | 3.1/5 | 1h 25min
Drama, Kids & Family
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WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head ...

WCW Monday Nitro

Certification unknown

1995 | 4.2/5 | 2h per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Steve Borden

WWE Hall of Fame Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
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Movies with Steve Borden as Actor(215)

as himself2023 Biography: nWo
as Sting2023 AEW Full Gear
as Sting2022 AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door
as Sting2022 AEW Full Gear
as Sting2022 AEW All Out
as Sting2022 AEW Revolution
as Sting2021 AEW Revolution
as Sting2021 AEW Grand Slam
as Sting2021 AEW Fyter Fest
as Sting2021 AEW All Out
as Sting2021 AEW Double or Nothing
as Sting2021 AEW Full Gear
as Sting2020 Sting: The Lost Tape
as Sting2020 AEW Winter is Coming
as himself2017 Nature Boy
as Sting (archive footage)2016 WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
as Sting2016 WWE Hall of Fame 2016
as Sting/Flash2015 Sting: Into the Light
as Sting2015 WWE Night of Champions 2015
as Sting2015 The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
as Sting2015 WWE WrestleMania 31
as Sting (Appearance)2015 WWE Fastlane 2015
as Sting2014 WWE Survivor Series 2014
as Sting/Blade Runner Sting2014 WWE: The Best of Sting
as Sting2014 WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
as Sting2014 TNA Genesis 2014
as Sting2013 TNA One Night Only: Tournament of Champions 2013
2013 WWE: Goldberg - The Ultimate Collection
as Sting2013 TNA Lockdown 2013
as Sting2013 TNA Genesis 2013
as Sting2013 TNA Slammiversary XI
as Sting2013 TNA Hardcore Justice 2013
as Blade Runner Sting2013 Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
as Junkyard2013 Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire
as Junkyard2013 Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
as Sting2013 For All Mankind - The Life and Career of Mick Foley
as Sting2012 WWE: 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
as Sting2012 The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012 WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
as Sting2012 WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
as Sting2012 TNA Victory Road 2012
as Sting2011 The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
as Sting2011 TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
as Sting2011 WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
as Sting2011 TNA Slammiversary IX
as Sting2011 Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
as Sting2011 TNA Victory Road 2011
as Sting2011 TNA Lockdown 2011
as Sting2010 TNA Sacrifice 2010
as Nick2010 The Encounter
as Sting2010 TNA Lockdown 2010
as Sting2010 Wrestling's Highest Flyers
as Sting2009 TNA Hard Justice 2009
as Sting2009 TNA Victory Road 2009
as Sting2009 TNA Genesis 2009
as Sting2009 TNA Destination X 2009
as Sting2009 WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
as Sting2009 WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
as Sting2009 TNA Against All Odds 2009
as Sting2009 TNA No Surrender 2009
2009 Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
as Sting2009 The Rise & Fall of WCW
as Sting2009 WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship
as Sting2009 TNA Sacrifice 2009
as Sting2008 TNA Lockdown 2008
as Sting2008 TNA Bound for Glory IV
as Sting2008 Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
as Sting2008 TNA Hard Justice 2008
as Sting2008 TNA Turning Point 2008
as Sting2007 TNA Destination X 2007
as Sting2007 TNA Slammiversary 2007
as Sting2007 TNA Against All Odds 2007
as Sting2007 TNA Hard Justice 2007
as Sting2007 Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
as Sting2007 TNA Wrestling: Christian Cage - The Instant Classic
as Sting2007 TNA Final Resolution 2007
as Sting2007 TNA Sacrifice 2007
as Sting2007 TNA Victory Road 2007
as Sting2007 TNA Genesis 2007
as Sting2007 TNA Lockdown 2007
as Sting2007 TNA No Surrender 2007
as Sting2006 TNA Final Resolution 2006
as Sting2006 TNA Lockdown 2006
as Sting2006 TNA Victory Road 2006
as Sting2006 WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Sting2006 TNA Slammiversary 2006
as Sting2006 TNA Genesis 2006
as Sting2006 TNA Turning Point 2006
as Sting2006 TNA Sacrifice 2006
as Sting2006 TNA Hard Justice 2006
as Sting2006 TNA Bound for Glory 2006
as Himself - Sting2004 Sting: Moment of Truth
as Sting2004 WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
as Sting2004 WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
2003 WWA The Reckoning
2002 WWA The Retribution
as Steve "Sting" Borden2001 The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
as Sting2000 WCW New Blood Rising
as Sting2000 WCW Slamboree 2000
as Sting2000 WCW Fall Brawl 2000
as Sting2000 WCW Halloween Havoc 2000
as Sting2000 WCW Uncensored 2000
as Riley Davis2000 Shutterspeed
as Sting (Appearance)2000 WCW SuperBrawl 2000
as Sting2000 Ready to Rumble
as Sting2000 WCW Spring Stampede 2000
as Sting2000 WCW The Great American Bash 2000
as Sting1999 WCW Slamboree 1999
as Sting1999 WCW The Great American Bash 1999
as Sting1999 WCW Bash at The Beach 1999
as Sting1999 WCW Road Wild 1999
as Sting1999 WCW Fall Brawl 1999
as Sting1999 WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
as Sting1999 WCW Mayhem 1999
as Sting1999 WCW Starrcade 1999
as Sting1999 WCW Spring Stampede 1999
as Sting1998 WCW Spring Stampede 1998
as Sting1998 WCW The Great American Bash 1998
as Sting1998 WCW Halloween Havoc 1998
as Sting1998 WCW SuperBrawl VIII
as Sting1998 WCW Slamboree 1998
as Sting1998 WCW Uncensored 1998
as Sting1998 WCW Road Wild 1998
as Sting1998 WCW Fall Brawl 1998
as Sparkie1998 The Real Reason (Men Commit Crimes)
as Sting1997 WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV
as Sting1997 WCW Uncensored 1997
as Sting1997 WCW Starrcade 1997
as Sting1996 WCW The Great American Bash 1996
as Sting1996 WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
as Sting1996 WCW Hog Wild 1996
as Sting1996 WCW Fall Brawl 1996
as Sting1996 WCW Uncensored 1996
as Sting1996 WCW Slamboree 1996
as Sting1996 WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
as Sting1996 WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
as Sting1996 WCW SuperBrawl VI
as Sting1995 WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
as Sting1995 WCW The Great American Bash 1995
as Sting1995 WCW Uncensored 1995
as Sting1995 WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
as Sting1995 WCW SuperBrawl V
as Sting1995 WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
as Sting1995 WCW Starrcade 1995
as Sting1995 WCW Fall Brawl 1995
as Sting1995 WCW World War 3 1995
as Sting1995 WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
as Sting1995 WCW Slamboree 1995
as Sting1994 WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
as Sting1994 WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
as Sting1994 WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
as Sting1994 WCW Slamboree 1994
as Sting1994 WCW Spring Stampede 1994
as Sting1994 WCW Fall Brawl 1994
as Sting1994 WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
as Sting1994 WCW Starrcade 1994
as Sting (Appearance)1994 WCW Bash at The Beach 1994
as Sting1994 WCW SuperBrawl IV
as Sting1993 WCW Fall Brawl 1993
as Sting1993 WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
as Sting1993 WCW Clash of The Champions XXIV
as Sting1993 WCW Battle Bowl
as Sting1993 WCW Clash of The Champions XXV
as Sting1993 WCW Starrcade 1993
as Sting1993 WCW/New Japan Supershow III
as Sting1993 WCW Slamboree 1993
as Sting1993 WCW Beach Blast 1993
as Sting1993 WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
as Sting1993 Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting
as Sting1993 WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
as Sting1993 WCW SuperBrawl III
as Sting1992 WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
as Sting1992 WCW/New Japan Supershow II
as Sting1992 WCW Beach Blast 1992
as Sting1992 WCW WrestleWar 1992
as Sting1992 WCW Clash of The Champions XXI
as Sting1992 WCW SuperBrawl II
as Sting1992 WCW The Great American Bash 1992
as Sting1992 WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
as Sting1992 WCW Starrcade 1992
as Sting1992 WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
as Sting1991 WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun
as Sting1991 WCW The Great American Bash 1991
as Sting1991 WCW WrestleWar 1991
as Sting1991 WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun
as Sting1991 WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
as Sting1991 WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
as Sting1991 WCW Halloween Havoc '91
as Sting1991 WCW Starrcade 1991
as Sting1991 WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
as Sting1991 WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
as Sting (Ringside)1990 NWA WrestleWar '90: Wild Thing
as Sting1990 WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
as Sting1990 WCW Halloween Havoc '90
as Sting1990 WCW Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness
as Sting1990 WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop
as Sting1990 WCW Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
as Sting1990 WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course
as Sting1989 NWA Chi-Town Rumble
as Sting1989 NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days
as Sting1989 NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
as Sting1989 NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown
as Sting1989 WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock
as Sting1989 WCW Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
as Sting1989 WCW Halloween Havoc '89
as Sting1989 WCW Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
as Sting1988 WCW Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
as Sting1988 NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
as Sting (Appearance)1988 WCW Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
as Sting1988 WCW Clash of The Champions
as Sting1988 NWA Clash of The Champions II: Miami Mayhem
as Sting1988 NWA The Great American Bash '88: The Price for Freedom
as Sting1988 NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt
as Sting1988 The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as Sting1987 NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat!

TV Shows/Series with Steve Borden as Actor(16)

as Sting2021 AEW Dark: Elevation
as Sting2021 Biography: WWE Legends
as Sting2021 All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
as Sting2019 All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as himself2015 Legends with JBL
2004 TNA iMPACT!
as Sting2004 TNA iMPACT!
as Sting1998 WCW Thunder
1998 WCW Thunder
as Sting1995 WCW Monday Nitro
as himself1995 MADtv
as Adam 'Hammerhead' McCall1994 Thunder in Paradise
as Grangus1993 Walker, Texas Ranger
as Sting1993 WWE Raw
1992 WCW Saturday Night
as Hallor1990 Super Force

Movies with Steve Borden as Crew(1)

Crew/Stunts2015 WWE WrestleMania 31

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Full Name: Steve Borden
Born: Friday, 03/20 1959 (March) in Omaha, Nebraska (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 65 years + 31 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles, William S. Hart High School
Other names for Steve Borden (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Blade Runner Flash"
"Sting"
"Flash Borden"
"The Vigilante"
"Stinger"
"The Man they call Sting"
"The Icon"
"Steven James Borden"
"Sting (wrestler)"
"Sting (Wrestler)"
Steve Borden frequently works together with these people:
Ric Flair (113x, Actor)
Kevin Sullivan (110x, Crew)
Dusty Rhodes (103x, Crew)
Eric Bischoff (81x, Crew)
Scott Rechsteiner (79x, Actor)
Kevin Nash (78x, Actor)
Larry Pfohl (76x, Actor)
Marty Lunde (71x, Actor)
Rob Rechsteiner (67x, Actor)
Booker Huffman (65x, Actor)
Paul Taylor (59x, Crew)
Hulk Hogan (13x, Actor)
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