Steve Borden
Acting • Born 1959-03-20
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.
Filmography
310 credits
AEW Full Gear 2021
Movie • 2021
Sting
AEW Revolution 2021: The Buy In
Movie • 2021
Sting
AEW Revolution 2021
Movie • 2021
Sting
WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!
Movie • 1999
Sting
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
Movie • 1995
Sting
World Wrestling Peace Festival
Movie • 1996
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
Movie • 2023
Sting
AEW Revolution 2022
Movie • 2022
Sting
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
Movie • 2012
Sting
AEW Grand Slam
Movie • 2021
Sting
TNA Bound for Glory 2012
Movie • 2012
Sting
TNA Genesis 2013
Movie • 2013
Sting
TNA Final Resolution December 2008
Movie • 2008
Sting
AEW All In 2023: London
Movie • 2023
Sting
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
Movie • 2011
Sting
WCW Millennium Final
Movie • 2000
Sting
TNA Slammiversary 2012
Movie • 2012
Sting
TNA Hardcore Justice 2013
Movie • 2013
Sting
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
Movie • 1996
Sting
TNA Lockdown 2013
Movie • 2013
Sting
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
Movie • 2013
Sting
NWA Starrcade 1987
Movie • 1987
Sting
WCW Spring Stampede 1999
Movie • 1999
Sting
WCW Slamboree 1999
Movie • 1999
Sting
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
Movie • 1999
Sting
WCW Fall Brawl 1999
Movie • 1999
Sting
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
Movie • 1999
Sting
WCW Starrcade 1999
Movie • 1999
Sting
WCW Road Wild 1999
Movie • 1999
Sting
WCW Mayhem 1999
Movie • 1999
Sting
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire
Movie • 2013
Junkyard
WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
Movie • 1999
Sting
NWA The Great American Bash 1988
Movie • 1988
Sting
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
Movie • 1989
Sting
NWA Starrcade 1988
Movie • 1988
Sting
WCW Starrcade 1989
Movie • 1989
Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
Movie • 1989
Sting
WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop
Movie • 1990
Sting
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
Movie • 1990
Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
Movie • 1990
Sting
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
Movie • 1988
Sting (Appearance)
WCW Uncensored 2000
Movie • 2000
Sting
WCW New Blood Rising
Movie • 2000
Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 2000
Movie • 2000
Sting
WCW Fall Brawl 2000
Movie • 2000
Sting
WCW WrestleWar 1991
Movie • 1991
Sting
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun
Movie • 1991
Sting
WCW Spring Stampede 2000
Movie • 2000
Sting
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
Movie • 2013
Junkyard
WCW The Great American Bash 2000
Movie • 2000
Sting
WCW Slamboree 2000
Movie • 2000
Sting
WCW SuperBrawl 1
Movie • 1991
Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
Movie • 1991
Sting
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
Movie • 1992
Sting
WCW WrestleWar 1992
Movie • 1992
Sting
WCW SuperBrawl II
Movie • 1992
Sting
WCW/New Japan Supershow III
Movie • 1993
Sting
WCW Beach Blast
Movie • 1992
Sting
WCW The Great American Bash 1992
Movie • 1992
Sting
WCW SuperBrawl III
Movie • 1993
Sting
WCW Slamboree 1993
Movie • 1993
Sting
WCW Beach Blast 1993
Movie • 1993
Sting
WWA The Reckoning
Movie • 2003
WWA The Retribution
Movie • 2002
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
Movie • 1993
Sting
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
Movie • 1994
Sting
WCW Starrcade 1993
Movie • 1993
Sting
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
Movie • 1994
Sting
WCW Starrcade 1994
Movie • 1994
Sting
WCW SuperBrawl V
Movie • 1995
Sting
WCW Uncensored 1995
Movie • 1995
Sting
WCW Slamboree 1995
Movie • 1995
Sting
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
Movie • 1995
Sting
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
Movie • 1995
Sting
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
Movie • 1995
Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
Movie • 1995
Sting
WCW Starrcade 1995
Movie • 1995
Sting
WWE Fastlane 2015
Movie • 2015
Sting (Appearance)
WCW SuperBrawl VI
Movie • 1996
Sting
WCW Uncensored 1996
Movie • 1996
Sting
WCW Slamboree 1996
Movie • 1996
Sting
Wrestling's Highest Flyers
Movie • 2010
Sting
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
Movie • 1996
Sting
WCW Hog Wild 1996
Movie • 1996
Sting
WCW Uncensored 1997
Movie • 1997
Sting
WCW Starrcade 1997
Movie • 1997
Sting
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
Movie • 1996
Sting
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
Movie • 1998
Sting
WCW Uncensored 1998
Movie • 1998
Sting
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
Movie • 1998
Sting
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
Movie • 1998
Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1998
Movie • 1998
Sting
WCW Slamboree 1998
Movie • 1998
Sting
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
Movie • 1998
Sting
WCW Road Wild 1998
Movie • 1998
Sting
AEW: WrestleDream 2023
Movie • 2023
Sting
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
Movie • 2022
Sting
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
Movie • 2000
Sting (Appearance)
NWA Live: March 18, 1989
Movie • 1989
Sting
AEW Full Gear 2023
Movie • 2023
Sting
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
Movie • 2022
Sting
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 2: Know Your Role
Movie • 2015
AEW All Out 2022
Movie • 2022
Sting
WWE Survivor Series 2014
Movie • 2014
Sting
WWE: The Best of Sting
Movie • 2014
Sting/Blade Runner Sting
AEW Worlds End 2023
Movie • 2023
Sting
AEW Revolution 2024
Movie • 2024
Sting
The Encounter
Movie • 2010
Nick
Ready to Rumble
Movie • 2000
Sting
TNA Wrestling Greatest Moments
Movie • 2010
Sting
Shutterspeed
Movie • 2000
Riley Davis
WWE WrestleMania 31
Movie • 2015
Sting
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie • 2006
Sting
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
Movie • 2014
Sting
AEW Full Gear 2022
Movie • 2022
Sting
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
Movie • 2012
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Movie • 2013
Blade Runner Sting
Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting
Movie • 1993
Sting
WCW/nWo Superstar Series: Sting - Unmasked!
Movie • 1998
Sting
WCW Superstar Series: Sting - Back in Black
Movie • 1999
Sting
NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE"
Movie • 2023
Sting
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
Movie • 2013
Sting
TNA The Best of 2009
Movie • 2010
Sting
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
Movie • 2012
Sting
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
Movie • 2015
Sting
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
Movie • 2014
Sting
WWE Night of Champions 2015
Movie • 2015
Sting
WWE Collection Volume 2: Know Your Role
Movie • 2015
Sting: Into the Light
Movie • 2015
Sting/Flash
RevPro: High Stakes 2014
Movie • 2014
Sting
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Movie • 2016
Sting (archive footage)
WWE Hall of Fame 2016
Movie • 2016
Sting
TNA Lockdown 2011
Movie • 2011
Sting
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
Movie • 2009
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
Movie • 1994
Sting (Appearance)
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
Movie • 2015
Sting
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
Movie • 2001
Steve "Sting" Borden
AEW All In 2024: London
Movie • 2024
Sting
TNA Wrestling: Christian Cage - The Instant Classic
Movie • 2007
Sting
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
Movie • 2011
Sting
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
Movie • 2017
Sting
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
Movie • 2009
Sting
Sting: Moment of Truth
Movie • 2004
Himself - Sting
Nature Boy
Movie • 2017
Self
TNA Victory Road 2009
Movie • 2009
Sting
TNA Final Resolution 2006
Movie • 2006
Sting
TNA Bound for Glory 2011
Movie • 2011
Sting
TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory
Movie • 2007
Sting
TNA Turning Point 2006
Movie • 2006
Sting
TNA Victory Road 2006
Movie • 2006
Sting
TNA Lockdown 2006
Movie • 2006
Sting
TNA Sacrifice 2006
Movie • 2006
Sting
TNA Slammiversary 2006
Movie • 2006
Sting
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
Movie • 2006
Sting
TNA Lockdown 2007
Movie • 2007
Sting
TNA Slammiversary 2009
Movie • 2009
Sting
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
Movie • 2013
Sting
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
Movie • 2009
Sting
TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches
Movie • 2008
Sting
TNA Wrestling: Sting - Return of An Icon
Movie • 2006
Sting
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
Movie • 2006
Sting
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1
Movie • 2010
Sting
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
Movie • 2016
Sting
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
Movie • 2016
Sting
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Movie • 2009
Sting
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
Movie • 2009
Sting
For All Mankind - The Life and Career of Mick Foley
Movie • 2013
Sting
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
Movie • 2012
Sting
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
Movie • 2011
Sting
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
Movie • 2008
Sting
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
Movie • 2004
Sting
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
Movie • 2004
Sting
The Rise & Fall of WCW
Movie • 2009
Sting
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
Movie • 2007
Sting
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Movie • 2014
Sting
TNA Destination X 2007
Movie • 2007
Sting
Sting: The Lost Tape
Movie • 2020
Sting
TNA Against All Odds 2009
Movie • 2009
Sting
TNA Sacrifice 2011
Movie • 2011
Sting
TNA Against All Odds 2007
Movie • 2007
Sting
The Real Reason (Men Commit Crimes)
Movie • 1998
Sparkie
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
Movie • 1993
Sting
The Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.2
Movie • 2013
WWE: Goldberg - The Ultimate Collection
Movie • 2013
TNA Slammiversary XI
Movie • 2013
Sting
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
Movie • 1993
Sting
TNA Genesis 2007
Movie • 2007
Sting
TNA Slammiversary VIII
Movie • 2010
Sting
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
Movie • 1988
Sting
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
Movie • 1988
Sting
NWA Clash of the Champions
Movie • 1988
Sting
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Movie • 1988
Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
Movie • 1992
Sting
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
Movie • 1988
Sting
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
Movie • 1989
Sting
NWA Chi-Town Rumble
Movie • 1989
Sting
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
Movie • 1989
Sting
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
Movie • 1989
Sting
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
Movie • 1990
Sting
WCW WrestleWar 1990
Movie • 1990
Sting (Ringside)
WCW WrestleWar 1989
Movie • 1989
Sting
NWA Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness
Movie • 1990
Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
Movie • 1992
Sting
WCW Starrcade 1990
Movie • 1990
Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
Movie • 1991
Sting
TNA Slammiversary 2007
Movie • 2007
Sting
TNA Sacrifice 2007
Movie • 2007
Sting
TNA Victory Road 2007
Movie • 2007
Sting
TNA Hard Justice 2006
Movie • 2006
Sting
TNA Bound for Glory 2013
Movie • 2013
Sting
TNA Genesis 2006
Movie • 2006
Sting
TNA Final Resolution 2007
Movie • 2007
Sting
TNA Victory Road 2011
Movie • 2011
Sting
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
Movie • 2011
Sting
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
Movie • 1991
Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
Movie • 1995
Sting
WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
Movie • 1991
Sting
TNA Genesis 2014
Movie • 2014
Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXI
Movie • 1992
Sting
WCW World War 3 1995
Movie • 1995
Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
Movie • 1992
Sting
WCW Starrcade 1992
Movie • 1992
Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
Movie • 1991
Sting
TNA Hard Justice 2008
Movie • 2008
Sting
TNA Hard Justice 2009
Movie • 2009
Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
Movie • 1996
Sting
TNA Turning Point 2008
Movie • 2008
Sting
TNA Genesis 2009
Movie • 2009
Sting
TNA Bound for Glory IV
Movie • 2008
Sting
TNA Hard Justice 2007
Movie • 2007
Sting
TNA Slammiversary IX
Movie • 2011
Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
Movie • 1991
Sting
TNA One Night Only: Tournament of Champions 2013
Movie • 2013
Sting
WCW Starrcade 1991
Movie • 1991
Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
Movie • 1996
Sting
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
Movie • 1993
Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
Movie • 1993
Sting
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
Movie • 1993
Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
Movie • 1993
Sting
WCW BattleBowl
Movie • 1993
Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
Movie • 1994
Sting
WCW SuperBrawl IV
Movie • 1994
Sting
WCW Slamboree 1994
Movie • 1994
Sting
TNA Lockdown 2008
Movie • 2008
Sting
TNA Sacrifice 2008
Movie • 2008
Sting
TNA Victory Road 2012
Movie • 2012
Sting
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
Movie • 1994
Sting (Appearance)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
Movie • 1994
Sting
TNA No Surrender 2011
Movie • 2011
Sting
TNA No Surrender 2010
Movie • 2010
Sting
TNA No Surrender 2009
Movie • 2009
Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
Movie • 1994
Sting
AEW Winter is Coming
Movie • 2020
Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
Movie • 1994
Sting (Ringside)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV
Movie • 1997
Sting
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
Movie • 1995
Sting
TNA Final Resolution 2011
Movie • 2011
Sting (Ringside)
TNA No Surrender 2007
Movie • 2007
Sting
TNA Bound For Glory 2009
Movie • 2009
Sting
TNA Bound For Glory 2010
Movie • 2010
Sting
TNA Sacrifice 2009
Movie • 2009
Sting
TNA Lockdown 2009
Movie • 2009
Sting
TNA Sacrifice 2010
Movie • 2010
Sting
TNA Destination X 2009
Movie • 2009
Sting
TNA Lockdown 2010
Movie • 2010
Sting
WCW All Nighter 1995
Movie • 1995
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
Movie • 2021
Sting
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
Movie • 2016
Sting
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
Movie • 2016
Sting
AEW Fyter Fest
Movie • 2021
Sting
AEW All Out 2021
Movie • 2021
Sting
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
Movie • 1990
Sting (Interview)
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
Movie • 2004
Sting
WCW: Ric Flar - 2 Decades of Excellence
Movie • 1995
Sting
NWA WrestleWar 1989
Movie • 1989
Sting
AEW Beach Break
Movie • 2021
Sting
AEW WrestleDream 2025
Movie • 2025
Sting
Warrior's Greatest Matches
Movie • 2014
Self
WCW Saturday Night
TV • 1992
WCW Thunder
TV • 1998
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Grangus
TNA iMPACT!
TV • 2004
WCW Main Event
TV • 1995
MADtv
TV • 1995
Self
The Nightmare Room
TV • 2001
Steve 'Sting' Borden
TNA iMPACT!
TV • 2004
Sting
Biography: WWE Legends
TV • 2021
Sting
NWA-TNA Weekly PPV
TV • 2002
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
TV • 2021
Sting
WCW Thunder
TV • 1998
Sting
AEW Dark: Elevation
TV • 2021
Sting
WWE Table For 3
TV • 2015
Sting
AEW Unrestricted
TV • 2020
Sting
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TV • 2019
Raw
TV • 1993
Sting
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
TV • 2023
Sting
Legends with JBL
TV • 2015
Himself
Thunder in Paradise
TV • 1994
Adam 'Hammerhead' McCall
WCW Monday Nitro
TV • 1995
Sting
The Best of WWE
TV • 2020
Sting
Super Force
TV • 1990
Hallor / Halor
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TV • 2019
Sting
WWE Rivals
TV • 2022
WWE's Greatest Moments
TV • 2025
Sting
Power Pro Wrestling
TV • 1986
Blade Runner Sting/Freedom Fighter Flash
Mid-South Wrestling
TV • 1981
Blade Runner Sting
NWA World Championship Wrestling
TV • 1985
Sting
Clash of the Champions
TV • 1988
Sting
Clash of the Champions
TV • 1988
Sting (Appearance)
Clash of the Champions
TV • 1988
Sting (Interview)