Sting
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Sting Blade Runner Flash Flash Flash Borden The Crow
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (190 cm)
Billed weight	255 lbs (115 kg)
Born	March 20, 1959 (1959-03-20) (age 49)[1] Omaha, Nebraska
Billed from	Venice Beach, California
Trained by	Bill Anderson Red Bastien Georgio Maradona Terry Funk
Debut	November 28, 1985
Website	Official Website

Steve James Borden (born March 20, 1959) better known by his ring name Sting, is an American professional wrestler, currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Venice is a district in western Los Angeles California. It is known for its Canals Beaches and Circus -like Ocean Front Walk, Rolland Bastein, born January 27, 1931 in Boise Idaho) better known as Red Bastien was a former Professional wrestler. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett

Sting is a 12 time World Heavyweight Champion, holding the championships from National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett By Pro Wrestling Illustrated classifications, he is one of only two active former World Heavyweight Champions (along with Abyss) who have never appeared for World Wrestling Entertainment. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. Christopher J "Chris" Parks Border City Wrestling BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet,

He is also the most popular and successful American professional wrestler to have never performed under contract for WWE, and is generally considered to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, ^[2]

Contents 1 Wrestling career 1.1 Universal Wrestling Federation (1985-1987) 1.2 National Wrestling Alliance (1987-1991) 1.2.1 1987-1989 1.2.2 1990-1991 1.3 World Championship Wrestling (1991-2001) 1.3.1 1991-1995 1.3.2 1996-1998 1.3.3 1999-2001 1.4 World Wrestling All-Stars (2002-2003) 1.5 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003-Current) 1.5.1 2003-2004 1.5.2 2005-2006 1.5.3 2007-Present 2 Personal life 3 In wrestling 4 Championships and accomplishments 5 Acting career 6 Media 6.1 Books 6.2 VHSs and DVDs 7 Notes 8 References 9 External links

Wrestling career

Borden was hired to help recruit a fourth member of Powerteam USA, a professional wrestling stable headed by Red Bastien and Rick Bassman and containing three other former bodybuilders while at his Gold's Gym in San Fernando Valley. Powerteam USA were a short lived group of four bodybuilders turned wrestlers in the California wrestling territories in late 1985. Gold's Gym International Inc is an international chain of co-ed fitness centers (commonly referred to as " Gyms quot originally started in California by The San Fernando Valley or The Valley is an urbanized Valley located in the north-western section of the city of Los Angeles California, United States After many failed to be recruited, Borden was given an offer to be the fourth member. At the time Sting was weighing 250 lbs of muscle with little interest in wrestling, Bassman constantly tried to recruit him in which Steve finally agreed. ^[1] Borden trained under Bill Anderson as well as Bastien and Bassman for 10 weeks and debuted in November 1985 as Flash Borden. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) ^[3]

Universal Wrestling Federation (1985-1987)

Power Team USA disbanded in 1986, and two of the members, Borden and Jim "Justice" Hellwig (later The Ultimate Warrior), formed a tag team known as the Blade Runners. For the South Korean film Ultimate Warrior see Musa (film. For other uses see Warrior (disambiguation. For the South Korean film Ultimate Warrior see Musa (film. For other uses see Warrior (disambiguation. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. The Blade Runners were a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of future superstars Steve Borden and Jim Hellwig, that existed in ^[1][3] Borden changed his name initially from Flash to Sting while Hellwig became Rock. ^[1] The Blade Runners wrestled in the Universal Wrestling Federation based in Shreveport, Louisiana until Rock left the promotion in mid-1986. The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts ' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986 Shreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest Metropolitan area in the U The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Left without a partner, Borden joined Hotstuff and Hyatt International, a stable headed by Eddie Gilbert and Missy Hyatt. Thomas Edward (Eddie Gilbert Jr ( August 14, 1961 &ndash February 18, 1995) was an American professional wrestler Melissa Ann Hiatt (born October 16, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and valet better known by her ring name Missy Hyatt. He won the UWF Tag Team Championship twice with Gilbert in 1986, and a third time with Rick Steiner in 1987. The UWF World Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Universal Wrestling Federation from 1986 until the promotion closed in 1987 Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City Michigan) better known by his Ring name Rick Steiner, is an American ^[1] Initially a heel wrestler, Sting turned babyface following a match against Terry Taylor in mid-1987, where former manager Gilbert interfered on Taylor's behalf, costing Sting the match. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains Terry Taylor (born Paul W Taylor III on August 12 1955) is an American retired professional wrestler Following a two-on-one gangup, Gentleman Chris Adams cleared the ring and became instrumental in Sting's face turn when Adams asked if Sting was with him or against him in his feud with Taylor and Gilbert. This article is about the Wrestler, for the Cricketer, see Christopher Adams (cricketer Christopher Adams ( February 10 It was during this period of working for Bill Watts that Eddie Gilbert publicly endorsed Borden by stating to a 'dirt sheet' that Sting would be a megastar in the future. Later that year, Sting was tabbed to win Gilbert's UWF Television title until Jim Crockett bought the company from Bill Watts. James Allen Crockett (born June 2, 1909 in Bristol Virginia - died April 1, 1973) was a Professional wrestling promoter Bill Watts, (born May 5 1939 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a former American Professional wrestler and promoter Booker Dusty Rhodes decided to put the belt on Terry Taylor to set up a feud with Nikita Koloff to unify the NWA and UWF Television titles. Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American Nikita S Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson March 9, 1959) is a former American professional wrestler who wrestled throughout The decision was made to use unknown Shane Douglas as the transitional champion by Rhodes, who did not want to diminish Sting's growing stardom with a brief title run. Troy Shane Martin (born November 21 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his Ring name

National Wrestling Alliance (1987-1991)

1987-1989

Rhodes decided to use the opening bout of Jim Crockett's first foray into pay-per-view, Starrcade '87, to showcase the young superstar, partnering Sting with Michael P.S. Hayes and Jimmy Garvin in a time-limit draw battle against Eddie Gilbert, Rick Steiner, and Larry Zbyszko. Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event Starrcade '87 Chi-Town Heat was the fifth annual Starrcade Professional wrestling event produced by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP under the National Michael Seitz In 2002 Hayes hit the wrestling headlines after an incident took place during a UK tour which was dubbed the "plane ride from hell James Williams (born September 25, 1952 in Tampa Florida) is a retired American Professional wrestler. Lawrence (Larry Whistler (born December 5 1953 is a professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Having established himself as a rising star, Sting was one of the only UWF alumni to be pushed through the NWA. At the inaugural Clash of Champions, Sting challenged Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance The match itself was booked as a time-limit draw, but Flair lobbied for Sting's placement in the main event, while Rhodes pushed for Lex Luger. Main Event is Australia 's only Pay-per-view channel It transmits through Foxtel, Optus Television and Austar. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view Crocket agreed with Flair and Sting was given the chance to shine in the TBS telecast that ran head to head against WrestleMania IV. WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ^[1][4] Sting lost to Flair in several non-televised rematches following the Clash and later that year continued to battle against other members of the Four Horsemen. The Four Horsemen (also spelt IV Horsemen) was a popular Professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Sting teamed with Nikita Koloff at the The Great American Bash challenging Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett Tully Blanchard (born January 22, 1954 in San Antonio Texas) is a retired second generation American professional wrestler. Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Tag Team Championship is the premier Tag team title within the NWA framework Rhodes continued to book Sting in title matches throughout the year against both NWA United States Champion Barry Windham and NWA Television Champion Mike Rotundo. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Barry Windham (born July 4 1960) is a professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Television Championship was one of the more unusual belts in the history of wrestling as the championship (with rare exceptions could Lawrence Michael "Mike" Rotunda (born March 30, 1958) is a former American professional wrestler, perhaps best known under the In the fall of '88, Sting was attacked by The Road Warriors after a televised match. The Road Warriors were a Professional wrestling Tag team famously composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis Sting was chosen as the most over face with the fans by Rhodes, who knew turning Hawk and Animal heel would be no easy task. Michael James Hegstrand ( September 12 1957 – October 19 2003) was an American professional wrestler. Joseph Aaron "Joe" Laurinaitis (born January 26 1960) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name Dusty Rhodes teamed with Sting to challenge for the tag team belts at Starrcade '88, defeating The Road Warriors by disqualification. Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American Starrcade '88 True Gritt was the sixth annual Starrcade Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced under the National Wrestling Alliance

Sting then returned to singles matches in 1989, starting the year off on New Year's Day wrestling Ric Flair to a one hour draw in Atlanta's Omni. The Omni Coliseum, usually called The Omni, from the Latin for "all" or "every" was an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia After a long push, he finally won his first title in the NWA when he defeated Mike Rotundo for the NWA Television Championship. Lawrence Michael "Mike" Rotunda (born March 30, 1958) is a former American professional wrestler, perhaps best known under the ^[1] He defended the TV Championship actively but tended to face sub-par challengers such as The Iron Sheik. Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (born March 15, 1943) Khosrow also was the assistant coach of two US Olympic squads in the 1970s In mid 1989, The Great Muta was booked to challenge Sting on July 23 at The Great American Bash. is a Japanese professional wrestler who first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett The match was a classic Dusty Finish even though the "American Dream" had been fired months before. In Professional wrestling, a Dusty Finish refers to a specific scripted ending to a match named after wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes. Sting got the three-count and was announced as the winner. A replay showed Muta's shoulder was up at the count of two and the NWA decided to declare the title vacant. ^[1] Sting and Muta battled in many rematches, but they always ended in disqualification, giving neither man the championship. Eventually, Muta won a no disqualification match against Sting to win the title after using a blackjack to get the win.

In the main event of The Great American Bash, Ric Flair faced Terry Funk. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the After Flair got the victory, he was attacked by Muta, who was apart of the J-Tex Corporation, only to have Sting come to his rescue. J-Tex Corporation, also known as Gary Hart International, was a heel Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling Sting and Flair feuded with Muta and Funk for the rest of summer and fall, culminating in a Thunderdome Cage match between the two teams at Halloween Havoc '89, which Flair and Sting won. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 The alliance with Flair resulted in Sting joining the Four Horsemen along with the Arndersons, Arn and Ole. The Four Horsemen (also spelt IV Horsemen) was a popular Professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler Alan Robert Rogowski (born September 22 1942) better known by his Ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired Professional wrestler

Sting finished out the year winning the four-man round robin Ironman tournament at Starrcade 1989. Starrcade '89 Future Shock was the seventh annual Starrcade Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced under the National Wrestling Alliance The night ended when he defeated Flair in the final match to accumulate the necessary amount of points needed to win. It also made Sting the number one contender for Flair's NWA World Title, which was the catalyst for the events that immediately followed.

1990-1991

Sting was summarily dismissed from the Horsemen on February 6, 1990 at Clash of the Champions X: Texas Shootout after refusing to relinquish an upcoming title shot at Flair, thus restarting their rivalry. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. Later that evening, Borden suffered a legitimate knee injury while interfering in a Steel Cage match featuring the Four Horsemen. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing ^[1] Borden's injury forced WCW bookers to find a new opponent for Flair for the forthcoming Wrestle War pay-per-view. Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event Sting was eventually replaced by Lex Luger, who unsuccessfully challenged Flair for the title in a series of matches while Sting recuperated. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view Sting played a part in the finish of the match at Wrestle War, as Luger relinquished his chance to win the title in favor of helping Sting at ringside, who was in great peril at the hands of the other Horsemen. At the Capital Combat event in May, Sting was accosted by the Four Horsemen and thrown into a metal cage at ringside and rescued by RoboCop. Capital Combat Return of RoboCop was a one time Professional wrestling Pay-per-view from the National Wrestling Alliance held under the World RoboCop is a fictional Cyborg Detroit police officer from the feature film of the same name. ^[5]

After Borden's recovery, Sting finally defeated Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on July 7, 1990, at the Great American Bash. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett ^[1] He went on to feud with title contenders Flair and Sid Vicious. Sidney Raymond Eudy (born July 4, 1960 in West Memphis Arkansas) is an American professional wrestler better known as Sid Vicious Vicious appeared to defeat Sting in a title match at Halloween Havoc 1990, but the "Sting" who he pinned was revealed to be an impostor, played by Horseman Barry Windham. Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 Barry Windham (born July 4 1960) is a professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. The real Sting appeared soon after and pinned Vicious to retain his title when the match was restarted. During this time, Sting became distracted by a masked man known as "The Black Scorpion" who taunted and attacked Sting on many occasions. The Black Scorpion was a Professional wrestling gimmick in World Championship Wrestling in 1990 that was played by a variety of wrestlers This feud culminated in a final showdown between Sting and The Black Scorpion at Starrcade '90: Collision Course. Starrcade '90 Collision Course was the eighth annual Starrcade Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced under the National Wrestling Alliance The Cage match ended with Sting pinning and unmasking the Scorpion, who turned out to be none other than Ric Flair.

World Championship Wrestling (1991-2001)

1991-1995

Sting's championship reign ended on January 11, 1991, when he was defeated by Flair in a re-match from Starrcade. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. In the same month, WCW seceded from the National Wrestling Alliance, in the process recognizing a WCW World Heavyweight Championship and a WCW World Tag Team Championship. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Championship Wrestling The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling Sting then feuded with Nikita Koloff in the summer of 1991. Nikita S Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson March 9, 1959) is a former American professional wrestler who wrestled throughout ^[1] He also took part in what many consider to be one of the best matches of 1991, teaming with Lex Luger to face the Steiner Brothers at the first SuperBrawl pay-per-view. The Steiner Brothers are the Professional wrestling Tag team of American brothers Robert "Rick Steiner" Rechsteiner and Scott SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 That match had also triggered the feud with Koloff when he took a chain-shot intended for his partner Luger (who had been feuding with Koloff at the time). In August 1991, Sting defeated Steve Austin to win a tournament for the WCW U. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the S. title. ^[1] At the end of 1991, Sting became embroiled in a feud with the Dangerous Alliance, headed by manager Paul E. Dangerously. The Dangerous Alliance was a heel Professional wrestling stable that made a name for itself in World Championship Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American entertainment producer most well-known for his former roles in Professional wrestling The stable targeted Sting because he was the so-called "franchise" of WCW, and vowed to destroy both him and the promotion that he was the face of, although he was also being targeted by Luger, who had once again turned heel and as WCW Champion viewed Sting as a threat.

Sting engaged in many matches with Dangerous Alliance members, especially "Ravishing" Rick Rude, who was the group's main star. Richard E Rood ( December 7 1958 – April 20 1999) better known by his Ring name "Ravishing" It was during this feud that he won the first of his six WCW World Heavyweight titles, defeating Lex Luger at SuperBrawl II on February 29, 1992. SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) ^[1] The feud ended when Sting and his allies, named Sting's Squadron (consisting of himself, Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, and Nikita Koloff) defeated the Alliance (Rude, Austin, Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko, and Bobby Eaton) in a WarGames match at Wrestle War in May 1992. Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11 1969 is an American professional wrestler. Barry Windham (born July 4 1960) is a professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler Lawrence (Larry Whistler (born December 5 1953 is a professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Robert Lee "Beautiful Bobby" Eaton (born August 14 1958 is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976 The WarGames match was a gimmick match used originally in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling (WCW usually

Near the end of Sting's battles with the Dangerous Alliance, the seeds were sown for what arguably became one of the most famous feuds of his career. In April 1992, he defended his WCW World title at The Omni in Atlanta against the 450-pound Big Van Vader. The Omni Coliseum, usually called The Omni, from the Latin for "all" or "every" was an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia During the match, Vader splashed Sting, cracking three of his ribs and ruptured his spleen. Sting recovered and defended his title against Vader at The Great American Bash in July, dropping the belt to him after missing a Stinger Splash (hitting his head on the ringpost in the process), and receiving a powerbomb. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett After beating Cactus Jack in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Beach Blast^[6] and WCW newcomer Jake Roberts in a "Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal" match at Halloween Havoc, Sting again faced Vader in the "King of Cable" tournament final at Starrcade, where Sting was victorious. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Aurelian Smith Jr (born May 30 1955 in Gainesville, Texas) is a second-generation American professional wrestler and Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 Starrcade was an annual Professional wrestling event held from 1983 to 2000 by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later World Championship Wrestling

The Sting-Vader feud continued into 1993, with Vader defeating Sting in a bloody Strap match at SuperBrawl III. SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 Sting exacted revenge by beating Vader for the World title on March 11 in London, England, but lost it back to him six days later in Dublin, Ireland. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Sting then teamed up with newcomer Davey Boy Smith to beat the team of Vader and Sid Vicious at Beach Blast, a match that was set up by an infamous mini-movie that saw an evil midget blow up Sting's boat. The British Bulldog redirects here for other uses see British Bulldog. Sidney Raymond Eudy (born July 4, 1960 in West Memphis Arkansas) is an American professional wrestler better known as Sid Vicious At the end of the year, Sting was one of the first people to congratulate the newly-returned Ric Flair after his title victory over Vader at Starrcade. Starrcade '93 10th Anniversary was the eleventh annual Starrcade Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event

Sting feuded with Vader and Rude through the first half of 1994, defeating Vader in a match for the vacant NWA World title (referred to as the WCW International World title) at Slamboree after Rude was forced to vacate due to his suffering a career-ending injury against Sting in Japan. Slamboree was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event from World Championship Wrestling held from 1993 through 2000 that was held in the month of May For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Soon afterwards, Flair turned heel and defeated Sting in a title unification match at Clash of the Champions XXVII. The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. Sting spent the second half of '94 and most of 1995 teaming with new arrival Hulk Hogan in his battles against the Three Faces of Fear and later against the Dungeon of Doom. Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional The 3 Faces of Fear was a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling led by Kevin Sullivan and included The Butcher (Formerly The Dungeon of Doom was the name of a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling that existed from 1995 to 1997

In October 1995, Flair convinced Sting to team with him in a tag match against Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman at Halloween Havoc, as Anderson and Pillman had attacked Flair earlier in the night. "The Yellow Dog" redirects here but "The Yellow Dog" is also a novel by Georges Simenon. Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 Flair was unable to come out for the first part of the match and Sting fended off both Anderson and Pillman alone. Finally, Flair came out, but eventually turned on Sting and reformed the Four Horsemen with Anderson, Pillman, and later Chris Benoit. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a ^[1] Sting closed out 1995 by feuding with the Horsemen. His alliances with Hogan and Randy Savage led the Horsemen to attack them as well. Randall Mario Poffo (born November 15 1952) a 1 time Intercontinental Champion He is a graduate of Downers Grove North High School

1996-1998

The first part of 1996 had Sting teaming with Lex Luger (who had returned to WCW in September 1995) to win the WCW World Tag Team title from Harlem Heat. Harlem Heat was a Professional wrestling Tag team made up of two real-life brothers Booker and Lane Huffman. The reign was highlighted by the babyface Sting usually oblivious to the cheating tactics of Luger (a tweener) which became the means by which they usually retained the title. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains When Luger became temporarily unavailable in March 1996, Harlem Heat member Booker T teamed up with Sting on one occasion to successfully prevent the title from changing hands. Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. A rematch between Harlem Heat and the team of Luger & Sting then came the following night, in which a mutual respect was displayed between Sting and Booker T. Harlem Heat eventually won the title back on the June 24, 1996 edition of WCW Monday Nitro. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly Professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. Sting also received a World title shot against The Giant at Slamboree, but lost after accidental interference from Luger. Paul Randall Wight (born February 8 1972 in Aiken South Carolina) better known by his Ring name, (The Big Show, is an American Slamboree was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event from World Championship Wrestling held from 1993 through 2000 that was held in the month of May

In the summer of 1996, Sting was the first to stand up to "The Outsiders" (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall). Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television They had a match at Bash at the Beach 1996 with Sting being joined by Randy Savage and Lex Luger. Bash at the Beach (1996 was the third annual Bash at the Beach Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling The Outsiders announced they would have a 3rd man in their corner as well. In the opening minutes of the bout, Hall and Nash's partner was nowhere to be seen, but the WCW contingent's 2 on 3 advantage was short lived as Luger had to leave the match early due to an injury. Sting and Savage fought against Nash and Hall until the arrival of Hulk Hogan, who teased at coming out to back up the WCW wrestlers until he attacked Savage with his Leg Drop finisher. The three subsequently formed the nWo at the end of the match, which was ruled a no-contest. The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled

The nWo introduced an impostor Sting (played by Jeff Farmer), which led the crowd to believe that Sting had turned his back on WCW during a WarGames match at Fall Brawl 1996. Jeff Farmer (born August 14, 1962) is a Professional wrestler best known as The nWo Sting, Stink, or Imposter Sting. Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 When the real Sting returned he was upset by the fact that many wrestlers believed that he had in fact betrayed WCW despite his denials, that he himself felt betrayed, and so he left WCW by declaring himself a "free agent. "^[1] He began appearing in the rafters at nWo events; his new silent persona, complete with corpse paint, a trench coat, and longer hair replacing his spiked haircut, which was quite obviously inspired by The Crow. Corpse paint (sometimes spelled corpsepaint) is a style of black-and-white or just white Makeup used extensively by Black metal bands during live A trench coat or trenchcoat is a Raincoat made of Waterproof heavy-duty Cotton drill or Poplin, Wool Gabardine The Crow is a 1994 American feature film adaptation of the 1989 comic book of the same name by James O'Barr. He was joined in the rafters on a few occasions by Randy Savage, but Savage eventually joined the nWo. Randall Mario Poffo (born November 15 1952) a 1 time Intercontinental Champion He is a graduate of Downers Grove North High School He also began using a baseball bat as his signature weapon. A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in the game of Baseball to hit the ball after the ball is thrown by the pitcher. The nWo, in turn, began to paint Farmer's face in the same fashion to try to continue the confusion, becoming known as nWo Sting. While appearing on a WCW/nWo merchandise special on QVC Sports in late 1999, Sting admitted that Scott Hall initially suggested the idea of painting his face like The Crow. QVC is a West Chester Pennsylvania, USA, multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping. Sting continues to use this type of face paint, occasionally with different designs and the use of color.

In an unusual loyalty test, Sting confronted WCW wrestlers in the ring and shoved them a few times with his bat until they were provoked enough to advance on him, at which point he drew the weapon back into a more threatening stance, causing them to stop. He would then hand the bat to the offended wrestler and turn his back, offering them a chance at retaliation. When the wrestler declined, Sting would nod, retrieve the bat, and leave the ring. Following the eventual revelation of his loyalty to WCW, he began coming to the aid of many of these wrestlers (often at the end of a television taping) during group battles with the nWo.

After nearly six months of uncertainty and mystery, Sting finally showed his true colors as a face by single-handedly taking out the entire nWo at Uncensored '97 in March. This article is about the 'WCW' event for info about censoring on TV see Censorship. The pay-per-view had drawn to a close and the nWo were celebrating with their new found partner, NBA star Dennis Rodman, when Sting rappelled down over 70 feet from the roof of the arena via zip-line and began his historic battle against the nWo in which he ended up giving the Scorpion Death Drop to the principal members of the nWo: The Outsiders, Randy Savage, and WCW World Champion Hollywood Hogan. Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13 1961 is a retired American professional Basketball National Basketball Association (NBA player of the Detroit Pistons A zip-line (also known as a flying fox, zip wire, aerial runway, death slide or tyrolean crossing) consists of a Pulley After this attack, he frequently rappeled from the rafters or even came up through the ring to attack unsuspecting nWo members and employ decoy Stings to play mind games during the closing segments of WCW Monday Nitro. Sting's appearances to fight the nWo at the end of almost every WCW Monday Nitro helped to keep and widen the ratings gap between WCW and the WWF throughout the summer. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, On-screen commissioner J.J. Dillon tried many times to get Sting to return to wrestling by making contracts to fight various nWo members, but Sting ended up tearing up the contracts because there was only one man he wanted: Hulk Hogan. James J "JJ" Dillon (born Jim Morrison on June 26, 1942 in Trenton New Jersey) is a former

Sting and Hogan finally met at Starrcade 1997 for the WCW World Championship, with Sting winning controversially due to a decision by special guest referee Bret Hart when he reversed the decision made by referee Nick Patrick after Hogan pinned Sting after what he believed to be a "fast count. Starrcade (1997 was the fifteenth annual Starrcade Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. Joseph Nicholas Patrick Hamilton Jr (born on November 9, 1959 in Lakeland Florida) better known by his ring name Nick Patrick, is a " The match was restarted and Sting made Hogan submit to the Scorpion Deathlock. ^[1] It was heavily rumored that Sting was supposed to get a "clean" victory in the match, but in the days leading up to the match, Terry Bollea (Hogan), invoking his "creative control" clause in his contract, changed his stance on the outcome from a "clean" finish to a tainted finish that didn't weaken his character. The compromise ended up being the controversial ending of the match. The next night on WCW Monday Nitro, Hogan protested the decision which led to a rematch. The rematch met with the same result and later in the week on the inaugural episode of WCW Thunder, on-camera commissioner J. WCW Thunder was a Professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling which aired on TBS from January 8 In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional J. Dillon held the title up and forced Sting to surrender the belt. It was during this situation that Sting said his first words on camera in a year and a half. Upon handing over the belt, he told Dillon, "You've got no guts!" and then turned to Hogan and said, "And you. . . . You're a dead man!" Sting eventually recaptured the title with help from "Macho Man" Randy Savage at SuperBrawl VIII. SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 He went on to have successful title defences against the likes of Scott Hall, Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash before losing the title to Savage at Spring Stampede in April 1998, due to interference from Nash. For the 1930s cricketer see Dallas Page (cricketer Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr Spring Stampede was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling held in the month of April in 1994 and then from 1997 to 2000

Later in 1998, nWo split up owing to differences between Hogan and Nash. Nash formed the tweener group known as the nWo Wolfpac. Months later, debate arose as to whether Sting would join one of the factions. Sting made an entrance, sporting the black & white shirt, only to reveal his true stance with the Wolfpac. Soon after, he changed his white face paint to red as well as his ring attire accordingly. ^[1] Sting won the tag team title as part of Nash's stable. They were tag team champions again as a result of Sting's victory at the Great American Bash in Baltimore. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett Throughout the summer, Sting, along with fellow nWo Wolfpac members Nash, Lex Luger, and Konnan feuded with Hogan's heel faction, nWo Hollywood. Soon after, Sting engaged in a feud with Bret "The Hitman" Hart, as a result of Hart's (kayfabe) betrayal after claiming to respect Sting as a result of their similar finishing holds, the Sharpshooter and the Scorpion Deathlock. Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. After suffering (kayfabe) injuries as the result of a bat attack by Hart during a match at Halloween Havoc, Sting disappeared from WCW Television for several months. Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 During this time, the nWo recombined and went fully heel again after the Fingerpoke of Doom incident in 1999. The Fingerpoke of Doom is the common Nickname for a pivotal storyline in American Professional wrestling history that happened on January Afterwards, Sting left the stable and went out on his own once more.

1999-2001

In 1999, Sting once again won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on WCW Monday Nitro against Diamond Dallas Page, but lost it back to him only a little over an hour and a half later in the Main Event in a four-way match set up by Kevin Nash (the 4th participant was Bill Goldberg). WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly Professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. William Scott Goldberg 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion In early 1998 Goldberg defeated the likes of Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII Page pinned Nash, allowing him to win the title without beating the champion. This unsuccessful title defense was the shortest title reign in WCW history. Sting teased turning heel by first attacking Hulk Hogan (who had once again become a babyface at this point) at Fall Brawl, hitting Hogan with his baseball bat several times en route to regaining the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 Sting's heel turn and subsequent attitude change did not go over well with the fans. ^[1] They still cheered him despite the fact that he was supposed to be the bad guy. He retained against Hogan at Halloween Havoc after Hogan arrived to the ring in street clothes and merely laid down for a 3-count, but promptly lost an unsanctioned defense to Bill Goldberg at the end of the night. Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 William Scott Goldberg 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion In early 1998 Goldberg defeated the likes of Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII Sting was stripped shortly thereafter (due to an attack on referee Charles Robinson), and returned to facedom. Charles Robinson may refer to Charles Robinson (Canadian politician (1835&ndashc1900 physician and politician in Ontario Canada Charles Robinson He was given the opportunity to regain the title in a tournament, but lost to Bret Hart in the semi-finals. Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. He then began a feud with former partner Luger.

In 2000, Sting had an intense feud with the newcomer Vampiro. Ian Richard Hodgkinson (born May 31 1967) is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his Ring name of Vampiro Vampiro set him alight in a "Human Torch Match" (in actuality, it was a stuntman who actually jumped off although it was presented as if he fell), but came back to even the score with Vampiro. He was "injured" by Scott Steiner in 2000, leaving WCW TV for good. Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. However, he returned for the last episode of WCW Monday Nitro, on March 26, 2001 and defeated his longtime rival Ric Flair, embracing in a sportsmanlike fashion at the end of the contest. WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly Professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Fittingly, this was the last WCW match ever, and the final match between Sting and Flair. ^[1]

World Wrestling All-Stars (2002-2003)

Sting returned to professional wrestling in late-2002, touring Europe with the World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) throughout November and December. His first match with the WWA was on November 28, 2002 in Dublin, Ireland, and saw Sting team with Lex Luger to defeat Buff Bagwell and Malice. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view Marcus Alexander Bagwell (born January 10 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Buff Jerry Tuite ( December 27, 1966 - December 6, 2003) was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring names The Wall On December 6 in Glasgow, Scotland, Luger defeated Sting in a match for the vacant WWA World Heavyweight Championship following interference from Jeff Jarrett. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom The ' World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling All-Stars Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. On December 13, 2002 in Zürich, Switzerland, Sting defeated Luger to become the WWA World Heavyweight Champion. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the ^[1]

Sting toured Australia with the WWA in May 2003. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. May 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - On May 21, 2003 he successfully defended the WWA World Heavyweight Championship against Rick Steiner and Shane Douglas in Sydney, Australia. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City Michigan) better known by his Ring name Rick Steiner, is an American Troy Shane Martin (born November 21 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his Ring name Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 On May 23 in Melbourne, Australia, he retained the title in a match with Disco Inferno, despite interference from Chris Sabin and Konnan. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Glenn Gilberti (born November 12, 1968) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling Joshua Harter (born February 4 1982) better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler, currently working Charles Ashenoff (sometimes seen Hispanicized as Carlos Ashenoff) (born June 6 1964 in Santiago de Cuba) better known by his Ring name, On the last ever WWA show, on May 25 in Auckland, New Zealand, Sting lost the WWA World Heavyweight Championship to NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett in a championship unification bout following interference on Jarrett's behalf by Rick Steiner. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Championship unification or championship consolidation is the act of combining two or more separate championships into a single title ^[1] This last show aired on pay-per-view in the United States on June 8, 2003. Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003-Current)

2003-2004

In 2003, Sting signed a contract committing him to four appearances with the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett He debuted in TNA on the June 18 one year anniversary show, teaming with Jeff Jarrett to defeat A.J. Styles and Syxx Pac. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Alan Jones (born June 2 1978 (TNA where he is a three-time TNA Triple Crown Champion. Sean Michael Waltman (born July 13 1972) is an American professional wrestler. ^[1] Following this, Borden engaged in a comprehensive series of sitdown interviews with Mike Tenay, discussing his career and his faith. Faith is a Belief in the trustworthiness of an Idea. Formal usage of the word "faith" is usually reserved for concepts of Religion, as in

Sting returned to TNA on November 5, 2003, defeating Jarrett by disqualification in a match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. On November 12, Sting teamed with A. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days J. Styles to defeat Jarrett and Lex Luger. He made his final TNA appearance of 2003 on December 17, defeating Jarrett in a non-title match. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila

On March 24, 2004, Borden was interviewed once again by Mike Tenay as part of the promotion for his direct-to-video biographical film, "Sting: Moment of Truth," and on March 31 he returned to the company one night only as the special guest enforcer for the main-event, a 4 Way match between Abyss, A. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Promotion involves disseminating information about a product, Product line, Brand, or company A biographical motion picture &mdash often shortened to biopic &mdash is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Christopher J "Chris" Parks Border City Wrestling BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time J. Styles, Raven and Ron Killings, which was won by Raven. Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional Ron Killings (born January 19 1972 is an American professional wrestler and rapper.

2005-2006

On December 11, 2005, at Turning Point, as Jeff Jarrett stood in the ring celebrating his victory, the lights in the arena went out, images of a scorpion - Sting's symbol - then appeared on the arena screens, along with the date "January 15, 2006. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Turning Point is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of December Scorpions are eight-legged Carnivorous Arthropods They are members of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " Spotlights then illuminated the ring, revealing that a chair bearing Sting's signature trench coat, boots and black baseball bat had been placed in the center of the ring. A trench coat or trenchcoat is a Raincoat made of Waterproof heavy-duty Cotton drill or Poplin, Wool Gabardine His return to TNA was officially announced one minute after midnight on the January 1, 2006 episode of iMPACT!. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

At Final Resolution, Sting and Christian Cage defeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett and Monty Brown after Sting pinned Jeff Jarrett following the Scorpion Death Drop. William Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30 1973 better known by his Ring name Christian Cage, is a Canadian professional wrestler Montaque N "Monty" Brown (born April 13 1970 is an American professional wrestler and former National Football League Linebacker In Professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held opponent's head into the mat ^[1] His heavily promoted return was greeted with chants of "welcome back" and "you've still got it" by the Orlando, Florida audience. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the ^[7] TNA later revealed that Final Resolution was "by far the most-purchased TNA Pay-Per-View event in company history, breaking all previous numbers. "

On the January 28, 2006 episode of iMPACT!, Sting made his Spike TV debut and first appearance on national television in almost five years, coming to the ring at the end of the show to make a "major announcement. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " Sting noted that he had never had a chance to properly say goodbye to his fans. He then announced that Final Resolution 2006 had been "his goodbye," before thanking the TNA management and the fans. Sting then dropped his bat, with a spotlight appearing over it, and left the ring, shaking hands with various TNA wrestlers on his way up the ramp.

With Sting gone, the storyline continued with Jeff Jarrett and Eric Young worrying that Sting had not actually retired and sending Alex Shelley to California to videotape Sting at home. Jeremy Fritz (born December 15 1979) better known by his Ring name Eric Young, is a Canadian professional wrestler Patrick Martin (born May 23 1983 better known by the ring name Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling for Total Sting discovered Shelley filming, then walked up to Shelley's car and told him that he was going to show up at Destination X and confront Jeff Jarrett as "Steve Borden. " Clad in "street clothes" and without facepaint Borden returned at Destination X, saving Christian Cage and Rhino as they were attacked by Jarrett's Army. Planet Jarrett was a Professional wrestling stable in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, led by the eponymous Jeff Jarrett and containing many He placed Jarrett in the Scorpion Deathlock, but was attacked by the debuting Scott Steiner shortly thereafter. Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. ^[1]

In his first cable television match in five years, Sting defeated Eric Young on the April 13, 2006 episode of iMPACT!. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. After being attacked by Jarrett, Steiner, and America's Most Wanted. America's Most Wanted (usually shortened to AMW) was a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of "Wildcat" Chris Harris and Sting was saved by A. J. Styles, Ron Killings, and Rhino, who he announced as his teammates in his Lethal Lockdown match with Jarrett's Army. Ron Killings (born January 19 1972 is an American professional wrestler and rapper. Terry Gerin (born October 7 1975 Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999-2001 Gerin debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1999 as Rhino, the Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing At Lockdown, Sting, A. Lockdown (2006 was the second annual Lockdown Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling J. Styles, Ron Killings, and Rhino (billed as "Sting's Warriors") defeated Jarrett, Steiner, and America's Most Wanted after Chris Harris tapped out to the Scorpion Death Lock. Chris Harris (born December 25, 1973) is an American Professional wrestler. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission.

Following Lockdown, Sting proceeded to seek out partners to help him defeat Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner for good. After bringing out Lex Luger, Buff Bagwell, and Rick Steiner as options, he settled on Samoa Joe. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view Marcus Alexander Bagwell (born January 10 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Buff Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City Michigan) better known by his Ring name Rick Steiner, is an American Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17 1979 Before becoming a wrestler Seanoa worked as a Mortgage broker. At Sacrifice, Sting and Samoa Joe defeated Jarrett and Steiner when Joe pinned Jarrett with a Muscle Buster. Sacrifice is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of May ^[1]

Still having proven unsuccessful at putting Jarrett away, Sting defeated Scott Steiner by disqualification to earn as spot in the King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary. The King of the Mountain match is a professional wrestling match exclusive to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA Slammiversary 2006 was the second annual Slammiversary Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Due to a confrontation with Christian Cage during the match, Sting was distracted, allowing crooked referee Earl Hebner to knock over the ladder both were on, sending both to the floor and allowing Jarrett to win. Earl William Hebner (born May 17, 1949, in Richmond, Virginia) is a Professional wrestling referee currently working for

At Victory Road in July, a four-man Number One Contender match was held for a shot at Jeff Jarrett for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Victory Road is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance During the match, Jeff Jarrett, disguised as a cameraman came into the ring with a bottle of gasoline and squirt it into Sting's eyes. Sting was taken by security into the back and as a result, taken out of the running for the Number One Contender match. As the match continued as a 3-man contest, Sting returned to the ring with his head wrapped in bandages. After performing the Scorpion Death Drop on Scott Steiner, Sting pinned Steiner and won the Number One Contendership. After a confrontation with Christian Cage in the ring right after the match, they both shook hands, and Cage showed his respect for Sting. However, on August 13, 2006 at Hard Justice, Sting failed to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship losing to Jeff Jarrett after Christian Cage turned heel and hit Sting with Jarrett's guitar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

On the August 17, 2006 edition of iMPACT!, Sting stated that he wanted a rematch with Jeff Jarrett at Bound for Glory, TNA's biggest pay-per view of the year. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bound for Glory 2006 was the second annual Bound for Glory Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Jarrett accepted the match, with the implication that Sting put his career on the line, a stipulation Sting accepted. Sting then retreated to train for what could have been his final match. Meanwhile iMPACT! began showing videos of Sting going through a so-called transformation with many biblical references. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin

On October 22, 2006, in a Title vs Career Match at the Bound for Glory PPV, Sting returned debuting his new look, a hybrid of his surfer, crow, and nWo Wolfpac styles, looking physically a lot leaner. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled He went on to claim his second NWA World Heavyweight Title when Jarrett submitted to the Scorpion Deathlock marking the first major championship title Sting had won since 1999. ^[1] With that victory, Sting became the oldest NWA World Heavyweight Champion of the TNA Era, as well as the only person to ever win the title both before and after the inception of TNA.

He lost the title to "The Monster" Abyss at Genesis by disqualification after pushing aside the referee and pushing Abyss into a stack of tables covered in barbed wire. Genesis is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ^[1] In the weeks following Genesis, Sting's feud with Abyss continued as he tried to get in Abyss' head by telling him he was being used by his satanic manager James Mitchell. James (Jim Mitchell (born February 26 1965) is an American Professional wrestling manager, known for his appearances with Abyss was visibly affected by this, but remained by Mitchell's side. Sting's former friend Christian Cage and his bodyguard Tomko were also thrown in the mix, with Cage claiming he knew a dark secret in Abyss' past. Travis David Tomko (born March 23, 1976) better known by his Ring names Tyson Tomko and Tomko is an American professional The three finally met in a Three Way match for the NWA World Heavyweight title at Turning Point, with Abyss retaining the title. Turning Point is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of December ^[1] After Turning Point, Sting continued to try to convince Abyss he was nothing but a machine for Mitchell, and he got so far into Abyss that Abyss grabbed Mitchell by the throat, almost chokeslamming him on an edition of iMPACT!, but ultimately convinced himself not to. A chokeslam, or in Japanese a "nodowa otoshi", refers to a type of body slam in Professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's

2007-Present

As 2007 came along, Sting continued his feud with Abyss while trying to recapture the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. At Final Resolution, Sting faced off against Abyss and Christian Cage for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship but failed to win back the championship.

On the January 24, 2007 edition of iMPACT!, Sting revealed after going through public records that Abyss shot his own father three times in the back, sending him into a coma. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Public records refers to information that has been filed or recorded by local state federal or other government agencies such as corporate and property records In Medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep is a profound state of Unconsciousness. During the ensuing brawl throughout the iMPACT! Zone between Sting and Abyss, James Mitchell burned Sting's face with a Fireball, sending Sting to the hospital. James (Jim Mitchell (born February 26 1965) is an American Professional wrestling manager, known for his appearances with Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. However Sting would return to defeat Abyss at Against All Odds in a "Prison Yard" match, and also would once again defeat Abyss at Destination X in a "Last Rites" match. Against All Odds is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of February On the March 22 edition of iMPACT!, Sting teamed with his enemy Abyss to face Christian Cage and A. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. J. Styles. During the match, Mitchell returned with a woman who Abyss recognized. Abyss then left with Mitchell and the woman, leaving Sting alone to fight Cage and Styles. The following week on iMPACT!, during a meeting between Sting and James Mitchell, it was revealed that the woman was Abyss' mother, and that she was the one who had actually shot Abyss's father, but Abyss took the blame to protect his mother. Later in the night, it was announced Abyss was added to the Lethal Lockdown match at Lockdown as part of Team Cage while Sting ended up joining Team Angle. Lockdown (2007 was the third annual Lockdown Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. At Lockdown, Sting (with the help of Jeff Jarrett) pinned Abyss to win the match and in the process end their bitter rivalry.

Due to his win, he was supposed to be facing Christian Cage for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Sacrifice, but the next week on iMPACT!, Kurt Angle challenged Sting for his number one contendership. William Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30 1973 better known by his Ring name Christian Cage, is a Canadian professional wrestler The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance Sacrifice is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of May After Team Cage interfered in the match, it was revealed that at Sacrifice there would be a three way match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship between Sting, Kurt Angle, and Christian Cage. In the match, Sting tapped out to the Ankle Lock while pinning Cage (technically making him become the first superstar to pin or force Cage to submit in TNA), so the title was vacated. After Christopher Daniels attacked Sting near the end his King of the Mountain qualifying match with Samoa Joe costing him the match, he began a short feud with "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. Daniel Christopher Covell (born December 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name The King of the Mountain match is a professional wrestling match exclusive to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA At Slammiversary, Sting defeated Christopher Daniels with the Scorpion Death Drop. Slammiversary (2007 was the third annual Slammiversary Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

After his feud with Daniels, Sting began teaming up with his former enemy, Abyss (who had recently turned face). Together at Victory Road, they defeated AJ Styles & Tomko. Victory Road is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. While trying to help Abyss to win a match against A.J. Styles, Sting and Abyss were attacked by Christian's Coalition. Alan Jones (born June 2 1978 (TNA where he is a three-time TNA Triple Crown Champion. Christian's Coalition / Team Cage was a heel Professional wrestling stable in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA led by Christian Abyss was pulled under the ring and Sting was slammed into broken glass by Tomko, before Abyss emerged bleeding badly and was slammed into the broken glass and thumbtacks. Travis David Tomko (born March 23, 1976) better known by his Ring names Tyson Tomko and Tomko is an American professional The next week, Sting and Abyss got revenge by defeating Christian and A. J. Styles in a Ladder match, in the process earning a contract that allowed them to pick the type of match between Abyss and Christian at Hard Justice. A Ladder match is a type of match used in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item (usually a title belt is hung above It was announced via TNA mobile that Abyss had selected "Doomsday Chamber of Blood" match. Sting's team won, with his partner Abyss pinning A. J. Styles to become the number one contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The Total Nonstop Action (TNA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling championship in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

On the August 30 edition of iMPACT!, Sting defeated Samoa Joe, A. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and J. Styles, and Christian Cage in a Four-Way match to become the co-holder of the TNA World Tag Team Championship with Kurt Angle. The Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist But after only thirteen days Sting & Angle lost the titles to Adam "Pacman" Jones and Ron "The Truth" Killings at No Surrender. Ron Killings (born January 19 1972 is an American professional wrestler and rapper. No Surrender is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. During the match, Karen Angle claimed that Sting had slapped her. This led to a falling out between Sting and Kurt Angle and on the first two hour edition of iMPACT!, Kurt Angle was shown via satellite (Kayfabe) stalking and assaulting Sting's son Garrett. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional It was announced that Sting would face Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Bound for Glory. Bound for Glory (2007 was the third annual Bound for Glory Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action The match was billed as return to his roots for Sting, who enjoyed enormous popularity and success in the Atlanta based World Championship Wrestling earlier in his career. At Bound for Glory, Sting overcame interference by both Karen Angle and Kevin Nash to pin Kurt Angle after a Scorpion Death Drop to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The Total Nonstop Action (TNA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling championship in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Unfortunately for Sting, he would lose the championship back to Kurt Angle on the October 25 edition of iMPACT (taped October 16). Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Sting then challenged Angle to rematch at Genesis in a tag team match. Genesis is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Angle chose Kevin Nash as his partner, while Sting's partner was a mystery until during the event where his partner was revealed to be Booker T. Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. In the match, whoever scored the pinfall would win the TNA World Championship. Kurt Angle retained the TNA World Championship by pinning Sting. This would be the final TNA appearance of Sting in 2007 as he would take some time-off with his family.

On the March 20, 2008 edition of iMPACT!, after a brawl between members of both Team Cage and Team Tomko, a promo aired at the end of the show indicating that Sting would return the next week on the first-ever live iMPACT! episode. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Sting then made his official return on March 27, announcing that he would be a part Team Cage for the Lethal Lockdown match at Lockdown. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Lockdown (2008 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA which took place on April Later on the show, he along with members of Team Cage (Christian Cage, Kevin Nash & Rhino), defeated Team Tomko (Tomko, AJ Styles & Team 3D) in a 4-man tag team match, only to have James Storm attack Sting with a glass bottle after the match. William Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30 1973 better known by his Ring name Christian Cage, is a Canadian professional wrestler Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. Terry Gerin (born October 7 1975 Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999-2001 Gerin debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1999 as Rhino, the Travis David Tomko (born March 23, 1976) better known by his Ring names Tyson Tomko and Tomko is an American professional Alan Jones (born June 2 1978 (TNA where he is a three-time TNA Triple Crown Champion. For the rest of the stable see Dudley family. For the competitive video game team formerly known as Team 3D see 3D James Allan Black (born June 1, 1975) In wrestling Finishing and signature moves * However, Sting would later gain revenge by defeating James Storm when Matt Morgan threw him his baseball bat. Matthew Thomas "Matt" Morgan (born September 10 1976) is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Morgan then ripped off his referee shirt and revealed a Team Cage shirt, thus becoming the fifth member. At Lockdown, Team Cage defeated Team Tomko when Rhyno gored James Storm to get the pinfall.

In the next edition of Impact, Sting was announced to be one of the competitors for the Deuces Wild Tournamwent in which the vacated TNA Tag Team Titles were at stake. He was randomly paired with rival James Storm, and lost in the first round to Team 3D. He has recently been interviewed by Mike Tenay on his early career, a part of the interview plays on "Impact" every week.

Personal life

Borden is married to Sue and the couple have two sons, Garrett (born 1991) and Steven (born 1992), and a daughter, Grace (born January 2001). ^[8][9] Sting and his family are Protestant Christians. ^[10] The Borden family is actively involved in Church on the Rock in Santa Clarita, California , where his brother, Jeff, is senior pastor. Santa Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ^[11]

In wrestling

• Finishing and signature moves
  • Scorpion Deathlock (Sharpshooter)
  • Scorpion Death Drop (Reverse DDT)
  • Stinger Splash (Running high-angle corner body splash) – Innovated
  • Snap DDT
  • Spinebuster
  • Belly to back suplex
  • Dropkick
  • Punch
  • Splash
  • Diving crossbody
  • One-handed bulldog
• Signature foreign object
  • Black baseball bat

Championships and accomplishments

• Jim Crockett Promotions | World Championship Wrestling
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^1[12]
  • NWA World Television Championship (1 time)^[13]
  • WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[14]
  • WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[15]
  • WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times)^[16]
  • WCW World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Lex Luger (1), The Giant (1), and Kevin Nash (1)^2[17]
  • NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1988) with Lex Luger
  • NWA Iron Man Tournament (1989)
  • WCW Battle Bowl Battle Royal (1991)
  • WCW King of Cable Tournament (1992)
  • WCW European Cup (1994)
  • WCW European Cup (2000)
• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^3[18]
  • TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[19]
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kurt Angle^[20]
• Universal Wrestling Federation
  • UWF World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Eddie Gilbert (2) and Rick Steiner (1)^[21]
• World Wrestling All-Stars
  • WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (1988)
  • PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1990)
  • PWI Wrestler of the Year (1990)
  • PWI Match of the Year (1991) with Lex Luger vs. The Sharpshooter, originally named Sasori-gatame and in English Scorpion Hold, is a professional wrestling submission hold In Professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held opponent's head into the mat Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. In Professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held opponent's head into the mat Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling Not to be confused with Drop kick, a maneuver in the Football codes Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of " Foreign object " is a Professional wrestling term for an object introduced into the match A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in the game of Baseball to hit the ball after the ball is thrown by the pitcher. Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance The NWA World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling title and is the highest ranked championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Television Championship was one of the more unusual belts in the history of wrestling as the championship (with rare exceptions could The WCW World Television Championship was a Professional wrestling title in World Championship Wrestling. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW International World Heavyweight Championship was a championship that took the place of the original NWA World Heavyweight Championship This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WCW International World Heavyweight Champion by Ring name. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE United States Champion by Ring name. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Championship Wrestling This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WCW World Heavyweight Champion by Ring name. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling This is a chronological list of Tag teams that have been WCW World Tag Team Champions. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view Paul Randall Wight (born February 8 1972 in Aiken South Carolina) better known by his Ring name, (The Big Show, is an American Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. 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Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance The NWA World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling title and is the highest ranked championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. The Total Nonstop Action (TNA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling championship in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. 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The Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA The Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts ' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986 The UWF World Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Universal Wrestling Federation from 1986 until the promotion closed in 1987 The UWF World Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Universal Wrestling Federation from 1986 until the promotion closed in 1987 Thomas Edward (Eddie Gilbert Jr ( August 14, 1961 &ndash February 18, 1995) was an American professional wrestler Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City Michigan) better known by his Ring name Rick Steiner, is an American The ' World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling All-Stars The ' World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling All-Stars Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. 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  • PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1991)
  • PWI ranked him # 1 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1992. The Steiner Brothers are the Professional wrestling Tag team of American brothers Robert "Rick Steiner" Rechsteiner and Scott SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 The PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Award, given yearly since 1972 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
  • PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1992)
  • PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1994)
  • PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1997)
  • PWI Comeback of the Year (2006)

¹Won while the NWA World Heavyweight Title was defended in World Championship Wrestling when WCW was part of the National Wrestling Alliance. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The PWI Comeback of the Year Award, given yearly since 1992 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The same goes for any other NWA championship or honor won after November of 1988.
²This tag-team title reign was actually one continuous reign, as Sting and Giant won the titles while Giant was aligned with nWo Hollywood. Sting defeated Giant for his half of the tag titles and named Nash his partner afterwards.
³Won while TNA obtained the sole rights to use the NWA World Heavyweight Championship through an agreement with the NWA.

Acting career

Borden appeared in the 1998 film The Real Reason (Men Commit Crimes), the 2000 made-for-TNT film Shutterspeed and the 2000 film Ready To Rumble. Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned Ready to Rumble is a 2000 comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and written by Steven Brill, which is based on the now defunct He has also made guest appearances in several television series, including Thunder in Paradise, Walker, Texas Ranger, The Nightmare Room, The Nick Cannon Show and MADtv. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Thunder in Paradise was a one-hour action- Adventure TV series from the creators of Baywatch, which stars Hulk Hogan, Chris Walker Texas Ranger is an American Television western / police drama series created by Lesie Grief and Paul Haggis. The Nightmare Room is an American Television program that aired on Kids' WB!. The Nick Cannon Show is an American Television comedy spin-off of All That. MADtv, is an American Sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine Mad. In 2004, a biographical film entitled Sting: Moment of Truth about Borden's life was released direct-to-video. A biographical motion picture &mdash often shortened to biopic &mdash is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people The scripted film features numerous wrestling personalities, with Sting reprising his role as a seasoned wrestler, and Donnie Fallgatter playing the role of Sting as a rookie wrestler. Borden has also hosted the Trinity Broadcasting Network's flagship program Praise The Lord on three separate occasions. The Trinity Broadcasting Network ( TBN) is a Christian television network headquartered in Costa Mesa California with studios in Irving Texas On those programs Vince Russo, Shawn Michaels, and Lex Luger were among his guests. Vincent James Russo (born January 24 1961) is an American writer of Italian origin known for working for American Professional wrestling Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view

Media

Books

• Bonham, Chad (2001) Wrestling With God, ISBN 1-58919-935-9
• Sting and King, George (2004) Sting: Moment of Truth, ISBN 1-4041-0211-6

VHSs and DVDs

• Sting: Deadly Venom
• Sting: Unmasked
• Sting: Back in Black
• Sting: Moment of Truth
• Sting: Return of an Icon

Notes

References

• Mick Foley (2000). Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. HarperCollins, 511. ISBN 0061031011.  

External links

• Official Website
• TNA Profile
• Sting at the Internet Movie Database
• November 2006 Interview with SLAM! Wrestling
• Photos Of Sting With Grey Hair
• 'Sting' Out of the Ring

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