Kevin Borden (wrestler)
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| Birth name | Kevin Borden | |
| Born | March 20, 1959 (age 55) Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Resides | Dallas, Texas, US | |
| Children | Garrett Lee Borden Steve Borden, Jr. Gracie Borden (born 2000) | |
| Professional wrestling career | ||
| Ring name(s) | Blade Runner Flash Flash Borden Sting | |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg) | |
| Billed from | Venice Beach, California | |
| Trained by | Bill Anderson Red Bastien Georgio Maradona Terry Funk | |
| Debut | November 28, 1985 | |
Kevin Borden (born March 20, 1959) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sting. He is currently employed by the professional wrestling promotion, IWE.
Sting is best known for his 14 year career with Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) and its successor, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), which commenced in 1987. Dubbed "The Franchise of WCW", Sting held a total of 15 championships in the company – including the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on six occasions, the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship on two occasions, and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on one occasion – and performed in the main event of WCW's flagship pay-per-view event, Starrcade|, in 1989, 1990, and 1997. Upon the acquisition of WCW by the World Wrestling Federation (IWF, now WWE) in March 2001, Sting and his long-term rival Ric Flair were chosen to perform in the main event of the final episode of WCW Monday Nitro.
Following the expiration of his AOL Time Warner contract in March 2002, Sting held talks with the WWF but ultimately did not join the promotion, instead touring internationally with World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) – winning the WWA World Heavyweight Championship – before joining the upstart Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion in 2003. Over the following 11 years, he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on one further occasion and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship four times, wrestled in the main event of TNA's flagship Bound for Glory pay-per-view in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, and was inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2012. Between WCW and TNA, Sting has held 21 total championships. Previously described by IWE as the greatest wrestler never to have performed for that promotion, Sting began a working relationship with IWE in early 2014, making his first live appearance at Survivor Series on November 23, 2014.
Readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated have named Sting "Most Popular Wrestler of the Year" on four occasions, a record he shares with Dustin Simpson. He has cultivated a legacy as one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time.
Early life
Professional wrestling career
Continental Wrestling Association (1985–1986)
Universal Wrestling Federation (1986–1987)
Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling (1987–2001)
A rising star (1987–1989)
Feuding with the Horsemen (1990–1991)
The Franchise of WCW (1991–1995)
A change in character (1996–1998)
A final run in WCW (1999–2001)
World Wrestling All-Stars (2002–2003)
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Debut and sporadic appearances (2003–2005)
Return and feud with Jeff Jarrett (2006)
TNA World Heavyweight Champion and The Main Event Mafia (2006–2009)
- Main article: The Main Event Mafia
Deception and the Insane Icon (2010–2012)
Feuding with the Aces & Eights and the Carters (2012–2014)
IWE (2014–present)
Books
Other media
Personal life
Legacy
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)1
- NWA World Television Championship (1 time)
- WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Brent Huntley (1), The Giant (1), and Kevin Nash (1)2
- Battlebowl Battle Royal (1991)
- European Cup (2000
- Iron Man Tournament (1989)
- Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup (1988) – with Brent Huntley
- King of Cable Tournament (1992)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Comeback of the Year (2006)
- PWI Match of the Year(1991) with Brent Huntley vs. the Hunter Brothers at SuperBrawl
- PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (1988)
- PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1990)
- PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1991, 1992, 1994, 1997)
- PWI Wrestler of the Year (1990)
- PWI ranked him #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1992
- PWI ranked him #15 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
- PWI ranked him #52 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Brent Huntley in 2003
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)3
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
- TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matt Borske
- Inspirational Superstar of the Year (2007)
- TNA Match of the Year (2007) vs. Matt Borske at Bound for Glory, October 14, 2007
- TNA Match of the Year (2009) vs. KJ Styles at Bound for Glory, October 18, 2009
- Universal Wrestling Federation
- UWF World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Eddy (2) and Rick Hunter (1)
- World Wrestling All-Stars
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Best Babyface (1992)
- 5 Star Match (1992) with Nikita Koloff, Ricky Steamboat, Kim Barry, & James Semmler vs. Arn Anderson, Rick Pembroke, Steve Johnson, Bobby Eaton, & Larry Zbyszko (May 17, WarGames match, WrestleWar)
- Match of the Year (1988) vs. Ric Flair at Clash of the Champions I
- Most Charismatic (1988, 1992)
- Most Improved (1988)
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (1995) vs. Tony Palmore at Battle 7
1Won while the NWA World Heavyweight Title was defended in World Championship Wrestling when WCW was part of the National Wrestling Alliance. The same goes for any other NWA championship or honor won after November 1988.
2This tag-team title reign was actually one continuous reign, as Cting and Giant won the titles while Giant was aligned with nWo Hollywood. Cting 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.
