Steve Borden

Acting · 1.3 popularity

Age

Movies

277

Born: March 20, 1959
From: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Biography

Steven Borden, better known by his ring name Sting, is a retired American professional wrestler and former bodybuilder whose career spanned five decades, during which he won a combined fifteen world championships and became one of the most enduring and influential figures in professional wrestling history. Borden rose to prominence in the late 1980s and became the defining star of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) during its peak years, serving as the promotion’s heroic centerpiece and cultural identity. Nicknamed “The Franchise of WCW,” he spent 14 years with WCW and its predecessor, Jim Crockett Promotions, captured multiple world titles, including six WCW World Heavyweight Championships, headlined more pay-per-view events than any wrestler in company history, and wrestled in the main event of the final episode of Nitro in 2001. His rivalry with Hulk Hogan culminated at Starrcade 1997, the highest-grossing event in WCW history. Following WCW’s closure, Borden chose not to immediately join the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), later renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002, despite the company having purchased WCW in 2001, and instead continued his career internationally before becoming a cornerstone of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Over more than a decade in TNA, he helped establish the promotion’s credibility on a national stage, won multiple world championships, and became the only wrestler to hold the NWA, WCW, and TNA World Heavyweight Championships. In recognition of his impact, he was named the inaugural inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2012. Late in his career, Borden enjoyed a critically acclaimed final run in All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he transitioned into a special-attraction and mentor role while teaming with Darby Allin and delivering high-profile performances well into his 60s. He officially retired from in-ring competition in 2024, closing the book on a career defined by longevity, adaptability, star power, and a rare ability to remain relevant across multiple eras of professional wrestling.

Works

277 films

WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story

20147.6

Ready to Rumble

20005.2

WWE WrestleMania 31

20158.0

WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World

20116.7

WCW Bash at the Beach 1994

19946.3

Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time

20118.4

NWA Live: March 18, 1989

1989

NWA Bunkhouse Stampede

19886.0

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

20067.9

WCW Starrcade 1991

19918.0

WWE Survivor Series 2014

20146.8

WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015

201610.0

AEW All In 2023: London

20237.8

WCW The Great American Bash 1992

1992

WWE Night of Champions 2015

20157.2

WCW Starrcade 1999

199910.0

AEW Double or Nothing 2021

20216.9

Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection

201310.0

WCW WrestleWar 1990

19907.5

WCW Clash of The Champions XXX

1995

The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro

20047.6

Warrior's Greatest Matches

2014

WWE: The Best of Sting

20147.7

WCW Starrcade 1995

19959.0

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX

1994

AEW All In 2024: London

20246.9

WCW The Great American Bash 2000

2000

WCW WrestleWar 1992

19926.0

WCW Halloween Havoc 1998

199810.0

AEW All Out 2022

20227.7

World Wrestling Peace Festival

1996

WCW Starrcade 1993

19939.0

The Rise & Fall of WCW

20097.2

The Essential AJ Styles Collection

20167.0

WCW Halloween Havoc 1990

19906.0

The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions

20127.5

Nature Boy

20177.2

WCW Clash of the Champions XXX

1995

WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015

201610.0

WWE: Goldberg - The Ultimate Collection

20138.0

WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired

20156.8

WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII

19926.0

NWA Chi-Town Rumble

19898.0

The Encounter

20106.4

AEW All Out 2021

20218.0

WCW The Great American Bash 1996

1996

AEW Revolution 2024

20248.4

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII

19969.0

WCW Starrcade 1990

19907.8

WCW BattleBowl

19936.0

WCW Spring Stampede 1999

199910.0

WCW Starrcade 1989

19896.9

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

20139.3

AEW Full Gear 2021

20217.6

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII

1994

WCW The Great American Bash 1995

1995

AEW: WrestleDream 2023

20238.3

TNA Bound for Glory 2006

20067.5

WCW Road Wild 1998

19987.7

WCW The Great American Bash 1990

19907.7

WCW Bash at the Beach 1995

19952.7

Wrestling's Highest Flyers

2010

WCW Fall Brawl 1995

19957.0

The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2

201310.0

NWA The Great American Bash 1989

19898.1

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

1994

The Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.2

20138.0

WCW SuperBrawl II

19928.0

The History of the World Heavyweight Championship

20096.0

TNA Against All Odds 2007

20078.8

WCW All Nighter 1995

1995

WCW Clash of the Champions XXV

1993

WCW The Great American Bash 1998

19988.0

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII

1996

NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem

19888.5

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3

2015

WCW Spring Stampede 1998

199810.0

WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV

1993

Shutterspeed

20005.3

The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For

2001

AEW Revolution 2022

20228.3

WCW Slamboree 1993

199310.0

WCW Spring Stampede 1994

19949.0

WCW Bash at the Beach 1996

19968.8

WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches

201310.0

WCW SuperBrawl VIII

19987.0

Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow

2022

TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

200610.0

WWE Fastlane 2015

20156.3

WCW Halloween Havoc 1989

19896.8

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

20117.9

WCW The Great American Bash 1991

19918.0

Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire

20134.8

AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022

20228.9

The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History

20127.7

WCW World War 3 1995

1995

WCW WrestleWar 1989

19897.0

TNA Destination X 2007

20075.0

WCW: Ric Flair - 2 Decades of Excellence

1995

TNA Victory Road 2009

20093.0

WCW Road Wild 1999

19996.5

WCW Halloween Havoc 1993

19937.0

WCW Halloween Havoc 1991

19917.0

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

199910.0

TNA Hardcore Justice 2011

20115.0

NWA Starrcade 1987

19875.9

WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s

20096.9

TNA Lockdown 2010

20106.5

WCW Starrcade 1992

19926.7

WCW SuperBrawl III

1993

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI

1994

AEW Revolution 2021

20217.1

WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 2: Know Your Role

201510.0

WCW Clash of The Champions XXII

199310.0

WCW Starrcade 1994

19947.0

WCW Hog Wild 1996

19967.0

Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End

20134.6

WCW Halloween Havoc 1995

19957.0

Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection

200910.0

TNA Bound for Glory 2012

20127.5

WCW SuperBrawl 1

19916.0

TNA Final Resolution December 2008

20085.0

TNA Final Resolution 2011

20116.0

WCW New Blood Rising

20007.0

WCW Beach Blast 1993

199310.0

WCW Uncensored 2000

2000

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993

1993

Sting: Into the Light

20157.3

WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches

20128.0

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

20169.2

WCW Uncensored 1997

19976.5

WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop

19906.3

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV

19975.5

WCW Uncensored 1996

19964.5

WCW Halloween Havoc 1999

199910.0

WCW Slamboree 1998

19988.0

WCW Spring Stampede 2000

20009.5

AEW Beach Break

20218.0

WCW WrestleWar 1991

19918.0

TNA Against All Odds 2009

20094.0

WCW Fall Brawl 1996

19969.0

WCW Halloween Havoc 2000

20007.0

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

2012

WCW The Great American Bash 1999

1999

TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches

200810.0

TNA Slammiversary 2006

20067.0

WWE Collection Volume 2: Know Your Role

20156.0

WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

20097.1

TNA Genesis 2014

2014

Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living

2017

Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen

20075.9

TNA Sacrifice 2007

20077.0

TNA No Surrender 2009

20095.5

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

19947.0

TNA Bound for Glory IV

20087.0

WCW Slamboree 1995

1995

AEW Full Gear 2023

20237.8

TNA Sacrifice 2008

20084.0

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2

201610.0

Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain

200910.0

TNA No Surrender 2011

20116.0

TNA Hard Justice 2007

20075.0

TNA Wrestling: Christian Cage - The Instant Classic

200710.0

WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection

20049.0

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI

19955.0

TNA Lockdown 2011

20115.0

WCW SuperBrawl VI

19967.1

WCW Fall Brawl 1998

19989.0

TNA Wrestling Greatest Moments

2010

WCW SuperBrawl IV

19945.0

TNA Sacrifice 2009

20096.0

WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary

1992

NWA Clash of the Champions

19888.8

TNA Slammiversary VIII

20105.0

AEW Fyter Fest

20217.3

WCW Superstar Series: Sting - Back in Black

1999

TNA Victory Road 2007

20076.0

WCW SuperBrawl 2000

200010.0

TNA Victory Road 2012

20126.0

TNA Hard Justice 2008

20088.5

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1

2010

TNA Lockdown 2007

20075.0

TNA One Night Only: Tournament of Champions 2013

2013

WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91

19917.0

WCW Clash of The Champions XVII

1991

WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite

19917.0

AEW WrestleDream 2025

20258.2

WCW Beach Blast

19928.0

WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1

2014

WCW Mayhem 1999

19999.0

WCW Clash of The Champions XXI

19929.0

TNA Genesis 2006

20068.0

TNA Bound For Glory 2009

20096.0

WCW Fall Brawl 1993

1993

TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory

20078.8

NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE"

2023

TNA Turning Point 2006

20067.0

NWA The Great American Bash 1988

19886.0

AEW Winter is Coming

20208.8

WCW Uncensored 1995

19952.0

TNA Victory Road 2006

2006

TNA Genesis 2009

2009

WCW Fall Brawl 2000

2000

NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89

19897.0

TNA Lockdown 2006

20067.0

TNA Hard Justice 2009

20095.5

WCW Starrcade 1997

19975.0

WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash

201410.0

AEW Grand Slam

20219.5

WCW Halloween Havoc 1992

19929.5

TNA Slammiversary 2012

20125.2

WCW Slamboree 1994

19947.0

AEW Full Gear 2022

20227.5

WCW Uncensored 1998

199810.0

AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023

20237.9

Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection

20086.3

TNA Sacrifice 2011

20117.0

WCW Slamboree 2000

200010.0

WCW Fall Brawl 1999

19991.0

WCW Slamboree 1996

1996

WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA

19913.3

WCW Slamboree 1999

19998.0

TNA No Surrender 2010

20105.0

TNA Slammiversary IX

20115.0

TNA Lockdown 2008

20087.3

NWA Starrcade 1988

19887.0

TNA Bound for Glory 2011

20116.0

WCW Millennium Final

2000

TNA Genesis 2007

20076.0

WWE Hall of Fame 2016

20167.0

WCW/nWo Superstar Series: Sting - Unmasked!

1998

TNA No Surrender 2007

20076.0

TNA Lockdown 2013

20137.0

NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88

19887.0

TNA Wrestling: Sting - Return of An Icon

200610.0

AEW Worlds End 2023

20237.3

WCW Fall Brawl 1994

1994

WCW/New Japan Supershow II

1992

WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

1991

WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling

20046.4

TNA Victory Road 2011

20112.0

NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

1988

TNA Turning Point 2008

20087.0

Sting: Moment of Truth

20045.8

TNA Sacrifice 2010

20106.0

The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

19887.0

NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre

19894.0

WWA The Reckoning

2003

TNA Slammiversary 2009

20097.0

TNA Sacrifice 2006

2006

NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout

19904.0

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII

1993

TNA Final Resolution 2007

20077.0

TNA Destination X 2009

20094.0

TNA Bound for Glory 2013

20136.0

TNA Final Resolution 2006

2006

WWA The Retribution

2002

TNA Genesis 2013

20135.0

NWA Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness

19907.0

WCW/New Japan Supershow III

199310.0

TNA Hard Justice 2006

20066.0

TNA Slammiversary XI

20137.0

WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!

19997.0

Sting: The Lost Tape

20206.0

AEW Revolution 2021: The Buy In

20216.8

NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory

1989

TNA Lockdown 2009

20097.0

TNA Bound For Glory 2010

20106.5

TNA Hardcore Justice 2013

2013

TNA Slammiversary 2007

20076.0

The Real Reason (Men Commit Crimes)

19987.0

NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush

1990

TNA The Best of 2009

2010

WCW SuperBrawl V

1995

Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting

199310.0

RevPro High Stakes 2014

2014

For All Mankind - The Life and Career of Mick Foley

20136.8