
Cast
Steve Borden
Acting
Cast
Steve Borden
Known for
Acting
Born
1959-03-20
From
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Also known as Blade Runner Flash, Sting, Flash Borden
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.

Ready to Rumble
as Sting

AEW Full Gear 2021
as Sting

AEW Full Gear 2022
as Sting

The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
as Sting

WWE WrestleMania 31
as Sting

AEW Full Gear 2023
as Sting

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Sting

The Encounter
as Nick

WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
as Sting

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

WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
as Sting

AEW Double or Nothing 2021
as Sting

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

WCW The Great American Bash 1998
as Sting

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
as Sting (archive footage)

WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
as Sting

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

TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
as Sting

WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
as Sting

Warrior's Greatest Matches
as Self

Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire
as Junkyard

Shutterspeed
as Riley Davis

WCW Beach Blast
as Sting

AEW: WrestleDream 2023
as Sting

WCW Slamboree 1994
as Sting

TNA Lockdown 2010
as Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
as Sting

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
as Sting (Ringside)

AEW Revolution 2021
as Sting

Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
as Junkyard

WWE Fastlane 2015
as Sting (Appearance)

AEW Revolution 2024
as Sting

WCW Road Wild 1998
as Sting

WCW Slamboree 1993
as Sting

The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
as Sting

WCW SuperBrawl VIII
as Sting

AEW All In 2024: London
as Sting

WCW Starrcade 1992
as Sting

AEW Worlds End 2023
as Sting

WWE Survivor Series 2014
as Sting

WCW Spring Stampede 1999
as Sting

NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
as Sting

Sting: Into the Light
as Sting/Flash

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

AEW All Out 2021
as Sting

WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
as Sting

NWA Chi-Town Rumble
as Sting

WWE: The Best of Sting
as Sting/Blade Runner Sting

Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
as Sting

TNA Sacrifice 2009
as Sting

WCW Halloween Havoc 1998
as Sting

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
as Sting

WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
as Sting

WCW Fall Brawl 1998
as Sting

WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
as Sting

NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
as Sting

WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
as Sting

WCW Slamboree 1999
as Sting

WCW WrestleWar 1989
as Sting

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
as Sting

WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
as Sting

AEW All Out 2022
as Sting

AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
as Sting

WCW BattleBowl
as Sting

WCW Starrcade 1999
as Sting

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

WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
as Sting

The Rise & Fall of WCW
as Sting

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
as Sting

WCW WrestleWar 1992
as Sting

WCW The Great American Bash 1991
as Sting

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
as Sting

WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
as Sting (Appearance)

The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
as Sting

WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
as Sting

The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
as Sting

NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
as Sting

WCW Fall Brawl 1999
as Sting

WCW The Great American Bash 2000
as Sting

WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
as Sting

WCW Starrcade 1991
as Sting

WCW Uncensored 1995
as Sting

WCW The Great American Bash 1996
as Sting

WCW The Great American Bash 1990
as Sting

TNA Turning Point 2008
as Sting

WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
as Sting

AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
as Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
as Sting

TNA Genesis 2006
as Sting

TNA Lockdown 2011
as Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV
as Sting

WWE Night of Champions 2015
as Sting

WCW World War 3 1995
as Sting

WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop
as Sting

Nature Boy
as Self

AEW Grand Slam
as Sting

WCW Starrcade 1997
as Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
as Sting

WCW Starrcade 1995
as Sting

Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
as Sting

NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
as Sting

TNA Slammiversary 2012
as Sting

WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
as Sting

NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
as Sting (Interview)

WCW SuperBrawl 2000
as Sting (Appearance)

TNA Hard Justice 2008
as Sting

WCW SuperBrawl V
as Sting

WCW Slamboree 2000
as Sting

NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
as Sting

WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
as Sting

WCW Slamboree 1995
as Sting

TNA Bound for Glory 2006
as Sting

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
as Sting (Appearance)

AEW Revolution 2022
as Sting

The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
as Sting

WCW SuperBrawl II
as Sting

WCW Slamboree 1998
as Sting

WCW Hog Wild 1996
as Sting

WCW Spring Stampede 1998
as Sting

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
as Blade Runner Sting

WCW Starrcade 1989
as Sting

Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
as Sting

WCW WrestleWar 1991
as Sting

TNA Hard Justice 2007
as Sting

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
as Sting

WCW Road Wild 1999
as Sting

TNA Hard Justice 2009
as Sting

WCW Uncensored 1998
as Sting

WCW/New Japan Supershow III
as Sting

WCW The Great American Bash 1999
as Sting

TNA Lockdown 2008
as Sting

TNA Slammiversary XI
as Sting

WCW SuperBrawl 1
as Sting

WCW Fall Brawl 1994
as Sting

NWA Clash of the Champions
as Sting

TNA Bound for Glory IV
as Sting

TNA Genesis 2014
as Sting

WCW Mayhem 1999
as Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
as Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
as Sting

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
as Sting

TNA Destination X 2009
as Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
as Sting

TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches
as Sting

WCW WrestleWar 1990
as Sting (Ringside)

TNA Slammiversary 2009
as Sting

TNA Genesis 2009
as Sting

TNA Victory Road 2007
as Sting

TNA Against All Odds 2009
as Sting

NWA Starrcade 1987
as Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
as Sting

TNA Bound For Glory 2010
as Sting

WCW Fall Brawl 1995
as Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
as Sting

Wrestling's Highest Flyers
as Sting

TNA Sacrifice 2006
as Sting

WCW SuperBrawl VI
as Sting

WCW Uncensored 1996
as Sting

TNA No Surrender 2010
as Sting

WCW Starrcade 1994
as Sting

WCW The Great American Bash 1992
as Sting

Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
as Sting

NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
as Sting

TNA Sacrifice 2008
as Sting

TNA Genesis 2007
as Sting

TNA Sacrifice 2010
as Sting

WCW Starrcade 1990
as Sting

WCW Fall Brawl 2000
as Sting

TNA Final Resolution December 2008
as Sting

TNA Final Resolution 2007
as Sting

TNA Bound for Glory 2012
as Sting

TNA Against All Odds 2007
as Sting

WCW Starrcade 1993
as Sting

TNA Lockdown 2007
as Sting

TNA Hardcore Justice 2013
as Sting

WCW All Nighter 1995

AEW WrestleDream 2025
as Sting

TNA Final Resolution 2011
as Sting (Ringside)

WCW Clash of The Champions XXI
as Sting

AEW All In 2023: London
as Sting

WCW SuperBrawl IV
as Sting

TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory
as Sting

WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
as Sting

NWA The Great American Bash 1988
as Sting

WCW New Blood Rising
as Sting

WCW/New Japan Supershow II
as Sting

NWA The Great American Bash 1989
as Sting

WCW Fall Brawl 1996
as Sting

TNA Slammiversary VIII
as Sting

WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
as Sting

NWA WrestleWar 1989
as Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
as Sting

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1
as Sting

WCW Uncensored 2000
as Sting

TNA No Surrender 2007
as Sting

TNA Wrestling: Sting - Return of An Icon
as Sting

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

World Wrestling Peace Festival

TNA Sacrifice 2007
as Sting

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

The Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.2

WCW: Ric Flair - 2 Decades of Excellence
as Sting

TNA Victory Road 2011
as Sting

TNA Bound for Glory 2013
as Sting

WCW Spring Stampede 2000
as Sting

TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
as Sting

WCW Spring Stampede 1994
as Sting

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

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

WCW Slamboree 1996
as Sting

Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
as Sting

AEW Winter is Coming
as Sting

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

TNA Slammiversary 2006
as Sting

WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
as Sting

WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
as Sting

AEW Fyter Fest
as Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
as Sting

WCW Uncensored 1997
as Sting

Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection

TNA Turning Point 2006
as Sting

WWE Hall of Fame 2016
as Sting

TNA Final Resolution 2006
as Sting

NWA Live: March 18, 1989
as Sting

TNA The Best of 2009
as Sting

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

WCW SuperBrawl III
as Sting

TNA Genesis 2013
as Sting

NWA Starrcade 1988
as Sting

AEW Revolution 2021: The Buy In
as Sting

TNA Bound For Glory 2009
as Sting

WWE: Goldberg - The Ultimate Collection

TNA Victory Road 2009
as Sting

WCW Fall Brawl 1993
as Sting

WCW Halloween Havoc 2000
as Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
as Sting

TNA Lockdown 2009
as Sting

WCW Millennium Final
as Sting

NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
as Sting (Appearance)

WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
as Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
as Sting

AEW Beach Break
as Sting

TNA Wrestling: Christian Cage - The Instant Classic
as Sting

Sting: The Lost Tape
as Sting

TNA Lockdown 2006
as Sting

TNA Victory Road 2012
as Sting

WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun
as Sting

The Essential AJ Styles Collection
as Sting

TNA Slammiversary 2007
as Sting

TNA Lockdown 2013
as Sting

WCW/nWo Superstar Series: Sting - Unmasked!
as Sting

TNA Hard Justice 2006
as Sting

TNA No Surrender 2009
as Sting

WWE Collection Volume 2: Know Your Role

TNA Destination X 2007
as Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
as Sting

TNA Victory Road 2006
as Sting

The Real Reason (Men Commit Crimes)
as Sparkie

TNA Slammiversary IX
as Sting

WCW Beach Blast 1993
as Sting

TNA No Surrender 2011
as Sting

TNA Bound for Glory 2011
as Sting

WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
as Sting

WCW The Great American Bash 1995
as Sting

TNA Sacrifice 2011
as Sting

Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting
as Sting

Sting: Moment of Truth
as Himself - Sting

TNA One Night Only: Tournament of Champions 2013
as Sting

Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
as Sting

WWA The Retribution

RevPro High Stakes 2014
as Sting

The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
as Steve "Sting" Borden

TNA Wrestling Greatest Moments
as Sting

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
as Sting

WCW Superstar Series: Sting - Back in Black
as Sting

NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE"
as Sting

WWA The Reckoning

For All Mankind - The Life and Career of Mick Foley
as Sting