A History on The One and Only Sting

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Venice Beach, California, native stands 6'2" and weighs 260 pounds. Sting broke into the wrestling business in 1985 after tranining under Rick Bassman. Bassman paired Borden (then Known as Flash) with another musclebound behemoth by the name of Jim Hellwig (The Ultimate Warrior) as one half of Power Team USA. Bassman claimed Power Team USA would revolutionize the sport - and that wasn't  too far from the truth.</div> <bR> <div>      Hellwig and Borden formed a team called The Bladerunners and adopted crude face paint in the Mid-South territory. In 1986, he moved to the UWF, where he fell under the tutelage of veteran heel Eddie Gilbert. Sting and Gilbert teamed to win the UWF tag title on July 20, 1986 ... High Flyer was voted second runner up in <I>Pro Wrestling Illustrated's </I>Rookie of the Year balloting. He also wore tag team gold with Rick Steiner, but Sting's natural charisma and exuberance quickly turned him into a fan favourite.</div> <bR> <div>      When the UWF was bought out by the NWA, Sting was the hottest prospect in the promotion ... By 1988, he had become a contender to Ric Flair's World title, but shots at "The Nature Boy" were hard to come by. Sting face Flair in the main event of the first nationally televised Clash of the Champions supercard on March 27, 1988. The match went to a 45 minute draw - and a star was born... On April 23, Sting and Lex Lugr formed a spur-of-the-moment team and went on to win the Crockett Cup tag tournament, with crowd favourite Magnum T.A. cheering them on from ringside.</div> <bR> <div>      Sting won his first singles title, defeating Mike Rotundo for the TV title on March 31, 1989. He later dropped the title to The Great Muta. He beat flair to win the Ironman Round Robin Tournament at Starrcade 1989 ... Following that match, Sting joined The Four Horsemen, but the union was doomed from the start. The Horsemen attacked Sting and ruptured his patella tendon, an injury that threatened to end Sting's career. Sting returned to defeat Flair to finally win the NWA World title on July 7, 1990... "If this is a dream, don't wake me," the exhausted champ exclaimed following the match. Sting defended the title in matches against Sid Vicious and various Black Scorpions before dropping the strap back to Flair on January 11, 1991.</div> <bR> <div>      Sting won the U.S. title with a tournament win over Steve Austin but dropped the belt to Rick Rude in November 1991... Former friend and then WCW champ Luger declared war on Sting, targeting his Knee.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="15a15ae0.png" border=0 width="277" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> (<I> October 1985: Even promoter/trainer Rick Bassman might not have honestly expected his proteges The Bladerunners [who would later be known as The Ultimate Warrior and Sting] to become such huge sensations in wrestling</I>)</div> <bR> <div>      Sting gained revenge on Luger, beating "Sexy Lexy" for the strap on February 29, 1992. Sting finally seemed poised to become WCW's dominant force - until Big Van Vader came along.</div> <bR> <div>      Vader dominated Sting like no other, cracking his ribs and brusing his spleen in a sneak-attack ... On July 12, 1992, Vader beat Sting for the title at The Great American Bash. Sting was attacked by WCW newcomer Jake Roberts before he could regroup and challege Vader. Roberts promised to end Sting's career. In the end, Sting ran " The Snake " right out of WCW ... On March 11, 1993, Sting beat Vader for his third WCW title. Six days later, Vader regained the belt ... Vader and Sting exchange wins throughout the next two years, but Sting couldn't get his belt back. He did manage to beat Vader to win the vacant International title on May 22, 1994. Unfortunately for Sting, he lost the International title to WCW champ Flair in a unification match at Clash of the Champions XXVII.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="15c3aac0.png" border=0 width="314" height="172" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> (<I>March 1988: A 45-minute time-limit draw with NWA World champion Ric Flair at the first Clash of the Champions put Sting on the fast track to superstardom)</I></div> <bR> <div>      The arrival of Hulk Hogan in WCW signified the start of a new era for the promotion, as Hogan surpassed Sting as the top babyface. Sting, Hogan, and Dave Sullivan teamed to beat The Three Faces of Fear in the main event of Clash XXIX. Sting beat John "Avalanche" Tenta in a feature match at Starrcade 1994. Sting teamed with Randy Savage to beat Avalanche and Big Bubba Rogers (Big Bossman) on February 19, 1995. In one of the worst performances of his career, Sting was upset by Rogers at Uncensored 1995. Sting gained revenge in a lights-out match at Slamboree.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="15ed0ee0.png" border=0 width="208" height="238" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> (<I>June 1989: Because he was so popular, Sting became a primary target for many top NWA heels. He often landed on the injury list as a result. Here he is consoled by Scott Steiner and Bobby Eaton after being sneak-attacked yet again.)</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I>With Hogan and Savage on the scene, Sting was bumped to the undercard. He made the most of his situation on June 18, 1995, beating Meng to regain the vacant U.S. title. Hogan recruited Sting to help in his war against Kevin Sullivan's Dungeon of Doom. Sting, Hogan, Savage, and Luger teamed to defeat Meng, Kamala, Zodiac, and Shark in a "War Games" match at Fall Brawl.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="160cf680.png" border=0 width="207" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> (<I>July 1990: Friends ... partners ... enemies ... rivals ... all of the above? Sting and Lex Luger have never been able to adequately define their relationship over the years.) </I></div> <bR> <div>      Sting became involved in another feud with Flair after Flair betrayed him during a tag match against Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman, signaling the reformation of The Four Horsemen. Without a title on the line, Sting dominated Flair, scoring a clean submission win on November 26, 1995, at the World War III PPV. Despite Luger's signing with heel manager Jimmy Hart, Sting insisted his long-time friend (and enemy) could be trusted. To prove his point, Sting teamed with Luger to win the WCW tag title from Harlem Heat on January 22, 1996.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="162cd060.png" border=0 width="205" height="262" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> (<I>April 1992: Get Sting angry enough and he'll make you suffer some very painful consequences. He never liked Rick Rude much - and made sure Rude got the message very clearly)</I></div> <bR> <div>      Unbeknownst to Sting, Luger hit Booker T with a roll of coins given to him by Hart for the win. On February 11, 1996, Sting and Luger wrestled The Road Warriors to a no-contest at Super Brawl VI. Sting was getting fed up with Luger's rulebreaking ways. The odd couple finally dropped the belts to Harlem Heat in a triangle match on June 24, 1996.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="164b6120.png" border=0 width="182" height="274" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <I>(October 1994: Sting handled Hulk Hogan's arrival in WCW with his usual class. He welcomed him and even made sure that people like a slightly underdressed Sherri Martel couldn't interfere in Hogan's matches.) </I></div> <bR> <div>      July 7, 1996, was a day that changed the carefree Sting's career forever... Sting teamed with Savage and Sting to face the invading Outsiders, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, and a mystery partner. Fans thought Luger might be the one to switch sides. No one ever expected it would be Hogan. Hogan came out at the end of the match and beat up Sting and Savage. The incident deeply affected Sting's ability to trust others.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1660ca40.png" border=0 width="268" height="164" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <I>(July 1992: Sting and Steve Austin had some great battles over the WCW U.S. and TV titles. Given Austin's neck problems, we will probably never see him battle the "Stinger" in his "Stone Cold" persona.)</I></div> <bR> <div>      Sting was heavily recruited by Hogan's expanding New World Order, and fans and colleagues were always asking him, "Whose side are you on?"</div> <div> To further confuse the issue, the NWO recruited an impostor Sting whom many thought was the real thing. After losing a "War Games" match to Team NWO on September 15, 1996, Sting vanished. For months, he would quietly appear in the rafters, dressed in black, with his face painted like Brandon Lee's movie character The Crow. Was he the face of justice or was this a clever NWO ruse? His sneak-attacks were indiscriminate.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1687bd90.png" border=0 width="379" height="217" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <I>(December 1997: Once Hogan helped to form the NWO, Sting's opinion of the "Hulkster" changed. The entire WCW locker room helped him celebrate his Starrcade victory over the turncoat.)</I></div> <bR> <div>      After 15 months of buildup, Sting finally returned to the ring to face Hogan for the World Title at Starrcade 1997. After Hogan apparently pinned Sting, Bret Hart came to ringside and demanded the match be restarted, claiming Sting was victimized by Nick Patrick's "fast count". It didn't seem all that fast. Sting made Hogan tap to the scorpion deathlock to regain the title, but the championship was held up two weeks later. Sting once again defeated Hogan for the title on February 22, 1998.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="16abffa0.png" border=0 width="191" height="250" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <I>(May 1998: Once the NWO split in two, things got really confusing. For example, at Slamboree 1998, NWO Wolfpac's Sting beat NWO Hollywood's Giant to gain control of the WCW tag title they held together. Huh?)</I></div> <bR> <div>      Despite all that buildup, Sting only held the title for two months, losing to Savage at Spring Stampede on April 19. The NWO split into NWO Wolfpac and NWO Hollywood, and Sting joined the Wolfpac group, adopting red and black face paint to symbolize the new phase of his career. Sting teamed with the Giant to win the tag title from Hall and Nash at Slamboree '98, but the team didn't last long. Sting beat the Giant to earn the rights to the belts and selected Nash as a partner. Sting lost to Hart on October 25, 1998. Sting defeated U.S. champion Hart in several non-title matches, but could not get a title shot.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="16ce4b80.png" border=0 width="228" height="184" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <I>(March 2001: Sting and Flair shoock hands and embraced after wrestling each other for the final time at the end of the very last WCW Monday Nitro. Well, maybe it wasn't the final time after all.)</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>     </I>Sting cut back on his schedule in 1999. Sting competed in a four-corners match for the World title against Dallas Page, Flair, and Hogan on April 11, 1999. Page won. Sting beat Page for the title on April 26 but lost it back to DDP later that night. Sting regained the World title with a win over Hogan on September 12. Sting lost to Goldberg in a non-title match on October 24, 1999. The title was held up following the match and later won by Hart .Sting feuded with The Great Muta and Vampiro in 2000 ... Sting beat Flair on March 26, 2001, in the final match of the final edition of WCW Monday Nitro. Sting captured the World Wrestling All-Stars title during the company's 2002 tour of Europe. Though he once publicly stated he had little desire to wrestle for Vince McMahon, Sting was expected to sign with WWE by the beginning of summer.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>