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Steve Borden, Sr. (born March 20, 1959), better known by the ring name Sting, is an American professional wrestler, actor, author and former bodybuilder, currently signed to WWE.〔 Sting is known for his time spent as the public face of two major pro wrestling companies: the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW), which displaced the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) as the leading pro wrestling organization in the United States from 1995–1998; and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). With a career spanning more than three decades, Borden has cultivated a legacy as one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time. Sting's 14-year tenure with WCW and its predecessor, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), began in 1987. Dubbed "The Franchise of WCW",〔 Sting held a total of 15 championships in the promotion – 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 headlined the flagship NWA/WCW pay-per-view event, Starrcade, in 1989, 1990, and 1997 (as well as winning the Battlebowl main event of the 1991 edition). He made more pay-per-view appearances for the company than any other wrestler. Upon the acquisition of WCW by the WWF in March 2001, Sting and his long-term rival Ric Flair were chosen to perform in the main event of the final episode of ''Nitro''.〔 For much of his WCW career, Borden held creative influence over the direction of both his character and the organization as a whole. Following the expiration of his contract with WCW's parent company, AOL Time Warner, in March 2002, Borden 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 then-upstart TNA 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 the inaugural inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2012.〔 Previously described by WWE as the greatest wrestler never to have performed for that promotion, Sting finally joined the company in 2014, making his first appearance at Survivor Series and having his debut match at WrestleMania 31 the following year. Sting has held 25 total championships throughout his career, including 21 between WCW and TNA. Readers of ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' named him "Most Popular Wrestler of the Year" on four occasions, a record he shares with John Cena. == Early life == Borden was born in Omaha, Nebraska,〔 and raised in Southern California.〔(Wrestling Legend Sting on How it all Began and Turning Down the WWE ). Sportsvibe.co.uk. April 21, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2014.〕 He excelled at football and basketball in high school, and later embarked on a career in bodybuilding.〔 He once co-owned a Gold's Gym health club. He had no interest in professional wrestling and no television access to it within his home community, but decided to pursue a career in the industry after being taken to an "incredible" World Wrestling Federation (WWF) event in Los Angeles, California, where he saw Hulk Hogan, The Iron Sheik, The British Bulldogs, André the Giant, and others perform.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sting (wrestler)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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