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Sting

The Icon

⚠ SHRINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION ⚠

MARCH 20, 1959 6 FEET, 2 INCHES BIG BROWN EYES LIKE A BABY COW
His colorful face paint, piercing war cry and signature Stinger Splash electrified fans both young and old... he boasted one of the largest and most loyal fanbases of any in-ring personality in history.

steve borden, better known as STING, began his wrestling career at the end of 1985, teamed alongside jim hellwig (who would go on to become the ultimate warrior). sting quickly made a name for himself and only two years later, he was performing in the NWA at starrcade '87! continue here

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what do i love about him? why do i gravitate to him as a wrestler? what has he done for me?

in march of 2022, a year and three months after his AEW debut, sting published a beautiful piece entitled The Man They Call Sting on the players' tribune chronicling his career. most of its content was previously published by a christian book company in a (badly written and absolutely not proofread) book called Sting: Moment of Truth, but this article blows that book out of the water.

That’s the secret of wrestling, if there is one...You have to give them everything you have — with every fiber of your being. Because you’ll get it back, tenfold.