Steve Borden
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.
Filmography (306 Appearances)
AEW WrestleDream 2025
WWE's Greatest Moments
AEW All In 2024: London
AEW Revolution 2024
AEW Worlds End 2023
AEW Full Gear 2023
AEW: WrestleDream 2023
AEW All In 2023: London
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE"
AEW Full Gear 2022
AEW All Out 2022
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
WWE Rivals
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
AEW Revolution 2022
AEW Full Gear 2021
AEW Grand Slam
AEW All Out 2021
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
AEW Fyter Fest
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
Biography: WWE Legends
AEW Dark: Elevation
AEW Revolution 2021
AEW Revolution 2021: The Buy In
AEW Beach Break
AEW Winter is Coming
Sting: The Lost Tape
The Best of WWE
AEW Unrestricted
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Nature Boy
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
WWE Hall of Fame 2016
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
Sting: Into the Light
Legends with JBL
WWE Night of Champions 2015
WWE Collection Volume 2: Know Your Role
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 2: Know Your Role
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
WWE Table For 3
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
WWE WrestleMania 31
WWE Fastlane 2015
WWE Survivor Series 2014
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
WWE: The Best of Sting
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
Warrior's Greatest Matches
RevPro High Stakes 2014
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
TNA Genesis 2014
TNA One Night Only: Tournament of Champions 2013
TNA Bound for Glory 2013
WWE: Goldberg - The Ultimate Collection
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
TNA Hardcore Justice 2013
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
TNA Slammiversary XI
The Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.2
For All Mankind - The Life and Career of Mick Foley
Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
TNA Lockdown 2013
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
TNA Genesis 2013
TNA Bound for Glory 2012
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
TNA Slammiversary 2012
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
TNA Victory Road 2012
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
TNA Final Resolution 2011
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
TNA Bound for Glory 2011
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
TNA No Surrender 2011
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
TNA Slammiversary IX
TNA Sacrifice 2011
TNA Lockdown 2011
TNA Victory Road 2011
TNA Wrestling Greatest Moments
Wrestling's Highest Flyers
TNA Bound For Glory 2010
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1
TNA No Surrender 2010
TNA Slammiversary VIII
TNA Sacrifice 2010
The Encounter
TNA Lockdown 2010
TNA The Best of 2009
The Rise & Fall of WCW
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
TNA Bound For Glory 2009
TNA No Surrender 2009
TNA Hard Justice 2009
TNA Victory Road 2009
TNA Slammiversary 2009
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
TNA Sacrifice 2009
TNA Lockdown 2009
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
TNA Destination X 2009
TNA Against All Odds 2009
TNA Genesis 2009
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
TNA Final Resolution December 2008
TNA Turning Point 2008
TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches
TNA Bound for Glory IV
TNA Hard Justice 2008
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
TNA Sacrifice 2008
TNA Lockdown 2008
TNA Genesis 2007
TNA Wrestling: Christian Cage - The Instant Classic
TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory
TNA No Surrender 2007
TNA Hard Justice 2007
TNA Victory Road 2007
TNA Slammiversary 2007
TNA Sacrifice 2007
TNA Lockdown 2007
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
TNA Destination X 2007
TNA Against All Odds 2007
TNA Final Resolution 2007
TNA Turning Point 2006
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
TNA Genesis 2006
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
TNA Wrestling: Sting - Return of An Icon
TNA Hard Justice 2006
TNA Victory Road 2006
TNA Slammiversary 2006
TNA Sacrifice 2006
TNA Lockdown 2006
TNA Final Resolution 2006
Sting: Moment of Truth
TNA iMPACT!
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
WWA The Reckoning
WWA The Retribution
NWA-TNA Weekly PPV
The Nightmare Room
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
WCW Millennium Final
WCW Halloween Havoc 2000
WCW Fall Brawl 2000
WCW New Blood Rising
WCW The Great American Bash 2000
WCW Slamboree 2000
WCW Spring Stampede 2000
Ready to Rumble
WCW Uncensored 2000
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
Shutterspeed
WCW Starrcade 1999
WCW Superstar Series: Sting - Back in Black
WCW Mayhem 1999
WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
WCW Fall Brawl 1999
WCW Road Wild 1999
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
WCW Slamboree 1999
WCW Spring Stampede 1999
WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!
The Real Reason (Men Commit Crimes)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1998
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
WCW/nWo Superstar Series: Sting - Unmasked!
WCW Road Wild 1998
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
WCW Slamboree 1998
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
WCW Uncensored 1998
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
WCW Thunder
WCW Starrcade 1997
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV
WCW Uncensored 1997
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
WCW Hog Wild 1996
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
World Wrestling Peace Festival
WCW Slamboree 1996
WCW Uncensored 1996
WCW SuperBrawl VI
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
WCW Starrcade 1995
WCW World War 3 1995
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
MADtv
WCW: Ric Flar - 2 Decades of Excellence
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
WCW Slamboree 1995
WCW Uncensored 1995
WCW SuperBrawl V
WCW Main Event
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
WCW All Nighter 1995
WCW Starrcade 1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
WCW Slamboree 1994
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
Thunder in Paradise
WCW SuperBrawl IV
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
WCW Starrcade 1993
WCW BattleBowl
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
WCW Beach Blast 1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
WCW Slamboree 1993
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
WCW SuperBrawl III
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
Raw
WCW/New Japan Supershow III
WCW Starrcade 1992
WCW Clash of The Champions XXI
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
Vicki!
WCW The Great American Bash 1992
WCW Beach Blast
WCW WrestleWar 1992
WCW Saturday Night
WCW SuperBrawl II
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
WCW Starrcade 1991
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
WCW SuperBrawl 1
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun
WCW WrestleWar 1991
WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
WCW Starrcade 1990
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
Super Force
NWA Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop
WCW WrestleWar 1990
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
WCW Starrcade 1989
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
NWA WrestleWar 1989
WCW WrestleWar 1989
NWA Live: March 18, 1989
NWA Chi-Town Rumble
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
NWA Starrcade 1988
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
NWA The Great American Bash 1988
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
NWA Clash of the Champions
Clash of the Champions
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
NWA Starrcade 1987
Power Pro Wrestling
NWA World Championship Wrestling
Mid-South Wrestling