WHEN STING FIRST laced up a pair of boots and stepped inside a ring, Ronald Reagan was president of the United States. There had only been one WrestleMania. Ric Flair was just a three-time World champion. Rick Martel held the AWA World heavyweight title. Sting’s earliest opponents included Austin Idol, The Fantastics, The Fabulous Ones, and Kamala. He is the only man to have begun his career tag teaming with the Ultimate Warrior and ended it teaming with Darby Allin—a wrestler who wasn’t even born until Sting was already a seven-year veteran of the sport.
His career has defied
