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    UnconVINCEd: The Unauthorized Story of Why Sting Still Won't Work for Vince McMahon and the WWE
    UnconVINCEd: The Unauthorized Story of Why Sting Still Won't Work for Vince McMahon and the WWE
    UnconVINCEd: The Unauthorized Story of Why Sting Still Won't Work for Vince McMahon and the WWE
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    UnconVINCEd: The Unauthorized Story of Why Sting Still Won't Work for Vince McMahon and the WWE

    By Michael Essany

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    “UnconVINCEd: The Unauthorized Story of Why Sting Still Won’t Work for Vince McMahon and the WWE” is a compelling, first of its kind, and completely unauthorized inside look at why one of wrestling's biggest stars - Steve Borden (Sting) - still refuses to work for WWE and Vince McMahon.

    International bestselling author Michael Essany probes Borden's storied career, his deep Christian faith, battles with drug and alcohol abuse, his refusal to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, and the lingering prospect of Sting headlining one WrestleMania before his looming retirement.

    This is the true story of professional wrestling's greatest mystery.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSports Entertainment Publishing
    Release dateMar 5, 2013
    ISBN9781301136087
    UnconVINCEd: The Unauthorized Story of Why Sting Still Won't Work for Vince McMahon and the WWE
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    Michael Essany

    Michael Essany was the host of The Michael Essany Show from E! Entertainment Television. As a recent groom himself, Essany saw the need for an intelligent guide that would help the couple plan their wedding together.

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      UnconVINCEd - Michael Essany

      UnconVINCEd: The Unauthorized Story of Why Sting Still Won't Work for Vince McMahon and the WWE

      Disclaimer

      Published by Michael Essany at Smashwords

      Copyright 2013 Michael Essany

      All Rights Reserved worldwide. May not be copied or distributed without prior written permission from the author.

      This eBook is not an official WWE, TNA, or Sting (Steve Borden) publication nor is it associated, affiliated, or otherwise endorsed by WWE, TNA, Steve or Steve Borden. To visit WWE.com, click here. To visit TNA, click here.

      All information contained in this eBook has been obtained by exclusive interviews, online research, and information freely available in the public domain.

      This eBook provides information that you read and use at your own risk.

      Cover image is available (with attribution) royalty free and for commercial use by Mike Kalasnik.

      Part 1: The Icon

      Steve Borden is a rarity in the world of professional wrestling.

      He is known throughout the world as Sting - one of the biggest and most successful names in the history of the business.

      The humble grappler from Omaha, Nebraska is, without question, nearly as recognizable as the British rocker and former Police front man who shares his moniker.

      He's won 24 championships across multiple national promotions and is a 15-time world heavyweight champion. He's held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship twice, the WCW World Heavyweight Title six times and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship four times.

      He is the only wrestler in the history of the business to hold the NWA, WCW and TNA World Titles.

      Yet what remains both unique and amazing about the storied accomplishments of the athlete known as Sting is that Steve Borden attained this lofty perch in sports entertainment without having ever worked for the biggest company in wrestling and today's lone power in the business - Vince McMahon's WWE.

      For close to three decades, wrestling fans have anticipated Sting's eventual foray into McMahon's territory.

      During that time, other once-impossible scenarios played out instead: WWE purchased WCW, Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels reconciled, and sports entertainment emerged as a multi-billion-dollar industry that, in many aspects, is more popular - and more widely watched - than some mainstream professional sports.

      But through it all, one such eventuality never panned out. Sting never signed with WWE.

      The Birth of an Icon

      By the late 1980's, Sting was one of the biggest names in the world of professional wrestling - first on the independent circuit and later in World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

      At the zenith of the

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