CHAT TRANSCRIPT
Credit to:StingsLostLair (link on my link page)
Welcome to a WCW presentation of a chat with Steve "Sting" Borden, star of "Shutter Speed" on TNT Please ask your questions in the room and they will be forwarded to the moderator.
Hello everyone
Welcome STiNG
Question : My question is, will sting have a new look when he makes his long awaited return to WCW?
No, its gonna be the same loook
you are probly assuming i'm gonna come back as the old early 90s version of Sting
thats only rumor I'll be comin' back as the Pro looking STiNG
Question : hey i loved shutterspeed..will u be doing any other movies soon?
yeah, if i had it my way yes I had so much fun doin' it, i definitely wanna do more
Question :Steve, so many wrestlers have broken their necks--Ric Flair, Buff Bagwell.. are you ever worried about that when you wrestle??
Of course... yeah ,actually my neck is a mess right now
I have disks that are pretty messed up... nerves pinched off
all kindsa stuff messed up I wanna get slowly but surely into acting.
Question : Sting,do you feel pressured by the ammount of kids watching wrestling,to be a good role model?
Most definitely yeah
in today's wrestling scene, with each new year that goes by, its gettin more raunchy in a lot of ways
I don't wanna compromise... I won't compromise...
because of kids especially i have 3 of my own... we just had a new baby
I won't allow them to watch a lot of what our program is .They can watch me.... but that's where it ends
Question : I SAW YOUR MOVIE SHUTTERSPEED WERE YOU RELUCTANT TO WORK WITH DAISY FUENTES
Superb... who wouldn't wanna work with someone like her
she is beautiful... a real pro great personality... i look forward to working with her again some day
I wanna involve her on Monday Nitro and at least one pay per view
But yanno, in waiting for all the dust to settle at WCW with all these writers, it never did materialize
Question: hey Sting have you ever wished you had never gotten into wrestling?
yeah... i mean there have been some pretty down days over all these years
yeah... on those down times, ya wish ya never got involved
but the reality is that i'm glad i did
wrestling has been good to me in a lot of ways
but it has also been a real rocky road as well
but it definitely built some character in me that i undoubtedly needed
Question : any truth to the rumors of a TV series being offered to you
yanno, Shutterspeed was made as 2 hour movie of the week for TNT
with the idea that mebbe it could be kinda like a pilot as well
and yeah... i mean.. the subject has been talked about before ,but i'm not gonna hold my breath on that one
Question: Sting when did you know that you wanted to become a pro wrestle?
wow about 1985 i went to the Sports Arena in Los Angeles and saw Hulk Hogan wrestle along with a lotta other big name
wrestlers and the arena was jam packed with all the merchandise they sell
I think that was probly the day i thought ... there is sumpin here
and I always picture myself doing something in front of 1000s of fans... but i never knew it would be wrestling
Question: What is the best thing a fan has ever given you or done for you?
Probably a smile believe it or not
Yanno i've done some work for make a wish foundation, Starlight foundation...
and to meet with a youngster especially
who maybe hasn't smiled for months
because of all the chemotherapy and surgery and radiations
its nice to be able to put a smile on their face... as well as their entire family
I'd say that's probly the most meaningful
Question : what do you see yourself doing after you retire from wrestling?
Hopefully acting and being a father and husband
Question : Have you been getting positive feedback on the film?
Um.... yeah ,but the positive feedback i've been getting is from family and friends
but it seems from some people to be sorta .... "ok"
like... well yanno... everyone has a beginning, this was yours... yanno
Question : who inspired you to wrestle
Nobody inspired me to... honest answer
I was living in Calif... and yanno... getting bored....
I began the auditioning process for commercials and TV
I was already looking.... and wrestling came along and i said "hey...i'm looking for a change"
Question : Sting, i was wondering how many of your stunts did you do yourself?
Well this was a really top of the line good budget TV movie
so i had my own stunt double ,but i did do some minor stunts... .some motorcycle riding
and some hanging on to the side of the truck when it was moving,but that's about it
Question : Whats been your favorite match in history with you in it
Probly it would hafta be...there are 3 matches... i can't say only one
the first one would be the very first Clash of Champions
1988 versus Rick Flair the second would be 1990 July
the Great American Bash
Rick Flair again that was in Baltimore Maryland
and the last one would be Starcade of 1998 San Francisco... Hulk Hogan
Question: STING DID YOU EVER VISUALIZE HAVING THIS MANY FANS?
No.... i really don't think i could comprehend what has gone on I don't think i had any idea
Question: Sting, who is one person that you would like to wrestle more than anyone else
I'd like to wrestle the Undertaker and um....Lex Luger and The Rock too
Question : What sports did you participate in in High School? Wrestling?
No, only backetball ,I love basketball
Question : Sting, will you ever write an autobiography about your life in wrestling?
yanno, that subject has come up a lot in the last year and yanno... i just might do that
but I would i would wanna give a real straight up!! account of my life
over the last 15 years and everyone that was involved with it
Question: Hi Steve. If you could write the screenplay for your next movie, what would it be about??
good question ,IF i could write one... that's the tricky part
it might be about the book of Revelation out of the bible
a modern day representation of the events that are unfolding right now as we speak
Things like famine, drugs and prostitution, natural disasters...
but yanno... .like a 100 million dollar budget... make it really good
Question : What direction would you like to see WCW take? Would you consider being more involved with the writing etc?
Well i was at one time and it was great i had a lot of creative control over what i was doing in 97 and 98
i had a great working relationship with eric bischoff
and if i could recreate that working environment again, then i would love to do it
Question : What would you do if your children wanted to get into the wrestling game?
Uh.... I would probly discourage them from doing it
Lucky for me none of them have interest in it... they have other ventures
like i said earlier, it isn't all fun and games...it isn't all it seems to everyone out there in TV land
its a real cutthroat business
Question: what do you do in your spare time besides golf and ride your harley?
oh boy.... uhmmmm I like to .... I just bought a little fixer upper house.
and my wife and I like to do that... we always wanted to buy an old house...
we bought one built in 1934
and we're redoing it and havin' fun with that
Question : What do you think about the new WCW movie coming out in the spring, "Ready To Rumble"?
I think it'll probly be very successfull
David Arquette and Scotty Caan, Oliver Platt and other big name actors are in it
its gonna be funny... bathroom humor all the way
its kind of a combination of Dumb and Dumber, Beavis and Butthead, Wayne's World all combined into one
Question : Sting did you watch wrestling growing up? If so who was your favorite?
Until the day I got started in wrestling, I didn't know ONE wrestler
I knew the NAME Hulk Hogan and that's it
Question : How did you get the name Sting?
I gave it to myself.... haha when i first started my first tag team partner was the Ultimate Warrior
and he actually started out with the name "Rock" and I was "Sting"
Question : What's the Warrioir up to Sting? Didn't you guys form a tag team in the 80's?
I haven't talked to him since the last time he appeared on our show
Question from: How long have you been married and how have you kept your marriage going
it has been 14 years and through the last year and a half.... two years ...through the power of Jesus Christ
Question : Would kind of acting would you perfer to do next: Drama, Comedy, ect.
I think a lot of fans are gonna be surprised but I would love to do comedy
and my second choice would be a western
Question from: Who are some actors or actresses that you would like to work with?
I love some of those more established guys like Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, DeNiro
and then yanno... I love Travolta and tom Hanks I really don't have favorites
I've appreciated most of them all in different work that they have all done from time to time
Question : In what direction do you want your character to take onWCW ?
I'm still unclear on that
I'm not witholding information... I'm just not sure where to plug myself into here There is still so many changes going on
and in the process there have been a lot of sacrifices made some good, some bad
And I just hope that I haven't made one sacrifice too many on myself
Question : Sting, what is it like working with the other wrestler's and do you all get along well?
We pretty much everybody gets along
but yanno.... its a cutthroat business, so your good friend might tell you he feels bad that you are out with an injury
but as soon as you turn your back, he is ready to move in on your territory...your position
many will say that is true of any profession
but I happen to feel that it is more severe in wrestling but for the most part we all get along
Question : Who built the motorcycle you are riding in 'ShutterSpeed' ?
That was made by a company called "Big Dog"
Question : What did your wife think of you kissing Daisy???
Uhh.... she was ok with it nothing that she really wants me to do with every part I get ,but she was ok with it
Question : Would you ever consider wrestling as "Steve Borden" instead of "Sting"?
yes
Question : Is there any one wrestler not in WCW that you would like to see in the promotion?
yeah, i'd like to see Cactus Jack The Undertaker...and The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin
Question : WHY DID YOU GROW YOUR HAIR OUT?
to change my image and go from one Sting and move the same character into a more Edgy character
Question: Do you enjoy all the travel?
No!!!No.... by the time i get there I'm ok
but the travel process of getting on a plane, renting a car, checking into the hotel...after all these years i'm over that
Question: How many total times have you wrestled (Estimat)
lessee.... i'd say probly about 6000 or mebbe more like 8000... .I don't know
Question : What's the best advice that you've ever been given, not just about wrestling?
It would probably have to be in developing a relationship with God and with Jesus Christ.
Question : Steve, I'm sure you enjoyed making the movie, but did you miss being in the ring during the production of the movie?
I filmed for 6 weeks and flew private charter to and from every single week to do Nitro I never missed a beat
It was grueling I'd film throughout the week and i'd eat a little breakfast on Sunday morning...
and i'd get on a commercial airline, fly from Vancouver to the US, film Nitro...
then as soon as the show was over, I'd get on a pvt jet and fly back against the gulf stream
get into Vancouver at 3 or 4 or 5 AM and have a 6:30 call time the next morning so it wasn't easy
Question : Who's your favorite tag team partner?
Probably Rick Steiner
Question : Have you ever visited some of your fan sites on the web?
No, I never have and hopefully in the next few months will develop my own websites
you won't see anymore bogus sites out there once i get up and running
Question : I really respect you keeping your private life quiet ...Is this a hard thing to balance with your popularity?
yes it is very difficult
Anything else for the chatters?
I just wanna thank everybody who supported me thru all these years
I have enjoyed all the good times
I hope i can have more!
God bless each and every one of you
You can get ahold of me thru The Church on the Rock
at 661 251 ROCK
that is in Canyon Country California
Thanks for joining WCW chat!
Thank You all.... good bye
*** STiNG has left #WCW
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