After Borden's recovery, Sting finally defeated Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on July 7, 1990, at | Sting fended off his opponents until Flair emerged |
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Sting returned to singles matches in 1989, starting the year off by wrestling Flair to a one-hour draw in Atlanta's on New Year's Day | As a result, he became the only wrestler to have won the NWA, WCW, and TNA World Titles in a career |
After the match he announced that he didn't know whether he would continue his career or not, Saying that "the way you fans are reacting right now, makes me wanna stay forever! Eventually, Muta won a against Sting at a live event in September by using a to get the win and the title.
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Sting ended his feud with Luger by defeating him in a at the following March | DDP pinned Nash, allowing DDP to win the title without directly beating Sting |
Sting continued tormenting head members of Immortal with his strange new personality, and on the August 18 edition of Impact Wrestling, his longtime rival Ric Flair made his return to TNA and challenged him to a match.
Sting and The Giant also split, and the team was forced to vacate the title 18 days later | On the December 9, 2020 edition of , Sting spoke for the first time on TNT in nearly 20 years, confirming to Cody Rhodes he was "signed officially with AEW |
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The alliance with Flair resulted in Sting joining the newly reformed and now-face Four Horsemen along with the Andersons, and kayfabe cousins | Due to a confrontation with Christian Cage during the match, Sting was distracted, which allowed crooked referee to knock over the ladder both were on, sending both men to the floor and allow Jarrett to pick up the victory |
Eventually, Sting got his wish and he and Hogan finally met in December at for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
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