Biggest Fan: Jane Picard "The Mountie made my list based on one match and one match only... we all know which match that is. His cries as he’s being hauled away to jail captivates my attention every time."
Real Name (Sting): Steve Borden
Biggest Fan: Joe Timmins
This spot on our list might expose, or at least illuminate, a slight WWF bias. Few would argue against the fact that Sting is the greatest wrestler of his generation who has never competed in the World Wrestling Federation. He has been selected by Pro Wrestling Illustrated readers as "Most Popular Wrestler of the Year" four times, more than any other wrestler. Any hardcore WCW fan would probably be outraged to see Sting outside of the Top 50, but them's the breaks. Our panel of experts puts the 6-time WCW Heavyweight Champion here, tied with The Mountie, and arguing with a panel of experts would be a futile effort.
Speaking of futile efforts, trying to escape from The Mountie is another example of one. As his hilarious theme music proclaims, The Mountie always gets his man (possibly due to the fact that he's handsome, he's brave and he's strong). A former Intercontinental Champion and 3-time WWF Tag Team Champion, Jacques Rougeau's wrestling career (and presumably his law enforcement career) is one of the most successful of all time. Even before he was The Mountie and one half of the Mountie-themed tag team The Quebecers, Jacques was a member of The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers from 1986 to 1990. Probably one of the more underrated tag teams, the Rougeaus were exciting in the ring and also had a pretty amazing entrance theme.
Sting, too, started out as a member of a noteworthy tag team. Originally called Power Team USA, then renamed The Blade Runners, Steve Borden and Jim Hellwig (the future Ultimate Warrior) weren't particularly successful as a tandem, but both men would go on to have amazing singles careers. Sting competed in the main event of both the first and last ever episodes of WCW Monday Nitro, both against "Nature Boy" Ric Flair; the latter match was also the final wrestling bout in WCW history and ended with the two longtime, bitter rivals embracing in the ring.
The Mountie and Sting are both accomplished ring tacticians, charismatic personalities and bonafide superstars.
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