Jeff Farmer

At 61 years old, Jeff Farmer has this physical status:

Jeffrey Farmer (born August 14, 1962) is an American retired professional wrestler.

He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) as The nWo Sting, an impostor version of the original Sting aligned to the New World Order stable.

Personal life

The farmer is Paul Farmer's brother.

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Professional wrestling career

In 1989, a farmer named Lightning appeared on "Thunder and Lightning" in an IWF tournament in Florida. The team toured All Japan Pro Wrestling in August 1993, defeating Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas, Jun Akiyama & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, and Mighty Inoue & Takao Omori. They were known as "Lightning & Thunder" when they were in the competition.

Thunder and Lightning were signed by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1993. They made their first appearance at a WCW Worldwide taping in Orlando, FL, on July 10, 1993 (in an episode that would not air until November 13 of this year) defeating Billy Brooks and Rhett Blair. Their first on television appearance on WCW's The Main Event on August 29, 1993, where they upset Chris Benoit and Bobby Eaton. Thunder & Lightning's first match at a house show in Kennesaw, GA, on September 28, they lost to Yoshi Kwan (Chris Champion) and Bobby Eaton.

Despite the fact that WCW had cut back on house shows in Eric Bischoff's first year as CEO, they did nevertheless tour smaller venues to give new, younger wrestlers the opportunity. Thunder & Lightning would appear at several of these shows in the fall of 1993 and 1996, as part of a house show competition with Tex Slazinger and Shanghai Pierce. The team defeated the WCW World Tag Team Champions The Nasty Boys, as well as several other clubs on Saturday Night in 1993.

Thunder and Lightning were deemed victors on television against preliminary level competition, but they lost their first game on television when they were defeated by Pretty Wonderful on February 20, 1994. They were at PPV for their first PPV appearance at SuperBrawl IV, where they lost to Harlem Heat. They continued their losing streak on television in April after losing to Bad Attitude (Steve Keirn & Bobby Eaton) and Pretty Wonderful. Thunder & Lightning's last match was a success; they partnered with Terry Taylor to defeat Tex Slazenger, Shanghai Pierce, and Dallas Page on WCW Pro on April 30, 1994. In the spring of 1994, a farmer was recalled by the WCW for the first time.

Farmer wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance territories in Tennessee and the Carolinas in July 1994. In February 1995, Jim Steele and his fellow WCW wrestler Jim Steele wrestled in a gruesome match for the World Wrestling Federation.

In July 1995, a farmer returned to WCW as Cobra and Craig Pittman feuded. On September 9, 1995 edition of WCW Worldwide, Cobra made his WCW debut, defeating Bobby Starr with his Cobra clutch slam finisher. "The Brain" Heenan and "Mean" Gene Okerlund told Cobra's kayfabe back story about their service in the Gulf War. Sgt. Craig Pittman, a legitimate Marine sergeant, left Cobra in the Jungle and reported him AWOL back at camp. Cobra lost all rank and admiration, learned to wrestle, and went to WCW to seek revenge on Pittman. Pittman defeated Cobra by submission in a short contest, but Cobra took the title in a rematch the following week. They would then go back and forth and trade victories for a few months before the conflict came to an end.

Since being inception in July 1996, the nWo had been fighting Sting, one of the most devoted WCW supporters. Farmer made his debut as "Sting" on the September 9, 1996 edition of Monday Nitro when he assaulted Lex Luger, who appeared from the nWo limousine after a tape recording of Sting speaking had been played. Luger, Sting's longtime colleague and tag team partner, started to question Sting's loyalty publicly. Sting arrived and told his coworkers that he had nothing to do with the assault while Team WCW was being interviewed at Fall Brawl. Luger told Sting that he did not believe him. Later in the War Games match, the last man out for Team nWo was "Sting" (Farmer), leading viewers (including the broadcast team) to believe that Sting was a member of the nWo. However, the real Sting appeared as the last man for Team WCW. Sting walked over to Luger and asked, "Is that good enough for ya?" after single-handedly taking out Team nWo. The ring was left untouched. When he compelled Luger to sign with the Scorpion death lock, the farmer earned the victory in the match for Team nWo.

The original Sting began to develop into a much darker Crow-like character after the match, with Farmer's imposter role serving as the catalyst. While dressing as the dark Sting, the farmer, now sporting the ring name of nWo Sting, became more of a comedy act in WCW, imitating Sting's classic demeanor, as shown by the farmer. As the real Sting did, he would also copy the loyalty tests and began wielding a baseball bat. On occasion, nWo Sting would try to appease the true Sting when both were in the ring. Unfortunately for the Farmer, this often culminated in the true Sting attacking him and being laid out with the Scorpion Death Drop. nWo Sting will usually lose to opponents or need help from the entire nWo to win, which can usually be detrimental in matches. Imposter, fake, or bogus Sting will be referred to by television announcers. Larry Zbyszko, the Announcer, has dubbed him "Stink." Since the true Sting was around, the majority of the nWo would simply ignore him as they tried to recruit him. Eric Bischoff said that Sting had sided with WCW after it was revealed that it had been confirmed. Instead, he took out nWo Sting and held a mock interview that rated the true Sting and praised Hollywood Hogan.

In the game WCW vs. nWo: World Tour, a farmer was labelled as "Sting" in the game.

Farmer joined nWo Japan in New Japan Pro-Wrestling in March 1997 and began to divide his time between NJPW and WCW. During his stay in Japan, nWo Sting rose in fame and became a key nWo Japan partner, regularly working with group leader Masahiro Chono. nWo Sting in Japan became more popular than real Sting, and as a result, Farmer will spend more time in Japan. In November 1997, he teamed up with Hiroyoshi Tenzan to compete in the 1997 Super Grade Tag Competition. During the season, the team will win three games in the league.

nWo Sting joined nWo Hollywood in May 1998 and began working with The Giant. The Giant had previously won the WCW World Tag Team Championship with the real Sting, but the team was forced to disband if Giant joined nWo Hollywood and began feuding over the tag team titles that were held together. The real Sting team of nWo Sting & Giant lost to Lex Luger and Sting on Monday, the first time the nWo Sting & Giant team had been active in the Wolfpact community at the match. Following the death of the Farmer, the nWo began using Sting masks and seeing other nWo members appear as fake Stings. On the 1999 edition of Monday Nitro, he made one last appearance as fake Sting when he interfered in a match between Kevin Nash and Sid Vicious.

nWo Sting has returned to Japan, where he competed as a fan favorite. Chono, the nWo Japan's chief, sustained a neck injury that resulted in Keiji Mutoh taking over and changing the organization's tone. nWo Sting, a fan favorite, joined Brian Adams to fight for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, and also joined Tenzan to compete in the 1998 Super Grade Tag Championships. Chono recovered from his injury in May 1999 and became enraged with Mutoh over the future of nWo Japan. nWo Sting left the group and joined Chono during this conflict.

WWE unveiled "The Best of Sting" on DVD in 2014. On the back cover of the set, a photograph of Farmer as nWo Sting was displayed, but it was later discovered that the photograph of nWo Sting was inaccurate on WWE's part.

Farmer changed his ring name to Super J after leaving nWo Japan and joined Chono and Michael Wallstreet in Team 2000 to compete with nWo Japan. The two sides will fight for the next seven months before the feud came to an end at the Wrestling World 2000 event. Team 2000 defeated nWo Japan in a best-of-four series at the tournament, causing the nWo Japan to disband and become part of Team 2000.

Super J was well-received by the NJPW audience, and he was also a key player of Team 2000, which was also a member of Chono from 2001. Before its closure in early 2001, the team made several appearances in WCW before it was discarded in early 2001. Super J joined Scott Norton in the 2001 G1 Tag League, winning 7 games. In March 2002, Super J formed Team 2000 and the New Japan Army, a rival group. Before September 2002, the two teams feuded until it was announced that Team 2000 was also integrated into the New Japan Army.

Farmer returned to the nWo Sting gimmick on the independent circuit in the Carolinas in 2004 before beginning to wrestle exclusively for Ultimate Championship Wrestling, where he won the championship on January 8, 2005. Later this year, he resigned.

Academic career

Farmer, a senior researcher at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is project manager of a research program dubbed GEAR (Genetics, Exercise, and Research). The aim of the survey is to find out how "people's genetic history influences their physical fitness."

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