Sting’s son Steven Borden makes AEW in-ring debut
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Less than a month after wrestling in his first-ever singles match and two months after his first-ever match, Steven Borden has made his AEW debut.
The son of Sting wrestled a dark match prior to Wednesday’s AEW Winter is Coming edition of Dynamite from Atlanta, Georgia, defeating Kieran Gray — the same opponent as in his singles debut and a fellow Darby Allin trainee.
He’s been training since early 2024. Allin told Ariel Helwani earlier this year that Borden “was good” in his debut match that saw he and Killer Kross take on Borden and JD Drake and that he can go “as far as he wants to take it.”
Borden was part of Sting’s retirement match back at AEW Revolution 2024 dressed as Sting’s Wolfpac persona while his brother, Garrett, appeared as his dad’s Surfer Sting persona. It was that night where he got bit by the wrestling bug after previously having no interest.
He played tight end for the University of Kentucky in 2013 and 2014 and has been the general manager of SAGA Fitness since July 2021.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.