Sting’s son Steven Borden to compete in second-ever match

Steven Borden — the son of pro wrestling legend Sting — is set to compete in his second-ever match.

Defy Wrestling has confirmed that Borden will be in action at the promotion’s AEON event in Seattle on Friday, November 21. He’s facing Kiran Grey at the show, with both Borden and Grey having been trained by AEW star Darby Allin.

This will be a different experience for Borden than his debut match, which was held at an art gallery in New York City as part of an exhibition Allin was putting on with artists Raymond Pettibon and Charlie Ramone. That bout saw Borden team with JD Drake against the duo of Allin & Killer Kross.

On the Ariel Helwani Show, Allin said Borden’s debut went well — and he believes Borden has what it takes to succeed in the ring. Training Borden was something Allin was happy to do given the connection he has with Borden’s father.

“As far as he wants to take it — as far as he wants to take it,” Allin responded when asked how far Borden can go in wrestling.

While in college, Borden was a football player at the University of Kentucky. Pursuing wrestling as a career is something that started to interest him when he was involved with Sting’s retirement run in AEW.

The November 21 Defy event is being held at Washington Hall and will include AEW’s Bryan Keith defending the Defy World Championship against Cody Chhun.

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Joseph Currier
Joseph Currier

Joseph Currier is the lead editor of F4WOnline.com, directing daily news coverage and writing articles on professional wrestling. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, obtaining a journalism degree in 2016. Joseph joined F4W during his time at UMass and has now been writing about the industry for nearly a decade.

In addition to his work with F4W, Joseph has previously contributed to Sports Illustrated's wrestling coverage. He lives in Massachusetts and is a diehard fan of the Boston sports teams and Liverpool Football Club.