AEW Expected To Sign WWE Hall Of Famer’s Son

Tony Khan could be on the verge of a coup as a WWE Hall of Famer’s son is expected to sign with AEW.

WWE Hall of Famer Sting brought an end to his legendary career at AEW Revolution in March 2024. The Icon teamed with Darby Allin to defeat The Young Bucks and retain the AEW World Tag Team Championship. That meant Sting also went undefeated during his three memorable years in Tony Khan’s company.

Sting’s entrance for that bout saw his two sons don his old gear as the different eras of his career were celebrated, and it seems the wrestling bug well and truly bit one of them.

Steven Borden made his wrestling debut in a tag team match as part of an art exhibition, part curated by Darby Allin. Now at DEFY Wrestling AEON 2, Borden competed in his first-ever singles match, where he defeated Kiran Grey. The fans were so enamoured by Borden’s efforts that they chanted “Please come back” after the bout.

AEW Expected To Sign Steven Borden

Before Dynamite Winter Is Coming in Atlanta, Georgia, went live, Steven Borden made his AEW debut in a dark match where he once again went one-on-one with Kiran Grey, with Borden again picking up the victory. Grey is also a student of Darby Allin and has also competed in a dark match for Tony Khan’s Ring of Honor.

Fightful Select has reported that the future looks bright for the second-generation star. The report quoted Tony Khan as saying, “I THOUGHT HE WAS EXCELLENT. He’s doing a great job. Very exciting in my opinion.” Another AEW source noted that they expect Borden to be under contract with AEW very soon if he is not already. Whether or not he’ll ever don the face paint like his father and be introduced as El Hijo del Sting remains to be seen.