Tony Khan Says Developing Wrestling Legend’s Son Is A Huge Priority For AEW

AEW President Tony Khan has addressed a WWE Hall of Famer’s son working with the company, following a recent match.

Following his pro-wrestling debut in October 2025, Steven Borden – the son of wrestling legend Sting – wrestled dark matches for ROH and AEW respectively in December and January.

Speaking on the Battleground Podcast, Tony Khan noted that developing Steven Borden as a performer is a huge priority for AEW.

Tony Khan said:

“Steven has still never been on AEW TV, but he’s somebody we’re developing and I have so much respect for Steven, he’s a rising young wrestler.

“He played college football at Kentucky, I followed his football career and now I’m proud to say we’re working on developing him as a pro wrestler for AEW.

“Again, AEW we have the greatest wrestlers in the world and one of the all-time greats, somebody who was undefeated in AEW is Sting. And absolutely Steven and developing him for the future is a huge priority for me and everyone in AEW.”

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Borden made his AEW debut in a dark match before the December 10, 2025 Dynamite episode, defeating Kiran Grey.

He most recently wrestled for AEW ahead of the January 21 episode, teaming with QT Marshall to defeat Nathan Cruz and Rosario Grillo in dark action.

He also wrestled a dark match at the January 10 ROH taping, against Jay Lethal.

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