AEW Prioritizes Sting Son Steven Borden's Development

Tony Khan, president of All Elite Wrestling, has announced that the promotion is prioritizing the development of Steven Borden, the son of retired wrestling legend Sting, as a professional wrestler. Speaking on the Battleground Podcast, Khan emphasized Borden's potential and revealed that AEW has licensed Sting's classic entrance theme, "Turbo Charged," for Borden's future appearances.

Borden, 30, has yet to make his official television debut with AEW but has competed in several dark matches for the company and its sister promotion, Ring of Honor, since December. These untelevised bouts have taken place before live crowds at AEW and ROH events, where Borden has entered to the nostalgic track originally used by his father during the early years of his World Championship Wrestling career. Khan, who proposed the idea himself, explained the licensing arrangement. "I wanted to use that song. It was my idea. It's a song that was in a library and we made a deal to get a certain number of plays," Khan said. "We haven't used it on air yet, but we have a deal to use 'Turbo Charged,' which is a track that was available through a music library. And I love licensing great music, and that's...