Sports · Combat Sports · 16 hrs ago
Steven Borden Left a Technology Job to Pursue Wrestling
Steven Borden, whose father is wrestler Sting, joined AEW after making his wrestling debut in October 2025.
He said he had been managing a sports technology company that was growing quickly.
The job took 80 to 90 hours a week, and he was also trying to train for wrestling.
Borden said he realized he could not do both well, so he left the company to wrestle full time.
He has since wrestled on AEW's main roster with help from Darby Allin.
At AEW All Out 2026, Borden suffered a serious concussion during a match with Allin against Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight, and the match was stopped.
He has recovered, but AEW has not announced when he will return to the ring.
Steven Borden left a management job at a sports technology company to pursue professional wrestling full time.
He said the job took 80 to 90 hours a week while he was also trying to train.
Borden said he realized he could not succeed at both and that wrestling was what he wanted to do.
He debuted in October 2025 and later joined AEW’s main roster with help from Darby Allin.
At AEW All Out 2026, Borden suffered a serious concussion during a match that was stopped, but he has since made a full recovery.
- Who
- Steven Borden, an AEW wrestler and the son of Sting.
- What
- He left a sports technology company management job to pursue wrestling full time.
- When
- He debuted in October 2025; the date he left his job is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- He said he could not do both the job and wrestling training, and wrestling was what he wanted to do.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I was managing a sports technology company for quite a while and we were growing pretty quickly
I couldn't do both
Wrestling was what I wanted to do and kind of just walked away from all of that, and I'm glad I did.
Borden made his wrestling debut.
Borden told Darby Allin that balancing work and wrestling training was taking a toll.
Borden suffered a serious concussion during a match with Darby Allin against Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight, and the match was stopped.
Borden made a full recovery; the article said there was no word on when he would return to the ring.
- Former role
- Manager at a sports technology company
- Workload
- 80 to 90 hours a week, alongside wrestling training
- Wrestling debut
- October 2025
- Concussion
- AEW All Out 2026
- Match opponents
- Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight
Sources
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