Steven Borden gives update on wrestling training, ‘tough conversation’ with father Sting

It was a “tough conversation” when Steven Borden told his father Sting that he had aspirations of becoming a professional wrestler. While appearing on The Von Erichs podcast this week, Borden said he had hardly ever stepped into a wrestling ring before being part of Sting’s retirement tour in AEW. Borden has since trained with Darby Allin, Adam Copeland, and FTR in preparation for an in-ring career. Borden told Marshall & Ross Von Erich that he got a lecture from his legendary father after telling him that he wanted to be a wrestler. “When I told him I wanted to wrestle? Uh, no, that was a tough conversation [laughs],” Borden said. “I was dreading it. You guys probably got a similar lecture [from Kevin Von Erich].” Borden said he trains as often as he can and has been flying back and forth from California for his training with Copeland and FTR in North Carolina. Borden hopes that will be a more long-term thing at some point soon. He also credited Allin and Beth Phoenix for helping him. A former college f