Tony Khan On How He Got Sting’s Song For Steven Borden, Says Developing Borden Is a ‘Priority’

Tony Khan says that training Sting’s son Steven Borden is a priority for AEW and revealed how he got Sting’s theme song for him. Borden has been training with Darby Allin since May of 2024 and made his independent debut in November. He has made appearances on dark matches before AEW tapings and has used Sting’s classic “Turbocharged” theme song in front of the live crowd.

Khan appeared on the Battleground Podcast and was asked about Borden. You can see the highlights below:

On Using Sting’s Song For Borden:

“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. We haven’t used it on air yet, but we have a deal to use ‘Turbocharged,’ which is a track that was available through a music library. And I love licensing great music, and that’s one of my favorite songs from my childhood. I think about it all the time. And I thought it would be really cool for Steven to come out to it.

On Training Borden:

“Steven still has never been on AEW TV, but he’s somebody we’re developing. And I have so much respect for Stephen. 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 Stephen and developing him for the future is a huge priority to me and everyone in AEW.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit the Battleground Podcast with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.