Darby Allyn has had the privilege of working with legendary wrestler Sting and now his son Stephen Borden, and he noted the similarities between father and son.
Allyn teamed with Sting in the last few matches of the latter’s iconic career, and now he’s part of Stephen Borden’s career, albeit in its infancy. in the interview given toGood karma wrestlingAllyn said Borden shares his father Sting’s hunger to learn, improve and become better.
“Just his hunger and tenacity to never want at night (this is the similarity between Borden and Sting). You know, during Sting’s last run, everyone was saying, No, this man was like reinventing himself at the age of 64, jumping off balconies and going crazy,” Alin said. “And I see Stephen, and the fact that he’s accepted later in life has been a good thing for me, so he clearly understands what he’s getting into. It’s not like a young kid who, you know, just says. This man has had a whole life so far. And he gave up on it. So he understands the magnitude of what you have to put into it. So it’s really exciting to see that hunger.”
Allyn has been by Borden’s side every step of the way on his professional wrestling journey. train him and then wrestling alongside him when he debuted last year and now during his AEW run.
Others in the pro wrestling business like AEW’s Jeff Jarrettwho has witnessed Sting’s career up close, also sees many similarities between the WWE Hall of Famer and his son, especially in their demeanor. Aline may very well have another member of the Sting family to team with in the future Steven’s brother, Garrettalso started wrestling and even participated in “AEW Collision”.