Sting’s son Steven reflects on father’s career: ‘You did it, Dad’
Steven Borden Jr. has never had more respect and admiration for his father.
Ahead of Sting’s retirement match, Steven wrote a post on Instagram sharing some thoughts about his father and the career that he’s had. Steven wrote that, through nearly four decades, Sting laid it all on the line and stayed electric the whole way. And Sting managed to do that while teaching and showing his children what it means to be a person of character.
Steven said he isn’t ready for this ride to be over, but he’s ready for Sting to enjoy the sunset.
“Until then, I can’t wait to watch you go do Sting things one last time,” Steven wrote. “I love you Dad. Icon Forever.”
The full post can be read below:
You were Sting before I was born.
I’ve never known a life where the possibility of you rappelling from the rafters, diving off high objects, and Scorpion death dropping people doesn’t exist.
But now that day has nearly come, and I’ve never had more respect and admiration for you than I do today.
There’s too many things I could say – I don’t know how to encapsulate it all.
For now I’ll just say this.
You did it, Dad.
You found a way – through nearly four decades, you laid it all on the line. You stayed electric the whole way.
You did that while also teaching me what it means to be a man of character, integrity, and grit.
More importantly, you showed me – and you’re showing me now.
Garrett, Gracie, and I have you to thank for more good than you’ll ever know.
I know you remember what my answer was that day as a kid in Central Park when I was asked who my hero was.
The answer is still the same.
I’m still convinced you’re the coolest dude to walk the planet.
Now it’s time for one last ride. I’m not ready for it to be over, but I’m ready for you to enjoy the sunset.
Until then, I can’t wait to watch you go do Sting things one last time. I love you Dad.
Icon Forever.
Sting responded to Steven’s post:
Steven James Borden- you’ve always had a way with words. Teary eyed…
Sting will compete in the ring for the final time at AEW Revolution this Sunday (March 3). In the headlining match of the pay-per-view, Sting & Darby Allin are defending their AEW Tag Team titles against The Young Bucks.
Sting’s sons Steven and Garrett played a role on AEW television during the final weeks of their father’s in-ring career. When Sting & Allin won the AEW Tag Team titles on the February 7 episode of Dynamite, Steven and Garrett celebrated the victory with them. There was then an angle where The Young Bucks attacked Sting, Allin, Steven, and Garrett with baseball bats.
Despite their Dynamite appearance, Allin told Digital Spy that Steven and Garrett have no interest in becoming pro wrestlers. Both Borden sons are former college football players.
Allin said:
They’re not interested at all. I’ve asked [Sting] I was like, ‘I’m just curious, I really want to know have your sons ever tried this?’ And he said, ‘No, they’re not interested.’
It just wasn’t a thing that they wanted to do, but I was curious because they’re pretty big dudes. They should get together, become a tag team – that would be cool.
The Players’ Tribune published a piece on Saturday where they collected voicemails from Sting’s family and members of the AEW locker room sharing memories of Sting and reflecting on his career.
