Overview
- Steve Borden Jr. worked a dark match before AEW Dynamite: Winter Is Coming on December 10 and defeated trainee Kiran Gray.
- Fightful Select reported strong backstage reviews that emphasized his physique, with some sources predicting he could be signed soon.
- Tony Khan told the outlet Borden was excellent and doing a great job, describing the development as very exciting.
- Borden has been training with Darby Allin and previously beat Gray in a DEFY match, marking steady steps through AEW’s evaluation pipeline.
- He made his in-ring debut in October at an Awesome Championship Wrestling event and previously appeared during Sting’s retirement match at AEW Revolution.