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Sting’s son Steven Borden injured during match at AEW All Out in scary scene

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Staszewski, J. (2026, September 27). Sting’s son Steven Borden injured during match at AEW All Out in scary scene. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/26/sports/stings-son-steven-borden-injured-during-match-at-aew-all-out-in-scary-scene/

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Steven Borden, son of the legendary wrestler Sting, suffered a severe head injury during his debut match at an AEW pay-per-view event called All Out in Chicago on Saturday night. During the tag team match with Kevin Knight, Borden landed hard on his head and appeared to lose consciousness briefly before being taken out of the ring for medical attention. The broadcast later updated that Borden was conscious and responsive after a CAT scan at the hospital, though he had been involved in 35 matches prior to this incident, having recently started training with Darby Allin earlier in 2024.

Written by AI on 2026-09-27, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Steven Borden, son of legendary wrestler Sting, suffered an injury during his debut match at AEW All Out in Chicago on Saturday night. During a tag team match with Kevin Knight, Borden attempted a dual coast-to-coast move but landed hard on his head, appearing to knock himself unconscious. The match was stopped immediately, and the medical staff took over while the broadcast went silent for several minutes until fans clapped to show support. AEW president Tony Khan later confirmed that Borden had been taken to the hospital where he received a CAT scan; he is conscious and responsive but his condition remains under evaluation.

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“The articles describe different matches, with different opponents for Steven Borden (Knight and Fletcher vs. Darby Allin), and Article A focuses on the injury during his match with Knight while Article B does not specify the same event or injury.”

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Steven Borden, the son of the legendary Sting, injured himself during his debut on an AEW pay-per-view. asserted

Borden → injure → view

Borden, 34, went for a dual coast-to-coast with Kevin Knight during their tag team match at AEW All Out at NOW Arena in Chicago on Saturday night. asserted

Borden → go → night

Borden landed hard on his head in the ring — appearing to knock himself out from the whiplash — as he was not moving. asserted

he → land → whiplash

AEW doctors stopped the match and awarded the win and the No. 1 contendership to the World Tag Team championship to Knight and Kyle Fletcher. asserted

doctors → stop → Knight

The broadcast stopped showing Borden. asserted

broadcast → stop → Borden

After a long silence in the arena, we saw and heard clapping from fans and were told by the commentary team that Borden left the ring. asserted

Borden → see → ring

Borden appeared to jump before Knight in a potential miscommunication, throwing things out of sync. asserted

Borden → appear → sync

Knight’s hand appeared to clip his opponent’s head on the way down. asserted

hand → appear → way

Announcer Tony Schiavone provided an update on Borden later in the broadcast, straight from AEW president Tony Khan, to the fans in the arena. “Steven Borden did arrive at the hospital. asserted

Borden → provide → hospital

He is responsive,” Schiavone said. asserted

Schiavone → say → ?

“He’s been talking to doctors about the match and of course our thoughts are with him. asserted

thoughts → talk → him

He has had a CAT scan. asserted

He → have → scan

But the good news is he’s responsive, he’s conscious, he’s talking about the match he’s in tune about what happened.” asserted

what → ’ → tune

Borden started training in early 2024 with current partner Darby Allin after his iconic father retired in AEW. asserted

father → start → AEW

Steven Borden was part of Sting’s entrance for his final match He made his pro wrestling debut in Oct. 2025 before having his first televised AEW match earlier this month. asserted

He → make → match

Borden had 35 matches coming into Saturday. asserted

Borden → have → Saturday

Sting’s son Steven Borden injured during match at AEW All Out in scary scene

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