With less than ten career matches, Steven Borden Jr. is set to make his debut in NJPW.
Announced by the company on social media Wednesday, Sting’s son will compete as part of the NJPW Academy’s third anniversary showcase event at the LA Dojo on Saturday, March 21 at 2 pm local time. His opponent was not revealed.
After making his debut last October in a tag match that included Darby Allin, Killer Kross and JD Drake, Borden has appeared for DEFY Wrestling twice and AEW four times, competing in dark matches. He also worked a dark match for Ring of Honor. He was last in the ring in early-February.
In February, NJPW roster member Fred Rosser revealed he has been training Borden while AEW head Tony Khan said in February that “developing (Borden) for the future is a huge priority to me and everyone in AEW.” He has not stated whether he is under an AEW contract.
A history of every Graham main event in Madison Square Garden
How the entire history of wrestling changes if there was no Billy Graham
Graham’s decades of health issues
Graham suing WWF
Graham losing the title and depression and why
Graham in football, boxing, bodybuilding, track, world’s strongest man competitions and more
The last week of Graham as WWWF champion
When Billy Graham was reported as dying 32 years ago in two major newspapers
His start of his career and first time he met Dr. Jerry Graham
His big break in the AWA when he became a big drawing card and his interviews
His changing the way top stars were paid in WWWF
His last run in WWF
His life after wrestling
Everything said and not said about AEW Collision
How CM Punk fits into the picture
Why Punk really was such an important character right now for AEW if things would have worked out
Thoughts on Collision and its time slot
How AEW’s fan base consumption has changed over the last year
The blow-by-blow story of how WWE and Endeavor made their merger, including other offers, how much the offers were, and how much Vince McMahon made through the different negotiations
Just how much money Endeavor gave up to keep Vince McMahon
UFC business notes
Francis Ngannou signs with PFL, his deal, his negotiations and different potential opponents
Update on the WWE brand split
Update on WWE Night of Champions
Update on AEW Double or Nothing
New Japan Best of the Super Juniors coverage
This week’s UFC show rundown
The most detailed look at the TV ratings of wrestling over the past week
What wrestler is getting a pickle ball court named after him
Build for what looks to be the biggest match of the year in Mexico
More on a major network negotiations for a new wrestling show and why the deal fell through
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Wednesday Update
WWE
This week’s The Bump featuring Sheamus, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and Sam Roberts.
On last night’s NXT, the masked person who has attacked Sol Ruca, Dani Palmer, and others in recent weeks attacked Roxanne Perez after her match against Tiffany Stratton.
The Larry O’Brien Trophy visited backstage during Raw on Monday, with Triple H posing for a photo with it.
Jeremy Allen White, who plays Kerry Von Erich in the upcoming Iron Claw film, talked to Esquire about his diet habits during the film: “In the morning, I would have waffles, almond butter. In the middle of the day, I was eating turkey patties and avocado all the time. It’s really just gross. You’re trying to consume as much as you possibly can, and, to be honest, you don’t feel great. I was training as well, but, I don’t know, trying to get that big, it’s no way to live.”
