Adam Copeland has addressed Sting’s son Steven Borden potentially becoming a professional wrestler and the pressure that would come with it given his father’s success.
Back at Revolution, Borden accompanied Sting to the ring for his final match and also performed a few spots to attack The Young Bucks. Not looking out of place inside the squared circle, the son of The Icon has since started training under the guidance of Darby Allin. As being a second generation star can be as much of a blessing as it is a curse in the wrestling world, the firmer TNT Champion gave his thoughts on Borden’s potential trajectory if he did decide to pursue his passion.
Speaking with Stephen Muelhausen of Sports Illustrated, Copeland stated that Borden got the itch back in March and is built for the business:
“I think at Revolution there in Greensboro, he got a bit of the itch,” Copeland told The Takedown. “He felt what it is. And once you feel that, man, it’s hard to walk away from that. It’s hard to go, ‘wait that wasn’t cool’. You’re going to go, ‘That was really cool and really fun.
“It’s a great gig. So I think he felt that also in terms of his physicality. I mean, he’s 6-3. He’s about 230 pounds. He’s probably sitting about eight percent body fat. He looks the part. He’s got a good head on his shoulders, very similar to his dad in how he conducts himself, which is a great thing.”
As mentioned, being the son of a legendary wrestler is not always for the best. While Charlotte Flair and Bron Breakker have made a lasting impression, wrestlers such as Ted DiBiase Jr. did not live up to the heights of their famous parents. Continuing, Copeland noted there would be added pressures given his lineage:
“I think now it’s really up to him,” Copeland said. “What does he want to put into it? Does he want to put in the work that it will take? Because you got to figure it. You might look at it and say, ‘Ok, an easier pathway into the business’.
“But once he’s in the business, there’s going to be a big spotlight on him, and with that comes extra pressures. Your Sting’s son and trying to break out of that. But, he’s smart. He’s smart, and I think if he wants to do it, he absolutely could do it.”
Adam Copeland Provides Injury Update
At Double or Nothing, Copeland suffered a fractured tibia after diving off the top of a steel cage during his match with Malakai Black, which led to the TNT Championship being relinquished due to injury and subsequent surgery. In a previous interview, Copeland admitted that the timeline regarding a return to the ring remains uncertain:
It feels really good. I got the surgery. I guess it was June 1, by the time I finally got the surgery done. So I guess yesterday was three months. I’ve never broken my leg before, so I didn’t know what that entails or what that entailed. With my Achilles, it was a process. This is not that which is good, because the Achilles, I was working eight hours a day on that thing. It became a full-time job and I got back in six months. But it was a lot of grinding of teeth. This isn’t that more than anything.
It’s trying to get the power back and flexibility from bringing your toes to your knee. That’s the last area that doesn’t want to go yet because the plate goes down to the ankle because it was a lower fracture. It was a lower tibia fracture, so the plate butts up against that ankle bone. I think that’ll be what I need to get through in order to be able to get all of that power back. I don’t know what a timeframe is. I don’t know any of that. I know that now I can walk, get in the ring, and move around a little bit, but I still feel the deficiency. So, I know I still have some work to do to return to where I need to be.
While he recovers, Copeland has been seen training with Borden, Darby Allin and FTR.
It remains unknown when Adam Copeland will return to the ring. Features of Wrestling would like to continue to wish him a full and speedy recovery.
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