The six foot, two inch wrestler proves he still has what it takes to keep up with the young guns. Kingston then appeared on the March 18 ROH videowire, and soon after re-developed his feud with Chris Hero. Now part of AEW, Moxley is treated like the top star his fans knew he was. Your uncle's not a wrestler!!!". Eddie Kingston is a pro wrestling superstar and has confronted adversity to become a top star with AEW (All Elite Wrestling) a rising promotion that has become talk of the industry. Following the match, CZW owner John Zandig went to the ring and publicly fired Kingston for "ongoing misconduct". Eddie's Twitter has been blowing up all this morning because of Jericho and his team of brainless sports entertainers. Hardy was also briefly involved with late WWE Diva Ashley Massaro. There's thousands of people. Post-match, Kingston and Homicide announced that they were no longer going to play by ROH's rules. I have been an angry kid. For some reason, that woke me up. These days the six-foot wrestling icon is known as serving as leader of The Inner Circle, one of AEW's popular factions. On the July 5 episode of Impact, King confirmed that he had been behind the attack on Konnan, before former LAX members Homicide and Hernandez returned and attacked LAX, joining forces with King. [98] Due to this, an "I Quit" match between the two was set up for the Full Gear event on November 7, which Kingston lost. Didn't have any kids. ago I'm just glad we didn't get another Hulk Hogan flash paper incident. [94] At the All Out pay-per-view, Kingston participated in the Casino Battle Royale, where he was lastly eliminated by eventual winner Lance Archer. The match devolved into a backstage fight during which Matt Hardy suffered amnesia after being knocked off a forklift by one of the DCC members. Kingston competed against Kevin Steen at this point, who was one of the biggest names in the promotion. He was born on December 12, 1981. However, other stars tend to keep their relationship status a mystery. Jungle Boy seems to be one of the wrestlers in AEW who will likely be a huge deal in the coming years. TNA! Something went wrong. [37] Afterwards, Kingston turned rudo and joined the Flood stable in order to regain the Grand Championship. 169k Followers, 913 Following, 6,997 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Eddie Kingston (@eddiekingston81) eddiekingston81. Because I am just some guy. Four months later, he will wrestle Jon Moxley at Saturday's Full Gear . I didn't think about anything except, I need to pay my mortgage. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. On the December 1 episode of Impact Wrestling, Kingston and Bram faced The Broken Hardys for the TNA Tag Team Championship, but were ultimately defeated. [35] On April 6, Kingston defeated Hallowicked for his tenth successful defense of the Grand Championship. The latest rumors, including Brock Lesnar finishing up, CM Punk accused of backstage politicking to win against Hangman Page, Goldbergs WWE contract, WWE Hall of Fame ceremony update, and more! [71] Following the main event of the evening, Kingston and Homicide attacked new ROH World Tag Team Champions, reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly), before announcing their intention of taking down "corporate ROH" and revealing their team name as "Outlaw Inc.". He saved my life. In memory of Alex, I'm telling this story. The Vulture Squad responded with Jigsaw challenging Kingston to face him in a match. Kingston competed in the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match on this week's episode of AEW Dynamite but was waylaid by Ortiz, who he fought with to the back where they had to be separated . The beef with Hero makes me laugh. [31] Kingston followed up by making successful title defenses against Jigsaw on May 20 at Chikara's tenth anniversary event, Dasher Hatfield on June 24 and Sara Del Rey on July 28. On a July episode of Dynamite, Kingston answered Cody Rhodes' open challenge for the TNT Championship. I've seen so many holding cells it would make your head spin. I couldn't say no. The 38-year-old Kingston, who grew up in Yonkers, considered retirement in 2019, but continued to wrestle so his new nephew and now a niece would have something they could be proud of their. I wrestled Cody, like I've wrestled 10,000 guys, 10,000 times before. But for at least a couple minutes last night, they all entertained me and sold me on a PPV match. Soon after missing the second event, Kingston's name was removed from the roster page. But last year, Kingston's life changed for the better. AEW's Eddie Kingston on wrestling for years before joining AEW. pic.twitter.com/KU80jrsxCA, Adam Cole explains what LOYALTY means to him here on #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS! RELATED: Charlotte Flair Joining Andrade In AEW Would Be A MistakeAndrade has been in a relationship with arguably the number one women's wrestler in the world, Charlotte Flair since 2019 and the two are currently engaged. Eddie Kingston defeats Jeeves Kay. [59], Kingston was brought back to wXw for the 2013 edition of 16 Carat Gold. Eddie Kingston is no longer All Elite (Picture: AEW) . [128] On the January 8, 2022 episode of Strong, Kingston returned to defeat Gabriel Kidd. [4] For a majority of 2006, Kingston had a rivalry against Larry Sweeney. Jericho you SONOFABITCH!! Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 41 years old? I remember right before Mox kicked open the door and we walked down the aisle, he looked at me and he said, "Hey, get ready to be a f*cking star. [95] Despite this, Kingston would claim that he was never eliminated from the match as he went under the bottom rope and began touting for an AEW World Championship match. RELATED: 5 Wrestlers The Young Bucks Love (& 5 They Don't). There He Is: Explanation Behind Eddie Kingston Quitting AEW Revealed BY Thomas Hall - ON March 3, 2023 IN AEW, News, ROH IMG Credit: All Elite Wrestling That explains it. Even better? It's still so weird to me, even now, because I have such a hard time accepting love. On December 19, 2009, at Final Battle 2009, ROH's first live pay-per-view, Kingston defeated Hero in a "Fight Without Honor" match to win the feud. Sign up for the The resulting feud lasted for over six months. [73] After defeating The American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) on November 16, Outlaw Inc. were named the next challengers for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Not only is the 37-year-old an onscreen talent, but he also serves as an EVP. Whether he's working behind the scenes or onscreen, the 6'2" is always the center of attention. After Marciano's retirement, however, Kingston's Mid-South work mainly involved one-on-one matches, including a lengthy feud against Ian Rotten. [32] On November 18, Kingston led a team to take on Team Steen in the ninth annual torneo cibernetico match. [130], On the March 2, 2023 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, Kingston made his ROH return by challenging ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli to a match at Supercard of Honor. After the restart, Kingston had himself disqualified by low blowing Dorado and then walked out, before declaring that he was done with Dorado, since he was making him mentally unstable with his actions. After Homicide and Eddie jumped Kevin Steen and Cliff Compton during their No DQ match a tag team match was announced. I was doing what I love to do. After achieving huge success in NJPW, Omega decided to become part of the elite when he signed with AEW. [79] On January 23, 2010, at JAPW's 12th Anniversary Show, Kingston had his biggest match to date in the promotion, unsuccessfully challenging Dan Maff for the JAPW Heavyweight Championship. I decided in that moment that I couldn't quit. I had to keep going for a few more years, just so that my nephew could be old enough to pull up YouTube on his phone at school and show that kid a clip of his old Uncle Eddie suplexing some dude in the middle of the ring. On August 30, it was announced that Kingston would return for All Star Weekend VII. . I've lost too many friends in this business to shut my mouth and bury all of these emotions with pills and booze. I'd smash bottles. [16] However, once again Dorado refused to stay down and demanded the match to be restarted. Eddie Kingston Opens Up About His Pro Wrestling Journey, Mental Health, AEW Photo Credit: AEW By Marc Middleton / Nov. 9, 2021 1:35 pm UTC Eddie Kingston is trending on social media today for. Promotion. The full piece is a really great read and can be found at this link. I knew it wasn't going to be in the WWE or AEW or anything like that. On the weekends I'd start drinking at 1 p.m. on Saturday, bounce at the bar until 7, go and wrestle somewhere, then come back to the bar after and drink til 7 in the morning. ", I had this vision of my nephew in the first grade, talking to his friends at school, like, "My uncle's a wrestler! On August 21, at Broken Rulz, the Wild Cards and Hallowicked were defeated by Gran Akuma, Jigsaw and Mike Quackenbush. But Ill admit the video package that aired on Dynamite last night (Aug. 3) was good stuff. [11][29] On November 13 at Chikara's first internet pay-per-view, High Noon, Kingston defeated Quackenbush to become the first Chikara Grand Champion. A lot of Kingston's early gimmick came from being a rookie tag team guy in CHIKARA with his best friend Blackjack Marciano. I've messed up and self-destructed and burned bridges. [101] At New Year's Smash on January 13, 2021, Kingston was defeated by Pac. ago. He walked up to me all serious, and he goes, "Hey, where's the Eddie Kingston I know?". Kingston participated in the 2008 Ted Petty Invitational tournament, defeating Necro Butcher in the first round on Night One, but losing to Sami Callihan in the quarter-finals. Discover Eddie Kingston's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Edward Moore (born December 12, 1981), better known by his ring name Eddie Kingston, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). [96] On the September 23 episode of Dynamite, Kingston received his AEW World Championship match against his former friend Jon Moxley, where he was defeated after passing out to a chokehold. At the tapings he reunited with Homicide as Outlaw Inc., feuding with The Wilds Cards (Thom Latimer and Royce Isaacs) and The Dawsons (Dave and Zane Dawson) over the NWA World Tag Team Championship. I wouldn't have music. [23] On March 13, 2011, in Brooklyn, New York, Castagnoli defeated Kingston, after hitting him with a chain, in a grudge match fifteen months in the making. [31] Kingston made his third successful title defense on April 28, defeating Kevin Steen via disqualification in an interpromotional match between Chikara and Ring of Honor. On December 7, 2007, Kingston won a four-way elimination match against Hero, then-champion Quackenbush, and Chuck Taylor to win the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship. [85] On June 23, 2013, Kingston and Homicide were defeated by The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) at House of Hardcore 2. I have been everything in this life. All Elite Wrestling. Rotten told the crowd that Kingston was "going through some personal problems", but that he was welcome back to the promotion once he got his act together. Had too much of a reputation. [4] On May 22, 2004, the Toxic Trio faced Icarus, Akuma and Quackenbush in an Ultimate Jeopardy match, where Kingston's, Marciano's and Icarus' hair, Jigsaw's and Akuma's masks and Quackenbush's various championship belts were on the line. This is an automatic disqualification as per lucha libre rules. It's everywhere. [31] Kingston's thirteenth successful title defense took place on May 18 against Archibald Peck. It was so surreal to walk through that curtain with him in Jacksonville at AEW's first big live show after COVID, in front of 5,000 screaming people, wrestling against the Young Bucks on national television. While they never won gold together, fans always enjoy seeing two of the most violent men in AEW pair up and beat up whoever's standing across from them in the ring. Please enter a valid email and try again. Eddie Kingston was born on 12 December, 1981 in Yonkers, New York, United States. [104] Over the next weeks, Kingston and Moxley feuded with Omega, as well as his allies The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson). Having the British voiceover guy refer to their Paris engagement as one of the most talked about events of 2022 from Americas favorite couple was clever, all the clips did make me want to see someone beat them up, and the closing BE MAD was hilarious. On the January 19 episode of Impact Wrestling, Bram and Kingston competed in the first ever Race for the Case, capturing the yellow briefcase when Kingston knocked it out of Jessie Godderz's hands and into Bram's, later learning they have the #2 call out spot for the February 2 Open Fight Night episode of Impact Wrestling. Johnson & Fenner Were Married in 2017 During His Recovery From a Kidney Transplant Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson announces his retirement during a news conference with. Rumor Roundup: Lesnar farewell, Punk vs. Hangman, Goldberg, WWE HOF, more! MORE : Ex-WWE star Mark Andrews reflects on getting fired, married and missing out on dream homecoming over just a few weeks. Let us know what you think. Did Trent get taller? I opened this letter, and it was from my friend Alex Whybrow, aka Larry Sweeney. Currently, the six-foot star is AEW World Champion, and he may soon add the Impact World Championship to his resume. Then I got this call to do an outdoor match in New Jersey. Let us know what you think. I was uncomfortable. [63] On night one, he defeated Daniel Makabe in the first round. Kingston debuted for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) at their television tapings on September 30 for NWA Power. As long as it was in a bingo hall or a VFW as long as his uncle was really a wrestler, I didn't care. I'd given my whole life to the business, and I was a failure, and it was time to call it a day. [75] Kingston's last few ROH appearances were in the spring of 2014. I should just run out and start beating the shit out of you, like I'm some guy. The 2-time AAW Heavyweight Champion entered the 21-year-old wrestling on October 12, 2002. Kingston won this match and the overall feud. ", He said, "Yeah, just come out with the mic and start tearing into me.". [97] Kingston would later attack Moxley after the latter's match with Lance Archer on the October 14 episode of Dynamite, protesting that Moxley had never made him submit. He was born on December 12, 1981 and his birthplace is Yonkers New York. 36-year-old Matt has been married to his wife Dana since 2008, and the couple has a son and a daughter. He eliminated Daizee Haze and Sara Del Rey from the match, before being stuck in a two-on-one disadvantage against BDK members Claudio Castagnoli and Tursas. I didn't get it. [8] ", "100 Percent Fordified: CHIKARA Aniversario Elf", "Mon. 26.02.2023. Less than a week later, he signed a contract becoming AEW's newest member. [47][48] Kingston was eliminated first, after suffering a legitimate broken ankle, after botching a backdrop.[48][49]. He and his wife Jessica have been married for twenty years, and are the proud parents of a son and twin daughters. [4] Following the loss Kingston started a feud with Castagnoli, claiming that he had been embarrassed and disrespected. The competing stables would have a variety of matches against each other throughout the year, with various members facing off one-on-one. I was about to.". Whether he's holding the AEW World Championship or competing in a hardcore match, Moxley is having the time of his life. Cody Rhodes Names His Top 3 Desired Opponents Post-Roman Reigns. [31] Kingston's ninth successful defense took place during Chikara's first weekend of 2013 on February 10, when he defeated Kevin Steen. The issue led to changes on the Mar.
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