But his best work has been showcased in AEW, where he serves also serves as an EVP. At 25 years-old, MJF is well on his way to becoming an established star. So far the 28-year-old has accomplished a lot in his AEW career. [34] Kingston later revealed that he had gotten drunk the previous night, punched a mirror in his hotel room and injured a tendon in his hand. I did my job. Kingston won this match and the overall feud. CM Punk Declares He Will Return To Wrestling In Instagram Exchange. ", I said, "What the hell are you talking about? 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. [16] However, once again Dorado refused to stay down and demanded the match to be restarted. 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 . And that's when I realized, Oh man. I tried to make somebody out there watching feel something. It looks like AEW just booked a Buried Alive match with a new name at Revolution. Updated on January 6th, 2021 by Patrick Mocella: While the normal advice for years among wrestling fans from veterans was that wrestlers should not date fellow wrestlers inside the industry, the current wrestling landscape has changed so that wrestlers very frequently date one another, and this is very true in the case of AEW's roster. All Elite Wrestling. [5] After winning a number one contenders match on February 24, Kingston defeated Bandido, Jr. on February 28 at JAPW's Jersey City Rumble to win the JAPW New Jersey State Championship. 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. At 50-years-old, Jericho isn't slowing down anytime soon. pic.twitter.com/BW2rpKAKWF, The JAS predict Chris Jericho will win the #AEW Interim World Championship next week at #QuakeByTheLakeTune into #AEWDynamite NOW on TBS! I opened this letter, and it was from my friend Alex Whybrow, aka Larry Sweeney. Yesterday, while we were all marking out in the Cageside offices about how amazing CM Punk & Eddie Kingston's scene on the Nov. 5 Rampag e was for like the third or fourth time, I remarked, "If AEW never did . I probably would have drank myself to death. TNA! How dare you help me? ", He said, "Yeah, just come out with the mic and start tearing into me.". Besides AEW, he has previously played wrestling in various competitions including Chikara, AAW Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, and Ring of Honor. [4], After taking a break from wrestling, Kingston returned to the ring in July 2005, turning face and teaming with Sabian, Equinox and Quackenbush to take on The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Gran Akuma and Arik Cannon). A paycheck. I powerbombed him onto some thumbtacks. After Kingston managed to eliminate Steen, he was himself pinned for the win by Tim Donst. I've seen so many holding cells it would make your head spin. His college details are not known. A title match was booked between Castagnoli and Kingston and The Dynasty on two consecutive shows, both of which Kingston missed. The best part? [50] In his return match at Redemption on March 10, 2007, Kingston defeated Hydra. Work with my hands. 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. [43][45] As a result of winning the CZW World Championship, BLKOUT vacated the tag team championship, and the Kings of Wrestling won them in a tournament, but were attacked by BLKOUT afterwards. [129] At the Capital Collision event in May 2022, Kingston faced Tomohiro Ishii, but was defeated. Chris Jericho and members of the Jericho Appreciation Society leaked that Eddie Kingston has been married to Mina Santos for over ten years. Cody's success in the wrestling world wouldn't be complete without the support of his wife Brandi Rhodes. These days the six-foot wrestling icon is known as serving as leader of The Inner Circle, one of AEW's popular factions. Discover Eddie Kingston's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. On the November 17 episode of Impact Wrestling, Kingston made his Impact in-ring debut teaming with Storm and Bram to defeat Edwards and Brother Nero in a No Disqualification 3-on-2 handicap match. And it's like he woke up the beast. . ), You know what's crazy? The full piece is a really great read and can be found at this link. Ronda Rousey legitimately injured, per report. [60] On night two, he was defeated by Shinobu in the quarter-final. - Eddie Kingston. Eddie Kingston got the opportunity to work with Ring Of Honor for several years on and off, but in 2012 he began to become a more regular feature on the product. However, the pair would end their engagement months later and on New Year's Day 2022, Guevara and fellow AEW wrestler Tay Conti went public with their long-rumored relationship. The group later became known as "The OGz". [123] Instead, Kingston faced Tomohiro Ishii on the All Out pre-show in a winning effort. I couldn't say no. [55], Kingston first appeared in Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) in 2004, as part of a Chikara exhibition match. For complete results and the live blog for Dynamite this week click here. Meanwhile, 31-year-old Nick has three children with his wife Ellen, whom he's been married to since 2011. 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. I'd punch holes in the walls. SmackDown recap & reactions: Like father, like son. Because I am just some guy. The 2-time AAW Heavyweight Champion entered the 21-year-old wrestling on October 12, 2002. To me, it was just a booking. Standing at a solid 6 feet tall, Cole is easily one of the most acclaimed wrestlers in the world and it's only a matter of time before Cole inserts himself in the main event scene of AEW. The two were scheduled to face in a match at the All Out, but the match was cancelled after Kingston was suspended by AEW for getting into a legitimate backstage dispute with Guevara. (And I'm so proud of him for showing real courage right now. In 2016, Eddie Kingston debuted in Impact Wrestling as a member of the Death Crew Council, alongside Bram and James Storm. Throughout his two decades in the business, Kingston has worked for several promotions, including Chikara and ROH. I was about to.". This wave came over me, and I finally understood what was happening, and I started bawling right there in the car. Whether he's broken or big money, 46-year-old Matt Hardy makes any gimmick work. pic.twitter.com/sDHqP27qjj, What just happened between Adam Cole, #reDRagon and the Young Bucks?! One week, I ended up going on a bender that was so bad that I just kind of disappeared. At 5'8" Darby Allin is one of AEW's shortest stars. Even when AEW called me and told me that they wanted to offer me a contract, it just didn't sink in. 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. Andrew Ravens-March 1, 2023. I am still waiting for someone to wake me up from the dream. The 5'11" star receives a series of boos every time he comes out to the ring. [119] Soon after, Jericho would attack his former friends Santana and Ortiz and form the villainous Jericho Appreciation Society and continue to feud with Kingston, Santana, and Ortiz as well as the Blackpool Combat Club. [4] The feud came to an end on July 5, when Ultra/ZERO defeated the Wild Cards in the semifinals of the 2003 Tag World Grand Prix, after which Kingston and Marciano moved on to feuding with Team F.I.S.T. It's your life. [82] Post-match, the three men collectively attacked Hero and showed signs of the forming of a new stable. And I'll never forget, this one line at the end, it said. "I feel like I've lost my best friend. Then he said, "Alright. He talked about selling some of his wrestling boots to make his mortgage payment. Now part of AEW, Moxley is treated like the top star his fans knew he was. This is just some bullshit stunt. That's pretty cool. ", "100 Percent Fordified: CHIKARA Aniversario Elf", "Mon. Jericho you SONOFABITCH!! The group of male wrestlers is eclectic, young and old, short and tall. After Dreamer helped Kingston take care of BDK, the two made a challenge for a tag team match for Chikara's July 25 show in The Arena in Philadelphia. If I wasn't on Zoloft, if I wasn't getting help for my mental health, if I was too afraid to talk about this stuff, I'd end up killing myself. As one of the youngest full-time male wrestlers on AEW's roster, the 24-year old Jungle Boy still has his best years as a wrestler ahead of him but he is already tremendously over with fans as part of the Jurassic Express team with Luchasaurus. I'm like, "A letter? On a July episode of Dynamite, Kingston answered Cody Rhodes' open challenge for the TNT Championship. 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. By Sean Rueter @s1rude Nov 9, 2021, 11:00am EST. I remember Cody was so great about everything and he actually asked me what I wanted for my walk-out music and I told him the truth: I said, "Why would I have music? While Allin's professional life is soaring, the same can't be said for his personal life. Chikara was a juxtaposition: a fun, cartoonish, high concept, and irreverent promotion but also a source of world class training that launched the careers of Orange Cassidy, Chucky T, Brodie Lee and more. Kingston wrote more about AEW, his struggles, and making his nephew proud, among other topics. [105][106] At the Double or Nothing event on May 30, Kingston and Moxley challenged The Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championship, but were defeated. However, other stars tend to keep their relationship status a mystery. I would sit at home drinking whiskey, watching guys who I'd come up with in the indies wrestling on national TV in the big promotions, and I'd just sit and stew until I blew up. As a team, Kingston and Castagnoli were also involved in a brief feud against The Dynasty (Joey Ryan and Scott Lost), which began when they interfered in a PWG World Tag Team Championship match between The Dynasty and challengers the Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) on May 7. I was sick. Then I started getting all these text messages, and then someone from AEW texted me, "Eddie, you're trending. On October 4, 2017, Kingston announced his departure from Impact Wrestling.[90]. When the match aired on TV, something weird started happening with my phone. On the November 3 episode of Impact Wrestling, the DCC attacked the Tag Champions. Meanwhile, 31-year-old Nick has three children with his wife Ellen, whom he's been married to since 2011. 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. [4] On September 18, 2004, the Wild Cards won the IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship and enjoyed reasonable success outside of Chikara, until a knee injury forced Marciano into retirement, thus disbanding the team. Eddie Kingston on his opportunity with AEW and what he'll tell his mom when he wins the AEW World Title: "It means the world to me. I tried to tell a story. In June it was announced that BLKOUT was planning on disrupting ROH's pay-per-view taping, Respect is Earned II, on June 7. [74] Outlaw Inc. received their title shot on December 14 at Final Battle 2013, but were defeated by reDRagon. [83] Following the match, Kingston assaulted Hero, forcing PWG officials to pull them apart. It's not my thing. At the end of the show, they would attack Ethan Carter III after his match against Eli Drake, only to attack him and his bodyguard Tyrus after. Eddie Kingston was born on 12 December, 1981 in Yonkers, New York, United States. [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. Let us know what you think. [61] On night three, he partnered Kim Ray in a defeat to Hot & Spicy (Axel Dieter Jr. and Da Mack). I started talking trash. [62] Seven years later, Kingston returned to the promotion for the 2020 edition of 16 Carat Gold. [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. But weve compiled what theyve released as of this morning in a playlist, and tried to catch you up with the rest of the episode via Twitter clips below that. [26][27][28], From May to October 2011, Kingston took part in 12 Large: Summit, a tournament used to determine the first ever Chikara Grand Champion. At the age of 39, Eddie Kingston is now at the top of his career. So I left my home, took a whole new name." Probably Kingston's most famous friendship, Jon Moxley has been a friend of Eddie for years, and have taken their partnership to a successful tag team. On September 29, 2016, Kingston was part of a group of about 40 wrestlers invited to a WWE tryout at their Performance Center. ago Careful, he's a wizard, he'll throw them left and right at you too 23 Vli37 10 mo. I was done. [57] On day two, he, Hallowicked and Skayde were defeated by Akuma, Jigsaw and Quackenbush. Twitter, social media, all that stuff I still don't really get how it works. His first name is "Eddie" and his last name is . On the February 9 episode of Impact Wrestling, the DCC defeated Eli Drake and Tyrus in a handicap match. Does that mean I get paid more? In a statement issued to Fightful, Guevara said that the incident with Kingston stemmed from verbiage that Guevara used in a promo to set up a match with Kingston at All Out. Eddie Kingston Early Life Edward More, better known as Eddie Kingston, was born on December 12, 1981, in Yonkers, New York, the USA. As with all wrestlers, as their popularity grows, fans want to know more about these stars. Eddie Kingston was trained and began wrestling with IWF in New Jersey, before moving to Chikara in 2002. [19] After the match Kingston attacked Dorado, while also taking care of BDK members Pinkie Sanchez, Sara Del Rey and Tim Donst, who attempted to make the save, before he was stopped by Castagnoli, who once again demanded the respect he was owed from Three-Fisted Tales. After several weeks, King moved to alumni section. Kingston and Tornado lost a Handicap match to Hero via a disqualification caused by Claudio Castagnoli. I got you, brother. I was desperate. Wrestlecon & more! 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. Although, they may portray bad guys on television, in real-life Matt and Nick are family men. 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. They weren't jumping around. Kingston would return to Global Force Wrestling, which he was involved in a 20-man Gauntlet for the Gold match for the vacated Impact World Championship which he was unsuccessful. If Alex hadn't sent me that letter, I don't think I would be here today. AEW's Eddie Kingston visits with Deuce & Mo to talk about the upcoming events in San Francisco and Sacramento, his years on the independent wrestling scene, . The DCC unmasked themselves on the following episode of Impact Wrestling after laying out TNA World Heavyweight Champion Eddie Edwards following his successful title defense against Eli Drake. [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.". Currently, the six-foot star is AEW World Champion, and he may soon add the Impact World Championship to his resume. [22] On October 23 Kingston represented Chikara in the torneo cibernetico match, where the company's originals faced BDK. He just looked at me, like only a brother can look at you, and then he took a sip of whiskey and he paused. AEW's Eddie Kingston on wrestling for years before joining AEW. I didn't even deserve it, but he let me have that moment, and it changed my life. [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. [54] Kingston and Younger went on to defeat The Best Around (TJ Cannon and Bruce Maxwell) on April 10, 2010, to win the CZW World Tag Team Championship. Kingston then appeared on the March 18 ROH videowire, and soon after re-developed his feud with Chris Hero. [43] After a successful title defense on June 12 against Cult Fiction (Brain Damage and Masada), Kingston threw his World Tag Team Championship belt down and once again quit CZW. Eddie Kingston's Chikara disappearance! Updated: Jan 5, 2022. Following the match, CZW owner John Zandig went to the ring and publicly fired Kingston for "ongoing misconduct". ", And I just looked at him like: "You son of a bitch. But for at least a couple minutes last night, they all entertained me and sold me on a PPV match. Post-match, Kingston and Homicide announced that they were no longer going to play by ROH's rules. On April 11, 2008, Kingston no-showed a scheduled event, resulting in IWA Mid-South owner Ian Rotten stripping him of the championship. The Elite for the AEW Trios Titles, Saraya vs. Britt Baker", "Eddie Kingston "Quits" AEW After Dynamite", "2021.11.27 NJPW STRONG SHOWDOWN 2021 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING", "2022.01.08 NEMESIS | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING", "NJPW Capital Collision live results: Tanahashi vs. Ospreay vs. Moxley vs. Robinson", "Eddie Kingston challenges Claudio Castagnoli to ROH World title match", https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=224204, "Mon. [88] Kingston lost to Bull Dempsey on January 26, 2018, at House of Hardcore 37. The competing stables would have a variety of matches against each other throughout the year, with various members facing off one-on-one. Outside of brief stints in Impact and ROH, Kingston was a mainstay on the independent scene for 18 years before signing with AEW. Kingston continued and wrote about how he kept wrestling, until the COVID-19 pandemic hit when he was working in the UK. Eddie Kingston formed a . [16], In late 2008 Kingston would team up with Brodie Lee and Grizzly Redwood to form an alliance that would later be named The Roughnecks. . I smashed my cell phone and no one could get ahold of me. I was a danger to myself and others. Let us know what you think. Match. [64] On night two, he defeated The Rotation in the quarter-final. He saved me. I'd given my whole life to the business, and I was a failure, and it was time to call it a day. [77][78] He would hold the title for little over two months before losing it to Archadia. He got the chance to compete as a singles star and represent himself at a high level to keep growing as a performer. A true pro. long-time girlfriend Britt Baker being AEW Women's Champion. Didn't have any kids. [19] On May 23 Kingston was set to wrestle one of his idols, Tommy Dreamer, at Chikara's eighth anniversary show, but the match was ruined by an interference from Castagnoli and Ares. [55] Kingston's title reign officially ended on July 10, when CZW owner D. J. Hyde stripped him and Younger of the title. Period. I knew it wasn't going to be in the WWE or AEW or anything like that. Not only does AEW have a diverse mix of legends and rising stars on their roster but they also intermingle amongst each other in a romantic sense very often. Whether fans love him or hate him, there's no denying Kenny Omega is one of the best wrestlers in the world. The Kingston & Blackpool Combat Club feud with Jericho Appreciation has gone on a little too long, and theres no guarantee Eddie will win even after he beats Contis hubby up on Sept. 4 in Chicagoland. [10] In 2003 Kingston and Marciano began feuding with Mister ZERO and UltraMantis, the team known collectively as Ultra/ZERO. I had known Brodie for years from the indie circuit. ", And he said, "Alright, but let's give you a microphone then. Much like onscreen, MJF finds himself in trouble when it comes to his personal life. [67], Kingston returned to ROH on March 4, 2012, at the 10th Anniversary Show, where he represented Chikara as the Grand Champion and had a confrontation with Kevin Steen. On August 21, at Broken Rulz, the Wild Cards and Hallowicked were defeated by Gran Akuma, Jigsaw and Mike Quackenbush. This year is going to be big for the powerhouse couple with the arrival of their daughter and their reality show Rhodes to the Top. But then, somehow, someone captured my rant and posted the clip on social media, and it made it all the way to Cody Rhodes and AEW. I looked him right in the eyes and I shoved him back. In June, Konnan and Diamante returned, both showing suspicion about King's involvement with the group. After Marciano's retirement, however, Kingston's Mid-South work mainly involved one-on-one matches, including a lengthy feud against Ian Rotten.
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