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! [110], After his loss to Miro at All Out, he participated in an eight-man, single elimination tournament for an opportunity for the AEW World Championship, where he would be eliminated in the semi-finals by Bryan Danielson in a critically acclaimed match. ago You mean his wife divorced him because of the hideous scars from the fireball? After several weeks, King moved to alumni section. Although they're divorced, Allin and Kelly remain friends. Less than a week later, he signed a contract becoming AEW's newest member. Jungle Boy seems to be one of the wrestlers in AEW who will likely be a huge deal in the coming years. update: Last night's main events, UFC specials this week, Snooki, UFC activities", "Radican's Chikara "High Noon" iPPV coverage 11/13 -Quackenbush vs. Kingston, Young Bucks vs. I wrestled Cody, like I've wrestled 10,000 guys, 10,000 times before. Many believe that it will be him who eventually dethrones Omega as AEW Champion. I was about to lose my house. On Night One, he competed in a four-way match for the PWG World Championship; participants included Necro Butcher, former champion Low Ki, and defending champion Hero, who pinned Kingston to retain. [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. [32] On November 18, Kingston led a team to take on Team Steen in the ninth annual torneo cibernetico match. Start a new life. I've been an addict. I am still waiting for someone to wake me up from the dream. RELATED: 5 Wrestlers The Young Bucks Love (& 5 They Don't). 36-year-old Matt has been married to his wife Dana since 2008, and the couple has a son and a daughter. After Kingston managed to eliminate Steen, he was himself pinned for the win by Tim Donst. The Varsity Blondes, Darby Allin vs. Brody King, Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta vs. Best Friends, Athena and Willow Nightingale vs. Jade Cargill and Kiera Hogan", "Eddie Kingston recently suspended by AEW after Sammy Guevara dispute", "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. CM Punk for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Britt Baker vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Hikaru Shida for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks vs. In their return match, the two defeated Marshall Law (Q.T. [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. He had a difficult childhood in a tough part of Yonkers, constantly getting into fights at school; he credits getting into wrestling at an early age from watching old tapes as what kept him out of jail and trouble. How dare you. [127], Kingston made his debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) on the November 27, 2021 episode of Strong, teaming with Jon Moxley to face Minoru Suzuki and Lance Archer in a Philadelphia Street Fight, in a losing effort. 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Didn't have any kids. I'd burned too many bridges. I beat him up. When it comes to AEW's male roster, their talent is stacked. The Vulture Squad responded with Jigsaw challenging Kingston to face him in a match. On a July episode of Dynamite, Kingston answered Cody Rhodes' open challenge for the TNT Championship. [64] On night two, he defeated The Rotation in the quarter-final. That's pretty cool. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 41 years old? I don't trust it. It looks like AEW just booked a Buried Alive match with a new name at Revolution. I had known Brodie for years from the indie circuit. Match. I guess they thought it was funny or crazy or I don't know what but I got a call out of the blue from AEW talent relations, and they said, "Hey, we saw your clip. [103] The two would later resume their friendship and begin an alliance. So when all these random people were standing up for me, I was just numb. Mox said, "You did good. [31] Kingston returned to ROH at the June 29 tapings of Ring of Honor Wrestling, saving Mike Mondo from Steen and Jimmy Jacobs. Eddie Kingston is trending on social media today for a new lengthy piece he wrote for The Players' Tribune, just days before he locks up with CM Punk at the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view. Consider this guide on the age, height and relationship status of some of their male wrestlers ranging from the top of the card to their mid-card. I'm a hard-ass New York guy. I've seen so many holding cells it would make your head spin. After achieving huge success in NJPW, Omega decided to become part of the elite when he signed with AEW. Kingston and Bram primarily worked as a tag team during this run,. In August 2020, he and his wife, wrestler Priscilla Kelly divorced after two years of marriage. I'm on national television. 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. [69] He then went on to unsuccessfully challenge Steen for the ROH World Championship on August 11 at Boiling Point. Less than one month after leaving WWE, the 6'2" brawler made his surprising debut at Double or Nothing. 82 aimlessnameless 10 mo. [46] After a successful world title defence against Justice Pain at Night of Infamy 5, due to Hero interfering and accidentally hitting Pain, Kingston lost the title to Pain in a three-way elimination match, also involving Hero. I powerbombed him onto some thumbtacks. 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. [17] At the end of the event Kingston's suspicions about Castagnoli were proven right as he turned rudo and formed the stable Bruderschaft des Kreuzes (BDK). 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. Claudio was helping Eddie like work out and train and stuff. He was born on December 12, 1981. [68] This led to a Grand Championship match in Chikara, where Kingston defeated Steen via disqualification. The Kingston & Blackpool Combat Club feud with Jericho Appreciation has gone on a little too long, and there's no guarantee Eddie will win even after he beats Conti's hubby up on Sept. 4 in Chicagoland. Throughout his two decades in the business, Kingston has worked for several promotions, including Chikara and ROH. He took birth in Yonkers, New York, U.S. His zodic sign is Sagittarius and his religion is not mentioned. On April 11, 2008, Kingston no-showed a scheduled event, resulting in IWA Mid-South owner Ian Rotten stripping him of the championship. 169k Followers, 913 Following, 6,997 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Eddie Kingston (@eddiekingston81) eddiekingston81. Following the match, CZW owner John Zandig went to the ring and publicly fired Kingston for "ongoing misconduct". 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. When the match aired on TV, something weird started happening with my phone. I've lost too many friends in this business to shut my mouth and bury all of these emotions with pills and booze. They're tweeting #SIGNEDDIEKINGSTON. SmackDown recap & reactions: Like father, like son. I did my job. [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. Verified. This wave came over me, and I finally understood what was happening, and I started bawling right there in the car. He also rekindled his feud with Hero during the 2007 Ted Petty Invitational, and on the final night of the tournament, Kingston defeated Hero in a Last Man Standing match, which is considered the 2007 Match of the Year for the company. Does that mean I get paid more? I was supposed to be doing shows and I just didn't show up. As usual, AEW doles out YouTube videos slowly. He's currently the TNT Champion, and recently he teamed up with veteran wrestler Sting for a match against Brian Cage and Ricky Starks. Hey, you were just on national television. [4] After Moore was kicked out of the school, he became part of the second class of students to train at the Chikara Wrestle Factory, where he was taught by Mike Quackenbush and Chris Hero. Kingston was revealed as a member of the masked gang Death Crew Council (DCC) on the November 10, 2016 episode of Impact. 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. What is that? [4] In early 2009 The Roughnecks defeated the Order of the Neo-Solar Temple (UltraMantis Black, Crossbones and Sami Callihan) to advance to the 2009 King of Trios, where they ended up being eliminated in the first round by Team Uppercut (Claudio Castagnoli, Bryan Danielson and Dave Taylor). [31] Kingston's thirteenth successful title defense took place on May 18 against Archibald Peck. 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. From his debut through the end of 2004, most of his activity involved tagging with Marciano as the Wild Cards. During the tour, Kingston teamed with the villainous Joker stable. Even if it was just one person who was having a shitty day who was using our match as an escape. At Genesis, the DCC were defeated by Decay and The Broken Hardys in a three-way tag team, thus not winning their TNA World Tag Team Championship. [63] On night one, he defeated Daniel Makabe in the first round. But his best work has been showcased in AEW, where he serves also serves as an EVP. Aside from wrestling, Matt's personal life has also made headline news. Amid Flair's reported issues with WWE in 2021, it was rumored that Flair would jump ship to AEW partly to be side by side with her fiancee but that never happened. His first name is "Eddie" and his last name is . In memory of Alex, I'm telling this story. [59], Kingston was brought back to wXw for the 2013 edition of 16 Carat Gold. He got the chance to compete as a singles star and represent himself at a high level to keep growing as a performer. Whether he's working behind the scenes or onscreen, the 6'2" is always the center of attention. He was standing backstage right before I was about to go out through the curtain, and he could see that I was just numb. There was no 8 Mile moment with me in front of the mirror. [84], During 2011, Kingston worked for the newly founded Urban Wrestling Federation (UWF) promotion. I was desperate. Announces He Got Married. I'm like, "A letter? ", "100 Percent Fordified: CHIKARA Aniversario Elf", "Mon. [75] Kingston's last few ROH appearances were in the spring of 2014. [101] At New Year's Smash on January 13, 2021, Kingston was defeated by Pac. [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.