I have been an angry kid. pic.twitter.com/oVkRELE3vf, Jungle Boy is not about to let Christian Cage get away with any more senseless violence. [83] Following the match, Kingston assaulted Hero, forcing PWG officials to pull them apart. 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. http://smartmarkvideo.com/promotions/absolute-intense-wrestling/aiw-mp4Grow your youtube channel by clicking here http://bbtv.. The Beginning. pic.twitter.com/v5NikJ78Sg. So when all these random people were standing up for me, I was just numb. He's won over fans with his goth, skateboarding gimmick along with his daredevil moves. pic.twitter.com/rWEELZlpJ4, Looks like we just got another title match added to #AEWBattleOfTheBelts III this Saturday at 8/7c on TNT: Wardlow (c) vs. Jay Lethal for the TNT Championship!Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS right now! I walked out through that curtain that night a very broken man. [114] Kingston would face Punk at the Full Gear event in November, but lost. Eddie Kingston Also known as Kingston, King Overview News and Rumors Articles Career Career highlights Titles Matches Match Statistics Matchguide Feuds Promos Rivals Tournaments Tag Teams & Stables Entourage Awards Themes DVDs Commentary Career Ratings Comments Matchguide The duo won the IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship once, and successfully defended them on numerous occasions. On November 11, 2007, Kingston debuted in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) as Human Tornado's mystery tag team partner. I've seen so many holding cells it would make your head spin. I just did my job, and he pinned me, and then I walked back through the curtain. And the saddest part about it is that those words that he said to me must have come from a very deep place within himself because he ended up taking his own life just a few years later. As usual, AEW doles out YouTube videos slowly. [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. [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. When he's not fighting in the ring, he spends time with his wife Amanda at their home in Virginia. Its #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS! I've messed up and self-destructed and burned bridges. [4] After Castagnoli defeated Kingston via countout at the 2009 Young Lions Cup,[4] the two of them were booked in a "Respect Match" at the season eight finale Three-Fisted Tales, where the loser of the match had to show respect to the winner. He continued and talked about working an indie show in New Jersey, which went viral, and led to the phone call from AEW, to make his debut against then-TNT Champion Cody Rhodes on the July 22, 2020 edition of AEW Dynamite. Kingston continued and wrote about how he kept wrestling, until the COVID-19 pandemic hit when he was working in the UK. And I just started crying. I'd given my whole life to the business, and I was a failure, and it was time to call it a day. He saved my life. Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns come face-to-face, and it lived up to the hype. (Rest in peace.) Bram and Kingston would face Decay in a losing effort, after James Storm attacked Abyss, resulting in a disqualification. Keep your head up. His first name is "Eddie" and his last name is . Eddie Kingston was trained and began wrestling with IWF in New Jersey, before moving to Chikara in 2002. I started talking trash. He took birth in Yonkers, New York, U.S. His zodic sign is Sagittarius and his religion is not mentioned. At 50-years-old, Jericho isn't slowing down anytime soon. [4] The feud ended when Kingston defeated Hallowicked in a Falls Count Anywhere match. Match. It's something that's been with me since I was a kid. [70], On August 17, 2013, Kingston returned to ROH, forming a new tag team with Homicide. Here's a behind-the-scenes peek at the personal lives of male AEW wrestlers, focusing on their relationship status, age and height. He saved me. - Eddie Kingston. In memory of Alex, I'm telling this story. [82] Post-match, the three men collectively attacked Hero and showed signs of the forming of a new stable. [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. [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. 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 . It's your life. He and his wife Jessica have been married for twenty years, and are the proud parents of a son and twin daughters. [31] Kingston's fourteenth defense on June 2 at Aniversario: Never Compromise ended in controversy, when, just as his challenger Icarus had locked him in a submission hold, the ring was attacked by a group named "Condor Security", ending the match in a no contest. [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). [60] On night two, he was defeated by Shinobu in the quarter-final. On September 9, 2018 Kingston lost to Brody King at PCW Ultra's Vision Quest in Wilmington, California. Period. 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. [80] Kingston returned to JAPW on April 14, 2012, when he and Homicide defeated Philly's Most Wanted (Blk Jeez and Joker) to win the vacant JAPW Tag Team Championship.[81]. [115] The following month, Kingston would initiate a rivalry with Chris Jericho,[116] but suffered an orbital bone injury in January 2022, temporarily sidelining him. But I didn't care. ", I had this vision of my nephew in the first grade, talking to his friends at school, like, "My uncle's 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. 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. Whether they're former WWE stars or indie darlings, these guys are making names for themselves. [24][25] The following September, Kingston made his first tour of Japan, with the Osaka Pro Wrestling promotion, which had a working relationship with Chikara. ", He said, "How am I gonna tell my son not to be a quitter when his uncle quit on his dream? 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. [124] He resumed his feud with Guevara shortly after, with the two facing in a match on Rampage: Grand Slam; Kingston initially won by submission, but the decision was overturned after he refused to release his submission hold. Eddie Kingston MadKing1981 twitter. But he couldn't save himself. He also performs for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH). Kingston released a public interview on YouTube discussing the matter, but the footage was removed only hours later. I wasn't married. 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. 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. Kingston also talked about his mental health issues and wrote about how the late Larry Sweeney pulled him out of a dark period. On April 11, 2008, Kingston no-showed a scheduled event, resulting in IWA Mid-South owner Ian Rotten stripping him of the championship. [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. [31] Kingston returned to ROH at the June 29 tapings of Ring of Honor Wrestling, saving Mike Mondo from Steen and Jimmy Jacobs. Aside from stats about their age and height, fans are also curious about a wrestler's personal life. After several weeks, King moved to alumni section. Whether he's broken or big money, 46-year-old Matt Hardy makes any gimmick work. What am I gonna tell my son, though? I was a danger to myself and others. 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. [72] Kingston and Homicide, however, claimed that they had come to ROH to help Match Maker Nigel McGuinness and take out those they felt were bad for the promotion. I decided in that moment that I couldn't quit. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. I tried to make somebody out there watching feel something. It's not my thing. Rumor Roundup: Lesnar farewell, Punk vs. Hangman, Goldberg, WWE HOF, more! Kingston wrote more about AEW, his struggles, and making his nephew proud, among other topics. Powerhouse Hobbs, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Christian Cage, Casino Ladder Match", "9/23 AEW Rampage results: McGuire's review of the Grand Slam Golden Ticket Battle Royal, Jade Cargill vs. Diamante for the TBS Title, Sting and Darby Allin vs. Brody King and Buddy Matthews in a No DQ match, Action Bronson and Hook vs. Matt Menard and Angelo Parker, Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Ricky Starks, Eddie Kingston vs. Sammy Guevara, Jungle Boy vs. Rey Fenix", "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship, The Acclaimed vs. Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee for the AEW Tag Titles, Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Death Triangle vs. 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. I mean, this is Cody Rhodes. Something went wrong. [102] At Revolution on March 7, Kingston rescued Jon Moxley after Moxley's main event match against Kenny Omega, turning face in the process. Hero rubs me the wrong way. How dare you. So many days, I just didn't wanna be here anymore. [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). RELATED: Every Version Of Matt Hardy, Ranked From Worst To Best. Kingston has made on-and-off appearances for Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South since 2003. Didn't have any kids. I hated myself. At 25 years-old, MJF is well on his way to becoming an established star. [20][21] On July 25 at Chikarasaurus Rex: King of Show Kingston and Dreamer were defeated in a non-title tag team match by Ares and Castagnoli. On the April 6 episode of Impact Wrestling, Kingston and Bram interrupted James Storm kicking him out of the DCC after Kingston spat in Storms face and Storm laid both guys out with superkicks. 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. They're tweeting #SIGNEDDIEKINGSTON. Thirty-eight years old. [86] At the following event on November 9, they were defeated by Devon and Matt Hardy.[87]. [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. The beef with Hero makes me laugh. According to Kat, things weren't very amicable in their split. Download AIW Events Right Now! And check out the rest of the highlights from last nights Dynamite. Sammy Guevara & Tay Contis antics have mostly gotten go away heat from yours truly. After Kingston managed to eliminate Steen, he was himself pinned for the win by Tim Donst. The DCC continued their assault on TNA wrestlers, attacking Robbie E and Grado on the October 27 episode of Impact Wrestling. 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. I've lost too many friends in this business to shut my mouth and bury all of these emotions with pills and booze. Although, Moxley's time in WWE didn't go well, he's said the best thing to happen was meeting his wife Renee Paquette aka Renee Young. I still don't understand it. I'm so lucky to have had a friend like Brodie. But another guy who changed my life was Brodie Lee. ", I said, "What the hell are you talking about? He beat me up. [118] At Revolution on March 6, Kingston would defeat Jericho by submission. The Vulture Squad responded with Jigsaw challenging Kingston to face him in a match. Charlotte Flair Joining Andrade In AEW Would Be A Mistake, 5 Wrestlers The Young Bucks Love (& 5 They Don't), Every Version Of Matt Hardy, Ranked From Worst To Best, 10 Most Embarrassing Moments In Chris Jericho's Career, 10 Great Women's Wrestlers Who Never Got Their Big Break, 10 Former Impact/TNA Wrestlers Who Surprisingly Are Still Wrestling, Every WWE Tag Team Championship, Ranked By Belt Design. Your uncle's not a wrestler!!!". This is just some bullshit stunt. I've been an addict. [31] Kingston's ninth successful defense took place during Chikara's first weekend of 2013 on February 10, when he defeated Kevin Steen. After splitting with former tag partner Kenny Omega and the rest of the Elite, Page has found himself a new group of friends in The Dark Order. Told too many promoters to go to hell. Kingston ended up winning his block of the tournament with a record of four wins and one loss to set up a final match with the winner of the other block, Mike Quackenbush. 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. During the match, Kingston harassed Ruckus, a member of The Vulture Squad in ROH and Kingston's stablemate in BLKOUT in other promotions, and claimed he'd be in Philadelphia on March 16, 2008 during ROH's Take No Prisoners pay-per-view. Although, he's a famous wrestler, Page tends to lead a quiet life away from the camera. Back in the day, me and Mox used to wrestle each other at the Elks Lodge in Brooklyn in front of 85 people. My nephew can watch his uncle on TV. [103] The two would later resume their friendship and begin an alliance. For some reason, that woke me up. Tune in to #AEWDynamite LIVE on @TBSNetwork right now! Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS right now! [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. He's one of AEW's top stars and was crowned their inaugural champion in August 2019. ago Careful, he's a wizard, he'll throw them left and right at you too 23 Vli37 10 mo. I beat him up. 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. Evans). [91], Kingston made his debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on the July 22, 2020 episode of Dynamite, where he faced against Cody for the AEW TNT Championship in a No Disqualification match, but lost. pic.twitter.com/SIy1lBKSVE, Things continue to heat up between Christian Cage and Jungle BoyTune into #AEWDynamite on TBS NOW! [32] On November 18, Kingston led a team to take on Team Steen in the ninth annual torneo cibernetico match. CM Punk Declares He Will Return To Wrestling In Instagram Exchange. All Guevara has to do is sign the contract when he & Tay are done with their little Paris., Eddie Kingston says Sammy Guevara has a receipt coming his way.The Mad King challenges the Spanish God for #AEWAllOutTune into #AEWDynamite RIGHT NOW on TBS! 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. . pic.twitter.com/KPgN0UcpWv, The Lethal Injection gets the victory for Jay Lethal! I was about to.". 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? Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS right now! SmackDown recap & reactions: Like father, like son. Not only is the 37-year-old an onscreen talent, but he also serves as an EVP. As one of the company's top teams, the Young Bucks are featured weekly on Dynamite. [35] On April 6, Kingston defeated Hallowicked for his tenth successful defense of the Grand Championship. We want you to come in and wrestle Cody. I'm so lucky to have had a friend like Larry Sweeney. I think he knew the pain that I was going through. BDK won the match, when Castagnoli pinned Kingston after a low blow. [55], Kingston first appeared in Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) in 2004, as part of a Chikara exhibition match. ", And I'm so depressed and down on myself at this point that the first thing out of my mouth was, "How much does it pay?". During the tour, Kingston teamed with the villainous Joker stable. [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. 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! The one-time face of WWE NXT, Adam Cole made one of the biggest wrestling news stories of 2021 when he debuted at AEW All Out to join his longtime friends in the Elite stable. Over the years, rumors have circulated about his love life, but Omega being a private person has never commented about his dating history. I looked him right in the eyes and I shoved him back. For today's post, we'll be taking a look at the age, height, and relationship status of a few of AEW's male wrestlers. [58] On March 13, 2010, at The Vision, Kingston was defeated by Big Van Walter in a singles match. Sign up for the He was born on December 12, 1981. I didn't think it was a tryout. [4], In 2007, Kingston turned heel (villainous) when he was pinned in an eight-man tag team match. This wave came over me, and I finally understood what was happening, and I started bawling right there in the car. Then I started getting all these text messages, and then someone from AEW texted me, "Eddie, you're trending. They're work in ROH and NJPW is widely known, and now they're gaining new legions of fans thanks to AEW. Eddie Kingston is no longer All Elite (Picture: AEW) . RELATED: 10 Problems Facing AEW Wrestlers (And How To Fix Them). I'm so lucky to still have a friend like Mox. ", "100 Percent Fordified: CHIKARA Aniversario Elf", "Mon. 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. 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. Despite his small stature, Allin is one of the promotions hottest, young wrestlers. [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. On the May 24, 2018 episode of Impact, Kingston, now renamed King, returned as a member of The Latin American Xchange (LAX). Follow. I was literally thinking, Let me just get this over with so I can get my check. He stumbled back a couple of steps and then he looked at me and said, "There he is.". Jon Moxley set the wrestling world on fire in 2019. 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Many believe that it will be him who eventually dethrones Omega as AEW Champion. ", And he said, "Alright, but let's give you a microphone then. Jericho you SONOFABITCH!! 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. But Ill admit the video package that aired on Dynamite last night (Aug. 3) was good stuff. 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. I'm suspicious. ago. 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. 132 Mycoe 10 mo. Eddie Kingston Early Life Edward More, better known as Eddie Kingston, was born on December 12, 1981, in Yonkers, New York, the USA. [31] Afterwards, Kingston was attacked by Tim Donst. Because I am just some guy. Although they're divorced, Allin and Kelly remain friends. 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. Tune in to #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS right now! When the match aired on TV, something weird started happening with my phone. A paycheck. Please call me.". 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. At the age of 39, Eddie Kingston is now at the top of his career. They got permission to set up a ring in the middle of a parking lot and to have people watching from their cars. Twitter, social media, all that stuff I still don't really get how it works. Does that mean I get paid more? [57] On day two, he, Hallowicked and Skayde were defeated by Akuma, Jigsaw and Quackenbush. As part of the gimmick, Kingston and Homicide wore suits and followed the Code of Honor. In a recent interview with Sactown Sports 1140, Eddie Kingston commented on some possible tension brewing between himself and AEW. While Allin's professional life is soaring, the same can't be said for his personal life. I didn't think about anything except, I need to pay my mortgage. Feb 28. youtube.com. 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. I just noticed that they were smiling. Although, they may portray bad guys on television, in real-life Matt and Nick are family men. Eddie Kingston celebrated the Fourth of July in a backyard show for ICW: No Holds Barred at the "Deathmatch Drive In.". And that's when I realized, Oh man. 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. He was standing backstage right before I was about to go out through the curtain, and he could see that I was just numb. God left yesterday but I remain. And that's why I'm telling this story, and I'm not pulling any punches, and all the old-school guys who don't want to hear this stuff, and think that we shouldn't talk about it, those guys can respectfully kiss my ass. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Kingston debuted for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) at their television tapings on September 30 for NWA Power. The 6ft 1 in brawler impressed fans with his promo skills and athleticism.