Kingston has an approved match for All Out against the Spanish God. Now part of AEW, Moxley is treated like the top star his fans knew he was. Soon after missing the second event, Kingston's name was removed from the roster page. Although, Hardy's known mostly for his WWE and Impact Wrestling runs, he seems to have found his home at AEW. Now let's go kick these guys' asses.". Ronda Rousey legitimately injured, per report. His first name is "Eddie" and his last name is . I beat him up. Let us know what you think. On day one, he and Hallowicked were defeated by Dark Dream (Darksoul and X-dream). Cody's success in the wrestling world wouldn't be complete without the support of his wife Brandi Rhodes. Eddie Kingston Early Life Edward More, better known as Eddie Kingston, was born on December 12, 1981, in Yonkers, New York, the USA. In August 2020, he and his wife, wrestler Priscilla Kelly divorced after two years of marriage. 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. 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. 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. Much like onscreen, MJF finds himself in trouble when it comes to his personal life. [38] The alliance, however, was short-lived with Kingston turning on the Flood on September 21. The beef with Hero makes me laugh. [60] On night two, he was defeated by Shinobu in the quarter-final. [17], On January 31, 2010, at the season nine premiere Kingston, now a tecnico, replaced Lince Dorado, after he had turned on his tecnico teammates and joined BDK, and teamed up with Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw and Equinox in an eight-man tag team match against Castagnoli, Ares, Tursas and Dorado. [120] Kingston, Santana, Ortiz, and the Blackpool Combat Club would avenge this loss with a win at Blood and Guts. While he is yet to make a truly huge splash in the promotion, a big part of signing surely had to do with his long-time girlfriend Britt Baker being AEW Women's Champion. Face Of The Revolution Ladder: Powerhouse Hobbs defeats Action Andretti and AR Fox and Eddie Kingston and Komander and Konosuke Takeshita and Ortiz and Sammy Guevara (13:46) AEW Dynamite #178 - TV-Show @ Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, USA. He walked up to me all serious, and he goes, "Hey, where's the Eddie Kingston I know?". [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. The best part? Back in the day, me and Mox used to wrestle each other at the Elks Lodge in Brooklyn in front of 85 people. I'm so lucky to have had a friend like Larry Sweeney. 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. 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. [66], Kingston wrestled at the Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings on March 1, 2009, in Philadelphia, defeating Sami Callihan. Whether he's broken or big money, 46-year-old Matt Hardy makes any gimmick work. [4] The following year the Wildcards teamed up with Jigsaw to form the Toxic Trio, while Icarus and Akuma recruited the help of Mike Quackenbush. [6][7], Edward Moore was born on December 12, 1981, in Yonkers, New York, to an Irish father and a Puerto Rican mother. Kingston also talked about his mental health issues and wrote about how the late Larry Sweeney pulled him out of a dark period. As the faction was leaving, the Hardys challenged them to an immediate match and put their titles on the line; whether this was a handicap match or not and what its official result was have never been specified. ago I'm just glad we didn't get another Hulk Hogan flash paper incident. I wrestled Cody, like I've wrestled 10,000 guys, 10,000 times before. Outside of brief stints in Impact and ROH, Kingston was a mainstay on the independent scene for 18 years before signing with AEW. That's pretty cool. It's hard not to notice the happiness emanating from the 35-year-old. No he's not!!! 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. Eddie Kingston celebrated the Fourth of July in a backyard show for ICW: No Holds Barred at the "Deathmatch Drive In.". I was just being me. It was revealed earlier on that Tornado's opponent, Chris Hero, had also picked Kingston as his partner, but Kingston had chosen to side with Tornado. I called Alex and I crawled up out of my hole. I did my job. Kingston appeared with BLKOUT, but failed to defeat Jigsaw, while Ruckus again tried to calm down both of his stables. [10] In 2003 Kingston and Marciano began feuding with Mister ZERO and UltraMantis, the team known collectively as Ultra/ZERO. I had so much guilt and anger and shame. 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Evans). [31][33] Kingston was next scheduled to defend his title against Green Ant on March 9, but ended up no-showing the event. 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. Having Eddie Kingston act as our avatar, cutting off the video to say, This is a wrestling show, why am I hearing this kid and his wife talking about getting married? When the Mad King said, Nobody cares, I felt it in my soul. 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! 6,997 posts. [102] At Revolution on March 7, Kingston rescued Jon Moxley after Moxley's main event match against Kenny Omega, turning face in the process. At 25 years-old, MJF is well on his way to becoming an established star. 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. Castagnoli won the match, but instead of showing respect, Kingston laid him out with a spinning back fist, after claiming that both him and his former tag team partner (Chris Hero) are shady and deserve respect from no one. Standing tall at 5 ft, 10 in, brothers Matt and Nick Jackson aka The Young Bucks dominate the tag team division. He took birth in Yonkers, New York, U.S. His zodic sign is Sagittarius and his religion is not mentioned. Whether he's working behind the scenes or onscreen, the 6'2" is always the center of attention. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. Kingston won this match and the overall feud. In two years, the Tony Khan promotion secured a television deal with Turner Networks with three . Many believe that it will be him who eventually dethrones Omega as AEW Champion. 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. That's not them. Then he said, "Alright. I just did my job, and he pinned me, and then I walked back through the curtain. [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]. To me, it was just a booking. Eddie Kingston Age, Wiki Eddie Kingston is 40 years old as of 2022. 2. So far during his time in AEW, he's fought former friend Cody Rhodes, competed for the AEW Championship, and most recently started his own faction called The Pinnacle. I hated myself. He shoved me hard. After achieving huge success in NJPW, Omega decided to become part of the elite when he signed with AEW. [61] On night three, he partnered Kim Ray in a defeat to Hot & Spicy (Axel Dieter Jr. and Da Mack). Hey, you were just on national television. 26.02.2023. It's something that's been with me since I was a kid. AEW: Real-Life Relationship Status, Age & Height Of The Male Wrestlers, 10 Problems Facing AEW Wrestlers (And How To Fix Them). Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns come face-to-face, and it lived up to the hype. 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. I think he knew the pain that I was going through. [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. And check out the rest of the highlights from last nights Dynamite. Less than one month after leaving WWE, the 6'2" brawler made his surprising debut at Double or Nothing. [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. [125], At Full Gear on November 19, Kingston defeated Jun Akiyama. Eddie Kingston was born on 12 December, 1981 in Yonkers, New York, United States. The Colony", "9/15 Chikara "King of Trios: Night 2" Results: Easton, PA", "3/9 Chikara in Orlando, FL debut results, Chikara Champion misses event", "Homicide retiring? In June it was announced that BLKOUT was planning on disrupting ROH's pay-per-view taping, Respect is Earned II, on June 7. 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. [109] Kingston eventually began a feud with Miro, whom he challenged for the TNT Championship at All Out, though he was defeated. [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. The issue led to changes on the Mar. My nephew can watch his uncle on TV. On April 11, 2008, Kingston no-showed a scheduled event, resulting in IWA Mid-South owner Ian Rotten stripping him of the championship. 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. I didn't even deserve it, but he let me have that moment, and it changed my life. [99][100], On the November 18 episode of Dynamite, the Lucha Brothers would turn on Kingston after he and Butcher and Blade attacked Pac. Kingston has made on-and-off appearances for Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South since 2003. Dorado won by disqualification by taking his mask off behind the referees back and throwing it at Kingston, who was holding it when the ref turned around. They weren't telling me that I was the man. The couple met while in WWE and married in September 2013. On the November 3 episode of Impact Wrestling, the DCC attacked the Tag Champions. I was about to lose my house. As part of the gimmick, Kingston and Homicide wore suits and followed the Code of Honor. On night one, he defeated Chuck Taylor in the first round. He beat me up. [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. [16] However, once again Dorado refused to stay down and demanded the match to be restarted. After the group leader Konnan was attacked, and Homicide and Diamante went missing in action, King assumed leadership of the faction and guided Ortiz and Santana back to being tag team champions. ago Careful, he's a wizard, he'll throw them left and right at you too 23 Vli37 10 mo. I beat him up. Eddie's Twitter has been blowing up all this morning because of Jericho and his team of brainless sports entertainers. ", And he said, "Alright, but let's give you a microphone then. It's your life. 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Jericho you SONOFABITCH!! Keep your head up. [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. [69] He then went on to unsuccessfully challenge Steen for the ROH World Championship on August 11 at Boiling Point. . pic.twitter.com/SIy1lBKSVE, Things continue to heat up between Christian Cage and Jungle BoyTune into #AEWDynamite on TBS NOW! BDK won the match, when Castagnoli pinned Kingston after a low blow. Tune in to #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS right now! Discover Eddie Kingston's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. [85] On June 23, 2013, Kingston and Homicide were defeated by The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) at House of Hardcore 2. I'm suspicious. [31] On March 25, Kingston defeated Brodie Lee in his second title defense. In a recent interview with Sactown Sports 1140, Eddie Kingston commented on some possible tension brewing between himself and AEW. [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. 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. A lot of Kingston's early gimmick came from being a rookie tag team guy in CHIKARA with his best friend Blackjack Marciano. AEW's Eddie Kingston made headlines last week when his post-Dynamite promo made its way online.Kingston stood in front of the Daily's Place crowd following the Saturday night show saying, "Because . Then I'd wake up the next day and it was football Sunday, so I'd drink from noon till 2 a.m. [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. 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. Whether they're former WWE stars or indie darlings, these guys are making names for themselves. [64] On night two, he defeated The Rotation in the quarter-final. [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. These days the six-foot wrestling icon is known as serving as leader of The Inner Circle, one of AEW's popular factions. 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.