[4] Following the loss Kingston started a feud with Castagnoli, claiming that he had been embarrassed and disrespected. [50] In his return match at Redemption on March 10, 2007, Kingston defeated Hydra. Cody Rhodes Names His Top 3 Desired Opponents Post-Roman Reigns. The Jericho Appreciation Society went on to win the Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing. Kingston has made on-and-off appearances for Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South since 2003. I did my job. His relationship details are not known. Its #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS! Make time to read Eddie Kingston's soul-baring Players' Tribune post. Although, they may portray bad guys on television, in real-life Matt and Nick are family men. Saptarshi Sinha-February 28, 2023. That's not them. After Kingston managed to eliminate Steen, he was himself pinned for the win by Tim Donst. He has legit beef with Chris Hero (apparently) and people conflate that with Claudio. I'm 38 years old. 6,997 posts. I just noticed that they were smiling. [8], Moore initially trained alongside BlackJack Marciano and Jigsaw under Kevin Knight at the Independent Wrestling Federation in Woodland Park, New Jersey (formerly West Paterson). [11] After the tournament Kingston was not seen in Chikara for two months, but when he returned in May, he quickly targeted the man who had forced him to tap out at King of Trios, Lince Dorado. The full piece is a really great read and can be found at this link. While Allin's professional life is soaring, the same can't be said for his personal life. [77][78] He would hold the title for little over two months before losing it to Archadia. God left yesterday but I remain. I am still waiting for someone to wake me up from the dream. I've been a depressed teenager. [11] On December 2, Kingston defeated Donst in the main event of Chikara's third internet pay-per-view, Under the Hood, to retain the Grand Championship for the eighth time. [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). Did Trent get taller? Despite his small stature, Allin is one of the promotions hottest, young wrestlers. 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Less than a week later, he signed a contract becoming AEW's newest member. [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. Something went wrong. 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. I have been an angry kid. 3 SmackDown, but Rousey isnt expected to miss WrestleMania. He's won over fans with his goth, skateboarding gimmick along with his daredevil moves. 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The DCC continued their assault on TNA wrestlers, attacking Robbie E and Grado on the October 27 episode of Impact Wrestling. [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. [92] On July 31, it was announced that Kingston had signed a contract with AEW. 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. 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. 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 . [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. [47][48] Kingston was eliminated first, after suffering a legitimate broken ankle, after botching a backdrop.[48][49]. I'd given my whole life to the business, and I was a failure, and it was time to call it a day. And I'll never forget, this one line at the end, it said. "I feel like I've lost my best friend. By Sean Rueter @s1rude Nov 9, 2021, 11:00am EST. Allie, The Bunny is married to Blade in real life so it was a logical team. I was a danger to myself and others. He's one of AEW's top stars and was crowned their inaugural champion in August 2019. I've been an addict. [76], From 2007 to 2010, Kingston competed regularly in the New Jerseybased Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) organization. [70], On August 17, 2013, Kingston returned to ROH, forming a new tag team with Homicide. I still don't understand it. 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. 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. 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! Self-destructive. [64] On night two, he defeated The Rotation in the quarter-final. On night one, he defeated Chuck Taylor in the first round. [74] Outlaw Inc. received their title shot on December 14 at Final Battle 2013, but were defeated by reDRagon. 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So I saw all this shit start popping up on my phone with that little bird, but I was confused. A lot of Kingston's early gimmick came from being a rookie tag team guy in CHIKARA with his best friend Blackjack Marciano. [86] At the following event on November 9, they were defeated by Devon and Matt Hardy.[87]. He got the chance to compete as a singles star and represent himself at a high level to keep growing as a performer. 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. [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. Download AIW Events Right Now! ", I said, "You know I'm signed right? [69] He then went on to unsuccessfully challenge Steen for the ROH World Championship on August 11 at Boiling Point. 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. As the son of the legendary Dusty Rhodes, Cody Rhodes is proudly carrying on the family name. 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. ", And you know how little kids are: "What??? 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. I'm on national television. ago I'm just glad we didn't get another Hulk Hogan flash paper incident. 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. 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. It's something that's been with me since I was a kid. [53] Kingston returned to Combat Zone Wrestling on February 14, 2009, at its 10th Anniversary Show, in a losing effort to CZW World Heavyweight Champion Drake Younger in a No Rope Barbed Wire Deathmatch. I'd burned too many bridges. They're begging AEW to sign you.". Eddie Kingston Opens Up About His Pro Wrestling Journey, Mental Health, AEW. I wasn't talking to anybody. North American wrestling fans may not realize it, but El Idolo is quite experienced in the ring as he is 32 years old, competing for years in Mexico & Japan before signing with WWE. I'd smash bottles. 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 [9], Moore made his professional wrestling debut, under the ring name Eddie Kingston, on October 12, 2002, at Chikara's seventh event, where he and BlackJack Marciano, the team known collectively as the Wild Cards, defeated Melvin Snodgrass and Lester Crabtree in a tag team match. Chad drives a Miata and is married to Keighleyanne. The best part? At the age of 39, Eddie Kingston is now at the top of his career. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. [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. [129] At the Capital Collision event in May 2022, Kingston faced Tomohiro Ishii, but was defeated. In their return match, the two defeated Marshall Law (Q.T. To read a complete recap & review of all the nights events click here. After Marciano's retirement, however, Kingston's Mid-South work mainly involved one-on-one matches, including a lengthy feud against Ian Rotten. 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. pic.twitter.com/6xl84QLAXh, Daniel Garcia proclaims himself the #DragonSlayerTune into TBS NOW and watch #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/MOhW0pKAUs, Ethan Page believes he deserves better, and Stokely Hathaway takes the opportunity to make him a very compelling offer #AEWDynamite is LIVE on TBS! His first name is "Eddie" and his last name is . 8 (Loves) Jon Moxley. The beef with Hero makes me laugh. Kingston wrote about how he got into pro wrestling, what it was like tape trading in New York City years ago, watching the original ECW on "the religious channel" as a teenager, working the indies in front of just a few fans, and more. Let us know what you think. 169K followers. 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. I didn't think about anything except, I need to pay my mortgage. The issue led to changes on the Mar. Here's a behind-the-scenes peek at the personal lives of male AEW wrestlers, focusing on their relationship status, age and height. 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. Then I'd wake up the next day and it was football Sunday, so I'd drink from noon till 2 a.m. [82] Post-match, the three men collectively attacked Hero and showed signs of the forming of a new stable. RELATED: 10 Most Embarrassing Moments In Chris Jericho's CareerAside from wrestling and music, Jericho's greatest joy is his family. 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. He said, "To me, people who say it's not a big deal will never be champion, or don't deserve to be champion. From his debut through the end of 2004, most of his activity involved tagging with Marciano as the Wild Cards. 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. 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. He knew that darkness. RELATED: Every Version Of Matt Hardy, Ranked From Worst To Best. 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. [4], In 2007, Kingston turned heel (villainous) when he was pinned in an eight-man tag team match. 40 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, ICW/ICWA Tex-Arkana Television Championship (1 time), This page was last edited on 3 March 2023, at 13:55. Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS right now! The group later became known as "The OGz". Kingston won this match and the overall feud. It was too surreal for a guy like me. [64], Kingston made his first appearance in Ring of Honor at Death Before Dishonor IV on July 15, 2006, as the fifth member of Team CZW in the Cage of Death match, which Team CZW lost.[65]. champ, Sami Callihan returns, Hero, more", "AAW Tag Team Championship Titles Database CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "2020 CBS Sports Wrestling Awards: Drew McIntyre stands out as Wrestler of the Year", "Crown Of Glory Championship Titles Database CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Heavyweight Title", "IWA Mid-South November Pain 2017 Events Database CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021", "March 1, 2021, Wrestling Observer Newsletter 2020 awards issue, Elimination Chamber", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eddie_Kingston&oldid=1142627637, Eddie Kingston and BlackJack Marciano (hair), ACE Diamond Division Championship (1 time), Revolution Strong Style Tournament (2006), MBA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with, MBA Tag Team Championship Tournament (2005) - with Sabian, Ranked No.
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