He and his wife Jessica have been married for twenty years, and are the proud parents of a son and twin daughters. That's pretty cool. pic.twitter.com/WqsXbLbTru, That was a bold strategy @starkmanjones #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/Nm5U02jG4j, Darby Allin makes it official, NEXT WEEK @ #QuakeByTheLake, it will be Darby Allin vs Brody King in a COFFIN MATCHTune into #AEWDynamite NOW on TBS! 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, . 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. On April 11, 2008, Kingston no-showed a scheduled event, resulting in IWA Mid-South owner Ian Rotten stripping him of the championship. He knew that darkness. 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. Work with my hands. And that's when I saw Brodie Lee and Jon Moxley. MORE : Ex-WWE star Mark Andrews reflects on getting fired, married and missing out on dream homecoming over just a few weeks. I woke up one afternoon and there were just beer bottles smashed everywhere in my apartment. Edward's other ring names are Eddie Moore, King, and Kingston. Chris Jericho has had a legendary career, which spanned over various promotions such as WWE, WCW, and NJPW. But I didn't care. I got you, brother. pic.twitter.com/5aeIHDAkC8, MIC DROP #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/WSerujj6hc, #TheAcclaimed just tipped the dumpster with the #GunnClub locked in it, right off the stage! I was done. This tag match saw Outlaw Inc. losing and they were never seen again. AEW's Eddie Kingston on wrestling for years before joining AEW. [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]. As with all wrestlers, as their popularity grows, fans want to know more about these stars. [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. 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. [52] This was suspected by many to be an angle, but was later found out to have been legitimate. At 5'8" Darby Allin is one of AEW's shortest stars. After achieving huge success in NJPW, Omega decided to become part of the elite when he signed with AEW. Andrew Ravens-March 1, 2023. 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. The Beginning. [86] At the following event on November 9, they were defeated by Devon and Matt Hardy.[87]. I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop. Kingston was revealed as a member of the masked gang Death Crew Council (DCC) on the November 10, 2016 episode of Impact. [58] On March 13, 2010, at The Vision, Kingston was defeated by Big Van Walter in a singles match. So many days, I just didn't wanna be here anymore. They're begging AEW to sign you.". There was no 8 Mile moment with me in front of the mirror. Match. 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. Eddie Kingston is an unmarried man. In 2016, Eddie Kingston debuted in Impact Wrestling as a member of the Death Crew Council, alongside Bram and James Storm. 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. I did my job. 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. On October 4, 2017, Kingston announced his departure from Impact Wrestling.[90]. [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. long-time girlfriend Britt Baker being AEW Women's Champion. [6][7], Edward Moore was born on December 12, 1981, in Yonkers, New York, to an Irish father and a Puerto Rican mother. Like, I'm really signed. Whether he's working behind the scenes or onscreen, the 6'2" is always the center of attention. Your uncle's not a wrestler!!!". On the November 3 episode of Impact Wrestling, the DCC attacked the Tag Champions. I'm 38 years old. He also has quite a bit of time to do so as he is only 32 years old. ", I had this vision of my nephew in the first grade, talking to his friends at school, like, "My uncle's a wrestler! ", And you know how little kids are: "What??? When it comes to AEW's male roster, their talent is stacked. pic.twitter.com/Roq6cW7t4N, Team Taz is officially dead #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/77rGak8He0, Powerhouse Hobbs making a statement with that vicious victory, but Ricky Starks was not about to let the events of last week slide! 5 mo. On September 29, 2016, Kingston was part of a group of about 40 wrestlers invited to a WWE tryout at their Performance Center. So far the 28-year-old has accomplished a lot in his AEW career. Standing tall at 5 ft, 10 in, brothers Matt and Nick Jackson aka The Young Bucks dominate the tag team division. About to move back in with his mother. I was sick. 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. [4] Following the loss, Kingston attacked Hallowicked and attempted to remove his mask. 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. [31] Afterwards, Kingston was attacked by Tim Donst. I'm like, "A letter? How dare you help me? update: Five-time champ debuts on Dancing with the Stars, Bret Hart to U.K., Bully Ray, Huge weekend upcoming, new Hulk movie, Falir update, Ross on FS 1, Fedor talks Putin and Dana White, Raw tonight, Women and UFC, Thesz vs. Gagne", "11/28 AAW in Chicago new AAW Hvt. 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. Verified. He is also ranked in the richest person list from United States. [126] During an interview with Lexy Nair, Kingston was asked what was going on with him, Kingston, who had already packed his bags, said "I quit AEW", and then walked out the nearest door. As long as it was in a bingo hall or a VFW as long as his uncle was really a wrestler, I didn't care. Eddie Kingston has done what The Chadster wishes every wrestler in the business would do: . 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. pic.twitter.com/4s0byfzHmF, "Evil doesn't need a mask" #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/HpqE9uShaR, And Christian Cage gets the job done, taking home the victory after an extremely physical battle here on #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS right now! During the non-pay-per-view portion of the show, Kingston, Sabian and Robbie Morino of BLKOUT got into a brawl with Jigsaw and Julius Smokes of The Vulture Squad, while Ruckus tried to restrain both factions. After Homicide and Eddie jumped Kevin Steen and Cliff Compton during their No DQ match a tag team match was announced. Despite his small stature, Allin is one of the promotions hottest, young wrestlers. 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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. Edward Moore was born on December 12, 1981, in Yonkers, New York, to an Irish father and a Puerto Rican mother. Edward Moore (born December 12, 1981), better known by his ring name Eddie Kingston, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Start a new life. [16] However, once again Dorado refused to stay down and demanded the match to be restarted. I still don't understand it. There's thousands of people. [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. A title match was booked between Castagnoli and Kingston and The Dynasty on two consecutive shows, both of which Kingston missed. [98] Due to this, an "I Quit" match between the two was set up for the Full Gear event on November 7, which Kingston lost. But his best work has been showcased in AEW, where he serves also serves as an EVP. Share. [4] On May 24, 2009, at Aniversario Yang Kingston, who had claimed to being able to outwrestle Castagnoli, pinned him cleanly with an Oklahoma roll. [31] Kingston returned to ROH at the June 29 tapings of Ring of Honor Wrestling, saving Mike Mondo from Steen and Jimmy Jacobs. 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. Castagnoli was disqualified from the match, after low blowing Kingston, but Kingston managed to come back and pin Tursas to win the 2010 torneo cibernetico. I understand how & why they decided to troll the general public with their romance after the initial response to their relationship, but it hasnt made me want to see them on my screen even if theyre getting beaten up. I'm suspicious. 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. 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. pic.twitter.com/N0gqkGVYej, #TheAcclaimed have ARRIVED for this DUMPSTER MATCH against the #GunnClub, where ANYTHING GOES! [75] Kingston's last few ROH appearances were in the spring of 2014. ago. [125], At Full Gear on November 19, Kingston defeated Jun Akiyama. 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. The last person that ever wrote me a letter was my grandma.". [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. I was uncomfortable. In memory of Alex, I'm telling this story. By Sean Rueter @s1rude Nov 9, 2021, 11:00am EST. ", And I said, "Trending? 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! #AEWDynamite is LIVE on TBS! Keep your head up. They weren't telling me that I was the man. They got permission to set up a ring in the middle of a parking lot and to have people watching from their cars. Much like onscreen, MJF finds himself in trouble when it comes to his personal life. He shoved me hard. [66], Kingston wrestled at the Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings on March 1, 2009, in Philadelphia, defeating Sami Callihan. Back in the day, me and Mox used to wrestle each other at the Elks Lodge in Brooklyn in front of 85 people. pic.twitter.com/KU80jrsxCA, Adam Cole explains what LOYALTY means to him here on #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS! 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. [84], During 2011, Kingston worked for the newly founded Urban Wrestling Federation (UWF) promotion. Over the years, rumors have circulated about his love life, but Omega being a private person has never commented about his dating history. [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. Twitter, social media, all that stuff I still don't really get how it works. Start a new life. I hated myself. Aside from stats about their age and height, fans are also curious about a wrestler's personal life. 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. TNA! pic.twitter.com/v5NikJ78Sg. [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). At 29-years-old, Page is at the height of his career. The 2-time AAW Heavyweight Champion entered the 21-year-old wrestling on October 12, 2002. [118] At Revolution on March 6, Kingston would defeat Jericho by submission. Let us know what you think. And I just started crying. 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. And I'll never forget, this one line at the end, it said. "I feel like I've lost my best friend. They're tweeting #SIGNEDDIEKINGSTON. I didn't think it was a miracle. At the age of 39, Eddie Kingston is now at the top of his career. [101] At New Year's Smash on January 13, 2021, Kingston was defeated by Pac. It's not my thing. Although they're divorced, Allin and Kelly remain friends. 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. 1. Four months later, he will wrestle Jon Moxley at Saturday's Full Gear . My nephew can watch his uncle on TV. I'm on national television. 36-year-old Matt has been married to his wife Dana since 2008, and the couple has a son and a daughter. A member of Chris Jericho's Inner Circle stable in AEW, Sammy Guevara is one of the younger stars in the company. 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. Updated: Jan 5, 2022. I have been everything in this life. I wasn't excited. In June it was announced that BLKOUT was planning on disrupting ROH's pay-per-view taping, Respect is Earned II, on June 7. 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. Kingston started his wrestling career in 2002, and has wrestled for numerous wrestling promotions, including Evolve, National Wrestling Alliance, Chikara, AAW Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Impact Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and Ring of Honor (ROH). Just the best guy. 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. Promotion. Cody's success in the wrestling world wouldn't be complete without the support of his wife Brandi Rhodes. [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. I'm a hard-ass New York guy. http://smartmarkvideo.com/promotions/absolute-intense-wrestling/aiw-mp4Grow your youtube channel by clicking here http://bbtv.. Make time to read Eddie Kingston's soul-baring Players' Tribune post. 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 [103] The two would later resume their friendship and begin an alliance. 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. It's everywhere. [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). I had known Brodie for years from the indie circuit. Soon after missing the second event, Kingston's name was removed from the roster page. After Alex's death, I slowly started to get help and clean myself up a bit, but I looked up one day and I was 37 years old, and I realized that it was just never going to happen for me. 36-year-old Matt has been married to his wife Dana since 2008, and the couple has a son and a daughter. [129] At the Capital Collision event in May 2022, Kingston faced Tomohiro Ishii, but was defeated. This wave came over me, and I finally understood what was happening, and I started bawling right there in the car. [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 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. On Night Two, Kingston was defeated by Necro Butcher in a Necro Butcher Rules match. 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[31] During the weekend of May 3 and 4, Kingston made two more successful title defenses against Green Ant and Mark Angelosetti. This is just some bullshit stunt. I was doing what I love to do. Cody referenced ALL IN on SmackDown, and The Bucks noticed. [31] Kingston's thirteenth successful title defense took place on May 18 against Archibald Peck. I'd punch holes in the walls. I went up to Jersey to do the show thinking that it could be the last match I ever did. [11][29] On November 13 at Chikara's first internet pay-per-view, High Noon, Kingston defeated Quackenbush to become the first Chikara Grand Champion. 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. [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. He was previously in a relationship with wrestler Allie Kat, but they broke up in 2019. [55], Kingston first appeared in Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) in 2004, as part of a Chikara exhibition match. [4], Kingston, along with fellow BLKOUT stable members Joker and Ruckus, went on to the finals of the 2008 King of Trios tournament, coming up short against the team of El Pantera, Incognito and Lince Dorado, when Kingston tapped out to Dorado's Chikara Special. (Icarus and Gran Akuma). On August 30, it was announced that Kingston would return for All Star Weekend VII. Less than one month after leaving WWE, the 6'2" brawler made his surprising debut at Double or Nothing. Eddie Kingston was trained and began wrestling with IWF in New Jersey, before moving to Chikara in 2002. When it comes to heels you love to hate, MJF is at the top of the list. One day my brother was over at my house, and I told him that I was thinking of moving to Alaska. 169K followers. It's hard not to notice the happiness emanating from the 35-year-old. Rumor Roundup: Lesnar farewell, Punk vs. Hangman, Goldberg, WWE HOF, more! (Rest in peace.) Although, he's a famous wrestler, Page tends to lead a quiet life away from the camera. He took a more serious persona when Marciano retired and he joined CZW as a member of BLKout. I was supposed to be doing shows and I just didn't show up. The bi-racial wrestler didn't know why Jericho thought his relationship was something . [4] Kingston and Sweeney traded many verbal and physical exchanges for months, and the feud culminated with a No Disqualification Strap match between the two at Chikara's last show of the year. The group later became known as "The OGz". The beef with Hero makes me laugh. Didn't have any kids. Kingston won this match and the overall feud. 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. Cody Rhodes Names His Top 3 Desired Opponents Post-Roman Reigns. At only 5 feet 9 inches tall, El Idolo doesn't have height on his side but he makes up for it with lots of charisma and buckets of wrestling talent. For some reason, that woke me up. I did my job. 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. [83] Following the match, Kingston assaulted Hero, forcing PWG officials to pull them apart. He was born on December 12, 1981 and his birthplace is Yonkers New York. As the son of the legendary Dusty Rhodes, Cody Rhodes is proudly carrying on the family name. On night one, he defeated Chuck Taylor in the first round. One week, I ended up going on a bender that was so bad that I just kind of disappeared. 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. How dare you. The best part? [121] At Fyter Fest on July 20, Kingston was defeated by Jericho in a Barbed Wire Everywhere Deathmatch. The 6 footer has won over fans with his loner, alcoholic cowboy antics. 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. 6,997 posts. 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. [64] On night two, he defeated The Rotation in the quarter-final. His first name is "Eddie" and his last name is . [128] On the January 8, 2022 episode of Strong, Kingston returned to defeat Gabriel Kidd. The couple met while in WWE and married in September 2013. But for at least a couple minutes last night, they all entertained me and sold me on a PPV match. Eddie Kingston is a professional wrestler from America who is currently signed to AEW (All Elite Wrestling). Eddie's Twitter has been blowing up all this morning because of Jericho and his team of brainless sports entertainers. Throughout his two decades in the business, Kingston has worked for several promotions, including Chikara and ROH.