[119] Soon after, Jericho would attack his former friends Santana and Ortiz and form the villainous Jericho Appreciation Society and continue to feud with Kingston, Santana, and Ortiz as well as the Blackpool Combat Club. AEW: Real-Life Relationship Status, Age & Height Of The Male Wrestlers, 10 Problems Facing AEW Wrestlers (And How To Fix Them). Kingston wrote more about AEW, his struggles, and making his nephew proud, among other topics. [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. It was too surreal for a guy like me. Meanwhile, 31-year-old Nick has three children with his wife Ellen, whom he's been married to since 2011. While Allin's professional life is soaring, the same can't be said for his personal life. [71] Following the main event of the evening, Kingston and Homicide attacked new ROH World Tag Team Champions, reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly), before announcing their intention of taking down "corporate ROH" and revealing their team name as "Outlaw Inc.". [41][42], Kingston made his debut in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) in early 2004, competing in a series of tag team matches showcasing Chikara wrestlers, before joining the roster as the enforcer and mouthpiece in the BLKOUT faction. [64] On night two, he defeated The Rotation in the quarter-final. The couple married in April 2017, and in November 2020 announced they were expecting their first child, a daughter due later this summer. Wrestlecon & more! I was just being me. [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. So, after my match, for some reason, I just grabbed the microphone, and I just started doing what I do best. ", She hit me back, "No, this is a big deal. 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! I was about to lose my house. [128] On the January 8, 2022 episode of Strong, Kingston returned to defeat Gabriel Kidd. 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I wasn't excited. I didn't think it was a miracle. [55] Kingston's title reign officially ended on July 10, when CZW owner D. J. Hyde stripped him and Younger of the title. [16] However, once again Dorado refused to stay down and demanded the match to be restarted. Many wrestlers such as Cody Rhodes and Chris Jericho are open books when it comes to their home life. By Sean Rueter @s1rude Nov 9, 2021, 11:00am EST. pic.twitter.com/v5NikJ78Sg. 169K followers. I was literally thinking, Let me just get this over with so I can get my check. Hangman Adam Page has worked his way to becoming an AEW fan favorite. In a recent interview with Sactown Sports 1140, Eddie Kingston commented on some possible tension brewing between himself and AEW. Edward Moore was born on December 12, 1981, in Yonkers, New York, to an Irish father and a Puerto Rican mother. 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. [31][33] Kingston was next scheduled to defend his title against Green Ant on March 9, but ended up no-showing the event. It's your life. 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. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. I wasn't married. 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. 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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. He's won over fans with his goth, skateboarding gimmick along with his daredevil moves. [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. [96] On the September 23 episode of Dynamite, Kingston received his AEW World Championship match against his former friend Jon Moxley, where he was defeated after passing out to a chokehold. Sign up for the I opened this letter, and it was from my friend Alex Whybrow, aka Larry Sweeney. I probably would have drank myself to death. [23] On March 13, 2011, in Brooklyn, New York, Castagnoli defeated Kingston, after hitting him with a chain, in a grudge match fifteen months in the making. 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. The resulting feud lasted for over six months. Eddie's Twitter has been blowing up all this morning because of Jericho and his team of brainless sports entertainers. 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. I was supposed to be doing shows and I just didn't show up. The competing stables would have a variety of matches against each other throughout the year, with various members facing off one-on-one. Eddie Kingston Opens Up About His Pro Wrestling Journey, Mental Health, AEW. As the son of the legendary Dusty Rhodes, Cody Rhodes is proudly carrying on the family name. From his debut through the end of 2004, most of his activity involved tagging with Marciano as the Wild Cards. I have been everything in this life. Although they're divorced, Allin and Kelly remain friends. 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 mean, this is Cody Rhodes. They weren't jumping around. Less than one month after leaving WWE, the 6'2" brawler made his surprising debut at Double or Nothing. 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. Bitter. I called out all the champions of the big-time promotions. 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. 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. [4] On August 13, Hero defeated Kingston in a singles match, that would lead the two into feuding with each other over at Combat Zone Wrestling, while in Chikara they were kept apart from each other following the match. 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Verified. They're tweeting #SIGNEDDIEKINGSTON. [121] At Fyter Fest on July 20, Kingston was defeated by Jericho in a Barbed Wire Everywhere Deathmatch. 913 following. How dare you. The group of male wrestlers is eclectic, young and old, short and tall. [82] Post-match, the three men collectively attacked Hero and showed signs of the forming of a new stable. The American Nightmare is pursing his WrestleMania mission, but he & his AEW buddies remain understandably proud of how they proved the doubters wrong and got 10,000 people to come to their little indie show back in 2018. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? But last year, Kingston's life changed for the better. Something went wrong. He has legit beef with Chris Hero (apparently) and people conflate that with Claudio. Promotion. It wasn't until two weeks later I was on vacation out in Montana with my girlfriend, and we were just sitting in the car, about to go inside her friend's house, and I paused for a second and I turned to her and said, "Hey wait. Eddie Kingston is no longer All Elite (Picture: AEW) . The couple is parents to three sons, and they're expecting their fourth child, a girl due later this year. Eddie Kingston was born on 12 December, 1981 in Yonkers, New York, United States. They weren't clapping. The full piece is a really great read and can be found at this link. Updated: Jan 5, 2022. Jericho you SONOFABITCH!! In a statement issued to Fightful, Guevara said that the incident with Kingston stemmed from verbiage that Guevara used in a promo to set up a match with Kingston at All Out. Please call me.". [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. 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! On Buzzlearn.com, Eddie is listed as a successful Wrestler who was born in the year of 1981. SmackDown recap & reactions: Like father, like son. One day my brother was over at my house, and I told him that I was thinking of moving to Alaska. [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). Eddie Kingston formed a . Period. We want you to come in and wrestle Cody. 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 said everyone was really worried about me and he begged me to reach out. [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'd punch holes in the walls. ", And I just looked at him like: "You son of a bitch. 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I'm so lucky to still have a friend like Mox. pic.twitter.com/oIxVtqvjxe. At 25 years-old, MJF is well on his way to becoming an established star. A true pro. According to Kat, things weren't very amicable in their split. Many believe that it will be him who eventually dethrones Omega as AEW Champion. 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. When he's not fighting in the ring, he spends time with his wife Amanda at their home in Virginia. 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! Bram and Kingston would face Decay in a losing effort, after James Storm attacked Abyss, resulting in a disqualification. Hardy was also briefly involved with late WWE Diva Ashley Massaro. I wrestled Cody, like I've wrestled 10,000 guys, 10,000 times before. [39] This led to a rivalry between Kingston and Flood's second-in-command, Jimmy Jacobs, which culminated on December 6 at Tomorrow Never Dies, where Kingston defeated Jacobs in a grudge match.[40]. [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. Had too much of a reputation. On November 11, 2007, Kingston debuted in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) as Human Tornado's mystery tag team partner. On the February 9 episode of Impact Wrestling, the DCC defeated Eli Drake and Tyrus in a handicap match. So I drank. Not only is the 37-year-old an onscreen talent, but he also serves as an EVP. The group later became known as "The OGz". I was sick. At the Bound for Glory on October 14, The OGz lost to LAX in a Concrete Jungle Death match. Rotten told the crowd that Kingston was "going through some personal problems", but that he was welcome back to the promotion once he got his act together. On the February 2 episode of Impact Wrestling, the DCC used their Race for the Case briefcase to call out and defeat Decay in a Fall Count Anywhere match.