Aside from wrestling, Matt's personal life has also made headline news. 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. It won't surprise many to learn that Eddie Kingston disagrees with that latter take. Rumor Roundup: Lesnar farewell, Punk vs. Hangman, Goldberg, WWE HOF, more! In memory of Alex, I'm telling this story. He beat me up. As usual, AEW doles out YouTube videos slowly. Eddie Kingston celebrated the Fourth of July in a backyard show for ICW: No Holds Barred at the "Deathmatch Drive In.". But he couldn't save himself. 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! [89] The DCC made their Impact Zone debut on the October 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, when they attacked The Tribunal, following the latter's loss to TNA World Tag Team Champions, The Broken Hardys. 5 mo. Whats up with Eddie Kingston and Claudio? : SquaredCircle Discover Eddie Kingston's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Standing tall at 5 ft, 10 in, brothers Matt and Nick Jackson aka The Young Bucks dominate the tag team division. Let us know what you think. After Homicide and Eddie jumped Kevin Steen and Cliff Compton during their No DQ match a tag team match was announced. pic.twitter.com/KPgN0UcpWv, The Lethal Injection gets the victory for Jay Lethal! Eddie Johnson's Wife Nakia Fenner: 5 Fast Facts to Know - Heavy.com In June it was announced that BLKOUT was planning on disrupting ROH's pay-per-view taping, Respect is Earned II, on June 7. Longtime indie wrestler, amazing dude. Despite his small stature, Allin is one of the promotions hottest, young wrestlers. As one of the company's top teams, the Young Bucks are featured weekly on Dynamite. On the December 1 episode of Impact Wrestling, Kingston and Bram faced The Broken Hardys for the TNA Tag Team Championship, but were ultimately defeated. Told too many promoters to go to hell. [59], Kingston was brought back to wXw for the 2013 edition of 16 Carat Gold. I was supposed to be doing shows and I just didn't show up. Whether he's holding the AEW World Championship or competing in a hardcore match, Moxley is having the time of his life. Hey, you were just on national television. 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. 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. I didn't get it. They're tweeting #SIGNEDDIEKINGSTON. r/AEWOfficial on Reddit: Eddie Kingstons wife? 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. At 29-years-old, Page is at the height of his career. In a recent interview with Sactown Sports 1140, Eddie Kingston commented on some possible tension brewing between himself and AEW. [4] The feud ended when Kingston defeated Hallowicked in a Falls Count Anywhere match. [52] This was suspected by many to be an angle, but was later found out to have been legitimate. Feb 28. youtube.com. By Sean Rueter @s1rude Nov 9, 2021, 11:00am EST. Jon Moxley set the wrestling world on fire in 2019. Even better? Then he said, "Alright. I smashed my cell phone and no one could get ahold of me. On April 11, 2008, Kingston no-showed a scheduled event, resulting in IWA Mid-South owner Ian Rotten stripping him of the championship. 36-year-old Matt has been married to his wife Dana since 2008, and the couple has a son and a daughter. Hero rubs me the wrong way. Whether they're former WWE stars or indie darlings, these guys are making names for themselves. The beef with Hero makes me laugh. I hated myself. ago I'm just glad we didn't get another Hulk Hogan flash paper incident. [118] At Revolution on March 6, Kingston would defeat Jericho by submission. I'm on national television. ", And I said, "Trending? pic.twitter.com/mD31m86Dfp, Jon Moxley doesn't care who wins tonight's match up between Chris Jericho & Wheeler Yuta, he's ready for either one NEXT WEEK at #QuakeByTheLake Tune into TBS NOW! [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. [60] On night two, he was defeated by Shinobu in the quarter-final. [114] Kingston would face Punk at the Full Gear event in November, but lost. Make time to read Eddie Kingston's soul-baring Players' Tribune post Besides AEW, he has previously played wrestling in various competitions including Chikara, AAW Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, and Ring of Honor. I'd given my whole life to the business, and I was a failure, and it was time to call it a day. After achieving huge success in NJPW, Omega decided to become part of the elite when he signed with AEW. ago. There's thousands of people. [55] Kingston's title reign officially ended on July 10, when CZW owner D. J. Hyde stripped him and Younger of the title. The big boys were never going to give me a shot. I wrestled Cody, like I've wrestled 10,000 guys, 10,000 times before. [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. 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. 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. [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. Evans). [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. I wrestled Cody, like I've wrestled 10,000 guys, 10,000 times before. [47][48] Kingston was eliminated first, after suffering a legitimate broken ankle, after botching a backdrop.[48][49]. In August 2020, he and his wife, wrestler Priscilla Kelly divorced after two years of marriage. [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. Eddie Kingston Wrestling Earnings and Net worth; Is he Married? I became a bouncer just so I could drink more. I'm suspicious. At the Bound for Glory on October 14, The OGz lost to LAX in a Concrete Jungle Death match. [18] On March 21 Kingston re-ignited his old feud with BDK's newest recruit Lince Dorado by facing him in a singles match. I was about to.". What is that? People were scared that I was dead. I'd smash bottles. ", And he said, "Alright, but let's give you a microphone then. [55], Kingston first appeared in Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) in 2004, as part of a Chikara exhibition match. Chikara was a juxtaposition: a fun, cartoonish, high concept, and irreverent promotion but also a source of world class training that launched the careers of Orange Cassidy, Chucky T, Brodie Lee and more. 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. Eddie Kingston (@eddiekingston81) Instagram photos and videos http://smartmarkvideo.com/promotions/absolute-intense-wrestling/aiw-mp4Grow your youtube channel by clicking here http://bbtv.. I was desperate. 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. Meanwhile, 31-year-old Nick has three children with his wife Ellen, whom he's been married to since 2011. The group later became known as "The OGz". [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. [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]. [122], After this, Kingston began a feud with Jericho's ally Sammy Guevara. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Work with my hands. I wasn't talking to anybody. I powerbombed him onto some thumbtacks. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. ", I had this vision of my nephew in the first grade, talking to his friends at school, like, "My uncle's a wrestler! 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. [4] On September 18, 2004, the Wild Cards won the IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship and enjoyed reasonable success outside of Chikara, until a knee injury forced Marciano into retirement, thus disbanding the team. [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. On October 4, 2017, Kingston announced his departure from Impact Wrestling.[90]. The only reason I'm still doing this, and really the only reason I'm still on this earth is because of all the friends who never stop having my back. The Inner Circle in a Stadium Stampede match", "6/4 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of AEW Tag Champions The Young Bucks vs. Pac and Penta El Zero Miedo in a non-title match, Dustin Rhodes vs. Nick Comoroto in a bull rope match, Britt Baker's championship celebration, Jungle Boy and Christian Cage vs. AEW Star Eddie Kingston: In The Right Place - NY Sports Day 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. Updated: Jan 5, 2022. I didn't think it was a tryout. As one of the youngest full-time male wrestlers on AEW's roster, the 24-year old Jungle Boy still has his best years as a wrestler ahead of him but he is already tremendously over with fans as part of the Jurassic Express team with Luchasaurus. I probably would have drank myself to death. Marshall and R.D. I'm a hard-ass New York guy. 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. How dare you. [66], Kingston wrestled at the Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings on March 1, 2009, in Philadelphia, defeating Sami Callihan. [61] On night three, he partnered Kim Ray in a defeat to Hot & Spicy (Axel Dieter Jr. and Da Mack). [97] Kingston would later attack Moxley after the latter's match with Lance Archer on the October 14 episode of Dynamite, protesting that Moxley had never made him submit. Kingston also talked about his mental health issues and wrote about how the late Larry Sweeney pulled him out of a dark period. [16] However, once again Dorado refused to stay down and demanded the match to be restarted. [51] On April 7, at Out With the Old, In With the New, Kingston defeated Hero in a Loser Leaves Town match. [4] For a majority of 2006, Kingston had a rivalry against Larry Sweeney. 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. [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. Then I got this call to do an outdoor match in New Jersey. [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). Eddie Kingston #BlackLivesMatter (@MadKing1981) / Twitter The Vulture Squad responded with Jigsaw challenging Kingston to face him in a match. 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. I swear to you, when I got to the show and I was backstage, I was just numb. He beat me up. I felt like a failure, a loser, a bad friend. 01.03.2023. [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. It's hard not to notice the happiness emanating from the 35-year-old. 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 . [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. Because I am just some guy. Claudio was helping Eddie like work out and train and stuff. The DCC continued their assault on TNA wrestlers, attacking Robbie E and Grado on the October 27 episode of Impact Wrestling. He stumbled back a couple of steps and then he looked at me and said, "There he is.". He wrote me a letter as a last resort. Now part of AEW, Moxley is treated like the top star his fans knew he was. Bram and Kingston would face Decay in a losing effort, after James Storm attacked Abyss, resulting in a disqualification. [130], On the March 2, 2023 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, Kingston made his ROH return by challenging ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli to a match at Supercard of Honor. 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 powerbombed him onto some thumbtacks. Eddie Kingston was trained and began wrestling with IWF in New Jersey, before moving to Chikara in 2002. Eddie Kingston is not married. I stumbled back. One week, I ended up going on a bender that was so bad that I just kind of disappeared. Eddie Kingston formed a . 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. Self-destructive. And I'll never forget, this one line at the end, it said. "I feel like I've lost my best friend. pic.twitter.com/SIy1lBKSVE, Things continue to heat up between Christian Cage and Jungle BoyTune into #AEWDynamite on TBS NOW! 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! [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.