RELATED: 10 Most Embarrassing Moments In Chris Jericho's CareerAside from wrestling and music, Jericho's greatest joy is his family. Whether he's broken or big money, 46-year-old Matt Hardy makes any gimmick work. [30] On February 26, 2012, Kingston made his first defense of the Grand Championship, defeating Vin Gerard, with whom he had developed a rivalry during the 12 Large: Summit. ", I had this vision of my nephew in the first grade, talking to his friends at school, like, "My uncle's a wrestler! I smashed my cell phone and no one could get ahold of me. I was sick. Hardy was also briefly involved with late WWE Diva Ashley Massaro. He walked up to me all serious, and he goes, "Hey, where's the Eddie Kingston I know?". 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. A title match was booked between Castagnoli and Kingston and The Dynasty on two consecutive shows, both of which Kingston missed. [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). [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. [76], From 2007 to 2010, Kingston competed regularly in the New Jerseybased Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) organization. Updated: Jan 5, 2022. I was literally thinking, Let me just get this over with so I can get my check. After Marciano's retirement, however, Kingston's Mid-South work mainly involved one-on-one matches, including a lengthy feud against Ian Rotten. 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. 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. 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. Meanwhile, 31-year-old Nick has three children with his wife Ellen, whom he's been married to since 2011. No he's not!!! At 25 years-old, MJF is well on his way to becoming an established star. He took a more serious persona when Marciano retired and he joined CZW as a member of BLKout. 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. [86] At the following event on November 9, they were defeated by Devon and Matt Hardy.[87]. Eddie Kingston celebrated the Fourth of July in a backyard show for ICW: No Holds Barred at the "Deathmatch Drive In.". newsletter, AEW Dark recap: Sammy Guevara gives a special gift to Daniel Garcia, John Cena returns to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, takes Sheamus spot, Fuego del Sol fractured his foot in five places, Watch a special pre-Revolution episode of AEW Dark, Challengers line up for shot at Knockouts Champ Mickie James, Was Jay Lethal able to Squeeze the Life Out of Orange Cassidy, Dr. Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter Outlast the Thunderstorm, Chris Jericho Makes a Statement Ahead of His Champion Match with Jon Moxley. [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. [131], Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (20032008), Westside Xtreme Wrestling (20042010, 2013, 2020), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling, This was a six man tag team match, where The Toxic Trio (Kingston, Marciano and, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, All American Wrestling / AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined, "NBA Champion Mychal Thompson Says Eddie Kingston Is As Good On The Mic As The Rock", "CM Punk thinks Eddie Kingston is the best on the mic", "Eddie Kingston Got No Business F***ing Being Here | by Eddie Kingston", "The CHIKARA Special 3.20.10: Spoiler Alert; Lince Dies", "The CHIKARA Special 5.15.10: Secret Societies? So I left my home, took a whole new name." 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. [43][44] Seven months later on September 9, Kingston defeated Chris Hero to win the CZW World Heavyweight Championship after an extended feud. The resulting feud lasted for over six months. 01.03.2023. 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. The couple met while in WWE and married in September 2013. On November 11, 2007, Kingston debuted in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) as Human Tornado's mystery tag team partner. So, after my match, for some reason, I just grabbed the microphone, and I just started doing what I do best. They got permission to set up a ring in the middle of a parking lot and to have people watching from their cars. 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. [4] The feud ended when Kingston defeated Hallowicked in a Falls Count Anywhere 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. He had to spend his last $2,000 to get home when the borders were closing, and while the indies in the United States were also closing down, he was faced with more financial issues. pic.twitter.com/KU80jrsxCA, Adam Cole explains what LOYALTY means to him here on #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS! [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. [31] On September 15, during the second night of the 2012 King of Trios, Kingston made his seventh successful title defense against Osaka Pro Wrestling representative Tadasuke. I didn't think it was a miracle. I looked him right in the eyes and I shoved him back. The 38-year-old Kingston, who grew up in Yonkers, considered retirement in 2019, but continued to wrestle so his new nephew and now a niece would have something they could be proud of their. SmackDown recap & reactions: Like father, like son. But weve compiled what theyve released as of this morning in a playlist, and tried to catch you up with the rest of the episode via Twitter clips below that. On Night One, he competed in a four-way match for the PWG World Championship; participants included Necro Butcher, former champion Low Ki, and defending champion Hero, who pinned Kingston to retain. Kingston released a public interview on YouTube discussing the matter, but the footage was removed only hours later. He was born on December 12, 1981 and his birthplace is Yonkers New York. Now let's go kick these guys' asses.". Kingston has made on-and-off appearances for Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South since 2003. [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. He just looked at me, like only a brother can look at you, and then he took a sip of whiskey and he paused. pic.twitter.com/oVkRELE3vf, Jungle Boy is not about to let Christian Cage get away with any more senseless violence. 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. A true pro. Tune in to #AEWDynamite LIVE on @TBSNetwork right now! I've been down to my last dollar. AEW: Real-Life Relationship Status, Age & Height Of The Male Wrestlers, 10 Problems Facing AEW Wrestlers (And How To Fix Them). The Young Bucks, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus vs. Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland for the AEW Tag Titles", "6/29 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Eddie Kingston, Wheeler Yuta, Santana, and Ortiz vs. Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard, and Angelo Parker in a Blood & Guts match, Jade Cargill vs. Leila Grey for the TBS Title, Orange Cassidy vs. Ethan Page", "7/20 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Chris Jericho vs. Eddie Kingston in a Barbed Wire Everywhere match, Christian Cage and Luchasaurus vs. [31] During the weekend of May 3 and 4, Kingston made two more successful title defenses against Green Ant and Mark Angelosetti. [64] On night two, he defeated The Rotation in the quarter-final. There's thousands of people. I tried to tell a story. I remember right before Mox kicked open the door and we walked down the aisle, he looked at me and he said, "Hey, get ready to be a f*cking star. We want you to come in and wrestle Cody. I'm so lucky to have had a friend like Larry Sweeney. People were scared that I was dead. In two years, the Tony Khan promotion secured a television deal with Turner Networks with three . 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. ago Careful, he's a wizard, he'll throw them left and right at you too 23 Vli37 10 mo. 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. They're tweeting #SIGNEDDIEKINGSTON. [103] The two would later resume their friendship and begin an alliance. Christ, did I drink. Thirty-eight years old. Announces He Got Married. Kingston debuted for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) at their television tapings on September 30 for NWA Power. Bitter. 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. To me, it was just a booking. ", I said, "You know I'm signed right? This is just some bullshit stunt. [22] On October 23 Kingston represented Chikara in the torneo cibernetico match, where the company's originals faced BDK. I called out all the champions of the big-time promotions. [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.". The group of male wrestlers is eclectic, young and old, short and tall. By Sean Rueter @s1rude Nov 9, 2021, 11:00am EST. As the son of the legendary Dusty Rhodes, Cody Rhodes is proudly carrying on the family name. I had so much guilt and anger and shame. Kingston also talked about his mental health issues and wrote about how the late Larry Sweeney pulled him out of a dark period. After Kingston managed to eliminate Steen, he was himself pinned for the win by Tim Donst. The issue led to changes on the Mar. Although, they may portray bad guys on television, in real-life Matt and Nick are family men. I have been everything in this life. On the May 24, 2018 episode of Impact, Kingston, now renamed King, returned as a member of The Latin American Xchange (LAX). This is the guy. Jon Moxley set the wrestling world on fire in 2019. On September 29, 2016, Kingston was part of a group of about 40 wrestlers invited to a WWE tryout at their Performance Center. What am I gonna tell my son, though? Eddie Kingston is not married. Jungle Boy seems to be one of the wrestlers in AEW who will likely be a huge deal in the coming years. Did Trent get taller? 36-year-old Matt has been married to his wife Dana since 2008, and the couple has a son and a daughter. [38] The alliance, however, was short-lived with Kingston turning on the Flood on September 21. On Buzzlearn.com, Eddie is listed as a successful Wrestler who was born in the year of 1981. Please enter a valid email and try again. Claudio was helping Eddie like work out and train and stuff. Keep your head up. I walked out through that curtain that night a very broken man. 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. Eddie Kingston is a pro wrestling superstar and has confronted adversity to become a top star with AEW (All Elite Wrestling) a rising promotion that has become talk of the industry. But for at least a couple minutes last night, they all entertained me and sold me on a PPV match. I couldn't say no. [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. [66], Kingston wrestled at the Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings on March 1, 2009, in Philadelphia, defeating Sami Callihan. [55], Kingston first appeared in Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) in 2004, as part of a Chikara exhibition match. . [20][21] On July 25 at Chikarasaurus Rex: King of Show Kingston and Dreamer were defeated in a non-title tag team match by Ares and Castagnoli. [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]. 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! The best part? [16] However, once again Dorado refused to stay down and demanded the match to be restarted. [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. [125], At Full Gear on November 19, Kingston defeated Jun Akiyama. If I'm done, then at least I have this. [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. (And I'm so proud of him for showing real courage right now. In memory of Alex, I'm telling this story. This is an automatic disqualification as per lucha libre rules. They were known as the Wild Cards and had a card gimmick. [114] Kingston would face Punk at the Full Gear event in November, but lost. I have been an angry kid. pic.twitter.com/KPgN0UcpWv, The Lethal Injection gets the victory for Jay Lethal! 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. [59], Kingston was brought back to wXw for the 2013 edition of 16 Carat Gold. He also performs for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH). [6][7], Edward Moore was born on December 12, 1981, in Yonkers, New York, to an Irish father and a Puerto Rican mother. How dare you help me? Just the best guy. But he couldn't save himself. Work with my hands. long-time girlfriend Britt Baker being AEW Women's Champion. [104] Furthermore, Kingston would end his association with The Butcher and The Blade, after they were hired by Matt Hardy as part of his entourage.