Jungle Boy seems to be one of the wrestlers in AEW who will likely be a huge deal in the coming years. 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. Standing at 5 feet 10 inches tall, Jungle Boy made waves on social media during the summer of 2021 when a picture of him kissing AEW wrestler Anna Jay made the rounds online and fans everywhere expressed their joy for the couple. I had known Brodie for years from the indie circuit. 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. 36-year-old Matt has been married to his wife Dana since 2008, and the couple has a son and a daughter. The 35-year-old is making strides in the wrestling business and creating his own iconic career. Although, the identity of Kingston's current girlfriend is unknown, one of his famous exes is NXT star Mia Yim. I powerbombed him onto some thumbtacks. #AEWDynamite is LIVE on TBS! At the following show, Hero challenged Kingston to a Loser Leaves Town match when he returned. Outside of brief stints in Impact and ROH, Kingston was a mainstay on the independent scene for 18 years before signing with AEW. The Beginning. He talked about selling some of his wrestling boots to make his mortgage payment. Kingston competed in the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match on this week's episode of AEW Dynamite but was waylaid by Ortiz, who he fought with to the back where they had to be separated . [4] Following the loss, Kingston attacked Hallowicked and attempted to remove his mask. I was about to lose my house. He walked up to me all serious, and he goes, "Hey, where's the Eddie Kingston I know?". I have been everything in this life. AEW split them up for a while, but now they're back together, and part of a larger faction. Post-match, Kingston and Homicide announced that they were no longer going to play by ROH's rules. He was previously in a relationship with wrestler Allie Kat, but they broke up in 2019. It's not my thing. Eddie Kingston has done what The Chadster wishes every wrestler in the business would do: . [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). 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. After splitting with former tag partner Kenny Omega and the rest of the Elite, Page has found himself a new group of friends in The Dark Order. He was born on December 12, 1981 and his birthplace is Yonkers New York. [32] On November 18, Kingston led a team to take on Team Steen in the ninth annual torneo cibernetico match. 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. The beef with Hero makes me laugh. [107] After Moxley took an absence for the birth of his first child,[108] Kingston allied with Pentagn Jr. to face The Young Bucks for the championship in a Street Fight at the Road Rager event, but they were defeated. As one of the company's top teams, the Young Bucks are featured weekly on Dynamite. pic.twitter.com/v5NikJ78Sg. 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. 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. I knew it wasn't going to be in the WWE or AEW or anything like that. 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According to Kat, things weren't very amicable in their split. I didn't think about anything except, I need to pay my mortgage. [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. PHOTOS: Solo Sikoa Gets Married. Kingston and Bram primarily worked as a tag team during this run,. When he's not fighting in the ring, he spends time with his wife Amanda at their home in Virginia. [121] At Fyter Fest on July 20, Kingston was defeated by Jericho in a Barbed Wire Everywhere Deathmatch. This is an automatic disqualification as per lucha libre rules. After several weeks, King moved to alumni section. I've been an addict. Eddie Kingston MadKing1981 twitter. 01.03.2023. [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? AEW's Sammy Guevara has issued a statement detailing his side of the story following a backstage incident with Eddie Kingston that led to a Kingston suspension.. [83] Following the match, Kingston assaulted Hero, forcing PWG officials to pull them apart. 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. Cody Rhodes Names His Top 3 Desired Opponents Post-Roman Reigns. They weren't jumping around. ", And I just looked at him like: "You son of a bitch. Kingston did not appear in CZW for nearly a year following this, but eventually made his return at New Years Resolutions on January 12, 2008, in the main event for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship. [31] Afterwards, Kingston was attacked by Tim Donst. ", And I said, "Trending? He got the chance to compete as a singles star and represent himself at a high level to keep growing as a performer. 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. 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. Over the years, rumors have circulated about his love life, but Omega being a private person has never commented about his dating history. 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I tried to tell a story. Chad drives a Miata and is married to Keighleyanne. 169K followers. Something went wrong. Kingston wrote more about AEW, his struggles, and making his nephew proud, among other topics. Like, I'm really signed. [58] On March 13, 2010, at The Vision, Kingston was defeated by Big Van Walter in a singles match. [69] He then went on to unsuccessfully challenge Steen for the ROH World Championship on August 11 at Boiling Point. Eddie Kingston was born on 12 December, 1981 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Verified. He has been praised for his speaking skills and ability to cut promos, and is regarded by some as one of the best speakers of the modern professional wrestling era. As with all wrestlers, as their popularity grows, fans want to know more about these stars. I'd given my whole life to the business, and I was a failure, and it was time to call it a day. Soon after missing the second event, Kingston's name was removed from the roster page. The current tag team champions find themselves in a big storyline as they've turned heel to join Kenny Omega and the Good Brothers in reforming The Bullet Club. Then he said, "Alright. Kingston competed against Kevin Steen at this point, who was one of the biggest names in the promotion. I was desperate. On the February 9 episode of Impact Wrestling, the DCC defeated Eli Drake and Tyrus in a handicap 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. [4], After taking a break from wrestling, Kingston returned to the ring in July 2005, turning face and teaming with Sabian, Equinox and Quackenbush to take on The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Gran Akuma and Arik Cannon). I walked out through that curtain that night a very broken man. [35] On April 6, Kingston defeated Hallowicked for his tenth successful defense of the Grand Championship. [4] The feud ended when Kingston defeated Hallowicked in a Falls Count Anywhere match. I guess they thought it was funny or crazy or I don't know what but I got a call out of the blue from AEW talent relations, and they said, "Hey, we saw your clip. Edward's other ring names are Eddie Moore, King, and Kingston. [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. This tag match saw Outlaw Inc. losing and they were never seen again. 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. Kingston appeared with BLKOUT, but failed to defeat Jigsaw, while Ruckus again tried to calm down both of his stables. update: Last night's main events, UFC specials this week, Snooki, UFC activities", "Radican's Chikara "High Noon" iPPV coverage 11/13 -Quackenbush vs. Kingston, Young Bucks vs. And that's when I realized, Oh man. TNA! ", And you know how little kids are: "What??? fighter "In God's name who would stay? 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. ", I said, "What the hell are you talking about? They're tweeting #SIGNEDDIEKINGSTON. 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. [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). Chris Jericho has had a legendary career, which spanned over various promotions such as WWE, WCW, and NJPW. I was uncomfortable. Whether he's working behind the scenes or onscreen, the 6'2" is always the center of attention. It was revealed earlier on that Tornado's opponent, Chris Hero, had also picked Kingston as his partner, but Kingston had chosen to side with Tornado. Then I started getting all these text messages, and then someone from AEW texted me, "Eddie, you're trending. Her main sports she follows are wrestling and Nascar. [31] Kingston returned to ROH at the June 29 tapings of Ring of Honor Wrestling, saving Mike Mondo from Steen and Jimmy Jacobs. In August 2020, he and his wife, wrestler Priscilla Kelly divorced after two years of marriage. 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. So I drank. I powerbombed him onto some thumbtacks. He was born on December 12, 1981. I did my job. [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. [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. 1. He was faced with losing his house, and having to move back in with his parents if something didn't happen. 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. 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. SmackDown recap & reactions: Like father, like son. Keep your head up. I'd given my whole life to the business, and I was a failure, and it was time to call it a day. On the May 24, 2018 episode of Impact, Kingston, now renamed King, returned as a member of The Latin American Xchange (LAX). This year is going to be big for the powerhouse couple with the arrival of their daughter and their reality show Rhodes to the Top. Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns come face-to-face, and it lived up to the hype. During this time Kingston frequently forced his opponents to wear a replica of Hallowicked's mask. 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. He said everyone was really worried about me and he begged me to reach out. [59], Kingston was brought back to wXw for the 2013 edition of 16 Carat Gold. I should just run out and start beating the shit out of you, like I'm some guy. [61] On night three, he partnered Kim Ray in a defeat to Hot & Spicy (Axel Dieter Jr. and Da Mack). Kingston won this match and the overall feud. RELATED: 10 Problems Facing AEW Wrestlers (And How To Fix Them). He has legit beef with Chris Hero (apparently) and people conflate that with Claudio. Eddie Kingston was trained and began wrestling with IWF in New Jersey, before moving to Chikara in 2002. 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. So, after my match, for some reason, I just grabbed the microphone, and I just started doing what I do best. [105][106] At the Double or Nothing event on May 30, Kingston and Moxley challenged The Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championship, but were defeated. The Vulture Squad responded with Jigsaw challenging Kingston to face him in a match. I've lost too many friends in this business to shut my mouth and bury all of these emotions with pills and booze. Allie, The Bunny is married to Blade in real life so it was a logical team. As usual, AEW doles out YouTube videos slowly. It looks like AEW just booked a Buried Alive match with a new name at Revolution. 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! Download AIW Events Right Now! 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[31] Kingston followed up by making successful title defenses against Jigsaw on May 20 at Chikara's tenth anniversary event, Dasher Hatfield on June 24 and Sara Del Rey on July 28. [5] After winning a number one contenders match on February 24, Kingston defeated Bandido, Jr. on February 28 at JAPW's Jersey City Rumble to win the JAPW New Jersey State Championship. I mean, this is Cody Rhodes. You beat him up good.". The competing stables would have a variety of matches against each other throughout the year, with various members facing off one-on-one. What is that? I don't work here. [56] He then appeared two years later, as part of the Joint@Venture event in February 2005. pic.twitter.com/N0gqkGVYej, #TheAcclaimed have ARRIVED for this DUMPSTER MATCH against the #GunnClub, where ANYTHING GOES! Eddie Kingston Opens Up About His Pro Wrestling Journey, Mental Health, AEW. Hardy was also briefly involved with late WWE Diva Ashley Massaro. Kingston and Tornado lost a Handicap match to Hero via a disqualification caused by Claudio Castagnoli. Probably Kingston's most famous friendship, Jon Moxley has been a friend of Eddie for years, and have taken their partnership to a successful tag team. I'm 38 years old. 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[101] At New Year's Smash on January 13, 2021, Kingston was defeated by Pac. In a recent interview with Sactown Sports 1140, Eddie Kingston commented on some possible tension brewing between himself and AEW. The issue led to changes on the Mar. He wrote me a letter as a last resort. His college details are not known. 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. [118] At Revolution on March 6, Kingston would defeat Jericho by submission. His relationship details are not known. [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. Kingston has made on-and-off appearances for Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South since 2003. 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 . The 6 footer has won over fans with his loner, alcoholic cowboy antics. pic.twitter.com/SIy1lBKSVE, Things continue to heat up between Christian Cage and Jungle BoyTune into #AEWDynamite on TBS NOW! [36], After a one-year hiatus, Chikara returned on May 25, 2014, with You Only Live Twice, where Kingston lost the Grand Championship to Icarus, ending his two and a half year reign. I didn't get it. Let us know what you think. [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. 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. Aside from wrestling, Matt's personal life has also made headline news. On Buzzlearn.com, Eddie is listed as a successful Wrestler who was born in the year of 1981. They weren't telling me that I was the man. At 29-years-old, Page is at the height of his career. Kingston would return to Global Force Wrestling, which he was involved in a 20-man Gauntlet for the Gold match for the vacated Impact World Championship which he was unsuccessful. Aside from stats about their age and height, fans are also curious about a wrestler's personal life. [38] The alliance, however, was short-lived with Kingston turning on the Flood on September 21. 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. From his debut through the end of 2004, most of his activity involved tagging with Marciano as the Wild Cards. Eddie Kingston is an unmarried man. Whether he's broken or big money, 46-year-old Matt Hardy makes any gimmick work. [50] In his return match at Redemption on March 10, 2007, Kingston defeated Hydra. [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. [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). 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. In June, Konnan and Diamante returned, both showing suspicion about King's involvement with the group. As for Omega's personal life, that's a bit of a mystery. Back in the day, me and Mox used to wrestle each other at the Elks Lodge in Brooklyn in front of 85 people. I did my job. [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. Although, they may portray bad guys on television, in real-life Matt and Nick are family men. 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. In two years, the Tony Khan promotion secured a television deal with Turner Networks with three . [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/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! Less than a week later, he signed a contract becoming AEW's newest member. He just looked at me, like only a brother can look at you, and then he took a sip of whiskey and he paused. [102] At Revolution on March 7, Kingston rescued Jon Moxley after Moxley's main event match against Kenny Omega, turning face in the process. During the tour, Kingston teamed with the villainous Joker stable. For some reason, that woke me up. [47][48] Kingston was eliminated first, after suffering a legitimate broken ankle, after botching a backdrop.[48][49]. This is just some bullshit stunt. I smashed my cell phone and no one could get ahold of me. Here's a behind-the-scenes peek at the personal lives of male AEW wrestlers, focusing on their relationship status, age and height. Tune in to #AEWDynamite LIVE on @TBSNetwork right now! I beat him up. 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. [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. [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. AEW: Real-Life Relationship Status, Age & Height Of The Male Wrestlers, 10 Problems Facing AEW Wrestlers (And How To Fix Them). Chris Jericho and members of the Jericho Appreciation Society leaked that Eddie Kingston has been married to Mina Santos for over ten years. At 5'8" Darby Allin is one of AEW's shortest stars. After Dreamer helped Kingston take care of BDK, the two made a challenge for a tag team match for Chikara's July 25 show in The Arena in Philadelphia. One day my brother was over at my house, and I told him that I was thinking of moving to Alaska. 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. Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS right now! [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.". [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. 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. [63] On night one, he defeated Daniel Makabe in the first round. Kingston's next appearance was on March 14, 2008, when he showed up in the audience during a match between The Vulture Squad and Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson. After Marciano's retirement, however, Kingston's Mid-South work mainly involved one-on-one matches, including a lengthy feud against Ian Rotten. 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