The outlaw spirit that has given rise to Kingston has allowed him to share a ring with some legends of the business in recent weeks, including Sting. Whether people like it or not, we are ourselves and have that outlaw spirit in us.” We’ve been rivals, but we’ve been friends longer than rivals and we’ve just never changed and always been ourselves. This is us, 24 hours a day and seven days a week. With me and Mox, there’s no bulls- with us. This is how we are on the road with each other. “This is like how we really are backstage. Kingston thinks the believability of their rapport is what makes them click and that’s because what you’re seeing is between the two is genuine. Upon first joining the company last summer, Kingston feuded with Moxley into the fall, but turned face and aligned with the former AEW World Champion in March. I’ve been trying to get Butcher and Blade to bring him backstage so we can chill.”Ĭentral to Kingston’s ascent in the company has been his relationship with Moxley. So, it’s definitely flattering and it’s humbling for them to even consider, let alone put my name on a record. “There’s a lot of hip-hop out there right now that I do not like and do not understand.
“It’s a trip, but it’s also an honour because Griselda and Westside Gunn, they do hip-hop I like,” Kingston said. On his HWH8: Side B released on Friday, Buffalo rapper Westside Gunn has a song called “Eddie Kingston.” Kingston says he’s a big fan of Griselda and considers it an honour.
People can be giving me my flowers all day and telling me how great I am and at some point, I’m gonna go, ‘You know you’re nuts,’ or tell them that I’m not the world champion or TNT Champion or tag-team champion, you know that, right? I’m not as over as you think I am.”īut others might disagree. And it’s not hard for me because I beat myself up constantly, no matter what. I’m one of those guys who says to himself, ‘Well, people say you’re over, but you’re not as over as you think.’ You gotta stay humble and you gotta have that chip on your shoulder. “I’m getting a little sense of, but it’s never enough,” Kingston said. As over, in wrestling parlance, as he might be with the fans, Kingston remains his own toughest critic. With nearly two decades of wrestling under his belt, the rise to stardom for Kingston has been swift, but he says it’s in his nature to stay grounded about it. “They didn’t have to take this chance on me.” “Without a doubt, it’s validated my decision to stay at it and it gives AEW validation for taking a chance on me,” Kingston said.
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While Kingston believes that his success is confirmation that his choice to stick with pro wrestling was the right one, he’s quick to point out that he wasn’t the only party to take a risk. But without a doubt, it’s unbelievably surreal and never thought this. “This is all surreal to me and I’m loving every second of it. “I couldn’t imagine any of this,” Kingston said. To perform in front of 20,000 fans only 40 minutes away from where he grew up is something of which Kingston says he could never dream. You can catch AEW Rampage: Grand Slam at 10pm et/7pm pt on the TSN app, streaming on TSN Direct and on TSN.ca Returning to the New York area, Yonkers native Kingston teams with Jon Moxley to take on Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and “The Murderhawk Monster” Lance Archer) in the main event of the second night of AEW Grand Slam from Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens on Friday night’s AEW Rampage. After considering retirement in 2019 and with the harsh realities of the pandemic forcing him to sell some of his gear to make mortgage payments, the indie stalwart found himself in AEW and attempting to find footing in a major company for the first time in his career.įlash forward to the present day and Kingston is one of the company’s most popular babyfaces and firmly established as one of AEW’s signature stars. When TSN.ca last caught up with the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) star last fall, he was in the midst of a whirlwind few months. A lot can change over the course of a year.įor proof, look no further than Eddie Kingston.
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