Eddie Kingston
Edward Moore (born December 12, 1981) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and competes under the ring name Eddie Kingston. He also wrestles in their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). He is the current ROH World Champion in ROH and current Strong Openweight Champion in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
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| Ring name(s) | Dragon Dragon Eddie Kingston Eddie Moore King Kingston |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
| Born | December 12, 1981 Yonkers, New York |
| Billed from | Yonkers, New York |
| Trained by | Kevin Knight Chikara Wrestle Factory Mike Quackenbush Chris Hero |
| Debut | October 12, 2002 |
He has also spent time wrestling in Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), Ring of Honor (ROH), Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Total Nonstop Action/Impact Wrestling (TNA), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is also known for his many years spent wrestling on the independent circuit.
Kingston is well known and praised for his ability to cut promos.[1]
Career
All Elite Wrestling
On the July 22, 2020 episode of Dynamite, Kingston made his debut with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) after answering Cody's TNT Championship open challenge. He was unsuccessful in winning the title.[2] On July 31, it was announced by AEW that Kingston had signed a contract to become a member of the roster.[3] At All Out, Kingston would compete in the 21 Man Casino Battle Royale and would make it until the end but would be thrown out by Lance Archer.[4] On the September 8 episode of Dark, Kingston would earn his first victory in AEW after he defeated Lee Johnson. On the September 23 episode of Dynamite, Kingston would challenge his former friend Jon Moxley for his AEW World Championship but lost after passing out in a bulldog chokehold by Moxley.[5] After attacking Moxley after a match later on, Kingston would demand a rematch since Moxley never made him submit. At Full Gear, the two would have a rematch in an "I Quit" match for the AEW World Championship. Kingston would lose after Moxley would wrap barbed wire around his own arm and apply the bulldog choke on Kingston to make him say that he quits.[6]
Kingston would turn face at Revolution after running in to save Moxley from the explosions at the end of Moxley's Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch with Kenny Omega.[7] At Double or Nothing, Kingston would team with Moxley and they would face The Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championships but they lost.[8] Moxley would end up taking some time off for paternity leave after the birth of his first child. Kingston would end up teaming with his former teammate Penta El Zero Miedo. Kingston and Penta would face The Young Bucks in a street fight for the AEW World Tag Team Championships at Road Rager but lost.[9] At All Out, Kingston would face Miro for his AEW TNT Championship but lost.[10]
On the June 8, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Kingston would compete in a Casino Battle Royale to determine who would become the number two contender for the interim AEW World Championship. The winner would face Jon Moxley in the main event of Dynamite to see who would represent AEW at Forbidden Door. The match would eventually be won by Kyle O'Reilly.[11]
On Night 1 of Grand Slam, Kingston faced Claudio Castagnoli in a Winner Takes All match. Kingston defended his Strong Openweight Championship and Castagnoli defended his ROH World Championship. Kingston would end up defeating Castagnoli and became the new ROH World Champion.[12]
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Professional wrestler Eddie Kingston during a Chikara show.
Kingston (bottom) with Volgar (left) and Jimmy Jacobs (right) as part of the Flood in September 2014
Kingston in March 2020, at 16 Carat Gold
Kingston at a PWG show in 2008
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References
- ↑ "CM Punk thinks Eddie Kingston is the best on the mic". Súper Luchas. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite 7/22/20 Results: TNT Title Match, Sammy Guevara Returns & Eddie Kingston Debuts!". Fightful. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW announces signing of Eddie Kingston". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. MJF for the AEW Championship, Kenny Omega and Hangman Page vs. FTR for the AEW Tag Titles, Hikaru Shida vs. Thunder Rosa for the AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy in a Mimosa Mayhem match". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite 9/23/20 Results: Two Title Matches, Cody Returns & Miro's In-Ring Debut!". Fightful. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Jon Moxley Forces Eddie Kingston To Say "I Quit" To Retain AEW World Title At Full Gear". Fightful. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley in an Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match for the AEW Championship, Young Bucks vs. Chris Jericho and MJF for the AEW Tag Titles, surprise debut, Face of the Revolution ladder match for a TNT Title shot". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of Kenny Omega vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Pac for the AEW Championship, Hikaru Shida vs. Britt Baker for the AEW Women's Title, Miro vs. Lance Archer for the TNT Title, The Young Bucks vs. Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston for the AEW Tag Titles, The Pinnacle vs. The Inner Circle in a Stadium Stampede match". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results For 7/7/21 AEW Road Rager Young Bucks vs. Eddie Kingston and Penta Street Fight". Fightful. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of CM Punk vs. Darby Allin, The Young Bucks vs. The Lucha Bros in a cage match for the AEW Tag Titles, Kenny Omega vs. Christian Cage for the AEW Title, Britt Baker vs. Kris Statlander for the AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. MJF". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results (6/8/22): Casino Battle Royale, Jon Moxley Faces Winner, Thunder Rosa Defends Women's World Title, More". Fightful. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (9/20): Powell's live review of MJF vs. Samoa Joe for the AEW World Title, Saraya vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Eddie Kingston in a title vs. title match". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved December 14, 2023.