![]() So I don’t question anything, I just go with it.” When they ask me ‘hey, Eddie, is this okay if you do this, this, and this?’ I tell them, ‘yeah, of course it’s okay.’ Because a month or two ago, I was selling my gear and thinking maybe I have to sell my house and move back to New York. “You tell me what to do, I’m gonna do it. “I really don’t have any creative freedom when it comes to what they want me to do, because I’m a very simple person. That hasn’t seemed dampened or weakened at all since arriving in AEW, so I asked Kingston how much creative freedom he’s been given since arriving. While Eddie Kingston brings the fight just as much when he’s inside the squared circle, it’s often his promo work that catches people’s attention. “And I just remember wiping the tears away and looking at her and just going ‘I love you, but now the real work begins.’ And she’s a BJJ black belt, so she was just like ‘yep, let’s get to work.’ And I was just like ‘oh, I guess I do have to get to work.’ So that was it.”Įddie Kingston cuts a promo on Cody Rhodes before his AEW TNT Title match (photo courtesy of AEW) Eddie Kingston discusses his promo process She was like ‘are you okay?’ And I was like ‘yeah, I’m fine, it just kinda hit me now that, okay, people do care, and now I have a contract.’ It just hit me that I’m on national television and I finally have a contract with a big company,” Kingston said. To the point where, I think it was two weeks after everything and I finally officially signed, I was in Montana with my girlfriend taking a vacation and I just broke down crying. I don’t know even what that is, but to me I didn’t know.” I go, ‘oh, so I’m trending, does that mean I get extra money? Do they send me a check? Does Twitter send me a check for trending?’ I don’t know. I’m getting hit up and they’re telling me, ‘oh, you’re trending,’ and they think this is a joke, but I really didn’t know. ![]() I didn’t think that many fans cared, to be honest. ![]() However, he was candid about how it ultimately impacted him. It felt good,” Kingston said.Īs for the vocal fan movement and #SignEddieKingston that helped push AEW to sign him to a contract, Kingston admitted he didn’t fully understand it at first. Especially during these times of the pandemic and everything. ![]() It definitely felt good to get the phone call, of course. “I wouldn’t say it validated it, because I believe my work is not over yet. When I asked if the contract validated the work he’d put in up to this point, Kingston pushed back but was clear about how it felt to get the offer. Just a few days ago, I had the opportunity to speak to “The Mad King” Eddie Kingston. Between his resume and the vocal fan support, AEW got the message and officially signed Eddie Kingston to a contract. It easily could’ve been the last that AEW saw of Eddie Kingston, but fans rallied behind the veteran by getting #SignEddieKingston trending on Twitter. After just over 11 minutes of No Disqualification chaos, Cody Rhodes had prevailed and Eddie Kingston had failed to capture the TNT Championship. In a few short minutes, Kingston delivered a powerful promo calling back to the obstacles he’s had to overcome in life and the grind that brought him to that moment. On July 16, 2020, Eddie Kingston made his first appearance on AEW Dynamite by answering Cody’s TNT Championship Open Challenge. Throughout his nearly two decades in the wrestling industry, Eddie Kingston has taken a winding path through Chikara, CZW, PWG, Ring of Honor, Impact Wrestling, and even the NWA in 2019 before finally landing in AEW. Just two days ago, Eddie Kingston celebrated the 19-year anniversary of his professional wrestling debut. Tonight, AEW Dynamite celebrates the one-year anniversary of their premiere on TNT. By Patches Chance 2 years ago Ahead of tonight’s AEW Dynamite anniversary episode, Eddie Kingston talked about his promo process, why he stays humble, For The Culture, and much more.
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