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, where he was the first AEW Continental Champion. He also wrestles in their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). He is a former ROH World Champion in ROH and current Strong Openweight Champion in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
Eddie Kingston | |
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Born | Yonkers, New York | December 12, 1981
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Dragon Dragon Eddie Kingston Eddie Moore King Kingston |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Billed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
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
changeAll Elite Wrestling
changeOn 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 competed in the 21 Man Casino Battle Royale and make it until the end but was eliminated by Lance Archer.[4] On the September 8 episode of Dark, Kingston got his first victory in AEW after he defeated Lee Johnson. On the September 23 episode of Dynamite, Kingston challenged his former friend Jon Moxley for his AEW World Championship but lost after passing out in a bulldog chokehold by Moxley.[5] Later on Kingston attacked Moxley after a match and demanded a rematch since Moxley never made him submit. At Full Gear, the two had a rematch in an "I Quit" match for the AEW World Championship. Kingston lost after Moxley wrapped barbed wire around his own arm and applied the bulldog choke on Kingston to make him say "I quit".[6]
Kingston became a 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 and Moxley face The Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championships but they lost.[8] Moxley then tool some time off for paternity leave after the birth of his first child. Kingston ended up teaming with his former teammate Penta El Zero Miedo. Kingston and Penta faced The Young Bucks in a street fight for the AEW World Tag Team Championships at Road Rager but lost.[9] At All Out, Kingston faced Miro for his AEW TNT Championship but lost.[10]
On the June 8, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Kingston competed in a Casino Battle Royale to determine 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 was 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 beat Castagnoli and became the new ROH World Champion.[12] On April 5, 2024 at Supercard of Honor, he lost the ROH Championship to Mark Briscoe.[13]
Championships and accomplishments
change- Absolute Intense Wrestling
- Gauntlet for the Gold (2019)[14]
- All American Wrestling / AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined
- AAW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[15][16]
- AAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with David Starr and Jeff Cobb[17]
- American Championship Entertainment
- ACE Diamond Division Championship (1 time)[18]
- All Elite Wrestling
- AEW Continental Championship (1 time, inaugural)
- Continental Classic (2023)
- CBS Sports
- Chikara
- Combat Zone Wrestling
- CZW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[21][22]
- CZW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Joker (1) and Drake Younger (1)[21]
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)[23]
- EGO Pro Wrestling
- EPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[24]
- Evolve
- Glory Pro
- Crown of Glory Championship (1 time)[26]
- Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
- Jersey All Pro Wrestling
- JAPW New Jersey State Championship (1 time)[29]
- JAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Homicide[30]
- Maven Bentley Association
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Strong Openweight Championship (1 time, current)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Championship (1 time)[12]
- Sports Illustrated
- Ranked No. 10 of the top 10 wrestlers in 2020[34]
- Top Rope Promotions
- TRP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[24]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best on Interviews (2020, 2023)[35][36]
- Feud of the Year (2020) vs. Jon Moxley[35]
- World Star Wrestling Federation
- WSWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[24]
- Other titles
- ICW/ICWA Tex-Arkana Television Championship (1 time)[24]
References
change- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "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.
- ↑ "Supercard of Honor 2024 Results". Ring of Honor. April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ↑ cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=224204
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (September 15, 2014). "Mon. update: Five-time champ debuts on Dancing with the Stars, Bret Hart to U.K., Bully Ray, Huge weekend upcoming, new Hulk movie, Falir update, Ross on FS 1, Fedor talks Putin and Dana White, Raw tonight, Women and UFC, Thesz vs. Gagne". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ↑ "11/28 AAW in Chicago – new AAW Hvt. champ, Sami Callihan returns, Hero, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. November 29, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ↑ "AAW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ↑ "ACE Night Of Threesomes". Cagematch. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Brookhouse, Brent (January 2, 2021). "2020 CBS Sports Wrestling Awards: Drew McIntyre stands out as Wrestler of the Year". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Radican, Sean (November 13, 2011). "Radican's Chikara "High Noon" iPPV coverage 11/13 -Quackenbush vs. Kingston, Young Bucks vs. The Colony". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "CZW Title History". Combat Zone Wrestling. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
- ↑ "'Chri$ Ca$h Memorial Show' - September 9th 2006 - Philadelphia, PA". Combat Zone Wrestling. September 9, 2006. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
- ↑ "海外絶賛流出中のアイアンマンヘビーメタル級王座の動向<4月1日分>". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 "Eddie Kingtson at Chikarafans.com". Archived from the original on January 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Ethan Page - Titles". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Crown Of Glory Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ↑ "Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Heavyweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "IWA Mid-South November Pain 2017 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ↑ "Jersey All-Pro Wrestling New Jersey State Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
- ↑ "JAPW Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ↑ "MBA Tag Team Championship". cagematch. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ↑ "MBA Tag Team Title Tournament". cagematch. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021".
- ↑ Barrasso, Justin (January 7, 2021). "The Top 10 Wrestlers of 2020". SI.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Meltzer, Dave. "March 1, 2021, Wrestling Observer Newsletter 2020 awards issue, Elimination Chamber". F4WOnline. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (February 23, 2024). "February 26, 2024 Observer Newsletter: 2023 Observer Awards issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 23, 2024.