![]() He envisioned doing what they did, struggling on the independent circuit, working before small crowds, and traveling many miles to the venues. So, why has AEW, with new talent and some veterans, been a success story? Kingston has seen the competition and grew up watching the WWE when “Rock Dwayne Johnson” and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin were in their prime. Again, AEW is different from the competition and a story is being told during the match. He packs his bags, heads to the out of town arena, and hopes fans get what they paid to see. The Eddie Kingston seen in the ring and on camera has that old school mentality with the new approach. When things are going too well, I say when is the shoe going to drop? There is nothing wrong with getting professional help.” I try to remember the lessons I learned through therapy. “ I still deal with it,” he says about depression and anxiety.”I’m learning new ways of getting help and understand there is nothing wrong talking to a therapist or getting help. Though his persona is the prototype of a pro wrestler, he has the talent to perform and ability to talk. Kingston will share his struggles to others about his struggle to get where he is today. The depression and anxiety issues have opened more awareness to the demons of mental illness. Kingston has managed to deal with that adversity and a career with AEW has helped him overcome the struggle. And there are remaining battles with anxiety and depression. Now, 40 years of age, Kingston will look back on the struggles. I had to deal with getting over drunk the night before.” ![]() “ Twenty years to get here, a lot of it was me yelling at the promoter in the locker room,” Kingston said to me Tuesday. They shared the same ring attitude with those trials and tribulations of a pro wrestling career. He said Moxley (AKA Dean Ambrose of WWE) is one of those guys that helped him stay employed. Things progressed with an unscripted storyline, a feud with AEW champion Kenny Omega and the controversial team known as the “Young Bucks.” As they say it was Dynamite. That got Kingston the deserved recognition. At AEW “Double Or Nothing” pay-per-view last year, a pinnacle tag team explosive barb wire match, he ran in the ring and made the save for Jon Moxley. However, Kingston has become a mainstay on Wednesday evening. If Kingston is not on the main show, though, it is expected after confronting longtime veteran Chris Jericho last week, he could be in the ring following the live Dynamite broadcast for taping of AEW Friday night Rampage which airs on TNT. I’m telling you, everybody is going to put their best foot forward.” “New Jersey, east coast, they will let you know if you are good or not. That’s what I tell a lot of young guys,” he said. “ It’s Newark, so you know the crowd is going to be crazy, rabid. Much of his family still resides in the Bronx and Westchester but when the lights go o ut Wednesday night, he will return to his home in Orlando Florida. A local kid who spent a majority of his life growing up in the Bronx and in Westchester County. They will cheer for Kingston, ( real name Eddie Moore ) who is of Irish and Puerto Rican heritage. ![]() T he Prudential Center will be loud as fans always get the unexpected with non stop action, distinctly different from the reputed WWE that goes with a script in their storylines. Since their inception, AEW has been the home of Dynamite Wednesday evening on TNT. Wednesday evening, at the Prudential Center in Newark New Jersey, AEW returns to the New York City Metropolitan area and debuts on the flagship TBS Network. Kingston is a part of a star studded roster. In two years, the Tony Khan promotion secured a television deal with Turner Networks with three hours of programming and a weekly show on YouTube. Eddie Kingston is a pro wrestling superstar and has confronted adversity to become a top star with AEW (All Elite Wrestling) a rising promotion that has become talk of the industry.
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