It has been nearly 15 months since Eddie Kingston was last in a wrestling ring as the previous ROH World Champion has been on the long road to recovery. “The Mad King” fractured his tibia wrestling Gabe Kidd at Latest Japan Pro Wrestling’s “Resurgence” event in May 2024, and after undergoing surgery that summer, Kingston has been on the mend and is fighting to get back within the ring.
On July 5, Kingston posted an image of himself in a wrestling ring on his Instagram story, letting the world know that he has finally resumed in-ring training, and when Mike Johnson of PWInsider reached out to the AEW star about getting back within the ring, he had this to say; “I just need to hurry up and fight someone already within the ring. Sh** ain’t easy but what the f**k else am I going to do for a living? I do not care about the rest. Backstage or in front of the camera, I do not give a f**k. I just need to be in my secure place and f**k someone up.”
Due to his injury, Kingston needed to be faraway from the Anarchy within the Arena match on the 2024 Double or Nothing pay-per-view where he would have teamed up with FTR and Bryan Danielson to tackle The Elite. He was replaced by Darby Allin, who himself was just coming back to the corporate after breaking his foot, and being hit by a bus.
In his time away, Kingston has been training with former WWE and AEW star Cezar Bononi, who has routinely uploaded vlogs to his YouTube channel to document Kingston’s journey back to the ring. Within the videos, Kingston has given updates on each his physical, and mental well-being during his time away, and the way he has found this era of his life difficult as it is the longest period time he has ever gone without wrestling.
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