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
Kingston at Forbidden Door on June 26, 2022
Born	(1981-12-12) December 12, 1981 (age 43) Yonkers, New York
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

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 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

• 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
  • Rookie of the Year (2020)^[19]
  • Smack Talker of the Year (2020)^[19]
• Chikara
  • Chikara Grand Championship (1 time)^[20]
  • 12 Large: Summit (2011)^[20]
  • Torneo Cibernetico (2010)
• 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
  • Evolve Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Joe Gacy^[25]
• Glory Pro
  • Crown of Glory Championship (1 time)^[26]
• Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
  • IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[27]
  • IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with BlackJack Marciano (1)^[24] and Homicide (1)^[28]
  • Revolution Strong Style Tournament (2006)^[24]
• Jersey All Pro Wrestling
  • JAPW New Jersey State Championship (1 time)^[29]
  • JAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Homicide^[30]
• Maven Bentley Association
  • MBA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sabian^[31]
  • MBA Tag Team Championship Tournament (2005) – with Sabian^[32]
• New Japan Pro-Wrestling
  • Strong Openweight Championship (1 time, current)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 40 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2022^[33]
• 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]