AEW’s Eddie Kingston dealing with undisclosed injury
Past AEW World title challenger Eddie Kingston is dealing with an undisclosed injury suffered this week.
Earlier Saturday, DEFY Wrestling announced Kingston would miss their event and his scheduled match against Artemis Spencer.
Kingston suffered the injury Wednesday and it’s one that is hoped he will return quickly from. Kingston didn’t appear on AEW Dynamite, nor Rampage, so the circumstances in how it was suffered are unclear.
Kingston has been involved in an angle with Ortiz and the House of Black that saw Kingston and Ortiz seemingly go their separate ways after a mid-January Rampage loss to Malakai Black & Brody King. A week later, Kingston laid Ortiz out with a chair following an in-ring confrontation.
On this past Friday’s Rampage, Ortiz cut a promo in which he issued a challenge of sorts to his friend:
"I will always stand with you. But if the only way to get that through to you is by standing against you- then let's do it." @Ortiz_Powerful @MadKing1981 pic.twitter.com/RCDkVe4leO
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) February 11, 2023
As of this point, Kingston is scheduled to face Jay White at NJPW Strong Battle in the Valley next Saturday. In a tweet earlier today, it appears that Kingston plans on being there:
https://twitter.com/MadKing1981/status/1624466701491249152
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.