Injured AEW wrestler resumes in-ring training
Eddie Kingston appears to be preparing for his return to the ring.
Kingston has been sidelined since suffering a broken leg along with a torn meniscus and ACL during his No Rope Last Man Standing match against Gabe Kidd at NJPW Resurgence on May 11, 2024.
He recently shared on his Instagram stories that he’s back training in the ring:
In June, Kingston shared a video on Instagram documenting his rehab. He captioned it, “I tried to find some ‘motivational’ quote, but let’s be real, shit sucked and I hate doing it, but it has to be done.”
Kingston’s injury occurred during his NJPW Strong Championship match against Gabe Kidd at NJPW Resurgence, when Kidd suplexed him onto a set of tables at ringside and his leg struck the barricade. He lost the title to Kidd in that match, which was the third championship he had dropped in recent months. Coming out of the original Continental Classic tournament in 2023, Kingston held the ROH World, Continental, and NJPW Strong titles. He lost the Continental title to Kazuchika Okada that March, the ROH World title to Mark Briscoe in April, and finally the NJPW Strong title to Kidd that May.
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