Big Bill calls out injured wrestler on AEW Collision
Eddie Kingston could be returning to AEW sooner than later.
In a promo on Saturday’s Collision, Big Bill said he comes from New York City, and knows another guy from New York that claims to be a tough guy that likes to run his mouth. But he hasn’t been seen in a while and doesn’t know where he’s at. He officially called this person out, finally revealing his name: Eddie Kingston.
The former ROH Champion has been injured and out of action for over a year, recovering from a spot at last year’s NJPW Resurgence where he was suplexed through a table. Upon landing, Kingston smashed both legs on top of a nearby barricade, not only breaking one of his legs but also tore his ACL and meniscus in the process.
Last month, he appeared on Cezar Bononi’s podcast and gave an update on his status, saying at the time he wasn’t cleared, but was getting ready for his return.
“My job, right now, is to be ready for when it’s time,” he said. “You never know when that call is. I talked to my boss. I talked to him and everything is good. Everything takes time. I’m not cleared yet. I feel, because I’ve done practice, sparring matches, I feel like I can go right now, but again I’m not (medically cleared).”
Big Bill and Bryan Keith have mostly been working on Collision shows as a tag team since their mentor, Chris Jericho, decided to take a break from wrestling in April.