Eddie Kingston shocked wrestling followers when he unexpectedly introduced he could be quitting All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
The wrestler, dubbed The Mad King, shared the announcement in an interview with AEW following his look on Dynamite’s Face of the Revolution Ladder Match on Wednesday, March 1.
Kingston’s stunning declaration has possible made followers surprise if he’ll seem in March 8’s version of Dynamite, which will probably be held in Sacramento, California.
Will Eddie Kingston Wrestle in Dynamite in California? Star Quits AEW

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Kingston was set to struggle former teammate Ortiz through the March 1 occasion, however the pair ended up in a bout backstage they usually needed to be separated by AEW officers.
They didn’t begin their ladder match formally, in keeping with announcers, which meant that no winner was decided to determine who could be the following challenger of the TNT Championship.
Following his altercation with Ortiz, Kingston then took half in an interview which he was mentioned to have requested for. When questioned in regards to the struggle, Kingston merely responded: “I stop AEW. Peace.”
After making his declaration, Kingston then walked out of the constructing together with his suitcase and his interviewer turned to the digital camera and requested “critically?”
Within the feedback part of the video, which was shared on AEW’s social media, wrestling followers questioned why Kingston made the choice, with some assuming that it was associated to a transfer to different manufacturers like Ring of Honor (ROH) or World Wrestling Leisure (WWE).
For essentially the most half, followers speculated that the announcement was a precursor for his transfer to ROH, and that he’d be going up in opposition to Claudio Castagnoli.
One particular person commented: “Going to roh properly performed,” whereas one other mentioned: “He simply making ROH his everlasting house he is not leaving.”
He simply making ROH his everlasting house 💀 he is not leaving
— Motion Andretti Fan (Parody) (@AndrettiWrld) March 2, 2023
Reflecting on the choice, one other wrestling fan mentioned: “Hmmm, Seems Like Eddie Would possibly Really Be a Ring of Honor Mainstay For The Time Being Will we not see them within the ring at AEW sooner or later? [sic]”
One particular person predicted: “Claudio vs Eddie going to be a basic when Eddie Kingston turns into the following ROH World Champion.”
Claudio vs Eddie going to be a basic when Eddie Kingston turns into the following ROH World Champion 🔥
— Austin (@da_austinz) March 2, 2023
Kingston had been reported to have appeared on recordings of ROH TV on the finish of February, per Wrestling Inc., and so fan hypothesis over his subsequent transfer seems to make sense.
Castagnoli is at the moment set to go up in opposition to AR Fox on Thursday, March 2, and they’re going to struggle for the ROH Championship.
Kingston has not but revealed what his subsequent transfer will probably be after quitting AEW, or if he’ll return to Dynamite, however followers anticipate he’ll verify this information shortly.