Huge AEW Return Is On The Horizon (AEW News)

Eddie Kingston's AEW return is finally happening.

By Andrew Pollard /

AEW

It appears that Eddie Kingston's AEW return is on the imminent horizon.

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Last night's AEW Collision saw Big Bill directly call out the Mad King, noting how he himself is from a place known for tough guys, New York City, and that there's someone else from NYC who likes to think of themselves as a tough guy. That person hasn't been heard from in a while, hasn't been seen in a while, and that person is Eddie Kingston.

It's been 16 months since Eddie Kingston last competed, with the former Triple Crown Champion having suffered a fractured leg and a torn ACL and meniscus in a match against Gabe Kidd at NJPW Resurgence back in May 2024. Eddie underwent surgery in July, and it's been a long road to recovery for the hugely popular veteran.

Many fans had speculated that Eddie Kingston's eventual return to AEW action would be as a part of the ongoing Death Riders storyline, though it appears it's Big Bill, and likely Bryan Keith, up first for Kingston. Given how Eddie has plenty of history with members of the Death Riders - most notably Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli - inserting him into the group's rivalry with AEW's top babyfaces would certainly be one way to use Eddie, with him an ideal big-name babyface who could help fill the void left by Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland as they recover from their own injury issues. On top of that, with Gabe Kidd now an ally of the Death Riders, there's plenty of story there for Kingston to return to, playing off the injuries he suffered in that match against the Bullet Club War Dogs man last year.

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Either way, it'll just be great to have Eddie Kingston back on our screens, with Eddie one of the most authentic pro wrestlers on the planet. Kingston is one of those rare modern wrestlers who, whether as a babyface or a heel, never feels like they're playing a character, largely because he isn't. To borrow a line from the legendary Mick Foley, we believe because he believes.