10 Wrestlers Who Grabbed The Brass Ring In 2020

1. Eddie Kingston

Eddie Kingston
AEW

From the verge of retiring from the wrestling business to challenging for a major World Championship on PPV, Eddie Kingston has had quite the roller coaster of a ride here in 2020.

Famously, Kingston had been forced to sell his wrestling boots in order to pay his mortgage once the world went to hell earlier this year. As Kingston himself has detailed, it was a chance call from QT Marshall that opened the door for the AEW run Eddie is currently in the midst of.

That phone call was the offer to come in and face Cody for the TNT Championship as part of the American Nightmare's open challenge. So impressed was AEW with Kingston, he was soon offered a contract with Tony Khan's promotion - with the Mad King even brushing off interest from WWE in order to become All Elite.

Undoubtedly, Eddie Kingston has grabbed this opportunity with both hands, both feet, his teeth, and anything else he can use to impress his will on the chance he's been afforded. For anyone who's ever seen Kingston - be that in the NWA, IMPACT, CZW, Ring Of Honor, Chikara or wherever - it was forever known that this was one of the best talkers in the industry.

Now, when given the time to show his verbal and in-ring skills on an international stage, Eddie Kingston is cementing himself as one of the most must-watch wrestlers on the planet.

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