10 Wrestling Career Turning Points That Took Place ON AIR
4. Eddie Kingston
Eddie Kingston was about to sell his wrestling boots to make ends meet when the pandemic hit in 2020, but a seminal appearance in an open challenge against Cody Rhodes transferred a lifetime of promo magic on the indie scene into - at last - a full time paying gig in a major North American organisation.
Never a traditional WWE type and with nothing much to say about his time training with them in try-outs, Kingston brought nothing-to-lose qualities with him to an empty Daily's Place for a battle with the TNT Champion that kicked off with a promo that ethered everything the 'American Nightmare' espoused.
From there the two waged a killer war, and with 'The Mad King's words echoing in their ears, fans campaigned hard for Tony Khan to bring Kingston in full-time. Within one pay-per-view cycle he was headlining against top star Jon Moxley, and within a year he was persistently championed as the entire company's top babyface.
Cream sometimes still does rise to the top - thank god Eddie Kingston made it in time.