Eddie Kingston's Return Confirmed For All Out (AEW News)

Eddie Kingston's return is official for AEW All Out 2025.

by Andrew Pollard
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Having been out of action for 16 months, Eddie Kingston's AEW return has now been made official.

For those who watched last week's AEW Collision, there we had Big Bill cutting a backstage promo about being a tough guy because he's from New York, but made mention of another New Yorker who claims to be tough but isn't, who he hasn't heard from in a while, who he hasn't seen in a while. Then, Bill formally called out Eddie Kingston.

On last night's edition of Collision, it was confirmed that the Mad King has accepted Big Bill's challenge, with the Red Wood making the bout official for AEW All Out next weekend.

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This will mark Eddie's first match since May 2024, when he faced Gabe Kidd at NJPW Resurgence. Unfortunately for Kingston, he suffered a broken leg and a torn ACL and meniscus during that contest, forcing him to undergo surgery that July. It's been a long road to recovery for the veteran, but we now have the great news that the former Triple Crown Champion is only a matter of days away from lacing up his boots again.

Taking place on the same Saturday, 20 September date as WWE Wrestlepalooza, the announced All Out line-up currently looks like:

- Zero Hour Pre-Show Eight-Woman Tornado Tailgate Brawl: Willow Nightingale, Harley Cameron, Mini Shirakawa & Queen Aminata vs. Megan Bayne, Penelope Ford, Julia Hart & Skye Blue

- Singles Match: Eddie Kingston vs. Big Bill

- Tag Team Match: Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR

- Trios Match: The Hurt Syndicate vs. Ricochet & Gates of Agony

- Coffin Match: Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin

- Tables & Thumbtacks Match: Mark Briscoe vs. MJF

- AEW Tag Team Championship Four-Way Ladder Match: Brodido (c) vs. TBC vs. TBC vs. TBC

- AEW Unified Championship Match Triple-Threat Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita vs. The Beast Mortos or Mascara Dorada

- AEW TBS Championship Match: Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Riho

- AEW Women's Championship Four-Way Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Kris Statlander vs. Thekla

- AEW World Championship Match: Adam Page (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher

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