WWE Tried To Poach THIS Wrestler From AEW

Nice potential signing you've got there, shame is somebody poached him...

by Andy H Murray
Eddie Kingston
AEW

AEW's Eddie Kingston has revealed that WWE made a serious play for him shortly after challenging TNT Champion Cody in his Dynamite debut on 22 July.

Speaking on Talk is Jericho, Kingston said "the competition" made contact when he impressed against 'The American Nightmare,' though AEW had already offered him a second booking (via Christopher Daniels). When Eddie let Daniels know that WWE had been in touch (without begging for a job, he stressed), AEW turned their second booking into a full-time contract offer - and Kingston was signed.

WWE had targeted Eddie in the past, albeit for a coaching role. Kingston turned them down every time, knowing he'd feel "bitter and angry about coaching, not getting a shot [in the ring]", though the world's biggest promotion offered him more than a trainer's position this time. Said "bitterness" would have prevented him from doing a good job as a Performance Center coach, he admitted.

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Kingston came within a hair of winning All Out 2020's Casino Battle Royale this past weekend. He was ultimately defeated by Lance Archer when Jake 'The Snake' Roberts got involved, though he has aligned himself with the Lucha Brothers and The Butcher and The Blade.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.