Because of his candor and charisma, Eddie Kingston remains one of the most popular members of the AEW roster. Fans know that a special piece of Kingston’s appeal is his skills with a microphone, whether it’s an in-ring promo or a sit-down interview, as he did recently with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated.
The Mad King remembered his friend Larry Sweeney, and discussed how his relationship with Homicide helped him through some difficult depressive moments.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On the late Larry Sweeney (real name Alexander Whybrow): “He’d be a multimillionaire if he were still here, and I also think he’d be with us in AEW. That hit extremely hard. I’ve never really gotten over his passing. A lot of us haven’t. He’s with me every time I’m in that ring. I really feel him when Bryce Remsburg is refereeing, because they also knew each other very well. Let’s put it this way, he would have been the best man at my wedding. A day doesn’t go by when I don’t think of him.”
How Homicide helped him through some dark moments: “Homicide [wrestler Nelson Erazo], who is like my big brother, happened to call me. At the time, I felt a lot of shame about how things were going. I didn’t feel like myself. That was a regular phone call. But he gets me. He understands me, and he believes in me. So I knew I could fight through it. He stopped me from making a decision that would have hurt so many. We need to get the word ‘normal’ out of our vocabulary. We make our own normal. No one is us; no one feels what we feel. We make the normal, and it’s not weak to struggle. People who think that are wrong. There are times when I’m still struggling. It’s hard, but I know for a fact everyone has that strength to fight through it.”
Taking on Sammy Guevara in Queens: “I’m really looking forward to it. It will be good for Sammy. He’s going to learn a few things. There’s nothing like fighting at home. I wouldn’t say it’s going to be magic, but it is going to be me beating him up. I don’t doubt he’ll fight back. Sammy can go. There’s a lot you can say about him, there’s a lot I can say about the young man, but he’s a former champion three different times. Sammy can bring it. He has a lot of pride, but pride is the first step to a man’s downfall.”
Kingston vs. Guevara will take place tonight as part of the AEW television tapings. Fans will see the match as part of AEW Rampage: Grand Slam on Friday, September 23 on TNT at 10pm EST.
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