During a recent Q&A session with Pro Wrestling Junkies, Eddie Kingston commented on how music lyrics influence his promos, and more. You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On how lyrics influence his wrestling promos: “I used to talk a lot of shit on the street and you have to be quick-witted on the streets when you’re talking shit, before you knuckle up. It is reality-based, but I try to make sure I bring it back around to wrestling. You can go too far on reality where it doesn’t come to wrestling and has nothing to do with wrestling. Lyrics from some of my favorite artists help me out a lot like AFI, 2Pac, DMX. I’m into a group called The Builders and The Butchers. Their lyrics speak to me. When I hear a certain lyric, I’ll take that lyric and run with it and figure out how I can put it in wrestling. Music has a lot to do with it. Movies as well. I put reality in, but make sure I put pro wrestling because the people are there for pro wrestling.”
On comparing matches and wrestlers to songs or artists: “The Concrete Jungle Match, I have to put Nas ‘New York State of Mind’ on that one. A lot of people think I’ve crazy but when I think of [Mitsuharu] Misawa, I think of Jay-Z because he’s so smooth like Jay-Z. [Toshiaki] Kowada would be DMX because he was rough.”
(h/t – Fightful)
