Eddie Kingston recently spoke with the Straight Shooters podcast for an in-depth interview covering all things pro wrestling.
During the discussion, "The Mad King" spoke about never planning to leave AEW because they gave him his first real shot in the business, as well as how the company permits him working in NJPW.
Featured below are highlights from the interview.
On AEW giving him his first real shot and he doesn’t plan on going anywhere else: "Where am I gonna go, dog? I’m good. I’m good. I worked for this. I don’t care. I don’t. I worked for this. AEW gave me my shot first, right? You know what I mean? I’m a loyal guy … I’m not knocking nobody, just chill … but when people say ‘Yeah, I’m here forever’, that’s cool. That’s them. I’m telling you from me, and my word is my bond. I ain’t got nowhere else to go. Don’t wanna be nowhere else. Having a blast, trying to beat up people in the ring. Trying to be world champ. Wherever I’m at, trying to be better than I was yesterday."
On being allowed to work NJPW: "I’m like a dog, man, when it comes to loyalty. That’s it. My word is my bond and [AEW] fits me because they took the shot. If people wanna know any deeper, it’s basically they let me be me. There’s no character. There’s no, ‘You can’t say that.’ … I got freedom. It’s just a really good environment when you shut out the negativity and understand this is the pro wrestling business. Not everyone is going to like each other. That’s it. Take care of your own stuff."
Check out the complete interview at Apple.com. H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes.
