As noted, Eddie Kingston recently appeared as a guest on the Battleground podcast for an in-depth interview covering all things pro wrestling.
In addition to the highlights from the interview that we previously published here on the website, "The Mad King" also spoke about his rivalry with CM Punk, how he's hoping to get into better shape for a potential world title run and more.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On his feud with CM Punk: “I was preparing by just visualizing punching him in the face until he bled. I was also visualizing all the s*** he ever talked to anybody. I was like, ‘Yep, this for them’ and I’m just going to break his face, but I gotta give the devil his due, he beat me. There’s no other way to put it. Yeah, I made him bleed and this and that, but at the end of the day, I can sit here and tell you, ‘yeah, I’m the big, tough guy. I tasted his blood.’ But in all honesty, f****** Punk beat me. There’s no other way I can put it.”
On how he’s hoping to get into better shape for a potential world title run: “To stand out, I’m just gonna be me so you take me for who I am. Do you know what I mean? What you see on screen is not fake. That’s who I am 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Physically, I gotta get in better shape. Do you know what I mean? And I try every day, folks. I try every day, but like being out here in North Carolina, I like a cookout. I also like Five Guys. I like food, I like Ice Cream, so I gotta work on that. I’m quitting smoking cigarettes. I’ve smoked cigarettes since I was 15. It’s gonna be a little rough, but I’m trying, and I’m trying because I want to be World Champion, and I also want to be a champion of AEW and I want to represent the company. I know what I have to do to step up.”
Check out the complete interview at Apple.com. H/T to Wrestling Inc for transcribing the above quotes.
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