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AEW superstar Eddie Kingston has always been short of winning the title of “The Big One”. But that all changed after he won a major world title.
Kingston was one of many AEW superstars traveling to Japan this week for NJPW STRONG Independence Day events on July 4 and 5, along with other superstars like Jon Moxley and Willow Nightingale.
The Mad King competed in a featured match of the July 5th event where he took on former WWE Superstar KENTA for the NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship, and after a tough match, we have a new champion.
Eddie defeated KENTA to become the new NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion, becoming the fifth man in history to hold the title. The big win is also Kingston’s first singles title since his reign as Crown of Glory champion in 2019.
This title is Eddie’s first reign as champion in a major international promotion, and everyone at Sportskeeda Wrestling would like to congratulate him on his big win as we look forward to seeing what he does next as champion.
Eddie Kingston will be back in Japan later this month for the G1 Climax
The Mad King’s New Japan Pro Wrestling journey isn’t over yet, not by far. In fact, his big win over KENTA is just the beginning of what will be an eventful month for Eddie Kingston in NJPW.
Kingston has been announced as a participant in the annual G1 Climax tournament, where the winner of the month-long tournament will earn a spot in the main event at Wrestle Kingdom 18 in January 2024.
The AEW superstar is set for C Block where he will take on seven of NJPW’s toughest competitors. Kingston will face former IWGP Heavyweight Champions Shingo Takagi and EVIL, New Japan mainstays like Tama Tonga, Tomohiro Ishii and David Finlay, and stars like Aaron Henare and Mikey Nicholls that he hasn’t faced before.
Do you think Eddie Kingston will win the G1 Climax? Let us know in the comments section down below.
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