Absent star Eddie Kingston has opened up on his AEW return rumors.
With AEW Double or Nothing just a few days away, rumors had emerged about Eddie Kingston’s possible AEW return. Recently, several online rumors rose about Kingston making his much-awaited All Elite Wrestling return at the upcoming Double or Nothing PPV on 25th May, 2025. However, it seems such is not the case.
Recently, speaking to PWInsider.com, Kingston killed all those rumors and presented a first-hand update on his return and injury status. Still recovering from his serious leg injury, Kingston claimed,
“I am not there. I have started running in the ring. I am still doing physical therapy and I am mentally better. Yet again, as people know, it’s a struggle, but being able to be in the ring again and work out with PT and working out with Cezar [Bononi] is helping my mental health, let alone my body. I can finally feel the ball is moving in the right direction.”
Last year on 11th May 2025, Kingston broke his leg in NJPW during his match against Gabe Kidd, where he also lost his NJPW STRONG Openweight Title to the outspoken star. Kingston is a former Continental Champion and also the first-ever winner of the Continental Classic tournament.
With Gabe Kidd participating in the Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing, the rumors became strong about Kingston’s return and eventual revenge against Kidd, who was the man who injured him.
With no confirmed updates on the return, fans can only wait and see how the storyline turns out.
Eddie Kingston Discusses Battle With Mental Health While Nursing Leg Injury
Out with a broken leg and torn ACL injury, Eddie Kingston, earlier this year during an interview with the Way of the Blade podcast, opened up on his battles with mental health struggles.
“This will probably get clipped or f*cking whatever. I don’t care… I haven’t really watched AEW. I watched the — not Dynasty. The pay-per-view before that, Revolution, and just, you know, I’m at a place right now where I’m trying to — my mind is like a minefield right now, with this injury and trying to get back, that I’m just trying to maneuver my way around these minefields, and watching that pay-per-view made me just go, ‘I can’t hang with these guys.’ Made me doubt myself.
So I’m more focused on breaking that doubt than somebody I can feud with… And here comes the egotistical side of me. No one can hang with me if they wanna feud. A lot of guys are pro wrestling-tough, are pro wrestling-crazy. I’ve done it outside.
I’ve done sh*t that it’s real life. I’m not saying I’m from the ghetto and all that. No. I grew up in a good neighborhood but chose to be an asshole. I chose to go down a certain path, because I didn’t want people to f*ck with me. It’s a whole psychology thing. I didn’t want people to f*ck with me so I wanted to show everyone I was tough. Let me go hang out in the tough neighborhoods. That was my mental at eight, nine years old.
So I don’t think anyone — if they wanna go, I don’t think they can, to be honest. But… see, the yin and yang, the duality of Eddie is that I gotta first feel like I can hang with them and as of right now, as of today, Yankees lose, April 8th, 2025. Right now, my body is telling me I can’t hang with nobody right now. I need time. So I can’t even think about feuding with anybody right now. First, I gotta get myself physically and mentally ready… I’ll get there. Trust me, I’ll get there.”
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