Eddie Kingston On When He Will Retire: I’m Probably Gonna Go Until I Can’t Walk

Eddie Kingston says he’s probably gonna wrestle till he can no longer walk.

Eddie Kingston is not interested in winding down his career anytime soon.

Kingston is over a twenty year veteran of professional wrestling, making his name in promotions such as Chikara, the NWA, Ring Of Honor and more before finding a home with All Elite Wrestling, where he is the current Continental Champion.

While speaking to WrestlingNewsCo ahead of AEW Big Business, Eddie was asked if there is a point where he will try to slow down his style, noting that he has to go all in or he feels like he is doing a disservice to fans.

“No, I have to go all the way in or I can’t do it. I can’t half-ass it. If I do, then I’m not giving the people what they want. They pay to see me do my thing, and if I back up or I half-ass it, I’m not giving the people what they pay for. I know a lot of guys focus on ratings and who’s watching, but for me personally, I worry about the people who actually paid money to come to the show. I care about the mom, the dad, whatever it is, and their kids. It’s not cheap to come to a show, so when they pay for those tickets, I’m thinking about them and what they paid to see. No, there’s no slowing down, nothing like that. How long do I have? I don’t know. I’m just gonna keep going until my body says no more. I would like to reach 30 years because that’s an old-school number. A lot of the old-school guys back in the day would be like, thirty years is what they wanted. So I can say 30, but I’m probably gonna go until I can’t walk, to be honest with you. Terry Funk’s the GOAT, so I learned from him.”

Kingston is currently scheduled to defend the AEW Continental Championship against Kazuchika Okada on the March 20th edition of AEW Dynamite.

Elsewhere in the same interview, Kingston spoke about his desire to help AEW continue to grow. You can read more about that here.

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