Eddie Kingston shares his thoughts on tribalism in wrestling and says fans shouldn’t root for companies to fail.
Speaking on ESPR, Eddie Kingston discussed tribalism within the wrestling fanbase. He explained that he understood it but obviously didn’t wish for anyone to get hurt or go out of business.
“I understand it because when I was a fan, I was all about ECW and screw everybody else, but I never said, ‘I want a place to close,'” Kingston said. “To me, when you sit there and say, ‘I hope AEW closes or WWE closes’ or whatever, to me, you’re a nasty human being because people are losing their jobs. People with families are losing their jobs.
“This has nothing to do with tribalism or whatever. This is you being nasty and not understanding what life’s about, and to me, that’s wrong. Just like I’m a Yankee fan, but I don’t hope the Red Sox players get hurt or injured or whatever.”
Kingston reiterated that of course he’s a fan of AEW and thinks everybody else “sucks” even though it’s not true. He doesn’t want to see anyone close their doors because he has people he considers friends working in WWE and providing for their families. Ultimately he wants everyone to “eat more.”
Eddie Kingston defended the AEW Continental Crown Championship at NJPW Battle in the Valley. Check out out coverage here.
Check out the card for the January 17 episode of AEW Dynamite here. WrestleZone will have coverage of the show as it airs.
