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They're not ALWAYS defended collectively, as was the case with tonight's match, where it was only for the Continental Championship.


In 2023, after [[{{Kayfabe}} "leaving"]] AEW, he's currently competing for the new version of Wrestling/RingOfHonor. At the third annual ''AEW Dynamite Grand Slam'', Eddie defeated Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli to become ROH World Champion. In the inaugural AEW Continental Classic tournament, Eddie made it to the grand finals at ''AEW Worlds End'', defeating Wrestling/JonMoxley to become the inaugural AEW Continental Champion. This also made him the first holder of the American Triple Crown Championship, consisting of the three belts he held after ''Worlds End'', which are being defended collectively.

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In 2023, after [[{{Kayfabe}} "leaving"]] AEW, he's currently competing for the new version of Wrestling/RingOfHonor. At the third annual ''AEW Dynamite Grand Slam'', Eddie defeated Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli to become ROH World Champion. In the inaugural AEW Continental Classic tournament, Eddie made it to the grand finals at ''AEW Worlds End'', defeating Wrestling/JonMoxley to become the inaugural AEW Continental Champion. This also made him the first holder of the American Triple Crown Championship, consisting of the three belts he held after ''Worlds End'', which are being defended collectively.
End''. On March 20th 2024, Eddie Kingston lost his Contential Championship title to Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada.
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-->'''Eddie Kingston''': "Dragon Dragon, and it's a huge dragon! Ladies and gentlemen, we have had a munk, a skunk, a bear, a lion I believe, [[Wrestling/SurvivalTobita a box]], [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers a guy named Sabian]], and now a Dragon Dragon."

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-->'''Eddie Kingston''': "Dragon Dragon, and it's a huge dragon! Ladies and gentlemen, we have had a munk, a skunk, a bear, a lion I believe, [[Wrestling/SurvivalTobita a box]], [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers a guy named Sabian]], Sabian, and now a Dragon Dragon."
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In 2023, after [[{{Kayfabe}} "leaving"]] AEW, he's currently competing for the new version of Wrestling/RingOfHonor. At the third annual ''AEW Dynamite Grand Slam'', Eddie defeated Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli to become ROH World Champion. In the inaugural AEW Continental Classic tournament, Eddie made it to the grand finals at ''AEW Worlds End'', defeating Wrestling/JonMoxley to become the inaugural AEW Continental Champion. This also made him the first holder of the American Triple Crown Championship, consisting of the three belts he held after ''Worlds End'' and being defended collevctively.

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In 2023, after [[{{Kayfabe}} "leaving"]] AEW, he's currently competing for the new version of Wrestling/RingOfHonor. At the third annual ''AEW Dynamite Grand Slam'', Eddie defeated Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli to become ROH World Champion. In the inaugural AEW Continental Classic tournament, Eddie made it to the grand finals at ''AEW Worlds End'', defeating Wrestling/JonMoxley to become the inaugural AEW Continental Champion. This also made him the first holder of the American Triple Crown Championship, consisting of the three belts he held after ''Worlds End'' and End'', which are being defended collevctively.
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Also the first holder of the AEW/NJPW/ROH American Triple Crown Championship.


In 2023, after [[{{Kayfabe}} "leaving"]] AEW, he's currently competing for the new version of Wrestling/RingOfHonor. At the third annual ''AEW Dynamite Grand Slam'', Eddie defeated Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli to become ROH World Champion. In the inaugural AEW Continental Classic tournament, Eddie made it to the grand finals at ''AEW Worlds End'', defeating Wrestling/JonMoxley to become the inaugural AEW Continental Champion.

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In 2023, after [[{{Kayfabe}} "leaving"]] AEW, he's currently competing for the new version of Wrestling/RingOfHonor. At the third annual ''AEW Dynamite Grand Slam'', Eddie defeated Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli to become ROH World Champion. In the inaugural AEW Continental Classic tournament, Eddie made it to the grand finals at ''AEW Worlds End'', defeating Wrestling/JonMoxley to become the inaugural AEW Continental Champion.
Champion. This also made him the first holder of the American Triple Crown Championship, consisting of the three belts he held after ''Worlds End'' and being defended collevctively.
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* FinishingMove: His most frequently used finisher is the Backfist to the Future (a.k.a. the Uraken, popularized by Wrestling/AjaKong). If it fails to put down his opponent long enough for a 3 count, either he uses a Northern Lights Bomb (innovated by Wrestling/AkiraHokuto), a [[Wrestling/ToshiakiKawada Kawada]] Powerbomb, or he'll try to win via submission instead by using a Stretch Plum (innovated by the late Plum Mariko).

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* FinishingMove: His most frequently used finisher is the Backfist to the Future (a.k.a. the Uraken, popularized by Wrestling/AjaKong). If it fails to put down his opponent long enough for a 3 count, either he uses a Northern Lights Bomb (innovated by Wrestling/AkiraHokuto), a [[Wrestling/ToshiakiKawada Kawada]] Wrestling/ToshiakiKawada-style Powerbomb, or he'll try to win via submission instead by using a Stretch Plum (innovated (which is, contrary to popular belief, is actually innovated by Toshiaki Kawada instead of the late Plum Mariko).
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* StrictlyFormula: His AEW debut match against [[Wrestling/CodyRhodes Cody]] for the TNT Championship and his longer feud against Wrestling/JonMoxley for the World Championship both follow very similar stories. Eddie Kingston, a man with a DarkAndTroubledPast and desperate for a big title win to prove his success as a wrestler, challenges someone who he sees as a milquetoast babyface undeserving of their belt. This culminates in a hardcore match (a no DQ match for Cody, an "I Quit" match for Moxley) where the face resorts to brutal measures that forces Eddie to submit, leaving him distraught that his title challenge was for nothing. The Moxley feud being similar to the Cody match is likely a consequence of it being thrown together as a replacement for a Lance Archer vs. Moxley feud which had to be scrapped after Lance contracted COVID-19. In this case, TropesAreTools, as the much slower pace of the Moxley feud gave a lot of time to better explore character motivations and psychology that couldn't be fully explored during the length of a single match (it would win "Feud of the Year" in ''Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter'' Awards for 2020).

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* StrictlyFormula: His AEW debut match against [[Wrestling/CodyRhodes Cody]] for the TNT Championship and his longer feud against Wrestling/JonMoxley for the World Championship both follow very similar stories. Eddie Kingston, a man with a DarkAndTroubledPast and desperate for a big title win to prove his success as a wrestler, challenges someone who he sees as a milquetoast babyface undeserving of their belt. This culminates in a hardcore match (a no DQ match for Cody, an "I Quit" match for Moxley) where the face resorts to brutal measures that forces Eddie to submit, leaving him distraught that his title challenge was for nothing. The Moxley feud being similar to the Cody match is likely a consequence of it being thrown together as a replacement for a Lance Archer vs. Moxley feud which had to be scrapped after Lance contracted COVID-19. In this case, TropesAreTools, as the much slower pace of the Moxley feud and the fact that the two had a working past together years prior gave a lot of time to better explore character motivations and psychology that couldn't be fully explored during the length of a single match (it would win "Feud of the Year" in ''Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter'' Awards for 2020).
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* FinishingMove: Backfist to the Future (a.k.a. the Uraken, popularized by Wrestling/AjaKong), American D (Wrestling/MasatoTanaka's Sliding D), Stretch Plum (innovated by the late Plum Mariko).

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* FinishingMove: His most frequently used finisher is the Backfist to the Future (a.k.a. the Uraken, popularized by Wrestling/AjaKong), American D (Wrestling/MasatoTanaka's Sliding D), Wrestling/AjaKong). If it fails to put down his opponent long enough for a 3 count, either he uses a Northern Lights Bomb (innovated by Wrestling/AkiraHokuto), a [[Wrestling/ToshiakiKawada Kawada]] Powerbomb, or he'll try to win via submission instead by using a Stretch Plum (innovated by the late Plum Mariko).
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In 2023, after [[{{Kayfabe}} "leaving"]] AEW, he's currently competing for the new version of Wrestling/RingOfHonor. At the third annual ''AEW Dynamite Grand Slam'', Eddie defeated Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli to become ROH World Champion.

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In 2023, after [[{{Kayfabe}} "leaving"]] AEW, he's currently competing for the new version of Wrestling/RingOfHonor. At the third annual ''AEW Dynamite Grand Slam'', Eddie defeated Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli to become ROH World Champion. In the inaugural AEW Continental Classic tournament, Eddie made it to the grand finals at ''AEW Worlds End'', defeating Wrestling/JonMoxley to become the inaugural AEW Continental Champion.
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* TheRival: Hallowicked, when King was attempting to prove that he, not Hallowicked, was the best student from their graduating class from the CHIKARA Wrestle Factory.

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* TheRival: Hallowicked, when King was attempting to prove that he, not Hallowicked, was the best student from their graduating class from the CHIKARA Wrestle Factory. Wrestling/TomohiroIshii in NJPW.
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In 2023, after [[{{Kayfabe}} "leaving"]] AEW, he's currently competing for the new version of Wrestling/RingOfHonor.

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In 2023, after [[{{Kayfabe}} "leaving"]] AEW, he's currently competing for the new version of Wrestling/RingOfHonor.
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Edward Moore (born December 12, 1981) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Yonkers, [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkState NY]] best known for his work in Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} and Wrestling/RingOfHonor as Eddie Kingston. He debuted in 2002 as a member of the second class to graduate from the CHIKARA Wrestle Factory. He was introduced as 1/2 of the tag team the [=Wildcards=] with [=BlackJack=] Marciano. They feuded with [=UltraZERO=] (Wrestling/{{UltraMantis|Black}} and Mr. ZERO) before going on to feud with F.I.S.T. (Icarus and Gran Akuma.) The team's run ended when Marciano retired in 2004. In 2005, Kingston started his feud with Wrestling/ChrisHero, which would cross over into Wrestling/{{CZW}} and IWA Mid-South. He has gone through a series of face and heel turns during his career. He has also competed for Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla, Wrestling/{{WSU}} (when it was Wrestling Superstars Uncensored) and many other independent promotions. Along with being the CHIKARA Grand Champion, he has also been a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/czw/czw-h.html CZW World Heavyweight Champion]], a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/czw/czw-t.html CZW World Tag Team Champion]] (1x w[=/=]Joker as [=BLK-OUT=] and 1x w[=/=]Drake Younger), a 1x holder of Wrestling/LarrySweeney's [[http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=416 ICW/ICWA Tex-Arkana Television Title]] and a 1x [[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=4938 NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion]]. In 2020 he signed with Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling.

In 2023, after [[{{Kayfabe}} "leaving"]] All Elite Wrestling, he's currently competing for the new version of Ring of Honor.

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Edward Moore (born December 12, 1981) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Yonkers, [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkState NY]] best known for his work in Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} and Wrestling/RingOfHonor currently signed to Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling, where he performs as Eddie Kingston. Kingston.

He debuted in 2002 as a member of the second class to graduate from the CHIKARA Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} Wrestle Factory. He was introduced as 1/2 one half of the tag team the [=Wildcards=] tag team with [=BlackJack=] Marciano. They feuded with [=UltraZERO=] (Wrestling/{{UltraMantis|Black}} and Mr. ZERO) before going on to feud with F.I.S.T. (Icarus and Gran Akuma.) The team's run ended when Marciano retired in 2004. In 2005, Kingston started his feud with Wrestling/ChrisHero, which would cross over into Wrestling/{{CZW}} and IWA Mid-South. He Mid-South.

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has gone through a series of face {{face}} and heel {{heel}} turns during his career. He has also competed for Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla, Wrestling/{{WSU}} (when it was Wrestling Superstars Uncensored) and many other independent promotions. Along with being the CHIKARA Grand Champion, he has also been a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/czw/czw-h.html CZW World Heavyweight Champion]], a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/czw/czw-t.html CZW World Tag Team Champion]] (1x w[=/=]Joker as [=BLK-OUT=] and 1x w[=/=]Drake Younger), a 1x holder of Wrestling/LarrySweeney's [[http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=416 ICW/ICWA Tex-Arkana Television Title]] and a 1x [[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=4938 NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion]]. In 2020 2020, he signed with Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling.

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In 2023, after [[{{Kayfabe}} "leaving"]] All Elite Wrestling, AEW, he's currently competing for the new version of Ring of Honor.
Wrestling/RingOfHonor.
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* SignatureMove: Exploder Suplex and Machine Gun Chops. Eddie actually {{discussed|Trope}} the SignatureMove trope during a 2023 [[https://youtu.be/pLv-IxSViqU?t=2845 appearance]] on Wrestling/TonySchiavone's "What Happened When" show while rewatching one of his favourite Wrestling/KentaKobashi vs Jun Akiyama matches and providing commentary, where he personally identified his own.
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* WorthyOpponent: Eddie will respect anyone who fights him hard but fair, particularly Japanese ''puroresu'' veterans such as Wrestling/SatoshiKojima or Jun Akiyama. Wrestling/TomohiroIshii in particular is one of Eddie's fiercest rivals, but in 2023 he had no qualms about recruiting the Stone Pitbull to join him and Wrestling/TheElite to take on the Wrestling/BlackpoolCombatClub in a 10-man tag match at ''Forbidden Door''.
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Edward Moore (born December 12, 1981) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Yonkers, [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkState NY]] best known for his work in Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} and Wrestling/RingOfHonor as Eddie Kingston. He debuted in 2002 as a member of the second class to graduate from the CHIKARA Wrestle Factory. He was introduced as 1/2 of the tag team the [=Wildcards=] with [=BlackJack=] Marciano. They feuded with [=UltraZERO=] (Wrestling/{{UltraMantis|Black}} and Mr. ZERO) before going on to feud with F.I.S.T. (Icarus and Gran Akuma.) The team's run ended when Marciano retired in 2004. In 2005, Kingston started his feud with Wrestling/ChrisHero, which would cross over into Wrestling/{{CZW}} and IWA Mid-South. He has gone through a series of face and heel turns during his career. He has also competed for Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla, Wrestling/{{WSU}} (when it was Wrestling Superstars Uncensored) and many other independent promotions. Along with being the CHIKARA Grand Champion, he has also been a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/czw/czw-h.html CZW World Heavyweight Champion]], a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/czw/czw-t.html CZW World Tag Team Champion]] (1x w[=/=]Joker as [=BLK-OUT=] and 1x w[=/=]Drake Younger) and a 1x holder of Wrestling/LarrySweeney's [[http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=416 ICW/ICWA Tex-Arkana Television Title]]. In 2020 he signed with Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling.

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Edward Moore (born December 12, 1981) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Yonkers, [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkState NY]] best known for his work in Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} and Wrestling/RingOfHonor as Eddie Kingston. He debuted in 2002 as a member of the second class to graduate from the CHIKARA Wrestle Factory. He was introduced as 1/2 of the tag team the [=Wildcards=] with [=BlackJack=] Marciano. They feuded with [=UltraZERO=] (Wrestling/{{UltraMantis|Black}} and Mr. ZERO) before going on to feud with F.I.S.T. (Icarus and Gran Akuma.) The team's run ended when Marciano retired in 2004. In 2005, Kingston started his feud with Wrestling/ChrisHero, which would cross over into Wrestling/{{CZW}} and IWA Mid-South. He has gone through a series of face and heel turns during his career. He has also competed for Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla, Wrestling/{{WSU}} (when it was Wrestling Superstars Uncensored) and many other independent promotions. Along with being the CHIKARA Grand Champion, he has also been a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/czw/czw-h.html CZW World Heavyweight Champion]], a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/czw/czw-t.html CZW World Tag Team Champion]] (1x w[=/=]Joker as [=BLK-OUT=] and 1x w[=/=]Drake Younger) and Younger), a 1x holder of Wrestling/LarrySweeney's [[http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=416 ICW/ICWA Tex-Arkana Television Title]].Title]] and a 1x [[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=4938 NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion]]. In 2020 he signed with Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling.
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** In CHIKARA it was initially Wrestling/LarrySweeney; with Sweeney's departure from the promotion it became Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli. He still doesn't like him over a decade later.

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** In CHIKARA it was initially Wrestling/LarrySweeney; with Sweeney's departure from the promotion it became Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli. He still doesn't like him over a decade later.later, renewing their blood feud in Wrestling/RingOfHonor.
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In 2023, after [[{{Kayfabe}} "leaving"]] All Elite Wrestling, he's currently competing for the new version of Ring of Honor.

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He's been involved in at least two "Loser Leaves the Promotion" matches.


* LastNameBasis: TNA officially bills him only as Kingston.

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* LastNameBasis: TNA officially bills billed him only as Kingston.Kingston.
* LoserLeavesTown:
** As noted above, he worked a "Loser Leaves Wrestling/{{CZW}}" match against Chris Hero in 2007.
** On February 18, 2023, he won a "Loser Leaves [[Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling NJPW]]" match against Wrestling/JayWhite at ''Battle in the Valley''.
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* KillItWithFire: ''The'' image left in everyone's minds after Anarchy in the Arena was a blood-soaked Eddie stumbling to the ring with a can of gasoline, attempting to destroy Chris Jericho and not particularly caring if Wrestling/BryanDanielson was also in the way. Mox keeps Eddie from burning anyone alive, but it was dicey for a while there.


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* MoralityPet: [[Wrestling/RubyRiott Ruby Soho]], made very clear in his promo for his Barbed Wire Everywhere Match against Chris Jericho, where a big motivator was the JAS injuring Ruby's arm to get to Eddie.
-->'''Eddie''': Every drop of blood is a sin you have committed, Chris. And that last drop of blood before you pass out? That's for my Ruby.


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** With Wrestling/JonMoxley and Ortiz at various points in AEW
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Claudio Castagnoli, an old enemy, in AEW. If Eddie wanted to fight the JAS at Blood and Guts, he had to put up with Claudio on the team (as Bryan Danielson was hurt).
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The crux of his character is that Eddie is an abrasive brawler with plenty of enemies and is not afraid to express that, but at his core is a strong moral compass and a desire to grow beyond his DarkAndTroubledPast into a better person.

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* ArchEnemy: In CHIKARA it was initially Wrestling/LarrySweeney; with Sweeney's departure from the promotion it became Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli. He still doesn't like him over a decade later.
** In Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling, it's Wrestling/ChrisJericho

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In CHIKARA it was initially Wrestling/LarrySweeney; with Sweeney's departure from the promotion it became Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli. He still doesn't like him over a decade later.
** In Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling, it's Wrestling/ChrisJerichoWrestling/ChrisJericho, which is remarkable considering the number of friends Eddie has in the AEW locker room [[HatesEveryoneEqually can be counted on one hand]]. He also has no love for Wrestling/CMPunk thanks to heat they had fifteen years ago, back when Eddie was first starting out. Even after their short feud ended, they blatantly make it clear they still hate each other.
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** His [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning spinning backfist]] FinishingMove is called the [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture "Backfist to the Future"]].

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** His [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning [[SpectacularSpinning spinning backfist]] FinishingMove is called the [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture "Backfist to the Future"]].
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** In {Wrestling/{A|llEliteWrestling}}EW it's Wrestling/ChrisJericho

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** In {Wrestling/{A|llEliteWrestling}}EW Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling, it's Wrestling/ChrisJericho
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* FinishingMove: Backfist to the Future, American D (Wrestling/MasatoTanaka's Sliding D).

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* FinishingMove: Backfist to the Future, Future (a.k.a. the Uraken, popularized by Wrestling/AjaKong), American D (Wrestling/MasatoTanaka's Sliding D).D), Stretch Plum (innovated by the late Plum Mariko).

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* ArchEnemy: In CHIKARA it was initially Wrestling/LarrySweeney; with Sweeney's departure from the promotion it became Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli.

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* ArchEnemy: In CHIKARA it was initially Wrestling/LarrySweeney; with Sweeney's departure from the promotion it became Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli. He still doesn't like him over a decade later.
** In {Wrestling/{A|llEliteWrestling}}EW it's Wrestling/ChrisJericho
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* GoodIsNotNice: Even as a heartfelt {{face}}, Kingston is not the friendliest guy on the block. He will resort to petty street crime and gratuitous violence to avenge wrongs just like his good friend Wrestling/JonMoxley, as Wrestling/TheYoungBucks and The Wrestling/JerichoAppreciationSociety can attest to, and unlike most faces who will either simply not work with each other or throw water under the bridge if they have an acrimonious past, he openly calls out Wrestling/RingOfHonor old-heads such as Wrestling/CMPunk and Wrestling/BryanDanielson for their harsh treatment and judgment of him when he was coming up early in his career.

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