Anthony Henry says Eddie Kingston pushed for him to get signed.
Henry was released from WWE on August 6, 2021, just eight months after signing with the company. Henry quickly turned around his luck and made his debut for AEW on September 11, 2021, just a few days after his non-compete clause came to an end.
In his debut match for AEW, Henry faced Eddie Kingston, one of the promotion's hottest stars at the time. In a new interview with the AEW Unrestricted podcast, Henry revealed that Kingston went out of his way to try and get him a job with the company.
“I got the chance to wrestle Eddie Kingston, who I wrestled in Evolve and we were good friends with. That was another lucky situation where, again, locker room rapport, right? He went out of his way to make sure and try to get me a job. He could have eaten me up because he was a star, but he did not do that, instead he gave me 80% of the match, sold for me, and Tony was very happy with it I think. From there, I’ve been here since. Crazy how things work out but it was literally the day of my non-compete being up.”
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