Eddie Kingston discusses his Player's Tribune article.
When the 'Mad King' released his touching and inspiring Player's Tribune article last November, the wrestling world was blown away by Kingston's honesty and vulnerability that he expressed in the article.
Although Kingston revealed shortly after releasing the article that he felt a bit of added pressure, the 40-year old discussed the impact of his piece and how it has garnered attention towards him in a new interview with the Under The Ring podcast.
"Everybody was real positive about it. For me, I don’t like that kind of attention. In the ring I like attention when I’m in there fighting, but outside the ring I don’t really like attention. But getting the attention from that, knowing that people that I talk to are now open and talking more about their mental health to their significant others or family, that means a lot to me. I do these meet and greets and autograph signings for AEW and I have little kids or their moms & dads or anybody coming up to me and telling me that piece helped them or that they’re going through it, I tell them to just keep fighting. This is normal to me, mental health is a normal thing to me. That’s what I tell people."
Kingston is currently in the news after Fightful Select reported that he had been suspended from AEW due to an altercation with Sammy Guevara. To learn more, subscribe to our premium service today.
Earlier today, Kingston commented on his suspension. To learn more, click here.
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