Eddie Kingston reflects on an injury from early in his career.
During a recent video on Cezar Bononi's YouTube channel, Eddie Kingston commented on breaking his ankle during a match in 2007 and willing himself to finish the match. Kingston says he originally broke his ankle on a back body drop and further aggravated the injury, by defiantly continuing to fight.
He would eventually have to undergo surgery.
“I had ankle surgery…I broke it in January 2007 in a match and I tried to finish the match and broke it again. I took a back body drop. I landed with this leg on my ass, it broke. I went, ‘Okay, maybe it’s just torn ligaments.’ So I’m on the outside, moving it. I get back in the ring, limping, moving it. I go to throw a punch [makes snapping sound]. I get back up, I go, ‘Come on,’ moving it. I threw both guys out of the ring. You can see me [grimacing], okay, it’s just ligaments. That’s what I did before. Went to throw another punch, it broke again."
Eddie Kingston is currently recovering from surgery following an injury he suffered in May 2024. Learn more about his recovery at this link.
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