Eddie Kingston thinks setting Chris Jericho on fire could have helped boot pay-per-view buys.
Eddie Kingston was involved in one of the most memorable moments in AEW history when he came down the ramp during the Anarchy in the Arena match at AEW Double or Nothing 2022, as he was covered in blood and holding a gas can. Kingston was clearly prepared to set someone on fire, but Bryan Danielson stopped him.
Speaking with Steve Fall for WrestlingNewsCo, the memorable image of a bloodied Kingston coming to the ring with a gas can came up in the conversation, as Fall noted that Kingston was seemingly trying to set someone on fire.
“Yeah, Jericho. I was trying to set Jericho on fire. I don’t think anybody would have missed him. At least twice a day, someone thinks about that. At least twice. It runs through my head at least once, where I’m like, ‘Man, I was really close to setting him on fire. That would have been fun.’ Maybe the pay-per-view buys would have went up afterwards, like, ‘Hey, did you see Chris Jericho get set on fire by Eddie Kingston?’ If they’re like, ‘No, oh, I gotta order it,'" Kingston said.
At AEW Dynamite Big Business, Kingston will team up with PAC and Penta El Zero Miedo to face Kazuchika Okada and the Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson). Fightful will have coverage of the show as it airs on March 13.
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