Eddie Kingston says that professional wrestling is stressful, but unlike other jobs, he gets to let out his frustrations in the ring.
Kingston is a passionate advocate of mental health, as he has discussed his own struggles in the hopes of helping others with theirs.
In an interview with "Doc" Chris Mueller of Bleacher Report, Kingston opened up about his mental health. In one highlight, when asked whether wrestling causes or relieves stress, he responded by noting that it can be stressful, but he gets to take his frustrations out in the ring.
"It causes a lot of stress if you let it, you know what I mean? And I think that's with any job, if we let any job stress us out. But what makes my job different is that I get to let out my frustrations in the ring. And I get to let out my frustrations verbally when we do promos or segments or whatever people want to call it, whatever the TV people call it. I'm doing me at the end of the day. I tell people my promos are my therapy," Kingston said.
When asked about his support system, including Jon Moxley, Penta, Ruby Soho, and Proud and Powerful, Kingston noted that they have helped him a lot over the years.
"Everybody you just said [laughs]. You know, there are others, but I like to keep that close to the vest. I guess you could say my character is me at 17. And so there's a lot of reality to what I do on screen. And Ortiz has been a huge, huge person in my life to help me out and to be part of that support system. And Ruby as well. Ruby's been around, We've been friends for many, many years, and I feel bad for her sometimes. But she's been around and she's always had my back. Same thing with Mox, you know what I mean? What you see is what you get on TV. There are others, but those are the main ones," he said.
Kingston went on to discuss his friendship with Soho and noted he pushed her away at first, as he has with other people. He expressed his gratitude that she, and the others, decided to stay with him and have his back.
"I definitely pushed her away in the beginning, you know what I mean? And then the same thing with a lot of people who had my back who are part of my support system, I've tried to push them all away. And they've all been the ones who stayed to have my back. And I'm very lucky and blessed that they decided to stick with me. They stayed for the whole ride," Kingston said.
Kingston recently stated that it's not weak to struggle. More information about his message can be found here.
