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Ex-AEW Champion Wins First Match In 517 Days At All Out

By Sridhar Krishnan • Published Sep 20, 2025 16:15 EDT
AEW logo over blurred Lucha Bros Eddie Kingston Bunny Blade Butcher

A former AEW Champion won their first match in 517 days.

At All Out, Eddie Kingston returned to a warm reception for his match against Big Bill. His last match was against Gabe Kidd in a No Ropes Last Man Standing match, where he dropped the NJPW Strong Openweight Title.

Previously, he lost the Continental Title to Kazuchika Okada and the ROH World Title to Mark Briscoe.

His was written off from TV after an attack by The Young Bucks and Jack Perry.

Eddie Kingston Wins Against Big Bill At AEW All Out

Eddie Kingston‘s match at All Out 2025 against Big Bill was his first in 16 months.

In a back-and-forth match, Kingston won by hitting a Spinning Back Fist. However, after the match, he was attacked by Bryan Keith.

Fortunately for the former champion, Hook made the save, applying the Red Rum on Keith.

Kingston celebrated with Hook after hitting Keith with the Spinning Back Fist.