Promo Data
Eddie Kingston: "People ask me why I call the Grand Championship "Her". You see, as a thirty-three-year-old man, the only time I've felt love or wanted to give love out was when I had the Grand Championship. When I had Her. For thirty-three years I've had a hole [Eddie points to his chest.] in my chest that could not be filled by anything in this life but Her. When I held Her at night, when I defended Her in that ring it gave me peace, it gave me calm, it gave me a purpose. Icarus, do you understand? Hallowicked, do you understand how it feels to walk this Earth and not have a purpose? For thirty-three years, to walk around in life not knowing what you are meant for? Just aimlessly wandering around. When I got Her, I knew why I was here. I knew why God put me on this green Earth was to protect Her, to be with Her, to love Her. She is more than a title. She is way more than a belt. She is the love of my life and Icarus, you took Her from me-- [Yelling] I HATE YOU! I HATE THE AIR THAT YOU BREATHE! I HATE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE EVEN LIVING. YOU MAKE ME SICK. YOU SHOULD NOT BE ALIVE, YOU SHOULD NOT BREATHE THE SAME AIR I BREATHE, YOU ARE SCUM, YOU ARE BELOW ME, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE NUMBER TWO. And at the season finale [see Note 1], for you taking Her away from me, [Eddie gets close to tears.] for you taking my peace, my calm that I've been looking for for my whole life, I will bury you. [Eddie loses his sadness in an instant.]
And right before the daylight dies outta your eyes, Icarus, you're gonna see me laughing and smiling. But now when I get done with you-- I'm looking at you, Hallowicked. There's nothing personal with you. There's nothing deep with you like there is with Icarus, but you hold Her. You hold my wife. You hold my love. So I'm gonna bust your gut open and I'm gonna watch you die at the season finale and then she will finally come back to me. And days before I turn thirty-four-years-old, fourteen years in this great sport, I will have my purpose again and I will have my life one more time. This is deeper than anything in the world. Anything in wrestling. This is life. This is purpose. This is everything. Everything."
- Credit: Thanks to inmate rhlgull1331 for this transcription.
- Note 1: "Season Finale" refers to
CHIKARA Top Banana, which was held a day after.