Wrestling Six Packs: Eddie Kingston Dream Matches

The War King tastes his gold, literally
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Eddie Kingston has wrestled a lot of people, a lot of marquee, high-end wrestlers even. He's been Chikara's go-to special guest opponent, taking on everyone from Austin Aries to Homicide, Tommy Dreamer to El Generico. His most recent dream match saw him taking on Mike Quackenbush for the right to become the first ever Grand Champion, a match he memorably won. Being the consummate performer, he's not done taking on all comers, as referenced by this tweet. I can't just give one answer, so here are six dream matches I'd love to see Kingston partake in. The first five are attainable, and that last one is the ultimate dream match, one that probably won't happen unless somethind drastic happens.

1. Sara del Rey

Honestly, there's a chance we'll see this match at some point in 2012. Last year was as dedicated to establishing the Queen of Wrestling as it was to crowning the War King, and if this tilt doesn't headline Chikara's final card of the year (High Noon II: NOON HARDER?), then it'll happen at some other marquee event. Just because it's an inevitability doesn't mean it's not also a dream come true. These are the two biggest stars in Chikara right now, and the atmosphere would be just as electric, if not even more so, than what it was for the Quackenbush match.

2. Finlay

Fit Finlay is over 50 years old, but he's one of those guys who proves that in wrestling, age ain't nothin' but a number. As a brawler, there are few that even now are his equal. He's had great matches in 2011 with Sami Callihan and Kevin Steen, and he's got a feud lined up in EVOLVE with Jon Davis. That's a fine lineup of opponents, but it's missing Kingston, with whom he might have the best matches.

3. Willie Mack

From the legendary foes to the new hotness, Mack will be making his East Coast debut at CZW's Best of the Best tournament this year. CZW is also a known home of the War King, a place where the man can indulge his more violent tendencies. Light tubes or not, if any future cards hold a Mack/Kingston tilt, I may be tempted to buy it on DVD or even attend it live. More preferably though? It's a match that I would love to see happen in Chikara.

4. Kana

Kingston said on Twitter that his own dream match would be teaming with the woman with the sexiest roundhouse kick in all pro wrestling against del Rey and Yoshihiro Tajiri. Screw that noise. Kana's a buzzsaw herself, and I don't think her teaming with the Last of a Dying Breed would be able to coexist without tempers flaring. Their personalities are too strong. If Kana's coming over to the US again, or if Kingston is going to Japan, this match is too tantalizing for them to waste it on them collaborating.

5. Jushin "Thunder" Liger

All the above matches would be hard-hitting affairs, bordering on brawls. However, there's an underrated portion to Kingston's game. He's actually a really good technical wrestler, as he showed against Quackenbush at High Noon. Liger is Quack's inspiration, so why not have Kingston take it to the next level? Some might scoff at this idea of being a great match, but I know Kingston is game enough to give Liger all he can handle and then some.

6. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin

In the hash-tagged words of the War King himself, #shitisreal with this matchup. Like I referenced above, this match will probably never happen unless WWE drops its image obsession problem and signs the War King or Austin somehow convinces Vince that yeah, it's a good idea to let him wrestle one match in the indies. That being said, what if this did happen? What if the best brawler of right now took on the best brawler of all-time? The answer would be a sight to behold.

And before anyone says "Kevin Steen is missing", well, two things. One, that one's so obvious that anyone who doesn't think of it isn't doing it right. Two, wouldn't everyone much rather see Steen and Kingston team up and just destroy everybody and everyone in their paths? Yes? We're in agreement? Good.