>>12954428AEW's Tony Kahn took the microphone and began to speak. "I want to talk to you about Eddie Kingston." The crowd grew quiet, unsure of where this was going. "Now, you all know that Eddie is a fantastic wrestler," Kahn continued, "but you might not know why." And with that, the promoter launched into a tangled web of a speech that would leave the crowd stunned, amazed, and thoroughly confused.
He went on to explain that while Eddie had achieved great success in the United States, he had never truly challenged for the real triple crown in Japan. "It's not because he's not good enough," Kahn insisted, "it's because the Japanese market just doesn't understand his greatness." The crowd stared at him, their expressions a mixture of confusion and disbelief. "It's like they're looking at a Rembrandt and thinking it's just a bunch of smudges on a canvas," Kahn offered, gesticulating wildly.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Kahn, the ghost of Antonio Inoki had been summoned to the ring by an ancient incantation scribbled on the back of a WWE event program. Inoki, a wrestling legend in his own right, had been watching this display with growing incredulity. Finally, he could take no more. With a burst of ethereal energy, Inoki materialized behind Kahn and delivered a stiff kick to the back of his knees, sending the promoter tumbling to the mat. The crowd erupted into a frenzy, cheering Inoki on as he ascended the turnbuckle and pointed a ghostly finger at the fallen Kahn. "You," he boomed, "you don't know anything about wrestling!" And with that, the ghost of Inoki disappeared, leaving the crowd to wonder if they had just witnessed a miracle or if their minds had finally snapped from the sheer absurdity of it all.
