Friday night at Spaulding Hall in Alton, Illinois, over 400 fans in attendance witnessed Charli Evans face off against her dream opponent, AEW’s Eddie Kingston, in the main event of St. Louis Anarchy’s “Canvas of Dreams II”.
Charli Evans took to social media to reflect on her dream match against Eddie Kingston; a match that Evans has wanted since 2019.
IVE HAD TIME TO SIT AND PROCESS FRIDAY NIGHT ENOUGH TO WRITE DOWN SOME THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS. I CANT EXPLAIN TO YOU HOW BADLY I WANTED THIS MATCH. I DONT THINK YOU, EDDIE OR ANYONE WILL REALLY EVER GET HOW MUCH I WANTED THIS AND FOR WHAT? TO SAY I DID IT? TO EARN HIS RESPECT TO KNOW THAT DREAMS DONT HAVE TO STAY DREAMS? TO SHOW MYSELF THAT I COULD PUT MYSELF AGAINST ONE OF THE GREATEST WRESTLERS IVE EVER SEEN AND SHOW HIM THAT I DESERVE TO BE THERE? TO HEAL? TO MAKE SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST A PRO WRESTLING MATCH? ITS A COMBINATION OF IT ALL.
WHEN I FIRST PUT THIS OUT THERE AS MY DREAM MATCH IN 2019 IT SEEMED LIKE A STRONG POSSIBILITY. I REMEMBER CRYING ON MY BIRTHDAY AT A REVPRO SHOW WHEN HE WRESTLED KURT BECAUSE I WANTED IT SO BAD. I FELT FROM THERE THE CHANCES STARTED TO DROP. PANDEMIC. AEW. A WORLD APART. INJURY. HE WAS WRAPPING UP INDIE DATES. THE GEAR I HAD MADE SITTING THERE. I ALMOST JUST PACKED IT AWAY BUT I AM SO GLAD IT NEVER HAPPENED UNTIL NOW BECAUSE WHO THE FUCK WAS CHARLI EVANS IN 2019?!? NOT READY FOR THIS. AS MUCH AS I THOUGHT I WAS AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD. IT WASNT GOING TO BE WHAT FRIDAY WAS. THERE IS SO MUCH THAT NO ONE WILL EVER GET. THERE IS PROBABLY SO MUCH THAT EDDIE WILL NEVER GET. I GOT EVERYTHING I HAVE NEVER FOUGHT WITH SO MUCH HEART AND PASSION IN MY LIFE. WHEN I SAY I GAVE IT MY ALL I TRULY MEAN IT. THERE WAS A POINT I WAS LAYING THERE AND I TOLD MYSELF THIS IS EVERYTHING YOUVE EVER WANTED. YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT MORE. FOR THE GIRL IN 2019 THAT KNEW THIS WAS HER DREAM MATCH. FOR THE GIRL IN 2017 THAT DECIDED TO MOVE TO THE UK. FOR THE GIRL IN 2014 THAT WANTED TO BE A PRO WRESTLER. FOR THE 10 YEAR OLD GIRL THAT FELL IN LOVE WITH PRO WRESTLING. FOR THE WOMAN I AM AT THAT EXACT MOMENT, EXACTLY WHERE I WAS MEANT TO BE. THANK YOU ST LOUIS ANARCHY FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU EDDIE FOR GIVING ME YOUR TIME, ENERGY, WISDOM, LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP. I DO NOT THiNK YOU WILL EVER UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT YOU HAVE HAD ON MY LIFE BUT I HOPE THAT I SHOWED IT YOU IN THE MATCH. I AM OVERWHELMED BY THE LOVE FROM EVERYONE. I FEEL LIKE WE ALL HAD A DREAM COME TRUE ON FRIDAY. I AM so BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO LIVE THIS LIFE! I AM BLESSED THAT THE UNIVERSE MADE ME WAIT FOR IT. EVERY THING HAPPENS WHEN IT IS MEANT TO AND FUCKING HELL, I WAS MEANT TO WRESTLE EDDIE KINGSTON.
Canvas of Dreams II can be streamed on the official SLA YouTube channel for the remainder of the weekend.