WWE Superstar Kofi Kingston recently spoke to SportBible to talk about his recent rise within the company. The New Day member discussed not getting recognition in WWE based on his looks, the support the WWE Universe has shown him in recent months, and similarities between the ‘Yes Movement’ and ‘KofiMania.’
Here are the highlights:
Not getting recognition in WWE based on his looks:
I was never going to be the one to get recognition because of my looks. There are guys who are way taller than me, weigh a lot more than me, are stronger than me, not faster than me but all other aspects people get recognized and looked at and opportunities based on how they look.
I’ve been fighting that battle my entire lifetime. To get to WWE I was told I wasn’t big enough, I wasn’t strong enough and low and behold here I am, multiple time champion, hopefully soon we can say I’m WWE champion!
The support the WWE Universe has shown him recently:
The support I’ve got over the last few weeks has been amazing. The WWE Universe just 100% behind me. It’s cool to see that what I try to do actually works. People are behind me and the memories are there. They understand the performances I’m capable of and they also want to see me get a chance at the most prestigious title in WWE.
Similarities between the ‘Yes Movement’ and ‘KofiMania’:
I think it is similar. It is awesome when the WWE Universe is dictating what happens on WWE television. Vince came on RAW and Smackdown a few months ago and said they were going to listen to the people, and that’s what the WWE Universe wants, to be listened to.
When something like the ‘Yes Movement’ happens organically, it’s not written in the writer’s room, it’s not a story that people think about and it just happens, it’s an organic storyline. There’s definitely a lot of similarities where the universe has just hijacked the show. They made their voices and opinions very well known and I’m very appreciative of them.
