WWE Champion Kofi Kingston spoke highly of Daniel Bryan while doing a recent interview with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated.
The top champion on the SmackDown Live brand did the interview to promote WWE SummerSlam where he’s featured in one of the top matches on the card. At this show, he’ll defend his title against Randy Orton.
Kingston made it known that he thinks Bryan is the unsung hero in his rise from being a mid-card talent to be in the main event spot.
“Bryan is the unsung hero,” said Kingston. “And he’s done a lot for guys who are undersized but showed they can still be cast in this top guy spot. He’s done it so well for a very, very long time.
It all goes back to Bryan’s rise back in 2013 where he had to fight past The Authority and overcome the hurdles placed in front of him due to his size.
“And Bryan went through that identical journey I did to get to WrestleMania. He was badgered and blocked by The Authority and called a B-plus player, that was his story, and it became mine, too. We don’t get a lot of shine in main events, we’re not 6’8″ and 300 pounds, so the fact that he was my opponent was poetic. I have a whole lot of respect for Bryan and the boundaries he’s been able to break.”
