Kofi Kingston was recently interviewed by Alexa McCarthy of talkSPORT. During the interview, he spoke on a wide variety of topics.
One of these topics had to do with Kofi taking the spot of Mustafa Ali after he suffered an injury. Kofi has since taken the ball and has run with it.
Kofi was asked if he spoke to Ali after replacing him. Here is what he said:
“Oh, absolutely. We texted back and forth and I – number one – it’s always a terrible situation when somebody gets hurt and not able to perform because we as WWE superstars, that’s all that we want to do and a guy like Mustafa Ali has worked so hard. He’s been wrestling on the independent scene as long as I have, maybe even longer. And then to get to WWE and be on 205 Live, and fight your way there and fight your way into the title picture there and then fight your way onto the main roster on SmackDown and have it
come to an abrupt halt – and I say halt because it’s not an end for him by any means – but to have itcome to a halt at the expense of an injury is always unfortunate.
But , I told him – and he knows – that his future is very bright, he’s one of the guys that I’d watch on 205 Live and be like ‘wow, this guy is pretty incredible’. The things he can do with his body, the stories he’s able to tell, the emotions he’s able to portray and the way he’s able to connect with the WWE Universe is a very special thing. He has a bright future for sure and I knew that when I replaced him, oddly enough, I knew I would be able to deliver in a way that I thought wouldn’t disappoint him. Because, for him to be in that position, to watch somebody take his spot and, god forbid, I would have had a terrible performance? Now, he feels even worse! It wouldn’t have done him justice if I would have had a bad outing.”
On a related note, here are 5 ways that Kofi could get added to the WWE Title match at Wrestlemania 35.