Kofi Kingston, one-third of the New Day, is part of one of the most popular and marketable acts in WWE. He’s also accomplished just about everything you can in WWE, shy of winning a world title. But one of the things he’s most known for is avoiding elimination at the Royal Rumble.
If it’s somehow been a while since you’ve seen (most of) Kofi’s incredible avoidances, go ahead and allow yourself to get re-familiarized with those bad boys.
This year, Kingston avoided elimination thanks to the power of pancakes (although we recommend not getting pancakes all over YOUR pair of Kyrie 4 BHM kicks). While the New Day helped make that moment as entertaining as possible, it was one of his lower-impact, lower-effort stunts (in terms of physicality).
During an appearance on the Buzz Adams Morning Show, Kingston was asked about his favorite Royal Rumble spot. While he wasn’t really able to single out a favorite moment, he was ready with an answer on which one was the hardest. He also revealed a secret about all his legendary spots: he’s usually not the one doing the heavy lifting (literally).
“Honestly, I don’t even like ranking them myself as far as favorite. I just try to come up with new ideas and throw them out there and allow the fans to decide what their favorite is. I think, for me, the toughest was the handstand one; because, if you watch that one, I was thrown out of the Rumble by Miz. My hands are thrown on the ground, but my feet are up in the air, so I am walking around and doing a handstand headed towards the stairs where my feet are on the stairs and they don’t hit the floor.
“I get a lot of credit now for doing these things, but if you play close attention it is the guys around me that are doing all the work. This year, I just got knocked out of the ring and Xavier [Woods] sacrificed himself and then him and Big E sacrificed themselves and threw me back into the ring. I didn’t do anything on that. I got thrown out of the ring one time by Adam Rose and then I landed on his Rosebuds, which they then threw me back in the ring, so again, I didn’t do anything with that. Another time, I was riding on Big E’s shoulders, so again, he’s giving me a ride, I’m not the one doing any of the work, but I get a lot of the credit, which should mostly go towards those that help me, but they are definitely a lot of fun during Royal Rumble season.”
You can listen to the entire interview below. Which Kingston Royal Rumble moment is YOUR favorite? You probably have an answer on deck already.
