Kofi Kingston went on a wild journey in 2019 as he became a main event star that was capped off with winning the WWE Title from Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 35.
Kingston dropped the title to Brock Lesnar on the October 4, 2019, episode of SmackDown on FOX. This was the premiere episode of SmackDown on the station, and WWE booked it as a squash match.
While speaking with Steve Fall of NBC’s Ten Count, Kingston looked back on the match and why the decision was made to keep a quick match.
“I have no idea. I don’t really dwell on the why. There are a lot of things in the industry that you look at sometimes and go woah, ‘why did that happen?’ You just move on, and the wheel keeps on turning. For me to dwell on what happened in that match with Brock Lesnar doesn’t serve me any purpose. It’s not going to make me better or change what happened or do anything besides make me feel bad, and I’m not going to let it do that. I have a lot more career left to handle. I think it’s a scenario where it’s a rare and unique opportunity to be on this roster. As far as my run, being WWE Champion, I got to go six months almost to the day so that is a very long reign.”
Kingston brought up how there aren’t many stars that had six-months or more WWE Title reigns as it was only himself, Brock Lesnar, Bobby Lashley, and Roman Reigns. During his WWE Title reign, he brought up feuding with Kevin Owens, Dolph Ziggler, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, and Randy Orton.
Kingston added, “To be able to button that up was great. I enjoyed my title run. I enjoyed every single moment of it because I know how rare it is to be in that championship role. You embrace it.”
Kingston also shared his belief that more WWE surprise returns are being planned by Triple H. You can watch the entire interview by clicking on the player below:
If you use any portion of the quotes from this article, please credit Steve Fall of NBC’s Ten Count with an h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription.
