WWE Champion Kofi Kingston has named which NXT Superstars he would love to wrestle against. He also shared his belief that it’s only a matter of time until New Day stablemate, Big E, holds singles gold once again.

Speaking with WrestlingNews.co, Kingston listed notable NXT talents such as Velveteen Dream, former NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa, and current NXT Champion Adam Cole as Superstars he’d love to compete with.

“I get this question all the time, and it’s impossible to pick just one,” Kingston said. “I mean, Velveteen Dream, Tommaso Ciampa, Adam Cole…there’s so much talent down there. I think it’s a really special time. They’re so good that they are getting to be on national television now on USA…”

Regarding NXT’s move to USA Network, Kingston remarked that the change will only make everyone better:

“It’s gonna make them that much better because they’ve had a lot of time to grind and they are very comfortable being in front of TV,” he explained. “They’ve built their own brand, so I think it’s gonna be great for them. The more exposure the better…”

When it comes to his New Day stablemates, Big E and Xavier Woods, Kingston shared that he believes Big E will “eventually” win singles gold again, adding that “He deserves it.”

“[Big] E and Woods both,” Kingston said. “Honestly, all of us are already in the Hall Of Fame, not to toot my own horn or whatever. The New Day, we’ve already done so many significant things. E and Woods are incredibly talented individuals. I’m so blessed to have been grouped with these guys and to have met these guys … There’s big things always.”

Kofi Kingston will attempt to defend his WWE Championship against “The Viper” Randy Orton at this Sunday’s Clash of Champions pay-per-view.

H/T to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription.

In an interview with App.com, New Day member Big E opened about wanting to provide value to his team. He reflected that, with Kofi taking charge as WWE Champion, he doesn’t want to fall behind.

“I want to feel like I continue to bring value to this team. So I guess seeing Kofi take charge — he’s our World Champion right now, he’s the guy on our brand, on SmackDown Live — so right now, I guess, for me, I feel that, you know what? I want to be able to keep up. [Kingston] is kind of like the pace car right now, and I want to be able to keep up as well.”

“So I guess that’s kind of one thing and I’m always looking. I’ll use anything as motivation to continue to get better and display how good I am and what I want to bring to the trio,” he admitted.

Big E On Inclusivity And Representation

Big E also addressed WWE’s push for more inclusion and representation. He highlighted Kingston’s championship victory as well as Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Ronda Rousey main eventing WrestleMania 35 as important moments for pro wrestling.

“[…] the problem is, a lot of times people bristle at the mere mention of race or representation or feminism or whatever minority group there is that’s trying to have a voice in media, people don’t even want to have that discussion. But I think for Kofi to be the first African-born champion I think is such an incredible feat. And also Becky Lynch and Ronda and Charlotte being able to close WrestleMania, to have the women close the biggest show of the year, is also pretty incredible.”

Despite these steps, however, Big E stressed that the discussion over inclusivity is one that everyone needs to be open to. He added that being able to have a discourse about these subjects is a huge step forward for pro wrestling—one he hopes continues to grow.

During a WWE Live Event in Lima, Peru on Saturday night, WWE Champion Kofi Kingston and Daniel Bryan decided to incorporate the GTS into their matchup. The decision was based on the crowd’s chants of CM Punk after Bryan asked them who the best was.

However, another wrestler has taken issue with their usage of the move—one he claims to own. 

Former WWE Superstar and current New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) star KENTA tweeted his reaction to the usage of the GTS:

“Just letting you know © 2004 KENTA”

Both Kingston and Bryan would nail each other with the move CM Punk popularized in WWE. Bryan would hit Kingston twice with the move but would be unable to get the three count. With the crowd wanting more, Kingston would also utilize Punk’s former finisher.

Bullet Club

KENTA has been actively using the GTS now that he has returned to NJPW. He ended numerous matches during the promotion’s recent G1 Climax 29 tournament with the finisher. He would finish the tournament with 8 points based off of 4 victories.

During the G1 Climax finals, KENTA shocked fans by aligning himself with Bullet Club. Alongside his new affiliates, he attacked his friend Katsuyori Shibata, posing cross-legged atop Shibata’s chest once they were finished with the attack. 

Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston had an interesting way of handling chants of CM Punk from fans during a recent match. 

For years now, fans have been known to chant the name of the former WWE star during matches or segments that they don’t have a ton of interest in seeing.

That was a bit different when WWE held a live event on Saturday night in Lima, Peru at the Jockey Club del Peru.

CM Punk’s Agent Reportedly Reached Out To Fox About FS1 Hosting Gig

In the headliner of the show, Kofi Kingston defeated Daniel Bryan to retain the WWE Title. During the contest, Bryan asked the fans who’s the best, which led to the fans chanting for CM Punk. 

This proceeded to have Bryan then hit Punk’s finisher, GTS, twice on Kingston and went for the cover to only get a two count. The crowd asked for a second one, which led to Kingston hitting Bryan with it. 

WWE Lima, Peru Results

• Kevin Owens defeats Sami Zayn
• Andrade defeats Matt Hardy
• Ember Moon defeats Charlotte Flair
• Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) defeat Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville
• Street Fight: Roman Reigns defeats Samoa Joe
• WWE Intercontinental Title Match: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) defeats Ali
• Randy Orton defeats Rey Mysterio
• WWE Title Match: Kofi Kingston (c) defeats Daniel Bryan (w/Rowan)

Current WWE Champion Kofi Kingston is once again embroiled in a feud with long-time rival Randy Orton. The two have reignited their issues which stretch all the way back to 2009, during one of Kofi Kingston’s initial surges in popularity.

One moment, in particular, helped Kofi to stand out: destroying Randy Orton’s car. During the segment, however, Kingston recalled being worried the whole thing could have turned into a “Shockmaster” moment.

Speaking with Fightful.com, Kingston looked back at the damage he did to the car, and the moment he almost slipped live on RAW. 

“My God! I talk about that moment all the time. That was a career-defining moment for me, people are like ‘Oh my god, Kofi Kingston’s not just happy-go-lucky Jamaican guy, he’s doing some damage to this car.’ I feel like if I would have fallen, it would have been a Shockmaster-esque moment,” he admitted.

“It was almost slow motion for me. They told me the NASCAR was indestructible. They gave me a crowbar, with the first hit, it broke the window. That wasn’t supposed to happen, but it’s live TV. I keep on breaking it, I go and step, and now I’m on the dashboard.”

He continued, “I go to slam [the bucket of paint], and I feel myself falling. It’s like The Matrix. I’m like ‘No! My career! No!’ I stuck the pose, and it was really close. It could have went [down] really quick, but it went [up]. No multiple cars, no multiple buckets of paint. It was a one time deal. There’s no mirrors, I had to figure out ways to destroy it. I threw a crate into it, I used a crowbar to scratch up the paint job. Luckily it went the way that it was supposed to go and here we are ten years later, me and Randy going out there and doing it.”

The two recently wrestled to a double count-out during their clash at SummerSlam, leaving fans unhappy and wanting to see more. Given Randy’s attack on The New Day on RAW, followed by Kofi’s revenge on SmackDown, it appears the two are far from finished with each other. 

Kofi Kingston has remained on top of the mountain in the WWE as “The Viper” wasn’t the man to end his reign as the WWE Champion.

Kingston and Randy Orton went to a double count-out at the SummerSlam event. Post-match, Kofi hit Orton several times with a kendo stick. 

WWE SummerSlam 2019 Results & Live Coverage (8/11)

This match was made official on July 23 episode of SmackDown Live once Kingston issued a challenge for SummerSlam. Instead of allowing someone to come out, he noted that he would like to choose his opponent. He would then call out Orton, who proceeded to come out.

As fans were hoping, WWE went with the right move according to many fans by bringing up their past. Kingston brought up their history back in 2009 with Kingston famously hitting the boom drop from the stands through a table on Orton at Madison Square Garden. 

Orton would bring up how he did use his influence to keep Kingston out of the main event scene and that he was right that he to hold Kingston back.

Kingston’s reign started when he knocked off Daniel Bryan as the WWE Champion at the WWE WrestleMania 35 pay-per-view event.

This marks the first time that Kingston has held the WWE Title or a major World Title under the WWE banner for that matter.

What are your thoughts on the finish of this match? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.

WWE Champion Kofi Kingston spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated for a new interview to promote WWE SummerSlam. 

During the interview, Kingston talked highly of Daniel Bryan because he thinks he is the unsung hero in his rise in the company over the last few months. He has gone from being a mid-card talent to be in the main event spot on SmakDown Live. 

“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.

Kingston brought up how it all dates back to Bryan’s run in 2013 where he had to fight The Authority (Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, and Vince McMahon). In this feud, Bryan had to overcome the hurdles placed in front of him due to his size.

Kingston stated that Bryan went through that identical journey that he did to get to WrestleMania. He brought up how Bryan was badgered and blocked by The Authority and called a B-plus player. He noted that was Bryan’s story and become his. 

Kingston stated that they don’t get a lot of shine in main events because of their height and weight. He thinks Bryan being his opponent at WrestleMania 35 was poetic.

Kingston added that he has a whole lot of respect for Bryan and the boundaries he’s been able to break.

WWE Champion Kofi Kingston is making the media rounds to promote the upcoming WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view event. 

In an interview with the Ottawa Sun, Kingston opened up on where his mindset was at before the creation of The New Day. This is where he admitted that without Xavier Woods and Big E, he wouldn’t be in WWE. 

“It’s always fun and laughs. Woods and E, without them I wouldn’t be here. When they approached me about being in the New Day, I didn’t even know if I wanted to keep wrestling because I was doing the same thing over and over.”

Kingston recalled that he was someone who was going out and having good matches with some cool moves but would most likely lose. 

He thought it became monotonous. That changed once Big E and Woods approached him with the idea as they weren’t happy with their positions in the company. 

Kingston recalled people telling them that they sucked and rejected them but later embraced them. He would add that some people think they are one of the greatest factions of all-time and how they are WWE and SmackDown Tag Team Champions so their mission was accomplished. 

Kingston defends the WWE Title against Randy Orton at SummerSlam. As of this writing, Woods and Big E do not have a match booked. 

WWE Champion Kofi Kingston sat down for an interview with ComicBook.com during the recent Comic-Con International event.

During their conversation, Kingston commented on Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff’s new roles as Executive Directors for RAW and SmackDown, respectively.

He called their new positions “intriguing” as he considers them to be some of the best minds in pro wrestling history. Kofi also mentioned how, although he has never met him, he is looking forward to working with Eric Bischoff going forward.

“It is very intriguing because those guys are some of the best minds in the wrestling business, in the history of the wrestling business,” Kofi said.

“It’s always good to be always switching things up,” he continued, “and those are guys who not only think outside the box, but they live outside the box. So to have them behind the creative of RAW and Smackdown is very intriguing. I’m really looking forward to working with Eric Bischoff, he’s actually one guy that I have not met. So hopefully we get to work closely as time goes by.”

Kofi Kingston is scheduled to defend his WWE Championship against “The Viper” Randy Orton on August 11th at WWE’s SummerSlam event. Their recent rivalry has reignited a long-standing feud between the two Superstars.

SummerSlam takes place in the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada.

After successfully retaining the WWE Championship, Kofi Kingston set his sight on the next block – WWE SummerSlam. Kingston wrote, “And we’re on to #SummerSlam…”

The man who is set to face Kingston for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam – Randy Orton, replied to the tweet, coldly reminding him that he’s coming for his title and how lucky he has been at SummerSlam events when it comes to title matches.

To this, Kingston snapped back and said that he’s not the same person that Orton was able to bury back in 2009. He warned Kingston that SummerSlam will be very different.

You can see their interaction below:

• Related: Kofi Kingston Chooses His Opponent At WWE SummerSlam

Orton still didn’t stop with his jabs and posted a pic in a jocular vein from his vacation with his wife in the Maldives. The caption read, “Day 3 of my #WWE Championship winning workout regimen. I can already feel the gains, and yes I am tan af. Today was balancing while intoxicated and tomorrow @kim.orton01 will help me with my oxygen deprivation training.”

The back and forth between Kingston and Orton has been entertaining so far and it only builds up well towards their eventual meeting in the ring. Meanwhile the current card for the event looks something like this:

• WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins
• WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Natalya
• WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley vs. Ember Moon
• Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon – If Owens Loses He’s Forced To Quit WWE
• WWE Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton
• Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt

Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff’s appointment as the Executive Directors of Raw and SmackDown Live respectively has been the talk of the wrestling world recently with people discussing how much the two will be able to help the current WWE product.

During a recent interview with WFF, the current WWE Champion Kofi Kingston also talked about these appointments and shared his thoughts on the matter among other things.

Kingston said that it’s amazing news and claimed that everyone is going to benefit from having two of the greatest minds in the history of wrestling dictating storylines.

Continuing on the topic, he said that it’s a plus for everybody involved including the people on the roster who are looking for character changes and the ones who are looking for fresh and unique rivalries as well.

Kofi also talked about the recent Raw segment between The Monster Among Men Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley and said that it’s probably out of his pay grade to classify what is PG and what is not.

Though he did comment on the rivalry between the two stars and said that the whole segment was very intense and that’s what people are looking for.

You can check out Kofi Kingston’s full interview in the video below:

Kofi Kingston’s journey to the WWE Championship wasn’t a typical title chase and it was the epitome of a children’s WWE dream coming true to the full extent.

During a recent interview with GameSpot.com, the current WWE Champion talked about his incredible championship victory and his title reign so far among other things.

Kingston said that the whole thing feels like a really weird time warp because WrestleMania feels like it was a really long time ago but it also feels like it was just yesterday.

Continuing on the topic, the current champion said that his WrestleMania victory is the kind of moment you strive to have as a WWE Superstar and he feels blessed.

Later he revealed that as a kid this is what he always wanted to do and it was always his dream when he used to wrestle other kids in the neighborhood.

When asked which star he would like to defend his title against, the New Day member said that there are a lot of people and then he took the name of the current Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura.

He also expressed his interest in wrestling talents from NXT and Kingston then went on to claim that some of the talents in NXT are as good if not better than the talents on the main roster.

Kofi Kingston recently defended his title in a triple threat match at the SmackVille special and he will now be putting his championship on the line against Randy Orton at SummerSlam.

WWE presents a live special tonight on the WWE Network. The Smackdown brand will be inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee for the event. 3 title matches have been confirmed for the show along with a special performance in “Music City” by Elias.

WWE Smackville Lineup

• WWE Championship Triple Threat: Kofi Kingston (c) vs Samoa Joe vs Dolph Ziggler
• Smackdown Women’s Championship Triple Threat: Bayley (c) vs Alexa Bliss vs Charlotte Flair
• Intercontinental Championship: Finn Balor (c) vs Shinsuke Nakamura

WWE has also announced that Elias will give a special performance tonight.

Balor recently dropped the Intercontinental title to Nakamura on the Extreme Rules Kickoff show. Nakamura then defeated Crews on Smackdown this week while Balor has been scheduled to face Bray Wyatt at SummerSlam.

Kofi Kingston announced on Smackdown this week that should he retain his title in Nashville tonight, he’ll face Randy Orton at SummerSlam. Orton recently posted that he will be taking some vacation time between now and his title match in Toronto.

Should Bayley retain her title tonight, she is scheduled to face Ember Moon at SummerSlam. Flair meanwhile is rumored to be facing Trish Stratus at the event.

• Trish Stratus To Be Interviewed By Jerry Lawler On Smackdown

WWE also has a RAW brand house show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma tonight.

Kofi Kingston was in attendance during Comic-Con International in San Diego. While there, the WWE Champion was interviewed by Noelle Foley for Ringside Collectibles.

During their conversation, Kingston reflected on how becoming the WWE Champion has changed his life.

“Things are a lot more busy, and I say this a lot, but busy in the best way possible,” he said. “A lot more interviews, a lot more signings, just a lot more things to do. But this is what we wanted.”

He said it was an honor to represent the “highest level of wrestling,” reflecting that becoming champion had always been a dream of his before highlighting how much he loves providing inspiration for people who didn’t believe such an accomplishment was possible.

“Everybody is going through things in life that they don’t know if they can do it or not, y’know? And I’m living, breathing proof that you can do it if you’re willing to work hard. Work as hard as you can. It might take you a little while to do it, but it can happen. So I take a lot of pride in being that dude.”

Kofi Kingston’s journey to the championship famously took him 11 years. He won the WWE Champion from Daniel Bryan back in April at WrestleMania 35.

A new match has been announced for the upcoming WWE SummerSlam PPV as WWE Champion Kofi Kingston has chosen his opponent. 

During Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown Live, Kingston issued a challenge for SummerSlam but noted that he would like to choose his opponent. He would then call out Randy Orton, who proceeded to come out.

Kingston brought up their history back in 2009 with Kingston famously hitting the boom drop from the stands through a table on Orton at MSG. Orton stated that he could take the title whenever he wants as he doesn’t think Kofi should be WWE Champion. 

WWE presents the SummerSlam pay-per-view event on Sunday, August 11, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario at the Scotiabank Arena that will air on the WWE Network. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming weeks. Here is the updated card:

Updated WWE SummerSlam Card

• WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins
• WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Natalya
• WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley vs. Ember Moon
• Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon – If Owens Loses He’s Forced To Quit WWE
• WWE Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton

What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.

Smackdown and 205 Live will take place from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida this week. WWE announced 3 segments for this week’s show, including Ember Moon going one-on-one with Charlotte Flair.

Moon was recently announced as Bayley’s opponent at SummerSlam for the Smackdown women’s championship. Flair could potentially insert herself into the title picture with a win on Tuesday night, however.

Shane McMahon is scheduled to address Kevin Owens’ actions for last week as well on Tuesday night. McMahon held a Town Hall meeting to kick-off Smackdown last week. Also announced for Tuesday’s Smackdown is Kofi Kingston issuing an open challenge for SummerSlam.

Ember Moon vs Charlotte Flair

“Ember Moon received the biggest opportunity of her WWE career thus far last week, when SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley challenged her to a title match at SummerSlam. However, The Shenom will have no time to rest on her laurels, as she now has to prepare to challenge The Queen,” a WWE press release for the match reads.

Flair and Moon have never faced each other on WWE programming aside from both being in the 2019 Royal Rumble and the 2018 Money in the Bank matches. They have met a few times on recent WWE live events, however. Flair defeated Moon twice in a row on June 1st and 2nd last month during a WWE tour of Texas. Moon then won a triple threat against Flair and Liv Morgan on a WWE house show from Glenn Falls, New York on July 8th.

Also booked for Tuesday on 205 Live will be Isaiah “Swerve” Scott making his 205 Live debut against Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak in a non-title match.

• Isaiah “Swerve” Scott To Make 205 Live Debut Against Drew Gulak

Dolph Ziggler has unfinished business with Kofi Kingston. Ziggler took part in an interview with USA Today recently and said that he is personally and professionally jealous of the success Kofi Kingston has had recently.

“I’m genuinely, as a person and a performer, jealous of Kofi and his success,” Ziggler said. “So I would like to beat him — and I would like to beat him in front of a big crowd.”

Ziggler was defeated by Kevin Owens in 17 seconds at Extreme Rules. The two wrestled again last night on Smackdown with the match being ruled a no-contest after Shane McMahon’s interference.

Dolph Ziggler Interview Highlights

“What I do is usually steal the show and walk out with someone’s girlfriend afterward, too,” Ziggler continued. “But what I focus on now is winning that title from Kofi, because it means more to me beating him to prove how good I am.”

Ziggler would also talk about the long-standing rivalry between he and Kofi.

“It’s something that’s happened for a really long time. Sometimes it’s been just for bragging rights. Sometimes it’s been for the intercontinental title, the U.S. title,” Ziggler said of his rivalry with Kofi. “But in this situation, Kofi-Mania was running wild at Wrestlemania and now he’s jumped into this elite level as an up and coming, possible greatest WWE champion of all time. … I genuinely am happy for him. It just kills me that it’s not me instead of him.”

The full interview can be read here.

Dolph Ziggler vs Kofi Kingston Head-to-Head Stats

Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler have had 29 1-on-1 matches on WWE programming dating back to 2009. They have each won 14 matches against each other with one match being ruled a no-contest.

They’ve met 6x on PPV, with Ziggler having won 3, Kofi having won 2, and one match being ruled a no-contest.

PPV Single’s Match record:

1. SummerSlam 2010 – Intercontinental Title – Dolph Ziggler (c) vs Kofi Kingston – No Contest
2. Night of Champions 2010 – Intercontinental Title – Dolph Ziggler (c) defeated Kofi Kingston
3. Capital Punishment 2011 – US Title – Dolph Ziggler defeated Kofi Kingston (c) – Title Change
4. Elimination Chamber 2013 – Dolph Ziggler defeated Kofi Kingston
5. Super ShowDown 2019 – WWE Title – Kofi Kingston (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler
6. Stomping Grounds 2019 – WWE Title – Kofi Kingston (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler

Kofi Kingston has remained on top of the mountain in the WWE, and his reign as the WWE Champion continues.

Kingston did just that when he successfully beat Samoa Joe to remain as the WWE Champion, which serves as the top title on the SmackDown roster, at the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event.

Originally advertised for the show included Kingston defending the WWE Title against Kevin Owens and Dolph Ziggler in a triple threat match. Obviously, the plans changed. 

• WWE Extreme Rules 2019 Results (7/14)

Kingston’s reign started when he knocked off Daniel Bryan as the WWE Champion at the WWE WrestleMania 35 pay-per-view event. This marks the first time that Kingston has held the WWE Title or a major World Title under the WWE banner for that matter.

This is a new feud for Kingston, who had been working with Dolph Ziggler over the last few months. Plans had to be changed as the program was booked due to Kevin Owens, who was supposed to challenge Kingston, not wanting to travel to the country for the Super ShowDown event.

WWE would book Kingston vs. Ziggler at the Money in the Bank as well as the Stomping Grounds pay-per-view last month. 

What are your thoughts on Kingston retaining the WWE Title? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.

News broke over the last 24-hours that WWE Champion Kofi Kingston is dealing with an injury, which he revealed at the Monday’s SmackDown live event in Glens Falls, NY. 

The latest update on Kingston is that he is currently dealing with back issues, according to PWInsider. The belief is that WWE will give him time to rest up and heal before Extreme Rules. It appears that WWE is just being cautious with this situation. 

As noted, Kingston announced the news at the live event where he didn’t wrestle but rather made an appearance by tossing out pancakes to the fans in attendance.

While he was with Big E and Xavier Woods for the match that saw them beat The B Team., he stayed at ringside. 

Before the contest, Kingston reportedly told fans that he was injured the night before at the WWE live event in Binghamton, NY. At this show, he successfully retained the WWE Title over Dolph Ziggler in the main event. The top star on the SmackDown brand noted that he would be ready for the WWE Extreme Rules show.

• Kofi Kingston Injured, Pulled From WWE Live Event

Kingston is slated to make his next title defense against Samoa Joe at this Sunday’s pay-per-view event in Philadelphia, PA at the Wells Fargo Center.

WWE Champion Kofi Kingston is dealing with an undisclosed injury. At WWE’s live event last night in Glenn Falls, New York an announcement was made that Kingston would not wrestle on the show due to injury.

Kofi is said to have been in attendance at the show and threw pancakes to the crowd but he did not wrestle. Kingston did wrestle on WWE’s live event on July 6th in Utica.

This fan evidently caught a pancake which was tossed into the crowd last night by the WWE Champion.

Kofi Kingston Possibly Injured

There is no word on the nature or extent of Kofi’s injury. He is scheduled to defend his WWE Championship this weekend at Extreme Rules against Samoa Joe.

Kingston recently spoke with media in Saudi Arabia about wanting to face the best of the best as champion.

• Kofi Kingston Wants To Face “Everybody,” Including Brock Lesnar

“I want to to go up against the best. Everybody. I want to go up against everybody, that’s why you saw me on RAW telling Brock Lesnar to cash in his briefcase on me,” Kingston said. “And a lot of people are like, ‘Don’t do that because Brock, whoever he cashes the briefcase on…he’s automatically going to win!’ I want to be the best WWE Champion that I can possibly be, and the only way I can do that is by beating the best, so I will not shy away from Brock Lesnar.”

When all of Kofi Kingston’s championship reigns have been tallied, he’s spent more than 1500 days a title-holder in WWE. Since the first-ever WrestleMania in 1984, only 4 other WWE Superstars have accomplished this same feat. Kingston joins Triple H, John Cena, the Miz, and Hulk Hogan in this club.

“No matter how you look at it, that’s an impressive group to be counted among: Two Hall of Famers, a 16-time World Champion, and a fellow Grand Slam Champion. Congratulations once again to your W. W. E. World. Heavy. Weight. Champion,” a WWE Press Release for Kofi’s accomplishment reads.

Prior to the first WrestleMania, Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund also joined the 1500 days as champion club.

Kofi Kingston Championship Statistics

Kingston is easily one of the most decorated champions in WWE history. He is a former 4x Intercontinental champion, 3x United States champion, and an 8x tag-team champion. Kingston is the 13th triple crown winner in WWE history and also the 13th grand slam champion in company history.

• Kofi Kingston Retains WWE Title At Stomping Grounds

This fall, Kofi Kingston broke the record for most days spent as a WWE tag champion. Nobody in history has spent more days wearing WWE tag team gold than Kofi Kingston has. He passed Billy Gunn’s record in September:

Kofi Kingston has remained on top of the mountain in the WWE, and his reign as the WWE Champion continues.

Kingston did just that when he successfully beat Dolph Ziggler inside of a Steel Cage to remain as the WWE Champion, which serves as the top title on the SmackDown roster, at the WWE Stomping Grounds pay-per-view event in Tacoma, WA.

This was actually a rematch from the WWE Super Showdown pay-per-view event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia that saw Kingston win as well. The program was booked due to Kevin Owens, who was supposed to challenge Kingston for the strap at this show, not wanting to travel to the country.

With two straight wins over Ziggler, it appears that Kingston will be moving onto a new feud with a different star, potentially Owens.

Kingston’s reign started when he knocked off Daniel Bryan as the WWE Champion at the WWE WrestleMania 35 pay-per-view event. This marks the first time that Kingston has held the WWE Title or a major World Title under the WWE banner for that matter.

• WWE Stomping Grounds Results & Live Coverage

What are your thoughts on Kingston retaining the WWE Title? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.

Kofi Kingston clearly wants to be a fighting champion. The WWE Champion spoke with WrestlingAc.com whilst in Saudi Arabia for WWE’s Super ShowDown event, confirming that he wants to take on all comers, including Brock Lesnar.

“I want to to go up against the best. Everybody. I want to go up against everybody, that’s why you saw me on RAW telling Brock Lesnar to cash in his briefcase on me,” Kingston said. “And a lot of people are like, ‘Don’t do that because Brock, whoever he cashes the briefcase on…he’s automatically going to win!’ I want to be the best WWE Champion that I can possibly be, and the only way I can do that is by beating the best, so I will not shy away from Brock Lesnar.”

Kingston explained that becoming the WWE Champion is an undeniable accomplishment, but likens it to climbing a mountain only to discover there’s another, higher mountain behind it.

When asked about who he would like to face from NXT, Kingston responded enthusiastically, saying “There’s too much talent down there. Adam Cole is awesome, Johnny Gargano is awesome, Rodrick Strong is awesome, and I can’t mention names because I’ll leave names out,” Kingston exclaimed.

“Tyler Breeze, too, is amazing,” he added. “You know there’s way too much talent for me to pick one. […] I’m hoping all of those guys make it up to the roster at some point in time.”

Kofi Kingston will defend his WWE Championship tonight in a Steel Cage match against long-time rival, Dolph Ziggler.

WWE Stomping Grounds take place this Sunday. The show features a Steel Cage match between WWE Champion, Kofi Kingston, and rival, Dolph Ziggler.

In an interview with Gamespot, Kofi spoke highly of his opponent. He called Dolph one of his favorite opponents before estimating that they have had around 500 matches together during their time in WWE.

Despite their familiarity with one another, Kingston claims that things have escalated now the WWE Championship is involved.

“Dolph is one of my favorite opponents, and I almost forgot how much I enjoyed competing against him,” Kingston said. “Over the past few weeks, I’ve been able to do so on some of the live events, and back in 2000, I think it was 2009 all the way through 2010, we wrestled each other every single week on Raw and Smackdown, and all the live events; probably a good 500 times. Now we get to go out and do it again after our careers have both gone in different directions, and now we come back and do it again for the WWE Championship, like that’s really what it’s all about.”

“We Were Guys Who Were Underrated”

The two have battled one another through the years and the ranks in WWE, often vying for different championship accolades. Kofi likens their feud with a legendary rivalry: Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels.

“Back in the day, you had Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart going at it for the Intercontinental Championship, and then years, later they were doing the same thing for the WWE title as well,” Kingston continued.

“Not to put ourselves on the same level as those legends, but that’s really the way I like to think about it is, we were guys who were underrated, undersized, underappreciated, underused, undervalued, and somehow, someway we’ve been able to stay at it and for the past decade, and still be at the top of the game.”

Kingston explains that their story goes deeper than just the physicality of the cage match, saying “[…] It’s the whole journey that we’ve been through over the past decade of trying to get to this point, and now we can finally do it in the steel cage at Stomping Grounds, it’s going to be awesome. It’s going to be a war between us, but from a performer’s perspective I can’t wait, I can’t wait. I feel like we bring out the best in each other, and the real winners are going to be the fans that get to witness us go at it toe-to-toe, so I’m pretty excited about it.”

Stomping Grounds takes place this Sunday from the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington.

WWE will be producing a family-friendly movie which is destined for Netflix sometime in 2020. Kofi Kingston, the Miz, and Sheamus are all expected to be apart of the film. According to a report from the Wrap, production on the film is set to begin next week in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The film follows the adventure of an 11-year old wrestling fan who deals with bullying. Upon discovering a magical mask, the boy enters a competition to become a WWE Superstar.

Actors Seth Carr, Tichina Arnold, Ken Marino, and Adam Pally will all be featured in the film.

Netflix sent out a press release today with further details regarding the film.

WWE & Netflix: The Main Event

“The Main Event joins a growing slate of live action movies featuring kids and teens and made for families, which includes the upcoming comedy Tall Girl, A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting, and Hello, Universe, based on Erin Entrada Kelly’s Newbery Award-winning, New York Times bestselling novel,” the Netflix press release reads.

The film will feature director Jay Karas. He has also worked on Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife, Break Point, and Parks & Recreation.

“WWE Studios is WWE’s multi-platform content division that develops and produces scripted and non-scripted series, documentaries and feature films. Recent projects include Andre the Giant, the Emmy-nominated documentary in partnership with HBO, as well as hit shows Total Divas and Total Bellas on E! and Miz & Mrs. on USA. WWE Studios also recently produced the feature film Fighting with My Family in association with MGM and Seven Bucks Productions,” the press release continues.