En entrevue pour le podcast “After The Bell” de Corey Graves, Kofi Kingston a soutenu que Daniel Bryan a vraiment mis le paquet pour convaincre la WWE de mettre sur pied un combat entre les deux lutteurs pour Wrestlemania 35.
Kingston a rappelé qu’il ne faisait pas partie des plans pour un combat de championnat contre Bryan, ayant au départ remplacé Ali, victime d’une blessure. Il mentionne que Bryan désirait vraiment l’affronter et qu’il a ainsi démontré sa volonté d’offrir le meilleur produit possible.
“Daniel Bryan pushed for that to happen. The plans weren’t for me to be at WrestleMania. I’m not sure who it was for Daniel to face, but Daniel went in and went to bat for me and the situation and the title match for us to happen. He had a big part in it too. It’s a testament to his state of mind as far as advancing the business and doing the right thing for the people and best product.”
Kingston remercie chaleureusement Bryan, ajoutant qu’il a livré contre lui une performance magistrale au micro et dans le ring.
“I give a lot of credit to Daniel Bryan, who I think is legitimate, like a generational talent. It meant so much more because Bryan was so hot and Bryan is just so damn good in the ring, on the mic, with his character. He was so giving with the build to the story that it meant more.”