Kofi Kingston recently spoke with Shakiel Mahjouri of CBS Sports for an in-depth interview promoting the WWE Royal Rumble 2022 pay-per-view this weekend.
During the interview, the longtime WWE veteran once again addressed the reports of Mustafa Ali having his request to be released from WWE denied by the company.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview where he touches on this topic with his thoughts.
On how he “feels” for Ali and understands the frustrations he’s going through: “It’s a really complicated industry. I feel for him. I feel for him because I understand the frustrations that he’s going through. I feel like somebody who is so incredibly talented should always be afforded the opportunity to shine,” Kingston said. “He hasn’t really necessarily been given that, and that is one of the most unfortunate natures of our industry. I don’t know how to change that. It’s been like that for quite some time. I guess we’ll just kind of see where it all goes. I’m a firm believer in everything kind of happening for a reason. I think that when it’s all said and done, he will have grown from this whole experience, for sure. I don’t know where it’s going to end. I don’t know where it’s going to go.”
On how no matter what Ali will always have his support: “But he’ll always have my support in terms of my desire to want to see him do well because he is so incredibly talented not just in the ring, outside the ring too. As a person, just somebody who really wants to have a major impact on the world. So I’m hoping that he’s able to find some peace in the whole situation. I hope he’s able to find some happiness at the end of it when it’s all said and done with the light at the end of the tunnel… Regardless of what happens, there are going to be big things for him in his future.”
Check out the complete interview at CBSSports.com.
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