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On the latest Chasing Glory, Kofi Kingston discussed the origin of his Jamaican character and the trouble it brought him, including why he dropped it. Kingston told Lilian Garcia that the character came from promo class in developmental, and that he eventually had to drop it after a BBC reporter put out an article saying Kofi was ashamed of and trying to hide his Ghanian heritage. Highlights and the full podcast are below:
On where the Jamaican gimmick came from: “Oh my god. So here’s the thing, like when I was training, the big deal was that you needed a character, right? That was the big thing, you’ve gotta have a character. ‘Vince is liking characters right now.’ So I remember being on the way to promo class, and I was listening to the Damian Marley CD. And I was like, ‘Huh. Okay, this is an amazing CD.’ I say this every single time, top to bottom it still holds up. So one day I just came in and they were like, ‘Okay well, you’ve gotta go up there and cut a promo.’ And I was just like, [affects Jamaican accent] ‘Kofi Kingston from Kingston, Jamaica.’ I cut a promo on Ric Flair for stealing my Jamaican beef patty, or you know, giving him one that he threw in the trash, something like that. Something dumb. And everybody was just like, ‘Oh, man! You’ve gotta do that! Whoa!’ So that was it, trying to find a way to stand out is so important. And I didn’t go with the Ghanian character, because at the time Prince Nana who worked for ROH — I think he still does — was like, the Ghanian Prince. So for me to come out and be like, ‘Oh, I’m from Ghana too!’ Everyone would be like, ‘Oh, Prince Nana,’ you know what I mean? I just wanted to do something that would stand out. So I went the Jamaican route, never having been to the country. Knowing very few people of Jamaican descent. But I did listen to that Damian Marley CD several times, so I figured it qualified me to pose as a Jamaican character.”
On getting criticized by Jamaicans and Ghanians: “Number one, and I say all the time. It’s hard enough to remember what you have to say, let alone how you have to say it. My Jamaican accent was garbage. It was horrible, and people on MySpace from Jamaica let me know every day with their messages, like ‘Oh, you’re not from Jamaica! Kofi’s not even a Jamaican name!” But then, people from Ghana would be like, ‘Oh, you want to claim Jamaica, then you go be from Jamaica!’ So now I’m getting it from both ends. I’m like, ‘Guys, you don’t hold Samuel L. Jackson to the standard of being Nick Fury, you know what I’m saying? What is happening here?’ It was just a character, guys! It’s wrestling, entertainment, World Wrestling Entertainment! I’m just trying to entertain. ‘No! No!’ I’m like, ‘Oh my god, it’s not that serious.’”
On staying in character throughout interviews: “So I had an interview, and at the time Vince was saying, he told me, ‘No matter what you do, every interview you do, you’ve gotta be Jamaican. You’ve got to be in character, you’ve gotta be in gimmick.’ So we used to have WWE Magazine back in the day, and they are obviously all smart to people playing characters. They know my real name, I’d see like a 203 number come up and I’d be like, ‘Oh, this is like [Mark] Carrano, or somebody from the office,’ so I’d answer it and be like, ‘Hello, what’s going on?’ And they’d be like, ‘Oh, this is Sal from WWE Magazine, is Kofi there, are you available?’ I’m like, ‘Oh, hold on, hold on, one second? [affects accent] ‘What’s goin’ on, Sal? Kofi Kingston from Kingston, Jamaica.’ This is a print article, man. This is a print article, but Vince said, he said everything had to be in gimmick, and like they know, and I know, and it’s just so awkward.”
On the fact that he wasn’t Jamaican going public: “So an article came out, I did an interview with a guy from BBC. And you know, BBC is a big deal. So it was a regular media day, I’m doing my thing, and then all of a sudden I get to him, and he’s just like, ‘Oh, Kofi’s a very African name! You’re from Ghana, why are you ashamed of your heritage?’ I’m like, uh-oh. [in accent] ‘Well no, Kofi Kingston, my mom really paid tribute to the Motherland, I’m from Jamaica, she really liked Kofi, it’s a very popular name over there, you know!’ But he kept on grilling me and grilling me, and grilling me. And when I hung up the phone with him, I was like, ‘Oh my god. I don’t know man, this is BBC, this might be over.’ And then like an hour later, my mom calls me up, and she’s like, ‘Oh, someone just called me to do an interview. I gave an interview, he was asking about your heritage and I was like ‘Yeah, he’s from Ghana … But you know, he’s just playing a character.” I’m like, ‘Mom, kayfabe, mom!’ So he had gone through and found my dad’s number, and then my dad ended up giving him my mom’s number, and then my mom just thought this guy was trying to ask her questions. By the time the article comes out, it’s like ‘Oh, Kofi Kingston, he’s ashamed of his Ghanian heritage’ and this and that.”
On talking with Vince about it: “So now this article comes out, and I remember we had a Raw in New Orleans, ironically enough. And I was outside Vince’s office. And finally he was like, ‘Yeah well, what’s going on?’ I was like, ‘Vince, it’s over man. It’s over. This article just came out, everyone knows I’m not Jamaican. What are we gonna do?’ And he’s like. ‘Oh well, don’t worry about it. Not as many people are gonna see that article as you think.’ I was like, ‘Okay.’”
On finally dropping the gimmick: “So we kept on doing the Jamaican thing, and it wasn’t until about like four or five months later. I think it was Bragging Rights, the PPV. And before we go out, they’re like ‘Yeah, I think we’re gonna drop the accent.’ I’m like ‘Oh, how we gonna do this?’ ‘Well, we’ll just have you start talking normal.’ I’m like, ‘Oh, okay.’ So if you go back and watch it, it’s Triple H in the you know, we’re going back and forth and our team is getting all catty and I’m the guy that has to calm everybody down. And I just start talking like ‘Guys, guys, we gotta get on the same page. If not, they’re gonna obliterate us, man come on. What are we doing? Does anyone have any questions?’ And Triple H is like ‘Well yeah, I’ve got a question. Aren’t you supposed to be Jamaican?’ And that was it, I wasn’t Jamaican anymore.”
On people assuming what happened: “A lot of people asked like, ‘Did you mean to [drop the gimmick], did you forget about your accent?’ I’m like ‘No, man. You think I would just walk out there and forget?’ So that was it. The Jamaican accent was done.”Click Here:

Ted DiBiase set a new championship record at Monday night’s Raw Reunion episode. As the WWE Stats and Info Twitter account noted, DiBiase has the record for the longest gap between title wins after winning the 24/7 Championship at 26 years. Alundra Blayze is second place with 23 years after her 24/7 Championship win, followed by Pat Patterson.
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Longest gap between holding championship gold in @WWE:
– @MDMTedDiBiase, 26 yrs (1993 – #RawReunion)
– @Madusa_rocks, 23 yrs (1995 – #RawReunion)
– Pat Patterson, 20 yrs
– Pat Patterson, 19 years (2000 – #RawReunion)
– @Fgbrisco, 19 yrs (2000 – #RawReunion)
– Roddy Piper, 14 yrsClick Here:

R-Truth had two challengers for the 24/7 Championship at his SummerSlam Meet & Greet, but escaped with the title. You can see video below of Titus O’Neil and Drake Maverick showing up at Truth and Carmella’s meet and greet in an unsuccesful attempt to capture the title:Click Here:

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PWInsider reports that the WWE Studios film for Netflix, The Main Event, has completed shooting. Shooting wrapped yesterday (Aug. 16) in Vancouver, British Columbia. NXT Superstar Babatunde reportedly plays a lead villain in the film.
Other WWE Superstars who will appear in the movie include Keith Lee, Otis of Heavy Machinery, Sheamus, The Miz, Beth Phoenix, announcer Mauro Ranallo and Kofi Kingston. Other local independent wrestlers also reportedly filmed scenes for the film. Additionally, Ace Steele is said to have handled producing and agenting matches for the wrestlers involved with the film.
The Main Event will launch on Netflix later next year.Click Here:

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown and WWE 205 Live episodes will take place from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
SmackDown is set to feature Daniel Bryan vs. Buddy Murphy, plus the first two King of the Ring matches for the blue brand – Kevin Owens vs. WWE 24/7 Champion Elias and Apollo Crews vs. Andrade. 205 Live will feature a ten-man Captain’s Choice Match with Oney Lorcan, Jack Gallagher, Akira Tozawa, Humberto Carrillo and Isaiah Scott vs. WWE Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak, Ariya Daivari, Mike Kanellis, Angel Garza and Tony Nese.
WWE is focusing on the following points for tonight’s SmackDown:
* Buddy Murphy and Daniel Bryan to battle as The Big Dog’s whodunnit looms large
* Can Kevin Owens silence Elias as the King of the Ring begins?
* Apollo Crews and Andrade to settle the score in the first round of the King of the Ring
* How will Kofi Kingston respond to Randy Orton’s vicious assaults?Click Here:

Tickets for NXT on USA Network live episodes from September 18 to October 9 – four weeks in total – are sold out. Tickets for the October 9 show went on sale today at Noon and were out in a couple of minutes.
The October 16 and 23 shows go on sale on September 11 while those for October 30 and November 6 go on sale on September 13. November 13 and 20 shows will be sold starting September 16 and November 27 and December 4 on September 20. December 11 and 18 shows go on sale on September 23.
Full Sail University only holds a few hundred seats for NXT and the company expects to sell out every week. For more information on tickets go to nxttickets.ticketforce.com/livetv.Click Here:

After the news that Jon Moxley will be unable to attend Starrcast, the event has announced the updated schedule. Replacing the Moxley panel will be ‘Turner Memories’, a panel featuring Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone.
Here’s the description: “Join Good ‘Ol Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone as they reflect on their experiences and memories of Turner Sports, both in front of and behind the camera. Exclusive stories you can’t miss!”
Original: Conrad Thompson announced early this morning that Jon Moxley has been pulled from his panel and appearance at Starrcast III. Fans who have purchased meet and greets will be given refunds and a revised schedule will be issued later today.
Conrad said: “We received word today that unfortunately @JonMoxley won’t be able to travel to @StarrcastEvents. Once he got the word from his doctor he told us, “I’m sorry, this sucks.” I’m sure we all echo those sentiments. We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him soon. Everyone who purchased his meet and greet has been notified via email. Refunds will begin being processed tomorrow. His stage show has been cancelled and a new schedule will be released tomorrow.”
Moxley was also pulled from AEW All Out as a results of the MRSA infection in his elbow.
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We received word today that unfortunately @JonMoxley won’t be able to travel to @StarrcastEvents. Once he got the word from his doctor he told us, “I’m sorry, this sucks.” I’m sure we all echo those sentiments. We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him soon.Click Here:

Tonight’s main event: The Street Profits defend the NXT Tag Team Championship against Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly. The opening credits roll. Beth Phoenix, Mauro Ranallo, and Nigel McGuinness are on commentary.
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Match #1 – Singles Match: Io Shirai vs. Cami Fields
Shirai dropkicks Fields into the corner and beats her down. Fields comes back with a forearm shot, but Shirai delivers a knee strike. Shirai delivers a palm strike and double knees in the corner. Shirai connects with the moonsault and goes for the cover, but pulls Fields up at two. Shirai locks in Harajuku Clutch and Fields taps out.
Winner: Io Shirai
-After the match, Shirai grabs a kendo stick from under the ring, but Candice LeRae rushes the ring and beats Shirai with a kendo stick of her own. Shirai flees the ring and LeRae stares her down.
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Fish and O’Reilly are shown warming up backstage.
Later tonight, an exclusive interview with Pete Dunne will air.
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A video hype package for Kushida airs.
Match #2 – Singles Match: Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic
They lock up and Dijakovic backs Lee into the ropes. Dijakovic delivers an uppercut, but Lee comes back with body shots. Lee drops Dijakovic with a shoulder tackle and slaps him across the chest. Lee comes off the ropes, but Dijakovic drops him with a boot to the face. Dijakovic delivers shots on the mat, and takes Lee to the corner. Dijakovic delivers a forearm shot and goes for a suplex, but Lee fights back. Lee delivers elbow shots and sends Dijakovic to the corner. Lee charges, but Dijakovic sends him to the apron. Lee slams Dijakovic into the turnbuckle and connects with a cross-body. Lee goes for the cover, but Dijakovic kicks out at two. Lee drops Dijakovic with a lariat and goes for the cover, but Dijakovic kicks out again. Lee takes Dijakovic to the apron, but Dijakovic connects with a few chops.
Lee comes back and slams Dijakovic down onto the apron. Lee tosses Dijakovic back into the ring, but Dijakovic meets him with a forearm shot. Lee comes back for a right hand, but Dijakovic dodges and kicks Lee in the head. Dijakovic launches over the ropes and tkes Lee down on the outside. Dijakovic tosses Lee back into the ring and goes up top. Dijakovic goes for a cannonball, but Lee catches him. Lee goes for a power bomb, but Dijakovic rolls through. They exchange shots and Dijakovic delivers a back elbow. Dijakovic slams Lee to the mat and goes up top. Dijakovic connects with a moonsault and goes for the cover, but Lee kicks out at two. Dijakovic goes back up top, but Lee cuts him off. Lee climbs as well and delivers elbow shots. Lee delivers an avalanche Spanish fly from the top and goes for the cover, but Dijakovic kicks out at two.
Lee goes up top, but Dijakovic cuts him off. Dijakovic goes for a back suplex, but Lee elbows him back to the mat. Lee sets up for the Doomsault, but Dijakovic kicks him in the knee. Dijakovic delivers Feat Your Eyes and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Dominik Dijakovic
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A video highlighting the NXT career of Johnny Gargano airs. Shane Thorne comes to the announce table and wonders why the past is still being talked about instead of him. He says Gargano is nothing.
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Footage of the confrontation between Mia Yim and Shayna Baszler from last week airs. Then, footage of William Regal telling Yim that she already had an opportunity and walking away is shown.
Baszler, Marina Shafir, and Jessamyn Duke make their way to the ring. Before Baszler can speak, Rhea Ripley interrupts. Ripley takes the mic away from Baszler and says she knows what Baszler is going to say. Ripley says Baszler is going to say that she has beaten everyone in NXT, but then Ripley says she hasn’t beaten her and calls her a bitch.
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An interview with Pete Dunne airs. He says rules don’t apply to him and he goes wherever he wants whenever he wants. He says he isn’t done with NXT UK, but he has everyone on notice. He says if he sees something that he wants, he is coming to take it. He says if TakeOver knocked him to the back of the line, bring it on. He says he will break the fingers and spirits of anyone who wants a piece of him.
The Street Profits warm up backstage. The main event is up next.
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Next week: The Velveteen Dream will go one-on-one with Kona Reeves. Also, Adam Cole will defend the NXT Championship against Jordan Myles.
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Match #3 – NXT Tag Team Championship Match: The Street Profits (c) (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) vs. The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly)
Ford and Fish start the match. Fish applies a wrist-lock, but Ford gets free. Ford applies one of his own, but Fish takes him to the mat. Fish applies a side headlock and O’Reilly tags in. O’Reilly applies a side headlock and takes Ford to the mat. Ford fights back and Dawkins tags in. Dawkins drops O’Reilly with a shoulder tackle and then slams him back to the mat with a scoop slam. Fish tags in, but Dawkins drops him as well. Ford tags back in and delivers a dropkick to Fish. The Profits drop O’Reilly with a double flapjack and then Dawkins slams Ford on Fish and O’Reilly. Ford goes for the cover, but Fish kicks out. Ford applies a wrist-lock, but Fish backs him into the corner. Fish delivers a few shots, but Ford counters and sends him to the corner. Ford kicks O’Reilly to the floor and takes Fish down with a cross-body. Ford goes for the cover, but Fish kicks out.
Ford drops Fish again and runs the ropes, but O’Reilly knees Ford in the back. O’Reilly tags in and delivers knee strikes to Ford in the corner. Fish tags back in and delivers strikes of his own. O’Reilly tags back in and wraps Ford’s leg around the ropes. O’Reilly delivers a shin-breaker and takes Ford’s leg out from under him. O’Reilly goes for an STF, but Ford blocks it. O’Reilly slams Ford’s knee into the mat, and Fish tags back in. Fish kicks Ford in the knee and drops him with a snapmare. Fish connects with a Banzai Drop onto Ford’s knee and tags in O’Reilly. O’Reilly wraps up Ford’s knee and tags in Fish. Fish connects with a forearm shot and goes for the cover, but Ford kicks out. Fish delivers more shots, but Ford escapes and tags in Dawkins. Dawkins takes out Fish and O’Reilly with a double clothesline and then drops Fish with a suplex.
Dawkins sends O’Reilly to the mat and then splashes he and Fish in the corners. Dawkins drops Fish with a spear and goes for the cover, but Fish kicks out. O’Reilly tags in as Dawkins suplexes Fish. O’Reilly drops Dawkins with a chop block and then Dawkins gets dropped with Taste of the Dragon. O’Reilly goes for the cover, but Dawkins kicks out. Ford gets into the ring and drops Fish onto O’Reilly and Dawkins. All four men brawl in the ring and Fish and O’Reilly send Ford back to the mat. Dawkins sends Fish to the floor and goes after O’Reilly, but O’Reilly locks in a triangle hold. Dawkins slams O’Reilly in the corner and Ford tags in. Ford slams O’Reilly to the mat and Dawkins delivers a frog splash. Ford goes for the cover, but Fish pulls O’Reilly to the floor. Ford takes out Fish and O’Reilly with a suicide dive and tosses them into the ring. Fish and O’Reilly take advantage and hit the High-Low on Ford and O’Reilly gets the pin fall.
Winners and new NXT Tag Team Champions: The Undisputed Era
-After the match, Adam Cole and Roderick Strong celebrate with Fish and O’Reilly as the show comes to a close.Click Here: