Kofi's transition
Tuesday 3 November 2009 15:13, UK
Kofi Kingston chats to skysports.com about Randy Orton, Jackie Chan and his love for the UK.
Kingston on Orton, his character transition and Jackie Chan......
For two years the WWE has seen a laughing, smiling Jamaican in the form of Kofi Kingston. But now he has returned to his Ghanaian roots and his smile might begin to wane as he begins the tensest feud of his career with Randy Orton. On Raw, Randy Orton blamed Kingston for his Iron Man Match defeat to John Cena at Bragging Rights. But the former United States Champion did what few people would dare to do and stood up to Orton. In an amazing moment Kingston ruined Orton's brand new gift from Legacy - his very own NASCAR. And just days after making his fearless statement, Kingston chatted to Sky Sports wrestling expert Richard Parr. The Raw superstar discussed his impending feud with the Legend Killer, why he has returned to his Ghanaian roots, his Wrestlemania debut and Jackie Chan!Kofi, you certainly made an impact on Raw this past week by trashing Randy Orton's car. This is a side of you we hadn't seen before. Will we be seeing more of this in the future?
Kofi Kingston: I hope so. To be honest, it's one of those situations where you can only get pushed so far before you start pushing back. So I'm starting to push back and I know next week Randy will not be best pleased. So we'll see what happens. By angering Randy Orton this will surely put you into a main event feud with the Legend Killer. Are you ready?
Kofi Kingston: I'm definitely ready, otherwise I wouldn't have crossed that line. I think everyone's goal in the WWE is to be at the top. My goal is to be the best. Randy has obviously established his name as the Legend Killer but he is becoming a Legend in the WWE. To be able to go in there with Randy will definitely be a great learning experience for me and I think there are going to be some great matches and great things to come from the two of us. You only debuted in the WWE two years ago and following a long spell with the US Title and now an impending feud with Randy Orton, have you been surprised at how fast you have progressed?
Kofi Kingston: Yes and no. I'm always striving to be better. If you're not getting better, you're only getting worse. I always thought this would happen eventually. I didn't put a time frame on my progress. I'm a guy who always looks to the future, to try to get better, to get better with every match. I guess it was surprising at first but when you're given the ball you've got to run with it. I've always wanted to chase that Brass Ring and try to run with the ball. You have some of the most innovative moves in the WWE at the moment. Where do your ideas come from?
Kofi Kingston: I get ideas from all over the place. Number one, I watch wrestling from all over the world. I watch a lot of wrestling from Japan and Mexican wrestling. They do a lot of unique things that we don't necessarily do in the Unites States. I'm also a big video gamer, I play a lot of video games. I played Tekken, guys like Eddy Gordo are very unique characters. When he was introduced into the Tekken series he was the guy everybody was talking about. People knew about Capoeira but they didn't really know what it was all about as far as moves and stuff. So I incorporate a little bit of that too. I tend to do a lot of things that are cool to me. Kung Fu movies - they do a lot of unique stuff. If I see something that looks cool there, I'll try and incorporate it. There was a move at