Throughout his WWE career, Kofi Kingston has avoided getting eliminated from the Royal Rumble match in several amazing ways. Again and again, he defied the odds and overcame gravity. But the former WWE Champion’s luck ran out this year.
In the 2022 Men’s Royal Rumble match, Kingston drew everyone’s attention when he tried to perform another athletic feat, but the laws of nature failed him. When he was shoved off the apron, he landed on the ringside barricade, likely aiming to somehow save himself and get back in the ring. But his feet accidentally hit the floor, so Kingston was eliminated from the bout shortly after he entered it.
In an Instagram post, Kingston commented on the failed spot and stated that he wanted to try and pull off the impossible. The fan-favorite stated that this setback was a learning experience, as it helped him grow, and he wouldn’t change a thing.
Kingston’s post on his Instagram page reads as follows:
The past couple days on social media, I’ve gotten a lot of “Why would you think that was even possible?” and “Why would you even try that?” The answer to that question is quite easy: because of the potential reward. What if you were to succeed in overcoming what is deemed “impossible”?
The sense of accomplishment felt when you beat the odds and brazenly defy the probabilities is purely ecstatic. Peoples questions then morph into “How in the world did you do that?!” and “I never thought that would be possible!”
But alas, it was not to be…this time…
However, even in failure there is also a reward; one that may be more valuable than success. That reward is: Self learning and growth. True strength. Failure forces you to take look within and learn about yourself. Do you mope around and sulk? Do you hide and feel sorry for yourself? Maybe for a little while. I think that’s natural. But then you use those emotions as a catalyst to push yourself and to drive yourself to be better.
The castles of success are built in part from keystones of failure…
Anyway, this isn’t a cry for sympathetic messages in the comments or anything lol. I just saw this as a great opportunity to encourage people out there who might be on the fence about trying something because it’s too risky or because they are afraid. Push yourself to try, even when you know the risks.
In my case, all the possible risks became a reality: physical injury, the emotional weight of letting people down by literally falling short of delivering on their expectations, the risk of being laughed at and ridiculed for deciding to try the impossible.
And still if given another chance in choosing whether or not to make the attempt…I’d change nothing.
No guts, no glory. No risk it, no biscuit. No pressure, no diamonds. You gotta bet it to get it. All the quotes…
Many great rewards come to those who push the limits…
Moving forward, Kingston will shift his focus back to the typical grind, with Big E back on WWE SmackDown, the New Day is back together, so many fans are curious to see what happens next.
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