During a recent interview with Metro UK, Kofi Kingston discussed how he wanted to have a match with Mustafa Ali at WrestleMania 37 and would have stemmed from the fact Kofi replacing Ali in the WWE title picture in 2019, due to Aliās injury at the time.Ā
Ā āIt was perfect! It was written, you didnāt even have to go out of your way to creatively write anything else, it was perfect! But alas, thatās not the direction that āthe officeā, I guess, wanted to go in. Thatās just kinda the way that it goes! Maybe down the line weāll get a change to revisit that opportunity.ā
Ā āI was told a few things, and we start working towards those things that weāre told, and then all of a sudden itās not those things. But thatās really kind of standard fare for us. It was really disappointing, man, because I think heās so amazing in the ring and such an innovator. He finds ways to do the littlest things in such a different way, but he puts his own spin on it. He has a great mind for the business and a great mind for storytelling.ā
On Ali creating using social media to further his storyline:
Ā āHeās not being told to do that, thatās just him taking advantage or trying to make the most of whatās been given to him. I would love to get in there and mix it up with him. I thought it wouldāve been the perfect opportunity to do so, but again things change, and thatās the nature of the beast. Not to say I wasnāt upset about it, but I wasnāt really surprised that they did change.ā