10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Kofi Kingston

5. A Locker Room Veteran Spoke Out Against New Day

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"Running around with these two idiots isn't going to help you get over".

Those were the words of one Big Show to Kofi Kingston when it looked like Kof was going to form a new faction with Xavier Woods and Big E. In a 2018 interview with Steve Austin's podcast, Show admitted that he pulled Kingston aside within earshot of his pals and said joining forces with "NXT idiots" was the wrong move.

Meanwhile, E and Woods were probably wishing Show wasn't a literal giant so they could stomp a mud hole in his sizeable booty. Helpless, they apparently stood by and waited to see what Kofi would say. To Kingston's credit, he spurned Show's questionable advice (the legend said Kofi had a "great thing going" as IC Champ) and went on to create history.

Show told this tale on his own, not on an official WWE platform. It's unlikely they'd want to admit that one of their locker room leaders pretty much called two thirds of The New Day losers and thought the beloved faction, which was Vince McMahon-approved, was a dreadful idea.

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