100 Greatest WWE Royal Rumble Moments Ever

35. Kofi Gets Inventive At The Rumble (Various)

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KofiMania has been running wild at the Rumble for a long time now! The New Day member has performed numerous escape acts during the match that left fans in awe. His amazing handstand act wowed everyone in 2012, then Kingston followed up on that by using one of the commentary team's chairs as a pogo stick to avoid elimination in 2013.

Amongst other things, Kofi has also used Big E's shoulders, pancakes, the ring post, and even an Adam Rose-led troop of Rosebuds to stay in the match. It didn't make sense to try and pick out all of these moments individually (the list would be littered with Kingston-inspired genius if we did!), so they've all been grouped under the one heading.

Things had to go wrong eventually though.

In 2022, Kofi's feet touched the ringside mats when he landed on the guardrail. Referees adhered to the rules and sent him to the back, which is just as well; WWE's cameras had caught the botch, so it would've looked bad had Kingston been allowed to continue. What a run of fun spots, right enough.

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