11 Things We Learned From WWE 24: Kofi Kingston

2. Meeting His Hero

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In the hours prior to his magical WrestleMania moment, just about every person in wrestling was on hand at New Jersey's MetLife Center to wish Kofi Kingston well that evening. Scott Hall, The IIconics and a whole gaggle of NXT UK fellas bumped fists with the champ-to-be as he made his way through the stadium's labyrinthine concourse.

Most excitingly of all, he came face-to-face with a bona fide hero, none other than Ricky Steamboat. How cool is that? Even though he was about to become an actual world champion, Kofi was simply ecstatic about the encounter.

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