35 Current WWE Stars And Their '90s Counterparts

Originally New Day on this list as a modern-day Freebirds, but just felt not quite the right fit. Sure, there’s three of them, they switch up who competes, and they’re heels who sneak wins, but that’s it. So with that said, let’s take a look at why Kofi Kingston is essentially a present day 1-2-3 Kid.

Debuting as an athletic babyface who could pull off some jaw-dropping, innovate spots, the 1-2-3 Kid was a high-flying performer who was trusted to have a good match with anybody and as someone that was a great underdog face who could take a mighty ass-whooping. A heel turn would then follow as he joined up with a dastardly stable of bad guys (Ted DiBiase’s Million Dollar Corporation), although he'd never reach the promised land of main event status.

You could literally just take the above paragraph and change the words 1-2-3 Kid to Kofi Kingston, then substitute the Million Dollar Corporation for New Day.

It’s always hard for somebody so reliant on high-flying moves to truly get over as a heel, but the current run that New Day and Kofi are having is proving a successful one. Additionally, Kingston’s yet to have any misdemeanours against his name or spend any nights in Chyna - always a winner!