The Rock is one of the biggest professional wrestling stars of all time, and he was lucky enough to hold the WWE Championship quite a few times throughout his career.
Last year at WrestleMania 35 Kofi Kingston won the WWE Championship when he defeated Daniel Bryan and it was a big moment.
Recently on an episode of the Table Talk podcast Kofi discussed his title win with D-Von, and he also addressed the topic of The Rock not counting as a black WWE Champion.
“I agree with you too, [D-Von]. I think it’s sometimes kind of silly that people try to not count The Rock in that category because, regardless of what you look like, you are what you are, you know what I’m saying? Like, he’s black. Whether he is half-black or black, he’s black.
“So, I definitely take a lot of pride and sentiment. Like you said, I think you know for a long time that people of color, especially African-Americans, have been waiting for someone who looks exactly like them to hold that championship title. I mention it all the time on Twitter and social media. The moment that that happened, I got so many different messages and people in tears. And there’s a video actually of Shad and MVP crying, you know what I’m saying?”
What was your reaction when Kofi Kingston won the title? Sound off in the comments below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLXHd-cBehM
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