Bryan Danielson: The Most Demoralized I Ever Was Was Seeing Kofi Kingston Lose To Brock Lesnar
KofiMania was one of the most memorable moments in WWE history as Kofi Kingston toppled Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan in WWE) at WrestleMania 35 to win the WWE Championship.
Kingston’s reign lasted until the premiere episode of WWE SmackDown on Fox on October 4, 2019 when Brock Lesnar defeated him in a matter of seconds with one F5.
Danielson has spoken highly of Kingston over the years, previously saying how much he loved his bout with Kingston and what it meant to him.
Speaking to Cameron Hawkins of The Ringer, Bryan once again reflected on losing to Kofi and reacted to when Kingston lost to Lesnar.
“To me, the whole thing [KofiMania] was magic,” Danielson explains. “And you look at the live events, like the number of shows that he did for WWE, the amount of TV time that he [Kingston] filled in every time, going out there and always having a positive attitude and all that kind of stuff. What a great human being, you know what I mean? Like I said, it was my favorite match. I think the whole thing was my favorite part of my WWE career. And conversely, the most demoralized I ever was was seeing him lose it to Brock Lesnar the way that he did.”
Kofi previously revealed that Bryan pushed for him to be in the WrestleMania match when he wasn’t part of the original plan. You can find his full comments on the subject by clicking here.
Danielson is set to challenge MJF for the AEW Championship in a 60-minute Iron Man match at AEW Revolution. Fans can check out the current lineup for the show by clicking here.
