The Kofi Kingston Royal Rumble save long ago became a thing. Lately, it seems like New Day’s old head was running out of new ideas even as age made it more difficult for him to do things like leap eight feet from a barricade to the ring steps. He pulled one a couple at the 2019 Rumble in Phoenix’s Chase Field on Jan. 27 (one of them barely), and they were fun, but they weren’t his best:
#RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/4FmtXKFG0l
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) January 28, 2019
#1️⃣7️⃣ is @XavierWoodsPhD...just in time to save @TrueKofi AGAIN! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/SBhU9I8XiF
— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2019
Kingston’s past work already sets a pretty high bar, but it was raised even higher this time out by the women’s match which occurred earlier Sunday night:
First, Ember Moon held on by the tips of her toes:
Ember Moon just you know... hanging in there #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/KdjwDn9Xl8
— WWE Critics (@WWECritics) January 28, 2019
Then Naomi did something we’ve seen Kofi himself do before:
.@NaomiWWE saving the day!
— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) January 28, 2019
➡️ https://t.co/ePt5TzD6sU pic.twitter.com/tOyoVUPZRk
@NaomiWWE SURVIVES! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/lGUNP2BHFR
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 28, 2019
And then there was this. It’s not even fair, seeing as Kacy Catanzaro’s previous job was basically doing this stuff all the dang time as an American Ninja Warrior. But still... wow.
.@KacyCatanzaro staying alive!
— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) January 28, 2019
➡️ https://t.co/ePt5TzD6sU pic.twitter.com/hD10hE1ZT2
Kof has to take some pride in knowing he created this genre. But if he wants to have the best save next year, he’s gonna have to step up his game... and maybe ask Triple H to not put Kacy in the women’s match.