Promo Data
Vince McMahon: "I'm here tonight to give you what you want. I'm here tonight to give Kofi Kingston what he wants. I'm here tonight to give Kofi Kingston an opportunity to compete at WrestleMania for the WWE Championship. Notwithstanding that opportunity, let's take you back to the moment and see something that might be contrary to what you might believe this opportunity would be, and that was last sunday.
[Es folgt ein Rückblick auf Fastlane 2019, als Kofi Kingston von McMahons Wortwahl getäuscht wurde, und anstatt in einem WWE Title Triple Threat Match landete er in einem Two On One Handicap Match, das er gegen The Bar verlor.]
Kofi Kingston and people like you, you hear what you want to hear. You didn't hear what I said. I didn't say Kofi was gonna be in the Triple Threat championship match. I said I'll make one - and I did. I gave Kofi the opportunity to compete - and he failed. I do things like that for a reason, folks. When I say things, you better listen. Because everything I do is - what I call - a 'teachable moment'. Teachable moments are extremely important for each--"
[Die Musik New Days unterbricht Vince McMahon und alle drei Mitglieder betreten den Ring.]
Big E: "If I am being honest, we're not in the mood for you to teach us a damn thing."
McMahon: "You watch your mouth!"
Xavier Woods: "We are done watching what we say."
Big E: "You see, we have jumped through every single hoop, we show up for every business appearance, every meet and greet, every signing-- Hell, we flew halfway across the world to India for you!"
Woods: "We never bucked the system. We never complain. We never threatened to leave if we don't get what we want and you STILL treat us like garbage."
Big E: "And this man. This man, Kofi Kingston, has been here for eleven years, eleven years grinding. This man deserves better! This man deserves more!" [großer Jubel der Fans]
McMahon: "This man doesn't deserve a damn thing! You don't deserve a damn thing! [richtet sich an die Fans] And you people sure don't deserve a damn thing! You don't deserve to breathe in and breathe out. I don't deserve anything. And I created SmackDown, I created RAW. I created WrestleMania. It's almost like I created heaven and earth. But I don't deserve anything either, no one deserves anything."
Big E: "Nah, nah. You see, this is bigger than just our opinion. This is bigger than the New Day. Hell, this is bigger than your damn ego."
McMahon: "Now, there is nothing justifiably bigger than my ego."
Woods: "All right, all right. So, you said that nobody deserves anything. We say that we deserve because we earned. Case in point: Kofi Kingston. He has defeated men who were WWE Champion, when they were WWE Champion. But for some strange reason he was never awarded his proper opportunity to compete for the WWE Championship. And that's only one of the many reasons this man deserves a match for the WWE Title."
Big E: "You see, the WWE Universe has one demand. They demand that Kofi Kingston be given the opportunity to compete for the WWE Championship." ['Kofi'-Chants]
McMahon: "I wish he really did deserve this. Kofi. Look, I've known you a long time. I'm a pretty good judge of talent. Kofi, if you were worthy of being in a championship match, it would have happened a long time ago. [Buhrufe] I mean, you're impressive. Come on, some of the things you do, you are an extraordinary athlete. Some of the things you do in the Royal Rumble and as of late-- Your performance in the chamber and your performance in the gauntlet match. Awesome, incredible. You're an extraordinary representative of our product. Absolutely, I agree with you. But let's face it, Kofi.
One day you'll be in the Hall Of Fame, but you won't be in the Hall Of Fame-- You're not going in by yourself. The only way you go and the only way you deserve to go is a part of New Day. [Buhrufe] And come on, let's face it. You're pretty smart, okay? At your age-- You've got these two young bucks here around you, so you can take the glory and they do all the work. I mean, that's not to say I have anything against that - I don't. Kofi, you have a lot of qualities. Believe me, I wish you were up to par. You're just not championship material. As a matter of fact-- No, no, this is not to be a knock and it's not. I was speaking to someone earlier today in the backstage area: Daniel Bryan. And I think Daniel really hit it right on the mark. He said: 'Vince, Kofi is awesome, but he's a good B+ player'."
[Kofi hält die nun aufbrausenden Big E und Xavier Woods zurück.]
Kofi Kingston: "Hold up y'all, hold up y'all. No need for y'all to get fired because of me. Hold on, hold up, I got it. [richtet sich an Vince] Mr. McMahon. I'm not asking for a free ride, I'm not asking for a handout, I'm not demanding a title match at WrestleMania for the WWE Championship Title. Nah, man. Look, eleven years ago I was just a kid with a dream. And that dream has damn near come true. I provide a great life for my family. I get to travel the world doing what I love to do: entertaining the WWE Universe, I love it. My life is blessed! And I would like to think that at some point over this eleven year period, that I've proven beyond a shadow of a doubt to you many times over that I am worthy. But you don't see it that way.
I don't complain about anything around here, man. I don't complain about the fact that I show up here in this ring, week in, week out, and bust my ass. I bust my ass, Vince! While other people are given opportunities because you consider those other people to be more worthy than me. I don't complain about that! I don't complain about the fact that you require me to be in this ring, instead of at home with my family - missing weddings, missing birthdays, missing so many special moments. Do you know I've never been trick-or-treating with my kids? Because I've always been here. Two days ago my son lost his first tooth. And I wasn't there to see the excitement on his face, the happiness on his face, when he reached under the pillow and saw the money that the tooth fairy left for him. I wasn't there because I was here!
I never complain about the people that you put ahead of me. I never complain about the time I spent away. I've never complained about the fact that you have never allowed someone like me to compete or contend for the WWE Title. I have never complained and I'm not gonna start complaining now. What I need from you right here, right now, face to face, man to man, is for you to tell me what I need to do so that I can do it! These people believe in me."
[Randy Orton betritt die Eingangsbühne.]
McMahon: "All you have to do, Kofi-- All you have to do is to beat that man. That's what's gonna get you to the promised land. You beat that man-- [Samoa Joe betritt die Eingangsbühne.] And beat that man. [zeigt auf Joe] [Cesaro und Sheamus betreten die Eingangsbühne.] And to beat those men, too. [Rowan betritt die Eingangsbühne, hinter ihm Champion Daniel Bryan] And to beat this one last man. All you have to do next week is beat them in a gauntlet match, you're going to WrestleMania!"