Kofi Kingston made a triumphant return on WWE Uncooked this week and shared a prolonged message overlaying his comeback.

Throughout his 15-year profession, Kofi Kingston has been recognized for being one of the vital sturdy wrestlers within the historical past of the corporate. As a former WWE, Tag Workforce, Intercontinental & US Champion, Kofi Kingston was all the time dependable when it comes to being at exhibits and placing on nice performances.

Nevertheless, suffered a critical ankle harm again in March throughout a promo section that noticed Drew McIntyre do a somersault dive excessive. When Cody was on the bottom catching Drew, Kofi’s proper ankle twisted and required surgical procedure. After practically 5 months because the harm occurred, Kofi was again within the ring this week.

This previous Monday on Uncooked, The New Day’s Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods teamed up for a tag group win over The Viking Raiders. Kofi confirmed so indicators of ring rust whereas Woods was additionally recent after taking a couple of weeks off as nicely. The New Day’s presence will definitely add a lift to the tag group division.

Kofi Kingston Says It’s “Time To Get Again To Work”

On Instagram, Kofi posted a prolonged message about his harm, his rehab course of and he thanked folks vital to him together with his household, associates and the docs that helped him rehab this ankle harm.

WE BAEK!

After practically 5 months away, we lastly made our return to the ring…it felt nice to be again!

The journey was fairly difficult and scary at instances, however general, fulfilling. One of many advantages of being injured is that you just actually be taught loads about your self and your capabilities each bodily and mentally. You actually can’t assist however degree up in your development as a human being. Which, ultimately, is what we’re all attempting to do on this life, isn’t it? Sooner or later at a time…

There are such a lot of individuals who helped me get thus far and I’d wish to take a second to thank them:

Dr. Waldrop in Birmingham for performing a profitable, multifaceted surgical procedure that was extra sophisticated than initially deliberate. Make no mistake, he’s the perfect within the enterprise.

The @NXT group in Orlando for opening their doorways to me (and my boys 😂). Significantly Tara and Lauren on the PC for pushing my bodily limits. Dr. Amann and the @WWE medical group for his or her assist all through and dealing inside my consolation degree.

Marcus Cantu and the group over at @austinsportsmed for all of the PT, Dr. Bagley and the nice of us at Corrective Well being for aiding my therapeutic, actually over the previous a number of years.

In fact my household…my youngsters for holding me sane (and insane?), my spouse @earthmamarising for operating the home whereas I used to be indefinitely incapacitated on the sofa (although I suppose she runs the home wether I’m incapacitated or not… 😂 ), however particularly for giving me her shoulder to cry on in the course of the night time once I couldn’t sleep as a result of my ankle was in excruciating ache.

So many extra that I’m positive I’m forgetting or that I can’t point out as a result of… kayfabe. It’s nonetheless actual to me, rattling it! You realize who you might be.

Thanks all.

Anyway, I initially wished this submit to be a return video documenting progress with somewhat pleasure and humor. By some means I’ve turned it right into a full-fledged tribute, so I’ll cease right here, lol.

Time to get F* again to work! LFG!

*this F stands for “Enjoyable”. However the F in LFG…not a lot.

Within the video, which you’ll see under, Kofi posted when he bought damage and likewise a few of the surgical procedure he needed to get his ankle again to regular.