Kevin Owens Says Kofi Kingston Is in His Way, Wants to Get His Moment With His Wife and Kids

– The State of Combat podcast recently interviewed WWE Superstar and former Universal champion Kevin Owens, who spoke about his ongoing feud with Kofi Kingston. Below are some highlights (per WrestlingInc.com).

Kevin Owens on shooting some vignettes with his family: “It was really great. My son is always happy to do stuff like that. He has been growing up within the WWE family so it’s great for him to end up, not as a character, but nice to have him on the show. I wish I could have gotten my daughter in one of them; she would have probably stolen the show, so maybe it’s a good thing I didn’t. My wife is a bit more private in that aspect. She was there but didn’t want to be on camera, so I respect her choice.”

Kevin Owens on getting a larger platform with WWE: “When I came to WWE it gave me more of an open platform and their attention to me where I am at about a million followers, it’s pretty much the same thing for me. I am more careful about putting something out there about my family because unfortunately with the attention comes the absolute morons who want to enjoy making other people miserable because they are miserable, but that is who I am. I have never tried to hide that, never wanted to because they are the best part of me. When they were able to get to be part of my comeback it was definitely very cool.”

Kevin Owens on Kofi Kingston’s WWE title run: “I don’t think Kofi stepped into anybody’s way actually. That was clearly Kofi’s match if you paid attention to what was going on in every arena and every SmackDown Live from the time he got into that gauntlet match at Elimination Chamber to WrestleMania. So, to me it was obvious from that point on it was Kofi’s match. While it may have changed people’s plans, I wouldn’t say that he got into anybody’s way. All he did was be himself and be Kofi Kingston and that is what got him there because the fans decided that they were going to get behind him more than anybody else.”

Kevin Owens on how he wants his moment now: “The only problem is that he got his moment, everybody wants his moment. He has his kids, he has his wife, and had that moment, wonderful and now I want that moment. I don’t care about Kofi Kingston’s family as much as I care about mine, which might be a terrible thing to say, but it’s the truth. They are great people, I’ve met them, they are nice, but now I want the moment for my kids and my wife, so now Kofi Kingston is in the way. He wasn’t before but now he is, so I am going to do my best to get him out of the way.”