Kofi Kingston has mostly cut a carefree figure during his time with WWE. Things changed when he was vying for a shot at the WWE title, which he won at WrestleMania after being put through hell by Vince McMahon, as the emotion was clear to see - even through the scripting.

But Kofi developed a reputation as a happy-go-lucky character who often lost during his earlier years. The former champ, who's come off quite a run, admits that he wasn't actually happy and wasn't very motivated as he felt disappointed in himself and his role within the company.

The Ghanaian star, now a member of popular group The New Day, saw his fortunes turn around when he joined forces with Big E and Xavier Woods in 2014. The trio has since gone on to win seven tag team titles across both Raw and SmackDown, with Kofi claiming a Grand Slam when he became WWE Champion back in May.

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The 30-year-old is the 30th Triple Crown Champion in WWE history and only the 13th Grand Slam champ (20th overall under the newest format).

Kofi opened up on his frustrations during the inaugural episode of The New Day's Feel the Power podcast.

He claims he was growing bored of being a character who would come in, pull off some unique high-flying moves and then go on to lose but was lucky to be approached by Big E and Woods who asked him if he would be interested in forming a group with wrestlers who were disgruntled with their statuses in the promotion.

“You know, do some high-flying unique moves, lose the match and that was my character and persona so I was getting like real bored," he explained.

"Just really not fulfilled coming into work, just I knew what was going to happen, I didn’t really know who I was going to face but I knew what the match was going to be and then I was approached by Woods and E one day and they asked me to join this group. They asked me if I was interested in joining a group of guys who were like disgruntled with their positions with the company. I was like, ‘100%.’”

The star says he was down with the idea because he reckoned it would help turn his career around while he could also use his experience to impart knowledge upon the other two wrestlers who were looking to make a name for themselves.

Patience Pays Off (Sometimes)

It took 11 years, but things turned out great for Kofi. Whether or not he ever becomes champion again, he's certainly left a mark and is part of one of the best tag team partnerships of the recent era.

He has also paved the way for his buddies to achieve individual success and it will be interesting to see how their careers unfold on that front.

Source: Sescoops.com

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