Kofi Kingston Confirms Injury, Status for WrestleMania 39 Unknown

As noted before, Kofi Kingston is believed to have suffered a leg injury during this past Friday’s WWE SmackDown show in Washington, D.C.

Kingston provided an update on Twitter this afternoon confirming that the reports of him suffering an injury were true. Kingston also revealed that he had injured his right ankle and is currently recovering.

We gon’ be alright! 👍🏾 pic.twitter.com/QnH0xHqNiN

— Kofi Kingston (@TrueKofi) March 5, 2023

Dave Meltzer reported in a recent episode of the Wrestling Observer Radio that his sources stated that WWE officials are currently hopeful that Kingston will not need surgery for his ankle. Meltzer reported that Kingston very unlikely will be able to compete in his scheduled Five-way match for this Friday’s SmackDown show and his status for next month’s WrestleMania 39 event is currently not known.