Kofi Kingston has been pulled from this week’s #1 contender match on WWE Friday Night SmackDown for an Intercontinental Title shot at WrestleMania 39 due to injury. He was replaced by Xavier Woods.
Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that it was an ankle injury that took place during a running flip dive spot in a segment last week on SmackDown. Kingston is expected to be out of action for around five weeks.
“Kingston suffered an ankle injury when McIntyre did a running flip dive on several people. It was just a fluke deal. The time frame we are hearing is five weeks. There was concern earlier it could be longer because he may have needed surgery and if he does need surgery it would be lengthy. But all impressions are based on what he said publicly and the word privately is that he won’t be needing the surgery right now,” Meltzer wrote.
