Though he was once a competitor on Tough Enough with dreams of becoming a WWE Superstar, Kenny King has made his name in other promotions.
Speaking recently to Monteasy of Teasy’s Table, King explained why he turned down opportunities to compete for WWE, and how fatherhood adjusted his priorities in a big way.
King said, “I mean, fatherhood has taught me damn near everything, right? Patience, perseverance, you know –I would never have said I was a selfish person before, but if I wanted to go spend three weeks in Europe or you know, two weeks in Mexico and I had the money? And that’s what I was doing. And I would holler at you when I got back, and you would either hear from me or you wouldn’t, right?”
King continued, “But you know, when you have kids up there, the entire game changes, There’s lots of professional opportunities — I mean hell, I’ve turned down opportunities with WWE because I couldn’t have left. I couldn’t have moved to Florida, and couldn’t have been in a position where I was that far away from my daughter, you know what I mean? So it teaches you everything.”
The video of King’s appearance is below.