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On SmackDown Live this week, the WWE Universe was rocked by the return of The Beast Brock Lesnar. Flanked by his advocate Paul Heyman, the pair challenged WWE Champion Kofi Kingston to a title match on the October 4 edition of SmackDown Live, which will also be the blue brand's debut episode on Fox.
After Kofi accepted, Lesnar promptly flattened the New Day star with an F5, and the title match has already divided opinion. Though there is a lot of good that could come of the title match, many fans aren't so pleased.
Here are three reasons Brock Lesnar Vs Kofi Kingston is a good idea, and three reasons why it's not.
#6 Good idea: They could tell a great story
Lesnar and Kingston don't have a lot in common. Though they are both Superstars and have held the World Championship title, their journeys to the top of WWE have been very different. For Kofi, it took him eleven years of grinding away to eventually get a one-on-one shot at the title, whilst for Lesnar, a star from his debut on the post-WrestleMania 18 edition of RAW, it would take him just 161 days from his first appearance, to capture the Undisputed Title at Summerslam 2002, defeating The Rock.
Whilst Kofi struggled through the mid-card, Lesnar has always been seen as a top star, and a feud between the pair could tell a great story with this juxtaposition.
Earlier this year, the New Day brought up some very valid points about Kingston's journey in WWE, and raising these points against Lesnar and Heyman could make for a great feud between the two vastly different, but immensely talented stars.
#5 Bad idea: Kofi's reign shouldn't end like this
Kofi Kingston's reign as WWE Champion started at WrestleMania 35, in what was a truly emotional victory for the New Day star, and his fans. Kofi had clawed his way into the spot for eleven years, and though some fans have grown tired of the New Day star holding the historic title, there are far better ways for his reign to end.
A massively talented performer, Kingston could have a good match with just about anyone on the roster, and a feud with anyone could make for some great moments. Instead of that though, fans are getting Brock Lesnar, who many are already predicting will win the match, and capture his eighth World Championship.
With just two weeks to build to the huge title match on the pilot edition of SmackDown on FOX, there is little that Kofi can do to promote the match. Though I'm sure the contest will be a highly entertaining bout, it would be a rushed way to end Kingston's title reign, which has been one of the highlights of 2019.
#4 Good idea: Lesnar is a draw
The WWE Championship match between Kofi Kingston and Brock Lesnar will take place on the October 4, edition of SmackDown, and there's a good reason for that. That show will not only be the 20th anniversary of the blue brand since it's launch in 1999, but will also be SmackDown's debut episode on its new home on FOX Sports 1.
There's an old saying that you only get one chance to make a good first impression, and that certainly is the case with the SmackDown move. Already, the October 4 episode has been filled with legends and Hall of Famers, as the company is trying to bring in new fans with recognizable names of the past, as well as lapsed former viewers.
In professional wrestling, there are few names bigger competing currently than Brock Lesnar, and The Beast's time in UFC has also made him a household name out of the squared circle. Though Kofi is known by every WWE fan around, he doesn't have the same main-stream brand as the Beast Incarnate, meaning a title change may be likely for SmackDown on FOX.
#3 Bad idea: Lesnar doesn't deserve it
Brock Lesnar has had an interesting year in 2019, to say the least. At the Royal Rumble, Lesnar defended his Universal title against Finn Balor, but lost the gold a few months later to Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 35. After being entered into the Men's Money in the Bank Ladder match, Lesnar would capture the briefcase, and cash-in on The Architect at Extreme Rules to regain the gold.
The last fans saw of Lesnar, he lost to the Beast Slayer at SummerSlam, and Lesnar has kept his distance from the company since. With that in mind, fans can't help but wonder, what has Lesnar done to deserve this match. By definition, he is on a losing streak, and though Kingston willingly accepted the challenge, it doesn't make a lot of sense for him to do so.
Even having Lesnar defeat some people along the way to challenging Kofi would this angle seem more sense, as for Kofi to accept The Beast and promptly get beaten down on this week's SmackDown Live, has only served to hurt the image of the reigning WWE Champion.
#2 Good idea: It's a new challenger for Kofi
Since capturing the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35, Kofi Kingston has defended his title against all comers. The night after he won the title at the Show of Shows, the New Day star defended against Universal Champion Seth Rollins and has since defended against the likes of Kevin Owens, Dolph Ziggler and Randy Orton.
After defeating Orton clean at Clash of Champions, in a rematch of their SummerSlam contest, Kofi was presumably on the hunt for a new challenger. Though he could have had one more match against the 13-time World Champion, this could have faced serious backlash from fans who have grown tired of the feud.
For all his great feuds over his eleven years on the main roster, Lesnar and Kofi have never engaged in a proper war. Though they have faced before (WWE's Best in the East Network special in 2015), Kofi is a much different competitor to the man Lesnar crushed in Japan four years ago and will be looking to prove himself as a true main event star by toppling the Beast Incarnate
#1 Bad idea: Another part-time championship reign
It's been four years since Brock Lesnar last held the WWE Championship, but fans remember his reign well. Capturing the title after a dominant display against John Cena at SummerSlam 2014, Lesnar would often spend months away from the company thanks to his part-time schedule, with the richest prize in WWE nowhere to be seen.
This was also the case for Brock's reigns as Universal Champion, as his first two reigns with the red title between 2017-2019 also saw the title disappear from screens, something that infuriated several fans. Plenty of members of the WWE Universe have said that titles should be on full-time Superstars, who are able to defend their gold whenever they are needed.
A Kofi Kingston vs Brock Lesnar feud could mean that the title disappears once again if The Beast is victorious against the New Day star. Kofi, who won the title at WrestleMania 35 in an emotional bout against Daniel Bryan, has been one of the company's most fighting champions, so to see his reign end this way would be a bitter ending.
