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I was always a huge fan of Kofi Kingston. Right from the day he began his career in WWE with the Jamaican gimmick to the day he got his moment at WrestleMania tonight. When he arrived as a Jamaican, I loved his cheerful and funny character. Then suddenly, in 2009, he started feuding with Randy Orton.
And he became someone else. He became something else.
I still vividly remember the beating he gave to Orton before he stood on the barricade surrounded by fans. It was as though the worshippers had given birth to a new god in the world of wrestling as Michael Cole became the priest to chant his uprising: “Kofi Kingston has been unleashed!”
It was then, right then, that I knew that this guy was going places.
However, just like his sudden rise, his fall, too, was abrupt. 2009 was supposed to be his year but it ended up in disappointment as he ended up becoming a mid-carder.
However, 11 years later, it was all worth it as he finally got his moment – and that, too, at WrestleMania 35. To think that it all happened due to a divine intervention makes it all the more special.
But life goes on and WWE will have to put him up in a feud for the WWE Title – and here are 5 options they could go for…
#5 Mustafa Ali
This is all where it began for Kofi Kingston. It was Mustafa Ali who was supposed to be participating in the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Title. However, an injury to Ali meant that Kofi Kingston was roped in as the last minute replacement.
The rest, as they say, is history.
Since it was at Ali’s expense that Kingston won the title, it would be sensible for Ali to come and demand a title match for the title and make a case for it. However, this is the unlikeliest of the 5 options here.
#4 New Day
This is also on the cards. After all, it was Big E and Xavier Woods’ win in the gauntlet match that allowed Daniel Bryan to get a match for the WWE Title at WrestleMania 35.
Like I had written in another article, WWE could make New Day members fight each other without breaking up the faction. Since Xavier Woods and Big E helped Kofi Kingston get the match at WrestleMania, it only makes sense to pit them against each other as they could always make a case for themselves that it was their contribution that led to Kingston winning the title.
Obviously, there is the scope of breaking up the faction but since Big E revealed the New Day Kofi champion t-shirt, it seems unlikely that the faction could be broken after that.
As a result, even this is an unlikely feud to happen but we can still dream!
#3 Kevin Owens
Remember Kevin Owens? He was the one that faced Bryan for the WWE Title at Fastlane. With the benefit of hindsight, it could be claimed that he was used as nothing more than a filler at Fastlane against Daniel Bryan so that Kingston got his WrestleMania moment.
And now that Kofi has had it, Kevin Owens could come back and make a claim for the title. After all, he was in the running for it in the PPV before WrestleMania. As New Day celebrate Kofi’s title win at SmackDown two days later, Kevin Owens could come out and congratulate the champion.
After that, he could turn heel and attack the faction – maybe with the help of his friend Sami Zayn – and make a claim for the title. Once again, however, this is an unlikely option since it doesn’t really make a lot of sense.
#2 Daniel Bryan
This is the likeliest of scenario among all the ones listed here. After weeks of insulting Kofi Kingston as being a B+ player, he lost the title to him. In fact, not only that, he and Vince McMahon joined forces to stop Kingston from getting the match at WrestleMania.
At first, it was a gauntlet match for Kofi Kingston and then another gauntlet match – this time tag teams – for Xavier Woods and Big E; they tried everything to stop the power of positivity.
However, in the end, Daniel Bryan was the one from whom Kingston took the title, so it makes sense for Daniel Bryan to demand a rematch.
In fact, we can all expect Daniel Bryan to come out and berate the New Day members and the WWE Universe even after losing the title. He could still call him out for being undeserving and demand a rematch on SmackDown Live.
#1 Brock Lesnar
Now, this is either least likely to happen or the most likely to happen. Everyone knows how much Vince McMahon loves Brock Lesnar. It is the reason why he has held the WWE Universal Title for such a long time – and that is despite the fact that Lesnar is a part-timer.
Since the Superstar Shakeup is nearing us and since SmackDown is moving to Fox, who have advertised Brock Lesnar, it could be assumed that the Beast Incarnate is drafted to the Blue Brand.
Also read: How WWE could make New Day members fight each other without breaking up the faction
And if that happens, then it is almost certain that he would go for the WWE Title which is now held by Kofi Kingston following WrestleMania. And given how Lesnar has dominated proceedings in the PPVs that he has taken part in, it would be sensible to assume that he might just beat Kofi for the WWE Title.
And that might not go down well with the fans.
