5 of the most protected WWE Champions of all time

Kofi Kingston and Brock Lesnar
Kofi Kingston and Brock Lesnar

#4 Kofi Kingston

Kingston with The New Day
Kingston with The New Day

At WrestleMania 35, Kofi Kingston realized a decade-long dream and defeated The Planet's Champion Daniel Bryan in the middle of the ring to become WWE Champion. One of the most emotional moments in WrestleMania history, fans saw Kofi celebrating with his son and his fellow New Day members, Xavier Woods and Big E, as 80,000 fans cheered for him.

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Many thought that this reign wouldn't last long, but WWE proved the detractors wrong by turning Kofi into a legitimate champion with an incredible win/loss record. If you look at Kofi's record after WrestleMania, you'd be amazed to know that he has been winning matches one after the other, and is currently at 23-2 after losing a 6-man tag team match on SmackDown Live. It's refreshing to see that not only WWE gave Kofi a well-deserved moment, the company actually turned him into a champion to be taken seriously.

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