5 ways WWE could proceed with the Kofi Kingston-Samoa Joe feud for the WWE Championship

The RAW after Stomping Grounds was rather a good one, as the company was able to surprise the fans as the night went on. The first one came when The Undertaker came out to help Roman Reigns when the latter was being assaulted by the pairing of Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre.

This has now allowed WWE to make way for a tag match between the team of Roman Reigns and The Undertaker, and Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon.

Meanwhile, that wasn’t all, as Samoa Joe, who lost his US Title to Ricochet at Stomping Grounds, attacked Kofi Kingston after the WWE Champion beat Kevin Owens in a singles match, hinting towards a potential feud between the two for the most coveted Title the company has to offer.

There are some ways that WWE can go about it – and here are 5 of them…

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#5 A filler

A filler feud?

Ever since Kofi Kingston won the WWE Title at WrestleMania just a little over a couple of months ago, he has already had two feuds – one with Kevin Owens and the other with Dolph Ziggler.

The feud with Owens played out in just one PPV – Money in the Bank – while Kingston has defended his title in two PPVs against Dolph Ziggler.

And now, with Samoa Joe attacking the New Day Superstar, it seems as though the previous two feuds in which Kingston took part were nothing but fillers to make Kingston look stronger.

While both Kevin Owens and Dolph Ziggler are compelling as villains, Joe takes it another notch as he seems to have no limits that he won’t cross when hurting his rival. As a result, Joe could be used just until the Extreme Rules PPV where Kingston could beat him and take his place even higher.

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#4 Long feud with Kingston

This feud has a high potential

Or, this could be another option. Samoa Joe’s heel work is among the very best in the industry. The amount of heinous character work he put in during his rivalry against AJ Styles or the savageness with which he disposed Jeff Hardy are testaments to his greatness.

There is no length to which he won’t go. This is a man who brought AJ Styles’ wife into their feud, as well as the son of Rey Mysterio when Joe was feuding against the latter.

As a result, should he lose against Kingston, WWE could set them up for a long feud that could lead up to SummerSlam or beyond. A long feud between these two could be incredible as they are the exact opposite of each other.

While Kingston’s character is to make people happy, Joe is someone who loves to inflict pain. This feud has a lot of potential if WWE play it right.

#3 Short title reign

Could this happen for even a short while?

The idea with WWE is always to have Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar as the face of the product. While Reigns is already a SmackDown Superstar (even though Brand Split perhaps doesn’t exist anymore), Brock Lesnar has been advertised as a SmackDown Superstar after the show goes to the FOX Network in October.

Since both Reigns and Lesnar are the two favourites of the company, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Joe have the title as a transitional champion before one of the aforementioned two take the throne.

This could especially happen if the company wants Reigns back in the title picture. If he wins it from babyface Kingston, WWE risk the fans booing him again. As a result, heel Joe could be the short-term champion to ease in Reigns (it must, however, be added that the company still risk Reigns being booed as Joe is one of the fan-favourites).

#2 Long heel-reign

A menacing heel

This is personally what I want Samoa Joe to have after a long feud with Kofi Kingston. The New Day member’s title reign has been solid so far, as he is yet to be beaten since becoming the champion.

However, there is going to be a time when he will have to drop the title – and who better to drop it to than Joe after a long and grueling rivalry? Both Joe and Kingston are compelling story-tellers.

While Kingston’s is one of grit and determination that saw his dream being fulfilled after 11 years, Joe’s is about a man who tries to crush the souls of his opponents by hook or by crook. WWE can keep the title with Kingston until SummerSlam, where Joe takes it off him. After that, they can have Joe as a menacing all-destroying bad guy who destroys anyone that eyes his title.

It’s been a while since a destructive heel had a long reign with the WWE Championship – maybe it’s now time to change that.

#1 The Roman Reigns anti-thesis

This needs to happen

Before I go any further, it should be cleared that had Brand Split been a thing anymore, most of these things wouldn’t have been possible. Joe is now a RAW Superstar whereas Reigns is, on paper, on the main roster of SmackDown.

However, since everyone is literally allowed to go anywhere now, WWE could use it to their favour and have Joe pit up against Roman Reigns in an all-out good vs evil feud, where the former could promise Reigns that he is going to bring the worst out of him by the time it all ends.

It would be an incredible story with a lot of psychological factors where Joe goes to insane lengths to break Reigns. This could end two ways: Reigns wins the title but Joe succeeds in bringing the worst out of him (winning the psychological war in the process) or having Reigns have complete victory where Joe fails to bring out the darkness.

The ending is up for the company to decide but it could really push Reigns and Joe as the two faces of the company.