5 weirdest WWE Championship wins in the 2010s

#5 Brock Lesnar - SmackDown (2019)

There's something to be said for drawing in a big crowd, and that's quite clearly what WWE was attempting to do when the company booked Kofi Kingston vs Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship on the first episode of SmackDown on FOX.

It was a big deal as Lesnar hadn't wrestled on free TV for what felt like a lifetime, and yet, there was still something a little bit off about it. As the minutes ticked by fans saw that there wasn't too much time left in the show, meaning that any lingering hope we had for a classic between the two was slowly but surely extinguished.

When the match actually happened and Kofi's title reign was squashed within seconds, an empty feeling was felt throughout the WWE Universe. It was one of those moments you'll soon remember, but it felt so unnecessary for a man who had already held a world title a few times since returning in 2012.

Hopefully we get to see the rematch somewhere down the road.

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