Kofi Kingston's run as the WWE Champion was the stuff that dreams are made of, truth be told. WWE pretty much told the fans that they were listening and elevated him right to the top of SmackDown Live. One cannot even dispute that he was a great representative for the Championship, putting on some truly great matches.
However, deep in the back of our minds we always knew that Kofi Kingston was never going to be the face of the company as the WWE Champion. WWE also made this evident by never having the WWE Championship match go on last at a pay-per-view. In many cases, they even relegated it to before the Roman Reigns match in the card.
This is WWE's way of telling us that the Championship will be the featured attraction, going forward. It is also their way of elevating Velasquez, by inserting him straight into the mix again.
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
In addition to everything he does in Sportskeeda, Dasgupta is also the bassist and lyricist for heavy metal bands- Albatross and Primitiv.
Before joining Sportskeeda, Dasgupta was a comedy writer for Star TV, where he scripted lines for the iconic Lola Kutty property, in addition to hit TV shows like Axe Ur Ex & UR Fired. He was also a columnist for Rolling Stone India.
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