The 4 underlying themes in Kofi Kingston's journey to WrestleMania 35

#4 The story of mutual respect

At a time when every now and then, tag teams are ended and friendships are broken to further individual careers. The story of how the Smackdown Live roster has rallied behind Kofi Kingston's bid to get a much deserved WWE Championship opportunity at WrestleMania 35 is an aberration from what the WWE has showed so far.

The backstage interviews of various superstars in Smackdown Live have seen numerous mentions of how deserving Kofi is for this opportunity and how supportive they are of him. During Kofi Kingston's gauntlet match, while Kofi was putting on a performance of a lifetime to win his opportunity, a large majority of the Smackdown Live cheered vehemently for Kofi Kingston.

We saw similar scenes during Big E and Xavier Woods' Gauntlet match wherein a number of superstars rallied behind the New Day and rooted for them to overcome all the odds. In an ultimate show of respect, the long time rivals of The New Day, the Usos, decided to forfeit their match during the Gauntlet match in what is arguably one of the most memorable and endearing moments of Smackdown Live history.

Such camaraderie and mutual respect on WWE TV has been unheard of till now and this story has superseded these norms.