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#4 Kofi Kingston
What a year 2019 was for Kofi Kingston. Sure, it started off with a loss in the final moments of a WWE Championship match inside the Elimination Chamber, but that crushing defeat was what ultimately lit the spark for KofiMania. In fact, between the standing ovation that Kingston received after that match and the way Vince McMahon continued to screw him out of the title picture, it's no surprise that Kofimania was born.
And then, it happened. In the blink of an eye, Kingston went from talented midcard Superstar to the biggest thing in all of WWE. Fans were behind it, the company seemed to be behind it, and it all culminated in what was arguably one of the most momentous title changes in WrestleMania history.
Kingston, a man often overlooked throughout his career, proved many wrong and defeated fellow underdog Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35. He would then go on to hold the title for 6 months and was booked quite dominantly throughout his run. He even defeated Randy Orton at SummerSlam, which only further solidified his WWE Championship reign.
In the end, Kingston lost the title unceremoniously in a 10-second squash match to Brock Lesnar, but even that didn't take away from the magic that WWE created here. Interestingly enough, it seems to have started the underdog story of Kofi Kingston all over again and made him even hungrier to get back to the top.
