#4 Kofi Kingston vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton (SmackDown, February 12th)
And so #Kofimania was born.
A last-minute replacement for the injured Mustafa Ali, Kofi took the ball and ran with it. The heart and fire he showed in this match instantly made him the most over male superstar in the company. This came long after Kofi Kingston had paid his dues, so why not get behind him and try to push him over the top.
Kofi Kingston began by pinning the WWE Champion (unfortunately, a lot of people do these days). He then survived Jeff Hardy and Samoa Joe, getting eliminated by AJ Styles only at the end, who would in turn get eliminated by a surprise RKO from nowhere.
This match was even better than last year's gauntlet match on Raw. Unlike last year's it didn't drag for any of it.