: Three year ago, a high and happening Kofi Mania was crushed by ‘The Beast’ Brock Lesnar within a few seconds. Kingston had won the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35 against Daniel Bryan. Follow WWE Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
Also Read: WWE Richest Superstars: List of Top 25 Richest WWE Superstars
WWE WrestleMania Live: WWE Hall of Famer Speaks on Brock Lesnar Crushing Kofi Kingston
A few months later he was scheduled to defend his Championship against Brock Lesnar. This episode was the premier episode of SmackDown on Fox. While Brock Lesnar was the favorite to win, the WWE Universe expected Kofi Kingston to put on a performance.
WWE News: The Undertaker Shares his Opinion on Brock Lesnar New Character
WWE WrestleMania Live: However, Lesnar shocked the world by smashing Kingston within seconds and winning the WWE Championship. This made many WWE angry as they felt Kofi deserved better. However, WWE Hall of Famer Booker-T doesn’t feel the same.
On his Hall of Fame podcast, The legend was asked about Brock Lesnar defeating Kofi Kingston, Big E and Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship, all three African American Champions. The Legend claimed he didn’t see any harm in Kingston losing.
WWE WrestleMania Live: WWE Hall of Famer Speaks on Brock Lesnar Crushing Kofi Kingston
“Let’s book the match with Kofi and Brock Lesnar. How do you see that match playing out? You book this match. Let’s just say for instance, Francis Ngannou and Dustin Poirier [UFC fighters], that’s what we got here. How do you see that fight playing out [heavyweight vs. lightweight fighter]? So I don’t see a controversy there. When Big E lost it, I didn’t see any harm in the way Big E lost it.”
WWE WrestleMania Live: Since then the career of Kofi Kingston has never been the same. While Brock Lesnar rose and won many more World Championships, Kofi Kingston has been more on the Tag Team and Mid card storylines.
Kofi Mania was huge when it started, however, maintaining it was not happening at the same level. Many a times the storylines were getting stale and had no interest from the WWE Universe. Better booking maybe could have saved the day for Kofi Kingston as a main eventer.
WWE WrestleMania Live: WWE Hall of Famer Speaks on Brock Lesnar Crushing Kofi Kingston
Follow WWE Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
Editors pick
