3 Questions WWE need to answer after SmackDown Live (26 February 2019)
As we are heading closer to the Grandest Stage of Them All, WrestleMania. WWE is firing on all the cylinders to make the show feel more interesting in the coming weeks.
A night ago, Monday Night Raw witnessed a bunch of surprises with the return of Batista and The Shield getting closer to a reunion. SmackDown Live followed the same pattern and a returning Kevin Owens was added into the WWE Championship Match replacing Kofi Kingston, at Fastlane.
The decision made the fans happy and sad at the same time. While the return of Kevin Owens was a huge deal, the removal of Kofi Kingston from the WWE title picture is inappreciable.
Here are 3 questions that need to be answered following this week's edition of Smackdown Live.
#3 What's next for Kofi Kingston?
"Hard work pays off, Dreams come true." The infamous quote by the great Razor Ramon doesn't apply for someone like Kofi Kingston. For 11 years, the guy has been working his socks off. Eleven long years!
Kofi Kingston has been a mid-carder for a long time now and has only tasted the tag-team and Intercontinental title gold while merely being on the main event scene.
He finally got his big break when the plans were shaken up because of an unfortunate injury occurring to Mustafa Ali before the Elimination Chamber PPV. Kofi Kingston replaced Ali and delivered a memorable performance in the gauntlet match, and carried this momentum for a praise-worthy performance at the Elimination Chamber where he came close to winning the WWE Championship.
All was looking good for Kingston as he got the WWE title opportunity once again at Fastlane, and this is the closest the African superstar has ever come to the biggest prize in the WWE.
But tonight on SmackDown live, that opportunity was snatched away from his hands and given to the returning Kevin Owens for the sake the box office.
What's next for Kofi now? Is this just a storyline to add more intrigue for WrestleMania or this was the closest Kofi will ever come near the WWE Title?