5 Reasons why Kevin Owens replacing Kofi Kingston at Fastlane is a big mistake
On this week's episode of SmackDown Live, there were a lot of shocking things that occurred during the show, such as Matt Hardy returning to reunite with Jeff Hardy to take on The Bar, R-Truth retaining his United States Title against two worthy competitors in Andrade and Rey Mysterio.
But the biggest shock occurred during the opening segment of SmackDown, which was a contract signing between WWE Champion Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston to make their title match official for Fastlane.
Before Kingston could sign on the contract, suddenly, Vince McMahon's music hits. He congratulated Kingston for achieving all the success in 11 years of his WWE career but says he can't let him compete against Bryan for the WWE Championship at Fastlane as it wouldn't be a "box-office" attraction. So he replaced him with a returning Kevin Owens.
Now, this replacement wasn't appreciated by The New Day, neither was it appreciated by all the fans watching the show. So, here are five reasons why Owens replacing Kingston at Fastlane was a big mistake...
#5 WWE could have saved Daniel Bryan vs. Kevin Owens for WrestleMania 35
There were rumors that Daniel Bryan will defend his WWE Championship against Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 35. Before Owens' return, there were many video packages to hype his return, that were pointing a change in the character of KO.
It was rumored that Owens would return as a babyface, as he has been a heel for a very long time, but his humorous nature has always lead to fans demanding for a babyface turn. But WWE completely threw all of that out of the window when Owens took Kingston's spot in the WWE Championship match at Fastlane.
A babyface Kevin Owens against a heel Daniel Bryan could have been a worthy main event for the show of shows. Not only it would have provided fans with a fresh rivalry, but this feud could have been one of the most interesting WWE Championship feuds in recent years.