#5 Kofi Kingston

The most recent instance of a wrestler making the most of a huge opportunity featured Kofi Kingston rising to the top of the SmackDown brand. Mustafa Ali suffered an injury that changed the course of WrestleMania season. The reported plans were to feature Daniel Bryan facing Ali at Fastlane and Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 35 during his reign as the WWE Champion.
Kingston, however, replaced Ali with outstanding performances in the Elimination Chamber and gauntlet matches. Fans rallied behind Kingston after remembering just how talented he was and wanted him to be elevated as the next big star to face Bryan.
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The organic movement for Kofimania formed as the hottest storyline during WrestleMania season and Kingston ended up winning the title from Daniel Bryan much to the delight of the WWE universe.
Kofi had been languishing in mid-card status for over a decade in the WWE and finally got his due in the biggest pay-per-view of them all in what can be termed as a mark-out moment in his career.