5 Superstars Who Could Dethrone Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship

#2 Kevin Owens

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On the February, 26th 2019 episode of SmackDown Live, we witnessed the return of Kevin Owens as a babyface for the first time since his debut on NXT. However, Owens' return was a peculiar one as he was chosen by Vince McMahon as the man who would replace Kofi Kingston to take on Daniel Bryan at Fastlane when Bryan was the WWE Champion.

Owens' efforts against Bryan were great, but it wasn't enough as Bryan had successfully retained his WWE Championship. This could be the perfect reasoning for Owens to target Kofi, as he was able to do what Owens wasn't and that is defeat Bryan for the WWE title. On the 16th April episode of SmackDown Live, we saw Owens join The New Day as an honorary member due to Big E's absence.

But could this potentially be a ploy from Owens so that he can take out Kofi when he least expects it? It certainly wouldn't be the first time for Owens, seeing as how he has a track record of turning his back on people that he is friends with. For example, Sami Zayn at NXT TakeOver: Evolution as well as Chris Jericho during their "Festival of Friendship" segment. Therefore, The Prizefighter should definitely be considered a viable option to not only turn of Kofi in the future but to also take the world title away from him.