5 times fans forced WWE to change major plans

#2 Kofi Kingston gets a WWE Title opportunity

On an episode of SmackDown Live, days before the Elimination Chamber PPV, Kofi Kingston delivered a heroic performance in a Gauntlet match, which suddenly turned him into a hot act.

Kingston repeated the same performance inside the chamber, but failed to win the WWE Title. This resulted in the WWE Universe coming up with a fan movement named KofiMania. The movement saw WWE fans getting behind Kofi like they had never before.

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The original plans for WrestleMania 35 didn't include Kofi Kingston by a long shot. Instead, a returning Kevin Owens was set to wrestle Daniel Bryan at The Show of Shows. The plans changed in a matter of weeks and Kofi was put into a storyline where Vince McMahon did everything in his power to put him out of the title picture. Kofi didn't budge one bit, and went on to win the WWE Title for the first time in his career.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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