Ranking every WWE Champion in the SmackDown Live era from worst to best

#3 Kofi Kingston

He was booked pretty strong, until the end

Most of the good from Kofi Kingston's WWE Championship story came during WrestleMania season. His chase for a one-on-one match for the title at the Show of Shows was prime storytelling and captivating television.

Kofi's eventual victory over Daniel Bryan was beautiful and emotional, but what came next was slightly more of a mixed bag.

Kofi Kingston was booked strongly throughout his time as champion, but his subsequent feuds and matches failed to even come close to the level of his win at WrestleMania 35.

Feuds against the likes of Dolph Ziggler and Samoa Joe felt underwhelming, but at least the New Day member was always winning.

Then arrived the Randy Orton feud. Kofi really came into his own here, with a truly compelling storyline. Unfortunately, their matches did not live up to the hype. But the one constant among the underwhelming nature of Kofi Kingston's run was that he always came out on top.

But his consistency came crashing down at the hands of Brock Lesnar on SmackDown's premiere on FOX, as The Beast Incarnate won the WWE Title from Kofi in nine seconds.

Kofi Kingston's WrestleMania moment alone enhanced his title reign, as he is now forever in the list of WWE Champions and no force of nature or embarrassing defeat could ever take his name out of it.