WrestleMania 35: What if Kofi Kingston wins the WWE title at the PPV?

1. Kingston in the main event mix

Kofi Kingston may not be a long term WWE Champion, but winning the title would position has a a guy in the main event mix moving forward.

Even if Kofi Kingston wins the WWE Championship at WrestleMania and drops it on the next episode of SmackDown a la Zack Ryder with the Intercontinental Championship in 2016, his status as a former world champion will elevate him from that point forward. Not unlike Rey Mysterio’s lackluster first world title reign, the fact that he won the strap at all—and particularly at the biggest show of the year—was enough to take his career up to the next level and make him the kind of guy who could be plugged into the main event picture as WWE needed him from that point forward.

Indeed, Kingston could expect to challenge for world titles more regularly after an initial reign, and possibly even capture a top title again if the need arises, he stays hot, or the original reign gets over more than anyone would expect. Regardless, we’d be looking at a changed WWE legacy for Kingston, going from a mid-card and tag team guy to the sort of Superstar who could garner a solo induction into the WWE Hall of Fame without anyone batting an eye.