Major backstage WWE name pushed for 38-year-old star to win ahead of Kofi Kingston during KofiMania: "I was wrong"

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As you read in the headline of this news, originally Big E was going to be crowned WWE World Champion at WrestleMania 35, but Kofi Kingston ended up being the one who dethroned Daniel Bryan in the 35th edition of the aforementioned premium live event in 2019. Let's remember that Kingston put in the pocket of the fans who attended the arenas at the time, after a formidable performance in a Gauntlet Match on Raw. This was only the beginning of Kof…

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Road Dogg on past issues with CM Punk and where things stand today, why he scoffed at Edge and Christian initially, being wrong about KofiMania, differences between modern WWE and the Attitude Era - Pro Wrestling Dot Net

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Major backstage WWE name pushed for 38-year-old star to win ahead of Kofi Kingston during KofiMania: "I was wrong"

Kofi Kingston winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35, more famously known as 'KofiMania,' was one of the greatest stories told by WWE over the past decade.

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Road Dogg Originally Pushed For A Big E Title Win Instead Of KofiMania

Photo Credit: WWE Road Dogg recalls a big, scrapped idea. Recent reports indicated that Brian “Road Dogg” James had been named as a co-lead writer of WWE SmackDown. The WWE Hall of Famer held a similar position when he joined the SmackDown writing team in late 2016, before later being promoted to head writer. James stepped down from this position in the wake of WWE WrestleMania 35, an event he initially envisioned a different outcome for. While …

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WWE Writer Admits They Pushed For Different Star To Win At WrestleMania 35 Instead Of Kofi Kingston

A WWE writer has admitted that Kofi Kingston winning the title at WrestleMania 35 may not have happened as a different star was pitched to emerge victorious.