Here are some predictions for Kofi Kingston and the Gauntlet match on Smackdown Live.
10) Big E & Xavier Woods Will Be Banned From Ringside
To stack the deck even further against Kofi, I could see Vince McMahon announcing before the match that Xavier Woods and Big E are banned from ringside.
If they interfere in the match, Kofi loses his spot at Wrestlemania 35.
The idea is to keep stacking the deck against Kofi. I think that this could make a lot of sense before the match even starts. It immediately takes out the New Day from the equation, forcing Kofi to do it on his own.
9) AJ Styles Will Distract Randy Orton, Leading To Kofi Winning
I think that the theme of the gauntlet match is going to be multi-layered storytelling. That means that a handful of storylines are going to clash at once.
One of the storylines that will intersect will be when Randy Orton faces Kofi Kingston in the gauntlet. Orton is currently feuding with AJ Styles, so I am pretty confident that Styles is going to end up costing him the match.
I could see Styles distracting Randy during the match. This will lead to Kofi winning and moving on with a roll-up. Would make sense to protect Orton in the loss. It would also further the feud between Styles and Orton. They will likely brawl after Orton gets eliminated.
8) Kofi Will Defeat Sheamus
Both members of the Bar have been confirmed for the gauntlet match on Smackdown. Out of the two, I am going to guess that Kofi will first face off against Sheamus.
I think that Kofi is going to get a clean win against one of them. WWE doesn’t usually care about protecting tag team guys in singles matches. As a result, I have Kofi defeating Sheamus by himself to move on.
This victory will set up what is coming next…
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