WWE has confirmed a gauntlet match for this upcoming week’s episode of Smackdown Live. Kofi Kingston will have to defeat Randy Orton, Samoa Joe, Rowan, Cesaro, and Sheamus to earn his place at Wrestlemania 35.
I have a theory that I wanted to pass along about something that I could see happening during the gauntlet match.
Specifically, it is a swerve that I could see Vince McMahon pulling.
On Smackdown Live last week, Vince said that if Kofi defeats the 5 men in the gauntlet match, he is “going to Wrestlemania”. It was not specifically stated by Vince that Kofi would be getting a WWE Championship match at the event. He just said that Kofi would be going to Wrestlemania.
Even if he wins, I think that Vince is going to keep messing with Kofi. To me, Vince’s wording makes it sound like we are getting set-up for a swerve. I could see Vince saying that Kofi is going to Wrestlemania but he will be in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (or in another match).
This would actually kind of make sense. We are still a few weeks away from Wrestlemania 35 so WWE is going to want to keep building this storyline. I would be surprised if we got what we wanted with so many weeks to go until the event. My guess is that Vince trolls Kofi and keeps this storyline going for a few more weeks where he has to earn his spot at Wrestlemania 35.
Don’t worry though, I do think that we are getting Kofi winning the WWE Title at Wrestlemania 35. I just don’t think that Vince is done messing with Kofi just yet.
Do you see a swerve coming? Let me know in the comment section below.
On related note, here is my theory on Finn Balor’s mystery partner on RAW this week.