10 WWE Champions You Never Thought You'd See

10. Kofi Kingston

Kofi Kingston's win is what inspired this list to begin with. Over the course of 11 years, it seemed like he was bound to enter the main event picture. Sadly, he was always inches away from the big title picture without WWE ever committing to rolling with his ball.

2019 was a miraculous year as he finally reached the promised land. The journey to get here was a fascinating one and above all else, an emotional rollercoaster. When he pinned Daniel Bryan's shoulders to the mat at WrestleMania 35, the crowd erupted.

A day later (as of this writing), it still doesn't seem real, but it is. WWE delivered an emotionally driven masterpiece that gave us the perfect ending that fans desperately wanted. Kofi Kingston is now the first ever African born WWE Champion.