11 Awesome WWE Title Moments That Became FORGOTTEN

11. Mustafa Ali Briefly Benefits Pre-KofiMania

Oh what might've been for Mustafa Ali.

Who knows for sure whether or not Ali would’ve received the same WWE Title push as Kofi Kingston had he not been injured heading into Elimination Chamber 2019 then missed out on a star-studded SmackDown gauntlet bout. There's a chance Vince McMahon would've gone cold on thoughts of the high-flyer in that main event pack during WrestleMania season anyway, but we'll never know.

Ali did face Daniel Bryan and Kevin Owens in a Triple Threat at Fastlane, at least, and that's a true forgotten gem looking back. Earlier in the show, McMahon teased Kingston with title dreams before whipping them away from him and placing the New Day man in a handicap situation against The Bar instead.

That call paved the way for Mustafa to challenge Bryan alongside KO, and he entered a simply sparkling performance throughout the entire bout.

Ali’s DDT on Bryan to the floor was amazing, and his 450 splash on the ring apron looked sore as hell. This was the kind of dynamic action people would come to expect from AEW main events by the year's end, but it was less common to see Cruiserweight stylings in WWE headliners at that point.

Afterwards, 'KofiMania' gripped the wrestling world like a fever worth having, and Ali's brief flirtation with the top table was totally forgotten about. He'd go on to head up Retribution the following year, but Mustafa's WWE run was never the same again.

He'll always have Fastlane 2019, eh? Not that most remember it.