10 Most Incredible Wrestling Moments Of 2019 (So Far)

3. King Kofi

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The first-ever women's main event and Becky Lynch's grand triumph were calibrated to provide WrestleMania 35's biggest moment, but they were trumped by KofiMania.

Kofi Kingston's rise from entertaining midcard tag wrestler to WWE Champion took place over several months. One of the greatest babyface chase stories Vince McMahon's promotion has told in years saw the New Day man leap hurdle after hurdle on the Road to WrestleMania, highlighted by that electric closing stretch versus Daniel Bryan at Elimination Chamber in February. Kingston fell that night, but the pursuit concluded, and he finally worked his into a grand spot on the 'Grandest Stage.'

As organic a tale as any WWE have ever spun, KofiMania concluded with 'Mania's greatest WWE Title match since Bryan's own triumph over Batista and Randy Orton five years prior. The main roster will be lucky to produce another bout of this calibre all year, and Kofi's victory? A genuine tear-jerker.

WrestleMania 35 peaked with an overcome Kingston celebrating with stablemates Xavier Woods, Big E, and his children. The culmination of a lifetime's worth of hard work, it provoked such a strong emotional response that the depleted crowd had nothing left for most of the rest of the show.

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