10 Times WWE Punished Success
1. Kofi Kingston
SummerSlam 2019's feud between Kofi Kingston and Randy Orton relies on their history as enemies. Back in 2009, Randy cut the legs out from underneath Kofi when he was heating up, and it's taken the one-time phoney Jamaican nearly 10 years to scramble his way back to the top.
Who knows how different things could've been had Orton not been on a power trip.
In November 2009, Kofi blasted Randy through a table in the hallowed halls of Madison Square Garden and looked every bit like WWE's next babyface hit. His main event run was virtually guaranteed at that moment, and fans responded in kind to Kingston dropping the Jamaican accent, ruining Randy's sports car and cutting some seriously good promos.
It all went to sh*t when Kofi botched an RKO finish, Orton spat his dummy and the entitled headliner complained to management that Kingston wasn't ready. They listened when they should have persevered, and the successful run Kofi was on dried up quick. He was punished for the smallest of incidents.
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