15 Most-Decorated WWE Wrestlers To Never Win A World Title
3. Kofi Kingston
Titles Held: 4 Intercontinental Championships, 3 U.S. Championships, 2 WWE Tag Team Championships, 1 World Tag Team Championship Total Title Days: 807 When people talk about Kofi Kingston, a few thoughts jump to mind: jobber to the stars, unrealized potential, and of course, Royal Rumble highlight reel. Its not likely that people associate 10-time champion who has worn gold for nearly one-third of his WWE career with Kofi. But yet, Kingstons nearly seven-year run with the company has produced a lot of titles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynzRcV-ktg8 It also has produced a lot of start-and-stop pushes for him. Kofi notably had a feud with Randy Orton in late 2009 that saw Kingston seemingly being elevated to Ortons level, most memorably putting the Viper through a table at Madison Square Garden with a Boom Drop from the railing in the stands. But after being evenly matched early on, Kofi quickly became Ortons punching bag, losing the feud decisively. Kingston has become the guy who makes a lot of guys look really good and can put on a really competitive match, making fans believe he can win. And sometimes, he will get the victory (earlier this year, he beat then-WWE World Heavyweight Champion Orton). But hes essentially become a jobber to the stars in the grand scheme, capable of winning a midcard title, but not able to make it in the main event.
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