8 Times Wrestlers Levelled Up INSTANTLY!

Listen to anyone who's ever been in the ring or shared a locker room with Kofi Kingston, and they'll have nothing but praise for his professionalism and athleticism. A decorated mid-card wrestler and a vital part of The New Day's soaring rise to the top, it was one of wrestling's great mysteries as to why Vince McMahon had never tried to run with Kofi at the top of the card.

When WWE did decide to give Kofi his shot at the biggest prize in wrestling, he created an organic movement based on his unquestionable talent and the frustrations fans had felt in the short and long term. Kingston became a talisman for the underdogs everywhere. His talent had been underutilized for far too long, and WWE's history of overlooking black superstars was no longer going to be ignored.

During an era in which there were almost no true "WrestleMania moments", the outpouring of global emotion that came with Kofi Kingston's victory over Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35 felt as big as any in company history. Even though his title reign ended in insulting fashion, the powers-that-be can never erase Kofi being responsible for one of The Showcase of the Immortals' biggest feel-good moments.