Former WWE Writer Defends One of the Most Controversial Brock Lesnar Storylines “That Traded on a Lot of Attitudes: “ We Can Debate”

Brock Lesnar is an impact WWE superstar and is a marquee star in the company. The management puts the world title on The Beast Incarnate to headline a grand event. However, a similar thing happened in 2019 when he defeated Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship. Recently, a former WWE writer shared an inside detail about that match. 

The New Day member lost to Lesnar within seconds in the main event of the October 4, 2019 episode of SmackDown. 

Inside detail about Brock Lesnar vs Kofi Kingston

Former WWE writer Dave Schilling appeared for an interview on In the Weeds podcast of Fightful. He gave an inside detail of the Lesnar vs Kingston match that happened in 2019.

Schilling was present in WWE when KofiMania was being planned. Moreover, he recalled WWE had planned a clash between The Beast and Kingston for a long time. 

The former WWE writer said, “That was a great storyline and I’m very proud of the small part I had to play in that. We can debate how it turned out in the end, when he lost to Brock Lesnar, which I found out about in April.”

He added, “We were talking about, ‘the plan is first SmackDown on Fox, Brock is going to come in and win the title and it’s going to be a quick match.’ That’s exactly what happened after I left. That’s the way it turned out. The writers in the room with me, were always incredibly aware of what we were doing and why it was important.” 

The wrestling community had gone over the cloud when Kofi Kingston won at WrestleMania 35. However, nobody thought he would lose the WWE title in this manner to The Conqueror. Nevertheless, in 2021 Kingston shared he wasn’t mad about the way he lost the title.

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Furthermore, WWE proceeded with a Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez feud that started right away after the match with Kofi Kingston. Also, Schilling also shared how WWE viewed The New Day member while he was the WWE Champion.

Kofi Kingston was not a ‘token champion’

While talking about the match Lesnar vs Kingston, the former WWE writer shared how the company saw the 41-year-old as a champion.

He said, “That was a storyline that traded on a lot of attitudes about race and ideas about who should or shouldn’t be the champion. I never felt like that storyline was disrespectful. I never felt that storyline was treated in a way where Kofi came off as a ‘token champion.’”

Kingston held the title for 180 days after winning it at WrestleMania 35 by defeating Bryan Danielson. What are your thoughts on Dave Schilling’s comments? Share your opinion below.

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