Kofi Kingston put up a solid fight when he challenged Bobby Lashley for the WWE Title at the Money in the Bank event, but ultimately fell short in his pursuit to become champion again.
The match saw Kingston mount a brief offense, but Lashley began to beat him down. He tossed him into the ring post then landed various strikes and finished it off with four dominators then a full nelson until Kofi tapped out.
The company announced this match on the June 21st episode of Raw Kingston and Xavier Woods interrupted Lashley and MVP in the opening segment. This episode also saw Lashley beating Woods in a non-title Hell in a Cell match in the main event.
In May, Kingston picked up a one-on-one win against Lashley on Raw when Drew McIntyre hit Lashley with MVP’s cane leading into the finish of that match. Kingston had the chance to become the number one contender at the time, but lost to Drew McIntyre, who later lost to Lashley at Hell in a Cell.
This ended the program between McIntyre and Lashley. Kingston knows what it’s like to be WWE Champion as he previously held it from April 2019 to October 2019.
As of late, MVP kept telling Kingston in storyline that KofiMania ended because Kingston let it. MVP also said Kingston is wasting his career as a tag team wrestler with people who don’t measure up.