The fight between Kofi and Bryan was brutal and went down to the wire. But the crowd favourite Kofi lived up to his reputation after being beaten and bruised by Bryan to emerge victorious in front of a capacity crowd at the MetLife Stadium.
The New Day celebrate Kofi Kingston's title (Pic/ Twitter)
Kofi Kingston stole the show at WrestleMania 35 defeating Daniel Bryan in an enthralling fight to walk away with his maiden WWE Championship title here Sunday.
The fight between Kofi and Bryan was brutal and went down to the wire. But the crowd favourite Kofi lived up to his reputation after being beaten and bruised by Bryan to emerge victorious in front of a capacity crowd at the MetLife Stadium.
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Tony Nese overcame the challenge from Buddy Murphy to win the Cruiserweight Championship. While Carmella took home the 'Women's Battle Royal' trophy.
In the Tag team event, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder defeated The Revival. Ryder was taken to task initially but at the last moment, Hawkins turned the tables on their opponents to script an emphatic win.
WWE superstar Braun Strowman emerged as the winner of the 'Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal' in the pre-show.
WrestleMania 35, the marquee event of the evening, began with the fight for the 'Universal Champion' with Brock Lesnar taking on Seth Rollins. However, Rollins turned the fight on its head to snatch the title from the defending champion.
A J Styles was pitted against Randy Orton and the former sealed the win with a phenomenal forearm.
The SMACKDOWN Tag Team event was the third fight of the glittering evening, where the 'USOS' successfully defended their title in a four-way contest.
In the 'falls count anywhere' fight, The Miz superflexed veteran Shane McMahon but 49-year-old proved his mettle emerging triumphant.
In other results, Samoa Joe retained the United States Champion title, Roman Reigns defeated Drew McIntyre, Triple H overcame Batista in a 'no holds barred' and the 'IIconics' came out victorious to be crowned the new Women's Tag team champions.
However, in a major upset, Kurt Angle's illustrious career came to an end as he lost to Baron Corbin in his farewell match.
The mega event, attended by over 80,000 spectators, concluded with the Women's Main Event, a Winners Take All -- introduced for the first time in WrestleMania. Becky Lynch walked away with glory as she was crowned both RAW and SMACKDOWN Champion.
After the event, Kofi Kingston tweeted, "Reeeaaaal late but that had to be the best #WWEHoF ever. Amazing speeches, heartfelt moments, and my kids had the time of their lives! Much love to @bookerT5x for the shout out!"
Reeeaaaal late but that had to be the best #WWEHoF ever. Amazing speeches, heartfelt moments, and my kids had the time of their lives! Much love to @bookerT5x for the shout out! ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0099Âu00c2u008cðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u008f¾
— KOFI (@TrueKofi) April 7, 2019
Now time to finish up strong...
Kofi Kingston's fans on Twitter were ecstatic too. Here are some reactions:
So proud and happy to share this moment with one of my brothas @The305MVP ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098¢ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098
— Shad Gaspard (@Shadbeast) April 8, 2019
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.#kofikingston #kofimania #wwechampion #grandslamchampion #wrestlemania #wrestlemania35 #newday #newdayrocks #smackdownlive #sdlive #wwesmackdown #wwe #wrestlemania #wrestlemania35 pic.twitter.com/6uPfEF6qmE
ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u009a«WWE Champion
— Nat TettehðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0087¬ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0087 (@NatTetteh_NDC) April 8, 2019
ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u009a«Intercontinental Champion
ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u009a«Smackdown Tag Team Champion
Bow down to the first GhanaianðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0087¬ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0087 and African to win the WWE #Wrestlemania Grand slam.
Thank you for doing us all proud Kofi KingstonðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0087¬ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0087 pic.twitter.com/ChbwIHJqRW
ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0099Âu00c2u008c | #CrownHeroes - That moment Kofi Kingston (@TrueKofi) wins the #WWEChampionship at #WrestleMania, a major achievement in Black History. pic.twitter.com/xFVh7DyEay
— Crown FM Asaba (@crownfmasaba) April 8, 2019
Kofi Kingston really WWE Champion. pic.twitter.com/5W93AKeTzV
— Letter A #7™ ðÂu00c2u009f¥Âu00c2u0080 (@findaIex) April 8, 2019
Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah aka Kofi Kingston has been crowned the second Black (and first African) Grand Slam Champion in the WWE ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u008cÂu00c2u008dâÂu00c2u009a¡ï¸Âu00c2u008f #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/f49Eir81C1
— OneTribeMag™ (@OneTribeMag) April 8, 2019
So how long will the WWE let Kofi Kingston’s title run last? You know Vince & friends may try to pull off a “we gave him a title so you all can shut up” storyline about to happen. #KofiMania pic.twitter.com/UskhodF0tt
— ChuckyT3 (@ChuckyT3) April 8, 2019
Kofi Kingston
— Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) April 8, 2019
First African WWE Champion.
Most Days as Tag Team Champion in the WWE (974).
Slammy winner.
Grand Slam and Triple Crown Champion (1x WWE, 4x Intercontinental, 3x US, 4x Raw, 3x SmackDown, 1x World Tag Team Champion).
2012, 2015 & 2016 PWI Tag Team of the Year. pic.twitter.com/BByhYsbwkD
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