d_henderson1810
Mid-Card Championship Winner
There have been at least two examples of people at this Wrestlemania, who, while they deserve their spot, it might not have happened if fate had not stepped in.
The first was Becky Lynch. If you remember, the original plan was Ronda v Charlotte at WM, and Ronda v Becky was scheduled for SS last year.
However, Becky got her nose broken by Nia Jax, and was out of the match at "Survivor Series", so they substituted her with Charlotte. WWE then swapped the matches around, and booked Ronda v Charlotte for SS, and Ronda v Becky for WM. Charlotte then got added to the WM match.
But, if not for her broken nose, Becky may have got her match against Ronda at SS, and may then not have been booked in the WM match, and they may have kept it Ronda v Charlotte one-on-one at WM.
So, those who were down on Nia Jax, she did the fans a favour. The broken nose made Becky look badass, and it delayed her match with Ronda until WM.
2) Kofi Kingston- The biggest opportunity in Kofi's career, but it may not have happened at all, if things had gone to script.
Don't forget, Kofi wasn't even in the Elimination Chamber originally, but only got in when Mustafa Ali got injured and withdrew from the match.
I wouldn't be surprised if it was meant to be Bryan v Ali as the last two in the Chamber, given the massive push WWE had given Ali in prior weeks, and his few interactions with Bryan leading up to it. I also wouldn't be surprised if Kofi followed the same script, more or less, of what Ali was meant to do in the Chamber (except that Kofi would do his own moves, not Ali's).
So Becky's chance was delayed because of someone injuring her, and Kofi's came from someone else's injury.
I'm not saying that neither deserve their WM spot, as they have run with the ball they have been given, and have made the most of the opportunity, but they are not just there through hard work and popularity, but a dash of luck and incidents which opened the door for them, and sometimes, you need to grab the opportunities that present themselves.
The first was Becky Lynch. If you remember, the original plan was Ronda v Charlotte at WM, and Ronda v Becky was scheduled for SS last year.
However, Becky got her nose broken by Nia Jax, and was out of the match at "Survivor Series", so they substituted her with Charlotte. WWE then swapped the matches around, and booked Ronda v Charlotte for SS, and Ronda v Becky for WM. Charlotte then got added to the WM match.
But, if not for her broken nose, Becky may have got her match against Ronda at SS, and may then not have been booked in the WM match, and they may have kept it Ronda v Charlotte one-on-one at WM.
So, those who were down on Nia Jax, she did the fans a favour. The broken nose made Becky look badass, and it delayed her match with Ronda until WM.
2) Kofi Kingston- The biggest opportunity in Kofi's career, but it may not have happened at all, if things had gone to script.
Don't forget, Kofi wasn't even in the Elimination Chamber originally, but only got in when Mustafa Ali got injured and withdrew from the match.
I wouldn't be surprised if it was meant to be Bryan v Ali as the last two in the Chamber, given the massive push WWE had given Ali in prior weeks, and his few interactions with Bryan leading up to it. I also wouldn't be surprised if Kofi followed the same script, more or less, of what Ali was meant to do in the Chamber (except that Kofi would do his own moves, not Ali's).
So Becky's chance was delayed because of someone injuring her, and Kofi's came from someone else's injury.
I'm not saying that neither deserve their WM spot, as they have run with the ball they have been given, and have made the most of the opportunity, but they are not just there through hard work and popularity, but a dash of luck and incidents which opened the door for them, and sometimes, you need to grab the opportunities that present themselves.