The main event of first-ever Smackdown Live on FOX Network had become official even two weeks before the show. Brock Lesnar will challenge Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship on October 4th. It is going to be a marquee match by all means since the audience wanted it to happen for a long time. But with Lesnar standing against Kofi in the ring, chanced become pretty less for the champion to retain the title. Very few think that he has a chance to pin The Conqueror and come out on top.
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Ongoing spoilers and betting odds are heavily against Kofi Kingston. Brock Lesnar is the undoubted favorite when it comes to the match as WWE considers him as the biggest box office attraction. Plus, FOX officials are very high on him. Since day one of their deal with WWE, the idea was to make him the face of the show which is coming to fruition. A title change on the debut episode could easily garner attention from the pro-wrestling circuit.
Still, WWE might have just dropped a big hint on the outcome of Brock Lesnar vs. Kofi Kingston on FOX. As reported by express.co.uk, Kofi will still be the champion, going by the advertisements of WWE events in Australia. The reigning champion is set to defend the title against ongoing rival Randy Orton which means that he is not losing the belt to Brock Lesnar on October 4th.
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Additionally, his partners, Xavier Woods and Big E are also being advertised as the Smackdown tag team champions which they are not. They have just lost the belts to The Revival (Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson) at Clash of Champions. It’s still not clear whether WWE plans to give back the tag belts to the former champs since there not ongoing storyline between them.
.@BrockLesnar battles @TrueKofi for the #WWEChampionship on Friday Oct. 4 on #FridayNightSmackDown! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/BQuDRkO3ix
— WWE (@WWE) September 18, 2019
Meanwhile, the Australia show kicks off with live events in Sydney and ends in Melbourne on October 21st and 23rd, respectively. WWE promotional materials also confirm that Kofi Kingston vs. Brock Lesnar saga will continue throughout the upcoming weeks. So Vince McMahon may not book the title change on the very first episode and rather hold it for a later date or PPV episode. This could be an interesting way to indulge the fans into the storyline, even more.
