The New Day represented by WWE champion Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and Big E competed against Randy Orton and The Revivals in the opening clash of last night’s SmackDown live. The New Day put up a valiant show to take down the heels after Kingston delivered trouble in paradise to Scott Dawson for a win.
The New Day celebrations was interrupted by after Brock Lesnar interfered with his advocate Paul Heyman. Then Heyman laid down the challenge to Kofi Kingston for WWE title at first episode of SmackDown live on Fox network.
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Kofi said that he had promised to himself that he will be a fighting champion after winning the WWE title from Daniel Bryan and accepted Lesnar’s challenge. The Conqueror approached Kingston for a hand shake but ended up hitting him with a F5.