WWE apparently had big things planned for
Mustafa Ali in the Gauntlet Match on this week's
Elimination Chamber go-home edition of SmackDown.
As noted, Ali was pulled from the Gauntlet match and from Sunday's
WWE Title
Elimination Chamber match due to a concussion. His spot was given to
Kofi Kingston and Kofi ended up putting on a strong performance in the Gauntlet, going more than an hour.
@Wrestlevotes reports that the story that unfolded with Kofi in the Gauntlet was the same story that was to unfold with Ali.
It will be interesting to see what this means for Kofi in Sunday's Chamber match for the WWE Title. As noted, Kofi was praised by many fans and wrestlers on social media after the Gauntlet. The
@Wrestlevotes report also noted that
due to Tuesday's performance, Kofi has momentum with people backstage in the company, not just with fans.