Kofi Kingston Must Have Little Offense vs. Brock Lesnar at WWE Beast in the East

Kofi Kingston has to be Brock Lesnar's victim at WWE Beast in the East, not a gladiator at anywhere near his level.

WWE does itself a disservice by letting Kingston test Lesnar at all. The more destructive The Beast Incarnate is at the live event on July 4 in Tokyo, the better.

Normally, who wins and loses, or how they do so, isn't all that important on house shows. The babyfaces go over the majority of the time. That's because the bouts aren't part of ongoing storylines. They are separate, self-contained entities.

This is no ordinary house show, though. This is a WWE Network-exclusive event that a multitude of fans will see.

With that in mind, WWE has to approach Kingston vs. Lesnar different than it would if it were non-televised. More than just minimal offense from Kingston peels away at Lesnar's aura of indestructibility. Their clash is a chance to propel Lesnar toward Battleground and a way to create another lasting image of Lesnar's power.

The last image of Lesnar that aired saw him wobbling as Seth Rollins and company pounced on him. Joey Mercury laced him with punches; Kane grabbed him by the throat and chokeslammed him. 

Seeing Lesnar this vulnerable is a rare sight. He's the man who ran over John Cena at SummerSlam last year, who pounded The Undertaker into the mat at WrestleMania 30 and battered Big Show with chair shots at Royal Rumble 2014. WWE has treated him as a being unlike others. It has portrayed him as the ultimate predator tearing through the majority of the animal kingdom.

It made sense for Rollins to get the upper hand on Raw that night. It doesn't make sense to follow that with Kingston having Lesnar on his heels at all. Lesnar should be furious about what Rollins did to him; he should be powered by rage. 

When the powerhouse descends on Tokyo, he needs to leave wreckage behind.

That's especially true given Kingston's status. Not only is he much smaller than the former WWE champ, but he's a midcarder who has losses to Heath Slater and Bo Dallas on his resume.

This should be a serious mismatch. One man is a wrecking ball, the other is a fly in the ointment. Lesnar has been treated like a superhero; Kingston has been a plucky competitor at best.

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If The Hulk ever took on Hawkeye, it would not be pretty. Kingston vs. Lesnar should be just as much of a massacre as that would be.

How this match unfolds should be simple: Lesnar takes Kingston on repeated trips to Suplex City.

Lesnar showed against Cena that he can make a one-sided affair mighty entertaining. So there's no worry that a glorified squash match will be boring.

Fans will be waiting to see The Beast Incarnate rip Kingston's flesh from his bones. WWE should deliver the wrestling equivalent of that. Otherwise, Lesnar won't be as fearsome afterward.