Post by Jason on Feb 6, 2010 18:50:47 GMT -5
I've never been a Kofi Kingston fan. I've never hated the guy, I simply just didn't care about him. He's alright in the ring, has some charisma but he was just... there. What does WWE see in him, that could possibly make him deserving of a main event spot? He screams midcard for life for me. He kinda reminds me of this generation's Koko B. Ware... without the jobbing. He's the over likable guy, who has the charisma in the ring and flashy moves to "wow" the crowd but... won't make it to the main event.
This is what I see in Kofi. I just don't get what makes him more deserving over the rest, he's not insanely over and his popularity has dropped over the past few weeks. As a matter of fact, he's been quite boring as of recently and has been suffering the almighty "Conway Pop" on a couple of recent episodes. At first he was the smiley Jamaican guy... but now, he's just a guy. I could name 10 guys more deserving of a main event push, than this guy.
MVP for one, has all the tools to make it to the main event, yet he's still feuding over the US title. Granted it's a good feud, he still shouldn't be feuding over this again, he should have went up after he lost the title to Kofi himself last year. But let's team him with Mark Henry
. And by "all the tools", I mean ring skills, mic skills, crowd support, the look and the build to be a main eventer. Kofi has about a 1/4 of that. I truly think MVP should be in his position right now. The other 9 guys were...
Evan Bourne, who has an all-round better moveset, a better look, and is just as over, for one.
Mark Henry had a lot of potental when he first came to Raw. I think he's deserving of atleast a short WWE title reign, he's stuck with the business through it all and is a likeable guy. Sucks he's a jobber losing to guys not even half his size now.
Jack Swagger, I don't think I need to say more. Swagger is a natural in the ring and is being incredibly wasted here. Sure he's a heel, so it doesn't exactly "fit" in Kofi's spot. But I think Swagger could be an over face too, kind of like an early Kurt Angle. If he plays the goofy smiling All American American character, it would work. He just looks like a main eventer to me.
Cody Rhodes, it doesn't look like he's getting pushed at all, sadly. He's got almost the exact same build as Kingston. And would get over with the girls like Young Randy too. He's got more talent than DiBiase and seems more comfortable in promos, to me. Again, wouldn't it make more sense to put HIM in the chamber, rather than Kingston?
Carlito, he's still got it, granted he's apparently lazy but I definitely think this guy has more potential than Kingston as a main eventer.
Paul Burchill, is he even on the Raw roster yet? Houseshows say he is. I'm not denying that he should be in the chamber like Swagger and MVP, but I definitely think he should be seen as a threat considering he's got the build, talent and look.
Chris Masters, hear me out. Back a few years ago, we all thought he had the most potential out of most guys on the roster, correct? He just turned face and is practically a jobber now. He's over, not insanely over but he's getting there. He could be a believable main eventer if pushed right and hell, I wouldn't be complaining if he got into the chamber, he did well in the 2006 one.
R-Truth, yeah I like him. I think he's got more talent than Kofi and he's also got the size and mic skills, plus he's more over.
Shelton Benjamin, he should have been up there years ago, in my eyes. But unlike Kingston, he's got the technical ability to go with the high spots.
That was long... anyways, there's my guys and I could probably name some more. To me, He pretty much botches every match, hasn't got good mic skills really and pretty much has no character to him, now that he's not Jamaican. I'm not trying to piss anybody off, I'm just throwing in my two cents, Kofi Kingston just looks like a midcarder to me and I'm honestly getting a bit tired of how much of a boner WWE has for him. Thoughts?
This is what I see in Kofi. I just don't get what makes him more deserving over the rest, he's not insanely over and his popularity has dropped over the past few weeks. As a matter of fact, he's been quite boring as of recently and has been suffering the almighty "Conway Pop" on a couple of recent episodes. At first he was the smiley Jamaican guy... but now, he's just a guy. I could name 10 guys more deserving of a main event push, than this guy.
MVP for one, has all the tools to make it to the main event, yet he's still feuding over the US title. Granted it's a good feud, he still shouldn't be feuding over this again, he should have went up after he lost the title to Kofi himself last year. But let's team him with Mark Henry
. And by "all the tools", I mean ring skills, mic skills, crowd support, the look and the build to be a main eventer. Kofi has about a 1/4 of that. I truly think MVP should be in his position right now. The other 9 guys were... Evan Bourne, who has an all-round better moveset, a better look, and is just as over, for one.
Mark Henry had a lot of potental when he first came to Raw. I think he's deserving of atleast a short WWE title reign, he's stuck with the business through it all and is a likeable guy. Sucks he's a jobber losing to guys not even half his size now.
Jack Swagger, I don't think I need to say more. Swagger is a natural in the ring and is being incredibly wasted here. Sure he's a heel, so it doesn't exactly "fit" in Kofi's spot. But I think Swagger could be an over face too, kind of like an early Kurt Angle. If he plays the goofy smiling All American American character, it would work. He just looks like a main eventer to me.
Cody Rhodes, it doesn't look like he's getting pushed at all, sadly. He's got almost the exact same build as Kingston. And would get over with the girls like Young Randy too. He's got more talent than DiBiase and seems more comfortable in promos, to me. Again, wouldn't it make more sense to put HIM in the chamber, rather than Kingston?
Carlito, he's still got it, granted he's apparently lazy but I definitely think this guy has more potential than Kingston as a main eventer.
Paul Burchill, is he even on the Raw roster yet? Houseshows say he is. I'm not denying that he should be in the chamber like Swagger and MVP, but I definitely think he should be seen as a threat considering he's got the build, talent and look.
Chris Masters, hear me out. Back a few years ago, we all thought he had the most potential out of most guys on the roster, correct? He just turned face and is practically a jobber now. He's over, not insanely over but he's getting there. He could be a believable main eventer if pushed right and hell, I wouldn't be complaining if he got into the chamber, he did well in the 2006 one.
R-Truth, yeah I like him. I think he's got more talent than Kofi and he's also got the size and mic skills, plus he's more over.
Shelton Benjamin, he should have been up there years ago, in my eyes. But unlike Kingston, he's got the technical ability to go with the high spots.
That was long... anyways, there's my guys and I could probably name some more. To me, He pretty much botches every match, hasn't got good mic skills really and pretty much has no character to him, now that he's not Jamaican. I'm not trying to piss anybody off, I'm just throwing in my two cents, Kofi Kingston just looks like a midcarder to me and I'm honestly getting a bit tired of how much of a boner WWE has for him. Thoughts?
