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Post by Quote the Tozz, Nevermore. on Feb 7, 2010 15:42:07 GMT -5
I agree that MVP seems more main-event calibre than Kofi, but at this point he's just been derailed too much to buy as a top star. The whole criminal record thing is a strike against him too. And don't use Booker T as a counter, as I'm pretty sure Booker was still allowed in other countries. . I feel I should probably know this, but what exactly did MVP do? I like MVP more than Kofi, he's a good talker, and just pretty good in general. He's having a nice little feud with Miz right now, so I'd like to think he'd (eventually) get in to main event status.
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Post by Citizen Grimm on Feb 7, 2010 15:53:38 GMT -5
I'll be honest and say that I was one of the people completely pumped about Kofi destroying Orton's car, and I still can't figure out why they just dropped him by the wayside after the feud was over.
The way I see it Kofi has the same athleticism that Shelton had when he was younger, if not the great mat wrestling skills, and Kofi can actually cut a decent promo. And don't go saying he's not over people; he's generally gets one of the larger pops of the night when he comes out.
Personally, I don't get all the love for MVP. I don't dislike the guy but I'd only rate him at average on the ring and the mic. Everytime he's started talking in his fued with Miz, Miz blows him out of the water.
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Post by The Ichi on Feb 7, 2010 17:53:03 GMT -5
I agree that MVP seems more main-event calibre than Kofi, but at this point he's just been derailed too much to buy as a top star. The whole criminal record thing is a strike against him too. And don't use Booker T as a counter, as I'm pretty sure Booker was still allowed in other countries. . I feel I should probably know this, but what exactly did MVP do? I like MVP more than Kofi, he's a good talker, and just pretty good in general. He's having a nice little feud with Miz right now, so I'd like to think he'd (eventually) get in to main event status. From Wikipedia (so take it for what it's worth I guess): Burke grew up in Opa-locka, Florida, and his father was a police officer. He joined a gang when he was 12, describing it as "a graffiti gang", which later turned into a street gang. He spent six months in a juvenile detention center after a robbery. He later completed 9½ years of an 18½ year prison sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping which he started at the age of sixteen. Due to his past criminal record, Burke is barred from visiting some countries for international tours such as Japan. He is, however, able to visit other countries through special permits and background checks for recent behavior.
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Post by azz0r on Feb 7, 2010 17:54:00 GMT -5
He showed fire and passion in his promos. Thats what got him over. Not destroying the car.
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Post by Jason on Feb 7, 2010 18:01:24 GMT -5
I agree that MVP seems more main-event calibre than Kofi, but at this point he's just been derailed too much to buy as a top star. The whole criminal record thing is a strike against him too. And don't use Booker T as a counter, as I'm pretty sure Booker was still allowed in other countries. . I feel I should probably know this, but what exactly did MVP do? I like MVP more than Kofi, he's a good talker, and just pretty good in general. He's having a nice little feud with Miz right now, so I'd like to think he'd (eventually) get in to main event status. He robbed a casino on a boat and locked somebody in a closet, and that's counted as kidnap over there. The only country he can't enter is Japan, and they rarely go there. So I don't think that's a problem as to why he's not in the main event, at all.
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Post by barley96 on Feb 8, 2010 1:07:23 GMT -5
I have a solution: Turn Kofi into "KVD" Have him wear airbrushed singlets, change his finisher to the Jamaican Star Frog Splash, give him moves like the Van Kofinator, and have him cut promos where he says things like, "NO ONE GETS HIGHER THAN KVD!" He even starts doing the K-V-D thumb taunt. Once the WWE Universe gets behind KVD 100%, introduce Chris Masters as the NEW Sabu. That would probably happen if Kofi goes to TNA considering this is the same place with Black Machismo (Randy Savage) and Stone Cold Shark Boy (Steve Austin). Vince Russo could be reading.
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Post by ANTLOL on Feb 8, 2010 3:25:03 GMT -5
Evan Bourne, who has an all-round better moveset, a better look, and is just as over, for one. LOLWUT? I agree with the moveset and that he's over, but completely and totally disagree with "a better look". Kingston is 40 lbs heavier and 4 inches taller than Bourne, who looks like a smaller version of AJ Styles and like a guy you'd meet at the gym regularly.
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Post by Avalanche Alvarez on Feb 8, 2010 10:08:47 GMT -5
Well, they:
Heard him shouting Heard him crying
....and the rest is a lot of athleticism. The guy can wrestle.
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Post by Perpetual Nirvana on Feb 8, 2010 15:04:56 GMT -5
I liked Kofi,I thought he was over enough to get put in the nxt level.I think he got de-pushed because Orton might not have thought he was ready.Kofi is young though,he has another chance to get up there,unlike maybe a MVP or a Mark Henry,who have been around the block a couple times as it is! I think his depush has something to do with the crowd not being into him. During a trip;e threat match when he was making his come back the crowd was silent. Maybe, Just maybe a little had to do with Kofi dropping the ball. He gets blame in this also. Part of the problem is that they took away the Jamaican gimmick and replaced it with...nothing. He just became another bland babyface. People will only care if you give them a reason to.
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Post by Jason on Feb 8, 2010 16:31:47 GMT -5
Evan Bourne, who has an all-round better moveset, a better look, and is just as over, for one. LOLWUT? I agree with the moveset and that he's over, but completely and totally disagree with "a better look". Kingston is 40 lbs heavier and 4 inches taller than Bourne, who looks like a smaller version of AJ Styles and like a guy you'd meet at the gym regularly. I think his look is what got him over. He has a cool looking attire, his size allows him to do all those awesome moves, he could be mega over with the kids if they pushed him. Kofi had a good colorful gimmick in the jamaican thing, but now he's just a guy with black tights... BORING!
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