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Post by Crimson on Jan 2, 2014 14:10:57 GMT -5
Why not? Is he being booked by a different group of writers than the ones who have booked Daniel Bryan, CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry throughout their careers? If these guys can overcome hot and cold booking then why can't Kofi? Maybe he just doesn't have the SKILLZ to break out. How is he supposed to when he doesn't get a story that lasts more than a week? That's why Bryan and Ziggler got over. What is Kofi supposedly not doing right that they can't give him a full angle? Or even mic time. It's easier to get over when you're actually allowed to develop a personality. |
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Post by MrBRulzOK on Jan 2, 2014 14:54:58 GMT -5
What are you guys talking about? Kofi is one of the most nuanced and complex characters in the WWE!
I mean he claps his hands and says boom boom boom! You can really feel the pain and torment his character has endured whenever he does that.
And when he used to say "Looks like we've got trouble in paradise" you could tell that deep down he was telling himself that. Almost as if he were struggling to accept that his own existence wasn't as happy as it could've been. Like he had some regrets behind that cheesy smile.
Oh, and of course we can't forget about that time it was revealed he wasn't Jamaican. I mean that whole saga was so interesting. You couldn't help but wonder, why exactly did he feel that he had to pretend he was Jamaican? Was he trying to create some sort of mask for himself to hide who he truly was? It was a mystery that fans always wondered about, even to this day.
And let's not even get into his mysterious relationship with CM Punk that's never really been addressed on television.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2014 14:58:08 GMT -5
I've wanted to see something new from Kofi for so long in terms of how he's used.
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 2, 2014 15:09:06 GMT -5
Personally I think Kofi has reached his natural level in WWE.
I've been saying for ages that he's the new Koko B Ware. A colourful jobber to the stars who gets a decent pop, can be trusted to work a solid match, and makes kids smile, while never rising above the IC/US/Tag Team level.
And that's all he needs to be. He's been very good at it.
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Post by mrjl on Jan 2, 2014 15:23:41 GMT -5
Personally I think Kofi has reached his natural level in WWE. I've been saying for ages that he's the new Koko B Ware. A colourful jobber to the stars who gets a decent pop, can be trusted to work a solid match, and makes kids smile, while never rising above the IC/US/Tag Team level. And that's all he needs to be. He's been very good at it. that's Tito Santana level Koko never sniffed a title shot and I don't believe he ever got any real feuds which Kofi does. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 2, 2014 15:34:18 GMT -5
Personally I think Kofi has reached his natural level in WWE. I've been saying for ages that he's the new Koko B Ware. A colourful jobber to the stars who gets a decent pop, can be trusted to work a solid match, and makes kids smile, while never rising above the IC/US/Tag Team level. And that's all he needs to be. He's been very good at it. that's Tito Santana level Koko never sniffed a title shot and I don't believe he ever got any real feuds which Kofi does. Different era. Fewer titles available, and jobbers to the stars never got near them. |
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Jan 2, 2014 15:46:08 GMT -5
I remember when he got some weird random tattoos
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 2, 2014 15:47:13 GMT -5
Personally I think Kofi has reached his natural level in WWE. I've been saying for ages that he's the new Koko B Ware. A colourful jobber to the stars who gets a decent pop, can be trusted to work a solid match, and makes kids smile, while never rising above the IC/US/Tag Team level. And that's all he needs to be. He's been very good at it. There's nothing wrong with this. Although personally, I feel that while everyone can't be champions and get storylines or even get booked on a semi regular basis, from a credibility and "kayfabe power level" perspective, everyone on the roster should be pushed up to their "natural level". |
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Post by mrjl on Jan 2, 2014 15:48:41 GMT -5
that's Tito Santana level Koko never sniffed a title shot and I don't believe he ever got any real feuds which Kofi does. Different era. Fewer titles available, and jobbers to the stars never got near them. Tito was in the WWF for six extra years (79-93) vs Koko(86-94), but his last IC reign didn't end until the year Koko debuted and he had a tag title reign after that, plus made the finals of the IC title tourney and feuded with Martel |
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 2, 2014 15:58:49 GMT -5
Different era. Fewer titles available, and jobbers to the stars never got near them. Tito was in the WWF for six extra years (79-93) vs Koko(86-94), but his last IC reign didn't end until the year Koko debuted and he had a tag title reign after that, plus made the finals of the IC title tourney and feuded with Martel Tito was a jobber to the stars long after his title winning days were over. If Koko was around today in his prime he would have been a multiple time US, IC and Tag champion. Titles from the New Generation era onwards have been thrown around more easily, and thus more meaningless. In any case, this is all besides the point. It's about roles. This is the one that Kofi fills. It's unlikely he can do more, and doesn't really need to anyway. |
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Post by mrjl on Jan 2, 2014 16:03:06 GMT -5
Tito was in the WWF for six extra years (79-93) vs Koko(86-94), but his last IC reign didn't end until the year Koko debuted and he had a tag title reign after that, plus made the finals of the IC title tourney and feuded with Martel Tito was a jobber to the stars long after his title winning days were over. If Koko was around today in his prime he would have been a multiple time US, IC and Tag champion. Titles from the New Generation era onwards have been thrown around more easily, and thus more meaningless. In any case, this is all besides the point. It's about roles. This is the one that Kofi fills. It's unlikely he can do more, and doesn't really need to anyway. yes it is about roles, I'm jsut saying Kofi's is bigger than the one you're assigning him. Closer to Tito Santana the Koko B Ware. Zack Ryder is closer to Koko B Ware's level. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2014 16:03:32 GMT -5
I still think they should get it over and done with and rename him Kofi B. Ware
EDIT Seems that discussion has already happened in this thread
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 2, 2014 16:13:55 GMT -5
Tito was a jobber to the stars long after his title winning days were over. If Koko was around today in his prime he would have been a multiple time US, IC and Tag champion. Titles from the New Generation era onwards have been thrown around more easily, and thus more meaningless. In any case, this is all besides the point. It's about roles. This is the one that Kofi fills. It's unlikely he can do more, and doesn't really need to anyway. yes it is about roles, I'm jsut saying Kofi's is bigger than the one you're assigning him. Closer to Tito Santana the Koko B Ware. Zack Ryder is closer to Koko B Ware's level. No, it isn't. Kofi's role is bigger than Koko's only because of the nature of the era he's working in. In every other regard, the similarities are obvious. Zack Ryder is more akin to a Jim Powers or Jim Brunzell in that he's a jobber who is allowed a little more success than an outright jobber, but less of that a jobber to the stars would be allowed. |
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Post by crowwreak was WRONG on Jan 2, 2014 16:37:28 GMT -5
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Post by crowwreak was WRONG on Jan 2, 2014 16:42:57 GMT -5
Kofi's position and character haven't evolved since his feud with Orton ended some 4 years ago. Even the Brooklyn Brawler has had more development of character.
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Post by spagett on Jan 2, 2014 18:28:42 GMT -5
The thing is it's now been so long since he's had any storyline, or anything to do that it's finally starting to affect his overness.
Kofi has been aimless for the vast majority of his WWE run but he was always pretty over , however in the last year I think it's been pretty obvious he's getting less and less of a reaction from the fans as every month goes by.
He's at the El Matador stage where he's not getting any storylines, losing all the time and nobody cares. It's a shame
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 2, 2014 18:42:55 GMT -5
He should've turned heel during the Miz feud.
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Post by Dean-o on Jan 2, 2014 18:53:50 GMT -5
Kofi serves his role just like guys like 3MB, Santino, Justin Gabriel, etc. They can pop a crowd and put over the heels that the company are pushing.
Considering he's been with the company like 7 years already, he's probably making a decent living and can retire early if he knows how to properly manage his money. Is that really that bad of a career?
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Post by Professor Chaos on Jan 2, 2014 19:05:30 GMT -5
Aside from the 2 weeks he went Badass vs Orton he's the same smiley goofy guy he always was.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Jan 2, 2014 19:16:23 GMT -5
He should've turned heel during the Miz feud. So he can become a bigger fan favorite by kicking Miz in the face? Because if he's going to turn heel, let it be against someone the crowd will react with rage over the turn instead of cheering him on. |
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