JuiceWinslow
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Post by JuiceWinslow on Oct 18, 2012 4:24:51 GMT -5
Good for him. Hes in desperate need of a character change though. I say turn him heel and put him with Punk & Heyman. I have been thinking about this since I read this. I can totally buy him being a cocky, accomplished, suit along the side of Punk and Heyman. That would be awesome.
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RoOSTA
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Selling my collection - WCW, TNA, WWF AND WWE figures, books, playsets!
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Post by RoOSTA on Oct 18, 2012 4:42:30 GMT -5
I think Kingston is really over ratered. He's too sloppy in the ring for my liking. It's really annoying, actually. The man never goes without having a title, he's like the ing John Cena of the midcard. These comments hurt my eyes. The performances he gives each and every week makes him deserving of what comes his way...Maybe refresh his character though (heel change?) Overrated? When you say that word, you need to look no further than ADR. I even have more personality in my little finger than he does in his entire body. Vickie has more heat than he does.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2012 5:42:13 GMT -5
Some of you people are just so ridiculously idiotic I don't even know what to say.
The ONE time we saw Kofi was given a big spot to shine, promos and all, he delivered. His feud with Orton was brilliant and should have been a stepping stone for something more. He's not the best in the ring, but he's solid (and better than JoMo ever was). He'll have constant solid match after solid match, but because he's getting a push again, everyone hates him?
And for someone to somehow turn this into a racist thing is just beyond intellectually- disabled.
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Post by y2yay on Oct 18, 2012 6:10:58 GMT -5
Kofi Kingston > John Morrison
Kofi actually looks like he can pull off a promo. I don't see why WWE didn't just switch Kofi and Ryback's positions right now. Ryback/Miz could have continued and Kofi could have finally gotten his main event push.
Hell, just use Miz's material from Monday and give it to Punk. Instant heat, instant elevation for Kingston.
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Post by el torro on Oct 18, 2012 7:09:23 GMT -5
Kofi Kingston > John Morrison Kofi actually looks like he can pull off a promo. I don't see why WWE didn't just switch Kofi and Ryback's positions right now. Ryback/Miz could have continued and Kofi could have finally gotten his main event push. Hell, just use Miz's material from Monday and give it to Punk. Instant heat, instant elevation for Kingston. This. 100% agree.
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Post by punksnotdead on Oct 18, 2012 9:58:08 GMT -5
I really loved the match last night, minus Miz looked like he was quivering when he had to take TiP again.
I don't think Kofi is a particularly bad talker, I just don't think he has really been given the chance. I don't think he is ever going to be a great talker but I think the big issue with him is strapping him with something that works and is interesting. I think he makes for a great IC Champion in terms of what that belt stands for but they have to give him some intriguing feuds to have it mean anything.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Oct 18, 2012 21:18:30 GMT -5
I love how every time people discuss a babyface doing well, they decide that he's boring and should turn heel.
Kofi's been a great midcarder, he puts in great performances in the ring and fans love him. He's had no real storylines in years, but I think that's his fault as well because he's never really stood out ENOUGH to force the writers to make him relevant. He's seemed happy coasting along in the meaningless midcard. Hopefully, that changes now and he gets some decent stories as champ and elevates himself.
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davemartini1127
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Post by davemartini1127 on Oct 19, 2012 0:09:40 GMT -5
I love how every time people discuss a babyface doing well, they decide that he's boring and should turn heel. Kofi's been a great midcarder, he puts in great performances in the ring and fans love him. He's had no real storylines in years, but I think that's his fault as well because he's never really stood out ENOUGH to force the writers to make him relevant. He's seemed happy coasting along in the meaningless midcard. Hopefully, that changes now and he gets some decent stories as champ and elevates himself. My god thankfully somebody finally said it. Every time a face is brought their boring but all the bland cocky heels ARE BRILLIANT. I mean c'mon can't some guy be a face and entertaining to you people. Also where the hell did this notion of Kofi being boring in the ring come from practically all of his matches with Dolph have been fantastic, but of course Kofi couldn't pull a great match out of his ass and it was all Dolph. I understand that his tag work is less than stellar but jesus every time I watch a Kofi match I feel like he brings something to the table to get the audience involved, or at least to participate.
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4up
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Post by 4up on Oct 19, 2012 0:57:24 GMT -5
A lot of blind hate for Kofi in the IWC. He's shown his potential and it's main-event caliber. He just needs one more opportunity that doesn't involve Randy Orton.
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Infinite
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Post by Infinite on Oct 19, 2012 3:23:09 GMT -5
He's another example of a midcarder screaming out for some decent angles. He's already shown what he can do in 2009 with orton, and to some degree against Miz recently.
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