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Post by BØRNS on Oct 16, 2012 22:41:54 GMT -5
Can you believe this? Kofi Kingston's WWE Title Reigns:
50 Days: Intercontinental Champion: 6-29-08
48 Days: World Tag Team Champion: 10-27-08
127 Days: United States Champion: 6-1-09
76 Days: Intercontinental Champion: 5-23-10
78 Days: Intercontinental Champion: 1-7-11
50 Days: United States Champion: 5-1-11
147 Days: WWE Tag Team Champion: 8-22-11
140 Days: WWE Tag Team Champion: 4-30-12
0 Days: Intercontinental Champion: 10-17-12
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= 716 DAYS!!!
That's right! Kofi Kingston has held a Championship for 716 days AND COUNTING! That's less than 2 weeks short of holding a title every day for two straight years!
I think WWE needs to do more with this guy from a creative standpoint. He's been with the company for a solid 6 years and he's just been floating in midcard land winning pointless titles.
Thoughts?
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Post by T1 on Oct 16, 2012 22:56:42 GMT -5
It's really annoying, actually. The man never goes without having a title, he's like the  ing John Cena of the midcard. |
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Post by Zeke on Oct 16, 2012 23:05:05 GMT -5
I think Kingston is really over ratered. He's too sloppy in the ring for my liking.
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Post by Valbroski on Oct 16, 2012 23:21:23 GMT -5
I couldn't take him seriously in the main event scene. Not that I don't find him entertaining but imo he's one of those guys that needs to stay a midcarder.
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Post by Sonnen on Oct 16, 2012 23:24:09 GMT -5
I couldn't take him seriously in the main event scene. Not that I don't find him entertaining but imo he's one of those guys that needs to stay a midcarder. This |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Oct 16, 2012 23:38:52 GMT -5
This is EXACTLY what I mean. The guy is practically always holing a title yet he early ever has any impact or memorable feyes making for completely forgettable and uneventful reigns. All they ever do is throw a title on him. Based on this statistic, he's probably within the vicinity of spending about 1/3rd of his career as a champion yet I struggle to separate one from another or find meaning in them.
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Post by 500DaysofNight on Oct 17, 2012 0:14:44 GMT -5
No many how many titles they throw on him, it's not going to change the fact that he has the personality of a dead bug.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2012 0:17:42 GMT -5
seriously can not stand his wrestling.
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Post by paperbackhero on Oct 17, 2012 0:27:27 GMT -5
Kofi B. Ware is bland.
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Post by Phantom on Oct 17, 2012 0:55:21 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.
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Post by JuiceWinslow on Oct 17, 2012 1:20:15 GMT -5
No many how many titles they throw on him, it's not going to change the fact that he has the personality of a dead bug. He has never been given a meaningful storyline. We haven't even witnessed his personality yet. |
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Post by ellisd on Oct 17, 2012 1:47:04 GMT -5
No many how many titles they throw on him, it's not going to change the fact that he has the personality of a dead bug. He has never been given a meaningful storyline. We haven't even witnessed his personality yet. I completely agree with this. Personally I'm a big Kofi fan. This past Monday's Raw was kinda funny to me, The Miz talked about Kofi not being relevant, and JR and Cole even made reference to the feud with Orton as being the one time Kofi really had 'it'. To me, Kofi is entertaining in the ring, he does some awesome moves, and I look forward to seeing his segment each week. However other than the Orton feud I don't really recall him being used in a meaningful storyline. It could be argued that the Kofi vs Dolph feud from a couple of summers ago was a meaningful storyline....but for some reason instead of really doing anything with either of them they just had them wrestling one on one every week (sometimes twice a week). So although Kofi hasn't really had that many memorable moments as far as storyline goes...you cant really fault him, when he's not really been given that much of an opportunity. As the topic of the thread points out, he's had multiple runs with the IC and US titles, but its kinda like he gets lost in the shuffle. I'm hoping with the current feud with the Miz they at least give Kofi an opportunity to have an important storyline and a bit of mic time. From what little we've heard him talk, I know he's no Punk/Miz/Cena/Jericho on the mic, but he's not bad by any means. I'm not saying that they should go out make Kofi WWE Champion tomorrow or anything, I'm just saying it would be nice to see him get a bit more attention from creative. |
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Post by BØRNS on Oct 17, 2012 2:54:53 GMT -5
He has never been given a meaningful storyline. We haven't even witnessed his personality yet. I completely agree with this. Personally I'm a big Kofi fan. This past Monday's Raw was kinda funny to me, The Miz talked about Kofi not being relevant, and JR and Cole even made reference to the feud with Orton as being the one time Kofi really had 'it'. To me, Kofi is entertaining in the ring, he does some awesome moves, and I look forward to seeing his segment each week. However other than the Orton feud I don't really recall him being used in a meaningful storyline. It could be argued that the Kofi vs Dolph feud from a couple of summers ago was a meaningful storyline....but for some reason instead of really doing anything with either of them they just had them wrestling one on one every week (sometimes twice a week). So although Kofi hasn't really had that many memorable moments as far as storyline goes...you cant really fault him, when he's not really been given that much of an opportunity. As the topic of the thread points out, he's had multiple runs with the IC and US titles, but its kinda like he gets lost in the shuffle. I'm hoping with the current feud with the Miz they at least give Kofi an opportunity to have an important storyline and a bit of mic time. From what little we've heard him talk, I know he's no Punk/Miz/Cena/Jericho on the mic, but he's not bad by any means. I'm not saying that they should go out make Kofi WWE Champion tomorrow or anything, I'm just saying it would be nice to see him get a bit more attention from creative. It is just surprising to me how poorly WWE uses Kofi. He has a big fan base and gets a good crowd response each time he's on TV. Ever since they dropped the Jamaican accent, Kofi can cut a decent promo and genuinely connect with the fans. Hopefully Kofi will go over Miz in this fued (longterm- I know he just took the title off him). I think it's time for Kofi to stand out. I don't want him to become the next John Morrison. Kofi has a lot of potential, and for those who say he's sloppy in the ring, I think he is just loose with a lot of his kicks and high flying moves so to minimize risk of hurting his opponent. I mean, his finisher must be one of the hardest to actually make look believable. He's jumping on one foot, turning completely 360 degrees and making believable contact with the opponent's face! all before ever falling back to the mat. |
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Post by WWE Common Terry on Oct 17, 2012 3:17:06 GMT -5
He needs to go home to Framingham and beg for his job at Staples back!
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Post by JuiceWinslow on Oct 17, 2012 3:46:48 GMT -5
He needs to go home to Framingham and beg for his job at Staples back! Why would he do that...? |
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Post by McBlake on Oct 17, 2012 4:09:16 GMT -5
His feud with Orton was brilliant and probably the highest point of his career. He looked like he was going places but WWE dropped the ball imo. He was credible throughout it.
I don't think he's quite ready for the main event scene yet. A few tweaks and tone down the gimmick a bit and maybe somewhere down the line yes.
This is also why I'm not completely against having 2 world titles. There's so many guys on the roster capable of making the step up, it would be impossible to give them all pushes they deserve with 1 main championship.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2012 4:59:01 GMT -5
He has done well!
I find him just a bit boring tbh...... a bit 1 dimensional!
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Post by marino13 on Oct 17, 2012 7:39:37 GMT -5
I love Kofi. And when WWE has giving him anything meaningful to do, he has done well with it. And if they would give him a real chance to show some personality I'm sure he would be great at that too.
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Post by Sam on Oct 17, 2012 8:00:46 GMT -5
So I guess he wins tonight then judging by original post saying he won the Intercontinental title today.
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Post by Irish Wrestling Entertainment on Oct 17, 2012 8:29:50 GMT -5
The only time I remember Kofi ever getting meaningful time was his promo with Miz this week and then the feud with Randy that the ball was dropped on.
Both were good.
The problem (to most people, anyway) isn't Kofi. It's the way WWE book him and it's important to realise the difference.
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