Kofi all of a sudden?

People are right that a week ago know one was calling for Kofi Kingston main event push or WWE Title win and reign however he's gotten over in just one weeks time and seems to have the fan base behind him.I kind of view this Kofi push like JBL's back in the day by which I mean both where solid hands that had multiple tag team and singles title reigns and where always in the mid card mix and never treated as jobbers.No one called for the APA to be broken up and Bradshaw to turn into JBL and win the WWE Title a matter of months later but it turned out great and JBL became a very good and credible main eventer.I think if the WWE does pull the trigger on Kofi he would be viewed in a similar light but as a babyface.


Kofi winning the title is something I think people could live with again with his decade plus run in WWE and all of his mid card and tag team title reigns,he's credible enough to be WWE Champion unlike what they did two years or so ago with Jinder Mahal.A guy who was basically a jobber his enter career in WWE and then in a span of a month went from jobber to WWE Champion.

Maybe some time after mania they will give him a throw away month as champ.

If he wins the WWE title, I'd make him a heel and have the New Day constantly back him up.

I think he's available to be a contender and champion. My fear with him being in New Day was that he'd forever be stuck in the mid-card and tag scene (much like Cesaro has been since The Bar). The way I look at it is akin to Edge or Jeff Hardy, where they have been solid mainstays in the company with many accomplishments, and given the right circumstances are given a run with the title. Look at how Edge's career took off in 2005 and beyond. Jeff has 3 world title reigns so far, and had he not had his drug issues he'd probably have another 5. So could this be Kofi's time? Why not? A New Day triple threat for the WWE title at WM would be pretty awesome bay bee!

I am not sure I see him as a WWE Champion. However, in all the years I have been going to live events. I have never seen a performer give more at a house show than Kofi Kingston. I think I have seen him live about 6 times and I would say on five of those occasions he stole the show. I always have a lot of respect for a performer who goes all out when the cameras are not on.

I think sometime after wrestlemania Kofi Kingston will break away from new day, turn heel, and beat whichever babyface beats Bryan at wrestlemania.

Never really seen Kofi as a World Title contender, honestly. I think Kofi is great, but he just doesn't tick that box for me. If anyone from New Day should get a main event push, it's obviously Big E to me.

That said, Bryan won't be dropping the belt to him, so I say, let him get his moment in the main event spotlight for the first time in forever.

This is exactly right. This is exactly how WWE should be booking.

Popularity in WWE (in all of wrestling) in 2019 is just a series of waves. WWE misses most of them or doesn't acknowledge them in time. Zack Ryder was a wave, Ziggler was a wave, Punk was a sustainable wave but still a wave, Bryan was most certainly a wave. They didn't pull the trigger on Ryback in any significant way but he had a wave that at least got him some high profile WWE Title shots, so similar to what is happening with Kofi. We can't constantly complain about guys not getting opportunity and then sh*t on fans when they get excited that the opportunity is actually being given.

And honestly, Kofi is the kind of guy that has the audiences respect if he does win the title. He's done nothing but be great in his spot for years on end. The New Day was absolutely the most over babyface act in WWE in 2015. So I don't think it's surprising at all to see fans get behind Kofi.

All that being said, I still want Samoa Joe as champion. I think he's the most credible worker and best promo and heel on the entire Smackdown roster. So while Kofi isn't the guy I want as champion, I can still enjoy what is happening right now, primarily because I've enjoyed his work for years and respect him. If they miss this opportunity with Kofi, it probably never comes back around. However, if Kofi continues to knock the ball out of the park we could have a new main event player on our hands for the next few years. That's good for the product.

Fans like to go on the ride. Kofi potentially being a first time winner is a fun ride. If you're truly a fan of the guy, I'd suggest not getting caught up in how other people are reacting and just enjoy the ride yourself. I also think it's hilarious that fans take ownership over a fandom. People are allowed to like things they didn't know they wanted until they saw it, whether you've already been on that train for a decade or not.

If Jinder can be WWE champ, someone as talented, loyal and consistant as Kofi deserves a run with the title. Kofi has never been anything less than stellar.