Kofi Kingston can become the next Game

[Road Warrior]

Listen, before I get flamed to hell for this statement, hear me out. I've kind of been thinking this for a while, but haven't been intoxicated enough to post this until now. I know they've done the whole corporate suit and tie routine before with guys, but I really believe that Kofi can be the new Game, similar to what happen to Triple H around 2000. I think he has a lot of the traits of a ME guy. Good ring work, decent mic work, charisma and a decent look. If they take Kofi off TV for say 4-6 months and have him put on some weight and cut his dreads off I really think he could be a star. I haven't really thought exactly how they would go about this other than having maybe R-Truth come up and talk to him about re gaining the tag belts, because they were obviously tag team champs before. Have Truth lose the mathces against Hell No with Kofi finally showing some disgust for the losses. Eventually Kofi turns on Truth beating him in a series of matches and finally cutting promos about how he's been held down and the fans don't really care about him and blah blah blah. They could maybe even work in something with Triple H, after the Lesnar fued obviously, where H sees Kofi as a sort of protege similar to what they did with Orton. Where Triple H is trying to find guys to lead the company in to the next decade, I don't know. I see a talent like Kofi getting wasted so I start thinking about ways to use him and this idea has been floating in my head for a while.

[Shadrick]

I 100% agree with you. I'm a big Kofi mark. Right now though, he's boring and he does need something to liven him up. If he was given more of an opportunity to hone his promo skills, and given the right, interesting, program, I believe he could be a main eventer.

But thats just my opinion.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I love Kofi and I also think that he has the tools. The guy is just missing one small piece of the puzzle. Maybe Paul Heyman or someone knows exactly what it is. For some reason something just doesn't click. It was there in his feud with Randy Orton and it was even there when he was working with The Miz. When he gets angry the guy seems like he could be World Champion material. When he's all happy, he just doesn't seem to work though. I mean, he's fine as a mid-carder, but if you want to get Kofi to that next level, I think he should be more serious.

It seems he is moving towards a US Title feud with Antonio Cesaro. I really don't think Kofi should be the guy to unseat Cesaro, so maybe have him lose a Ladder Match or something to Cesaro at Extreme Rules. It would get Cesaro some attention and it could be a Match of the Year candidate. Then have Kofi move into a personal feud with someone. Maybe even someone like Jack Swagger, who could be a heat machine but just doesn't have a suitable opponent right now. Kofi could beat Swagger a few times and then position himself for a Money in the Bank Ladder Match spot, where he actually wouldn't be a bad choice to snatch one of the briefcases.

But where to then? Maybe Kofi could actually turn heel when cashing it in and play an entitled heel who is sick of being a smiley guy and just wants glory? Maybe he can challenge for the title honorably and lose to a heel champion. Dolph Ziggler would be perfect for this. He could taunt and taunt Kofi and Kingston could snap and become that ass-kicker from the Orton feud.

[Road Warrior]

Honestly I think Kofi's money is as a heel right now. I'm serious when I say take him off of tv for a while and have him put on some weight. If they go 4-6 months there's no reason he can't gain at leat 15 pounds naturally. If they don't mind a little help than he could easily gain around 20. Imagine Kofi returning at around 240, with his dreads cut and more serious ring gear. With his ring work and charisma he could be a star.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Bland bland bland bland

[itsmeJD]

Bland bland bland bland

This This This This

[Tommy Gunn]

I guess a heel turn would help freshen him up, but there's like a dozen guys I'd prefer to see get that push rather than Kofi.

[James Steele]

Kofi isn't bland so much as he hasn't had much to work with. Whenever they give him a chance to have an actual storyline, he's great. Problem is that has only been like 3 times during his whole WWE career. For 97% of his WWE career, he has been "Vanilla Babyface High Flyer Cool Guy". When the bulk of your character development is the color of your tights and the type of high fives you do, you won't set the world on fire.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

When you jump 4 foot in the air just to punch someone, you shouldn't get pushed beyond Superstars.

[James Steele]

You are exaggerating quite a good bit. He does jump a lot, but that ties into the whole explosive/high flyer gimmick they have him in.

[DangoFan]

Kofi has been stale for a few years now, definitely needs a reinvention of sorts if he's to ever rise above the midcard scene. Unfortunately, it appears that they're setting up a "feud" between him and Antonio Cesaro, based on his win over him on Smackdown.

[whiteyford]

I just want them to give him something to do.

[Bad News Gertner]

Kofi can be the next Game? Naw he's not over-rated.


Ugh, stop with this Kofi can be a main eventer nonsense. He's not and neverr will be.

[edyhdrawde]

Kofi is this generations Scotty 2 Hotty.

[Schlomey]

Meh he has a happy baby face. Hence he will always be a happy babyface.

[Shisen Kopf]

He should cut off his predator hair, gain 86.54lbs, and wear a mask His name should be Section 8. Then he should accuse McMahon of smoking crack and accuse Jerry Lawler of raping a 13 year old. His finishing move will be a leg drop off the top rope called "the chocolate drop". He'd be over like rover!

[Volare]

You'd think at minimum they'd push his "Boom Squad" on TV some more and give the kids someone else to rally behind with a catchy "team" nickname.

[Ultra Mantis]

Kofi might make a decent midcard heel but he's never shown anything that even hints he should be an ultra main event dominant world champion. Even for Kingston thats a bit of a leap.

[Emperor Smeat]

Disagree at him becoming or even having the chance to become the next "Game" type character although a heel turn would freshen up his character a lot. Either that or just tweak his character to be more like what it was against Orton years ago.

The WWE's problem with faces is a lot of them are pretty bland or are Cena-lite in style. Very few of them have any actual personality or something unique to their characters.

[Kane Knight]

Bland bland bland bland

So he could be the next Game.

[Shisen Kopf]

If he is gonna be the next game then it he should change his name to Dominoes b/c thats a game the black folk enjoy playing whilst hanging on the porch.

[James Steele]

Kofi can be the next Game? Naw he's not over-rated.


Ugh, stop with this Kofi can be a main eventer nonsense. He's not and neverr will be.

He will never be a legitimate long-term main eventer main eventer, but he easily be a upper midcarder who can be thrown into main events occasionally. Hell, he was that at one point and he's fallen into basic obscurity because his character is so fucking bland.

[Wishbone]

He will never be a legitimate long-term main eventer main eventer, but he easily be a upper midcarder who can be thrown into main events occasionally. Hell, he was that at one point and he's fallen into basic obscurity because his character is so fucking bland.

This :y:

As for the next "Game", only guy I see who could pull it off right now is Sheamus. Cut the Irish Cena crap and bring back the Badass Celtic Warrior that challenged Mark Henry when no one else would. Sheamus is money they just need to utilize him right.

[Majunior]

In this moment I agree, badass Celtic Warrior Shaemus is really the only one who could pull of the next "Game" status.

Given some time, possibly Ziggler if they don't book him into obscurity, and eventually I think Sandow could get to that point, assuming they don't Drew McIntyre him.

[Wishbone]

Eh, I can't see Sandow ever working in that sort of gimmick. The guy is just too... "slimy". As for Ziggy he's more of a Chris Jericho type.

[Mooияakeя™]

No he cant.

[Johnny Vegas]

The people saying Kofi can't are probably the same people who would've said Hulk Hogan in '82 wouldn't "fit" or didn't have it. Just try it and see where it goes. NO ONE thought that The Rock would turn out the way he did when he was the babyface back in '96, or Stone Cold when he was the Ringmaster.

Im not saying anyone can be a main eventer, but he (Kofi) may be a diamond in the rough.

[Wishbone]

The people saying Kofi can't are probably the same people who would've said Hulk Hogan in '82 wouldn't "fit" or didn't have it. Just try it and see where it goes. NO ONE thought that The Rock would turn out the way he did when he was the babyface back in '96, or Stone Cold when he was the Ringmaster.

Im not saying anyone can be a main eventer, but he (Kofi) may be a diamond in the rough.

I don't think the point of this thread was to say whether or not Kofi could or should be a main event guy, I think it was saying he could be the next HHH. At least that's how I read it, and the answer to that is no. Kofi could probably make it in the main event or at least as an upper mid-carder, but he just doesn't have the "it factor" to be the next Game.

[Krimzon7]

Honestly I think Kofi's money is as a heel right now. I'm serious when I say take him off of tv for a while and have him put on some weight. If they go 4-6 months there's no reason he can't gain at leat 15 pounds naturally. If they don't mind a little help than he could easily gain around 20. Imagine Kofi returning at around 240, with his dreads cut and more serious ring gear. With his ring work and charisma he could be a star.

He doesn't have to cut his dreads. Stop saying that.

[Theo Dious]

With or without dreadlocks Kofi is never going to be a full-time main-eventer and they're never going to play him off as a significant heel. He's a good smiling face for the business, a good company guy and very easily likable. If he ever gets to permanent main event status, it will be through some accident of circumstance where he falls into a perfect position and the crowd catches fire over it.

[Bad News Gertner]

I swear to God this forum makes me angry sometimes.

[ron the dial]

#heathslater

[itsmeJD]

With or without dreadlocks Kofi is never going to be a full-time main-eventer and they're never going to play him off as a significant heel. He's a good smiling face for the business, a good company guy and very easily likable. If he ever gets to permanent main event status, it will be through some accident of circumstance where he falls into a perfect position and the crowd catches fire over it.

I'll never see Kofi as main event material as he is lacking charisma by a country mile. Hence why he's relegated to little mic time and shouting BOOM BOOM BOOM when he does speak.

[KyleEmmott]

I think Kofi has all the tools to be a big star.. he's just missing something? I feel like maybe he's missing some edge to him.

[Bad News Gertner]

Heath Slater draws more crowd response than Kofi.


Remember how I've said numerous times than not everybody is a mainevent guy and that's not a slap in the face to that wrestler? Kofi is that guy. Stop with this garbage.

[ron the dial]

i'm not defending kofi. i think he's maxed out where he is. but so is heath slater.

[Bad News Gertner]

Heath Slater is a future undisputed World Champion

[Wishbone]

Heath Slater is a future undisputed World Champion

Heath Slater is shit. No that's a blow to shit everywhere. From this day forward when something sucks it shall be called Heath Slater. Ex. "Gertner is such a Heath Slater poster".

[Bad News Gertner]

Slater is a heat machine, which is why HHH used him to get a reaction. He wrestles at a MOTY pace every night and is one of the top 5 mic guys in the company.

[ron the dial]

well that's just plain false on all levels.

[Bad News Gertner]

Heath Slater is a heat machine even on TPWW. Alomst as big as my mustache.

[Shisen Kopf]

Does your mustache bring all the boys to the yard?

[Shisen Kopf]

By yard I mean teenage bums to the sheltre

[Bad News Gertner]

This just proves why I'm the pulse of TPWW and am never wrong.

[Shisen Kopf]

You are the pulse and I am am the lifeblood of this rassle forum. Who's the anal cavity of tpww??

[Theo Dious]

Slater is a heat machine, which is why HHH used him to get a reaction. He wrestles at a MOTY pace every night and is one of the top 5 mic guys in the company.

And his air guitar is unprallelled.

[Tazz Dan]

I remember getting flamed a couple of years back for saying Kofi just jumps around the ring like some spot monkeys bounce around the ring. (No I'm not calling him a monkey, no racism implied at all in that comment) I still stand by that comment. Never been a fan of his at all.

[Curd]

As long as Kofi is billed from anywhere than the U.S. or Canada, he will not be a main eventer. I don't like to agree with Vince Russo too often, but in this case he's correct about most American fans wanting their fellow countrymen (and country divas) to go over.

If Kingston were to use an evil foreigner gimmick, then he would be better suited with being from Ghana than from Jamaica. Comparison:

"You people have no idea what it's like to live in a war-torn, impoverished country like Ghana. You're a bunch of spoiled brats!" vs.

"Every time you buy sugar at the supermarket, understand that it is people such as my family in Jamaica who harvest that sugar for your enjoyment. Every time you shop is colonialism all over again!"

[Bad News Gertner]

I remember getting flamed a couple of years back for saying Kofi just jumps around the ring like some spot monkeys bounce around the ring. (No I'm not calling him a monkey, no racism implied at all in that comment) I still stand by that comment. Never been a fan of his at all.

Easy there Owenbrown. Put away the noose and burning cross.

[Nicky Fives]

Bland bland bland bland

yup yup yup yup

[CSL]

Kofi is great, big fan of him talent wise and "personal story"/background wise. It's an old adage but "he'd benefit from a heel turn" (or at least an overhaul) is pretty spot on in his case because barring unforeseen circumstances, his current schtick went as far as it could go money and advancement wise some time ago. Not that there's anything wrong with that, he has job security, a very tidy pay cheque, is a safe hand who is perpetually over, is well liked etc but he has to evolve if he wants to rise up the card.

[crusnik]

To be honest,I couldn't care one way or the other about Kofi.Nice guyn all and could be world champ material if he gets pissed off all the time but I'd rather see Drew MacIntyre get serious and leave 3mb and be a good guy... and take one of the titles.

[#1-norm-fan]

With the World Title being the "throw it on whoever and see if it gets them over" title currently, it wouldn't surprise me TOO much to see Kofi get it if they don't combine the titles in the next few years.

[Ermaximus]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Kofi Kingston is the midcard John Cena.

[whiteyford]

The Rock was Blandy McBlanderton at one point so it's not inconceivable if they let him have a personality he would get over huge.

[Curd]

As long as they give him a commercial where he gets to turn into bees like HHH did in that Stacker 2 commercial! And to further mimic Trips, Kofi reveals his middle name is Kassius, thereby making him KKK. Or if Barbie Blank doesn't mind too much, then K3.

[Kane Knight]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Kofi Kingston is the midcard John Cena.

I'm pretty sure the manchildren of the internet actually like Kofi.

[Ermaximus]

I'm pretty sure the manchildren of the internet actually like Kofi.

This and the fact he can put more than 5 moves into a match are the main things that make him different than Cena.

[XL]

Hell, if we're going with the "turn him heel" cliche, we might as well add in the "bring back The Nation" cliche.

Have guys like Zeke Jackson, JTG, Shad Gaspard air their issues with WWE, have them focus their attention on the company's "token" black guy in Kofi only to have Kofi join them in a "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" SWERVE.

[Tommy Gunn]

The Rock was Blandy McBlanderton at one point so it's not inconceivable if they let him have a personality he would get over huge.

The Rock was 'The Rock' about 1-2 years later. Kofi Kingston has been the same for 7 years.

[Shadrick]

Some might argue that Rock was given a hell of a lot more to work with.

[road doggy dogg]

Wait, does Kofi actually do anything aside from his annual RR spot?

[Ermaximus]

Wait, does Kofi actually do anything aside from his annual RR spot?

His MitB spots?

[Curtis]

The fact of the matter is that Kofi Kingston sucks. He is the definition of a spot monkey. All he does is the same thing in every match. Kofi Kingston gets reactions because he has this laid back black guy character that connects with the audience but as a one man isolated unit, Kofi Kingston falls flat. Sure he has some flashy moves but when you thing about it thats the only think he has. Kofi Kingston was introduced as a happy go lucky jamaican and it is a very one dimensional character. To top it off he is not a good wrestler. He is not good on the mic. He is nowhere, he is just Kofi Kingston and thats what matters to the WWE. They arent pushing the man behind Kofi Kingston, they are pushing Kofi Kingston, the character, Kofi Kingston the carcature, Kofi Kingston, the token happy go lucky black guy. What WWE doesnt realize is that some fans are smarter than the average lay and they themselves have seen Kofi Kingston for what he is. They arent gonna fall for that ruse. Kofi Kingston deserves NOTHING. Kofi Kingston at this stage is just annoying. What Kofi Kingston deserves is a new character. If I ran this ship, I would make Kofi Kingston turn heel and say, "You know, when I came to the WWE, they told me I'll be Kofi Kingston. But no more. I am going to now go by my real name, Ahmed Anderson and I am going to act like the real me! I am not happy, I am not go lucky! I am an evil man who enjoys violence and pain. And you will feel the wrath of Ahmed Anderson!". Then Kofi, as Ahmed Anderson, can start attacking random faces and become his own man.

[ron the dial]

your booking is better than your comics!

[Curtis]

http://s23.postimg.org/s0t4wh6aj/Comic3.jpg

[whiteyford]

The Rock was 'The Rock' about 1-2 years later. Kofi Kingston has been the same for 7 years.

Some might argue that Rock was given a hell of a lot more to work with.

This. The stop start pushes kill pretty much everyones momentum, Miz/Barrett/Bo Dallas, the Rock was given angles and a sense of character, not to mention a fairly consistent push.

[CSL]

The fact of the matter is that Kofi Kingston sucks. He is the definition of a spot monkey.

I think you need to check your definition of spot monkey

[CSL]

also, was watching the RAW top 100 moments schtick last night and Kofi slapping Orton around was on there and the crowd fucking ate it up. The willingness to get behind him was definitely there, it just needed to be built on

[Theo Dious]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Kofi Kingston is the midcard John Cena.

If by this you mean he's a solid, devoted company guy and he's not going anywhere else anytime soon, then I agree with this.

If you mean anything else you are a fool and should be cast into the depths of a lake of flaming penises.

[Alvin Hobbs]

Kofi isn't very good.

[whiteyford]

How so?

[Alvin Hobbs]

He just seems to jump around a lot and that isn't very believeable to me.

[whiteyford]

So anyone who 'jumps around a lot' isn't believable?

[ron the dial]

do you generally look for believability in your professional wrestling?

[Alvin Hobbs]

In the way he does it, yes!

[whiteyford]

The fuck am I doing debating things with a sock? Gonna go watch cartoons or something instead.

[Alvin Hobbs]

do you generally look for believability in your professional wrestling?
Believeability, and things I can relate to. I can't relate to some Jamaican guy jumping around the ring smiling for 10 minutes to beat his opponents!

[Alvin Hobbs]

The fuck am I doing debating things with a sock? Gonna go watch cartoons or something instead.
??? Alright buddy.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Kofi is great, big fan of him talent wise and "personal story"/background wise. It's an old adage but "he'd benefit from a heel turn" (or at least an overhaul) is pretty spot on in his case because barring unforeseen circumstances, his current schtick went as far as it could go money and advancement wise some time ago. Not that there's anything wrong with that, he has job security, a very tidy pay cheque, is a safe hand who is perpetually over, is well liked etc but he has to evolve if he wants to rise up the card.

CSL is always right. I'm convinced of this.

[Mr. Nerfect]

The commentators have been trying to make it sound like he's "evolving," but he needs to show it in the ring. When he gets serious and works a ground game, he can be so fucking good.

I'm wondering if once Swagger is done in the World Title picture, they might move him down to work a program with Kofi? Kingston could get over as an "American by chocie" babyface. The US Title being the centerpiece of this feud might get it some attention.

First stop for Kofi Kingston is probably his rivalry with Antonio Cesaro, who, following WWE logic, will probably get a rematch for the US Title. In the UK, they might as well put Wade Barrett and Antonio Cesaro together as a "Very European" tag team against Kofi Kingston & R-Truth (since feuds seem to be building there). Have Cesaro & Barrett win in England and then have Truth move into a match with Barrett, which Truth wins because it's like they have no idea what they are doing with the IC Title, and Truth can then drop the belt off to Fandango. Kofi and Cesaro can have a Ladder Match, and while I would love to see Cesaro get the win there, Kofi winning and getting some momentum behind his US Title reign is probably the best way to go.

[#1-norm-fan]

A heel turn couldn't hurt. But really, heel or face it all comes down to WWE committing to pushing him long term which is something the company has been awful at doing for quite a long time now. I could see them turning him heel and pushing him for a couple months before the short attention span kicks in and he becomes a heel jobber to the stars and the cycle begins again.

[Alvin Hobbs]

I bet their a little reluctant to turn him heel on the off chance he fails miserably. Then they'd have to release him to TNA since they'd know he's bland as fuck.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Kofi Kingston turning heel would freshen him up, of course, but the problems have been brought up. The longer they wait with a heel turn the more meaningful it will eventually be when it does happen.

[James Steele]

So, the universe will implode when Cena turns heel?

[Tom Guycott]

A heel turn couldn't hurt. But really, heel or face it all comes down to WWE committing to pushing him long term which is something the company has been awful at doing for quite a long time now. I could see them turning him heel and pushing him for a couple months before the short attention span kicks in and he becomes a heel jobber to the stars and the cycle begins again.

Yep.

With some decent setup and proper build starting from a couple of years ago, we could have been looking at something like Kingston v. Ziggler for the WHC as a PPV headliner, and not bat an eye about it. Nobody would be talking about how they're not ready, or don't generate heat... because they would be. However, it's impossible to get there with the whole manic depressive, push-then-forget-about style.

People clamoring for him to cut his dreads to be taken seriously is asanine. Booker T didn't have to. Like a certain big man said, they have lives outside of the ring. I get the idea of freshening up a look, but dreads are an investment in time. It doesn't just grow that way, and it doesn't grow back in a month like a mullet could. Besides, even if he made a decision like that, it would warrant at least a "___ vs. Hair" match stip.

Also, the "spot monkey" argument falls flat, because Jeff Hardy. Jeff also did "the same shit every match", and also had that one high spot a year people would talk about akin to Kofi's annual Royal Rumble thing. Jeff was a goddamn train wreck who only got where he was because he jumped off of shit and girls hitting puberty liked to see him take his shirt off mid-match after watching a whole night of guys better built than him without shirts. His promo skill slowly lurched from "God awful" around his first ME push to "tolerable" around the time he feuded with Punk. He also did this in "not serious" ring attire of full street pants and muscle shirts. Kofi actually wears ring gear, so he already has two things up on him for you supposed "purists".


As far as becoming the next Game, though, that would take a bit of circumstance beyond better booking in the day to day for him specifically. Yes, he would have to show "edge" and "personality", but he already showed he could do that in his feud once upon a when with Orton. That happened all of a couple weeks, then he was back to random matches and no promos.

It would require things like being booked strong after "setbacks" such as the end of Air Boom (Sydal fucks up, so Kofi gets punished with lack of TV and ring time), and not getting depushed when they lack things for him to do- feuds that have to do with just feuding, which seems to be a dying art. Anymore, if there is not a title chase or someone with a hot, new gimmick, they just have guys just aimlessly having random matches.

I said before that Hunter was in his position because of everything he was given. I didn't neccessarily just mean all of the forced shoehorning of him into the opening, 3 backstage segments, and the main event of RAW and Smackdown for consecutive months on end... though that was quite a bit of it. For as overrated as I said he was (actually, I think I said he was "just average"), WWE sold it. They sold his badassery until it became fact, and to his credit, he took the ball and ran with it. If they had dropped him as often as they drop so many others mid-stride, this thread would have taken place years ago about The Game himself. It doesn't matter how much charisma, ring awareness, athleticisim, etc., etc., he may or may not have: he will never have the opportunity to be taken seriously if he's never put in a position to be taken seriously. And THAT is Kofi's biggest detriment.

[scatterbrain28]

They got to do something with Kori, Cesaro, Barrett and the rest of the mid-card because all I see when I watch my half hour of RAW is Snore is a bunch of talent getting wasted and not having any storylines.

[stultiloquy]

The next game? No way.

Kofi is athletic, but I find him boring as hell; he mumbles his way through promos, his in-ring repertoire is bland, tired, and laughable - the guy just bounces around like a cartoon and there's no real weight or credibility to anything he does.

He's found a niche and he's filled it, good for him - that's certainly a lot more than can be said about a large portion of the roster.

So, In my opinion he's fine where he is, but for now he should just concern himself with fixing his weird deflated pecs before he tries climbing the ladder.

[slik]

Nope

[Ultra Mantis]

Kofi might make a decent midcard heel but he's never shown anything that even hints he should be an ultra main event dominant world champion. Even for Kingston thats a bit of a leap.

It took me way longer than it should have to figure out my own pun there. Good work, past Ultra Mantis.

[road doggy dogg]

nice

[Chimera]

Kofi Kingston is the modern day Koko B Ware...talented but nothing to be a main event for. Kind of reminds me of CHW star Xacutor. Fun to watch, entertaining, talented...but lacks that "IT presence" to become a main eventer.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I was thinking the other day that Kofi Kingston could really be a top face for the company. He seems like the sort of guy that could always be coming up with new moves and sequences, yet he hasn't really added anything to his repertoire in years. He also doesn't get much chance to talk and have his character connect to crowds. He's a father now and could want to show his son right from wrong, and have a career he can be proud to show him.

[Heyman]

Unfortunately, I can't see Kofi progressing to bigger and better things for the long term. Perhaps at some point, you'll see him get re-packaged and get a 'R-Truth-like' temporary push, but other than that, I think Kofi will pretty much be where he's at for the rest of his time in the WWE.