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I was just thinking -- Night of Champions seems like the place to debut a new Paul Heyman Guy. I've seen Big E. Langston suggested a few places. He's got some size and with Heyman's guidance he could be something, true. My personal pick would have been Fandango, keeping the fancy attire and arrogance, but evolving the ballroom dancing shtick a little, and perhaps going back to being "Johnny Curtis." But another possibility hit me:
What if the WWE used this opportunity to turn Kofi Kingston heel? There have been rumors of a Kofi heel turn in the past, and there is absolutely no doubt it would freshen him up. There's a past between Kofi and Punk, given that they were Tag Team Champions together once upon a time, and recently Kofi has been having a series of matches against Curtis Axel. There's also the NXT Pro/rookie connection between Kofi and Axel.
Heyman would just get into Kofi's ear behind the scenes and talk about how Kofi has won every single championship besides the big one. He's plateaued for some reason, and he deserves a little more. Kofi's a better talker than Axel, but not exactly a consistently great promo guy. He could occasionally yell at us for turning our backs on him as soon as he does something for himself. He can talk about how he scraped and clawed to find his way to America and earn an opportunity here, while we are all born here and take it for granted. Well, he's not going to wait for any more opportunities. He's motivated and he's a Paul Heyman Guy.
Plus, Punk vs. Kofi would be an incredibly fun feud. Kofi could change up his ring attire, his logos, maybe even his ring name. A complete re-branding under Paul Heyman could make Kofi feel like an entirely new Superstar.
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