Kofi? More like Coffee, as in Im going to need at least two cups of it to stay awake during his matches! Now lets not fully blame blame Kofi, as the man is crazy talented in the ring. The writers certainly don't do him any favors. But hes also never been able to cut much of a promo with the few chances hes been given. There was a time, though, in 2009 where it seemed that Kofi was going to become a star before WWE pulled the plug on him. Ever since then, hes had virtually nothing to do. What do we even know about Kofi? He used to be Jamaican, and then magically turned into a man from Ghana. Besides that, the man rarely ever gets to talk. Sure, he gets to win the US Title, sometimes he gets to win the Intercontinental title, but nothing exciting ever comes from it. He just loses it, and is the same happy-go-lucky guy he always was. We know every title win isn't the next step into rising up the card. The only time that Kofi is ever exciting now is when its the Royal Rumble, and hell find a breathtaking way to keep himself from being eliminated. The other 364 days of the year its business as usual. At 33-years-old, its doubtful that management is suddenly going to get behind him. They recently teased us with a heel turn that lasted all of a couple weeks, before that too was dropped without explanation. Well probably just have to be satisfied with Kofi stuck exactly where he is right now in the midcard for approximately three to seven years.
As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at."
Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week.
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