14 Ups & 2 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Jul 9)
1. Is This Really Kofi Kingston?
This week's Downs are as minor as minor gets, so don't get it twisted: the above Kofi Kingston promo was far from awful. His performance, as always, was tremendous, and it was too short to be considered a disaster, but it felt like a slight betrayal of who his character's supposed to be.
Last week saw Kingston stick a middle finger in Samoa Joe's face before laying him out with Trouble In Paradise. That was fine, as it showed the WWE Champion wasn't willing to take any sh*t, but him laughing it off when Kayla Braxton broached the subject? That doesn't feel right for the most likeable male babyface in WWE today.
Kingston came off smug and a little bit obnoxious. That's not what most want to see from him, so let's hope WWE find a way to keep him confident and decisive without sacrificing affability.