Turn Kofi Kingston Heel

Kofi Kingston is the most under-utilized superstar in the WWE.

That has everything to do with his lack of a solid persona. While his fans appreciate his amazing athletic ability, they don’t love him. Like a “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka, he’ll never be remembered for an angle or a promo. Instead he’ll be immortalized as more a top-notch worker and a victim of others than anything enigmatic.

Snuka got a coconut busted over his head more than 25 years ago and the world still remembers.

How long till Kingston is a victim of such a folly?

In the prime of his career, the time is now to make Kingston into what his legacy deserves.

Here’s an idea: make him a heel. Not just any type of heel either. Craft the smiling and pure Kingston into a womanizing piece of garbage with a penchant for bling. Think of Kingston as wrestling’s version of rappers 2Chainz and Sean Combs. An arrogant, but undeniably successful mogul. During promos, Kingston can rock expensive glasses and pinky rings. Hell, he may even shave his signature dreads. Either way, he’d have the look of a top-level executive. And with some polish, he’d become a silver-tongued devil on the stick. A convinced, emotionless straight-shooter who makes his own chances after nearly a decade of being passed over.

Think CM Punk had things to get off his chest? Imagine how much steam Kingston has inside that heart of his.

In the ring, he’ll get grittier. No more top rope splashes or crazy stuff. Only on pay per views, when it’s fiscally responsible, he’ll say. Instead, he’ll develop a sit-out Powerbomb for smaller guys and a screaming, running STO for larger opponents. Both moves could transition beautifully into a neck-focused submission like the Rings of Saturn or the Dragon Sleeper. During PPVs, he’ll mix in his old stuff and deliver the type of matches even his haters will appreciate.

It gets better. Because he is a mogul, he’ll need a PR person. Someone focused on making sure his investments are sound ones and someone who can talk for him and even get involved in his matches when the time comes. Someone who is clear that her one job is to protect his reputation, his brand.

Natalya Niedhart.

Not only is Niedhart the best female worker in the WWE, just like Kingston, she’s being wasted away.To see her with Great Khali is beyond sickening. The last real worker in the Hart family, she deserves a better fate than this. Put her in some thick-rimmed glasses, a sexy pants suit, a bun in her hair and an iPad to keep track of The King’s “to do” list and you have an awesome personal assistant.

At any rate, Kingston and Niedhart deserve so much more than what they have now, nothing. They’ve had face runs of various levels of success and now seems as good a time as ever to see how the grain flows on the other side.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13819 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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