I See Kofi Kingston

When I look at John Morrison on Raw right now, I see Kofi Kingston back one year ago. I am not making any statement based on looks or anything like that. I am talking about how the WWE is pushing them.

One year ago, Kofi Kingston had this huge break in which he feuded with Randy Orton, who had just come off losing the WWE Championship to John Cena. This feud did more for Kofi Kingston than it did for Randy Orton. Orton was an established main-eventer. Kofi Kingston was a midcarder. He had beaten guys like Chris Jericho, but he had never gotten anything like that feud with Orton. It definitely showed a new, focused side of Kofi. If the WWE had continued pushing him up, I believe Kofi Kingston winning a World title earlier this year would have been a credible event.

Right now, John Morrison is getting this storyline with Sheamus. It is true that the main focus so far seems to be this comedy bit between Sheamus and Santino, but that seems to be just a creative way to transition it to Morrison and Sheamus in the coming weeks. Many may remember when we saw a new, focused Morrison months ago as he warmed up for a match against Sheamus on Raw. He even pushed Sheamus, who was still WWE Champion at the time, to a great limit. However, that was only one match. Since then, the WWE has tried to push Morrison steadily to some degree. He has beaten Chris Jericho, among other men who have been World Champion. And now he has this storyline developing with Sheamus? It seems very much like Kofi/Orton 2009 to me. Sheamus is not as established as a main-eventer as Randy Orton was one year ago, but that is a sign of the state the WWE is in now. Aside from Sheamus, how many other main-event heels on Raw have been WWE Champion before to be able to give a midcarder a rub? If you can name one, you can name more than I can. Miz and Barrett have never held a major title yet and both are in the process of being built up to look like credible threats before they get that title reign. Point is, this push is more for the elevation of Morrison than the elevation of Sheamus. What can beating up Santino really do for Sheamus? Or getting a win over Morrison? The comedy bit will help the only aspect of Sheamus that seems to keep him as over as he is.

I am not complaining about the WWE pushing John Morrison now or Kofi Kingston last year. I think they deserve it. I am only explaining what is going on. Now I am going to complain. After all the WWE did with Kofi Kingston, where is he now? Smackdown? But that is not necessarily a bad thing. He won the midcard title there. That is the bad thing. All that momentum just started to go back down from there. He had held the midcard titles before. His push against Orton ended up having more entertainment and excitement worth than long-term worth for Kofi Kingston. Many can say that his further depush since then is due to other faces dropping due to injury or release. WWE needs a credible midcard face jobber, so they call on Kofi.


The question may not be how far Morrison will go with this push. What will eventually screw him out of the push? That is the question. Do these pushes really do something for these guys' overness? Both Kofi and Morrison were popular guys before their respective rubs from main-eventers. I did say that it showcased new sides of them. In the end, it does not matter how over they do get. It does not even matter how much effort they do put in or how loyal they are. That does not decide how far they will go. That is part of the reason Matt Hardy wanted out.