What Manny Pacquiao and Kofi Kingston from WWE have in common

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It is rare to see comparable situations with professional wrestlers and boxers. Businesses have obvious differences, but there are some similarities in branding – though fans may deny the importance of mic skills and other promotional tactics.

However, two recent stories of boxing and WWE have similarities.

Story Story WWE superstar Kofi Kingston is currently on his way to WrestleMania 35 has some similarities to Manny Pacquiao's current position as Premier Boxing Champions. Before entering the similarity, it is important to recognize the differences.

This comparison is about & nbsp; Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah, the 37-year-old Ghanaian whose WWE character is Kofi Kingston. Because of the scripted nature of professional wrestling, Sarkodie-Mensah is very much aware of what is going on with his character before we see it happening on the screen. He has probably already been informed of his victory (win) at WrestleMania 35. It has happened that professional wrestling team talents are not informed of the results of a match until the night of l & # 39; event.

Hulk Hogan once told the story of his match with Andre the Giant at WrestleMania 3 in which he did not know that he was supposed to win before the middle of the match. This is a rare case. In most cases, wrestlers know in advance. This helps them to organize appropriate dramatic performances.

It should be noted that Sarkodie-Mensah and other professional wrestlers are striving to reach the pinnacle of their profession, that of WrestleMania and / or become a WWE Champion. There is an extremely competitive environment within WWE and most of them want to reach that level. Sarkodie-Mensah has been part of the promotion for over ten years and has not yet reached the top of the mountain, nor even been near before.

His absence allows him to draw conclusions, such as discrimination based on race and size, but the fact is that it did not happen before this weekend. Nevertheless, Sarkodie-Mensah knows, for the most part, the main results obtained with his character, Kofi Kingston.

There is no script in boxing. That's true. The business is real, as are the punches that landed in the ring. Pacquiao is not aware of the results two days in advance nor even the night of the event. The same can be said for informal but still very real talks, rivalries and individual pursuits, Pacquiao and other boxers are involved in the fight to reach the pinnacle of their industry.

Kingston's current scenario centers on his long journey to a WWE title and lack of opportunities. WWE President Vince McMahon, a screen personality from time to time, suspended the championship carrot in front of him for more than a month.

He promised to try the title at WWE FastLane and WrestleMania 35. However, he has repeatedly broken his promises. In the script, everything led to a significant gain for WrestleMania 35. Kingston was badured of a title match between WWE and Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 35, thanks to the efforts of The New Day, Big E and Xavier Woods (his partners and allies in the screenplay) and the generosity of the Usos, who lost a qualifying match to allow Kofi to participate in the championship bout.

The card is ready and apart from some late shenanigans, Kingston will try to get caught by Bryan and his title. Official WrestleMania 35 ratings Kingston favored to win. Yes, there are chances for WWE. The results are basically predictions for what the WWE's creative team will create, it's not based on sports competition.

This is no different from the odds for the Oscars or perhaps even more closely comparable, the line on the outcome or the events of a TV show.

If Kingston wins, he will have captured the carrot he is pursuing, at least for the moment. I have a theory that his friends Big E and Woods are going to take it to him shortly after WrestleMania, but that's a subject for a different article.

There is no certainty in the world that Pacquiao currently operates with PBC. It is clear that Pacquiao is keen on revenge against Floyd Mayweather Jr. On the competitive front, he wants to avenge Mayweather's defeat in 2015. On the financial side, he would like to strike again as the two men are doing. did four years ago. broke pay-per-view records as the most profitable boxing match of all time.

When PBC and Al Haymon, Mayweather's friend and advisor, drew Pacquiao to the organization, it seems logical to conclude that there have been discussions about the fact that the legend of 40 years has a revenge on Mayweather. Why else would Pacquiao be so focused on this fight? He expressed his desire to fight Mayweather again publicly several times.

We do not know how much Mayweather really wants to stay in retirement. In 2018, Mayweather talked about remapping Pacquiao in a video with the Filipino icon.

He has since said the opposite. Meanwhile, PBC is busy fighting for Pacquiao with his youngest fighters. Pacquiao has already defeated Adrien "The problem" Broner by unanimous decision in January. He was challenged by IBF welterweight champion, Errol Spence Jr. "advanced talks" to face the WBA super champion, Keith Thurman.

Broner, Spence and Thurman are all related to PBC. & Nbsp; Before the Kingston match, the WrestleMania 35, he had to stand Gauntlet games with several superstars from the WWE locker room. He had been promised that if he beat another guy, he would have the opportunity to play WrestleMania. However, the number continued to change, and nothing that it did was enough until the WWE treated the angle up to its point current. Its highlight is Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

In the same way, but not exactly, Pacquiao continues this return match with Mayweather and the payday that accompanies it a little as if the character of Kingston continued his moment WrestleMania. Sarkodie-Mensah is aware of the results, but neither is Kingston.

Pacquiao does not really know if he will have a Mayweather day. The former book-to-book king and Haymon hold the cards and, from a business standpoint, they are smart to take advantage of Pacquiao's fame and drawing abilities. Pacquiao has an entire nation behind him.

It can generate a pay-per-view event with Spence, Thurman or even Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia, two other PBC fighters. If PBC could get Pacquiao to face them all before or instead of fighting Mayweather, that would probably be the case.

The Battle of Thurman is not a big match for Pacquiao at 40. Thurman is taller, he is fast and powerful. He has not been active these past two years because of an injury and he looked a bit vulnerable in his fight against Josesito Lopez in January, but he will still be a big favorite to beat Pacquiao if and when they fight.

Where does that leave Pacquiao? If he wins, would he be closer to a rematch against Mayweather? I guess that's really where the similarities between him and Sarkodie-Mensah end. The latter knows how the story will end and Pacquiao does not know.

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It is rare to see comparable situations with professional wrestlers and boxers. Businesses have obvious differences, but there are some similarities in branding – though fans may deny the importance of mic skills and other promotional tactics.

However, two recent stories of boxing and WWE have similarities.

Story Story WWE superstar Kofi Kingston is currently on his way to WrestleMania 35 has some similarities to Manny Pacquiao's current position as Premier Boxing Champions. Before entering the similarity, it is important to recognize the differences.

This comparison concerns Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah, the 37-year-old Ghanaian whose WWE character is Kofi Kingston. Because of the scripted nature of professional wrestling, Sarkodie-Mensah is very much aware of what is going on with his character before we see it happening on the screen. He has probably already been informed of his victory (win) at WrestleMania 35. It has happened that professional wrestling team talents are not informed of the results of a match until the night of l & # 39; event.

Hulk Hogan once told the story of his match with Andre the Giant at WrestleMania 3 in which he did not know that he was supposed to win before the middle of the match. This is a rare case. In most cases, wrestlers know in advance. This helps them to organize appropriate dramatic performances.

It should be noted that Sarkodie-Mensah and other professional wrestlers are striving to reach the pinnacle of their profession, that of WrestleMania and / or become a WWE Champion. There is an extremely competitive environment within WWE and most of them want to reach that level. Sarkodie-Mensah has been part of the promotion for over ten years and has not yet reached the top of the mountain, nor even been near before.

His absence allows him to draw conclusions, such as discrimination based on race and size, but the fact is that it did not happen before this weekend. Nevertheless, Sarkodie-Mensah knows, for the most part, the main results obtained with his character, Kofi Kingston.

There is no script in boxing. That's true. The business is real, as are the punches that landed in the ring. Pacquiao is not aware of the results two days in advance nor even the night of the event. The same can be said for the unofficial, but still very real quarrels, rivalries and individual pursuits Pacquiao and other boxers are involved in their efforts to reach the pinnacle of their industry.

Kingston's current scenario centers on his long journey to a WWE title and lack of opportunities. WWE President Vince McMahon, a screen personality from time to time, suspended the championship carrot in front of him for more than a month.

He promised to try the title at WWE FastLane and WrestleMania 35. However, he has repeatedly broken his promises. In the script, everything led to a significant gain for WrestleMania 35. Kingston was badured of a title match between WWE and Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 35, thanks to the efforts of The New Day, Big E and Xavier Woods (his partners and allies in the screenplay) and the generosity of the Usos, who lost a qualifying match to allow Kofi to participate in the championship bout.

The card is ready and apart from some late shenanigans, Kingston will try to get caught by Bryan and his title. Official WrestleMania 35 odds favored Kingston to win. Yes, there are chances for WWE. The results are basically predictions for what the WWE's creative team will create, it's not based on sports competition.

This is no different from the odds for the Oscars or perhaps even more closely comparable, the line on the outcome or the events of a TV show.

If Kingston wins, he will have captured the carrot he is pursuing, at least for the moment. I have a theory that his friends Big E and Woods are going to take it to him shortly after WrestleMania, but that's a subject for a different article.

There is no certainty in the world that Pacquiao currently operates with PBC. It is clear that Pacquiao is keen on revenge against Floyd Mayweather Jr. On the competitive front, he wants to avenge Mayweather's defeat in 2015. On the financial side, he would like to strike again as the two men are doing. did four years ago. has broken pay-per-view records as the most profitable boxing match of all time.

When PBC and Al Haymon, Mayweather's friend and advisor, drew Pacquiao to the organization, it seems logical to conclude that there have been discussions about the fact that the legend of 40 years would have a clash with Mayweather. Why else would Pacquiao be so focused on this fight? He expressed his desire to fight Mayweather again publicly several times.

We do not know how much Mayweather really wants to stay in retirement. In 2018, Mayweather talked about remapping Pacquiao in a video with the Filipino icon.

He has since said the opposite. Meanwhile, PBC is busy fighting for Pacquiao with his youngest fighters. Pacquiao has already defeated Adrien "The Problem" Broner by unanimous decision in January. He was challenged by IBF welterweight champion, Errol Spence Jr. It was announced that he was currently in "advanced negotiations" to face the WBA super champion, Keith Thurman .

Broner, Spence and Thurman are all related to PBC. Before the match for WrestleMania 35 in Kingston, he had to endure Gauntlet matches with several superstars from the WWE locker room. He had been promised that if he beat another guy, he would have the opportunity to play WrestleMania. However, the number continued to change, and nothing that it did was enough until the WWE treated the angle up to its point current. Its highlight is Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

In the same way, but not exactly the same thing, Pacquiao continues this revenge with Mayweather and the payday that accompanies him as if the character of Kingston was pursuing his WrestleMania moment. Sarkodie-Mensah is aware of the results, but neither is Kingston.

Pacquiao does not really know if he will have a Mayweather day. The former book-to-book king and Haymon hold the cards and, from a business standpoint, they are smart to take advantage of Pacquiao's fame and drawing abilities. Pacquiao has an entire nation behind him.

It can generate a pay-per-view event with Spence, Thurman or even Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia, two other PBC fighters. If PBC could get Pacquiao to face them all before or instead of fighting Mayweather, that would probably be the case.

The Battle of Thurman is not a big match for Pacquiao at 40. Thurman is taller, he is fast and powerful. He has not been active these past two years because of an injury and he looked a bit vulnerable in his fight against Josesito Lopez in January, but he will still be a big favorite to beat Pacquiao if and when they fight.

Where does that leave Pacquiao? If he wins, would he be closer to a rematch against Mayweather? I guess that's really where the similarities between him and Sarkodie-Mensah end. The latter knows how the story will end and Pacquiao does not know.

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