Wade Barrett is the *NEW* WWE Intercontinental Champion

[ManureTheBear]

I think the whole English villain-thing goes all the way back to Hollywood. Posh, English villains are a bit of a stereotype. But I digress...

I'm a bit taken aback by Barrett as IC champ as well, but the thing is, the WWE Championship picture is a bit of a clusterfuck, with the Rock, Punk, Shield, Cena (force of habit?) all in the mix.

Barrett, who has some ability of his own, was not looked upon kindly by the booking gods. Nexus was completely about him and while that sounds like a good thing for him on paper, it means that the faction of nobodies he was in charge of was ultimately shit and that hurt him quite a bit.

With both the Shield and Ryback on a mega-push, Barrett can chill on the IC scene, getting over and better-known, then sometime this year we'll se a better barrage.

I've been a fan of Kofi since day one. He's exciting, over and improving on the mic. Luckily, the roster is stacked with heels, so getting a feud for him wouldn't be that hard. He should keep getting match-and-mic time and he'll eventually get to the main-event scene.

[HBsam31]

I have to admit, I am finally warming up to Kofi Kingston. I hope with this IC title loss that he finally gets a chance in the main event picture. I am not convinced that will happen though and I won't believe it until I see it. As far as Wade Barrett goes, I am glad he took the title, and I was happy to see a title change on a night where all the belts were to be defended. Wade had some really cool videos before he made his return, and I thought it was a sure thing that he would enter the main event. I see a strong IC title run for him, and then I think he will finally get the push to the top. I could definitely see him as World Champion sometime in the first half of 2013.

[YesSlateYes]

I do like Kofi, maybe he could go on to win this years money in the bank? Just to give him that final push to the main event? Lets just hope Wade brings prestige back to the IC title, maybe get a few people in to the IC picture, give it a bit more competition.

[SCP88]

I'm glad that Barrett has the strap, but Kofi is the most over midcard face right now, so Barrett's reign might not catch fire, unless they give Wade plenty of mic time.