Vladimir Kozlov Push

by Jack Windham
September 25, 2008

One of the biggest fears for wrestling fans is about to come true as Vladimir Kozlov is set for a big push in WWE.

Vladimir Kozlov Push

As hard as it is for me to write those three words, it must be just as hard for wrestling fans to read it.

That's right, folks, Vladimir Kozlov is about to receive a huge push on Smackdown.

There's even talks that he'll be utilized as the top heel on the brand and challenge for the WWE Heavyweight Championship.

Flopped Twice

Wrestling fans have been afraid of this push for a couple of months now.

Thus far, we've seen Vladimir Kozlov flopped twice already in his short WWE career.

The company tried bringing him up to the main roster once before, but they sent him back down to developmental immediately after his Raw debut.

Back then, he was shown in the audience and give a quick interview.

Vince McMahon was absolutely furious with his creative team for bringing up someone that he didn't feel was truly ready.

Vladimir Kozlov was brought back up to the main roster in April of this year, and he was given an immediate push on Smackdown.

Week after week, wrestling fans (those that actually stayed in their seats) witnessed Vladimir Kozlov dominating random local wrestlers.

Despite his inability to connect with the audience, Vladimir Kozlov is still set to be pushed.

Possible Feuds

Apparently, the audience's lack of reaction towards Vladimir Kozlov isn't enough to dissuade WWE from pushing him.

Since we can't prevent the push from happening, we'll go ahead and offer some suggestions on making Vladimir Kozlov's push somewhat decent.

The easiest way for WWE to make this work is by going the same route as they did with the Great Khali.

Vladimir Kozlov can be made to look pretty decent if he's feuding with a great ring general like Triple H.

Jeff Hardy is another possible feud for Vladimir Kozlov. He's not a great ring general, but he does have enough popularity to carry a feud with the big Russian.

Another thing that WWE can try to do to help Vladimir Kozlov get over is to give him a manager to talk for him.

They can go with someone like Armando Estrada or bring in a former foreign heel wrestler to do the job.

Closing Thoughts

WWE is going to experience the same resentment from wrestling fans