Plenty has gone down in the wake of Kanye West's stage-crashing incident at the MTV Video Music Awards: Kanye issued multiple apologies, vanished from the blogosphere (only to reappear) and though he said he was going to take some time off appears ready to soldier on with his tour with Lady Gaga. One of the wackier rumors that has come out of the past week was the idea that West has received an offer from WWE to make some appearances and do some "light wrestling." While the rumor doesn't have any real substantiation and has been swatted down by people in the WWE, the idea of Kanye stepping into the squared circle, cutting a few promos and perhaps getting into a feud or two (perhaps with erstwhile rapper John Cena?) is simply too awesome. If WWE hasn't made Kanye an offer, Kanye should go ahead and offer up his services.
West is the perfect foil for WWE, as he's got a huge personality and the right amount of heat-drawing speaking skills. He could probably learn some moves pretty efficiently (and even if he wasn't any good at all, he'd still be better than, say, the Great Khali) and really wouldn't have to commit that much time to the cause.
But West should mostly do it to prove he's better than Kevin Federline. Obviously, there's not a whole lot that Kanye would have to do to prove that he'd be better than Federline at just about anything, but Federline did have one of the more memorable guest spots in the history of "Raw," the WWE's Monday night prime time cable staple. Back in 2006, he came in to promote his hip-hop album by challenging then-champion Cena, costing him a match at a pay-per-view and beating him in a match on New Year's Day 2007. Federline actually talked very well and very much added to the feud, making for great television. Think about it: West could interrupt a victory speech, and the feud could get started. He could even donate any money he makes to charity if he really wanted to, as WWE is involved in a number of philanthropic pursuits (including the Make A Wish Foundation).
So think about it, Kanye. You won't have to put on tights or even get hit if you don't want to. The WWE will pair you up with somebody (Randy Orton, perhaps?) and you can pretend to knock dudes out on television for a few weeks. It'd be a great way to step away from "The Truman Show" and let your id run wild for a time. If Master P was good at it, then you'd have to be great, right?
