Future Endevours..........Endevours

[Thriller]

http://www.wwe.com/inside/industrynews/kennedyreleased

[D Mac]

TNA...



















































...NA

[Juan]

Wow

[D Mac]

Has anyone ever been released right after being in the main event on their last appearance?

[Danny Electric]

What the fuck. Wasn't this guy in the main event the other night.

[Danny Electric]

Posted at the same time as Diesel Mac.

[D Mac]

Beat you. :p

[erickman]

time for him an kev nash to have a sell out tour. does he have to wait 90 days to go to tna, or just 30

[Krimzon7]

What the fuck

[FourFifty]

Does this have to do with the back supelx on Orton?

[Juan]

I think it has to do with the fact that the guy can't go one match without getting injured

[Nicky Fives]

just a matter of time.... he is a good piece of talent.... but needs to stop getting injured all the fucking time.... TNA would be smart to pick him up....

[Xero]

Honestly, I'm surprised it didn't happen a LONG while ago.

But right after the main event spot threw me.

[Triple Naitch]

Really surprised they released him this soon.

[Mooияakeя™]

The only thing surprising here is the timing.

[ClockShot]

A good chunk of us knew sooner or later this was coming.

[thedamndest]

They should have paired him with John Cena and done an Unbreakable angle.

<img src="http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/gallery/1102967/photo_06_hires.jpg">

[thedamndest]

And the kids all called me Mr. Kennedy...


Kennedy.

[Mooияakeя™]

BTW, Borash is acting bad that he posted Kennedy got released first: https://twitter.com/JeremyBorash - but he only wrote it an hour ago, it ain't like he knew weeks before.

[erickman]

just a matter of time.... he is a good piece of talent.... but needs to stop getting injured all the fucking time.... TNA would be smart to pick him up....

yea he would be a great pick up, an if nash stiener and sting can keep from getting hurt in tna kennedy may be ok.

[Dorkchop]

Poor guy. I guess he can't work through his latest injury. I figured his latest injury would be his last one with the company (at least for now).

[The Fonz]

WHAT'S MR. ANDERSON DOING IN THE IMPACT ZONE!?

[Shadow]

And yet...he was.....dah hell!?

[Hanso Amore]

Wow. Wow.

Wow.

[Lock Jaw]

Not gonna lie... kinda hilarious.

[Krimzon7]

It is. Who said that the WWE couldn't swerve the IWC????


Gotcha!!!

[CSL]

He will be back. Probably as soon as he's proved his fitness.

[Juan]

He will be back. Probably as soon as he's proved his fitness.

Yeah i get that feeling too.

[NeanderCarl]

Couldn't care less. He's lost so much momentum in the last 2 years that this release is pretty much meaningless to the overall WWE picture. Could be a real coup for TNA, if he can stay healthy for more than a fortnight.

For all we know, Kennedy may have requested this.

[redoneja]

Has anyone ever been released right after being in the main event on their last appearance?


Ultimate Warrior being fired by Vince right after Summerslam 1991 immediately comes to mind.

[#1-norm-fan]

If he could stay healthy, he was the next big thing in wrestling. He was the closest thing to The Rock/Austin we were gonna get. This blows but hopefully he comes back before going to TNA.

[Legend Killer]

You know it's funny that I posted Mr. Kennedy's first dark match and this shit happens. Good bye...Good Bye.

[Savio]

Not gonna lie... kinda hilarious.
definetly......LOL

[Stealth-Icon]

I wonder if his ass was injured as he walked out the door and it slammed shut hitting him from behind.

[Afterlife]

Yeah i get that feeling too.

I could see him as a mega surprise Rumble entrant return, uses the refreshing return to get into Mania, and then breaks his fucking neck in MitB.

[The Gold Standard]

There was always that joke about him being released, but now that he is gone, I don't believe it

[SammyG]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!







...nooooooo :(

[wehavebensavedy2j]

I dont get it at all he was so talented... wish he could have stayed

Minus MVP, Orton and HBK (whenever he comes back) now there is no real reason to watch Raw, SD all the way and yes ECW is better to watch

[Rob]

Talented? How the hell is he so talented? The guy is only good for saying his own name twice. His ring work is sub par and his promos are shit. He has a myth of being a good worker and people think he is this great promo because of the same one line over and over.

In short, Kennedy is shit.

[Juan]

He had some pretty good matches in OVW, for whatever it's worth.

[SammyG]

His promos are shit? HOLD ON HOMEBOY

[Sting Fan]

Talented? How the hell is he so talented? The guy is only good for saying his own name twice. His ring work is sub par and his promos are shit. He has a myth of being a good worker and people think he is this great promo because of the same one line over and over.

In short, Kennedy is shit.


^^^^^This

[.44 Magdalene]

WHAT'S MR. ANDERSON DOING IN THE IMPACT ZONE!?

http://llamabutchers.mu.nu/agentsmith.jpg

[GD]

Dammit! not this way!

[Sovereigntywillpr]

Talented? How the hell is he so talented? The guy is only good for saying his own name twice. His ring work is sub par and his promos are shit. He has a myth of being a good worker and people think he is this great promo because of the same one line over and over.

In short, Kennedy is shit.

on the spot

I remeber someone saying he was the next rock, or was it a white version of the Rock.

[Londoner]

Not bothered about kennedy but find this funny due to him main eventing as others have said and making a promo on the same night last monday.

[Volare]

Well, at least we have some bad ass theme music now thanks to him.

[Team Sheep]

Lol when I met the guy in Houston, the last thing I said was "make sure you stay healthy now" and he just kinda nodded nervously. Think I jinxed him :'(

[Londoner]

Lol when I met the guy in Houston, the last thing I said was "make sure you stay healthy now" and he just kinda nodded nervously. Think I jinxed him :'(

:D:D:D:D

[Volare]

Sheep you son of a bitch!


Nah I'm kidding, you couldn't hurt or jinx a fly.

[redoneja]

Talented? How the hell is he so talented? The guy is only good for saying his own name twice. His ring work is sub par and his promos are shit. He has a myth of being a good worker and people think he is this great promo because of the same one line over and over.

In short, Kennedy is shit.

:y:

As much as I tried to like him, I was never able to buy into him as a serious threat in the ring, no matter who he was facing.

[Volare]

I think one of the main things he had was that be beat Undertaker.

[screech]

:(

[The Pope]

Mrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Anderson!........................................................................................... ..................................................................................
..........Anderson.

[Volare]

Couldn't he just be named Kennedy? You know, without the Mr.?

[abec]

I call bullshit on Kennedy being a good worker, I've been in more matches than he's been in over the last year. The guys a joke, his mic skills aren't that great and he's not even any fun to watch. Good riddance.

nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey... Goodbye...........Goodbye.

[erickman]

Mrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Anderson!........................................................................................... ..................................................................................
..........Anderson.

when you all say mr anderson i think of beaves and butthead. thats the mr anderson i want see hom smoking and sipping beer going your not the damm kids throwing my garbage cans in the street.

[Fox]

Talented? How the hell is he so talented? The guy is only good for saying his own name twice. His ring work is sub par and his promos are shit. He has a myth of being a good worker and people think he is this great promo because of the same one line over and over.

In short, Kennedy is shit.

:roll:

Come on.

The guy was put into programs with some of the biggest names in the company: Taker, Kane, HBK, Benoit, Jeff Hardy, even Vince McMahon himself. He won Money in the Bank. He was taken aside and given advice from Steve Austin, possibly the best guy in the history of the business. Clearly there is/was something special about Ken Anderson for him to be given so many huge opportunities and chances by the people in charge.

It's too bad that he couldn't hang. It really was. I enjoyed Mr. Kennedy, he just lost so much momentum over and over and over again that they had no choice but to let him go because there was no way to use him without considerable risk. Hopefully he can toughen up and work overseas and return to the WWE one day in the future.

[wwe2222]

Has anyone ever been released right after being in the main event on their last appearance?

Buff Bagwell after Raw?

Not too disappointed...Kennedy entertained me for a short time and then I got over him.

[RGWhat316]

Lol when I met the guy in Houston, the last thing I said was "make sure you stay healthy now" and he just kinda nodded nervously. Think I jinxed him :'(

I think most of us did. I actually met him at a signing the day before the Rumble and said " I hope all of your bad luck is out of the way". Probably oops on me too. But I did like the guy, too bad he seems to have had the worst luck of anyone who has ever been employed by WWE.

[#1-norm-fan]

Yeah, Kennedy is the goods. The man has a shitload of charisma and he put on some great matches HBK (I know, who hasn't, right), Taker, Matt Hardy, etc. a couple years ago before the injuries and suspension really just screwed it all up. He was a HUGE superstar just waiting to happen.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I enjoyed Kennedy as a heel. As soon as he changed his theme music though, I stopped caring. I started to care again for a second, but he kept disappearing and I got sick of waiting. I hope he does OK for himself.

[dronepool]

I was never a fan but how ironic.

[Rob]

:roll:

Come on.

The guy was put into programs with some of the biggest names in the company: Taker, Kane, HBK, Benoit, Jeff Hardy, even Vince McMahon himself. He won Money in the Bank. He was taken aside and given advice from Steve Austin, possibly the best guy in the history of the business. Clearly there is/was something special about Ken Anderson for him to be given so many huge opportunities and chances by the people in charge.

It's too bad that he couldn't hanTaker, Kane, HBK, Benoit, Jeff Hardy, even Vince McMahon himself. It really was. I enjoyed Mr. Kennedy, he just lost so much momentum over and over and over again that they had no choice but to let him go because there was no way to use him without considerable risk. Hopefully he can toughen up and work overseas and return to the WWE one day in the future.

How does any of that prove there is something special about this retard?

The Great Khali got a world title push. He must be this superstar worker. He couldn't have just gotten into because McMahon likes big guys no?

Programs with Taker, Kane, Michaels, Benoit, Jeff Hardy and Vince make him special? No that makes him worthless. You see, despite all these half pushes, his ability NEVER got over. The guys who work there never liked his ring style and Vince McMahon dropped a whole angle he built for months at the drop of a hat because of this moron.

And the guy is probably the single worst person in the WWE history to ever talk to the media. He begged Stephanie for permission to talk to the media after the Benoit deal and IMMEDIATELY embarrassed himself and the company by getting caught blatantly lying and then falling a wellness test. He came back and continued to lie to the media and continue to get caught out and yet he never once learnt his lesson. I wouldn't trust this guy to hold a fucking Snickers bar, nevermind be the face of my company.

He tries to talk like Steve Austin, walk like Steve Austin, work like Steve Austin but he ain't close to ever being a Steve Austin. He ain't even close to being a poor man's Steve Austin.

And just to prove a point, I'm sitting here with 2 wrestling fans who have both watched the product a lot more than myself in the last 2 years and they could only remember him working with Michaels off the top of their heads. I had to recall the McMahon son angle and the rest we can still barely remember. The only impression he ever left on anyone was saying his stupid name twice. I legit tried to like this guy and I have personal against him. I'm just calling it like it is. He sucks.

[Rob]

I'll bet anyone he doesn't get over in TNA either. He'll be no bigger than Bobby Roode there (and Roode is twice the talent he is).

[redoneja]

When did Kennedy work a program with HBK?

[Savio]

When did Kennedy work a program with HBK?
Lol yeah, I don't remember that. I just remember him losing MITB.

[Fox]

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They also had a match at Armageddon and several more on RAW. Kennedy also eliminated HBK at the Royal Rumble that year.

[Fox]

How does any of that prove there is something special about this retard?

The Great Khali got a world title push. He must be this superstar worker. He couldn't have just gotten into because McMahon likes big guys no?

Programs with Taker, Kane, Michaels, Benoit, Jeff Hardy and Vince make him special? No that makes him worthless. You see, despite all these half pushes, his ability NEVER got over. The guys who work there never liked his ring style and Vince McMahon dropped a whole angle he built for months at the drop of a hat because of this moron.

And the guy is probably the single worst person in the WWE history to ever talk to the media. He begged Stephanie for permission to talk to the media after the Benoit deal and IMMEDIATELY embarrassed himself and the company by getting caught blatantly lying and then falling a wellness test. He came back and continued to lie to the media and continue to get caught out and yet he never once learnt his lesson. I wouldn't trust this guy to hold a fucking Snickers bar, nevermind be the face of my company.

He tries to talk like Steve Austin, walk like Steve Austin, work like Steve Austin but he ain't close to ever being a Steve Austin. He ain't even close to being a poor man's Steve Austin.

And just to prove a point, I'm sitting here with 2 wrestling fans who have both watched the product a lot more than myself in the last 2 years and they could only remember him working with Michaels off the top of their heads. I had to recall the McMahon son angle and the rest we can still barely remember. The only impression he ever left on anyone was saying his stupid name twice. I legit tried to like this guy and I have personal against him. I'm just calling it like it is. He sucks.

As far as Khali goes, Rob, you said it yourself. Vince likes big men, which is the ONLY reason he ever got a World Title run. The man is like 7'2" or some shit - of course he's going to get a run at the top of the card.

Mr. Kennedy, however, is NOT 7'2", which makes your example of The Great Khali null and void. The reason is obvious with Khali: he's huge. That reason doesn't apply to Mr. Kennedy, as he's no larger than a majority of the WWE roster.

To suggest that he was never over is really stretching reality for the sake of your argument. I'm not going to go back and look for all the times he got big pops or had good matches because it's all there on the interweb; look for yourself (which you won't). Mr. Kennedy kept returning and getting good programs BECAUSE he was getting over with the fans. His return on RAW was one of the better segments and he did a great job hyping his return. His in-ring work is solid and so is his personality. It is simply in his tendency to injure himself where he's lacking - all the other tools are there. That's WHY he was given so many opportunities (which he did fuck up, I'm not arguing that he's not a fuck up). So, to say that he "just sucks" is simply an opinion based on false judgment and ignorance.

Your "I'm sitting here with 2 wrestling fans" shit holds absolutely no water. My cousin and his wife both think Kennedy was the next Rock. Does that prove me right? No. It's just conjecture based on others' opinions that "just so happen" to support my argument here.

[erickman]

i always thought of him as another hogan. an we all know hogan can not wrestle for crap, whatever it is hogan had kennedy has too, wwe even let him do a movie.

[thecc]

He always came off as being a "generic indy guy" to me.

[FourFifty]

Couldn't he just be named Kennedy? You know, without the Mr.?

TNA does not posses the creative powers to do that. I mean, come on, Jesus Fuck, lighting was struck with Dr. Stevie. Can they really do that again?

[The MAC]

So if they FIRE him he still has 90days no-compete? that sucks , they fire you and still own your ass for 3 months afterwards

[Team Sheep]

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They also had a match at Armageddon and several more on RAW. Kennedy also eliminated HBK at the Royal Rumble that year.

Kennedy beat Michaels clean on a Raw in December 2007. That was awesome. He was my favourite guy when he was on Smackdown in 2006, just getting more popular by the week. Then the injuries kicked in, and he got drafted to Raw. That's when I stopped caring.

[Londoner]

So if they FIRE him he still has 90days no-compete? that sucks , they fire you and still own your ass for 3 months afterwards

Wtf, if that's true then that is shit.

[Rob]

Your "I'm sitting here with 2 wrestling fans" shit holds absolutely no water. My cousin and his wife both think Kennedy was the next Rock. Does that prove me right? No. It's just conjecture based on others' opinions that "just so happen" to support my argument here.

Actually it proves you wrong. Rock got over huge within a year of his debut and main evented Wrestlemania within 18 months of his debut. Ken Kennedy never came close. Rocky never got fired for being a putz either.

And it made me laugh how people here forgot his feuds too. Proves the point about MR......... ah I forget his name.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Apparently the major rule in the WWE is now don't do any move that puts any pressure on Randy Orton's shoulder...

Seriously, ya want to fire him for being injury prone, fine... But if you're going to fire him because he does a normal, everyday wrestling move, and the guy taking it is worried about re-injuring his shoulder... come on..

[#1-norm-fan]

Actually it proves you wrong. Rock got over huge within a year of his debut and main evented Wrestlemania within 18 months of his debut. Ken Kennedy never came close. Rocky never got fired for being a putz either.

And it made me laugh how people here forgot his feuds too. Proves the point about MR......... ah I forget his name.

lol. The Rock did not main event WrestleMania within 18 months of his debut. Unless you count his "debut" as when he turned heel and changed his name which is just misleading.

And Kennedy's inability to get over was because of injuries and his suspension. Not his lack of talent. Again, the man has a ton of charisma and his trying to be Stone Cold is MUCH more subtle at least than John Cena trying to be The Rock which is just brutal to watch sometimes.

[CSL]

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lol

[Xero]

I don't think he's injured.

:shifty:

[#1-norm-fan]

LOL. That was awesome. I love this man.

[Rob]

lol. The Rock did not main event WrestleMania within 18 months of his debut. Unless you count his "debut" as when he turned heel and changed his name which is just misleading.

My bad. He main evented Mania 15, not 14 like I was thinking. Kennedy never main evented Mania in 2 1/2 years from his debut either though.

[Rob]

I don't think he's injured.

:shifty:

WWE never said they released him due to injuried though. That is internet speculation.

[Xero]

Duh?

Unless it's drug testing-related, they very rarely if ever announce WHY they release them anyway.

[Volare]

Corporate would've stated if it was drug related.

[Rob]

Duh?

Unless it's drug testing-related, they very rarely if ever announce WHY they release them anyway.

So nobody knows the real reason other than WWE then? I'm shocked.

[Afterlife]

WWE never said they released him due to injuried though. That is internet speculation.

But it's certainly what's being insinuated, even by Jim Ross.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Duh?

Unless it's drug testing-related, they very rarely if ever announce WHY they release them anyway.

The new "rumor" is that Kennedy and Orton had words after the match, and people were pissed because of the backdrop on Orton. Basically, the rumor is Kennedy could have injured Orton's previously injured shoulder, and Kennedy wasn't protecting others in the ring well enough.

[Mooияakeя™]

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[Rob]

But it's certainly what's being insinuated, even by Jim Ross.

No doubting this but was it on his blog or something. I haven't seen it.

[XL]

I find the Kennedy hating quite interesting. I wonder what the vast opinion would be if all the plans for him had come of.

He would have held the title and been involved in a huge angle with McMahon that would have cemented him in the Main Event scene. He had some serious bad luck with the MitB situation - losing the briefcase due to an misdiagnosis on an injury. The drugs bust was all on him though.

I'm sure he will be back.

[Rob]

I would have liked him to become a star because the company needs more fresh stars but he proved he isn't up to it.

[DrA]

I don't know, there was something about him. He was missing something.

[#1-norm-fan]

I don't know, there was something about him. He was missing something.

A body that could withstand a light gust of wind?

[McLegend]

I liked Kennedy up and til his very first big WWE injury. I don't think he was ever the same after that.

I think that injury was 2 years ago.

[Theo Dious]

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This was clearly filmed months ahead of time because he knew he was going to get fired for injury relatedness sooner or later. He has similar videos of him doing the same thing with his feet, neck, ears, shoulders, and penis.

[Theo Dious]

Also, Matt Hardy is plugging this vid on his Myspace. I wonder if he'll end up with TEH HEATZ for that...

[ministrychick77]

maybe wwe was planning this..

they were giving away kennedy t-shirts on their smash-ups video thing. i got one..
it's nice

[Fox]

source: www.f4wonline.com

The word on Mr. Kennedy's surprising release from World Wrestling Entertainment Friday night is that almost injuring Randy Orton as well as himself during his match on Raw last week was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Kennedy made his return to Raw on Monday night after a ten month hiatus rehabbing a badly injured shoulder. As bad luck would have it, Kennedy ended up injuring his wrist after taking the RKO from Orton. More seriously in the eyes of management, Orton nearly re-injured his bad shoulder as a result of an errant back suplex on the part of Kennedy, who dropped him on his shoulder rather than his back. This happened to be the same area where he broke his collarbone exactly one year ago today at the One Night Stand pay-per-view, resulting in a several month absence from the ring. Orton was visibly upset as he quickly tried slapping Kennedy on the back of his head and started pounding his fist on the mat before finally selling the maneuver.

While Kennedy suffered an injury to his wrist as a result of an RKO from Orton, it wasn't believed to be serious.

Following the show, Orton and Kennedy had words backstage, although it was not heated. Very calmly, Orton dressed him down, telling him he needed to be more careful so he wouldn't injure anyone else in the ring.

Internally, many are singling out Kennedy's sloppy maneuver on Orton as the final straw and caused Vince McMahon, following several attempts over the years to push him, and numerous untimely setbacks, to finally make the decision to part ways with him.

[Fox]

Actually it proves you wrong. Rock got over huge within a year of his debut and main evented Wrestlemania within 18 months of his debut. Ken Kennedy never came close. Rocky never got fired for being a putz either.

And it made me laugh how people here forgot his feuds too. Proves the point about MR......... ah I forget his name.

Two notes. First, thanks to #1-wwf-fan for clearing up the Rock situation, as it was considerably more than 18 months. Second, it does not prove me wrong, because my point in talking about my cousin and her husband was to show that the opinions of your friends pretty much means jack considering it's just their opinions.

Also, wrestling fans have notedly short memory spans - this is an out of sight, out of mind kind of business. Just because some people can't remember his feuds (probably the same people who have instances of losing their car keys every other week) doesn't mean that Kennedy didn't have good feuds, good matches and that he wasn't a high quality performer with tons of potential.

Your point that started all this was that "Kennedy sucked, he was never anything and is bland and just sucks." My point is that he is the opposite, and simply continued to get dealt shitty ass hands.

[The Gold Standard]

I was thinking about it all and Kennedy would have been great if he stayed healthy, but in WWE terms, I do not think this is a huge loss for them.

I am not hating on Kennedy, but with all the time he missed, WWE still went on and put on good shows, up until the current draft.

I think he will be fine and possibly resigned again once he proves he can stay healthy, I have a feeling that a TNA stint is in Kennedy's future.

[#1-norm-fan]

I think it's a huge loss for WWE. Let me preface this though by saying I AM NOT SAYING HE WAS THE NEXT ROCK OR PUTTING HIM ON THE SAME LEVEL AS THE ROCK IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.

Okay, there. Now... I do think that WWE could use a "Rock-like" charcter, for lack of a better term. By that, I mean a charismatic, fun babyface that has a fun shtick that people can get behind (Ending his promos with the Mr. Kennedy................ Kennedy was just all kinds of awesome and I think if he had become the huge star that many think he would have, it would have been up there with the great "catchphrases" in wrestling history. Without a doubt.)

I think it's a huge loss because I personally can see no one on the WWE roster at the moment who has what it takes to be that guy. Kennedy was it.

[CSL]

source: www.f4wonline.com

The word on Mr. Kennedy's surprising release from World Wrestling Entertainment Friday night is that almost injuring Randy Orton as well as himself during his match on Raw last week was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Kennedy made his return to Raw on Monday night after a ten month hiatus rehabbing a badly injured shoulder. As bad luck would have it, Kennedy ended up injuring his wrist after taking the RKO from Orton. More seriously in the eyes of management, Orton nearly re-injured his bad shoulder as a result of an errant back suplex on the part of Kennedy, who dropped him on his shoulder rather than his back. This happened to be the same area where he broke his collarbone exactly one year ago today at the One Night Stand pay-per-view, resulting in a several month absence from the ring. Orton was visibly upset as he quickly tried slapping Kennedy on the back of his head and started pounding his fist on the mat before finally selling the maneuver.

While Kennedy suffered an injury to his wrist as a result of an RKO from Orton, it wasn't believed to be serious.

Following the show, Orton and Kennedy had words backstage, although it was not heated. Very calmly, Orton dressed him down, telling him he needed to be more careful so he wouldn't injure anyone else in the ring.

Internally, many are singling out Kennedy's sloppy maneuver on Orton as the final straw and caused Vince McMahon, following several attempts over the years to push him, and numerous untimely setbacks, to finally make the decision to part ways with him.

This is laughable

[#1-norm-fan]

Why?

[NeanderCarl]

Just because some people can't remember his feuds (probably the same people who have instances of losing their car keys every other week) doesn't mean that Kennedy didn't have good feuds, good matches and that he wasn't a high quality performer with tons of potential.


All the potential in the world is worthless if you never live up to it. Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.

Also, my definition of "high quality performer" would include "rarely gets hurt and rarely hurts others".

[Shaggy]

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lol

I thought Kennedy had a goatee on Raw....did he shave it off?

[The Gold Standard]

I think it's a huge loss for WWE. Let me preface this though by saying I AM NOT SAYING HE WAS THE NEXT ROCK OR PUTTING HIM ON THE SAME LEVEL AS THE ROCK IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.

Okay, there. Now... I do think that WWE could use a "Rock-like" charcter, for lack of a better term. By that, I mean a charismatic, fun babyface that has a fun shtick that people can get behind (Ending his promos with the Mr. Kennedy................ Kennedy was just all kinds of awesome and I think if he had become the huge star that many think he would have, it would have been up there with the great "catchphrases" in wrestling history. Without a doubt.)

I think it's a huge loss because I personally can see no one on the WWE roster at the moment who has what it takes to be that guy. Kennedy was it.

Yeah, but it is not like they doing extremely worse without him. WWE has been pretty good w/o him when he was out. I am not hating on Kennedy. I have no idea how good he could be, but I don't think this is as big of a loss to WWE as other superstars would be.

[Fox]

This is laughable

Explain.

[CSL]

The thought of him being released over one 'incident' is short-sighted. You get hurt all the time. I doubt it's the first time Orton has had a 'scare' regarding his shoulder. They've invested a lot of time in Kennedy and at one point, felt very highly of him. And if they didn't still think of something of him, it was strange to have him 'confront' Orton. If he was considered 'dangerous', why wouldn't they send him to Florida for a few weeks/a month? Considering he only wrestled a couple of times before being put back on TV, they must expect some form of ring rust if that's going to be the reason. Huge over-reaction if it was. I still think he'll be back.

[Dorkchop]

Ya. There's obviously a lot more to this than we know... after all all we know was that he was released. It's most likely linked to the back suplex, but no one in WWE would be released over one messed up back suplex.

[DarKCentaur]

Work :roll:

[DarKCentaur]

Seriously though, I've said it so many times, all the Kennedy haters have no reason for hating him other than "He sucks" and "He's not good" and "He says his name twice". First of all, last I checked, somebody getting injured a lot isn't always their fault, the blame also lies on the OTHER guy. Unless Kennedy has been actively trying to hurt himself in the ring. I'll point again to how much I love his "defensive" style of wrestling: he's always giving the impression that he's trying to counter his opponent's offense, whether he actually does or not. I like that a lot, and nobody else does it. He was also quite over, even despite all the setbacks.

[muffalufagus]

He was so much better in OVW than he was ever in The E.

Oh well, I'm sure he will find work somewhere.

[Rob]

Seriously though, I've said it so many times, all the Kennedy haters have no reason for hating him other than "He sucks" and "He's not good" and "He says his name twice". First of all, last I checked, somebody getting injured a lot isn't always their fault, the blame also lies on the OTHER guy. Unless Kennedy has been actively trying to hurt himself in the ring. I'll point again to how much I love his "defensive" style of wrestling: he's always giving the impression that he's trying to counter his opponent's offense, whether he actually does or not. I like that a lot, and nobody else does it. He was also quite over, even despite all the setbacks.

He got injured because he isn't any good.

And he was mildly over because he could say his name twice, not due to his ring work.

I thought we went over this?

[Savio]

"worked shoot"

[Afterlife]

No doubting this but was it on his blog or something. I haven't seen it.

Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier, but yes, it was in his blog. He didn't say "Kennedy was fired for his injury," but he may as well have.

[Afterlife]

"worked shoot"

Does kinda remind one of Matt Hardy, doesn't it?

[Savio]

:lol: I say that to everything

[#1-norm-fan]

He got injured because he isn't any good.

And he was mildly over because he could say his name twice, not due to his ring work.

I thought we went over this?

:nono:

You're pretty set with that opinion aren't you? lol

[Rob]

:nono:

You're pretty set with that opinion aren't you? lol

Yep. I can't recall him ever having what I'd call a great match for a start and I'm been super unimpressed by a super hyped internet fan favourite.

[D Mac]

From Wrestleview.com:

To follow up on reports over the weekend regarding the release of Mr. Kennedy, while a discussion went down backstage between Randy Orton and Kennedy following last week's Monday Night Raw taping in what was described as Orton giving a rather stern lecture on Kennedy needing to be more careful in the ring and work on improving after Kennedy dropped him on his shoulder where he suffered a serious collarbone injury, that wasn't the reason for his release from the company.

Later that evening, two major WWE stars who were not fans of Kennedy went to Vince McMahon and took the opportunity to let their feelings be known about the matter reports The Figure Four Weekly Newsletter. Vince McMahon, who was already said to be in a very bad mood after the dispute over Denver and the NBA, decided then and there on the plane ride home that Kennedy was reckless, still green as a worker, clueless when it came to business instincts and was a huge liability. Reportedly no one in WWE creative or talent relations felt the need to speak up for Kennedy.

Many sources have described this as a situation where McMahon was already stressed out with the Denver situation that having to deal with Kennedy made things even worse and that Kennedy was the result of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. McMahon was said to be so upset that he wasn't even considering working with Kennedy in the future and made that clear to those around him. While many feel he will eventually cool off, one WWE source added, "I cannot condemn the way the office handled this termination at all. He was reckless with his mouth and at other times with his in-ring." It should also be noted that two other major WWE stars also buried Kennedy to McMahon and WWE officials saying they hated working with him and "thought he was horrible and clumsy."

[Vastardikai]

two other major WWE Stars...

Any money one of them being named Helmsley?

[Afterlife]

As I understand it, H was a big proponent of Kennedy.

[NeanderCarl]

Maybe Regal, who seemed to have a little bit of genuine venom in his tongue when he called Kennedy a "muppet" on commentary a couple of weeks ago.

[Savio]

Kofi Kingston

[Loose Cannon]

yea, def Kofi

[CSL]

lol Vince, bless him. They're pushing the ball with this 'creating new stars' thing but he'll still never change when it comes to making rash decisions on the spot

[Rob]

Maybe Regal, who seemed to have a little bit of genuine venom in his tongue when he called Kennedy a "muppet" on commentary a couple of weeks ago.

Remember when he hit Kennedy with a beautiful punch right in the face? That was awesome!

Hey, I remembered something involving Kennedy. Good for him.

[Lux]

So my TV will be Kennedy free...


much like the last several months

[NeanderCarl]

So my TV will be Kennedy free...


much like the last several <strike>months</strike> years

[Savio]

that was not a class act....Carl

[parkmania]

Regarding top wrestlers complaining to Vince McMahon about Mr. Kennedy, one source said, “People blow spots at house shows and TV every week. There’s blowing spots and then there’s reckless and green.” One example given was that while Rob Van Dam is known for catching opponents with the occasional potato shots, no one feared working with him. “A black eye maybe,” said the source, “but no one worried about suffering an actual injury.”


And how many guys has Mark Henry injured???

[Savio]

Mark Henry had an extremely long contract which Mcmahon didn't feel like canceling

[Dave Youell]

Henry hasn't injured anyone recently though...

Regardless, I think this is harsh on Kennedy, regardless of him generally, for them to bring him back to TV only to be fired because McMahon had a bad night

[Sixx]

I loved his theme song by Airbourne.

[Rob]

Mark Henry had an extremely long contract which Mcmahon didn't feel like canceling

It would have cost him far too much to cancel it. And Ken Kennedy isn't a big black man who was legit at one point the strongest man in the world and a Olympian.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I am a big fan of Mr. Kennedy. I was a fan of his when he first showed up on Velocity, and did his shtick, and worked a pretty fun match. I do not get these claims that he is a horrible worker. I've enjoyed much of Kennedy's work. If a dude can get Batista into gear enough to work a good match, then they've got something to their name.

But that being said -- yes, he has lost steam over the years since he had that minor injury, and the WWE freaked out and pulled the Money in the Bank briefcase from him. Let's face it, if Kennedy had cashed that in, he'd have won a World Title, it would have been as a heel (he was parading around claiming he was going to use it at WrestleMania, but we all knew that wasn't the case), so there would have been no shitty face turn. Kennedy's run as a face kind of derailed him further. He suffered from that "now that I'm a good guy I'm a nice guy" syndrome, which has taken its toll on many potential stars over the years.

I have never worked in a ring with Mr. Kennedy, however. If he is sloppy, I am surprised word didn't come out earlier. I mean, we heard about it when Rob Van Dam was breaking people's noses. It also didn't stop him from eventually winning the WWE Championship. If it's because he hurt Randy Orton, then Orton needs to harden the fuck up. It was Kennedy's first match back on RAW. There'd be ring rust, nerves, and it's not like Orton is such a crisp worker himself.

This release seems very hasty. I would have probably jobbed Kennedy out first before releasing him, because the guy has got quite a lot of talent and credibility. You know TNA has been calling him, and you just know Kennedy is itching to stick it to the man. With Elijah Burke also nudging around The Impact Zone, TNA has got two men who could have been major stars for the WWE under wing. Matt Morgan and Taylor Wilde would also belong on that list.

I believe that this situation will evolve further, and resolve itself with Kennedy ending up back under contract before his no-compete clause runs out, probably on one of the other brands, so as to keep him away from the egos on RAW. Or we'll see Ken Anderson possibly burn bridges, and get a career going elsewhere.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Also, I doubt William Regal would complain about a guy working too snug for him. If he didn't like a guy for being sloppy, he'd crispen him up in the ring the old fashioned way...

[D Mac]

From WrestleView.com:

Former WWE star Ken Kennedy is available for bookings (serious inquires only) through DavidHerro@aol.com. It should be noted that Kennedy will not be available until September 1 when his no-compete clause with WWE runs up.

LOL Sept. 1.

[Mr. Nerfect]

The WWE could turn this into a huge angle when Vince cools down a bit.

[Krimzon7]

I can not remember the last time a firing thread received this much attention.

Says a lot about how polarizing Ken Anderson is. This could legitimately be what launches him into superstardom if the WWE allows HIM to utilize it properly.

Who cares about his ring work? that didn't prevent hogan, foley, sting(now) from being Stars.

[Kane Knight]

I can not remember the last time a firing thread received this much attention.

Says a lot about how polarizing Ken Anderson is. This could legitimately be what launches him into superstardom if the WWE allows HIM to utilize it properly.

Who cares about his ring work? that didn't prevent hogan, foley, sting(now) from being Stars.

Ken Kennedy is an amazing heel. Who else could get this kind of heat?

[Krimzon7]

Only person I can think of immediately is Hogan.

[Kane Knight]

True. Hogan could get this level of heat for waking up.

[NeanderCarl]

Hogan gets "oh I'm an internet mark, and I recently found out about WORKRATE therefore I FUCKING HATEZ THE HOGAN" heat. Kennedy just gets X-Pac heat, but is a salvagable case.

[NeanderCarl]

I couldn't give a shit about Hogan's politicking. Don't blame him, blame the promoter.

[Savio]

I can not remember the last time a firing thread received this much attention.

Says a lot about how polarizing Ken Anderson is. This could legitimately be what launches him into superstardom.....until he gets injured again

[Kane Knight]

Hogan gets "oh I'm an internet mark, and I recently found out about WORKRATE therefore I FUCKING HATEZ THE HOGAN" heat. Kennedy just gets X-Pac heat, but is a salvagable case.

I don't know. When I picture "X-Pac heat," I picture the guy not getting cheered.

[NeanderCarl]

I don't mean X-Pac heat in the arena, I mean on the net... if that makes sense?? :S

The main difference is that Kennedy actually has his supporters too... it's just that the heat he does get tends to be more "go away, I don't want to watch you" heat, rather than "I HATE THIS FUCKER" heat.

[Savio]

i'd say thats the same for X-pac

[Theo Dious]

Maybe Regal, who seemed to have a little bit of genuine venom in his tongue when he called Kennedy a "muppet" on commentary a couple of weeks ago.

The idea that anyone can identify whether Regal is in or out of character is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard. The only time I'll ever believe that Regal isn't in character is if he's speaking sans accent.

[Kane Knight]

X-Pac heat with the IWC is easy.

[NeanderCarl]

I mean, you don't often see Kennedy getting heat in the arena when he isn't supposed to, yet he gets knocked a lot online. Which is a fast turnaround considering two years ago he was heralded as "the next Rock" online, including on these boards.

[DarKCentaur]

This may sound silly, but I'm suddenly starting to think this whole thing actually IS a work, given the recent Batista issue, and Kennedy's sudden interest in it.

[Afterlife]

Like I said...seems a lot like Matt Hardy.

[DarKCentaur]

Like I said...seems a lot like Matt Hardy.

I think this one may be a bit more calculating though. Let's look at some key points:

- As far as I can remember (or know) nobody has ever really complained about Kennedy being sloppy in the past. Hell, if he was, then why was he rushed back from FCW so soon? They gave him like, 2 weeks down here to work off ring rust, so he must have been quick to get back into shape.

- With pretty much the entire internet calling when his next injury would be, and everybody claiming it would happen his first night back, what bigger dupe then to actually go through with something like that? Which leads to...

- Is Kennedy REALLY that stupid? The guy gets his seemingly final chance at stardom, and he foolishly blows it his first night back? You would think he'd be UBER careful, ESPECIALLY in his first match back. But to not only "almost injure" Orton, but then "injure" himself?

- Even all of that though, I chalked up to unfortunate dumb luck, because let's face it, Kennedy is pretty fucking cursed. But then this comes out, from TPWW's front page: "Recently released WWE star Ken Kennedy has posted the following tweet on his Twitter page commenting on Batista’s triceps injury: “I know everyone’s saying stuff about Batista, but I gotta say that he’s one of the best guys in the locker room. No ego, always trying to help.”" and "According to sources, there may be more to the Batista situation than what has been reported. Once source speculated that, “Something occurred, it just may not have been a muscle tear issue.” We’ll see if there’s anything to this in the coming days. Mr. Kennedy’s twitter statement on Batista earlier seemed a bit odd as well. Not so sure that was really his feelings on Dave. He also just posted this message elevate younger talent. Take that for what it’s worth." Now, Ryan Clark is a douche, we all know that. But it's interesting food for thought, for once.

[DarKCentaur]

Then again, I could also be overspeculating. Brainstorming, if you will.