Mr. Kennedy Released

Lone Kimono · 30-05-2009 11:27AM

I'm surprised he was released, especially after confronting tht WWEs top star on Monday.

Saying that, I never really liked him, thought he was overated on the mic and I wont miss him.

ShawnRaven · 30-05-2009 12:44PM

Whiplash wrote: »

Well good point SR but in my opinion if you put kennedy on a poster he would "draw" a crowd on fact he was in wwe and was big for a time. anyway attraction, draw whatever he would get a crowd to a show. if only on name value alone.

Yeah, but i'm not sure his name alone would do it. His name would need to be beside another big name in order to swing the deal.

Hey SR did you ever think that we stay up to god damn late?!:p:pac:

Sleep is the enemy.

Tricity Bendix · 30-05-2009 12:45PM

How many times does he have to injure himself before people realize he can't wrestle? He doesn't belong in a ring, be it WWEs or TNAs.

rossie1977 · 30-05-2009 12:59PM

the raw roster is wafer thin at the moment, i am surprised they got rid of one of their upper mid-card guys, seems we will be seeing goldust and santino marella appear in 2-3 segments a week on raw for a while to come

of course the new injury might be serious and kennedy himself might have got so frustrated he asked for his own release

The Bull · 30-05-2009 08:28PM

The Latest Backstage News On Mr. Kennedy's WWE Firing

The early word on Mr. Kennedy's surprising release from World Wrestling Entertainment last night is that almost injuring Randy Orton as well as himself during his match on Raw on Monday night 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. Much more seriously in the eyes of management, Orton nearly re-injured his bad shoulder as a result of an errant maneuver on the part of Kennedy.

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.

The Bull · 30-05-2009 08:39PM

EdK wrote: »

They were putting him over big time on commentary Monday night too now they'll act like he never even existed which will be interesting to see

I agree with SR his only claim to fame besides injury in wrestling Eddie Guerrero in his last tv match

Looks like maybe vince was just fed up with him, he had enough chances and injurys and fate has conspired against him, he won MITB and was suppose to win the WWE title at WrestleMania 24 but got injured.
He was suppose to be the person who blew up Vince McMahon's limo but Chris Benoit dying eliminated that push and of course he was suppose to be Vince's illegitimate son but he got suspended for pain killers.

as Alan Sugar would say "Your fired";)

JP Liz · 30-05-2009 09:43PM

He would be a good choice as gm or commentator but instead WWE let him go and i can see their point.

I wonder will he go to TNA now?

Bounty Hunter · 30-05-2009 09:57PM

id say his release might be a kind of we cant keep paying you when we cant use you, get yourself fit and show that we could use you again then give us a call Ken kinda thing

Rjd2 · 30-05-2009 10:00PM

This was probably the last straw with Vince...

He was just to much of a risk in the ring to keep around.

Dancor · 30-05-2009 10:47PM

Rjd2 wrote: »

This was probably the last straw with Vince...

He was just to much of a risk in the ring to keep around.

What was his ring work like before he was caught for the roids? I wasnt watching when he debuted, but heard good hype about him. He gets caught, lost lots of size, had a **** program with Michaels where he had to be carried and made botches almost every match then nothing but injurys.

RebelRockChick · 30-05-2009 10:55PM

From his official website (http://www.ken-kennedy.com/)

Ken is physically 100 percent healthy, and very optimistic about his future in the business. More details will follow.

Diabhal Beag · 30-05-2009 11:13PM

I feel bad for anybody that gets fired nowadays. He was injury prone though but he had no talent and had only 1 scrap of a gimmick. He lost out when they had to say Hornswoggle was McMahon's son with the 'alleged' drug use. Wasn't a fan and now he seems like a waste of a push and money.

Poor Eddie

ShawnRaven · 30-05-2009 11:20PM

Little Shyte wrote: »

I feel bad for anybody that gets fired nowadays. He was injury prone though but he had no talent and had only 1 scrap of a gimmick. He lost out when they had to say Hornswoggle was McMahon's son with the 'alleged' drug use. Wasn't a fan and now he seems like a waste of a push and money.

I think it's too soon to tell, to be honest. People crapped all over Jeff Hardy after he got fired in 2003 saying the same sh*t (busted for drugs, had no in ring talent, etc.), he did pretty well on his second shot.

So i think time will tell to be honest.

Diabhal Beag · 30-05-2009 11:24PM

I forgot about Hardy. You could be right ShawnRaven

ShawnRaven · 30-05-2009 11:27PM

Little Shyte wrote: »

I forgot about Hardy. You could be right ShawnRaven

Also Orton, people who are now praising him in the last two years were the same that kept insisting that WWE fire him after he kept screwing up every easter for a few years earlier.

Diabhal Beag · 31-05-2009 12:14AM

TBH Shawn I get the feeling that Kennedy will either go from a Matt Morgan type to a Chuck Palumbo really. He has one line. There are more talented wrestlers and talkers so I think Kennedy has lost his chance.

He really made himself look like a tool on The Sun when he openly admitted ( Lets be honest he would have admitted he was a user if he thought he would get caught be WWE) that he was clean.

The man made the most unlucky mistakes but in steroid abusing America he may have no place in the American media. Lady Luck is not on his side.

I hope he does well though. There is a place for him in a TNA-like promotion.

ShawnRaven · 31-05-2009 12:22AM

Little Shyte wrote: »

He really made himself look like a tool on The Sun when he openly admitted ( Lets be honest he would have admitted he was a user if he thought he would get caught be WWE) that he was clean.

The man made the most unlucky mistakes but in steroid abusing America he may have no place in the American media. Lady Luck is not on his side.

True, but Vince took back Eddie Guerrero who had several issues with drugs. Let's call a spade a spade, but Eddie had been floundering from about October 2000-May 2001 before his firing. Nobody would have ever thought he'd have been pushed to WWE championship status at that time.

He signed the Warrior not once, but twice after his firing in 1991, despite several steroid violations during that time.

None of which have to do with Kennedy, but my point is, Vince changes his mind as often as the weather changes in Ireland.

Diabhal Beag · 31-05-2009 12:30AM

C'mon Eddie was popular in Japan for doing several tours along with Benoit. What has Kennedy done outside the WWE? Eddie was a far superior athlete to Kennedy. He had the talent to work for a talented ROH company when they had stunning workers like AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, CM Punk, Chris Daniels and others.

Kennedy is a one line worker. He can always improve as a wrestler but injuries will haunt his career.

A spot as a manager will always be a possiblitey though.

ShawnRaven · 31-05-2009 12:51AM

Little Shyte wrote: »

C'mon Eddie was popular in Japan for doing several tours along with Benoit. What has Kennedy done outside the WWE? Eddie was a far superior athlete to Kennedy. He had the talent to work for a talented ROH company when they had stunning workers like AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, CM Punk, Chris Daniels and others.

Doesn't matter! Once Eddie went to WCW, he was nothing more than a midcarder, and WWE was no exception. I'm not comparing them talent wise, i'm comparing similar situations.

Clearly you've missed my point that some people can make a better run of it the second time around. Jeff Hardy did it, Eddie Guerrero did it, what's to stop Kennedy doing it later down the track with a bit more experience and improvement?

Kennedy is a one line worker. He can always improve as a wrestler but injuries will haunt his career.

Yeah, i'll agree with you there. He needs to work a style that won't destroy him. It's doable too, i think Nash once managed to last three weeks without injury.

A spot as a manager will always be a possiblitey though.

Problem there is, managers are pretty much useless these days.

Diabhal Beag · 31-05-2009 12:59AM

I see where your coming from ShawnRaven but my opinion can't be changed about Ken Kennedy.For once I would like like to politely disagree because Kennedy is a failed project in my (Stuborn?) opinion.

You could be right though.......

ShawnRaven · 31-05-2009 01:08AM

Little Shyte wrote: »

I see where your coming from ShawnRaven but my opinion can't be changed about Ken Kennedy.For once I would like like to politely disagree because Kennedy is a failed project in my (Stuborn?) opinion.

That's fair enough. I just think it's too early to tell. But yeah, it'll be a case of if his body holds up to keep working indies, or TNA, or whatever, and for him to be able to improve. But your opinion is yours, and it's respected.

You could be right though.......

I could be wrong too! He could come back 18 months from now and be just as bad as he is now, if not worse.

Diabhal Beag · 31-05-2009 01:13AM

Who could ever tell TBH. I wouldn't have been able to predict a Rock-style wrestler from his beginning with WWE but he turned out to be the best ever and could still be the best is he stayed.

The verdict isn't out yet I guess because to my knowledge he is young (for a wrestler)/

chopperbyrne · 31-05-2009 02:11AM

He really did botch an awful lot and one thing Vince doesn't do is hire back guys who are considered dangerous to work with as he doesn't want to upset the locker room.

If he now has that reputation, it's unlikely he'll be back.

ShawnRaven · 31-05-2009 02:45AM

chopperbyrne wrote: »

He really did botch an awful lot and one thing Vince doesn't do is hire back guys who are considered dangerous to work with as he doesn't want to upset the locker room.

What??? He hired Marty Janetty back at least four times since he paralysed jobber Charles Austin in 1990 with a botched Rocker Dropper!

Granted, that could have been Austin's fault, but it still cost the company over $24 million, and if you think that sounds like a lot of money now, imagine what it must have sounded like in 1994 when it was settled out of court!

Podge2k7 · 31-05-2009 03:21AM

I wonder how WWE will cover this up? or will they pretend like Kennedy never existed?

krudler · 31-05-2009 03:41AM

chopperbyrne wrote: »

He really did botch an awful lot and one thing Vince doesn't do is hire back guys who are considered dangerous to work with as he doesn't want to upset the locker room.

If he now has that reputation, it's unlikely he'll be back.

Goldberg ended Bret Harts career, Kurt Angle broke Bob Hollys arm, Lesnar nearly killed Holly, Henry has botched a ton of moves,never stopped any of them from being pushed, ditto The Warrior, LOD, Steiner etc etc

Mr.Nice Guy · 31-05-2009 04:45AM

And kentonbomb is weeping somewhere!

Seriously though I think they've done the right thing. Remember the clamour from I think 2007 for him to be World Champion? I couldn't understand it as he'd never impressed me in the ring and in hindsight the WWE are very lucky that they didn't do it as he's too injury prone.

The guy does have a charisma about him but I always felt he was vastly overrated. Even if 100% healthy I don't think he would have become a major star. I also lost a lot of respect for him due to his involvement in the steroid scandal where he was shown to be very dishonest and a bit of a wally.

I am certain he will wind up in TNA at some stage and will probably end up in WWE again in a few years. A shame for him but no real loss to the WWE from what I can see.

chopperbyrne · 31-05-2009 12:12PM

chopperbyrne wrote: »

He really did botch an awful lot and one thing Vince doesn't do is hire back guys who are considered dangerous to work with as he doesn't want to upset the locker room.

If he now has that reputation, it's unlikely he'll be back.

ShawnRaven wrote: »

What??? He hired Marty Janetty back at least four times since he paralysed jobber Charles Austin in 1990 with a botched Rocker Dropper!

Granted, that could have been Austin's fault, but it still cost the company over $24 million, and if you think that sounds like a lot of money now, imagine what it must have sounded like in 1994 when it was settled out of court!

krudler wrote: »

Goldberg ended Bret Harts career, Kurt Angle broke Bob Hollys arm, Lesnar nearly killed Holly, Henry has botched a ton of moves,never stopped any of them from being pushed, ditto The Warrior, LOD, Steiner etc etc

Yep, posting drunk at ten past two in the morning is not a good idea!

31-05-2009 05:05PM

Dunno if it was mentioned or not, but interesting all the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ino1_bC0V58

So much for a wrist injury..?

ShawnRaven · 31-05-2009 05:22PM

Hah that's comical! Maybe he wanted out.
Problem is, once Vince and the boys see that, he's pretty much blackballed himself from that company.

Maybe Shane Douglas can give him some employment tips in TNA when they go under. :P

Mr. Kennedy Released

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