In a shocking move, Mr Kennedy, who was once deemed a future main event wrestler by many, has been released by WWE.
Mr Kennedy Released
Wrestling fans have forever been debating which wrestler is going to be the next one to move up to the next level and become a main event wrestler in WWE.
A lot of names have come up in these discussions.
Some are a bit of a stretch (Dolph Ziggler, Kenny Dykstra, etc). However, the two names that constantly comes up that actually had some credibility are MVP and Mr Kennedy.
Both men possess enough in-ring skills to move up to the next level. The WWE scene has never been one that required wrestlers to be on the same level as in-ring greats like Ricky Steamboat, Dean Malenko, or Bret Hart.
In terms of working the mic, both are the best of the lot. There's not too many midcard wrestlers out there in WWE that can entertain as well as these two guys could on the mic.
These are the two guys that are waiting in line with tickets to the main event in their hands.
The only person left in that line right now is MVP. The reason that he's alone is because Mr Kennedy has been surprising released from the company.
What We Do Know
There's some question marks that surround Mr Kennedy's release from the company. There's more questions than answers right now.
What is known is that Mr Kennedy was released from the company on May 29, 2009. That's less than a week after he returned from an injury to participate in a 10 man tag team match on Raw.
The rest of the information that is floating around out there isn't as sure.
Injured? Or, is he?
Those that are blindly loyal to WWE were quick to dismiss Mr Kennedy by citing that he was too injury prone for the company to keep around.
Reports surfaced that Mr Kennedy injured his wrists during that 10 man tag team match on Raw last week. However, Mr Kennedy released a video online where he is shown shaking his wrists repeatedly to prove that he was not injured.
Even if you're injury prone, WWE will more than likely keep you around if they feel that you can draw money for the company. Just take a look at Batista and Randy Orton. Both men were deemed to be "injury prone" earlier in their careers as well.
The logical belief is that there is a lot more to the release than what we know of right now.
Feud With Orton
Reports have surfaced that Randy Orton and Mr Kennedy were involved in a backstage altercation after Raw last week.
While it wasn't a heated argument, the two did exchange words with one another. The word is that Randy Orton was trying to lecture Mr Kennedy about being careless in the ring.
Some are speculating that Randy Orton might have used his backstage powers to get Mr Kennedy released. However, I would like to think that Vince McMahon would be smarter than to do that.
If that is proven to be the case, then Randy Orton made a selfish move by eliminating another potential main event wrestler, which is something that WWE deseperately needs right now.
Closing Thoughts
Whatever it was that caused Mr Kennedy to be released, it had to have been pretty big. There's no way that the company releases a potential main event wrestler without cause. |
