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The Rise and Fall of Mr. Kennedy (wrestling documentary) 

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Mr. Kennedy was once tipped to be a future WWE main event heel. Kennedy came so close to winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and being revealed as the long lost son of Vince McMahon, but then it all slipped away. Mr. Kennedy was prone to injury, got involved in a scandal, and allegedly injured two of WWE's top superstars, including a botch during a match with Randy Orton, leading to his eventual release.
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@polarfamily6222
@polarfamily6222 3 месяца назад
I still like Kennedy over most of the WWE wrestlers today.
@Gazowen-qz5xy
@Gazowen-qz5xy 22 часа назад
I do I mean I don't recognise WWE anymore
@christopherballero866
@christopherballero866 3 месяца назад
I really liked Kennedy's work: moving him to Raw, having him lose the briefcase to Edge, injuries, politics & him speaking well of Benoit all hurt. Kennedy got in trouble too for getting tips from Austin & incorporating it hurt him too. Why would WWE/Vince be against Austin, one of the biggest names ever, giving advice. The Smackdown roster guys really liked him too especially the big names
@armanipoe8047
@armanipoe8047 3 месяца назад
But main upper carders didn't like him plus he injured two of the best at the time,Orton an Cena so you accept the blame,stop dancing around facts bro.
@Chichimee
@Chichimee 3 месяца назад
@@armanipoe8047why be defensive armani
@lukethomas6900
@lukethomas6900 3 месяца назад
@@armanipoe8047 Cena got injured by stupidly over throwing on a damn hip toss. Kennedy had nothing to do with that botched spot, yet Cena probably held him in disregard for the longest time because of it. Thankfully we are well past the days of WWE just getting behind one or two guys who can automatically throw their weight around simply because of how much cash they generate for the company.
@armanipoe8047
@armanipoe8047 3 месяца назад
@@Chichimee Sorry force of habit defending my personal views some times.
@MikeJr9284
@MikeJr9284 3 месяца назад
Getting injured at the worst possible time and being his own worst enemy is what screwed Mr Kennedy over.
@KoolKeithProductions
@KoolKeithProductions 3 месяца назад
Idk about Raw, cuz l didnt have cable at the time, but SD in 2005 was godawful. I had pretty much stopped watching wwe at that point, till l was flipping through the channels, landed on the CW and heard " MRRRRRRRRRR KENNEDY......KENNEDY..." lol l had no clue who dude was, but l was hooked. I watched every week just to see him. When he went to Raw, l stopped watching wwe again until the pipebomb in 2011.
@mikael8433
@mikael8433 21 день назад
And getting screwed over by a narcissist bully like Randy Orton who was jealous of Kennedy’s heel abilities
@RetroActivityGaming
@RetroActivityGaming 10 дней назад
No, his mediocre in ring ability and one note gimmick, with an inability to not shut his mouth and stop putting his feet in it is what was his worst enemy. He should have said nothing during the Benoit suicide/murder in regard to steroids, because he got busted for them a month later, after lying on camera and live TV, stating there was no drug problem and he was clean. Guy was an idiot. The injuries just compounded the issues.
@carlcjjohnson8694
@carlcjjohnson8694 5 дней назад
@@MikeJr9284 kennedy(or orton) screwed kennedy
@PARZ90s
@PARZ90s 3 месяца назад
Before LA Knight, there was Mmisteerrrrrr Kennedyyyyy, Kennedyy. 🎙
@M._mkid
@M._mkid 3 месяца назад
Before Miz***
@PARZ90s
@PARZ90s 3 месяца назад
@M._mkid No. Miz is not on the level of Mr Kennedy or LA Knight. 🤣 He just got the bigger push thats all.
@twenty-2923
@twenty-2923 Месяц назад
Knight is overrated and can’t hold a candle to Mr Kennedy Kennedy
@RetroActivityGaming
@RetroActivityGaming 10 дней назад
Both of them are low tier boring trash. The only difference is Knight didn't get hurt by gentle breezes.
@Champ1988
@Champ1988 3 месяца назад
If you botched Orton in those days, it was a wrap. Took Kofi around a decade to get back into the title scene after that. And Kennedy was a goner altogether. The injuries were on him. And perhaps it was a sign that he needed to clean up his ring work on all fronts.
@aldouscoroza
@aldouscoroza 3 месяца назад
Kennedy was a Star in the making for WWE, but its Sad He Lost all his momentum as a Star and Got Politcked and Injured and Fired And Never Forget, he was supposed to Vince's Illegitimate Son and was supposed to be the one that Killed Vince in that Limo Explosion
@RetroActivityGaming
@RetroActivityGaming 10 дней назад
Dude couldn't stop putting his foot in his mouth. He said that he wasn't on steroids and got busted less than a month later.
@TheWheelOfTyne
@TheWheelOfTyne 3 месяца назад
I admire the restraint of not saying Kennedy twice....Kennedy
@constablekennedy7705
@constablekennedy7705 3 месяца назад
Mr Kennedy’s Demise in the WWE was a Heartbreaker for Me. 🤦🏿‍♂️. 🎙
@little_thebodyguard3032
@little_thebodyguard3032 3 месяца назад
Hold on right there playa 😂😂
@criminalmindsgirl2936
@criminalmindsgirl2936 3 месяца назад
🤣🤣🤣
@HeteroMeatLoverPetrolLov-nk8qx
@HeteroMeatLoverPetrolLov-nk8qx 3 месяца назад
Teddy Door Long😅
@alexm5764
@alexm5764 3 месяца назад
How come only mr Kennedy got suspended when there's a whole list of others who purchased steroids as well like Randy?
@Undertaker.95
@Undertaker.95 3 месяца назад
Exactly this bro.
@alexm5764
@alexm5764 3 месяца назад
@@Undertaker.95 Sounds like a toxic work environment
@carlcjjohnson8694
@carlcjjohnson8694 28 дней назад
Nepotism, also probably being scared that kennedy could be more popular than him
@RetroActivityGaming
@RetroActivityGaming 10 дней назад
Bobby Lashley, Mysterio, Khali and many others who got caught were suspended
@dark3rthanshadows
@dark3rthanshadows 3 месяца назад
Never understood why it didn't work, the guy had a great entrance, charisma, and good ring skills. Politics play a big part at WWE. I feel like he could have become bigger than The Miz, have a world championship run,and in the future and WWE heavywheight Heel run.
@DMS-pq8
@DMS-pq8 3 месяца назад
Cena & Orton made sure Kennedy never threated their top spots
@BlossomField91
@BlossomField91 3 месяца назад
Nah, there is only a limited extent to where politics from top guys (or nepotism) can work and business becomes the only priority. If Kennedy was drawing, Vince would've told Orton and Cena to fuck right off. There were people who didn't like The Rock and tried to bury his career as it was rising (HBK and of course HHH lol), but there was simply no stopping his star from rising. Vince (for all his faults) has never fallen into the same trap that helped destroy/ruin promotions like WCW and TNA (during their brief boom), and we have witnessed in AEW, which is letting egocentric top guys rule the roost. Hulk Hogan ran riot in WCW/TNA but knew his place in WWE when he returned. Sure, he got the big money and some creative control, but not "let me do whatever the fuck I want." Cena was told no multiple times when he wanted to do heel runs, and that was as #1 guy. Kennedy was simply a bust, unfortunately. The fact he was fired (not punished by being demoted down the card, suspended, etc, but losing his job completely) and has never been given another chance in the company shows they just had enough of him.
@cloudxz92
@cloudxz92 3 месяца назад
Cena did nothing. Orton on the other Side.
@richie9308
@richie9308 3 месяца назад
@@BlossomField91 The funny thing is HBK wasn't a draw at the time either, so for him to have that kind of power at the time was ridiculous. The guy who didn't draw any money was making the decisions, including trying to destroy the career of someone who did eventually draw more money and ratings than he ever did. As a matter of fact the whole Kliq, despite them being considered some of the greatest superstars in wrestling really never drew a dime and yet they had the most power. It's insane.
@theboxingboy7422
@theboxingboy7422 3 месяца назад
Him getting injured just before they put the belt on him made them hesitant about making him a main event guy after that. Then obviously he gave Orton a stinger in a match and then he was pretty much done from there
@IncredibleFulk1
@IncredibleFulk1 3 месяца назад
When Kennedy lost the briefcase to Edge, I thought they were going to turn Kennedy face. They had the perfect case for a feud between them since Edge went to Smackdown and Kennedy was a SD talent. Instead? The drafted Kennedy to RAW like a week or so later and doesn’t even try to get revenge on Edge. Even worse? Edge gets injured a month later, which would have been the perfect time to give the WHC to Kennedy in the Battle Royale. Instead they gave it to The Great Khali! People argued that they couldn’t because Kennedy was on RAW. A moot argument because Khali was on RAW when he went into that BR! Edge was also on RAW when he stole Kennedy’s case. That was the real beginning of the end for Mr. Kennedy.
@arrownoir
@arrownoir 3 месяца назад
He could’ve been main event big. There was a time where there was a huge lack star power, at around the time Miz was being pushed. He and MVP should’ve been the ones filling in those gaps.
@chozahfearless7524
@chozahfearless7524 3 месяца назад
Miz rarely got injured and I don't ever recall him hurting anyone else I could see why they pushed him he was very charismatic and still is . The Miz stood the test of time.
@noneedtoknow-yv2tu
@noneedtoknow-yv2tu Месяц назад
​@@chozahfearless7524cause he's stagnant and never tries anything memorable.
@zoyyay
@zoyyay 3 месяца назад
Don’t know how your able to produce and upload high quality content so quickly, I would burn out at the speed of light having such a workload lol. Great video as always mate.
@mistasofly
@mistasofly 3 месяца назад
MITB winners have a year to cash it in. Why take the briefcase from him so quickly just because he going to be hurt a few months? They could have had Edge beat Taker for the title WITHOUT the briefcase. Then at some point have Kennedy cash it in on Edge, or whoever held the title when he came back.
@jasongeorge6085
@jasongeorge6085 3 месяца назад
Because of Vince McMahon, of course. Nuff said! Vince has "female" logic. He would turn on you in a heartbeat if you don't satisfy his feelings. He would just call it business, mind you. Do you think Vince, of all people, would wait around for Kennedy to return and pick up where he left off? Edge won the briefcase, so we have our answer.
@mistasofly
@mistasofly 3 месяца назад
@@jasongeorge6085 Vince would wait around if it was a superstar he liked enough. Maybe a Randy, John, Edge, or somebody like that. I think Kennedy fell out of favor with Vince somehow, which is what I suspect is the REAL reason they took the briefcase from him. Not the injury as Kennedy claimed.
@jetla22
@jetla22 3 месяца назад
Same reason he didn't have Taker take the belt off Bret in Canada
@JLWprime10
@JLWprime10 2 месяца назад
I remember Mr Kennedy was a beast he was one of my favorites in the ruthless aggression era. I feel like if the doctors didn’t miss diagnosed his injury he would have token edges position and be where edge is at right now.
@RetroActivityGaming
@RetroActivityGaming 10 дней назад
Difference is, he couldn't wrestle. He was subpar to mediocre on his best days. Edge was never less than good on his worst nights.
@ruff1draft
@ruff1draft 3 месяца назад
Where is Mr Kennedy wrestling in 2024 as I know he was in TNA as Mr Anderson
@ChrisManley1994
@ChrisManley1994 3 месяца назад
I hated Randy Orton for a LONG TIME after the Kennedy situation
@TruthBomber73
@TruthBomber73 3 месяца назад
Sure doesn't feel like 15 years since his last match with the company.
@KadeemG61
@KadeemG61 3 месяца назад
Just like most Ruthless Aggression wrestlers (outside of Orton, Cena, and Batista), not every wrestler can be a success. You got some nobodies like Heidenreich, Luther Reigns, any of the day job gimmicks from WWE ECW, I can go on and on. I think you should make a list of the most forgotten Ruthless Aggression wrestlers.
@BlossomField91
@BlossomField91 3 месяца назад
God, I'd completely forgotten Heidenreich and his theme music / the angle where he nearly raped Michael Cole or something. I hadn't thought of him in years.
@right584
@right584 3 месяца назад
Brock lesnar,rey mysterio ,kofi Kingston,cody,bobby lashley, the miz, cm punk were all ruthless aggression era wrestlers and they made it big Others like mvp,Shelton Benjamin ,khali,umaga, john Morrison also had good runs in wwe
@JokersVsZombies
@JokersVsZombies 3 месяца назад
Man, i really liked kennedy, i thought he would be a top guy. When tna got him I thought he would finally get the chance to achieve the greatness he seemed destined for. When TNA flipped him back and forth face and heel i knew he was lost. Dude should be an epic Flair style heel.
@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf
@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf 3 месяца назад
At the time he was there, Mr Kennedy was my favorite wrestler in WWE. Its a shame that bad luck and timing derailed the career of someone who had all the tools to be a top guy. One of the WWE'S biggest "What If?"s.
@JonnyAugz
@JonnyAugz 3 месяца назад
He definitely dropped Randy on his but I don't see how he hurt Cena. It looked like a simple hip toss.
@100Stratusfiedx
@100Stratusfiedx Месяц назад
So he can’t control the injuries, but that misdiagnoses seemed like the big halt. Then the in ring safety. It’s sad to see
@Swagkia_Kuchiki
@Swagkia_Kuchiki 3 месяца назад
The reason for why Mr. Kennedy's downfall? *Answer:* Randy Orton
@KINGMONKEY1989
@KINGMONKEY1989 3 месяца назад
Who could have easily been a top level maim event heel. These things happen i know but i like Kennedy alot. So much potential.
@NYKgjl10
@NYKgjl10 3 месяца назад
To me, Mr. Kennedy is the "Grant Hill" of pro wrestling. He had so much going for him and a potential superstar in a making and perhaps could have won the big one, the WWE champion, but injuries plagued him for the rest of his career at the wrong time.
@rickjames2.0
@rickjames2.0 2 месяца назад
So crispy so fine even makes Rison shine! I don't know why I always remembered that Hardee's commercial. LOL
@justinpullen1097
@justinpullen1097 3 месяца назад
If I remember right, Kennedy was going to be involved in the Vince death storyline before the Benoit tragedy changed things.
@dominicsmith743
@dominicsmith743 3 месяца назад
I would have loved to have seen him feud with LA Knight. They seem pretty similar.
@dwf6431
@dwf6431 2 месяца назад
They feuded in the indies as Mr Anderson and Eli Drake.
@travismiller4320
@travismiller4320 3 месяца назад
Everytime WWE was coming to Green Bay, Kennedy would either be hurt and we only got to see him off camera or suspended so when Vince’s illegitimate child was to be revealed we had to settle for Hornswoggle…sigh, who is from area but not the same
@TheRealMike1976
@TheRealMike1976 3 месяца назад
Maybe I'm suffering some kind of Mandela effect but I'm sure I remember Mr Kennedy cleanly pinning the Undertaker. Did I?
@tigerprince8712
@tigerprince8712 3 месяца назад
Stunned you are on a roll man. You should set up a patreon. Your videos really help me catch up as to why they vanished and how. Like I had no clue Steve Austin quit, Ahmed horrendous WWF run etc...thanks
@k-dubjustthat
@k-dubjustthat 2 месяца назад
He had the worst luck in WWE
@ivanhunter6492
@ivanhunter6492 3 месяца назад
Mr. kennedy vs LA Knight
@dukes1993724
@dukes1993724 3 месяца назад
He had such a great entrance
@tonys617
@tonys617 3 месяца назад
Always liked him, liked him in TNA as well known as Mr. Anderson.
@Buckdawg
@Buckdawg 3 месяца назад
Still to this day one of my all time faves. MASSIVELY underused talent. But sheer proof that unless you suck up to the right people, your success is always gonna be limited. Damn shame too, cos he absolutely had main event status written all over him.
@Undertaker.95
@Undertaker.95 3 месяца назад
I still think about him sometimes and I really get angry at how dirty they did him. He was such an authentic heel. He wasn't reckless in the ring. E.g. Goldberg is, he is ending legendary careers in a split of a second and still randomly returns and squash world champions. The reasons why he was released were just made up. Someone clearly wanted him out. You can't tell me that someone get released for ordering steriods. Triple H, Batista and Cena were undeniably taking some crazy shit back then. Mr.Kennedys "misdiagnosis" seems also extremly sus to me. Even WWE doctors can not be thaaat incompetent. My guts say that Cena was the driving force behind the backstage politics. And here his mask slipped, that he is deep down just another disgusting jealous Hogan. This is the incident, from which I understood that Cena is an NPC - complete fabricated character to push as much product as possible. Mr. Kennedy was so good. He really didn't deserve this.
@user-sp5pi9pg6x
@user-sp5pi9pg6x 3 месяца назад
Fantastic wrestler great on the mic injuries cost him big time
@tkrstore4334
@tkrstore4334 3 месяца назад
I just watched mr.kenny's debut, and he was soooooo funny. He for sure had main even potential
@cloudxz92
@cloudxz92 3 месяца назад
I remember that WWE tryed to push him on John Cena's Level and made him his biggest Rival.
@jeyDsixx18
@jeyDsixx18 3 месяца назад
Right after Benoit did what he did and all the questions surrounding whether steroids may have contributed to it, there was gonna be a zero tolerance policy for the wwe to try and save face and whatever PR they could salvage. Orton was one of their biggest stars at the time and he got popped too so they weren’t cutting anybody any amount of slack. The injuries didn’t help but I feel like he may of been able to get by those bc he seemed to hold up ok in TNA so who knows what could of been. 🤷‍♂️
@tigerprince8712
@tigerprince8712 2 месяца назад
Was the back body drop a botch? I mean tell me what was wrong with it?
@ryanmarsh-zy7pt
@ryanmarsh-zy7pt 3 месяца назад
Can’t believe he debuted almost 20 years ago. Thought he was gonna be the next Ric Flair
@pedrodelawasp
@pedrodelawasp 3 месяца назад
Wish he didn’t add the anticlimactic second “Kennedy” to the end of his promos…
@orefemetsemfelang7618
@orefemetsemfelang7618 3 месяца назад
L.A Knight took over from here
@meAnne1226
@meAnne1226 3 месяца назад
So basically Kennedy screwed....Kennedy? Kennedy?
@isaiahwinbrone
@isaiahwinbrone 3 месяца назад
He should have been a world champion
@FisherAthleticFan
@FisherAthleticFan 3 месяца назад
Why do I feel like I’ve heard your voice elsewhere either ok RU-vid or tv
@marqueswilliams345
@marqueswilliams345 3 месяца назад
Man I really thought Mr. Kennedy would be a multi time world champ
@sird2333
@sird2333 3 месяца назад
KENNEDY!!!!!
@whitemamba24xe98
@whitemamba24xe98 3 месяца назад
You’re getting it wrong Every time you say Kennedys name. You gotta do right MMIISSSTTTEEEEEERRRRR, KENNNNNNNEEDDDDY - KENNEDY
@StunnedByWrestling
@StunnedByWrestling 3 месяца назад
Kennedy.
@the_word_bearer
@the_word_bearer 3 месяца назад
Ouch
@namenamename390
@namenamename390 3 месяца назад
Poor Mr. Kennedy.
@balla1570
@balla1570 2 месяца назад
damm yoo the start of the downfall is insane bro i feel bad lowkey for that thats a real valid coulda woulda shoulda smh
@mattsalt5916
@mattsalt5916 3 месяца назад
His stupid back tattoo never matched his character.
@noneedtoknow-yv2tu
@noneedtoknow-yv2tu Месяц назад
He fit them I feel he's the epitome of the asshole's asshole.
@5deadspace
@5deadspace 3 месяца назад
The only thing I remember about Kennedy was being so bored I went and watched something else.
@ejscorp
@ejscorp 3 месяца назад
Other than his microphone intro thing, I thought he was boring
@stratofotress7723
@stratofotress7723 3 месяца назад
His physique shows he was an entertainer/actor not an athlete 💪
@noneedtoknow-yv2tu
@noneedtoknow-yv2tu Месяц назад
Randy Orton was also on the steroid scandal. But no he's friends with trips we can't do anything to the golden boy. Fkin hypocrites.
@CARL_093
@CARL_093 3 месяца назад
so sad vince pull the plug and time is not on his side
@growing.grounds4054
@growing.grounds4054 3 месяца назад
Mr Kennedy and MVP was the hottest new guys
@noneedtoknow-yv2tu
@noneedtoknow-yv2tu 17 дней назад
Til Cm Punk came around
@sethbrundels
@sethbrundels 3 месяца назад
RKO Deeze.... Orton is a cry baby
@Gazowen-qz5xy
@Gazowen-qz5xy 23 часа назад
Wwe biggest mistake
@AnthonyChobotdoespopcult-jz7jr
@AnthonyChobotdoespopcult-jz7jr 3 месяца назад
Hes was a waste
@jamessunderland7435
@jamessunderland7435 3 месяца назад
I don't know if I'd go that far, his career may not have went down as he hoped but I still think he has a lot to offer on wrestling. He would make a really entertaining manager, I think he can still go in the ring and last I heard he had opened a wrestling school.
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