Mr Kennedy Says He “Phoned It In” His Last Years In WWE
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2022
- Former WWE star Mr. Kennedy joins Chris to discuss the end of his run in WWE and why he feels he took his foot off the gas and "phoned it in" at the end. Mr. Kennedy is a professional wrestler with over 25 years of experience having wrestled in WWE, TNA & most recently the NWA.
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Watch this full interview with Mr. Kennedy on my main Chris Van Vliet channel here: ua-cam.com/video/mHkaTIY_Uvc/v-deo.html
Why is the audio so low? I have the volume up full blast and I can't hear anything.
My dude you seriously need a sound engineer. I have to put on headphones in order
to listen this interview. Thats bad brah. lol
@@jamesearlcash1758 Very strange! I just checked and it sounds perfectly fine on my phone and laptop
@@CVVCLIPS It's the volume on your mic, it sounds lower than Ken's. It could be the speakers on my end and if so I apologize but it sounds as if the volume level on
the mic you're using is low. great interview,
I'm watching the entire one on your main channel. I wish you a wonderful weekend and I'm subbing to your main channel.
Great talent, great mic skills, good worker, got buried because he was a threat to certain WWE guys spots. Terrible shame, a real what if. Had the whole package.
Lmao right! 🙄Jfc
He would been world champ easily
@@thejoker2846 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@thejoker2846 100% would of
Got buried because he fail drug tests. As much as WWE was shovel central at the time, he shot himself in the foot
Man, I usually disagree whenever people look back on guys and say "Man, that guy should have been at the top" but man, Kennedy really should have been a top guy.
I always hoped Ken would get at least one last run in WWE. He's such a good character and promo, then had believability in the ring. The problem with modern wrestling is they rarely bring back veterans like Mr. Kennedy who could not only be a great world champion but help teach the new generation.
Hope to see him in a spot in the rumble, I'd love to hear Kennedy again
That pop would be crazy
nah that would just be dissappointing when you realize its just a one time deal. ill never forget the Royal Rumble i went to and RVD returned 09 i think, amazing moment, but the next few weeks when he didnt appear..i stopped watching after 12 years
@@JungleCrook he came back again in 2014 but it wasn’t a crazy good run.
@@JungleCrook Dude even if it was for one night, I’d be grateful for it. No way they are going to give him another world title push so i will take anything
@@nyteowl8069 i feel you but imagine being there at 16-17, $200 seats Royal Rumble with your best friend. 2nd and last event I attended and my favorite guy after watching for like 12 years comes back at number 28 or whatever then thats just it. heartbreaking
That's brave person to admit there faults made respect
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If I were Mr Kennedy I wouldn’t beat myself up too much about it. Even though he didn’t become a MASSIVE star in wrestling he did indeed have a very good run. He should hold his head high knowing that he had at least some good moments (ie us champ, undertaker feud, and winning mitb in fucking packed ford field) always liked this guy when I was a kid.
yeah he still main-evented tna ppvs back when people still watched tna
Former TNA Champ as well
Also a US champion , which people seem to forget
Like tna means anything loll wcw light
Phenomenal insight. Great self reflection. You can see he’s still gutted about it to this day.
I'd love a Mr. Kennedy Royal Rumble appearance
Mr Kennedy was my number one guy..I was in my early teens and didn’t as we do today go on the internet to do some research. And one day he never came back..killed me! I always will respect him and will always like him no matter what he does. I still talk about him to my buddies and we all have nothing to say other than how badass he was and still is. Me and my friends believe WWE missed the best superstar they could of had. I wish to meet him one day.
Loved Mr. Kennedy/Anderson as a kid growing up, always found him hilarious as hell and a solid in-ring performer. I hope he gets a major run again for the fans like me now who are all grown up and appreciated his potential and work.
Wow I love kennedy’s honesty here. Kinda depressing but realistic outlook on what could’ve happened.
He was so much more entertaining than hhh or cena around that time but of course they would never give him a shot.
They were but he constantly shot himself in the foot.
@@solkey1781 how so? besides messing up a couple spots in one multi tag match.
@@darylhall2198 He could never stay healthy After the end of 2005. He would get pushed then get hurt again constantly. He won mitb then got injured again. When he was supposed to have his big push in 2007 he got suspended for the wellness policy. By that time Vince felt he was too injury prone
@@solkey1781 thats not really shooting himself in the foot if he got injured and the wellness policy crap is bs. triple h and batista were obviously failing their tests.
@@solkey1781 yup
What a wrestler! Living legend
This dude is in my Top 5 favorite wrestlers of all time, he checks all the boxes.
I couldn’t agree more!
Great interview as always
He feels so down to earth and humble in his older days
I like Ken as wrestler and as a human being He’s a genuinely nice guy. An empath ! He’s caring. Kind, genuine. Honest. Down to earth. He’s an inspiration to his students. He has serious skills on the mic and in the Ring. He deserves more praise
2 guys who could’ve been really special!! Mr. Kennedy and MVP
I agree, early 08 to 2009 definitely felt like Kennedy took his foot off the gas. Didn’t have the same swag and his face run slowed him down a lot
I love your Work Mr. KENNEDY. MADD talent 👏 🙌 your a wonderful Human and It was Great while the Time spent in the Squared Circle. And You certainly were my Favorites 👏💪 and entertained the hell out of us thankyou.
It feels like Ken has done a lot of introspection, refreshing to see someone talk openly without protecting a narrative.
>In a March 2010 interview with WrestleZone, Anderson explained that his release was due to fellow wrestler Randy Orton complaining to WWE management that Kennedy was reckless in the ring, citing a botched backdrop that caused Orton to land on his head and neck instead of on his back. Orton argued that this could have potentially ended his career.
Makes sense.
Shouldve been a warning. Reason is look at Nia Jax.......
@@thejoker2846 100% agreed but the sad part is Nia is related to alot of WWE legend
Mr Kennedy was in there by himself. He has no wrestling history
I hate to say I noticed, but I did. I was big on him and Shelton Benjamin, but my buddies weren't and they took great glee in pointing out matches where either guy phoned it in, and it started to happen more and more often.
I respect the honesty. He was great and didn't deserve what he got.
Thank you sir. Wish you well going forward.
Would be nice for him to return i reckon wwe’s door would be open for him to return maybe as an active wrestler could be on a reduced schedule or doing something behind the scenes producing shows for any of the three brands as having the time away from wwe has how he says made him self aware but yeah was defo rubber stamped to be a world champion he had it all around that era of 2005 one of the best on Smackdown at that time
I loved Mr Kennedy and really wanted to see him come back
He was so over as a heel in 06-07, it’s so crazy how his wwe run ended, considering the momentum he had.
WWE bring back Mr Kennedy Kennedy
He was my fav for a long time
Would have made one hell of a World Champ. He had the talent and mic work to be the Top Dog hands down. He was awesome .
Dam he was one of my favourite heels in the 2000's. Dude had an awesome character, and had a great style suited to a heel in the ring.
Wish it worked out in WWE. With his confidence on the mic, it would've just been a matter of time before he held a world title, even a brief run.
It's 2023 and we're still talking about him, so he left his mark
Itt would be amazing to see him in another wwe run now
Still in my top 6 favorite wrestlers of all time
Liked him and HBK when they feuded.
Much respect to him.
What the segment about randy Orton meant?
And why he was fired from the WWE?
Id love to see him have one or two matches on aew with a good story over three weeks. Three weeks to build up fourth for a match and another match the week or ppv after
back when I was a kid I one of my wishes was him and jbl to fight each other. i think it would've been a better feud than what we had with cena and Jbl. though that aint bad either
This man would be great in aew. A feud with mjf, cm punk,Kenny Omega. It'd be great
Still won't satisfy him because it's not "the mountain top"
I hated that mic check (downward spiral) move. The green bay plunge was way better
Wonder if they could still bring back Mr.Kennedy at some point now that Vince is retired..
Its the opposite. Vince was the one who really liked him. HHH was one of the people who got them fired
Mr Kennedy > Blandy Boreton
this comment looks like it belongs in 2008 lmfao
this is bitter towards Randy, I'm not the biggest Randy Orton fan and I also don't watch wrestling but Randy between 2007-2010 is one of the finest heels we'll ever see in wrestling. Randy from 2003-2006 is different gravy you'll never see another wrestler like it. Randy Orton after 2011 is what I assume you're talking about when you say Blandy Boreton
@@mikays7059 no hes still as boring in 2022 as he was back then
@@darylhall2198 Nope he isn't boring sorry.
@@jdbruiser yes he is, hes the same guy from before 2010, he never tries to change up his look or gimmick.
I mean he was never in the world title picture but he definitely coulda been a long standing IC champion and had a long career in wwe. and perhaps MAYBE had a Kofi Kingston pity championship run for a career achievement gift later on if he stayed in shape and made it to the lowest point in wwr history which was around that jinder/Kofi era. and if I were Mr Kennedy I would be just as unfulfilled with that as a tna title. so all he squandered in reality was a hall of fame ring but every bum gets one now. we remember him more fondly than a guy like great Khali who's in the hall of fame so it's not really a big deal. he shouldn't have any regrets. his peak was very good. solid character.
Kennedy phoned it in-get it cos he had a microphone in his hand.
I met Ken in 2006 and he was great, I was only 13 at the time and pretty shy, he was very engaging and had time for pictures and everything. He even hung out with us and chatted for a few minutes while he waited for the guys he was riding with to get their bags or whatever, and pulled Matt Hardy and Gunnar Scott Scott aside for the pic too.
Holy shit the audio is so off
Kenneeeeeeedddddddyyyyyyyy
Feel sorry for the guy. He was so full of confidence during his WWE stint, and what happened took that energy away from him forever. Don't think he'll psychologically ever fully recover from it. Wasted talent.
Dude volunteering to go on Fox News and claim he didn't use steroids, only for the Signature Pharmacy list to immediately come out, was an all timer in terms of industry screw ups.
I think he could have been another Stone Cold if he had gotten the push, and not screwed up.
MMMIIIIIIISSTAAAAAAAA…KENNEDAAAAAAYYYYY…..
*KENNEDAAAAYY*
Though I don't watch wwe anymore, I'd still be over the moon to see him back. He would bring something loud n fresh there
Too old
@@jonathancoleman6482 maybe maybe not. He's hovering around the same ages as orton, styles, lesnar, edge...
@@evangelus3289 still I don’t think there ever gonna bring him back
@@evangelus3289 Yeah but they are all a different level to Ken although I'd like to see him in the Royal Rumble.
@@rumo4344 what I was meaning is that age in wwe doesn't seem to be the hurdle that it used to be. So the reason for Kennedy not to be acceptable wouldn't be the age.
Man, heartbreaking. I miss him in the stick.
From what I've heard, he didn't do or say anything that justified the decision to fire him. He was unsafe to work with - not true. He used steroids - yes, but everyone did. So, what's left? He made some comments about Benoit? C'mon. Vince just didn't like him and some guys felt threatened by him.
No offense to Ken but you could definitely tell in the last years they just weren’t the same. But I mean for two years 06-07 he was on top and that’s more than most can say
I could see him being friends with someone like Lance Armstrong
MISSSSSSSTTTEEEEEEERRR
Cena 's biggest burial
Who's this guy again?
Misterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Kennedy!
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Kennedy!
His last years....he was only in wwe for 4 years lol
A mix of bad luck with injuries and his own naivety ended his WWE run. Shame.
Weren’t his last years kind of his first years, though?
He got buried by John Cena
That’s not what happened at all. I love you guys blame Cena for everything. He couldn’t stop getting injured and when he was supposed to getting his big push he failed a wellness test. He also dropped Randy Orton the wrong way and it pissed him off so he got fired.
Phoned it in and lost a big money contract
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No shit
He was phoning it in , blame his failure on that .
Just not big enough.
Not trying to be rude but does he look a little unhealthy to anyone?
Nah he doesn’t look unhealthy at all. But you may have more experience/ insight on that than the average person watching this video. (I’m 23 && don’t have any medical experience) so to me he looks healthy.. but I’m not saying you’re blind.
Another lame that almost always blames everyone and everything but himself yet will throw in so disingenuously how he can only blame himself. Lol foh
He literally took responsibility for everything in this clip lmao
@@EscapeTheHold you literally laughed your ass off at your own reply. Congrats.
@@haroldhampton4640 thnx babe
This world will chew you up && spit you out whenever given the chance 😂 it’s sad.
@@EscapeTheHold Just because he isn’t “popular/cool” he gets disrespected.. nothing new. You got certain people who like to see an artist come up short or not come at all just so they can discredit said “art” that they are secretly a fan of the whole time. People love when you have potential to be something unimaginative but because you didn’t get to showcase it.. you can finally be called “lame” , “untalented”
Damn you can tell it still really bothers him how he didn’t reach his full potential in wwe . Mr Kennedy definitely should been world champ