You've got to love the Universe Fans! It's been a minute since I've seen so many people this animated about (1) a superstar's release, and (2) the mystery surrounding that superstar's release. Whether you love him or hate him, the fact is that Mr. Kennedy has had an impact on WWE's fans, and his release has triggered something inside of our collective thoughts.
The main fact is that Kennedy's release at such short noticed has surprised everyone, even those folks that say it didn't surprise them. Since this happened so soon after his return to action, fans are in the dark when it comes to understanding why this happened. As a result there are a few theories on Kennedy's release that are floating around that come directly from the 5/25/09 episode of RAW when Kennedy made his in-ring return in a match that saw him team with MVP, Batista, John Cena, and Jerry "The King" Lawler to face the team of Legacy (Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, and Ted DiBiase), The Big Show, and The Miz.
Theory 1: Kennedy, prone to injuring other wrestlers, botched a high-risk maneuver executed on Randy Orton, and was released for the huge liability he is.
Theory 2: Kennedy, prone to injuring himself, damaged his wrist during the match and was released for yet another injury he's sustained in such a short period of time.
Theory 3: Orton, the #1 Heel on RAW at the current moment, complained to management that Kennedy almost injured him, which ended with Kennedy's release.
Theory 4: Kennedy violated the Wellness Policy again.
Theory 5: Kennedy got released for a string of incidents and not just one isolated incident.
No matter which theory you subscribe in, we'll never really know the truth behind the matter is until Orton, Kennedy, or McMahon speaks on the matter. Even after that, people will still speculate on whether or not the individuals are telling the truth. And despite what we all hear from other sources, until we get it from Titan Towers, we still don't know nothing. I think it's hilarious how we all can "agree" that Orton calmly told Kennedy backstage to be more careful, but we disagree about everything else reported. Did they release something on here or on WWE.com that said Orton approached Kennedy after the show and politely told him to be more careful in the ring? All speculation.
BUT, say what you will, Kennedy does ha ve a bright future in the business, and I'm anticipating watching how this minus in the annals of wrestling history will turn into a plus.
From a business viewpoint, I can understand why this young superstar was "future endeavored." But still, that doesn't mean it stinks any less.
I'm guessing that all of this happened b/c of Mr. Kennedy's frequent injuries, but that's just my guess and an assumption. If this is true, and even if it's not, I just dislike the fact that we were never really able to see his full potential. Most assuredly, I think we all can agree that he could be one of the best main eventers in the future, and that door is still wide open for him.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see how this decision "impacts" his career.
Think about it: he let Triple H get punted by Orton, and then turned around and begrudgingly pledged to not only (1) win the WWE Heavyweight Championship, but also to (2) grant HHH the first title match once he "returned."
THEN, after being goaded into refusing to break his turnbuckle beatdown on Ted DiBiase, causing him to be disqualified from his match, he showed up 30 years too late to save Shane McMahon from that ankle smashing beatdown he received from Legacy. Now, I realize that if Batista interrupted the match, he would lose his opportunity to face Orton at Judgement Day, but to be honest with you, the match was over when they whipped out the chair and smashed Shane's foot with it, not to mention when they smashed it with the steps as well. Batista showed up twelve seconds before Orton pulled the trigger as he prepared to shoot Shane in the face.
HHH is going to return and interrupt Batista's championship match with Orton, costing him the title. Batista is gonna flip out and attack HHH, and there you have it. Batista turns heel.
B. MVP's main event push has been flushed down the toilet.
The man held his own against Orton last week, and was made to look fairly strong as he actually didn't win OR lose the match.
Then he comes out to face Cody Rhodes...and Regal interferes??? So now he's out of the main event picture as he fueds with Regal. I understand that this is to only build him up to the main event status he's so desperately needed at, but it sucks that he has to take such a HUGE jump backwards in order to be propelled forward. Sometimes in life you have to do that, but c'mon...REGAL?!?! In all honesty, this set-up between the two should be epic...but it's going to be hell waiting for that.
C. With Jared "The Subway Guy" making an appearance on RAW, were you waiting for Santino to appear and snatch Jerry Lawler's "tasty sandwich?" Ha ha, we lost.
A lot of people are sharing their thoughts and memories on the passing of Andrew Martin, the wrestling superstar better known as Test. I started to write my thoughts earlier, but decided not to because I couldn't quite get out exactly what I wanted to say. I guess now would be a better time as I have a little bit of time and it's fairly quiet around here, with the exception of the Care Bears on my tTV.
I was very shocked when I heard about Test's passing yesterday morning. I was saddened at how young he was, and how he was just four days shy of his 34th birthday. Not long ago, I watched a match between him and Scott Steiner at a WWE ppv, where they both vied for the services of Stacy Keibler. Test eventually won the match when he feigned and injury and eventually nailed Steiner with the Big Boot. The one thing I remembered about this match was how good of a match it was, and I asked myself "Why isn't Test still wrestling for the WWE?"
In my opinion, Test was one of those talented athletes that the WWE let slip through the cracks. He had the size, he had the look, but he didn't have everything to maintain a top spot in the company. I read somewhere that at one point in time, he was considered by some within the company to be a younger, more agile Kevin Nash; that's an extremely big compliment, no pun intended.
I don't even want to get into how TNA missed the boat on the golden opportunities that awaited them when they hired Mr. Martin. But then again, this is the same company that allowed Monty Brown to wrestle for years without putting the title on him, the same company that turned Abyss into a babbling pussycat, and the same company that feels like Petey Williams isn't a top-drawing superstar.
At any rate, I join my prayers and condolences with yours, Universers, for Mr. Andrew "Test" Martin, and his family and friends. May he rest in peace.
In his book Hitman, Bret "The Hitman" Hart often talks about the deaths of the wrestlers he befriended while in the business, and he does so in such a melancholy and bleak tone that the reader can't help but to feel for him and those that passed after, and sometimes during, many years of entertaining all of us. It is unfortunate that we now have to add Test's name to this list....
Okay, maybe I'm not confused. Maybe I'm just a little...narcissistic. I am not the epitome of wrestling knowledge or am I the director of the Pro Wrestling School of Thought...but I do fancy myself as being somewhat knowledgeable of the product, esp. as I continued to spend my money on the dvds and video games. There's your stimulus plan right there.
But, I'm hopping around the internet, gazing upon people's thoughts on last night's NO WAY OUT ppv, and there are people clamoring about how predictable things were.
Why so serious? Better yet, ARE YOU SERIOUS?
For example: the average wrestling fan figured that Kofi wouldn't win the RAW Elimination Chamber Match. As a matter of fact, I figured he'd be eliminated 1st...and I was right to an extent. I NEVER expected Edge to take Kofi out clean before the man even made it to the ring steps, and I definately didn't expect him to take the man's place in the match.
Then, I thought for sure John Cena would retain his belt despite Edge being inserted in the match...after all, Cena has pratically wiped half of this country with Edge's body, so why wouldn't he do the same here. But, a Codebreaker, 619, and Spear is all it took to eliminate the unstoppable John Cena from the match. Really didn't expect that to happen.
THEN, with it just being Jericho, Mysterio, and Edge left, I didn't know how to call it. Jericho is eliminated, and it's just down to Mysterio and Edge. By this point in the PPV, I was so amped that I couldn't stop the adrenaline from flowing in my body in order to logically surmise that *in boring Ben Stein voice* "Edge would win the championship."
If you are one of the few fans that "predicted" all of that, then why are you still watching pro wrestling? You should be making millions of dollars somewhere by bending spoons with your mind or using a fake Caribbean accent to cajole people into "calling you now!"
After last night's ppv, I was too shocked to answer questions, and I think No Way Out did exactly what it was supposed to do: make all of us want to tune in tonight to see what happens next. To question the rationale of the Creative Team's move to have both titles on one show...again...is counterproductive to their logic. Logically speaking, this will have everyone across the country tuned in to RAW just to see what happens; after last week's lackluster episode, this ppv was the boost they needed with 6 weeks to build up for their biggest ppv of the year, not to mention the WWE Draft come the following night.
And who know's what they're building up to? It was mentioned somewhere that the WWE was thinking of having one heavyweight champion compete on multiple shows. One fan mentioned that there could possibly be a Fatal 4 Way Match at Wrestlemania 25 to unify both titles, featuring Cena, Orton, HHH, and Edge. How sexy would that be? Very.
Let's wait until tonight's RAW before we totally bury WWE. After all, it's not like we were watching Against All Odds last night...
