There has been a lot of speculation regarding Randy Orton's role in the release of Mr. Kennedy from WWE this week. While a heated discussion went down backstage between Randy Orton and Kennedy following last week's RAW taping, Orton actually had nothing to do with Kennedy being fired.
Later that evening, two major WWE stars (who were not fans of Kennedy) went to Vince McMahon and took the opportunity to express their feelings. Vince McMahon, who was already said to be in a very bad mood after the dispute over Denver and the NBA, made the decision on the plane ride home to send Kennedy packing. The word is that McMahon considers Kennedy to be reckless, still green as a worker, clueless when it came to business instincts, and was a huge liability. Reportedly no one in WWE creative or talent relations felt the need to speak up for Kennedy.
Many sources have described this as a situation where McMahon was already stressed out with the Denver situation that having to deal with Kennedy made things even worse and that Kennedy was the result of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. McMahon was said to be so upset that he wasn't even considering working with Kennedy in the future and made that clear to those around him. While many feel he will eventually cool off, one WWE source added, "I cannot condemn the way the office handled this termination at all. He was reckless with his mouth and at other times with his in-ring." It should also be noted that two other major WWE stars also buried Kennedy to McMahon and WWE officials saying they hated working with him and "thought he was horrible and clumsy."
DJ from CenaCentral.com sent along the following: Hi, I see that the John Cena getting married story is making the rounds. It wasn't John who got married, it was his brother Matt. He (Matt) posted in a bodybuilding forum about his upcoming wedding.
Brian Molten sent along the following: John Cena didn't get married this weekend, his brother did. Cena will be getting married sometime this year though. I know for a fact because I know John's younger brother.
According to numerous sources, Sting plans on making this his final year in TNA and presumably, professional wrestling.
Since his return to the company in 2006, the multi-time world champion has directed his career on a year-to-year basis, hence the one-year contract agreements year after year.
He has been telling people that this year's Bound for Glory pay-per-view will be it for him in TNA. His contract with the organization is once again set to expire shortly before the end of the year.
Matt Hardy issued the following bulletin on his MySpace account (myspace.com/theonlymatthardy) addressing Mr. Kennedy's release from World Wrestling Entertainment this past Friday. Hardy is a close friend of Kennedy, so much so that he was the best man at his wedding:
"For the record, Ken Kennedy is one of my closest friends in the wrestling business. I really hated to hear the news of him leaving the WWE a couple of days ago. I wanted to help him out by letting all of my MySpace peeps know where that can keep up to speed with Ken and his career.
This isn't confirmed yet, but it sounds like John Cena got married to his fiancee over the weekend. Several readers from south of the border sent word that at the RAW live event on Saturday night in Mexico City it was announced that Cena would not be there because it was his wedding day. Cena confirmed he was engaged and was planning to wed later this year while promoting his movie 12 Rounds on talk shows.
Bobby Lashley's TNA future is still up in the air, with no contract being signed. In recent MMA interviews Lashley claims he won't be signing anything until after he fights Bob Sapp later this month. One has to wonder why TNA brought him out if nothing was set in stone.
Mr. Kennedy released a video on his official website, www.Ken-Kennedy.com, in which he shakes both of his wrists repeatedly to show that they are not injured.
This is apparently in response to online reports saying he suffered a wrist injury during what turned out to be his final match in WWE on Monday's episode of RAW.
Although it should be noted that he wasn't expected to miss any ring time and that it was a minor issue at best. Since his departure, it was announced on his official website that he was "100% healthy."
The Great Khali & R-Truth def. Dolph Ziggler & Mike Knox Womens Champion Melina def. Alicia Fox (Non-title) John Morrison def. Umaga (Disqualification) Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas def. Cryme Tyme Eve def. Layla World Heavyweight Champion Edge & Chris Jericho def. Jeff Hardy
LOS ANGELES With Extreme Rules just nine nights away, SmackDown found a home in California. But unfortunately for some Superstars, the STAPLES Center was an inhospitable environment.
World Heavyweight Champion Edge & Chris Jericho def. Jeff Hardy (2-on-1 Handicap Match) (PHOTOS | VIDEO) The match was supposed to include Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio. But, the odds shifted after Chris Jericho disguised as a fan dressed like Mysterio attacked the masked Superstar prior to the match, going as far as trying to rip off his mask. With Mysterio out, Hardy was forced to take on high-caliber opponents, World Heavyweight Champion Edge and Jericho all by himself. Despite a valiant effort, Hardy was unable to come up with a win. After a hard-hitting spear from The Rated-R Superstar to get the win, Hardy was brutalized by The Ultimate Opportunist with a ladder.
The good, the bad & the ugly (PHOTOS | VIDEO) At the start of the night, Extreme Rules opponents Rey Mysterio and Chris Jericho traded verbal barbs. After listening to Jericho rant, Mysterio exclaimed, "Your word is worthless"!
After Mysterio, Jericho moved on to verbally assault Mickey Rourke, star of the movie "The Wrestler, who was in attendance. "Rourke, you're lucky I'm too much of a professional to not come out of this ring, walk straight up to you and punch you in your face right now, claimed Jericho.
Things finally imploded when Jericho took a sucker punch at Mysterio. But the agile champion was able to avoid the blow and drive Jericho out of the ring.
The Great Khali & R-Truth def. Dolph Ziggler & Mike Knox (PHOTOS) Things got off to an emotion-charged start when Khali joined R-Truth in singing his signature entrance song, Whats Up? The Punjabi Playboy kept the momentum going into the tag team encounter. Using The Punjabi Plunge, the 7-footer was able to put away big Mike Knox.
Womens Champion Melina def. Alicia Fox (Non-title) (PHOTOS) The sexy, smart and powerful Womens Champion Melina proved too much for Alicia Fox. After the win, Michelle McCool came into the ring and grabbed the champions title from the referee. Although McCool returned the title to its rightful owner, she did so with a shove, as if to say, its yours for now. (Diva match-maker)
John Morrison def. Umaga (Disqualification) (PHOTOS | VIDEO) Just like he did to CM Punk last week, Umaga not only tied up John Morrison with a Samoan Strap, but used the illegal weapon to beat his opponent unmercifully. After the brutal display, CM Punk rushed into the ring, smashing his Extreme Rules opponent over the head with his steel Money in the Bank briefcase.
Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas def. Cryme Tyme (PHOTOS) Formerly known as The Worlds Greatest Tag Team, Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas lived up to their moniker in L.A. The Gold Standard dropped Shad with Pay Dirt to stake claim to a win.
Eve def. Layla (PHOTOS | VIDEO) Once again, Eve got the better of Layla, picking up a win in their much-anticipated singles match. In the weeks leading up to their match, the two competed in Cryme Tyme's Hand Slammin' Jammy Jam Challenge and Brooklyn Break-Down Diva Dance Off, with Eve coming out on top in both contests. And, powder was flying everywhere when the two Divas exchanged fisticuffs at a backstage makeup table recently.
The official website of Mr. Kennedy, www.Ken-Kennedy.com, released the following statement in light of his release from World Wrestling Entertainment last night:
"Ken is physically 100 percent healthy, and very optimistic about his future in the business. More details will follow."
It was just announced that at the July 8th WWE house show event in Japan, WWE Hall Of Famer Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat will come out of retirement to compete in a singles match against with recent rival Chris Jericho.
In an update on Christy Hemme, she was scheduled to meet with TNA officials this week to discuss her future in the organization. As far as wrestling is concerned, that doesn't appear to be an option for her for the foreseeable future.
In January, Hemme was diagnosed with two herniated discs in her neck suffered while training in the ring with AJ Styles. She decided against having surgery, instead opting for a procedure called neuro cranial realignment in which two rods are inserted up the nose and a balloon is blown in the head to manipulate the cranial bones to relieve pressure off the neck.
The 2004 Diva Search winner returned to the gym two weeks ago. One person close to her believed she was retired from wrestling, but Hemme herself said during a radio interview last week that she was working hard towards wrestling in the squared circle once again.
World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of Raw Superstar Mr. Kennedy (Ken Kennedy) as of today, May, 29 2009. WWE wishes Ken the best in all future endeavors.
- The early word on Mr. Kennedys 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 camels 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 wouldnt injure anyone else in the ring.
May 28, 2009, Impact Results Orlando, Florida Impact Zone
- This weeks TNA Impact is coming off of Sundays Sacrifice pay per view.
- Suicide def. Amazing Red with the Suicide Solution. A pretty even match and certainly not a blemish on Reds part despite the loss.
- The Main Event Mafia is shown heading to the ring with a dejected looking Kurt Angle.
Sting gets on the mic and says that there will be some changes now that hes in charge of the MEM. He adds that they have strayed from their original path and its time to put things back in their place. He then kicks out Jenna Morasca and Sharmell from the group claiming they are a distraction, which greatly upsets them as well as Kevin Nash and Booker T. He also fired Kurt Angles security team.
Samoa Joe then comes out and says that he has been ordered to take out the Main Event Mafia one at a time until only Kurt Angle was left. Then he said that he was ordered to kill Kurt.
- Mick Foley and Jeremy Borash make the announcement about the King of the Mountain tournament. Foley then told JB to put a Jeff Jarrett Founder sign up for sale on his Twitter account. Then he adds that Eric Young would take on Jarrett in a KOTM qualifier. Plus, AJ Styles will take on Daniels in another qualifier.
- Borash is with the British Invasion. Doug Williams tells JB that everybody who they took the briefcases from would have the opportunity to win it back. And tonight it will be a Ladder Match.
- In the back, Lauren is with Jenna Morasca who said that Booker would have had his arm broken at Sacrifice if she didnt throw in the towel. Sharmell then stormed in and choked her until Booker T pulled them apart.
- Dr. Stevie interrupts an interview between Lauren and Sojourner Bolt. He says that he has mind control over Abyss and that Lauren should make an appointment by calling his receptionist.
- Doug Williams def. Cody Deaner in a Ladder Match thanks to a little help from the rest of the British Invasion. Sheik Abdul Bashir and Kiyoshi congratulated the group afterwards.
- Borash is in the back with Jeff Jarrett who said that his opponent Eric Young may be onto something by complaining so much. He also said that he wouldnt talk about what happened at TNA Headquarters earlier in the day.
- Dr. Stevie called Abyss to the ring and said that they both had an addiction to violence, but he was civilized unlike Abyss. He then told Abyss to put on a straight jacket so he could hit him with a kendo stick. Lauren then ran out to make the save, but Stevie began threatening her. Raven then ran out and acted like he was going to attack Stevie, but wound up hitting Abyss with the kendo stick. Raven and Stevie embraced.
- Angelina Love (w/ Velvet Sky, Madison Rayne and Cute Kip) def. Sojourner Bolt. Post match Love fired Cute Kip for failing to beat Awesome Kong a few weeks ago. She then said that she was tired of beating the same Knockouts all the time and issued an open challenge. Enter WWE Diva Victoria.
Victoria cleared house and hit the Widows Peak on Love. She told the Knockouts champion that her challenge had been accepted. Victoria looked phenomenal. Far better than she looked while with WWE toward the end.
- Borash is in the back with Eric Young who says that he was tired of not getting anything in return from TNA. He added that Jarrett would never forget tonight.
- The Motor City Machineguns and Lethal Consequences announce that they have joined forces to find out who Suicide is.
- TNA World Champion Mick Foley came out to the ring. He announces that Samoa Joe will take on Kevin Nash in a Lethal Lockdown match. He then turned his sites to his title. He said that he needed to hold it for years and in order to do that he would only defend it once per year after Slammiversary.
- AJ Styles and Daniels are with JB when Samoa Joe interrupts. Joe apologizes and says that he wants things back to the way they were. Styles said they would be after the match.
- Jeff Jarrett def. Eric Young in a KOTM qualifier. Post match, Young beat down Jarrett and worked over his injured hamstring.
After the break JB was with Young who said that he told JJ that it would be a night he wouldnt forget.
- Team 3D are in the ring to present Beer Money, Inc. with their winnings for the tag team tournament. 3D put over Beer Money and celebrated in style with beer toast to close the segment.
- AJ Styles def. Daniels in a KOTM qualifier after countering the Angels Wings into a roll up. Post match, Shane Douglas ran in and attacked Daniels with a chain and then ran right back out. Styles checked on Daniels as the show came to a close.
The Slammer column in the New York Daily News today features a quote from former WCW star Marcus Buff Bagwell. Bagwell says that the recent reports of him talking to TNA are false but says he would talk to them if they called. Bagwell also talked about working for WWE: Id love to join them so much Id work for free!
Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo def. Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas (non-title) Jack Swagger def. Finlay John Cena def. Ted DiBiase
The WWE Universe had cause to celebrate tonight, as one of the most popular Superstars of all-time made his WWE Superstars debut. Add to that an appearance by the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions and a brutal contest between two of ECWs toughest competitors, and you have a very memorable Thursday night on WGN America.
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Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo def. Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas (non-title match) (PHOTOS | WATCH) The duo formerly known as The World's Greatest Tag Team failed to live up to their old moniker when they were defeated by Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Carlito and Primo on WWE Superstars. Still, Benjamin and Haas cant be blamed completely for their loss. During the action, Cryme Tyme appeared at ringside, taunting the former WWE Tag Team Champions and helping the brothers from Puerto Rico score the victory. Expect Benjamin and Haas to seek out vengeance against JTG and Shad very soon.
Jack Swagger def. Finlay (PHOTOS | WATCH) Jack Swagger managed to turn his attention away from ECW Champion Christian for one night when he faced off against his old nemesis Finlay. The Man Who Loves to Fight has had little luck in recent weeks, suffering numerous beatings at the hands of The Hart Dynasty and his bad luck streak continued tonight. The All-American American used every suplex, takedown and submission in his impressive collegiate wrestling arsenal to outmaneuver the Belfast Brawler, ultimately prevailing thanks to a vicious gutwrench powerbomb. Will Swaggers winning ways carry over to the Triple Threat Hardcore Rules Match for the ECW Championship at Extreme Rules?
John Cena def. Ted DiBiase (PHOTOS | WATCH) Days after they faced off on opposite sides of the 10-Man Tag Team Match on Mondays Raw, John Cena and Ted DiBiase met one-on-one in L.A.s STAPLES Center. Making his WWE Superstars debut, Cena whipped the crowd into a frenzy while battling his way to a decisive victory. Its rare to see a match featuring a member of Legacy that doesnt involve interference from Randy Orton or Cody Rhodes, but the ringside area remained empty while Cena delivered the Five-Knuckle Shuffle and the STF to the third-generation Superstar. Will Big Show find himself in the same painful position when he meets Cena in a Submission Match at Extreme Rules?
Maryse is now the longest reigning WWE Divas Champion in history, having held the title for 157 days as of today. She broke Michelle McCool's previous record of 155 days as title holder yesterday.
Ik ben Boon Kenneth, en gebruik soms ook wel de schuilnaam Sting.
Ik ben een man en woon in Dworp (Belgie) en mijn beroep is .
Ik ben geboren op 05/06/1989 en ben nu dus 36 jaar jong.
Mijn hobby's zijn: Worstelen en films.
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