When Mr. Kennedy first arrived in WWE he immediately got people talking thanks to his mic skills and charisma. Kennedy feuded with some of the biggest names in the business and it seemed that he was on track to become one of the top stars in WWE.
However, Mr. Kennedy never quite broke through the glass ceiling in WWE and eventually the company decided to release him in 2009. During a recent episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce Prichard explained why 2007 was a make or break point for Mr. Kennedy, and he also questioned whether or not the former Money in the Bank winner was afraid of success.
“It was make or break time for Ken because there was so much potential there, there was so much hype coming in. I remember Heyman saying this is the next big thing. Paul wasn’t alone. We all felt that way about Ken because Ken could talk, man. He was a great promo, he was engaging with the audience. The audience seemed to buy his stuff.
“But, when it came to the big match when it came to, alright, we’ve got to turn that corner he would always stop short of making that complete turn. I like Ken personally a lot and I thought he had an awful lot to offer to the business. I just feel sometimes and question whether or not he was afraid of that success. Whether he could articulate that or not that I just think there was something in him that he would get there and something would always happen. Something would always seem to happen that would not work.. If you can’t go out and have a good match with Shawn and tell a great story with Shawn then maybe we are wasting our time.. But we weren’t ready to give up on Ken. I thought Ken had ‘it.’”
H/T 411Mania.com
