Mr. Kennedy is a fucking lame ass

[The Czech Republic 0]

I like Monty Brown because he says THE POOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUNCE! I don't actually watch TNA, though.

[justcoz 0]

He has the "it" factor. There was hardly anything spectacular about a raised eyebrow and an elbow drop either and I remember people saying those were lame but it got over. There is an old school ring announcer tip of the hat with the repeating of 'Kennedy' and the old MSG style lowering the mic from the ceiling that long time fans get a kick out of. To other fans it just comes across as an arrogant heel. He displays personality and a freshness not seen since Steve Austin first started getting over. Even when he was sitting with Cole and Tazz on commentary. They need to add other elements of his character so the 'Kennedy, Kennedy' thing doesn't get completely over done. Maybe let him rip off the Rock and Jerry Lawler a little bit and do commentary during his matches or at least grab the headset and talk when he has an opponent outside. That was something I loved about the Rock that he dropped doing on his babyface runs. My vote would be for The McMahons to love his character so much that they make him the new play by play guy on Raw at least for a few weeks. The Raw exposure would get his character over more and he could have dual roles as a wrestler on Smackdown and commentator on Raw until Teddy Long maybe finds a loophole that forbids him from doing the Raw gig.

[BruiserKC 0]

He is feuding with the Smackdown! ring announcer. Nuff said.

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Yeah, why should Howard Finkel vs. Lilian Garcia get to monopolize the market.

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So...which do I prefer...a wrestler pretending to be an announcer or seeing Finkel's red Fruit of the Looms?

 

I like the Kennedy gimmick...it's different, it's not serious, it's refreshing. It just seems that the gimmicks seem to wear thin faster. I don't know if it's by design but we've seen this quite a bit. Perfect example is Eugene...once they pushed Eugene to the moon people were howling to not see him on TV anymore.

[Guest rawmvp]

I never -- not even for one second -- thought THE ROCK was ever lame. He had the ungodly charisma to pull it off, whereas Kennedy doesn't.

[bob_barron 0]

That promo The Rock cut about Coach having sex with farm animals was lame, and I love The Rock.

 

And I still hate rawmvp

[Guest *KNK*]

"I could list off several TNA guys better than Kennedy"

 

Oh really?  Workers, not slinkeys.

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Samoa Joe, Christopher Daniels, Austin Aries, Roderick Strong are just a couple off my head.

[Silence 0]

I never -- not even for one second -- thought THE ROCK was ever lame.

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You don't remember things like:

 

-The Rock calling Kevin Kelly a "hermaphradite"

-The Rock talking about sticking _____ up someone's "candy ass" every week

-The Rock talking about monkeys' nipples

-"WHO....in the blue hell....are you?"

-"Poontang pie"

-The Rock pandering to the crowd way too much. Yeah, he was a face, but the pandering, much like Cena's is now, was excessive.

-The pointless "If ya smellll la la la la owwwww" added to his closing catchphrase instead of the simple and to-the-point "Do you smell" from his Corporation heel run in 1998

 

And other lame shit during most of his face run?

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

I agree with the TNA guys, but not Roderick Strong. O-ver-rated at its best.

 

But I could name many WWE guys who are better workers than TNA's best. What's the point?

 

Kennedy isn't even one of WWE's bests, yet. But he has a good finisher, good enough in-ring skills, and an annoying gimmick that isn't lame, but rather annoyingly funny.

[Guest JesusJuiced]

He's been pretty eh to me thus far but I enjoyed his commentary in the Holly/Sylvain match. I'm wondering though if he was fed lines or not because he came off pretty spontaneous. Which either makes him a great performer or he's being given an advantage over all the other lower card guys by having some creative control.

[Guest MikeSC]

"I could list off several TNA guys better than Kennedy"

 

Oh really?  Workers, not slinkeys.

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Samoa Joe, Christopher Daniels, Austin Aries, Roderick Strong are just a couple off my head.

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From what I've seen in TNA, the buzz about Aries and Strong seems quite undeserved.

 

I've not seen their ROH work, though.

[PLAGIARISM! 0]

Samoa Joe is great, there just isn't a big heel half as convincing in the US. I think Monty Brown is terrible.

[Guest rawmvp]

I never -- not even for one second -- thought THE ROCK was ever lame.

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You don't remember things like:

 

-The Rock calling Kevin Kelly a "hermaphradite"

-The Rock talking about sticking _____ up someone's "candy ass" every week

-The Rock talking about monkey's nipples

-"WHO....in the blue hell....are you?"

-"Poontang pie"

-The Rock pondering to the crowd way too much. Yeah, he was a face, but the pondering, much like Cena's is now, was excessive.

-The pointless "If ya smellll la la la la owwwww" added to his closing catchphrase instead of the simple and to-the-point "Do you smell" from his Corporation heel run in 1998

 

And other lame shit during most of his face run?

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I loved all of it, and so did the millions of other Rock fans.

 

Barron -- I've seen your pic and you can't afford to hate anybody. I'll tell you and everyone else what happened regarding the Russian girl and I in due time. You'll love me then.

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

I loved all of it, and so did the millions of other Rock fans.

That doesn't mean it wasn't lame.

[Guest rawmvp]

Only cynical smart fans thought it was lame, because they think they're supposed to have their minds stimulated or something. Just turn off your brains and enjoy the Rock as he regales you.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

Rock was "cool" from early 98 to summer 99, and I know what is cool more than any of you.

[Guest rawmvp]

Rock was "cool" from early 98 to summer 99, and I know what is cool more than any of you.

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Yeah whatever, buddy

[Guest *KNK*]

Samoa Joe is great, there just isn't a big heel half as convincing in the US. I think Monty Brown is terrible.

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But...Joe is a face. He's been a face primarily for 3 years now.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

Rock was "cool" from early 98 to summer 99, and I know what is cool more than any of you.

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It doesn't matter if you were serious or trying to go for a hip form of sarcasm, that was a fuckass comment if I ever saw one.

[bob_barron 0]

Barron -- I've seen your pic and you can't afford to hate anybody. I'll tell you and everyone else what happened regarding the Russian girl and I in due time. You'll love me then.

 

Yes, because based on the pics you posed here, oh wait...there are one.

 

And yes, I do hate you.

 

But hurry up and finish the story.

 

Oh, and The Rock is one of my favourite wrestlers, but some of those 2002 promos were brutal.

[JustJoe2k5 0]

People on this board were making this guy out to be the next major star in WWE. I saw him last Friday and I was unimpressed. Not only is his entire gimmick bad but the crowd was completely silent during his entire appearance. If this guy is the future, I'd like to find a time machine.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

I wasn't being sarcastic. Most of you geeks cream yourselves over bad matches and TV shows. I know better.

 

The Rock was a genuine entertainment star from late 98 to summer 99. He was the coolest worker in the history of the business.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

See, there you go again with that fake knowledge shit.......

[CanadianChick 0]

C'mon guys, this is a man who brings in the high class tits and ass. Who are we to argue with these god amoung men?

[Lord of The Curry 0]

I'll argue any tool regardless of the tail he gets. Which I'm doubting.

[King Cucaracha 0]

I never -- not even for one second -- thought THE ROCK was ever lame.

 

You don't remember things like:

 

-The Rock calling Kevin Kelly a "hermaphradite"

-The Rock talking about sticking _____ up someone's "candy ass" every week

-The Rock talking about monkey's nipples

-"WHO....in the blue hell....are you?"

-"Poontang pie"

-The Rock pondering to the crowd way too much. Yeah, he was a face, but the pondering, much like Cena's is now, was excessive.

-The pointless "If ya smellll la la la la owwwww" added to his closing catchphrase instead of the simple and to-the-point "Do you smell" from his Corporation heel run in 1998

 

And other lame shit during most of his face run?

 

 

I loved all of it, and so did the millions of other Rock fans.

 

That negates any opinion you'll ever have. Seriously, you'd take a promo about monkey nipples over Ken Kennedy?

 

Also, calling someone lame is a lot lamer than anything Ken Kennedy has done.

[alfdogg 0]

So we're now having a serious discussion comparing Kennedy's charisma with that of the Rock?

 

Unbelievable.

 

I have officially lost all faith in this folder.

[Guest Fishyswa]

"So we're now having a serious discussion comparing Kennedy's charisma with that of the Rock?"

 

No. The lame factor was brought up and discussed, I didn't see anyone in this thread actually compare both guys.

[Guest Kaedon]

I like Ken Kennedy. I think he's alright in the ring and plays an annoying heel better than most anyone on either roster.

[hyperchord24 0]

I like Ken Kennedy. I think he's alright in the ring and plays an annoying heel better than most anyone on either roster.

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playing an annoying heel is something you did to get over in the '80s and early '90s. Today it's just boring.

[Guest Kaedon]

I like Ken Kennedy. I think he's alright in the ring and plays an annoying heel better than most anyone on either roster.

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playing an annoying heel is something you did to get over in the '80s and early '90s. Today it's just boring.

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Says who? You? Because as far as I can tell, the fans respond more to him than some of the people the smarks deem better.