Mr. Anderson

"[7/10] He looked a million bucks, was able to pump out great matches with many people, & his gimmick, while limited, was very effective."

[8.0] "Smacktalker microphone master. A few things go differently and he's multiple time World Champion. All the tools, all the charisma, he just needed to be told go"

[6.0] "Mr. Kennedy / Anderson had ALL the tools to be a major star in WWE. They were really, really pushing him hard for a little while too. However, for whatever reason, luck just wasn't on his side. He peaked at WrestleMania 23 with the MITB win, and then it all went downhill from there. From that badly advised shoulder injury to getting suspended later that year, it just seemed as if the folks making the decisions gave up on him. Oh, that badly timed back body drop to Orton definitely didn't help matters either. He would go on to do OK in TNA, he joined at a good time and the promotion really pushed him hard. He would finally get his main event title run that, to be honest, he deserved. But nothing of note has happened since then for Mr. Kennedy / Anderson. He seemed to of just dropped off the face of the earth. I know he still wrestles and has become a trainer, but man... there was just so much potential there and he just never reached it. Such a shame. Incredible charisma, in-ring wise I would say he was above average. Nothing crazy, but wasn't bad either. He just really had everything to be a star, but it never happened."

[6.0] "Mr. Anderson/ Mr. Kennedy, brought a unique blend of charisma, mic skills, and physicality to the ring. His self-announced entrances and cocky swagger made him stand out immediately. He showed main event potential in WWE before backstage issues and injuries slowed his momentum. In TNA, he found new life and delivered strong work as their world champion. While he never fully hit his ceiling, his presence and talent made a lasting impression"

[7.0] "I probably wouldn't be a wrestling fan if not for his SvR2009 entrance. Never wowed most people for his matches but often was the most entertaining part of the shows he was featured in. A trustable member of a roster that suffered from bad luck, bad timings and a bit of wrestling abilities."

[7.0] "It doesn't matter that his time in WWE was short... everyone remembers Mr. Kennedy for his entrance and in-ring ability. When he walked onto the stage, we all knew it, and to this day, if someone yells "MR... KENNEDYYY" we all automatically remember watching SmackDown in 2006 or RAW in 2007. And having that ability to be remembered is something many wrestlers today should aspire to (not doing a thousand moves on the ropes and breaking your neck for nothing). And did Kennedy know how to wrestle? Just look at his matches against The Undertaker, Sting, Batista, Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, and Eli Drake... no one can deny his talent. A sad story of someone who should have been more successful than he was."

[7.0] "He had the charisma and mic skills to stand out. He was presented well initially and looked to be in line for a big push. Problem was every time he got in a position to break out he had a setback. His TNA run showed his strength and weaknesses as well. He was solid in the ring."

[5.0] "If not for the cool microphone and presentation, he wouldnt have much to him. Nothing special in ring, just about as average as you can get from every standpoint of wrestling. Cant say theres a single match of his that I look back on as a must watch. Hes not bad, and also not good"

[6.0] "Huge WHAT IF talent who oozed charisma and was a decent worker who managed to hang with some of the best WWE had to offer at the time. He was unfortunately injury prone and had the worst luck when it came to getting hurt then came the signature pharmacy scandal which got him suspended and further derailed his career. TNA tried to use him and take advantage of his potential and he was actually able to have a much better career there but I think his WWE career ending the way it did hurt his confidence. Still, he's had a pretty solid career and you can't knock him for that."

[9.0] "In my opinion, this guy was dripping in charisma and still has star power, he has good in-ring skills and if he didn't perform the move on Randy then I reckon he would have been a major singles star to this day. Ken is so talented and charismatic, he should of had a mega push."

[8.0] "Honestly, I think Ken is a very versatile wrestler, with his time in WWE having him utilize a swanton bomb despite not looking like an aerial wrestler. If nothing else, he had the gift of gab and the perfect voice for the gimmick that he'd have for virtually his entire career(unless I missed something, which I likely did) in being his own ring announcer, having the voice and especially the lung power to make it work. I'm glad he got to win a couple of world titles, especially after he kinda got screwed over with MitB due to a misdiagnosis in terms of time away due to injury. Last I checked before typing all of this, he currently announces for a boxing promotion called Top Rank Boxing, which works perfectly for him when he finally retires."

[6.0] "When this guy showed up in the WWE back in 2005, he really looked like somebody that would be with the company for awhile. Unfortunately, injuries and a couple of botched moves on the wrong people soured the front office on him and he got canned. Had the character and talent, but maybe his personality rubbed the wrong people the wrong way and he got taken out in a political hit."

[7.0] "I always thought that Ken Anderson was entertaining on the mic and relatively solid in the ring, and if he'd been bit more politically savvy, he might have ended up becoming a far bigger star than he ended up being. Sadly a combination of injuries and dumb behaviour led to him getting bounced from WWE before he was able to crack the main event scene. He had better luck in TNA/IMPACT, winning the World Title and wrestling some fun matches with the likes of Kurt Angle and Jeff Hardy. Anderson was supposed to originally be the illegitimate son of Vince McMahon, which would have led to a WWE Title win and a WrestleMania match with Triple H, but he did some stupid interviews about how he was supposedly steroid free and then ended up on a signature pharmacy list, leading to him getting suspended and missing out on the biggest push of his career. If he'd just kept his mouth shut and laid low, then they might have still given him the push and who knows how high he could have reached in the promotion. As it is, Anderson will remain a "what if", but his overall body of work is good for the most part and he definitely had personality and charisma on his side"

[4.0] "A lot of noise with very little substance. I don't know why anyone would look at him and think "main eventer, " but somehow he fooled some people into thinking he was capable of such a thing. History has shown how wrong those people were."

[5.0] "Anderson was never really a good worker but he was passable enough with the right opponent. He had a decent enough look and although he's remembered for the whole gimmick when it comes to the mic, he was alright in general on promos."

[8.0] "His WWE work was meh. His TNA work was 1, 000, 000X better. I mean yeah, he won the United States Championship in WWE. Big deal. But in TNA, he was a two-time TNA World Champion and had top notch feuds with Angle, RVD, Sting, Jeff Hardy & etc."

[3.0] "I've always wondered how this guy was able to have a feud with the Undertaker and participated in main event matches. He was ok in the ring and while his promos were intense they were nothing special and were sometimes boring. He, overall was not a special talent and isn't memorable at all which says a lot about his overall performance."

[4.0] "Very dull talent who never worked on the top of wrestling cards. Some good matches here and there but no charisma, no good look and he'd always let down in the main event slot. Managed to stink up a match with Angle and Jeff Hardy which is unforgivable."

[5.0] "He was on the cusp of main eventing for the WWE but ultimately it was injuries and in ring abilities that stopped his momentum. He was a great heal and got way over with the fans as mr. Kennedy but just couldn? t get to that next level. His wwe run is worth rewatching for the promos and mic work alone."

[6.0] "Decent in the ring (at his best anyway, before back injuries took their toll) and was impressive on the mic. Kennedy/Anderson probably could have gotten to the main event in some capacity considering he was very much over with fans: ultimately backstage nonsense and simple bad luck took that away for him. That being said, I definitely don't think he would have stayed in that position as he really wasn't that fantastic in the ring and even seasoned workers like Undertaker or Cena couldn't make him look great, which is a big sign that you shouldn't be there with them in the first place. Had a good presence and clearly knew how to work his character, but that was limited in WWE and outright ruined in TNA, becoming a afterthought despite some decent matches here and there. Ultimately the guy was just not built for a long workrate, and consistently injuring yourself is the fastest way to lose momentum. I can't really blame the guy for not making it as far as he could, but a smarter way to work could have fixed that."

[7.0] "Had great skills in the ring. Great on the mic. Not like Ric Flair or Triple H but great worker. Had decent runs in WWE and TNA."

[6.0] "I remember when Kennedy won the MITB, that was the first time I actually realized people really liked this guy. For some reason, I was blind to it. I thought he was fin for a mid carder, but I didn't see him as anything higher at that point. But I really loved his countdown to WrestleMania when he would cash in. Unfortunately, that never came to be. And pretty much everything after him losing the briefcase lead to his slow & steady decline. I know people feel like he really missed out when they decided last minute not to have him be Vince's illegitimate son, but to be honest, I thought that angle was stupid right from the get go & I do not think it would have worked out for Kennedy the way people like to imagine. He felt like a big deal for a minute in TNA, but his stock there quickly dropped as well & his ring intro thing quickly turned from being a kind of nifty addition to his character to his entire identity."

[6.0] "At his peak, entertaining on the mic. But he tries way to hard to be like Stone Cold Steve Austin when hes not. Kennedy was one of those guys that was not one of the best in the ring but his personality made up for it. He had lots of potential of being a huge star. Injuries, popping for steroids and injuring Randy Orton did not help his cause. His run in TNA was fine but the only reason why he got pretty far was because he was a former WWE Superstar. But him winning the TNA World Title was a cool moment, even though TNA was crap at the time when he won it."

[0.0] "Bad wrestler. Check. One dimensional promos. Check. Shit matches. Check. Injury Prone. Check. It says a lot when my puns are better than the wrestler. Mr Anderson/Kennedy, or Mr Shit (as I call him) is a godawful wrestler with zero wrestling ability and meh promos that get old after two weeks. Thank god he got suspended just before he was going to be Mr McMahon's son. Awful."

[6.0] "Ken was a solid worker, but he could be very reckless with how he worked. And whilst he could talk, he didn't always think before he spoke."

[7.0] "Charasmatic and could cut decent promos, but he somehow at the same time felt bland in the ring. He doesn't do anything exciting, but he is passable and you can enjoy some of his work if his opponent is talented."

[6.0] "Great charisma and very entertaining on the mic, but his matches did nothing for me. He never had that big match feel that got me invested in his matches."

[5.0] "Decent on the mic with charisma and has a good look. Could have been a star if he just worked a little safer. Made enemies out of the wrong people which stopped his career in its tracks. Made a bit of a resurgence in TNA, but never felt like a main eventer. at that point. Feels like he started to phone it in."

[6.0] "His in-ring persona and mic skills are off the hook, as entertaining as it can gets. Alais, he wasted too much opportunities and burned bridges with his whacky attitude, and had decent ring skills at best."

[4.0] "Kennedy/Anderson is one of those wrestlers I've never understood. His ring work is dull (and apparently reckless), he can't cut a promo (he can say his name but little else), and there's really nothing interesting about him."

[5.0] "Charismatic guy but a real drag in the ring and even on the mic at this point. Glad he's gone from TNA but a shame in my opinion that he's showing up in such prominent UK companies now. He's one of the true low points of the TNA World Championship, in my opinion, when balanced against a Sting, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Drew Galloway, Austin Aries, Lashley, EC3 or Bobby Roode."

[4.0] "Not going to lie the guy is clearly talented on the microphone and his old Finishers were great to watch but honestly he has never really been one of the guys you look at thinking he was born to be in the ring. Personally doesn't do it for me."

[1.0] "During his WWE SmackDown run, he was a fun heel for a while, but his gimmick got boring pretty fast. His promos never really impressed me all that much, even though his delivery on the mic can be good for sure. And his in-ring skills have pretty much always been absolutely awful. Not a fan of Mr. Anderson/Kennedy."

[7.0] "On the mic, Ken Anderson is great. It is, by lightyears, his greatest attribute. In the ring, he is capable of having a good match. But at the same time, he's both sloppy and injury prone. His WWE run was an enormous disappointment, as he didn't really progress or develop as strongly as he could have been for the time he was there and for the opponents he was booked to wrestle against. A handful of wrestlers have shown what's possible from him (Such as HBK and Kurt Angle). But that handful isn't really enough to give him more than a 7."

[6.0] "Don't get me wrong, I really think that this guy can be truly amazing on the mic. But he is horrible in the ring. HORRIBLE!"

[8.0] "Mr. Anderson in TNA beats the crap out of Mr. Kennedy in WWE. In TNA, he can be himself, and he is himself, he says, a total @$$h*le. Despite having some of the best mic skills (in fact, the best MIC), he's never really lived up to his potential. In WWE he couldn't. In TNA, he did, but nobody was watching. Perhaps in GFW, Mr. Anderson can show the world what he's really made of. Maaaaaade offfffffff."

[0.0] "Where exactly are Mr Kenney/Anderson's great matches? I can think of none memorable, except maybe when Kurt Angle nearly killed himself jumping off a cage, and Anderson was only a landing pad for that particular spot. Where, then, are Anderson's great promos? Well, he says his name a lot, and... what else? Bellows idiotic insults in an unconvincing manner. I'll admit he interested me when he first appeared on WWE TV, but he has done absolutely nothing to develop his abilities or character in all the long, long time since. He's a waste of money for TNA, and I honestly cannot comprehend his high rating on this site, perhaps people who are voting based on vague memories of his early days."

[9.0] "He has the skill, and boy oh boy does he have the charisma. Mr. Anderson has alway been a great wrestler, but was cursed with bad luck during his time in WWE. While TNA has been having trouble trying to find the right was to use him, it will always be a joy to watch him in action."

[6.0] "It's hard to believe he was once one of the highlights of WWE TV. He has definitely fallen a few notches since his peak. Still decent in the ring, but not quite as entertaining as he used to be. Plus, joining Aces & Eights is pretty much career death for anyone not named Bully Ray."

[4.0] "Anderson has gotten extremely stale. At one time I was a big fan of him, but now he shows me nothing that is new or refreshing."