Ring name(s) Ken Anderson,Kamikaze Ken,Mr. Anderson,Mr. Kennedy,Ken Kennedy
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Billed weight 242 lb (110 kg)
Born March 6, 1976,Minneapolis, Minnesota
Billed from Green Bay, Wisconsin
Trained by Eric Hammers,Mike Mercury,Ken Patera,OVW staff
Pro Wrestling Debut 1999
Kenneth Anderson is an American pro wrestler better known as Mr. Kennedy currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown! brand.
After serving in the United States Army, Anderson was trained by All-Star Championship Wrestling owners Eric Hammers & Mike Krause. He continued his training under wrestling legend, Ken Patera. He was invited to appear on WWE Jakked, WWE Velocity and WWE Sunday Night Heat in a try-out basis as an independent jobber several times until February 2005, when Anderson signed a developmental contract with WWE. Prior to signing with WWE, Anderson also made some appearances on TNA Xplosion.
Competed in the first ever Ted Petty aka Rocco Rock, Flyboy Invitational, which was at one time named the Sweet Sixteen Competition. He had appeared in the first match of the night of Nov 1 2002 against Colt Cabana under the name of "Kamikaze" Ken Anderson and lost.
Upon signing with WWE, Anderson was sent to the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) farm league. After six months he was called up to work on Velocity. Before his first SmackDown! match, a victory over Funaki, he showed himself to be a cocky and arrogant wrestler with not only his mannerisms but by taking a microphone and performing his own ring announcement. He referred to himself as "Mr. Anderson" for this match. To avoid comparisons with the more famous Anderson family, he changed his name to "Mr. Kennedy". As Kennedy himself mentioned on the WrestleCast podcast, 'Kennedy' was chosen as his name because it is Vince McMahon's middle name. This idea was initially suggested by Paul Heyman.
Kennedy made his SmackDown! debut on August 25, 2005, once again defeating Funaki. He introduced himself before the match, which he would do week after week. While working on Velocity and SmackDown! he was also still working in OVW.
Kennedy made his pay-per-view debut at SmackDown!'s 2005 No Mercy, defeating Hardcore Holly, injuring Holly's ribs during the match.
On the November 11, 2005 edition of SmackDown!, Kennedy faced Eddie Guerrero for a spot on SmackDown's Survivor Series team. He lost the match when Guerrero tossed him a steel chair and played possum, a move which Guerrero had made famous. The groggy referee turned around and saw Guerrero on the ground with Kennedy holding the chair, and consequently disqualified Kennedy, awarding the place on Team SmackDown! to Guerrero. This was Kennedy's first loss. In retaliation, Kennedy struck Guerrero over the head with the chair after the match. This ended up being Guerrero's final televised match, as he died on November 13, 2005 in his hotel room in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where a SuperShow taping of both RAW and SmackDown! was to be held. In interviews about the incident, Kennedy has stated that he considers this an "unfortunate honor".
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Billed weight 242 lb (110 kg)
Born March 6, 1976,Minneapolis, Minnesota
Billed from Green Bay, Wisconsin
Trained by Eric Hammers,Mike Mercury,Ken Patera,OVW staff
Pro Wrestling Debut 1999
Kenneth Anderson is an American pro wrestler better known as Mr. Kennedy currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown! brand.
After serving in the United States Army, Anderson was trained by All-Star Championship Wrestling owners Eric Hammers & Mike Krause. He continued his training under wrestling legend, Ken Patera. He was invited to appear on WWE Jakked, WWE Velocity and WWE Sunday Night Heat in a try-out basis as an independent jobber several times until February 2005, when Anderson signed a developmental contract with WWE. Prior to signing with WWE, Anderson also made some appearances on TNA Xplosion.
Competed in the first ever Ted Petty aka Rocco Rock, Flyboy Invitational, which was at one time named the Sweet Sixteen Competition. He had appeared in the first match of the night of Nov 1 2002 against Colt Cabana under the name of "Kamikaze" Ken Anderson and lost.
Upon signing with WWE, Anderson was sent to the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) farm league. After six months he was called up to work on Velocity. Before his first SmackDown! match, a victory over Funaki, he showed himself to be a cocky and arrogant wrestler with not only his mannerisms but by taking a microphone and performing his own ring announcement. He referred to himself as "Mr. Anderson" for this match. To avoid comparisons with the more famous Anderson family, he changed his name to "Mr. Kennedy". As Kennedy himself mentioned on the WrestleCast podcast, 'Kennedy' was chosen as his name because it is Vince McMahon's middle name. This idea was initially suggested by Paul Heyman.
Kennedy made his SmackDown! debut on August 25, 2005, once again defeating Funaki. He introduced himself before the match, which he would do week after week. While working on Velocity and SmackDown! he was also still working in OVW.
Kennedy made his pay-per-view debut at SmackDown!'s 2005 No Mercy, defeating Hardcore Holly, injuring Holly's ribs during the match.
On the November 11, 2005 edition of SmackDown!, Kennedy faced Eddie Guerrero for a spot on SmackDown's Survivor Series team. He lost the match when Guerrero tossed him a steel chair and played possum, a move which Guerrero had made famous. The groggy referee turned around and saw Guerrero on the ground with Kennedy holding the chair, and consequently disqualified Kennedy, awarding the place on Team SmackDown! to Guerrero. This was Kennedy's first loss. In retaliation, Kennedy struck Guerrero over the head with the chair after the match. This ended up being Guerrero's final televised match, as he died on November 13, 2005 in his hotel room in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where a SuperShow taping of both RAW and SmackDown! was to be held. In interviews about the incident, Kennedy has stated that he considers this an "unfortunate honor".
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