| Re: Kennedy Improvement? I wouldn't say Kennedy's move to Raw has been a total disaster. He's had pretty decent feuds with Jeff Hardy and Shawn Michaels. In the match with Shawn Michaels from, I think, Armageddon, Kennedy showed a great deal of improvement in his selling (which was also on display last Monday on Raw).
As for the quality of his promos going down, I'm not sure about that either. I thought he deliver some pretty solid promos during his mini-feud with Ric Flair in Feb. and he was also decent, once again, all throughout the HBK feud. I personally think he's at the same level he was at on Smackdown.
His in-ring stuff is ok, I don't think his work in the ring is terrible but then again, in terms of improvement, I don't know what people are expecting. 450 splashes? Tope Con Hilos? Canadian Destroyers? More chain wrestling or more a mat-based offense?
He'll never be a HBK or HHH or even a Shelton Benjamin in the ring, so lower them expectations from now.
I personally don't think Kennedy is ready for the WWE title, but I do think he should have a run with the IC title. He's still the annoying heel but he had more chances to shine on Smackdown and was featured more. However, when you are trying to stand out on the same brand as John Cena, HHH, Randy Orton, HBK, Ric Flair and maybe even "Oo-Manga", it's a little hard to stress how annoying he is, especially when you have an "Italian" guy who used to go out with a Playboy covergirl using the same gimmick on Raw. |