10 Times WWE Creative Ruined A Wrestler's Gimmick

10. Mr. Kennedy

This guy was pegged as a future World Champion from his debut year. He had everything — the looks, the old school wrestling style, the unbelievable promos, and that indefinable 'it' factor that characterizes all great superstars.

But then, he got drafted to Raw, and it all went to hell in a hand basket. Vince thought that Kennedy was too 'funny' to be a heel, and asked him to change his promos, stop chewing gum, and erase the eccentricities that made him a Smackdown! star. Vince wanted clear 'good versus evil' — no 'tweeners.' And whenever Kennedy was funny, Vince thought that it blurred the line too closely.

Pretty soon, Mr. Kennedy would march to the ring, and not even reach for the microphone — his biggest weapon, his mouth, had been taken away from him, and he was now a generic babyface instead of a funny heel. Combine that with his ill-timed injuries, his Wellness suspension, and an unfortunate bump with Randy Orton, and Mr. Kennedy was on borrowed time.

 After two years of false starts and stops, he was 'future endeavored' in 2009.