10 Wrestlers TNA/IMPACT Should've Pushed Harder

In 2007, Ken Kennedy was tipped to be the future of sports entertainment by JBL. Winning arguably the greatest ever WrestleMania Money In The Bank match, Kennedy oozed charisma and humorous star power. His time on top appeared to be a question of when rather than if.

Unfortunately, the mean-spirited motormouth was injury prone and viciously stiff in the ring. The combo was enough to ultimately cost him everything in the McMahon monolith and he, like so many WWE alumni at the time, found himself journeying over to Orlando.

As the considerably less catchy Ken Anderson, the self-announcer regained some steam as a lovable jerk tweener. Despite some great brawls and fun promos, his ill-advised decision to call his fans 'Anderson's A**holes' and frequent, Big Show level of heel/face turns derailed both the charm and overall consistency of his character.

Throw in two blink-and-you'll-miss-it top title reigns and you have a potential main eventer now operating as a bust. Anderson continued to slip down the card, eventually becoming a flunky in Aces & Eights, a faction so dismal that TNA/IMPACT never really recovered from it.

Given his convincing brawling, odd but often fascinating character work and efficiency at playing a cool heel, Mr Anderson should've been an easy top act for TNA. Ultimately, he was undone by the promotion's refusal to commit to him working up top on the card.