10 Wrestlers Who Were Kicked Out Of The Locker Room

2. Ken Kennedy (By Bob Holly)

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One final trip to the mid-2000s SmackDown jungle now, with another moment of misplaced respect resulting in a promising young star finding all their belongings tossed by the arena toilets for the foreseeable.

The victim this time was Mr Kennedy, who - not coincidentally - rose rapidly through the ranks on a fairly flavourless blue brand thanks to his cocksure promo delivery and enough to enjoy bell-to-bell between his grandiose entrance and exit.

His particular infraction happened away from the glare of the television spotlight, but getting on the wrong side of Bob Holly cost Kennedy weeks of comfort and tapings and house shows.

Driven mad by Kennedy's failure to thank the wrestlers that had been eliminated in a house show battle royal he'd won (himself included), Holly tore strips off him in front of the rest of the wrestlers, then threw his bag in the hall before a show the next night. Kennedy was doomed to a life outside the locker room until eventually made amends with the angry Alabaman.

 
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