12 Unluckiest WWE Injuries Ever
4. Mr Kennedy
It's often said that timing is everything in professional wrestling, and if one superstar suffered the short end of that, it was Mr Kennedy.
About to receive the moon on a stick from WWE in 2007, the Green Bay loudmouth looked a lock to win the WWE Title having captured the 'Money In The Bank' briefcase at WrestleMania 23.
The push was by no means undeserved, as Kennedy had gained massive support with his self-aggrandising schtick and cocky promo style.
Ostensibly a heel, the act was destined for an organic babyface turn in an era where antiheroes could still shine, especially when he promised to hold onto his guaranteed title shot for a full year, pledging to use the briefcase to insert himself into the WrestleMania 24 main event.
He never even got close.
Crocking himself in a match with Batista just days after that announcement, an arm injury was misdiagnosed as a tricep tear which would shelve him for around eight months.
Kennedy immediately dropped the briefcase to Edge in light of the news, but the very next day would find out the 'tear' was merely a bad hematoma, benching him for no longer than three weeks.
A Wellness Test failure, a series of Public Relations blunders and yet more injuries upon his return continued Kennedy's rotten luck, and he was gone entirely from the organisation by 2009.