5 Worst-Timed WWE Wellness Policy Suspensions

The WWE career of Ken Kennedy was one of immeasurable promise that was blighted by misfortune, particularly ill-timed injuries. However, a lot of the blame for Kennedy's shortcomings must be placed squarely on the shoulders of the performer himself. He really didn't do himself any favours, particularly in regards to his conduct in the fallout of the Benoit tragedy.

After a few false starts, it looked like WWE were going to run with Kenendy in 2007. He won the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 23 but, unfortunately, had to drop it to Edge when he suffered an injury (which was initially diagnosed as being much worse).

When he came back in July he was challenging for the Intercontinental Championship and was rumoured to be revealed as Vince McMahon's kayfabe son in a huge angle that would have seen him feuding with Triple H. Before that would come to pass, Kennedy would be suspended for 30 days for violating the Wellness Policy.

The mic master was one of eleven WWE performers implicated in the Signature Pharmacy scandal and was named by Sports Illustrated as having received the steroids anastrozole, somatropin and Testosterone between October 2006 and February 2007, after the Wellness Policy came into effect.

Hilariously, this revelation came mere days after Kennedy had given several passionate interviews in the mainstream media (as well as posting a long and rambling MySpace post) about the misconception that wrestlers used performance-enhancing drugs, which was the hot topic in the wake of the Benoit tragedy.

According to our Ken, he had used steroids on the independent scene in order to get noticed, but ceased using when he came to WWE. Then Ken claimed the drugs he was buying online were all legal and that they were for a legitimate medical reason, to help him recover from a Lat muscle tear...which he suffered in October 2005.

Yeah.

WWE didn't trust Kennedy from that point on. He'd embarrassed himself and the company and outed himself as a liar. It cost him the biggest push of his career and ruined his credibility, too.