The Undertaker's old rival returns after 3543 days

The Undertaker's old rival is back in a major promotion. He made his return to this company after several years.

Mr. Kennedy was one of the fastest-rising stars in WWE. He was capable of performing in the ring and was a great talker on the mic. During his time with the Stamford-based promotion, he feuded with some of the biggest stars, like Batista. He was also involved in a major feud with The Undertaker. However, he was unfortunately released from the sports entertainment juggernaut after Randy Orton complained to Vince McMahon about Kennedy's reckless performance during their match. This led to his release in 2009.

Afterward, Kennedy rebranded himself as Mr. Anderson and moved to TNA Wrestling, where he competed for several years. His last match for the promotion took place on the January 6, 2016 episode of TNA One Night Only.

This week on TNA iMPACT!, Mr. Anderson made his return after 3543 days during the King's Speech with Frankie Kazarian. Kazarian tried to provoke Mr. Anderson by asking if he was a coward like Steve Maclin. As a result, Anderson grabbed Kazarian before Jake Something attacked him from behind. Maclin came out and made the save before things could get worse.

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Vince Russo says The Undertaker, Triple H, and Shawn Michaels are not qualified to run WWE

Over the past few years, Triple H has taken over creative control of WWE, while Shawn Michaels has handled the booking of NXT. Meanwhile, there have been reports that The Undertaker's contract has him involved in various backstage roles in the company.

Speaking on The Brand, Vince Russo stated that while all three men have had legendary in-ring careers, they are not qualified to run the company.

"I mean, Stevie [Richards], these three guys had legendary careers. There is no question about it. I'm telling you, man, when I'm watching these three guys and we're talking about running a company, I don't think these guys are qualified to do that. Just because you have a great wrestling career does not mean you can run a company. These are the three guys running the company," Russo said.

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Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

Always focused on making his work accurate and reliable, Sunil thoroughly checks his facts before writing his articles. When not writing for pro wrestling, he spends his time watching cricket.

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