As well as the issues discussed in the original post, it appears there was some legitimate heat between Mr Kennedy and Randy Orton, which could have contributed to his release.

Several sources are reporting that after the main event on Monday's Raw, Orton confronted Kennedy at told him to "be careful", perhaps in regard to his perceived injury proneness, or maybe something more sinister such as his job.

There's no doubt that Kennedy was seen as a potential top level star, so politics could have played a role. Although wrestling isn't a competition, wrestlers are always vying for the top spots.

TNA will obviously be eager about bringing in Kennedy, but he's unlikely to cause an "Impact" any greater than other former WWE stars have, considering he has been out for so long and never did have a solid main event run.

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