Jamie Kennedy

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Wrestling manager turned commentator. Fond of sparkly jackets.

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Articles

50 Absolute Worst Things WWE Has Done In The 21st Century (So Far...)

2 days ago | whatculture.com | Gareth Morgan |Jamie Kennedy

WWE has seen a LOT in the 21st century, from the purchase of WCW and mania of Vince McMahon to Cody Rhodes finishing the story and Triple H's creative takeover. While the current product has fans purring, wrestling is nothing if not chaotic. Today, we run through the biggest missteps WWE has made in the century so far...
7 New Directions For WWE After Backlash 2025

4 days ago | whatculture.com | Jamie Kennedy

Everyone's entitled to their own individual opinions. Some writers believed John Cena's first title defence vs. Randy Orton was a shallow, interminable mess of a main event at Backlash 2025. Fair enough, but this writer looked at it differently. If anything, it was refreshing to see two masters of their craft take time to let everything breathe before whipping up a finisher-based storm late on. R-Truth interfering in a Cena vs.
8 Ups & 2 Downs From WWE SmackDown (9 May - Results & Review)

5 days ago | whatculture.com | Jamie Kennedy

Drew McIntyre might've just won the award for 'Best Promo Face 2025'. His OTT impression of reigning United States Champ and 'All Gas, No Brakes' badass Jacob Fatu was a sneaky highlight on this week's episode of SmackDown. Drew's speech was full of personality and content, and it wasn't alone. John Cena and Charlotte Flair cut good-to-great promos on WWE's latest too. Both stuck the boot in on fans for disrespect, but one was smartly kept on the shorter side to hammer home the point well.
WWE Expected To Sign Joe Hendry Imminently (WWE News)

5 days ago | whatculture.com | Jamie Kennedy

PWInsider Elite is reporting that it's "pretty much considered a lock" that WWE will move to sign reigning TNA Champion and viral star Joe Hendry once his contractual obligations to TNA have been fulfilled. In other words, the Scot has a bright future ahead of him, and he's about to move up a notch in the pro wrestling world. This will be music to the ears of those who enjoy Hendry's charismatic approach, creativity and energetic performances.
Fan EJECTED From WWE SmackDown For Throwing Beer Bottle At John Cena (WWE News)

5 days ago | whatculture.com | Jamie Kennedy

WWE ejected a fan during Friday's 'go home' episode of SmackDown heading into Saturday's Backlash PLE for throwing a beer bottle at John Cena. There's obviously no excuse for this kind of awful behaviour. It just shouldn't happen. Pro wrestlers shouldn't be at risk of flying objects of any kind whilst cutting promos or working matches inside the ring. It's really as simple as that. Remarkably, Cena was able to maintain his composure and actually work the bottle into his speech.
WWE Backlash 2025: 7 Nightmares That Could Come True

6 days ago | whatculture.com | Jamie Kennedy

Some OTT claims during the immediate aftermath had WrestleMania 41 down as the "worst ever". Fan disappointment is understandable, but everybody getting all dramatic has clearly forgotten the dreary days of 1995 when XI failed to ever really get going, or how about the never-ending length to 'Mania 32 in 2016.
Ricochet Steals Ex-WWE Star Zach Gowen's Prosthetic Leg On Collision (AEW News)

6 days ago | whatculture.com | Jamie Kennedy

AEW star Ricochet has been making some headlines recently. The man's heel character on Tony Khan's programming has given him an on-screen boost, but it's events happening off-air via social media that got everybody talking ahead of a special Thursday night episode of Collision. WWE NXT star Je'Von Evans deleted his posts shortly afterwards, but he went back and forth with Rico on X and even called Khan "a crackhead" during their verbal spat.
Goldberg Returning To WWE Imminently, Likely Facing Gunther In Retirement Match (WWE News)

6 days ago | whatculture.com | Jamie Kennedy

WrestleVotes is reporting that "multiple WWE sources" tell them none other than Bill Goldberg's name has been "floated internally over the past week". This is the first time that's happened backstage since the ex-WCW legend appeared in a segment alongside Triple H and Gunther at Bad Blood on 5 October 2024. There, Goldberg hopped the barricade during a Crown Jewel Championship reveal by 'The Game'. Gunther was present for that, and the-then World Heavyweight Champ insulted Bill's parenting skills.
8 Things We Learned From Pat McAfee On Stephanie McMahon's WWE Show

1 week ago | whatculture.com | Jamie Kennedy

Pat McAfee isn't for everyone, and he knows it. The WWE commentator even referred to himself as "a doofus" during a sit down interview for Stephanie McMahon's show on ESPN. McMahon wanted to know how Pat became such an energetic and integral part of the company's modern programming. McAfee's reply? He's "a doofus", and a "lucky" one - he knows he gets to clown around and just have fun. There's some heartfelt passion behind all of the bravado and Duracell bunny hype.
WWE Backlash 2025: 7 Things That Must Happen

1 week ago | whatculture.com | Jamie Kennedy

It feels like everyone blinked during John Cena's celebration at WrestleMania 41 and...BOOM! Backlash was here. WWE didn't leave a lot of time between the biggest weekender of the year and 2025's next PLE, put it that way, and that has led to some writing Backlash off as an unnecessary show the creative team could do without. Maybe that's true, but longtime fans will still get a kick out of the "One Last Time" branding for Cena vs. Randy Orton.