Mike "The Legend" Kanellis in the Doghouse

[benstudd]

Dirty Sheets Podcast:

WWE officials haven’t pushed Mike Kanellis too hard because he arrived at the company in “less than stellar physical shape.”



Kanellis, who formerly wrestled on the independent circuit and in TNA as Mike Bennett, debuted at Money in the Bank without much fanfare. Many fans have questioned the booking of Kanellis since his debut, with some even branding Kanellis a “jobber.” WWE execs are just not high on Kanellis because of the shape he arrived in, especially after he convinced them to put him on the main roster instead of NXT.



Behind the scenes, Kanellis is perceived as lazy and complacent. One person in WWE told Dirty Sheets, “Mike signed two months before he came in and it looks like he just sat on his couch. The company doesn’t get it. He’s one of the guys who said it’s his dream to be here and he doesn’t even get in shape for it.”

What did they expect? HHH probably saw his skinny legs in the lockerroom and was like the horror, the horror. 

[Perd]

He should've been burning up in the gym instead of just in love.

[xCompackx]

So send the guy to the PC for a week or two before his main roster debut. You have a supposedly world class facility specifically designed to train guys and get them in shape; stop making it a big deal when new guys aren't up to your standards.

Or, y'know, start him in NXT.

[mcmahonfan85]

Punk did it first

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I'm really curious what the hell would qualify as being in shape for them, because the dude looks fine. Getting past his stupid clothes and stupid hair anyway.

[Welfare Willis]

Really?

I mean just judging by looks the guy doesn't look like he's lazy. He's not in that legendary dgaf sayan Braden Walker league.

[Rudy Gobert Fadeaway]

What's funny about this to me is that this dude looked like a f***ing gorilla near the end of his TNA run.

[Deleted]

That's what happens when you get off of the gas to pass Wellness.

[Deleted]

So he's basically the boring, complacent and average guy that many of us said he was when the WWE rumors started?

[Deleted]

Aug 18, 2017 22:04:07 GMT -5 Welfare Willis said:

Really?

I mean just judging by looks the guy doesn't look like he's lazy. He's not in that legendary dgaf sayan Braden Walker league.

Legendary DGAF Saiyan Braden Walker...

Considering Super has been responsible for dozens of Super Saiyan versions, this was bound to happen.

[cabbageboy]

He honestly looks about the same way he looked in TNA, so I wonder if WWE officials even saw him there. For the life of me I don't get why they bothered signing Bennett. He sucks and has never shown anything really, and on top of it the gimmick he has of being this total schmuck who took his wife's name (and was a Hallmark store manager!) was good for a laugh the first night he showed up, but it's just death long term for someone's career.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Aug 18, 2017 22:04:18 GMT -5 Rudy Gobert Fadeaway said:

What's funny about this to me is that this dude looked like a f***ing gorilla near the end of his TNA run.

His roid gut was on point

[thetower52]

He looks in better shape then he did in roh and the same from Tna

[Rudy Gobert Fadeaway]

Aug 18, 2017 22:34:11 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

Aug 18, 2017 22:04:18 GMT -5 Rudy Gobert Fadeaway said:

What's funny about this to me is that this dude looked like a f***ing gorilla near the end of his TNA run.

His roid gut was on point

Remember his match with Moose? It looked like a kaiju battle.

[Ganon83]

Aug 18, 2017 22:14:02 GMT -5 @jdogindy said:

Aug 18, 2017 22:04:07 GMT -5 Welfare Willis said:

Really?

I mean just judging by looks the guy doesn't look like he's lazy. He's not in that legendary dgaf sayan Braden Walker league.

Legendary DGAF Saiyan Braden Walker...

Considering Super has been responsible for dozens of Super Saiyan versions, this was bound to happen.

Legendary DGAF Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Braden Walker

[siredger]

Aug 18, 2017 22:22:23 GMT -5 cabbageboy said:

He honestly looks about the same way he looked in TNA, so I wonder if WWE officials even saw him there. For the life of me I don't get why they bothered signing Bennett. He sucks and has never shown anything really, and on top of it the gimmick he has of being this total schmuck who took his wife's name (and was a Hallmark store manager!) was good for a laugh the first night he showed up, but it's just death long term for someone's career.

They signed Bennett probably because they also wanted Maria back as the focal point of the duo. It probably figures that Maria wouldn't have gone there without WWE signing Bennett and she'd have focused on college.

[The Legendary Ring Troll {BLM}]

Wtf is the Dirty Sheets podcast and why should I believe them?

[Lupin the Third]

Aug 18, 2017 22:08:10 GMT -5 @akeemresurrection said:

That's what happens when you get off of the gas to pass Wellness.

Someone needs to check Jinder, then.

[benstudd]

Aug 18, 2017 22:22:23 GMT -5 cabbageboy said:

He honestly looks about the same way he looked in TNA, so I wonder if WWE officials even saw him there. For the life of me I don't get why they bothered signing Bennett. He sucks and has never shown anything really, and on top of it the gimmick he has of being this total schmuck who took his wife's name (and was a Hallmark store manager!) was good for a laugh the first night he showed up, but it's just death long term for someone's career.

Seems like at this point they sign people just for the Hell of it. Like Bischoff did in WCW. 

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Aug 18, 2017 22:00:03 GMT -5 xCompackx said:

So send the guy to the PC for a week or two before his main roster debut. You have a supposedly world class facility specifically designed to train guys and get them in shape; stop making it a big deal when new guys aren't up to your standards.

Or, y'know, start him in NXT.

I just have a feeling Triple H was on a binge hiring spree and saw he worked in TNA, ROH, NJPW and saw Maria shaking her ass in Japan gifs & went "I think this guy is a high profile signing that internet smarks like. Awww f*** it I'm hiring anyone from TNA at the moment sure I'll hire him and put him on the main roster. Smarks will love me even more. Just note to self don't forget to take a selfie with me shaking his hand of course."