Kennedy...Kennedy?

[TRMcGillicutty]

I was watching the AWA DVD and I noticed that in the introductions the ring announcer made, he'd repeat the last name much like how Ken Kennedy does it. Does Kennedy do that as a spoof?

If not, then where the pee did it come from?

[destrucity]

In the old days, almost all ring announcers used to do the schtick he is doing now. Take note of the old shool style microphone dropping from the rafters ala Howard Finkel at old MSG cards.

[Garee]

They would do it in old school boxing too, not sure if they still do or not

[HRH The KING]

I was watching the AWA DVD and I noticed that in the introductions the ring announcer made, he'd repeat the last name much like how Ken Kennedy does it. Does Kennedy do that as a spoof?

If not, then where the pee did it come from?

I always assumed he does it because A) he's spoofing the thing you mentioned or B) his name is "Ken(nedy) Kennedy", so he says both his first name and surname.


It's a good thing his middle name isn't Kennedy too.

[TRMcGillicutty]

destrucity said:

In the old days, almost all ring announcers used to do the schtick he is doing now. Take note of the old shool style microphone dropping from the rafters ala Howard Finkel at old MSG cards.

Oh wow, that just clicked in my head. Thanks.

[Tyfo]

hrhtheking said:

I was watching the AWA DVD and I noticed that in the introductions the ring announcer made, he'd repeat the last name much like how Ken Kennedy does it. Does Kennedy do that as a spoof?

If not, then where the pee did it come from?

I always assumed he does it because A) he's spoofing the thing you mentioned or B) his name is "Ken(nedy) Kennedy", so he says both his first name and surname.


It's a good thing his middle name isn't Kennedy too.

He did it when he was Ken Anderson to

[Scott]

hrhtheking said:

I was watching the AWA DVD and I noticed that in the introductions the ring announcer made, he'd repeat the last name much like how Ken Kennedy does it. Does Kennedy do that as a spoof?

If not, then where the pee did it come from?

I always assumed he does it because A) he's spoofing the thing you mentioned or B) his name is "Ken(nedy) Kennedy", so he says both his first name and surname.


It's a good thing his middle name isn't Kennedy too.

Give the guy the initials KKK and the WWE would hop all over it with horrible storylines.

[LadyThrilla]

I stiul think there are some boxing boxing anouncers who say their last name twice....Speaking of which I remember a while back this one boxing ring aanouncer said the boxers last name in spanish then in english...

LadyThrilla

[gabou142]

partsunknown said:

hrhtheking said:

I always assumed he does it because A) he's spoofing the thing you mentioned or B) his name is "Ken(nedy) Kennedy", so he says both his first name and surname.


It's a good thing his middle name isn't Kennedy too.

Give the guy the initials KKK and the WWE would hop all over it with horrible storylines.

Shut up, shut up..don't give them ideas!!!

[Tea & Crumpets]

tyfo85 said:

He did it when he was Ken Anderson to

If you listened to his online interview with The Sun, he said that came from The Matrix and Agent Smith's 'Mr Anderson' thing. That presumably is why he's MR Kennedy insetad of Ken Kennedy. As for the repeating the name, I always assumed it was an imitation/parody of the old boxing ring introductions.

[Libertine]

The old adage "You learn something new every day" rings true today.

[gimmieabreakbrain]

Kenedy says he use to do that when he was an announcer for high school football, when he introduced a player he would do that with his name like John Smith..............................Smith. So that became his trademark and that's why he does it in the WWE cause nobody else ever did their own introduction.