5 WWE Superstars who were accused of being unsafe by other wrestlers

Chris Jericho and Titus O'Neil
Chris Jericho and Titus O'Neil

#3 Randy Orton accused Mr. Kennedy of being unsafe

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As you can see above, Randy Orton looked visibly annoyed when he landed awkwardly following a back suplex from Mr. Kennedy on an episode of WWE RAW in May 2009. Rumors at the time suggested that Kennedy, who was released from WWE later that week, was accused of being unsafe by both Orton and John Cena.

Kennedy told Wrestling Inc. in 2016 that, contrary to what Orton said, he did not botch the move and cause his opponent to land on his head.

“I was accused of dropping [Orton] on his head. You can watch that video in slow motion, high definition, and you can see that his neck never even comes into contact with the [canvas].”

Kennedy added that he was “tight” with Orton and they even rode together for two years in WWE, but their friendship did not stop the former Evolution member from making a complaint to WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.

“So anyway, here's the thing, he went to Vince and said something, that I was dangerous to work with. And I think Cena had a hand in that too. Like, Cena helped out and he said, 'Hey, we need to go to Vince.' I didn't get along with him too well."

The match turned out to be Kennedy’s final televised appearance in WWE.

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