Anderson recalled the day he was called up to the main roster and how he was told to come up with a new moniker by Vince McMahon.
Paul Heyman was Anderson’s mentor at the time, and the two had an hour-long conversation, during which they brainstormed over multiple alternatives. While Anderson wanted to use his real name on WWE TV, he was given various reasons as to why he needed a change.
In the end, Paul Heyman felt that Anderson should go ahead with Vince McMahon’s middle name, Kennedy, and that’s what the former United States Champion adopted when he joined WWE’s big leagues.Here’s what Ken Anderson had to say about Vince McMahon’s decision to change his name:
The former Impact World Champion also discussed Paul Heyman coming up with his new moniker:
Paul Heyman had big plans for Ken Anderson right from his WWE developmental days
Paul Heyman replaced Jim Cornette at Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and Ken Anderson was one of the names that caught the former ECW boss’ attention.
Heyman personally told Anderson that he had big plans for the superstar and predicted him to appear on main roster television within two weeks.
The former Money in the Bank holder was already a massive Paul Heyman fan coming into WWE, and he was lucky enough to receive the backing of the legendary manager himself.
Ken Anderson also reacted to the WWE Hall of Fame induction of his former rival, The Undertaker, on the latest UnSKripted episode, and you can check out what he had to say right here.
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