Early career (1999–2005) Anderson, under the ring name "Two Rivers Jack", made his debut on September 11, 1999, at a North American Wrestling Federation event in
Whitewater, Wisconsin, losing to Golga. He wrestled just twenty-one matches before appearing for the
World Wrestling Federation on
Jakked in 2001, where he lost to
Essa Rios. He occasionally worked as
enhancement talent for WWF when shows ran in Wisconsin. Anderson also made an appearance on
NWA: Total Nonstop Action's secondary television program,
Xplosion. The owner of the promotion,
Jeff Jarrett, approached him for a contract but communications broke down.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–2009) Ohio Valley Wrestling (2005) Upon signing with
WWE in February 2005, Anderson was sent to the
Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW)
developmental territory, where he would remain for six months. When he arrived,
Jim Cornette was in charge of the organization and, according to Anderson, did not see potential in his abilities and declined to feature him as more than an occasional bit-player on OVW's programming. When Cornette departed, his replacement,
Paul Heyman, showed immediate interest in Anderson, comparing his qualities to
The Rock and
Stone Cold Steve Austin. He referred to himself as "Mr. Anderson" for this match. A few weeks later, to avoid comparisons with the more famous
Anderson family (as well as former
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson), he changed his name "Ken Kennedy", to "Mr. Kennedy".
Undefeated streak (2005–2006) |alt=Kennedy taunting ring announcer Tony Chimel Kennedy, as a heel, defeated
Funaki in his
SmackDown! debut on August 25. Kennedy also created an ongoing
mini-feud with
SmackDown! ring announcer Tony Chimel based on Kennedy believing that Chimel's announcing was not done well enough or with sufficient respect, and therefore performing his own introductions or forcing Chimel to introduce him again. Kennedy's self-ring introductions before the match became one of his trademarks. While working on both
Velocity and
SmackDown!, he was also still working in OVW. Kennedy made his
pay-per-view debut at
No Mercy on October 9, defeating
Hardcore Holly and
injuring Holly's ribs during the match. On the November 11 episode of
SmackDown!, Kennedy faced
Eddie Guerrero to compete for a spot on Team SmackDown! at
Survivor Series on November 27. He lost the match when Guerrero tossed him a
steel chair and
played possum, a move which Guerrero had made famous. The referee turned around and saw Guerrero on the ground with Kennedy holding the chair, and consequently
disqualified Kennedy, awarding the place on Team SmackDown! to Guerrero. This was Kennedy's first loss. In retaliation, Kennedy struck Guerrero over the head with the chair after the match. This was Guerrero's final televised match, Kennedy was sidelined for nearly six months while he rehabilitated the injury. He continued to make appearances on
SmackDown! and
Velocity throughout January and February and even made an appearance on the January 11, 2006, episode of
WWE Byte This! with
Todd Grisham to maintain visibility. At the OVW tapings on May 17, Kennedy returned to in-ring action, facing
OVW Heavyweight Champion CM Punk in a title match that Kennedy lost. Kennedy made his return to
SmackDown! on the June 9 episode with a victory over
Scotty 2 Hotty after using the "
Kenton Bomb". On the July 14 episode of
SmackDown!,
Matt Hardy used a
roll-up to defeat Kennedy, ending Kennedy's streak of never being defeated by pin or
submission. On the July 21 episode of
SmackDown!,
Batista put out an open challenge to find an opponent for
The Great American Bash on July 23, as his original opponent,
Mark Henry, had been injured. Kennedy accepted the challenge and won the match by disqualification, however, he suffered an injury during the match after being thrown headfirst into the steel steps, resulting in an exposed cranium laceration which required twenty stitches to close. Kennedy helped Vince and
Shane McMahon in their feud with
D-Generation X (DX), appearing at both
SummerSlam on August 20 and the August 28 episode of
Raw to attack them.
United States Champion and Mr. Money in the Bank (2006–2007) On the September 1 episode of
SmackDown!, Kennedy defeated Finlay and
Bobby Lashley in a
triple threat match to win the
WWE United States Championship, his first and only championship reign in WWE. On the September 8 episode of
SmackDown!, Kennedy announced that he wanted to move over to the
Raw brand, as
SmackDown! did not interest him anymore since he had already defeated every top performer on the roster. This led to SmackDown!
General Manager Theodore Long making a match between Kennedy and
The Undertaker, who Kennedy had never faced, to be held at
No Mercy on October 8. Kennedy won the match by disqualification after The Undertaker hit him with the United States Championship belt. On the October 13 episode of
SmackDown!, Kennedy, now with a win over The Undertaker, again stated his desire to move to Raw. However, Long again put him against an opponent who he had never faced—this time
Chris Benoit—with the United States Championship on the line. Long said that if Kennedy were to defeat Benoit, he would be given his release and be allowed to go to Raw. Ultimately, Kennedy lost the match and the United States Championship to Benoit after submitting to the "
Crippler Crossface" following a distraction by The Undertaker. at a
Raw house show|alt=Mr. Kennedy standing over Hardcore Holly at a Raw house show In November, Kennedy joined forces with
Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) in matches against
Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and
Kane). On the November 3 episode of
SmackDown!, Kennedy and MVP lost to the Brothers of Destruction three times. After first getting
counted out, Theodore Long restarted the match with no countouts. When Kennedy disqualified his team by performing a
low blow, Long restarted the match again with no countouts and no disqualifications. Kennedy and MVP continued to feud with the two, with MVP feuding with Kane while Kennedy challenged The Undertaker to a match at
Survivor Series on November 26, which was later announced as a
First Blood match. Kennedy defeated The Undertaker at Survivor Series after MVP turned on Kennedy and aimed for his head with a steel chair, but missed and hit The Undertaker instead, leaving The Undertaker bleeding. After the match, The Undertaker attacked Kennedy, forcing him to bleed. At
Armageddon on December 17, Kennedy and The Undertaker met in a final match; they were scheduled in a
Last Ride match. In the match, The Undertaker defeated Kennedy. After a brief hiatus, Kennedy returned to
SmackDown! on January 5, 2007, and defeated Chris Benoit in a
"Beat the Clock" match, with the overall prize being a shot at Batista's
World Heavyweight Championship at the
Royal Rumble on January 28. After he prevented The Undertaker from beating his time, Kennedy's time of 5:07 ended up being the fastest. At the Royal Rumble, he lost to Batista, as well as a subsequent rematch on the February 9 episode of
SmackDown!. From there, Kennedy began a short feud with
ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley, leading to a match at
No Way Out on February 18 for the ECW World Championship, which Kennedy won by disqualification after Lashley hit him with a chair. Kennedy challenged Lashley unsuccessfully for the ECW World Championship on the February 20 episode of
ECW (a triple threat match also involving Hardcore Holly) and the March 2 episode of
SmackDown! as well. Kennedy earned a spot in the
2007 Money in the Bank ladder match by defeating
Sabu in an
Extreme Rules match on the February 27 episode of
ECW. At
WrestleMania 23 on April 1, Kennedy won the Money in the Bank ladder match, giving him the right to challenge any world champion in WWE at any date up until
WrestleMania XXIV on March 30, 2008. On the May 7 episode of
Raw, Kennedy, however, lost his Money in the Bank briefcase to
Edge, Kennedy had sustained an injury prior to his match with Edge, and it was thought that his right triceps muscle tore off the bone and he would be out for a minimum of five to seven months, leading to the decision to transfer the briefcase in lieu of the original plan of having him cash it in against the World Heavyweight Champion, The Undertaker, following a steel cage match, as he needed time away for bicep surgery. which would keep him out for only five to seven weeks. On the June 11 episode of
Raw, Kennedy was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the
WWE Draft. On the August 20 episode of
Raw,
Carlito hosted the interview segment ''
Carlito's Cabana. During the segment, Carlito challenged his guest, Umaga for his Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam on August 26, and Kennedy also demanded a shot at the title. After the match ended in a draw, Regal booked a triple threat match at SummerSlam between the three men for the Intercontinental Championship; at SummerSlam, Umaga retained the title. On the September 10 episode of Raw'',
Mr. McMahon revealed that Kennedy had, in storyline, been suspended for "impersonating a McMahon." This angle was written because Kennedy being named one of the eleven wrestlers implicated in a steroid scandal and therefore suspended for thirty days in accordance with WWE's
Wellness Policy.
Final feuds (2007–2009) house show in 2007|alt=Kennedy making his ring entrance at a Raw house show in 2007. After his suspension, Kennedy returned to television on the October 1 episode of
Raw, facing
John Cena in the main event and losing. At
No Mercy on October 7, Kennedy took part in a six-man tag team match alongside
World Tag Team Champions Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch, defeating
Paul London, Brian Kendrick and Intercontinental Champion
Jeff Hardy. For several weeks, Kennedy began a feud with Hardy, which consisted of the two facing off in a singles match and numerous tag team matches, most of which Hardy won. At
Cyber Sunday on October 28, Kennedy and Hardy were two of the eligible wrestlers that could earn a
WWE Championship match that evening, pending a fan votes. Neither man won the opportunity, as
Shawn Michaels won the vote and earned a shot at the title. Kennedy defeated Hardy at Cyber Sunday. Kennedy next entered a feud with Michaels on the November 19 episode of
Raw. Kennedy claimed that it was time for Michaels to move on and let the younger wrestlers achieve success. At
Armageddon on December 16, Michaels defeated Kennedy by executing "
Sweet Chin Music". On the December 31 episode of
Raw, Kennedy pinned Michaels in a rematch by executing his new finishing move, the "
Mic Check". In subsequent rematches, the two traded wins over each other. After several months of minor feuds and short storylines, Kennedy was not seen for weeks after
WrestleMania XXIV because he was filming
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia. Kennedy returned to
Raw on April 28, 2008, confronting and brawling with Raw General Manager and newly crowned
King of the Ring William Regal, turning
face in the process. On the May 19 episode of
Raw, Kennedy defeated Regal in a "
Loser Gets Fired match", thereby opening up the General Manager spot on the Raw brand. During the
WWE Draft on June 23 on
Raw, Kennedy was drafted to the SmackDown brand. On August 4, he dislocated his shoulder in a match against
Shelton Benjamin at a house show, keeping him off television for three months. Kennedy made his return to WWE television, in a non-wrestling capacity, on the November 24 episode of
Raw, promoting
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia. On April 15, 2009, Mr. Kennedy was drafted back to the Raw brand as the brand's first pick of the
2009 Supplemental Draft. On the May 11 episode of
Raw, WWE aired a video package to promote Kennedy's return. He made his official Raw return two weeks later, competing in a 10-man tag team match, which his team won. Kennedy was released from his WWE contract on May 29, just four days after his return.
Independent circuit (2009–2010) In his first interview since his release, Kennedy expressed to
540 ESPN Radio in
Milwaukee his interest in joining
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Kennedy appeared at
World Wrestling Council's
2009 Anniversary show, where he lost to
Eddie Fatu. After a number of matches in independent promotions, he competed on the
Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin tour in Australia. Under the ring name Mr. Anderson, he again worked matches with Fatu, the latter's final matches before his unexpected death on December 4.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010–2016) TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2010–2011) In January 2010, Anderson signed a one-year deal with
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He made his debut for TNA at the
Genesis pay-per-view on January 17, working under the ring name Mr. Anderson. As a mystery opponent, he wrestled
Abyss, whom he pinned after using
brass knuckles, establishing himself as a heel in the process. Anderson made his
Impact! debut on January 21, delivering a promo on and being attacked by Abyss. At
Against All Odds on February 14, Anderson defeated
Kurt Angle and Abyss to advance to the finals of the
8 Card Stud Tournament, where he lost to
D'Angelo Dinero. On the following edition of
Impact!, Angle, whom Anderson had defeated by hitting him with
dog tags, accused him of disrespecting U.S. soldiers, which led to Anderson hitting him with a mic, effectively starting a feud between the two. At
Destination X on March 21, Angle defeated Anderson by submission. Afterwards, Anderson and Angle were booked in a
steel cage match at
Lockdown on April 18. On the April 5 episode of
Impact!, Anderson defeated Angle in a
ladder match to win possession of the key to the cage door to be used at Lockdown. Angle defeated Anderson in the cage match at Lockdown. At
Sacrifice on May 16, Anderson was defeated by Jeff Hardy. After the match, Anderson offered to shake Hardy's hand, but Hardy declined. On the following episode of
Impact!, Anderson helped Hardy defeat
Sting in the main event of the show. After the match, both Anderson and Hardy were attacked by Sting. This turned Anderson face. At
Slammiversary VIII on June 13, Anderson and Hardy, now known collectively as the Enigmatic Assholes, defeated
Beer Money, Inc. (
Robert Roode and
James Storm) in a tag team match. At
Victory Road on July 11, Anderson and Hardy attempted to win the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship from
Rob Van Dam in a four-way match, also involving Abyss, but both were unsuccessful. On the August 19 edition of
Impact!, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was vacated and Anderson was entered into an eight-man tournament for the title, defeating
Jay Lethal in the first round and D'Angelo Dinero in the semifinals at
No Surrender on September 5. On September 21, TNA President
Dixie Carter announced that Anderson had signed a new long-term contract with TNA. At
Bound for Glory on October 10, Anderson failed in his attempt to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship when Jeff Hardy, with the assistance of both
Hulk Hogan and
Eric Bischoff, pinned him in a three-way match (which also included Kurt Angle) to win the title, ending their partnership. Two weeks later, Anderson competed in a number one contender
Ultimate X match against
Kazarian, who won following interference from his
Fortune stablemates. Anderson was blindsided by Hardy after the match, which consequently earned Anderson a title shot at
Turning Point on November 7. During the attack, Anderson suffered a legitimate
concussion, which kept him from taking part in the title match. Anderson returned on the December 2 episode of
Impact!, chasing Hardy and Fortune out of the ring, before being announced as the special guest referee for the title match between Hardy and
Matt Morgan at
Final Resolution on December 5. Anderson was bloodied and taken out of that match by Eric Bischoff, who helped Hardy retain the title after another referee replaced Anderson. On January 9, 2011, at
Genesis, Anderson defeated Morgan in a number one contender's match. Immediately afterwards, Bischoff announced that Anderson would get his title match against Jeff Hardy immediately. After interference from Morgan,
Mick Foley, Matt Hardy, Rob Van Dam, and Bischoff, Anderson defeated Hardy to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. On the February 3 episode of
Impact!, Anderson defeated Hardy in a rematch for the title after Fortune turned on Immortal, who were interfering. On February 13 at
Against All Odds, Anderson lost the TNA World Heavyweight Championship back to Hardy in a ladder match. Eleven days later, Anderson defeated Kurt Angle and Rob Van Dam in a three-way match to earn a rematch for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Anderson was looking to get his title match on the following edition of
Impact!, but it was instead given to the returning Sting, who defeated Hardy to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On the March 10 edition of
Impact!, Anderson attacked Sting backstage, claiming that he had been screwed out of his title match. In the main event of that show, Anderson teamed with Jeff Hardy against Rob Van Dam and Sting. During the match, Anderson took on the role of a
tweener by turning on Hardy before being pinned by Van Dam. On April 17 at
Lockdown, Anderson failed in his attempt to regain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Sting in a three-way steel cage match which also included Van Dam. On May 12, Anderson defeated 24 other men in a
battle royal to earn a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at
Slammiversary IX on June 12. In the weeks leading up to Slammiversary, Anderson tried to get under Sting's skin by dressing up like he did in the early 1990s during his "surfer"
gimmick, attacking
Disco Inferno during his own "Scorpion Sitdown" interview segment, and wrestling
Eric Young, who was dressed as
The Great Muta.
Immortal (2011–2012) At Slammiversary, Anderson defeated Sting after a low blow from Eric Bischoff and a "Mic Check" to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the second time, turning heel in the process. On June 18, Anderson represented TNA at Mexican promotion
AAA's
Triplemanía XIX pay-per-view, where he and Abyss unsuccessfully challenged
Extreme Tiger and
Jack Evans for the
AAA World Tag Team Championship in a steel cage match. On the July 7 edition of
Impact Wrestling, Anderson joined Immortal. The following week, Anderson lost the TNA World Heavyweight Championship back to Sting. On July 28, Anderson faced Angle in a steel cage match, but was defeated following a distraction from fellow Immortal member
Bully Ray. The tension between the two stablemates eventually led to a match on August 7 at
Hardcore Justice, where Ray defeated Anderson with a low blow. On the following edition of
Impact Wrestling, the rest of Immortal turned on Anderson and kicked him out of the group. This turned Anderson face once again. Anderson returned on August 25, attacking his former stablemates. On the September 8 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Anderson challenged Kurt Angle, who won the world title at Hardcore Justice, but the match ended in a disqualification due to interference from Immortal. At
No Surrender on September 11, Anderson again failed to capture the title in a three-way match, which also included Sting. Anderson and Bully Ray settled their grudge on October 16 at
Bound for Glory, where Anderson won a
Falls Count Anywhere match. On November 13 at
Turning Point, Anderson and Abyss defeated Ray and
Scott Steiner in a tag team match, ending his year-long storyline with Immortal. After a four-month absence, Anderson returned to TNA on March 8, 2012, aligning himself with
A.J. Styles in his feud with
Christopher Daniels and Kazarian. The following week, Anderson defeated Daniels in his return match. The rivalry continued on April 15 at
Lockdown, where the two duos were on opposing teams in the annual
Lethal Lockdown match. Anderson and Styles, on the team led by
Garett Bischoff, defeated Daniels and Kazarian, on the team led by Eric Bischoff. On the following episode of
Impact Wrestling, Anderson and Jeff Hardy were defeated by Rob Van Dam in a three-way number one contender's match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. During the first "Open Fight Night" the following week, Anderson teamed up with Hardy to unsuccessfully challenge
Magnus and
Samoa Joe for the
TNA World Tag Team Championship. On June 10 at
Slammiversary, Anderson defeated Hardy and Rob Van Dam in a three-way match to become the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On the following edition of
Impact Wrestling, Anderson unsuccessfully challenged Bobby Roode for the world championship. As a result, he was entered into the
2012 Bound for Glory Series to try to earn another shot at the title. Anderson was mathematically eliminated on August 23. On September 27, Anderson received a shot at the vacant
TNA Television Championship, but was defeated by Samoa Joe via submission with the "
Coquina Clutch".
Aces & Eights (2012–2013) After several weeks of absence, Anderson returned on the December 27 episode of
Impact Wrestling, where he was offered a position in
Aces & Eights, which Anderson accepted on the January 3, 2013 episode of
Impact Wrestling, turning heel in the process. On the January 10 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Anderson explained his joining by noting how nobody helped him when he was attacked by the Aces & Eights back in October. Anderson wrestled his return match at
Genesis on January 13, defeating Samoa Joe after interference from Aces & Eights member
Mike Knox. On March 10 at
Lockdown, Aces & Eights—represented by Anderson,
Devon,
DOC, Garett Bischoff, and Mike Knox—were defeated by Team TNA—consisting of Eric Young, James Storm, Magnus, Samoa Joe, and Sting—in a Lethal Lockdown match. On June 2 at
Slammiversary XI, Anderson, Bischoff, and
Wes Brisco were defeated by Jeff Hardy, Magnus, and Samoa Joe in a six-man tag team match. On the following episode of
Impact Wrestling, Anderson began campaigning to be the new Vice President of the Aces & Eights. The following week, Anderson defeated his fellow Aces & Eights stablemates in a battle royal to qualify for the
2013 Bound for Glory Series. Anderson defeated
Joseph Park in his first BFG series match via pinfall on the June 20 episode of
Impact Wrestling to earn seven points in the tournament. On the July 11 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Anderson was voted to become Vice President of Aces & Eights. In August, he started a feud with Bully Ray, as Anderson frequently disagreed with Ray's decisions. Anderson's participation in the Bound for Glory series ended on the September 5 episode of
Impact Wrestling, when he was eliminated from a twenty-point battle royal by Samoa Joe. Later that night, Anderson turned face once again by costing Bully Ray his no-disqualification match with Sting and announcing himself as his TNA World Heavyweight Championship opponent at
No Surrender. The following week, Anderson unsuccessfully challenged Ray for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in a Last Man Standing match. Afterwards, as Anderson was being stretchered away, Ray attacked him and executed a
piledriver to him onto the stage. On September 23, Anderson's profile was quietly removed from TNA's website, seemingly indicating his departure from the company. However, he would make his return on October 24, continuing his storyline with Ray. At
Impact Wrestling: Turning Point, he defeated Ray and forced Aces & Eights to disband.
Final feuds (2014–2016) On February 20, 2014, Anderson started a feud with
Samuel Shaw when he attacked him and
Christy Hemme during an interview. At that time, Shaw played a character of a man with an obsession with Hemme. At
Lockdown on March 9, Shaw defeated Anderson in a steel cage match by escaping the cage by using Hemme as a distraction by pulling her through the camera cut-out of the steel cage. Anderson rescued Hemme but was caught in Shaw's
kata gatame submission hold. The referee, who had been knocked out earlier in the match, only saw Shaw escape the cage and declared him the winner. They faced each other two more times at
Impact Wrestling, but their final match happened at
Sacrifice on April 27, where Anderson defeated Shaw in a "Committed match", a match where you have to put the rival into a van, in order to win. Anderson won the match and, in storyline, Shaw was sent to a
psychiatric facility for
intervention. On May 1, Anderson attacked
James Storm after the latter lost to
Willow. On May 22, Anderson challenged Storm to a drinking contest, then went on to attack him outside the bar. Anderson won a match between the two at
Slammiversary XII on June 15. Following Slammiversary, Anderson formed a tag team with
Gunner despite his relationship with Samuel Shaw, whom Gunner had been helping through the kayfabe psychiatric counseling. Anderson and Gunner continued to team together with Shaw at their side. Shaw would frequently try to help them in their matches, but Anderson refused, citing his lack of trust. On August 14, Anderson and Shaw brawled during a match between the former and Gunner. At
Hardcore Justice, Anderson was defeated by Shaw in an
I Quit match. Anderson returned to TNA on the February 20, 2015, episode of
Impact Wrestling, confronting
Ethan Carter III and
Tyrus for what they were doing to
Rockstar Spud and
Mandrews by attacking Tyrus and giving him a haircut. On May 8, Anderson was defeated by Carter in a Falls Count Anywhere match. The following week, Anderson defeated Tyrus. At
Slammiversary, Anderson and
Lashley lost to Carter and Tyrus. Several months later, Anderson engaged in a short feud against
Bram, defeating him at both
No Surrender and
Turning Point. At
Bound for Glory, Anderson was eliminated in the Bound for Gold by Tyrus. Throughout October and November, Anderson participated in the
TNA World Title Series for the vacant TNA World Heavyweight Championship. However, he ended last in Group Champions. Anderson's final match in TNA was a
dark match on January 7, 2016, where he defeated
TNA King of the Mountain Champion Eric Young by disqualification in a title match, and his final appearance would be at Rivals 2016 against Bram. In March, it was reported that Anderson was fired from TNA for failing an on-the-spot drug test at an
Impact Wrestling taping.
Return to the independent circuit (2016–2019) In his first independent appearance since his firing from TNA, Anderson competed in
Preston City Wrestling's Road to Glory tournament, defeating Luther Ward in the first round and losing to
Drew Galloway the next day in the quarter-finals. On March 6, Anderson made his first appearance for
Insane Championship Wrestling, losing to
Joe Hendry on
Friday Night Fight Club. On December 3, at
House of Hardcore XXI: Blizzard Brawl, Anderson defeated The Sadist. On April 29, 2017, at
Ring of Honor Masters of the Craft, Anderson made a one-time appearance for the company, unsuccessfully challenging for
Marty Scurll's
ROH World Television Championship.
National Wrestling Alliance (2019) Anderson debuted for the
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) at their television tapings on September 30 for
NWA Power, defeating enhancement talent in a tag team match alongside
Colt Cabana. At the December 16 tapings, Anderson won an eight-man
gauntlet match to replace the injured Zane Dawson in the
NWA World Television Championship tournament. Anderson, however, was not medically cleared to compete in the tournament, therefore losing his match against
Tim Storm by forfeit.
Return to TNA (2025) Anderson officially returned to TNA on the September 18 episode of
Impact!. He aligned himself with
Steve Maclin in his feud with
Frankie Kazarian for the
International Championship. == Announcing career ==