Am I the only one who thinks Dolph Ziggler is a more promising, younger version of Kennedy?
Aaaaaanyways, Kennedy struggles to stay fit, says the WRONG things in non-kayfabe interviews and he's generally lost steam on too many occasions. It's always a stop/start, stop/start deal with this guy and he's suffered for it. I'm not blaming only Kennedy because its not all his fault. (Also, when was the last GREAT Kennedy match you saw?)
I think this will be his make or break time when he comes back. He's hardly the youngest guy on the roster and the reaction when he returns remains to be seen. If he's used right, stays fit and puts a genuine effort into his return he may make headway and breakthrough to that elusive position in the company of main-eventing. He may do. Honestly though, I think he has a long way to go to get to that level.
He has the tools... some impressive mic skills (although they're often not as great as they are made out to be), decent in the ring and he can be easy to warm to. The build-up videos we've seen suggest they're going to take his return seriously and if they have sense they'll bring him back in Green Bay as if I remember correctly they have a show there in the coming weeks and that should secure the best return reaction he can get.
To be honest I agree with Airfixx... there are some people to prioritise over Kennedy in terms of pushes. I'm excited to see where Kennedy will go and I hope he does well but a title run seems many miles away in my opinion.