Renormalization of a distorted gauge-invariant theory

We consider a new type of renormalizable theory involving massive Yang-Mills fields whose mass is generated by an intrinsic breakdown of the usual local gauge symmetry. However, the Lagrangian has a distorted gauge symmetry which leads to the Ward-Takahashi (WT) identities. Also, the theory is independent of the gauge parameter xi. We completely carry out an explicit renormalization at the one-loop level by exhibiting counterterms, defining the physical parameters, and computing all renormalization constants to check the WT identities. Our results indicate that the physical scalar can be removed from the physical spectrum and that perhaps the theory could become asymptotically free