Konnor Reveals Wild Gimmick Dusty Rhodes Initially Pitch For The Ascension
Despite being removed from WWE for over a year, The Ascension, now known as The Awakening, are still tagging together on the independent scene. While most WWE fans recognize The Ascension as the duo of Konnor and Viktor, the idea behind the longest-reigning NXT Tag Team Champions actually began as a five-member faction.
the Wrestling Inc. Daily to discuss the group’s origins. The former Konnor revealed that the first ideas for what would become The Ascension were conceived after he was eliminated from season five of the original NXT.
Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman is back to host the latest episode of The Wrestling Inc. Daily podcast! The Wrestling Inc Daily is released Monday-Friday afternoon. Click HERE to subscribe on iTunes.
Today’s episode features:
Justin LaBar joining Nick to talk all the pro wrestling news from the last twenty-four hours. Including: John Cena reportedly wrestling at WWE WrestleMania 37 Backstage news on a potentially wild Royal Rumble finish Ronda Rousey commenting on her Royal Rumble odds WWE RAW viewership
Nick’s interview with MLW’s Konnan. Featuring Konnan discussing: MLW’s move to Wednesday nights DAZN’s investment in MLW
Former WWE
NXT Tag Team Champion Vik The Spacelord was on today’s episode of
The Wrestling Inc. Daily podcast. Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman asked Vik about how The Ascension’s WWE contracts changed when they got called up from
NXT.
“I made so much more money that first year. It was great,” Vik expressed. “So a lot of people back then used to get to double dip. You wouldn’t sign a new contract yet, but you would get a month or two on the road usually where your hotels and cars were taken care of, and you would get paid per show that you were doing or whatever. But then you’d still make whatever you were making in
Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman is back to host the latest episode of The Wrestling Inc. Daily podcast! The Wrestling Inc Daily is released Monday-Friday afternoon. Click HERE to subscribe on iTunes.
Today’s episode features:
Second City Chicago’s EJ Cameron joining Nick to talk all the pro wrestling news from the last twenty-four hours. Including: Randy Orton RKOing Alexa Bliss Edge entering the men’s Royal Rumble match A shoot count out happening on WWE RAW WWE Smackdown viewership continuing to rise WWE expecting a record 2020 financial report ESPN no longer airing WWE content
Nick’s interview with Vik The Spacelord (fka Viktor of The Ascension). Featuring Vik discussing:
WInc Daily: The WWE Network Moving To Peacock, NXT Possibly Moving Nights (Feat. Konnor)
Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman is back to host the latest episode of The Wrestling Inc. Daily podcast! The Wrestling Inc Daily is released Monday-Friday afternoon. Click HERE to subscribe on iTunes.
Today’s episode features:
Michael Wiseman joining Nick to talk all the pro wrestling news from the last seventy-two hours. Including: The WWE Network moving to Peacock WWE NXT possibly moving nights The latest Wednesday Night War viewership AEW Revolution moving nights WWE WrestleMania 37 creative plans Cora Jade being pulled from GCW’s Fight Forever