History Series / TheWrestlingKennection

The show's official Website/{{Facebook}} page is [[https://www.facebook.com/TheWrestlingKennection here]. The show also has its own Website/YouTube channel and can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyOergu5Zu6XyTiiFjjFKAQ here]] and the show's Twitter can be found [[https://twitter.com/KennectionMade here]].

''The Wrestling Kennection'' has an hour dedicated to the weeks before and after pay-per-views, where Ken or Dan preview/review the most recent pay-per-view; along with the preview, picks would be made by Ken and everyone else (collectively known as the "WK Krew") and the winner with the most correct predictions would retain/be crowned the "WK King of PPV" Champion for the month. The live stream for the show can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/user/BedfordTVMA here.]]

'''[[caption-width-right:350:The best show on the Bedford TV airwaves, or ''ANY'' airwaves, for that matter...north, south, east, west, frontwards, backwards, sideways, ''ANY WHICH WAY'' you look at it!]]'''

''The Wrestling Kennection'' is a multi-time award-winning weekly show about, well, [[JustForPun "kennecting" the audience]] to ProfessionalWrestling.

Broadcast on Bedford Community Access TV from Bedford, Massachusetts, as well as streamed live on the channel's [[https://www.youtube.com/user/BedfordTVMA YouTube page]], the show covers a number of topics within the realm of professional wrestling, mostly if not all of it having to do with the Wrestling/{{WWE}}.

The show was created by long-time pro wrestling fan Ken Hill[[note]][[PutOnABus Currently on leave after going full-time at DHL]] and unable to fulfill his hosting duties[[/note]] and is currently hosted by Daniel Kaufman (2018-)[[note]]formerly co-hosted by Zack Martinkus (2014-2017) and Julian Warren (2015-2017)[[/note]], along with producers Greg Dolan (2014-2018), Brian Dorrington, Jr. (2014-2015), Nick Giglio (2016-2019), and Julie Manoogian (2015-2019).

"The Wrestling Kennection" goes over news and current events in wrestling, reviews WWE's weekly shows as well as those of other wrestling promotions, occasionally demonstrates wrestling moves and holds (with PLENTY of forewarning by the non-professionals) and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls out personalities, superstars, management or even the WWE itself with a wake-up call or a harsh dose of reality]].

"The Wrestling Kennection" can be seen every Friday around 3:00 PM, EST, with an hour dedicated to the weeks before and after pay-per-views, where Ken or Dan preview/review the most recent pay-per-view; along with the preview, picks would be made by Ken and everyone else (collectively known as the "WK Krew") and the winner with the most correct predictions would retain/be crowned the "WK King of PPV" Champion for the month. The live stream for the show can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/user/BedfordTVMA here.]]

The show's official Website/{{Facebook}} page is [[https://www.facebook.com/TheWrestlingKennection here]], where Ken will occasionally make quips and/or observations during a WWE broadcast or highlight a day in wrestling history, as well as post past shows for those who would like to catch up with the weekly series. The show also has its own Website/YouTube channel and can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyOergu5Zu6XyTiiFjjFKAQ here]] and the show's Google+ page can be found [[https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/103848501892396205596/103848501892396205596 here]].

The Wrestling Kennection's OFFICIAL website can be found [[http://www.thewrestlingkennection.com/ here]].

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'''[[caption-width-right:350:The best show on the Bedford TV airwaves, or ''ANY'' airwaves, for that matter...north, south, east, west, frontwards, backwards, sideways, ''ANY WHICH WAY'' you look at it!]]'''

''The Wrestling Kennection'' can be seen every Friday around 3:00 PM, EST, with an hour dedicated to the weeks before and after pay-per-views, where Ken or Dan preview/review the most recent pay-per-view; along with the preview, picks would be made by Ken and everyone else (collectively known as the "WK Krew") and the winner with the most correct predictions would retain/be crowned the "WK King of PPV" Champion for the month. The live stream for the show can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/user/BedfordTVMA here.]]

''The Wrestling Kennection'' can be seen every Friday around 3:00 PM, EST, with an hour dedicated to the weeks before and after pay-per-views, where Ken previews/reviews the most recent pay-per-view; along with the preview, picks are made by Ken and everyone else (collectively known as the "WK Krew") and the winner with the most correct predictions will retain/be crowned the "WK King of PPV" Champion for the month. The live stream for the show can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/user/BedfordTVMA here.]]

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Zack feels this way after so many close calls in winning the King of PPV title, particularly the 2016 Royal Rumble, where he only lost out to Greg due to the tiebreaker. Ken and company agree; part of the reason for the introduction of the Big 4 championship was to give Zack and others who haven't held the King of PPV title often (or at all) a fair shake at winning it. ''Finally'' subverted after ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 32'', where Zack came away with the "King of PPV" championship, [[{{Irony}} beating Miss Julie in a tiebreaker to win it.]]

* BrilliantButLazy: Ken feels this way about the majority of the Women's division, whom he feels, when motivated, can be capable of putting on matches as competitive and entertaining as the men. After it was reported that WWE hired Wrestling/SaraDelRey to train the women, Ken said he hopes a fire can be lit under girls who, like Wrestling/AJLee and Wrestling/{{Paige}}, care about being the best female wrestler as much as being a female superstar.

** On the occasion that those allowances ''do'' matter, like the person who switched his prediction winning the King of PPV title, it comes down to how adamant Ken previous was in enforcing the rule before; if he maintains that what the person is doing goes against the rules, they'll grudgingly concede that he's right and forfeit their win. However, if Ken goes more along the lines of simply throwing his hands up and saying "Sure, why not", he can't object later on since he didn't really enforce the rule to begin with.

** Shortly after he was introduced in the 3rd season, Nick has taken to using an magic 8-Ball for his Pay-Per-PreView picks, even taking on the moniker of "Mr. 8-Ball" after winning the King of PPV Championship, as well as having the 8-Ball "hijack" parts of the show, not unlike when Greg...ahem, "The Almighty Printer" won the title.
* DeadpanSnarker: Ken is slowly becoming a treasure trove of these:
** His view on rumors of Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio soon retiring from professional wrestling?

* FanBoy: Greg, of Wrestling/{{the Big Show}}. One of Greg's early RunningGags would be to often cue Big Show's music at an apt, often inopportune time, much to the consternation of Zack and Ken. His fan worship has only grown more and more exaggerated as the show's gone on, even to the point that during a prediction show for the Royal Rumble, Greg's picks for the Rumble match ''all'' consisted of Show's various wrestling "aliases", even including Show's ''real'' name, Paul Wight.

* HereWeGoAgain: Ken's mindset on Episode #192, voicing his ''extreme'' displeasure of Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon returning to WWE television without an iota of her character changed, i.e. Emasculating the RAW GM and not getting even an ounce of true comeuppance, verbal or otherwise; Ken even referred to it as "stepping into a six-month time warp."

* InsaneTrollLogic: ANY of Greg's picks; {{justified|Trope}} since, unlike fellow producer Brian, who's been an on-and-off fan of WWE, Greg has ZERO knowledge of professional wrestling (outside of old-school ECW) and makes picks as he sees fit. Somehow it's worked, as he's been "WK King of PPV" Champion seven times since the title was introduced mid-2014.

* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Occasionally discussed by Brian and Greg concerning Ken's sharp knowledge of professional wrestling and little else; mostly justified by the fact that it ''is'' a wrestling show, along with Ken's Aspergers narrowing his interests to a select few, among them pro wrestling. This will often lead the two producers to, once in a while, drop a "Hot Topic" such as fantasy football or proper infant care to test Ken's more general knowledge of the outside world; for the most part, Ken does a fair job in providing a topical outlook on the different subjects. Just don't bring up politics like "Kentucky State Legislature", as Ken's fully admitted that politics and autism, in his mind, go together as well as oil and water.

* TheNicknamer: Julian's developed a habit, particularly on Facebook, of finding a name that he feels fits Ken, like "Mr. Kennection" or "Mr. Kentastic", much to Ken's chagrin.

* NaiveNewcomer: Gus and Maria, Bedford TV interns who don't know much, if anything, about professional wrestling. Gus actually subverts this somewhat in picking up the basics well enough, and even puts in a great showing in his first "Pay-Per-PreView" special (''Battleground 2016''), tying Ken and Nick for 1st place (Nick would ultimately win the "Time-breaker").
** Once again subverted with special guest Prakhar[[note]]Host of Bedford TV's "Video Game Fight Club"[[/note]], who put up a good first PPV showing and has even dutifully taken up the noteworthy task of trying to achieve a "perfect" zero in PPV predictions from Nick, who had tried and came close to doing so throughout most of 2017.

** TheBusCameBack: After Zack left after Episode 16, Ken announces that he and Zack had worked out their creative differences and welcomes him back onto the show at the end of Episode 23. And once again when Zack and Julian make their dramatic return in episode 99.
** CommutingOnABus: A downplayed example, as Zack and Julian have been gone for the entirety of Season 4, but Ken still makes shout outs to both of his former co-hosts when he can, including the mention of Julian's first in-ring action in TRP[[note]]Top Rope Promotions, a local wrestling promotion in Fall River, Massachusetts[[/note]] since entering into wrestling school last year.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: On occasion, there would be a tie between two or more of the WK Krew when making predictions for a PPV; in case of such a situation, the winner comes down to whoever comes closest to picking the main event's actual match time without going over, ala ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', dubbed the "Main Event Time-Breaker."
** If everyone involved in the 'Time-Breaker' goes over, then it simply comes down to whomever came closest to the main event's match time.

** Often the focal point of the "Ken's Den" and "Zack Attack" segments, in which either man would call out a particular wrestling personality or performer. On rare occasions, they'll go outside the realm of professional wrestling to call someone out, such as when Ken called ''himself'' out on waffling between [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSnwQsZybN8&feature=share&t=12m59s wanting to do regular sports broadcasting and wanting to announce for the WWE]] since his college graduation in 2012.
** Ken went outside the box again in Episode 16, calling out Zack after he not only no-showed, but quit due to "creative differences" without Ken knowing until the last minute. Cue the most impassioned "Ken's Den to date, [[http://youtu.be/kFGOKIDyOtk?t=20m35s seen here]].
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBV1e6yKQVQ Episode #108]], Ken delivers an absolutely '''BRUTAL''' 10+ minute criticism to WWE, not just for going backwards on their booking of Wrestling/RomanReigns, but their outright lack of creative effort in building up the show, as well as having Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon essentially undercut the ''entire Wrestling/WrestleMania card'' just to promote [[Wrestling/TripleH her husband]]. It's to the point where, for the first time in ''15 years'', Ken questions whether he as a wrestling fan wants to see ''[=WrestleMania=]''.
** Ken pulled no punches during the [[https://youtu.be/30GMfiM3L7w?t=34m4s HIAC prediction show]] when JinderMahal's match with ShinsukeNakamura came up, delivering a 13-minute [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal poison-tipped bullet point presentation]], emphasis on ''bullet'', on why the "experiment" of Mahal as WWE Champion has been an absolute, abject failure:
*** For starters, declining WWE subscription rates and TV ratings in India for the 3 months Mahal has been champion, [[{{Irony}} the irony being that capitalizing on pro wrestling-related media in the Indian market was a big part of having Mahal AS the champion to begin with]]...[[note]]An argument could be made that WWE suffered from a similar ratings problem the prior year, even with the more popular AJStyles as Smackdown's top champion, so Mahal wouldn't totally be at fault here, except the goal behind Mahal's reign is geared specifically towards the Indian media market, whose viewers have been acknowledged as generally less than receptive to Mahal as champion.[[/note]]
*** The fact that there are over 60 different language-based groups in the Southeast Asian region, and Mahal claiming that he represents '''all 1.3 billion''' citizens of India while he speaks only in Punjabi, which only roughly 30 million people, a mere '''2.3% of the entire country''', even speak...
*** Mahal garnering not even a remote shred of decent heel heat through his recent [[JapaneseRanguage blatantly racist, low-brow promos]] towards Nakamura. While Ken attributes part of the blame to Road Dogg and other Smackdown writers for coming up with said jokes in the first place, he feels Mahal didn't exactly help himself either with his unenthusiastic deadpan delivery, a problem which Ken notes has been plaguing Mahal since he won the title...
*** Finally, Ken simply acknowledges the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinder_Mahal well-known]] fact that [[ButNotTooForeign Mahal ISN'T wholly from India]], but rather born in Calgary, Canada BY WAY of India, or as he more succinctly put it:

* RobotMe: "The Almighty Printer," a.k.a. a seemingly sentient printer voice-synthesized by Greg, that [[TheScrappy NOBODY likes]], particularly Zack, whose already short temper turns [[HairTriggerTemper hair-trigger]] at the mere sight of it.
* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: The WK "Big 4 PPV" Championship is one big zig-zag of this trope; whoever comes in 2nd for predictions following the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'', ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'', ''Wrestling/SummerSlam'', or ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries'' wins the Big 4 championship, and, up until the next "Big 4" PPV, can cash the belt in for an opportunity to double up on points for any prediction at any PPV, ''including'' a "Lock of the Night" pick, meaning they can potentially win ''4'' points for a pick.
** However, it can end up being played straight if the prediction comes up wrong, in which case the chooser ''loses'' a point. Risk or reward at its finest.

** The name for the "What A Maneuver!" segment comes from one of a cacophony of catchphrases Wrestling/VinceMcMahon used in his time as a ringside announcer.
** Ken's wardrobe on-air consists mainly of a fedora and tourist-shirt combo; he credits Wrestling/BrayWyatt for the fashion choice.
** The intro video includes "Also Sprach Zarathustra", theme song of "The Nature Boy" Wrestling/RicFlair, as well as a clip of Wrestling/MickFoley and his historic drop off Hell in the Cell at the 1998 ''King of the Ring'' PPV.

** Ken puts in a lot of effort and research when it comes to highlighting a wrestler's career or talking about the history of a particular wrestling maneuver, and it shows in the details he provides in each segment, such as pre-WWE wrestling careers and origins of a wrestling move spanning back further than originally thought by many, such as the Camel Clutch being innovated by Gory Guerrero rather than the Iron Sheik (who more or less popularized it).
** This is the reason Ken often lets Zack or his other friends type up a solemn, dutiful piece for their Facebook page, such as a wrestler recently passing away, as Ken would prefer it come from the heart rather than having to Wikipedia a wrestler's bio.
* SoProudOfYou: Typically, Ken is often reluctant to hand over the "King of PPV" championship after being bested, but when Zack ''finally'' won it at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 32 despite'' losing out on his "Big 4"-boosted pick, the host couldn't have been happier to award it to his long-time friend and co-host.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: This was often the dichotomy, with Ken being the Straight Man to Zack's zany, hardcore wrestling Wise Guy tendencies. Justified since Ken admitted to having seen the highs and lows of 15 years' worth of pro wrestling and tended to look at it with a more critical, less fanatical eye, whereas Zack was fully intent on actually ''becoming'' a professional wrestler and making it to the WWE, and didn't hesitate to go into what Ken called "promo mode" when calling out someone. Both men admitted that it creates a great chemistry for the show.
* TakingAThirdOption: Following the controversy at Roadblock: End of the Line[[note]]A tie between Nick and Julie for the King of PPV championship; however, Nick insisted on going with "17:76" as a match time, even though it was considered illegal, disqualifying him, and although Julie had picked a legitimate match time (24:00), she'd gone over the main event's match time by 40 seconds, disqualifying her as well.[[/note]], Ken decided that since neither person was qualified to win the King of PPV championship and that there was no one else to contend for it (Ken himself and Greg had tied for third, out of the running for the title), he would vacate it until the next PPV, that being the 2017 Royal Rumble.

* WhamEpisode: Episode #190 (Season 4), with the shocking announcement that Ken has decided to take on a protege in Bedford TV intern Christoph, someone whom, as Ken discovered, shares the same passionate spark for professional wrestling as he does and wants to share with Christoph everything he knows about the ins and outs of pro wrestling and running "The Wrestling Kennection" before ultimately having to step away.[[note]]This ended up being AllForNothing, as Christoph's outside commitments (i.e. homework, school, chores, etc.) kept him from being a regular part of the show[[/note]]

** Episode #259 (Season 6) has Ken announcing he's going full-time at DHL, which means two things: 1. He's no longer going to be hosting the show and 2. ''[[LetsGetDangerous He no longer has to abide by the show's rules]]'', meaning the Undisputed WK Championship ''will'' be on the line at Fastlane 2019, and if Ken wins...he's leaving and ''taking the title with him.''

** Episode #259 (Season 6), Ken drops a payload of verbal bombshells that turn both the latest Pay-Per-Preview and the show itself entirely on its head:

** This is essentially Ken's reaction to anything that WWE's Creative staff comes up with that he finds to be short-sighted or just outright ridiculous/insane.

** Part of Ken's segment "Ken's Den", aside from TheReasonYouSuckSpeech(es), is also pointing out how wrestlers like Wrestling/{{Kane}} and Wrestling/CodyRhodes had proven to function well on their own, rather than be bogged down in mediocre tag teams or factions, to the point of being contenders for a World Title. Considering that Kane had donned the mask again and single-handedly decimated [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] after WM 30, and Cody's growing frustrations with his tag team losses eventually (after a refit as "Stardust") lead to he and Goldust splitting up, Ken may be on to something...
** He also says this about Wrestling/RobVanDam, whom Ken felt at the time of his latest return (circa 2014) had gotten complacent with his part-time schedule and should at least put some attitude into his matches and promos, like RVD circa 2006 when he won the WWE Championship.
** To a degree, ''all'' of the WK Krew feels this way about Wrestling/RomanReigns, who they think should either come off-the-cuff more with his promos rather than use lines spoon-fed by Wrestling/VinceMcMahon, or simply go back to being the "silent assassin" that made him a standout member of the Shield to begin with, shades of which was seen at TLC 2015 before WWE's writers apparently suffered a creative SnapBack.

** Certainly subverted with Bedford TV intern Christoph[[spoiler:, Ken's recently-announced protege]], who was deeply invested in pro wrestling months prior to his debut on Episode #190 and put in a good showing, finishing in a third-place tie with Nick and fellow newcomer Evan at TLC 2017 with a solid 5 points.

* {{Determinator}}: Coming up on 200 episodes and 4 years on the air, Ken hasn't missed ''one episode.'' Not even having ''mono'' or a ''blood clot scare'' kept him from delivering all the news on professional wrestling!

* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Ken discussed this at length during a recent Season 4 episode, concerning Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon's on-air authority character, feeling that, aside from an accidental spear from Roman at WM 32[[note]]which Ken discounts anyway since he observed Roman didn't appear at all happy that he'd speared Stephanie despite her lambasting him at every turn like she'd done to everyone else who wasn't her husband[[/note]], she hadn't gotten the comeuppance her character truly deserved after 4+ years of emasculating nearly the entire WWE roster.

* EnemyMine: While the "WK King of PPV" Championship is hotly contested between all of the WK Krew, Brian, Zack and Ken agree that any one of them holding the belt is better than the, ahem, [[TheScrappy "Almighty Printer"]] having it at all.

* LongRunner: Over 100 episodes in two years and counting. This even resulted in the show being the inaugural inductee into Bedford TV's newly-formed "Centennial Club", a honor for shows at Bedford TV which have hit the century mark in terms of episodes broadcasted.
** Now entering its fifth season, with over 200 episodes produced.

* RaceAgainstTheClock: On occasion, there will be a tie between two or more of the WK Krew when making predictions for a PPV; in case of such a situation, the winner comes down to whoever comes closest to picking the main event's actual match time without going over, ala ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', dubbed the "Main Event Time-Breaker."

** Often the focal point of the "Ken's Den" and "Zack Attack" segments, in which either man will call out a particular wrestling personality or performer. On rare occasions, they'll go outside the realm of professional wrestling to call someone out, such as when Ken called ''himself'' out on waffling between [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSnwQsZybN8&feature=share&t=12m59s wanting to do regular sports broadcasting and wanting to announce for the WWE]] since his college graduation in 2012.

* StraightManAndWiseGuy: This is often the dichotomy, with Ken being the Straight Man to Zack's zany, hardcore wrestling Wise Guy tendencies. Justified since Ken admits to having seen the highs and lows of 15 years' worth of pro wrestling and tends to look at it with a more critical, less fanatical eye, whereas Zack is fully intent on actually ''becoming'' a professional wrestler and making it to the WWE, and doesn't hesitate to go into what Ken calls "promo mode" when calling out someone. Both men admit that it creates a great chemistry for the show.

* VerbalTic: Ken has a noticeable nervous stutter. He admits this is partly because he tries to improv his lines rather than rehearse as he feels they would come out more stilted; the other reason being, in his words, "seven years behind the camera does nothing to prepare for 30 minutes in front of it."
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Zack's (then) girlfriend Ashleigh Gagnon, who was only on for a couple episodes, mostly to appeal to the female demographic of wrestling fans. After she disappeared, Ken started talking more about the WWE/NXT women anyway to cover for the lack of coverage concerning women's wrestling. "Miss Julie" Antriasian would later take part in the show, bolstering discussion about not only the Divas, but the portrayal of women in wrestling overall.

* WorfHadTheFlu: A big part of Zack winning his first "King of PPV" championship was that despite ''losing'' on his "Big 4" cash-in (i.e. he lost a point), he earned 6 out of a possible 15 points, which was still better than either of the usual top contenders in Brian or Ken, both of whom only managed 4 points.

*** This particular button for Ken has all but vanished in 2016; after Punk's public spectacle in documenting his walk-out of WWE and even getting paid $500,000 by UFC to be curb-stomped in the same arena in which he walked out on his former company, Ken, while he still understands Punk's bitterness towards WWE, has little to no sympathy for him.

The show was created by long-time pro wrestling fan Ken Hill[[note]][[PutOnABus Currently on leave after going full-time at DHL]] and unable to fulfill his hosting duties[[/note]] and is currently hosted by Daniel Kaufman (2018-)[[note]]formerly co-hosted by Zack Martinkus (2014-2017) and Julian Warren (2015-2017)[[/note]], along with producers Greg Dolan (2014-Present), Brian Dorrington, Jr. (2014-2015), Nick Giglio (2016-Present), and Julie Manoogian (2015-Present).

** Episode #259 (Season 6) has Ken announcing he's going full-time at DHL, which means two things: 1. He's no longer going to be hosting the show and 2. [[LetsGetDangerous ''[[He no longer has to abide by the show's rules]]'', meaning the Undisputed WK Championship ''will'' be on the line at Fastlane 2019, and if Ken wins...he's leaving and ''taking the title with him.''

** Episode #259 (Season 6) has Ken announcing he's going full-time at DHL, which means two things: 1. He's no longer going to be hosting the show and 2. [[LetsGetDangerous ''He no longer has to abide by the show's rules'']], meaning the Undisputed WK Championship ''will'' be on the line at Fastlane 2019, and if Ken wins...he's leaving and ''taking the title with him.''

---> '''Ken''': Well, you see, I was going to wait until we were on social media, I was going to announce this on {{Facebook}}...so here is the big bombshell that I didn't even, I didn't even tell you...''this is going to be my last show.''

---> '''Ken''': "That's right. I just got promoted to full-time at DHL. And I know, most people would be saying 'Congratulations' '''(Dan gives a light smattering of SarcasticClapping)'''. And again...you don't know what that means, do you, you [[Wrestling/ChrisJericho stupid, stupid idiot?]]...It means I've got nothing left to lose. It means that, oh, you WISH people could see me as you supposedly see me, throwing my weight around? '''(Ken leans in close to Dan)''' [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Be careful, be VERY careful, what you wish for, because you're going to get it!]] ''You're going to get it.'' Guess what, folks, guess what? Mr. Champion, Mr. 'Undisputed World Wrestling Kennection' Champion, guess what? Your title...''is going to be on the line at Fastlane.''

---> '''Ken''': As my last decree as host and leader of this show, your title is going to be on the line. There's not going to ''be'' a Bounce bonus[[note]]A bonus where you can "bounce" a rival's match prediction and force them to choose another wrestler involved in the match[[/note]]. Oh, you get to have your handicap[[note]]Dan won a handicap in the previous Pay-Per-Preview (Elimination Chamber 2019) where he can either start out a PPV with an extra point, or force Ken to start out with -1 point.[[/note]]. And here's the thing...I ''want'' you to inflict that handicap on me, I WANT you to give that -1 handicap to me, because like I've said before, every time someone came along and knocked me off my supposed pedestal, I didn't whine, I didn't complain, I didn't moan. I gritted my teeth, I dug in my feet, and I climbed back up and [[PunctuatedForEmphasis (taps the title) TOOK! (tap) BACK! (tap) WHAT! (tap) WAS! (tap) MINE!]], regardless of how daunting it was or how difficult the opponent might be to overcome, and each and every single time, I did it.

---> '''Ken''': "That's right. I just got promoted to full-time at DHL. And I know, most people would be saying 'Congratulations' (Dan gives a light smattering of SarcasticClapping). And again...you don't know what that means, do you, you [[Wrestling/ChrisJericho stupid, stupid idiot?]]...It means I've got nothing left to lose. It means that, oh, you WISH people could see me as you supposedly see me, throwing my weight around? (Ken leans in close to Dan) [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Be careful, be VERY careful, what you wish for, because you're going to get it!]] ''You're going to get it.'' Guess what, folks, guess what? Mr. Champion, Mr. 'Undisputed World Wrestling Kennection' Champion, guess what? Your title...''is going to be on the line at Fastlane.''

The show is hosted and created by long-time pro wrestling fan Ken Hill and co-hosted by Daniel Kaufman (2018-)[[note]]formerly co-hosted by Zack Martinkus (2014-2017) and Julian Warren (2015-2017)[[/note]], along with producers Greg Dolan (2014-Present), Brian Dorrington, Jr. (2014-2015), Nick Giglio (2016-Present), and Julie Manoogian (2015-Present).

"The Wrestling Kennection" goes over news and current events in wrestling, reviews RAW and Smackdown, occasionally demonstrates wrestling moves and holds (with PLENTY of forewarning by the non-professionals) and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls out personalities, superstars, management or even the WWE itself with a wake-up call or a harsh dose of reality]].

'''WK King of PPV Championship''' - The "crown jewel" of The Wrestling Kennection, the King of PPV title is held by the competitor who makes the most correct predictions for an upcoming PPV. Ken has stated that it's not a title won through blood, sweat and tears, but rather it is won by [[Wrestling/KurtAngle intelligence, integrity and in]]...how well you truly know professional wrestling and how the industry works.

'''WK Big 4 PPV Championship''': The WK's official secondary title, the "Big 4" Championship, was created to honor Zack's several close calls at winning the King of PPV championship. This title, akin to Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s X-Division Title and WWE Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank, can be used to give its a holder an advantage in winning the King of PPV title. By cashing it in, the titleholder can double up on one of their PPV predictions if correct, or risk losing a point if wrong. As the name indicates, the championship can only be won at predictions for WWE's four major PPV events (''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'', ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'', ''Wrestling/SummerSlam'', and ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries'') with the title being awarded to the second place competitor.[[note]]An exception had to be made following Survivor Series 2017, however, when Ken realized that the then-current Big 4 champion Greg Dolan had forgotten to cash in his championship by the mandated deadline (Survivor Series being the latest Big 4 PPV Greg had to cash the title in by), and had placed second ''again.'' Ken decided to vacate the championship and determine a new Big 4 PPV champion at the next PPV, Clash of Champions 2017, where the winner would still have their option to cash in the title at the PPV of their choice, but the deadline would be extended past Royal Rumble 2018, instead being placed at [=WrestleMania=] 34 as a one-time courtesy.[[/note]]

** Anything or anyone in wrestling that messes with the legend of the Undertaker is guaranteed an emotional, rage-filled "Zack Attack", especially given that Zack has all but stated that Taker is his idol in professional wrestling.

* WhamEpisode: Episode #190 (Season 4), with the shocking announcement that Ken has decided to take on a protege in Bedford TV intern Christoph, someone whom, as Ken discovered, shares the same passionate spark for professional wrestling as he does and wants to share with Christoph everything he knows about the ins and outs of pro wrestling and running "The Wrestling Kennection" before ultimately having to step away.]]

!!Current WK Champions

** '''"Your Kennection" Ken Hill''', in his 17th reign as King of PPV following TLC 2018, scoring 9 total points for a 1st place victory.

** '''"The Consumer" Dan Kaufman''', in his 3rd reign as champion[[note]]Ken winning the King of PPV title while still holding the Big 4 PPV title meant the Big 4 PPV title would automatically be awarded to the second place winner[[/note]], after coming in a tie for second at TLC 2018 with Alison, both with 7 points, and beating her in the subsequent Main Event Time-Breaker[[note]]TLC 2018's main event, the Triple Threat TLC match, went 22:29. Dan predicted 17:25, Alison predicted 11:30, thus Dan won for being closer to the actual match time.[[/note]]
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** Starting with Episode 127, every episode can now be seen live on the Bedford TV YouTube channel's live stream.

The show's official Website/{{Facebook}} page is [[https://www.facebook.com/TheWrestlingKennection here]], where Ken will occasionally make quips and/or observations during a WWE broadcast or highlight a day in wrestling history, as well as post past shows for those who would like to catch up with the weekly series. The show also has its own YouTube channel and can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyOergu5Zu6XyTiiFjjFKAQ here]] and the show's Google+ page can be found [[https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/103848501892396205596/103848501892396205596 here]].

** '''"The Consumer" Dan Kaufman''', in his 3rd reign as champion, after coming in a tie for second at TLC 2018 with Alison, both with 7 points, and beating her in the subsequent Main Event Time-Breaker[[note]]TLC 2018's main event, the Triple Threat TLC match, went 22:29. Dan predicted 17:25, Alison predicted 11:30, thus Dan won for being closer to the actual match time.[[/note]]

** '''"The Consumer of Wrestling Knowledge" Dan Kaufman''', in his 3rd reign as King of PPV following SummerSlam 2018, scoring 11 total points for a 1st place victory.

** '''"Your Kennection" Ken Hill''', in his 2nd reign as champion, after coming in second at SummerSlam 2018 with 9 points.

** '''"Your Kennection" Ken Hill''', in his 16th reign as King of PPV following Extreme Rules 2018, scoring 11 total points for a 1st place victory.

** '''"The Consumer of Wrestling Knowledge" Dan Kaufman''', in his 1st reign as champion, after coming in second at MITB 2018 with 7 points.[[note]]Alison was originally the Big 4 PPV champion, meaning that when she won the "Queen of PPV" title, the Big 4 title defaulted to the second placeholder, that being Dan[[/note]]

** '''Alison Sherman''', in her 1st reign[[note]]His first coming at Royal Rumble 2018[[/note]] as "Quenn of PPV" following Money in the Bank 2018, scoring 8 total points for a 1st place victory.

** '''"The Consumer of Wrestling Knowledge" Dan Kaufman''', in his 2nd reign[[note]]His first coming at Royal Rumble 2018[[/note]] as King of PPV following WrestleMania 34, scoring 13 total points for a 1st place victory.

** '''Alison Sherman'''[[note]]Dan Kaufman's girlfriend, who made a brief cameo in Episode #211[[/note]], in her 1st reign as champion, after coming in second at WrestleMania 34 with 11 points.

The show is hosted and created by long-time pro wrestling fan Ken Hill and co-hosted by Zack Martinkus (2014-2017) and Julian Warren (2015-2017), along with producers Greg Dolan (2014-Present), Brian Dorrington, Jr. (2014-2015), Nick Giglio (2016-Present), and Julie Manoogian (2015-Present).

** '''"Your Kennection" Ken Hill''', in his 15th reign as King of PPV following Elimination Chamber 2018, scoring 8 total points[[note]]And a perfect round of predictions to boot[[/note]] for a 1st place victory.

** '''Miss Julie Manoogian''', in her 4th reign as champion, after having beaten out Ken in a Main Event "Time-Breaker" at WWE Clash Of Champions 2017; both were tied at the end of the PPV with 6 points each.

'''WK Big 4 PPV Championship''': The WK's official secondary title, the "Big 4" Championship, was created to honor Zack's several close calls at winning the King of PPV championship. This title, akin to Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s X-Division Title and WWE Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank, can be used to give its a holder an advantage in winning the King of PPV title. By cashing it in, the titleholder can double up on one of their PPV predictions if correct, or risk losing a point if wrong. As the name indicates, the championship can only be won at predictions for WWE's four major PPV events (''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'', ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'', ''Wrestling/SummerSlam'', and ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries'') with the title being awarded to the second place competitor.[[note]]An exception had to be made following Survivor Series 2017, however, when Ken realized that the then-current Big 4 champion Greg Dolan had forgotten to cash in his championship by the mandated deadline (Survivor Series being the latest Big 4 PPV Greg had to cash the title in by), and had placed second ''again.'' Ken decided to vacate the championship and determine a new Big 4 PPV champion at the next PPV, Clash of Champions 2017, where the winner would still have their option to cash in the title at the PPV of their choice, but the deadline would be extended past Royal Rumble 2018, instead being placed at WrestleMania 34 as a one-time courtesy.[[/note]]

* LongRunner: Over 100 episodes in two years and counting. This even resulted in the show being the first inducted into Bedford TV's newly-formed "Centennial Club", a honor for shows at Bedford TV which have hit the century mark in terms of episodes broadcasted.
** Now entering its fourth season, with over 160 episodes produced.

** Oddly enough, this is the reason he often lets Zack or others type up a solemn, dutiful piece for their Facebook page, such as a wrestler recently passing away, as Ken would prefer it come from the heart rather than having to Wikipedia a wrestler's bio.

* WhamEpisode: Episode #190 (Season 4)[[spoiler:, with the shocking announcement that Ken has decided to take on a protege in Bedford TV intern Christoph, someone whom, as Ken discovered, shares the same passionate spark for professional wrestling as he does and wants to share with Christoph everything he knows about the ins and outs of pro wrestling and running "The Wrestling Kennection" before ultimately having to step away.]]
** Episode #100 (Season 2) served not only as a landmark episode for the show, but also for Bedford TV as a whole, since "The Wrestling Kennection" became the first show in the TV studio's history to broadcast 100 episodes.

** Ken was (almost) stunned silent at the shocking release of [[PrimeTimePlayers Darren Young]], not so much on the "creative has nothing for you" end, but that Young's release came on the heels of the recent Wrestling/UltimateWarrior controversy.[[note]]A ''lot'' of Warrior's past bigoted statements, homophobia and racism included, were brought to the forefront after Warrior's trademark was used in WWE's squeaky-clean campaign against breast cancer ("Unleas Your Warrior").[[/note]] Ken noted that if WWE was truly trying to whitewash Warrior's past grievances with homosexuals and blacks, then releasing their only ''openly gay'', ''black'' superstar was '''NOT''' the brightest move to make, "lack of creative direction" reasoning notwithstanding.