The Ascension (professional wrestling)

The Ascension
Viktor (left) and Konnor (right) in March 2015
Tag team
Members	Konnor/Conor O'Brian Viktor/Rick Victor
Name(s)	The Ascension
Heights	Konnor: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Viktor: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Combined weight	487 Ibs (220 kg)
Former member(s)	Kenneth Cameron Tito Colon Raquel Diaz (valet) Ricardo Rodriguez (manager)
Debut	August 28, 2011
Years active	2011–present
Promotions	FCW NXT WWE

The Ascension is a professional wrestling tag team signed to WWE consisting of Konnor and Viktor, performing on SmackDown Live brand The Ascension was formerly a stable from 2011 to 2012. The Ascension originally started out in Florida Championship Wrestling as a stable consisting of Conor O'Brian, Kenneth Cameron, Ricardo Rodriguez, Tito Colon and Raquel Diaz. After several membership changes, Konnor and Viktor became established as a tag-team in NXT. Their 364-day NXT Tag Team Championship reign is currently the longest in the history of the title. From September 2015 to early 2016, The Ascension joined forces with Stardust to form a stable known as "The Cosmic Wasteland" or "The Astral Alliance."

On August 28, 2011, Ricardo Rodriguez announced the formation of a stable called The Ascension, with members including Kenneth Cameron, Conor O'Brian, Tito Colon, and Raquel Diaz. The first match to include all members in some capacity came on September 1, 2011, and saw Cameron, Colon and O’Brian, accompanied by Diaz, defeating CJ Parker, Donny Marlow, and Johnny Curtis. On September 30, Cameron and Colon had a shot at the Florida Tag Team Championship but lost to then champions CJ Parker and Donny Marlow.

By October, The Ascension was no longer associated with Rodriguez, as video packages promoting The Ascension with new darker characters only featured the other four Ascension members without Rodriguez. By the end of November The Ascension had all but disbanded, as O'Brian fell to injury and Colon was called up to WWE to team with his cousin Primo (see Primo & Epico), meanwhile Diaz became Queen of FCW and distanced herself from the group. This left Cameron as the sole survivor of The Ascension and he continued to use The Ascension gimmick during his appearances. However the disintegration of the group would prove to be beneficial for Cameron as he would go on a three-month singles winning streak, beating the likes of Jiro and Calvin Raines until he finally lost to Colin Cassady on February 23, 2012.