Kenny Bolin
| Kenny Bolin | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
March 16, 1960 St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
The King of Managers King B[1] StarMaker[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 120 kg (260 lb) |
| Debut | 1986 |
Kenny Bolin (born March 16, 1960) is a former professional wrestling manager and author, best known as the lead villainous manager in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) as the manager of Bolin Services. He also hosts a podcast radio show called "The Bolin Alley" with his son Chris. On the show, he is often critical of today's wrestling content, and has feuded with other Who's Slamming Who on-air talent, including Jim Cornette, Lanny Poffo, and Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Brady Hicks.
Personal life
Bolin was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He lived in La Grange, Kentucky from 1962 until 1984, and briefly in 1990 before moving to Louisville, Kentucky. He and Jim Cornette have been friends since childhood. He also has a son named Christopher Bolin, who followed in his footsteps and became a professional wrestling manager.
Professional wrestling career
Bolin began his career as a professional wrestling manager in Nashville, Tennessee in November 1987.[1] He began announcing for OVW again in 2006. Benn performing on OVW TV from 1996 through the present.[1] On July 15, 2012, he and Jim Cornette were inducted to the OVW Hall of Honor. On September 26, 2012, Bolin announced that he would be stepping away from OVW and professional wrestling in general to deal with "family issues".[2] Two weeks later, his son Christopher Bolin also left the company.
In September 2015, Bolin stated that the Montreal Screwjob was his idea, and that he was feeding the idea to Jim Cornette for weeks, but Vince McMahon didn't want to do it until the last moment. In the end, Bolin didn't get any credit for it, and Cornette didn't want any credit for it because it went against everything he stood for in the wrestling business.
Kenny now does a monthly podcast called The Bolin Alley with his son, Christopher and Harry Barnett.
Members of Bolin Services
- Big Guido
- Ms. Blu/Miss Blue
- Bull Buchanan
- Lance Cade
- John Cena[1]
- Carly Colón[1]
- Rico Constantino
- Rob Conway[1]
- Jerome Crony
- Da Beast
- Nick Dinsmore[1]
- Ken Doane
- René Dupree
- Charles "The Hammer" Evans
- Mark Henry[1]
- Kassidy James
- KC James
- Mark Jindrak
- Justin "The Ox" LaRoche
- Blaster Lashley[1]
- Nurse Lulu
- Mini B
- Mike Mizanin[1]
- Gene Snitsky
- Mike Mondo
- Paul E. Normous
- Sean O'Haire
- Sly Scraper
- Sosay
Members of Bolin Services 2.0
- James "Moose" Thomas
- Rocco Bellagio
- Andrew Patton
- Raul LaMotta
- Mo Green
- Joe Coleman
- Jack Black
- Mickey McMichael
- Jason Wayne
Books
Championships won by Bolin Services
- Ohio Valley Wrestling
- OVW Heavyweight Championship (15 times) - Rico Constantino (3), John Cena (1), Nick Dinsmore (8), Rob Conway (3)
- OVW Television Championship (2 times) - Ken Doane, (1) Rocco Bellagio (1)
- OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (19 times) - Mr. Black & Bull Buchanan (1), Rico Constantino & The Prototype (1), Nick Dinsmore & Rob Conway (10), Mike Mizanin & Chris Cage (1), K.C. & Kassidy James (4), Charles Evans & Justin LaRouche (1), James Thomas & Rocco Bellagio (1)
- OVW Hardcore Championship (1 time) - Mr. Black