Violent J desires the professional wrestling world to see what JCW has to supply.
Insane Clown Posse’s Violent J not too long ago spoke with WrestleZone Managing Editor Invoice Pritchard whereas selling his new professional wrestling collection, JCW Lunacy. Juggalo Championship Wrestling was established by ICP in 1999, and Lunacy is the subsequent step in bringing JCW’s model of wrestling to an even bigger stage.
Violent J says the purpose is straightforward; they need to entertain followers, however additionally they need to earn respect for what they bring about to professional wrestling.
“Simply to start with, our purpose is to obtain respect and entertain wrestling followers, not simply Juggalos,” Violent J defined. “The phrase ‘juggalo’ is only a time period that some individuals select to name themselves. It’s no totally different than if we have been to name our sh*t ‘Technology X Wrestling’ or ‘Rise up Wrestling’ or ‘Deep South Wrestling’ or something. It’s only a sort of person who chooses to name themselves that. However it’s undoubtedly not only for Juggalos; it’s for wrestling followers in the beginning.
“We wish our to respect man, as a result of I care about wrestling followers. ICP have been wrestlers earlier than we made music,” he added. “We have been each unbiased wrestlers from the Midwest. Earlier than we ever painted our faces like clowns, we have been skilled wrestlers first. It’s the place our love is.”
“I want we had a bit of extra notoriety in wrestling”
Violent J famous how JCW typically attracts massive crowds at its occasions, however receives a fraction of the eye that different corporations would get. Regardless of being round so long as they’ve, Violent J feels slighted by the shortage of protection JCW will get. He pointed to drawing a home of 4,500 individuals in Milwaukee, roughly the identical dimension crowd as an ECW in the identical timeframe. ECW was on the rise and drew reward for its drawing energy, but JCW didn’t get consideration for a similar numbers.
“We had simply finished it two weeks earlier, for a wrestling present, not a live performance. We didn’t get a blip of noise or protection or something. 4 of our guys went to the hospital that night time. We simply actually turned up for that crowd, man,” Violent J defined. “And I simply suppose that for a promotion that’s been round so long as we’ve got and finished the issues we’ve got, I want we had a bit of extra notoriety in wrestling than we do. It’s not truthful to the fellows. It’s not truthful to the exhausting employees, wrestlers, which were placing out for us for years. We’ve had nice world champions. Guys like Terry Funk, Sabu, Trent Acid, simply numerous guys.”
JCW joins the Prepare of Terror tour
Lunacy’s first run of exhibits consists of eight 45-minute episodes on YouTube. The plan is to host weekly dwell streams, and proceed to make JCW a part of ICP live shows. ICP additionally has a nine-city “Prepare Of Terror” tour deliberate for October, giving followers extra alternatives to see JCW dwell.
“Every a kind of exhibits are being dwell streamed, the entire card, proper up till October thirtieth. We’ve got a pay-per-view coming from Detroit known as Satan’s Evening. We’ve acquired some actually huge names on that pay-per-view. We’re hoping that the dwell streams main as much as it’s going to assist the pay-per-view do good and get individuals concerned within the storylines and every little thing,” Violent J stated.
“In the event you watch the Lunacy episodes, they’ll all be out by then. And you then’re going to observe the dwell streams on daily basis should you’re all for it. The dwell streams will hold you going up till the pay-per-view. Then after that, we’ll be doing our weekly present each week, a complete card. Lunacy then turns into as a substitute of a 45-minute present, it turns into a complete card each week,” he added. “We’re giving this every little thing we acquired, man.”
Full steam forward for JCW
Violent J stated ICP’s musical pursuits have gotten in the best way of JCW previously, however they’ve a brand new concentrate on the wrestling facet of issues. The purpose, he says, is to have JCW working as a full-time wrestling promotion, even after he or ICP bandmate Shaggy 2 Dope step away.
“There’d be instances when JCW was actually scorching, however then we’d should dial down as a result of it will be making an attempt to do one other album or one other tour or no matter,” he stated. “We’d should sort of pull again from wrestling and concentrate on music once more. There’s been instances the place we’ve been rather a lot stronger with JCW than we’ve got previously, however the purpose this time is to by no means go away.
“Like when ICP has to depart, JCW will nonetheless be up and working,” he continued. “We’ve acquired guys now within the workplace full time which can be serving to us. The plan is to maintain issues working full time now. We’re not going away this time. It doesn’t matter what ICP is tied up in, JCW will nonetheless be there. We’re going to do that factor for actual, man.”
New episodes of JCW Lunacy premiere on the Psychopathic Data YouTube channel on Thursdays. Watch our full interview with Violent J beneath:
