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Pluggo’s Top 5 of the Week ⎸ Feb 9th, 2025

by Pluggo
written by Pluggo

I’m back after taking last week off…kind of. I was in Indianapolis for the Royal Rumble covering the event with JPJ for Love Wrestling. So, if you had hoped for a Top 5, thank you. I’m sorry, though: I was exhausted when I got home and slept for what felt like 2 days. That all said, I am back (and a day late), but that’s ok.

I wanted to talk about another solid week of professional wrestling and throw out the 5 things that stood out to me this week. So, without wasting any more time and in no particular order, here are my Top 5 of the Week!

Jey Uso Wins The Royal Rumble 

In what was the most star-studded Royal Rumble in quite some time, Jey Uso outlasted the field and won the 2025 Royal Rumble. To the shock of many, Uso eliminated John Cena, thus punching his ticket to a Championship Match of his choosing in Las Vegas. While that moment was incredible, I was there to witness it, making it even better. It was Monday night that proved they made the right choice. It took almost 15 minutes for the crowd to settle down just for Jey to speak. He is incredibly over with the fans. The WWE giving us this victory as someone everyone has been behind for years now shows us the WWE does hear us and is backing our pick 100 percent. 

CM Punk vs Sami Zayn EC Qualifying Match

Oh my god, talk about a match that could be your main event on any PLE. Sami Zayn and CM Punk fought tooth and nail for the opportunity to join John Cena in the Elimination Chamber. It was an instant classic. Couple that with the impassioned Seth Rollins promo to Sami Zayn pre-match, and sprinkle in the Kevin Owens post-match stuff, we have ourselves a front-row seat for what could be an epic Road to Wrestlemania. 

Harley Cameron Wants to Ride the Moné Train

As if Harley Cameron couldn’t get even more entertaining. Cameron debuted Puppet Mercedes on Dynamite. I was laughing hysterically through the whole segment. Harley continues to rise the ranks of top babyfaces in AEW. So much so that during Halftime Harley this week she goaded Mercedes Moné into a TBS Championship match at Grand Slam Australia. Everything Harley Cameron does at this point in her career is must-watch: you never know what she has in-store. She’s a prime example of making the most out of what’s given to you. It has led her into a much-deserved title match with the CEO! 

The Role of a Lifetime

The mind games leading to Grand Slam Australia. Toni Storm with a pretty spot-on cosplay of AEW Women’s Champion Mariah May, while May was on Commentary. Storm defeated Queen Aminata using Mays’ move set to get the job done. These two are telling arguably the best story going in AEW right now. 

The New Look New Day 

I hate myself for digging the new look and the theme song for Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston. Gone is the “DON’T YOU DARE BE SOUR” and any callbacks to Big E. Which, again, I’m not supposed to enjoy anything about Woods and Kingston. That said this new theme is a banger as the kids say. 

There you have it folks, another fantastic week of Professional Wrestling in the books. Next week is shaping up to be another great week. The Road To WrestleMania continues, and both NXT Vengeance Day and Grand Slam Australia leave us with plenty to choose from. So, until next time, see you later! 

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Cero Miedo at the Royal Rumble! ⎸ Love Wrestling Interviews PENTA

by Spencer Love
written by Spencer Love

Cero Miedo! PENTA joins JPJ and Pluggo of Between Two Beards to chat about his Royal Rumble debut, a potential future matchup with Bron Breakker, and more!

QUOTES
A Future Matchup with Bron Breakker?

“Yeah! To be honest, he is one of the best wrestlers in the world. He is a beast in the ring. I like [to] face this kind of wrestler, because Penta becomes more aggressive, more violent. But, why not? But step by step. The first goal is the Royal Rumble.”

VIDEO
SOCIALS

WWE Profile: https://www.wwe.com/superstars/penta

Twitter: https://x.com/PENTAELZEROM/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penta_zero_miedo

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Love Pro Wrestling Results ⎸ January 30th & 31st, 2025

by Spencer Love
written by Spencer Love

After kicking off the year at Rogers Place, Love Pro Wrestling returned to the Rec Room for their first pair of events of 2025. For the first time ever, the LPW Tag Team Championships were defended in the main event, as Intangible Violence looked to end the 400+ day title reign of Ride or Die in a Hardcore Tornado Tag Team Match. Additionally, both Los Suavecitos and Big Ben Ortmanns made their LPW debuts, taking on the RADz and Michael Richard Blais, respectively. Get the results from those matches and more, including our Thursday night prequel event with the Clandestine Wrestling Society, below!

LPW x CWS #21: Survive to Thrive

Marz the Specialist def. “The Intangible” Zoë Sager

CWS Championship of Salvation Match (Survive to Thrive Elimination Match): Team Thickness (Reid Matthews, The Canadian Goose Kyle Shaw, Wolfboy Will Mantla, Asphyxio, & Nick Shostastyk) def. Team Rhinestone (Steven Crowe, Taryn From Accounting, Michael Richard Blais, William Taylor, & Berat Gorani)

  1. William Taylor def. Asphyxio
  2. Steven Crowe def. The Canadian Goose Kyle Shaw
  3. Wolfboy Will Mantla def. William Taylor
  4. Berat Gorani def. Wolfboy Will Mantla
  5. Nick Shostastyk def. Taryn From Accounting
  6. Nick Shostastyk def. Michael Richard Blais
  7. Nick Shostastyk def. Steven Crowe
  8. Reid Matthews def. Berat Gorani

CWS Championship of Salvation Match: Reid Matthews def. Nick Shostastyk

LPW 33: Cool Beans!

LPW Scramble Championship Match: Eli Surge (c) def. The Canadian Goose Kyle Shaw, Wolfboy Will Mantla, White Shirt William Taylor, Nasty Nate Nixon, Elliot Tyler, & Berat Gorani

TY Jackson def. Dean Richtor

The RADz (Rich King & Larry Woods) def. Los Suavecitos (Ricky Gee & Danny Rose)

LPW Challenge Championship Match: Michael Richard Blais (c) def. Big Ben Ortmanns

Marz the Specialist def. Casey Ferreira

LPW Tag Team Championship Match:  (Hardcore Tornado Tag Team Match): Intangible Violence (Zoe Sager & Reid Matthews) def. Ride or Die (Taryn From Accounting & Steven Crowe) (c) – NEW CHAMPIONS!

Current LPW Champions

Grand Champion & Oil Kings Cup Champion: Marz the Specialist

Challenge Champion: Michael Richard Blais

Scramble Champion: Eli Surge

Tag Team Champions: Intangible Violence (Zoë Sager & Reid Matthews)

CWS Champion of Salvation: VACANT

Cast & Crew

Referees: Judge Ben Oomen, Stu Garvey, Mike “The Fitz” Fitzpatrick

Commentary: Big Bad Boris

Host: Spencer Love

Production: Dustyn Devos, Nick Malychuk, Tianna Boyle, Ben Oomen, Dee Harte

UPCOMING LPW EVENTS

Friday, February 28th ⎸ LPW 34: How the West Was Won 👉 https://tixr.com/e/126560

Saturday, March 1st ⎸ LPW x CWS #22 👉 https://tixr.com/e/129131

Friday, March 7th ⎸ LPW CALGARY: PRESS START 👉 https://tixr.com/e/125120

Thursday, March 27th ⎸ LPW x CWS #23 👉 https://tixr.com/e/131100

Friday, March 28th ⎸ LPW 35: Into the Void 👉 https://tixr.com/e/126107

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LPW 33: Cool Beans Preview

by Pluggo
written by Pluggo

We are so back! Coming off the heels of a massively successful Oil Rumble at Rogers Place, LPW 33 Cool Beans is here and I’m giddier than when Rod sees Denise; you bet your sweet mustache this card looks pretty! My name is Pluggo and I like to party, and by party, I mean break down super sweet wrestling cards. 

LPW Scramble Championship Match: Eli Surge vs. Nate Nixon vs. William Taylor vs. Wolfboy Will Mantla vs. Berat Gorani vs. Elliot Tyler

Eli Surge was nothing short of impressive in his first title defense of 2025 at the Oil Rumble. Just as fast as Rod had to raise $50,000 to save Frank, Surge must prepare for a whole new group of eager challengers to his tinfoil throne. We see Nasty Nate Nixon who is becoming one of the favorites in LPW. He’s as good as advertised, fam. Wolfboy and Goose take another crack at Scramble gold. Plus William Taylor and Elliot Tyler are back and looking to make a statement. Then there’s Berat Gorani, who became your new #1 contender for the LPW Tag Team Championships with Sheik Shabaz. One has to wonder if Berat is going to walk into that title opportunity already draped in gold?  

Eli, I hope you have Summoned all the animal spirits on this one because the Scramble Championship difficulty is at an all-time high. 

TY Jackson vs. Dean Richtor

TY Jackson is your brand new #1 contender for the LPW Grand Championship. What a way to kick that campaign off with Dean Rictor, an absolute brick house. Remember the scene in Hot Rod where the ramp breaks and Rod flies right into that trailer? Well, I imagine Dean Rictor hits about that hard.

If anyone can hang in there and take the punishment, it’s TY Jackson. Month in and month out, he continues to prove why he belongs at or near the top of the card. Putting aside the RADz’ “issues,” if you even want to call them that, TY remains cool under pressure and is looking to earn that Grand Championship that has eluded him to this point. Dean Rictor, you may hit harder than most but TY has the soul of a bottlenose dolphin. 

Marz the Specialist vs. Casey Ferreira

Every time Casey is in LPW, he shows out, and this will be no different. You’d have to believe a win here in this non-title opportunity, or even a showing that pushes Marz to the limit, could result in a future rematch for the Grand Championship. 

Last year I declared it was the year of The Thickness, Marz’s fellow short king. Well, this year I am declaring the year of the Specialist. He’s hot off winning the first-ever Oil Cup, defeating MRB, so he’s off to an impressive start and Friday night Marz will look to go 2-0 in 2025. Does that fellow short king I mentioned make his intentions known in regard to that Championship of Salvation which can be cashed in whenever he’d like? Tune in to IWTV at 7 pm Mountain time to find out! 

The RADz vs. Los Suavecitos

The RADz are coming off a loss in a #1 Contenders match against Para Lira, and they will look to rebound against the debuting Los Sauvecitos. I’m not sure what’s going on with the RADz and I don’t want to look too much into a loss to Para Lira, who are a top-tier tag team, but this feels as must-win as any non-championship match they have ever had. The cracks keep showing and they have managed to hold it together to this point, but at some point does all the losing just implode the once proud faction who couldn’t be defeated? Friday night will go a long long way into determining which way the RADz’ 2025 will go.


LPW Challenge Championship Match: Michael Richard Blais vs. Big Ben Ortmanns

Michael Ricard Blais takes on the debuting Big Ben Ortmanns for the LPW Challenge Championship.

Ortmanns is a mainstay for IWS in Montreal so we have ourselves a little East vs West matchup. To add a little more stakes to it, Ben is retiring at some point in 2025 but in no way plans to leave Edmonton without gold. As Ortmanns said in an interview on Between Two Beards, he’s not looking for this to be a one-off, and the easiest way to ensure that is to just win and become the new Challenge Champion. 

Michael Richard Blais couldn’t care less if this is your retirement tour and you want to go out on top. The leader of the Clandestine Wrestling Society has had a choke hold on the challenge championship and his willingness to go to any lengths to keep it might prove too much for Big Ben.

LPW Tag Team Championship Match (Hardcore Tornado Tag): Ride or Die vs. Intangible Violence

It’s always admirable to want to do things yourself and conquer the mountain solo. That said, when the mountain is the most dangerous group LPW has ever seen, you might want to call for some backup. Reid Matthews is doing just that. After months of issues with the Clandestine Wrestling Society, Matthews will tag-team with Zoë Sager in his latest attempt to take down the group that tried to end his career, and score the LPW Tag Team Championships in the process. Zoe scored the leg up on Ride or Die with a win over Taryn From Accounting at the Oil Rumble last week. Can Reid and Zoe ride that momentum into defeating Ride Or Dide?

Say what you will about TFA and Steven Crowe, but you can’t argue the results. They have mowed down every challenge that has been put in front of them, en route to becoming your longest-reigning tag champions in LPW history. Some have even gone as far as to say they are the Douglas Bubbletrousers of Tag Team wrestling. 


There we go folks! LPW is off to a hot start and it’s only getting hotter in the coming months, so strap in and keep it right here for more previews and breakdowns of everything Love Pro Wrestling! 

UPCOMING LPW EVENTS

January 30th ⎸ LPW x CWS #21 👉 https://tixr.com/e/116990

January 31st ⎸ LPW 33: COOL BEANS! 👉 https://tixr.com/e/117001

February 28th ⎸ LPW 34: How the West Was Won 👉 https://tixr.com/e/126560

March 1st ⎸ LPW x CWS #22 👉 https://tixr.com/e/129131

March 7th ⎸ LPW CALGARY: PRESS START 👉 https://tixr.com/e/125120

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“Without her, there would be no scene.” ⎸ Charli Evans on Madison Eagles

by Spencer Love
written by Spencer Love

Interview an Australian professional wrestler, and it’s (rightfully) inevitable that Madison Eagles’ name pops up. That was certainly the case when we spoke to Charli Evans a few weeks ago, who spoke glowingly about the Aussie icon’s impact on professional wrestling in the country.

“She is – like, when I say the G.O.A.T, I mean, the G.O.A.T,” Evans beamed. “Without her, there would be no scene.”

“She was the first one to go and stay in America for an extended period of time, and opened the door to SHIMMER for all of us. She is the best wrestler that I’ve ever been in the ring with, and ever watched. At training, we get to learn from her, and just the way she explains things, and does things, I’m just like ‘we are so fucking lucky that she wants to be a part of [this]’.”

“She has never got the flowers that she deserved,” the Medusa Complex star stated. “If she started 5, 10 years later, she’d be main-eventing WrestleMania. She was just at this time where she had to deal with so much shit, and she pushed through all of that.”

“The culture that she’s cultivated at PWA, especially with equality and training exactly the same as everyone else, I think it’s fucking incredible. I can’t say enough good things about her.” 

Tune in to the full interview on Love Wrestling.

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Pluggo’s Top 5 of the Week.

by Pluggo
written by Pluggo

What a long week in non wrestling related stuff. First Notre Dame loses to Ohio State in the National Championship. Sure I didn’t actually think we would win that game. I’m just happy we played well enough to keep it close but it still stings a bit. Then I’ve been sick all week which had taken me out of commission for a few nights. Friends, listen to your bodies if it’s telling you to slow down its doing so for a reason and wrestling will be there the next day or whenever you’re feeling better. That all said I still watched plenty of fantastic wrestling this week and found my favorite things from this past week. So let’s dive into this weeks Top 5:  

Effy Wins the GCW Championship!

The reign of Mance Warner is over and GCW fans couldn’t be happier.  At The People vs GCW Effy took on Allie Katch with the winner getting a shot a Warner later that night. Effy won the match due to ref stoppage as Allie injured her leg in the match. The story Effy and Mance told all throughout last year was some of the best story telling GCW had done. Effy finally getting his moment over Mance Warner to end the night was a special, special moment. 

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn Meet Again!

Anytime Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn cross paths on my television screen is always a great time. The chemistry KO & Sami have is unmatched. Kevin Owens angle of he’s always had Sami’s back and wants nothing more than for Sami and him to main event WrestleMania for the Undisputed WWE Championship, it’s full of intrigue. You’d have to imagine the Ladder Match with Cody Rhodes will be before the Rumble match and KO will have his answer. I personally I’m here for a Sami/KO us against the World alliance. We will find out this weekend in Indianapolis. 

I Believe In Joe Hendry! 

Finally TNA pulled the trigger on the hottest star the company has had in quite some time. Joe Hendry defeated Nic Nemeth to win his first World Championship. It comes at the perfect time as TNA and WWE have entered into a partnership where talents can work for both companies. Hendry had a strong showing in his few appearances with NXT over 2024 and I’m ready to Believe when his music hits at the Royal Rumble! 

Rhea Ripley and Nia Jax did it again!

Nia Jax challenged Rhea Ripley for Women’s World Heavyweight Championship at Saturday Night’s Main Event.  They have incredible chemistry together and seem to bring out the best in one another every time they face off and Saturday was no different. Sure was the outcome predictable, absolutely. That doesn’t mean it was bad. I know Nia gets a bad rap but not when she faces Mami, it’s always a good time in my book. 

The Ultimate Role!

Toni Storm won the opportunity to face Mariah May at Grand Slam Australia after winning the Casino Gauntlet last week. They faced of this past Saturday on Collision and the Rookie upstart seemed to be crumbling under pressure on the mic as Mariah May berated her and ultimately lead to a beatdown. As Mariah May walks off in that Timeless Toni Storm cadence “What makes you think that I’ve forgotten” 

A confused and slightly worried Mariah May played it perfectly as she has awoken the monster she had thought TKs he laid to rest. Timeless Toni Storm is back and deserves every single acting award out there! An absolute masterpiece and couldn’t have been played any better and sold me a ticket to Grand Slam on February 15th. 

There you have it another jammed packed week of fantastic wrestling. This upcoming week looks to be even bigger than the last as it’s officially Royal Rumble week. My favorite event of the year and I’ll be there live in person covering it for Love Wrestling and I could not be more excited. So tune in next week for my latest top 5. 

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Love Pro Wrestling Results ⎸ LPW x EOK: THE OIL RUMBLE II

by Spencer Love
written by Spencer Love

Wrestling hit Rogers Place this past Friday with the return of The Oil Rumble, the second-ever collaboration between LPW and the Edmonton Oil Kings. The Scramble Championship was defended inside Rogers Place for the first time ever, two new sets of number one contenders were crowned, and Marz the Specialist earned the right to call himself the inaugural Oil Kings Cup Champion.

Get your full results from last night’s event, attended by nearly 8,000 fans!

LPW x EOK: THE OIL RUMBLE II

LPW Scramble Championship Match: Eli Surge (c) def. “The Canadian Goose” Kyle Shaw, Wolfboy Will Mantla, Dean Richtor, Whiteshirt William Taylor, & Nate Nixon

Number One Contenders Match (LPW Tag Team Championships): Para Lira (Berat Gorani & Sheik Shabaz) def. The RADz (Lumberjack Larry Woods & Rich King)

Number One Contenders Match (LPW Grand Championship): TY Jackson def. Steven Crowe & “The Thickness” Reid Matthews

“The Intangible” Zoë Sager def. Taryn From Accounting

Oil Kings Cup Match: Marz the Specialist def. Michael Richard Blais – New Champion!

Current LPW Champions

Grand Champion & Oil Kings Cup Champion: Marz the Specialist

Challenge Champion: Michael Richard Blais

Scramble Champion: Eli Surge

Tag Team Champions: Ride or Die (Taryn From Accounting & Steven Crowe)

CWS Champion of Salvation: “The Thickness” Reid Matthews

Cast & Crew

Referees: Judge Ben Oomen, Stu Garvey, Mike “The Fitz” Fitzpatrick

Commentary: Big Bad Boris, Jack Pride

Host: Spencer Love

Production: Dustyn Devos, Nick Malychuk, Ben Oomen, Dee Harte, Josh Park,

UPCOMING LPW EVENTS

January 30th ⎸ LPW x CWS #21 👉 https://tixr.com/e/116990

January 31st ⎸ LPW 33: COOL BEANS! 👉 https://tixr.com/e/117001

February 28th ⎸ LPW 34: How the West Was Won 👉 https://tixr.com/e/126560

March 1st ⎸ LPW x CWS #22 👉 https://tixr.com/e/129131

March 7th ⎸ LPW CALGARY: PRESS START 👉 https://tixr.com/e/125120

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LPW x EOK: The Oil Rumble Preview

by Pluggo
written by Pluggo

Friday Night January 24th Love Pro Wrestling returns to Roger’s Place for the Oil Rumble II to kick off the new year. Coming off the resounding success of last year’s Oil Rumble LPW looks to kick off 2025 in a big way with two sets of #1 Contenders Matchups, a storied rivalry, Championship Matches, and the debut of the Oil Cup! Let’s just right into the action and break it all down.

LPW Scramble Championship Match: Eli Surge vs. Wolfboy Will Mantla vs. Dean Richtor vs. The Canadian Goose vs. William Taylor vs. Nate Nixon

Eli Surge defends his LPW Scramble Championship against Wolfboy Will Mantla, Canadian Goose Kyle Shaw, Nasty Nate Nixon, Dirty Dean Rictor, and William Taylor. 

Leave it to LPW to always stack these Scrambles with fan favorites, hard hitters, and hungry talent looking to make their mark in LPW. This match is no different Eli Surge definitely has his work cut out for him in front of 7000+ fans, hopefully, he brings enough tin foil hats to go around.

#1 Contenders Match: Para Lira vs. The RADz

Two of LPWs most storied tag teams will battle it out for the right to challenge the LPW Tag Team Champions, whoever that may be between Ride Or Die or Intangible Violence after Cool Beans next week. 

Both teams are looking to return to the top of the mountain in 2025. Both teams couldn’t be at more different points in their careers. Para Lira continues to fly under the Radar as a well-oiled machine. At times when it felt maybe the ship was going down, they somehow got stronger and stronger.

The RADz on the other hand feel like the pressure of losing and not getting back to the glory days of the group is getting to them. So much so that the once “all for one and one for all” mentality is out the door. Rich King has stepped up and told Larry Woods to follow him and he will be the force that brings the RADz back to the top. Still not sure how TY Jackson feels about Rich’s newfound leadership. Maybe Jackson can be convinced to let Rich lead with a RADz win here.

There is a lot at stake here for both teams and this match will tell an important story on how each team’s year just might go.

#1 Contenders Three-Way Match: “The Thickness” Reid Matthews vs. TY Jackson vs. Steven Crowe

A match of this caliber can really set you off in the right direction. Three of LPWs top stars battling for bragging rights and their own reasons for needing this win. Reid Matthews is your Champion of Salvation and can cash that title at any time is looking to continue his winning ways. He has a Tag Team Championship match the following week against Steven Crowe so you know both of them would love to swing the momentum in their team’s favor. Plus Crowe is also a former Champion of Salvation so that adds just a little extra to it.

For TY Jackson a win here could set himself and his RADz brothers off in the right direction after a friction-filled 2024. You know what they say: “Winning cures a lot” 

Zoë Sager vs. Taryn From Accounting

A rivalry that has helped shape LPW early on. It’s a match that both competitors bring a little extra to and in front of a wild Roger’s Place Crowd expect no less. Sager who has recently joined the WWE ID program and TFA is one of the LPWs most popular and decorated stars this has all the makings for a classic. 

Not to mention next week Sager and Reid Matthews have an LPW Tag Team Championship Matchup against Ride or Die. So you know both competitors will be looking to ride that momentum into LPW 33 Cool Beans.

KINGS CUP Match: Marz the Specialist vs. Michael Richard Blais

Champion vs Champion matches are all about bragging rights for said champion. When you hold gold you walk around like your championship is the most important title in the company. In Love Pro Westling that’s no different and even more so if you polled the fan base the Challenge Championship held currently by MRB is the most prestigious prize in Love Pro. It has quite the lineage and even debuted before the Grand Championship. 

That is in no way a shot at Marz The Specialist and the Grand Championship it’s the top prize in LPW and what everyone is gunning for. Marz has made this championship his own and looks to continue his winning ways in 2025. Could MRB begin his campaign to become a double champion, or does Marz make a statement that 2025 is the year of the Specialist? 

There you go it’s going to be a special night in Edmonton. LPW is off and running in 2025 and this looks to be the biggest year yet. We will see everyone next week for LPW Cool Beans!

Tickets for THE OIL RUMBLE can be purchased through Ticketmaster.

UPCOMING LPW EVENTS

January 30th ⎸ LPW x CWS #21 👉 https://tixr.com/e/116990

January 31st ⎸ LPW 33: COOL BEANS! 👉 https://tixr.com/e/117001

February 28th ⎸ LPW 34: How the West Was Won 👉 https://tixr.com/e/126560

March 1st ⎸ LPW x CWS #22 👉 https://tixr.com/e/129131

March 7th ⎸ LPW CALGARY: PRESS START 👉 https://tixr.com/e/125120

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“I’m gonna be a deathmatch wrestler!” ⎸ Tara Zep on Mick Foley

by Spencer Love
written by Spencer Love

Tara Zep is no stranger to violence.

On December 16, 2023, Zep took part in her first-ever deathmatch, facing off with John Wayne Murdoch at ICW NO HOLDS BARRED. Late in the match, ICW was treated to a surprise appearance by hardcore icon Mick Foley, who assisted Zep in picking up the victory.

Zep discussed the appearance with Love Wrestling, and her relationship with the former Cactus Jack.

“I met him at a GCW – it was a big deathmatch show,” Zep began. “It could have been T.O.S. I think it was Tournament of Survival, [and] I was there being a mark. I had a friend who was working with him, doing some of his P.R. stuff. He was videoing his meet-and-greet. I finally got the chance to meet him in person through my friend. We chatted for a little bit, and I told him – I actually hadn’t even started training at that point, but I told him that I was gonna. I’m like ‘I’m gonna be a deathmatch wrestler!’ I partially meant it, and I partially didn’t know if that would even happen. I was kind of like ‘This is what I’m going to do,’ and he was kind of like ‘Okay, lady!’”

The Hardcore Icon at ICW

Zep described how a call from Foley sparked his appearance for ICW.

“A little time went by, and then my friend, Kacey Hopkins, who was the one who introduced us, they were together somewhere, and they were FaceTiming me. I was like ‘Ahhh! Oh my god, I’m talking to Mick Foley!’”

“Then, Mick was kind of like ‘I want to talk to you about some stuff’ and I was like ‘Oh, okay, cool!’ We started texting, and he was kind of interviewing me in a sense, it felt like. He was like ‘What’s your interest in deathmatch wrestling? Why do you want to do it, I don’t understand.’”

“I think he went into a mode there where he was like ‘I don’t want to really support and endorse this style of wrestling. He didn’t want people to get hurt. Deathmatch had evolved so much where people were doing crazy, crazy, crazy spots and getting badly hurt. I don’t think he wanted to be attached to that too much to that, which makes sense. Looking out for workers.”

Foley was recently announced to appear at the debut event for No Fate Pro Wrestling, as well as host a seminar.

Tune in to the full interview with Tara Zep below.

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