Baron Black explains his thought process behind the talent that He booked for the first-ever BATTLE SLAM card and not just the wrestlers fans will see in between the ropes.
BATTLE SLAM: VENDETTA will take place from the Oasis Event Center in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, April 24. With an impressive card of matchups that includes several AEW vs. MLW crossover bouts, Black, in a recent interview with Sean Ross Sapp, explains what his mindset is like when putting together a first-ever card like this.
Black explained that his main goal was trying to put together matches that aren't typically seen on the independent circuit seeing as many matches can be repetitive on the indie scene.
"[My personal taste] plays a small factor into putting these matches together," said Black. "I really thought about [how] I wanted to see certain matchups that we don’t get to see. When it comes to wrestling on the independent circuit, you see some of the same matchups often and I wanted to try to put together some matchups that people haven’t seen. That was my very first core of focus when putting these matches together on this card for BATTLE SLAM: VENDETTA. Hopefully, I did a good job.”
This show will not only have wrestling matches but it will have live performances and one of the individuals performing is Pastor Troy. Baron Black explained how that came together and Troy’s willingness to commit early on.
“I have a couple of friends, a couple of my homies, who do know him on that type of level. Me? I was a fan,” he explained. “I was going to school, listening to his music, getting in trouble, quoting his lyrics, going to ISS, getting suspended. It was like when I finally got to meet him and told him what I was trying to do; it was really cool to finally meet him. I’m like, ‘Dude, you don’t know how much you really was the guy for a certain type of generation. Especially in the southeast and especially in the Atlanta area.’ He understood it and he’s a huge wrestling fan. Once I told him what I was doing and where I work, he was just all for it. It was a very seamless process. It was very easy. He said, ‘I’m down. I’m with it. Whatever you need.’ I was like, ‘Oh, okay. We’re gonna really do this. It’s gonna be pretty dope.’
“I got him to commit pretty early on,” Black continued. “He was excited about it. He really wants to do it. It’s gonna be the first type of event he does. Surprisingly considering he’s been a rapper for so long and he’s been heavily influenced by wrestling as you can tell when he carries around the Big Gold with him in everything he does. It’s gonna be his first wrestling event and I’m glad it’s with BATTLE SLAM.”
You can see a full lineup of performers and many of the matches booked for the show, as well as purchase event tickets here.
