Vinny Pacifico recalls how his appearance on AEW Dynamite came about and the reaction to his performance.
On the March 12 episode of AEW Dynamite, Vinny Pacifico teamed up with Eli Theseus and Gabriel Aeros to take on The Opps (Samoa Joe, HOOK, and Katsuyori Shibata). While the match only lasted 2 minutes and 17 seconds, Pacifico made a good impression despite losing a tooth.
Speaking with Jeremy Lambert and SP3 on Fightful Overbooked's In The Weeds, Pacifico detailed how his appearance came to be.
"I had a very big week in terms of I was sponsored by Sun West Mortgage Company to do a launch for them and announce their new coin for mortgages. I was in the area and it worked out perfectly that [AEW] were in the area as well. It was really cool. As always, the AEW locker room is an amazing locker room. I had a really good time and a really cool opportunity to wrestle The Opps," he said.
Regarding feedback for his performance, Vinny Pacifico says he got a positive reception for his work including at a Las Vegas celebrity event he attended.
"Everyone was really happy with everything. Everyone backstage was really happy with everything. I was happy with everything. I went to this major celebrity event in Las Vegas and people watched it. ‘You were just on TV.’ ‘Yeah.’ It was crazy," he said.
Learn more about Pacifico losing a tooth during his appearance at this link.
Check out the full interview embedded at the top of this page.
