Wes Barkley is thankful for Violent J.
Before the days of streaming, physical media was a huge word-of-mouth source for the world of independent wrestling. Back in that day, fans would often trade VHS tapes and DVDs to spread their love of a specific promotion and/or wrestler.
As it turns out, Juggalo Championship Wrestling was a huge deal for Wes Barkley. While chatting with Jeremy Lambert and Joel Pearl of Fightful Overbooked's In The Weeds podcast for a new interview, Barkley talked about how JCW opened his eyes to a new side of wrestling when he was younger.
"I never got to ask him that, either. Next time I see him, I have to ask. I really don’t know how they work either. He’s the man. The old JCW DVDs and VHSs, they used to have at Suncoast video, that was a store at the mall. I was four or five and I would beg my parents to get me those DVDs. I told Violent J that I’m super grateful for him and those DVDs because it really opened my eyes to another side of wrestling, independent wrestling, and getting to see guys like Josh Prohibition and Matt Cross for the first time. That was huge. Being from the area and training with Josh Prohibition. Getting to see Chris Hero and Mad Man Pondo. I always tell him thank you for that because it really opening my eyes to independent wrestling, other than WWE because WCW was out of business."
Elsewhere in the interview, Barkley talked about his upcoming match with Ultimo Dragon. Check out his full comments by clicking here.
Fans can check out Fightful's full interview with Wes Barkley in the video linked at the top of this article.
