Vinny Pacifico Says He Fell In Love With In Ring Aspect Of Wrestling When He Began Training

Vinny Pacifico discusses how he fell in love with the sport of pro wrestling once he began training.

Vinny is not alone in the fact that he began training after being a fan of the sport from a young age, beginning his training at 16. However, it was not until he was 17 or 18 that Pacifico fell in love with the in ring aspect of the sport, previously preferring the character aspect of wrestling as he said in a interview with Bobby Fish’s Undisputed podcast.

“Growing up, what really got me into wrestling was like… Now, as a wrestler, I’ve learned to fall in love with the in ring [stuff].” Pacifico said. “But prior, as a fan, I loved Rey Mysterio, the colored masks. The Boogeyman really caught my eye, and that was the beginning stuff where I really just enjoyed the spectacle and the stories. I still love the stories, but someone’s look in the beginning would get me like, ‘Holy shit, this is awesome. I love this, this is really cool.’ But now, it’s like, I wanna see who can kick someone’s ass, I wanna see when someone does something in the ring. Being a wrestler changed everything, and that as a hard thing for me to actually grasp at sixteen years old when I was doing this. I was just like, ‘How do I not be a fan? How do I just learn from this?’, it took me a little while. At 17/18, I got it.”

Vinny Pacifico

Pacifico is currently preparing for a two out of three falls match with IMPACT World Champion Alex Shelley later this year. We will have to wait and see how he does when he gets another shot at his former rival.

H/T to Fightful

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