Review Fix Exclusive: Erik Viking Talks Pro Wrestling Explosion Presents: A New Galactic Battle And More

Review Fix chats with Pro Wrestling Explosion’s Erik Viking who breaks down the card for their January 26 show, A New Galactic Battle, as well as what makes the brand a special one and more.

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Review Fix: What males your promotion special?

Erik Viking: I think what makes/will make PWE special is its honesty. I’m a normal guy who’s done a few things in pro wrestling that has ultimately led me to promoting. I’m a people person and I really like to engage fans face-to-face or online while I’m promoting. Most promoters don’t get to know their fans on a personal level and I strive to. I feel like if the fan gets to know the promoter/writer/booker/everything, maybe they’ll invest more in my product and not think of me as “just another Indy.” I don’t want PWE to be just another random Indy that books a bunch of old WWE guys and has no story or emotion. I want the opposite of that and maybe that’ll make PWE stand out a little more. Storylines, that’s my main direction (something a lot of Indy’s lack). We have young, good wrestlers who are also good people outside of the ring. I make sure that my locker room is positive through and through and maybe that’ll make us the place where talent can just relax, have fun, no stress, and bring a positive vibe.

Review Fix: What does having Alex Payne as your champion mean to you?

Viking: Coming from me, Erik Viking (not PWE), it means a lot to me because I’ve seen Alex grow from the very bottom to now and even when his ROH ship sank in 2012, look what he did! He went back to the gym and got in even better shape and kept wrestling! Maybe he was a little bitter, but did that stop him? No. I saw that and knew I wanted to help elevate him. Alex was misunderstood in ROH and maybe he could have done just a few things differently, but in all, I think he’s really good and definitely underrated as an in-ring performer and promo. Nobody needed the PWE belt more than Alex and I’m willing to bet that nobody would have appreciated it more than him. It was 1.5 years in the making with Alex through matches and storyline, but we finally got it done.

Review Fix: How does it feel to have Delirious on the card?

Viking: I’m always happy to have Delirious in PWE! He was my trainer and helped me in many ways. Now I give back! He’s a veteran that can GO. And when I say go, I mean he’s out-hustling people and it just astonishes me how he does it. What he gives me in a PWE match is more than what I can offer back to him, so I appreciate the crazed Delirious immensely for that. Plus we both have a fixation on aliens which is cool.

Review Fix: Allie Reks runs with Federated, are you guys expecting anyone else from the faction on the show?

Viking: For PWE, Allie has decided to join forces with big Mike Orlando and The Untouchables (Alex Payne, Shane Hagadorn, Mike Orlando, Allie Recks). Honestly, I don’t know much about Federated to answer that question.

Review Fix: Run down the card- what matches are you most excited for?

Viking: The card for Friday night, Jan. 26th in Somerdale, NJ (10 Kennedy blvd- near Philly) at 6:30 pm is solid! Alex Payne defends against Delirious, Juan Francisco De’ Coronado will be facing a mystery OPW talent, Gacy vs. Grizzly, Beach Bums vs Xyberhawx2000, Jenny Rose vs Allie Recks, The Agency vs. Billy Avery/Smash, Jeff Cannonball is show up, it’s all fun! I’m most excited to see Joe Gacy vs. Grizzly Redwood, which has never happened before. It’s going to be A+ stuff. And last, I’m excited for Juan facing his mystery opponent because I know who it is, and it’s going to be awesome! Come out to find out who it is!

Review Fix: What performer do you think will surprise the most people at this event?

Viking: Who will be the biggest surprise on the show? Juan Francisco De’ Coronado’s mystery opponent.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Viking: Next up is PWE presents: COSMIC CHAOS on Sunday afternoon, March 11th at the same place- VFW Hall- 10 Kennedy blvd in Somerdale, NJ. 2:00 pm doors.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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