Review Fix Exclusive: Erik Viking Talks PWE/Aspire Pro Cosmic Alliance

July 15, 2018 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Review Fix chats with PWE’s Erik Viking, who details today’s co-show with Aspire Pro Wrestling, Cosmic Alliance.

For more information on the show, click here. 

Review Fix: How did Aspire Pro and PWE begin working together?

Erik Viking: PWE and Aspire began working together because we trained together at ROH and thus known each other for over 7 years. We both had independent companies so we decided to connect them (once per year- summer).

Review Fix: What can fans expect from this show?

Fans can expect a unique show. That’s what I’m going for. Something a little different. They can expect wholesome entertainment for all ages, with a space/alien theme. We are very storyline-based, so fans can expect fun, joyful stories.

Review Fix: How did this card come together?

Viking: The card came together by myself and Jenny Rose booking the talent that we wanted, then combining them on one card. Jenny has her matches, I have mine.

Review Fix: Joey Gacy is becoming a big-time indie star. How does it feel to have him on your card?

Viking: Joe Gacy is a great talent; I like him a lot as a talent and as a person. I don’t think much about having him on the show because he’s always been with us, which I appreciate. Nothing but the best for Joe in his future.

Review Fix: Cheeseburger is coming into his own thanks to a great feud with Bully Ray in ROH. What does it mean to have him on this card?

Viking: Cheeseburger too, he’s just a great guy. I book friends and great people, and he’s one of them. It doesn’t mean anything extra to have Cheeseburger on this show, he just belongs here- we’re a family. I came from ROH and I definitely enjoy booking talent that I know from the past, like him, Jenny, Rhett Titus, Grizzly Redwood, etc. We all have a mutual understanding and they know what I’m thinking and vice versa. PWE is like a fun, underground punk rock show.

Review Fix: Gabby Ortiz is another up and coming performer. What can people expect I. Her bout against Jenny Rose?

Viking: Jenny Rose vs. Gabby Ortiz is an Aspire Pro match and Jenny is in charge of it. I can only image that it’s going to be a great bout!

Review Fix: What match on this card do you think has the potential to be a sleeper success and catch people off-guard with how good it is?

Viking: Tracy Williams vs. Rory Gulak will be the sleeper match and probably the best bell-to-bell match on the show. These guys are super talented technicians in the ring and will showcase just that. Sleeper? I don’t know, by now, I think people have caught on to these guys and their talents. But I can say this, I will be releasing this match to the public after the event, I have that much confidence that it’ll be good.

Review Fix: What’s next for the brand?

Viking: For PWE? What’s next is live streaming with Powerbomb.tv! On Sunday, 10/7, our event will be, for the first time, live-streamed online! So cool!

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?

Viking: I’d like people to come hang out with us! Our shows are fun!

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14263 Articles
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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