Vaughn Vertigo Interview Exclusive: I Absolutely Need A Singles Match With NJPW Star Francesco Akira; Winning The X Division Title Is A Goal
Pro Wrestling indy star Vaughn Vertigo was a recent guest on The Alliance Pro Wrestling Network YouTube channel as he joined Bodyslam.net’s Lewis Carlan for an interview. Vertigo, who is based in Canada, has had a breakout 2023 that will see him head to Europe on September 22nd for a month long tour.
While they discussed various topics, Vertigo was asked at one point during the interview who he would like to step in the ring with. Vertigo responded with this comment:
I mean for sure Rocky Romero, that’s a guy absolutely. Somebody we’ve talked about before is Francesco Akira. He is gonna be here this week, he is a great talent. I met him in Italy five years ago when he was just a child. He went to Japan and did all these things. He’s a guy that I absolutely need a singles match with. As I said before Michael Oku. He’s not in New Japan yet but it’s only a matter of time.
Vertigo was asked if he feels he is ready to show a major promotion what he is capable of:
I think if you asked me a year ago I would say no but this past year now that I’ve hit 10 years in wrestling I feel like I am ready for television especially if you look at this past year. I think I’ve been able to break out of that mold and show that I am ready especially traveling down to the States and doing shows down there. All the top promotions in Europe I’ve wrestled for and now getting a chance to showcase myself across Canada against guys like Alan Angels. Now that I’ve been in the ring with those guys I know I can absolutely hang with them and it took 10 years to get to that point. I feel like I’m finally now at 27 years old in the right space to be able to be in that television aspect.
The topic of the IMPACT Wrestling X Division Title was brought up and Vertigo confirmed winning that championship is a goal:
Absolutely, absolutely I mean look at my size, look at the way I wrestle. The X Division title is absolutely something I would love to accomplish.
Here is the full interview with Vaughn Vertigo:
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