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As is tradition, the GCW Collective is taking place during WWE WrestleMania 39 weekend in Los Angeles.
Multiple shows will be taking place at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, one of which is the second-ever The Wrld on Lucha on April 1st at 9 PM Pacific -- live on FITE.tv.
I talked with Gringo Loco who is booking the event, chatting about the challenges he faces in putting the show together and what he likes about the card thus far.
In our 40-minute interview, seen above on YouTube, we talk about other topics like how he got into wrestling, being accepted, his love for lucha libre, and more.
"Anxiety always sets in"
Loco said the anxiety to put on a good show is a challenge of putting together lineups in addition to staying as authentic as possible -- all because he wants the event to be good.
"I just I have nightmares of just running a really bad show. And thank God, last year was fantastic. I got nothing but great reviews afterwards.
"People still talk about it (and that it was their favorite show of the weekend. I really take that to heart because I put a lot of energy into it last year, meticulously putting the card together and the same thing with this year. I just want it to be special and you run into a lot of mental roadblocks because there's only so many spots."
To him, one of the most difficult parts of booking a show is handling which spots on the card go to who.
"You figure whatever the number is and you want to get all these people on and, you know, they're going to knock it out of the park. But if you don't have a spot for them, I think that's the most difficult part for me so far while running a show, because not everybody can get on and everybody definitely deserves the chance."
However, he wants to make sure to build the best card possible so the fans will want to comeback.
"I'm just trying to bring the best card possible, try to bring memories for the fans so that they'll want to come back and then this could be like an ongoing thing for the world of lucha. But, so far so good. Last year went really well, and I think that people are loving the idea of a lucha libre promotion."
The card
To date, several matches have been announced that include these:
Himself vs. Psycho Clown
"The rematch is going to happen from the crazy bloody match that we had in Dallas. I think you know what to expect from that one."
El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Laredo Kid
"So, we have a crazy match for you. It is Laredo Kid, who is just coming back from injury vs. Vikingo. And I don't know if you've seen these guys work together, but they are maniacs. And I think that if you are in the building in L.A., you're going to be seeing something very special with those two."
Los Macizos vs. Familia de Tijuana
"All four of those guys are just crazy maniacs."
Negro Casas vs. Tony Deppen
"A clash of styles."
Dulce Tormenta vs. Sexy Star
"If you know anything about those two, these are two of the hardest working luchadoras that there is right now. I think they're hard hitting and I know they're crazy."
Loco explained that he wanted to make sure the show presents lucha libre authentically.
"When it comes to hardcore stuff, we're really trying to give you just a nice jumble of authentic lucha. I have had a couple of ideas thrown at me and it wasn't exactly super authentic lucha, so I said no to them. I just want to bring lucha...and put it on a big stage."
