Wrestling Legend Savio Vega On Working With MLW, “Battle Riot III” On July 10th, Richard Holliday, Bad Bunny, Puerto Rico & More
Arguably the fastest-growing wrestling league today, Major League Wrestling — MLW, for short — is seen weekly via VICE TV, DAZN, fubo Sports Network and beIN SPORTS in the United States, in addition to television networks in over 20 countries abroad. Its TV series is MLW FUSION, which regularly includes the likes of “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, The Von Erichs (Ross & Marshall Von Erich), Jacob Fatu, Low Ki, National Openweight Champion Alex Hammerstone, Caribbean Champion Richard Holliday, Davey Richards, Dominic Garrini, Kevin Ku, King Muertes, Cesar Duran, Konnan, Mads Krügger, Calvin Tankman, Hijo De La Park, and Injustice (including Myron Reed). MLW is also the parent company of the leading provider of professional wrestling podcasts in the world, the MLW Radio Network.
MLW’s next major event will be Battle Riot III, which will be taking place at Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena on July 10, 2021. A mash-up of a battle royal, royal rumble and anything goes street fight, the event’s super-sized main event will feature 40 wrestlers with new participants entering the ring every 60 seconds. Surprises, legends and MLW top talent alike are all expected to be part of this buzzed-about event, and its winner will receive a World Heavyweight Title Shot anywhere, anytime.
To learn more about Battle Riot III, I had the pleasure of speaking with wrestling legend Savio Vega, who works with MLW as both a performer and a producer behind-the-scenes, via Zoom. Vega has held championship gold all over the world since getting into the wrestling business in the 1980s, and has been part of an entertaining and long-standing feud with the aforementioned MLW Caribbean Champion Richard Holliday. In addition to discussion about that feud with Holliday, my June 16, 2021 conversation with Vega — as embedded above — touched upon the following topics:
– What he likes most about working with MLW
– Whether he knew he was a wrestling lifer when he got into the business
– Riding with Mr. Fuji and Yokozuna during his WWF run
– Being named in a Bad Bunny song
– The Puerto Rican wrestling scene
– His musical preferences
More on Savio Vega can be found here, here and here, while more on MLW is available by clicking here, here and here. Battle Riot III tickets can be purchasing by clicking here.
About the Author
Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."
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