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Vince Russo says Juggalo Championship Wrestling has ‘comedy gold’

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Vince Russo says the comedy in WWE is corny, but that they have “comedy gold” in JCW, Juggalo Championship Wrestling.

Ahead of a new episode of JCW Lunacy set to air on YouTube on Thursday, Russo spoke to Justin Barrasso of The Undisputed about the comedy writing in his company versus what is seen in either WWE or AEW.

“We have comedy gold in JCW,” said Russo. “I go all the way back–my favorite sitcom to this day is The Honeymooners, but I can go back to the Odd Couple and Taxi and Everybody Loves Raymond and King of Queensand Seinfeld, I love comedy. The problem you have in professional wrestling is you really don’t have legitimate writers.

“A lot of people involved [on the writing side] in AEW and a lot of people involved in WWE, they’re wrestlers. Triple H is a wrestler. [Michael] Hayes is a wrestler. And a lot of times, wrestlers don’t know how to write comedy. So what you get is corny. Comedy in wrestling has been corny for decades. Look at what they just did with the gingerbread man, that was corny. Danhausen and his clones? Corny. I love good sitcom comedy based on dialogue. You’ve got to be a trained writer to know how to write that.”

Russo’s full discussion with Justin Barrasso is available here.

Juggalo Championship Wrestling upcoming schedule

Upcoming Juggalo Championship Wrestling TV taping dates include Thursday, May 21 at The King of Clubs in Columbus, Ohio; Friday, May 22 from Harpo’s in Detroit, Michigan; Saturday, May 23 from The Vault in Saginaw, Michigan; and Sunday, May 24 from The Grool Hall in Lansing, Michigan.

Tonight’s episode of Lunacy will air one hour later than its usual time slot on YouTube, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern.

Violent J says JCW wants to appeal to more than just Juggalos

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Violent J says his Juggalo Championship Wrestling is “hungry for a new goal.”

During a recent appearance on The Bryan and Vinny Show, Violent J said JCW is looking to expand the reach of its promotion from appealing to Juggalos to appealing to a wider wrestling audience.

Violent J said:

“I feel like our whole company has been hungry for a new goal, a new pursuit. Because in music, we just kept accomplishing the same goal. We set a goal in the beginning and we reached it, and we reached it again and we reached it again as the years kept going by.”

“We decided to get serious about JCW and actually try to compete with these other companies and try to bring entertainment and be taken seriously, even if the show is a lot of times tongue-in-cheek, you know what I mean? We wanted to set out and really try to become something wrestling fans would enjoy and not just the fans of our music.”

While JCW programming can be over the top, Violent J says he wants the promotion’s shows to appeal to all wrestling fans and feature a variety of wrestling styles.

“I want it to appeal to all wrestling fans. I want a little bit of everything, of all types of wrestling. I want a little bit of everything in there so that, no matter who you are, what you’re into, you’re gonna see something you like, you know what I mean?

And I don’t want it to just appeal to Juggalos. JCW used to be really wild, with really offensive commentary, and we weren’t trying, though. It was just for Juggalos. It was for ICP’s fan base.”

Episodes of JCW Lunacy air Thursday nights on the Psychopathic Records YouTube channel. JCW also recently posted the full StrangleMania show from WrestleMania 42 week in Las Vegas.

The full episode of The Bryan and Vinny Show is available here.

B&V: JCW STRANGLEMANIA 2026 part 1, plus Granny~!

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The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about as we’re joined by Granny for her weekly segment, including the Q&A, a report of a crazy week on the soaps, a Danhausen match for the review, a batshit crazy trivia segment, and more. Then, the boys review part 1 of WrestleMania weekend’s STRANGLEMANIA show! A fun time as always so check it out~!

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Full lineup for Juggalo Championship Wrestling Strangle-Mania

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Juggalo Championship Wrestling has announced the lineup for Strangle-Mania.

This year’s event will take place on Friday, April 17, 2026, from the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of The Collective. Eight matches are scheduled for the show, which is set to air on Triller TV.

A double main event has been booked. The first will be a four-way elimination match for the JCW World title, featuring Matt Riddle vs. Cokane vs. Nic Nemeth vs. “The Chosen One” Caleb Konley, who will have Vince Russo in his corner.

The second main event will be Vampiro’s retirement match, a three-way bout featuring Big Vito vs. PCO vs. Vampiro.

JCW Strangle-Mania lineup for April 17, 2026

  • Vampiro (w/ Insane Clown Posse) vs. PCO vs. Big Vito (Vampiro’s retirement match)
  • Matt Riddle vs. Cokane vs. Nick Nemeth vs. “The Chosen One” Caleb Conley (w/ Vince Russo) in a four-way elimination match for the JCW World title (Special guest referee: EC3 w/ Jeeves)
  • 2 Tuff Tony, Willie Mack & Rob Van Dam vs. The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) & KENTA
  • JCW Women’s Champion “Big Al” Alice Crowley & “Dynamite” Dani Mo vs. J Rod & a mystery partner (Special guest referee: Katie Forbes)
  • Facade vs. MechaWolf vs. Ninja Mack vs. Disco Ray (w/ Ring Rat) vs. Charlie Haas vs. “Man of 1000 Gimmicks” Moshpit Mike for the JCW American title
  • The Bros of Funstruction (Yabo & Ruffo) vs. The Outbreak (Jacksyn & Abel w/ Barnabas the Bizarre)
  • “The Climax” Kerry Morton vs. Mickie Knuckles
  • St. Claire Monster Corp (Mr. Happy, Kongo Kong & Beastman w/ Jasmin St Claire) vs. The Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) & “Juggalo” George South

B&V: JUGGALO CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING plus Granny!

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The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Granny, her weekly wrestling and soap opera reports, the trivia contest and more. Then, yes, the boys review JUGGALO CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING EPISODE 77 so we can answer the question, WHICH SHOW IS BETTER BOOKED, THE VINCE RUSSO SHOW OR THE JOHNNY RUSSO NXT SHOW? And yes, Granny watched some. A fun time as always so check it out~!

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Violent J says JCW will ‘prove people wrong’

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Violent J says his Juggalo Championship Wrestling is here to stay.

The Insane Clown Posse member recently spoke to Justin Barasso of The Undisputed about his promotion, which has been touring for more than a quarter of a century, but recently made headlines with the hiring of Vince Russo as its booker.

Episodes of JCW Lunacy air every Thursday night on YouTube, and the promotion is building to its upcoming pay-per-view, StrangleMania: Viva Las Violence, which is set for April 17, 2026 at Horseshoe Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Violent J said:

“People always said we didn’t belong in wrestling, but what they don’t realize is we were wrestlers first. We’re wrestling fans, too. And we want a chance to entertain you.”

“We’re an indie that has been touring for 26 years, yet we’re virtually unheard of in the wrestling world. The biggest difference I saw was that those promotions marketed to wrestling fans while we were exclusively marketing to our fan base, the juggalos–which is basically another name for renegades. That was the difference. So that’s what we are doing–we are making a show for the mainstream by juggalos.”

“Wrestling feels so corporate now,” Violent J continued. “There’s advertising on the ring mats. There’s WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia. Who the fuck can go to that? The fans feel second, third, and fourth most important. There’s the Netflix series about behind the scenes. We want to make it easy to get lost in what is happening in the ring.”

Violent J also said that while Juggalo Championship Wrestling may have its doubters, that has always been the case for ICP.

“People might not believe in us,” said Violent J. “That was always the story for ICP. We’re going to prove people wrong with JCW. We’re here to stay.”

In addition to the pay-per-view in Las Vegas over WrestleMania weekend, JCW held three nights of tapings this weekend in Michigan for upcoming episodes of Lunacy. The most recent episode of the show featured a Backlot Street Fight between J-Rod and Dani Mo, along with Caleb Konley vs. Hunter Grey and The Outbreak vs. Choppa City.

Violent J’s full interview with Justin Barasso of The Undisputed is available here.