Violent J says JCW will ‘prove people wrong’
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.
Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has been featured in NOW Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. A lifelong wrestling aficionado born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he has covered the industry for a decade and a half. He joined the f4wonline.com team in 2019.