Vinny Pacifico: A Lot Of Wrestlers Don’t Realize, Entertainment Is Such A Hard Industry

Vinny Pacifico speaks on how a lot of wrestlers don’t realize that entertainment is such a hard industry and that he is a sponge for learning.

Pacifico is currently an independent wrestler, but has also been exploring the world of acting, having secured several roles over the past couple of years.

While speaking to Fightful Overbooked’s In The Weeds in a new interview, Vinny Pacifico spoke about the idea of indies dying in 2026, while also explaining how entertainment is ‘such a hard industry.’

“This is what a lot of wrestlers don’t realize. Entertainment is such a hard industry. I’ve been doing this since I’m 14. So for me, it’s just like what I grew up doing. Now I’m getting into acting and film and all these different things and TV, and it’s a whole… I’m learning so much. I’m seeing so much. I’m a sponge. Yes, I’m very lucky to have gotten some really awesome roles. But I’m just being a sponge right now, just learning so much. And it’s a very… competitive industry, very competitive. Everyone wants to work. Everybody wants it, you know, and wrestling too, and I’ll tell you what, I wouldn’t be the actor I am if I wasn’t a wrestler first. I wouldn’t be getting the opportunities I’m getting in film if I wasn’t wrestling. You know, that’s hands down. I fully believe that. So that’s why I think wrestling deserves a lot of credit and wrestling is, it’s tough. People who wrestle and go out there and beat their bodies up and do these matches and train so hard. It is not easy. So I, just like you said, I love seeing people do well and making money and just thriving. I love seeing that. It makes me really happy to see.”

Elsewhere in the same interview, Vinny spoke about wanting to wrestle in Europe again. You can read more about that here.