AEW star Penta El Zero Miedo took part in a press conference to discuss a number of topics, including opening his new Arena Del Valle venue which will feature a wrestling school and monthly shows.
Penta said, “This is a dream made come true. Like every kid from El Barrio, we all dreamt of having our own ring, our own arena, to book our own matches, and this is the outcome of a lot of hard work over a lot of years. Some might think it comes easy, but the building, the thinking of building, the design process, picking the right people, opening the right opportunities, and being the right person at the right time is not easy. We are still working hard, not in the ring as of yet, but in this facet, as a businessman with not just the Arena, but with my restaurant & gym we will inaugurate soon in Teotihuacan. Every single one of these businesses has an important investment from me. Of course, it’s a business and needs the appropriate maintenance, like paying for professors and everything within, so there is a financial investment, but the big significance for me is showing a bit of everything that wrestling has taught me and having this facility, sponsor students like other sports because there is a lot of people that don’t have resources to pay a membership because we lived that and we know how it feels. I want to do this to push a new generation so people raised in our barrios can see the stars they see on television. We are not at odds with any company, so we will be able to work with whoever wants to work with us. It is an honor for me that LA Park accepted to be in the inauguration of the arena as he is an example to follow in this business. Facing him has always been a joy because he will hit hard and you have to fight back, and that’s the kind of wrestling that I like, so thank you to LA Park for accepting being in the arena. The main point of this push wrestling forward & not fight between companies because I think that kind of stuff affects the progression of wrestling, the promoter, the fans, the venues, and even the companies themselves. I am not gonna say that I will change, but we start somewhere and we want to start doing things differently, and if someone is interested in the way we run things, what better way to do it, right?”
On the staff for the wrestling school:
“That synergy we are doing with the professors comes from years of experience. From the group of myself, Arez, Ikaro, Panic, my brother, and two others that took that different path. That’s the beauty of this sport because it gives you those friendships that become family by choice, and Panic & Arez have been that to me & my brother for years. Our group sharing the dream of being wrestlers & remembering how we trained in our youths and having them as professors in my arena is a major moment of pride for me, and that’s not to mention the involvement of Skyde. Without demeriting the professors I’ve had like Cuchillo, Black Shaditow, and Tony Salazar in Arena Mexico, he is one of the best trainers in Mexico and he is the one I’ve always had the best link with, so I am thankful that the is here and that he can show the students what he thought us in his time. When the school opens up, I intend to train with Skyde when he gives classes because I do not know how comes up with so much stuff but he has a great imagination and we need to learn a lot from him. In this sport, it is always evolve or die and I always want to learn from Skyde because he is an encyclopedia of knowledge. An important note, I will be bringing in guest professors here. I want to bring in Negro Navarro, Negro Casas, and Virus, who is someone who I have interacted with, I know his capabilities and I love his wrestling style. There are certain legends that can influence the youth and can help stop the in-fighting of the “old school” and the “new school”, and we need to modify because because the sport has to evolve in some capacity. I also love watching Black Terry and he knows it, I adore wrestling with him. I want to direct that imaginary line of thinking of “new school” vs “old school” because there is no reason to be ad odds when we can fuse the styles and come up with a wrestling style that can be different. It’s my own opinion and I respect their decisions, but that is what I want to do and I feel like I am in the center of both lines of thinking and I enjoy it personally. I see a lot of people fighting regarding AAA, CMLL and others but they are two different wrestling styles from two different companies with different interests and different audiences, why compare one with the other? I know there is a competition, but if you see them and they are two different companies, and I think why wrestling has not transcended more than what it already has. Wrestling is part of Mexican Culture and, as Mexicans, why are we at odds against our own culture? That’s is my opinion and my personal interest, so why not just be friends and work together? It does not lead us anywhere, but if we respect one another, it will push us forward.”
You can check out Penta’s comments in the video below.
(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)
