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Go-Go the Wrestler is an independent Wrestler who was developed in southern Indiana.

Go-Go joined Supreme Wrestling in Madison Indiana in 2016 Where he was offered free training to become a wrestler if he was able to referee for the company while he was training. When Training he purchased tall white wrestling boots as other people on the show mainly had black boots and was nicknamed “Gogo”. Rather than being made fun of, he purchased a shirt and customized “Go-Go” across the shirt in shiny letters.

The company ended up finding out Go-Go was decently well rounded and ended up not only being a ref but a wrester, commentator, announcer, and other figures for the company. His newlywed wife, “Holly” also was a photographer for a short time while Go-Go would be at the company and would make a very brief appearance as a manager “jester girl” to the faction “King’s court” His first match was against 2 time Mr Indiana Body building Champion Josh Lewis who put both the Supreme and Tri-state championship on the line. Later when Billy Corgan who purchased NWA, Go-Go was given a Management role in the company. Go-Go was mainly considered a Jobbing character to the company, which being new was normal. A character named Sgt howitzer was introduced later in the year which would be “the manager of jobbers”. While the several wrestlers he managed didn’t get the outcome wanted, Go-Go’s comedy along with howitzer’s seriousness sparked some interests in the fans and the two knew they were on to something.

A year later, Go-Go decided to branch off to a closer area in Jeffersonville, Indiana where Rudy Switchblade was opening a wrestling school called Grindhouse Academy. The School began with 6 students: Go-Go, ZDP, Cyrus Omega, Big D, Duke the Nuke, and Freddie Hudson. The OG6 later put on a show June 16th called RISE with other credible names such as 2 Tuff Tony, Tony Gunn, and Rudy Switchblade himself. The show sold out and was a big success and later gave the show credibility and new students quickly came to the show.

Later after the 2nd show, due to issues with Go-Go’s friend at the time, resulting in him being banned from being at the building for owing money and no showing, Go-Go received backlash being friends and was ultimately no longer used and kicked out of grindhouse, as well as told not to work at other promotions such as OSWA which was running out of the same building.

The following year in 2018 one of the Training students of Grindhouse Josh Ritchie aka Rich Dulmage reached out about having people on a show he was doing on youtube. The wrestlers were informed not to compete on the show as it was untrained backyard wrestlers who are not pro and working their show would blacklist them from being on other promotions.

Rather than listen to this, Go-Go reached out to Josh about the issues being spoken out online, one especially from Larry D and his promotion in Kentucky. Go-Go, Josh and Tony Dynamite got together and wrote out ideas and planned on how to pursue running a promotion. In June of 2018 Josh would put on a show called Prestige under the Epic Wrestling Entertainment name. While the show was not sold out, it did spark conversation in the local wrestling community about the show not being bad and that fans were at the show that don’t normally come to the other local promotions so they had built a show that wrestlers would be open to be on without the backlash.

After EWE’s show Retaliation on September 22nd 2018, Go-Go pitched the idea of Howitzer again managing a team or rookies/outcasts but instead of jobbers it was guys that were there to prove people wrong that insisted they would not make it longer than a year in the business or get better. The team was to be called the Supreme Team later changed to Supreme Excitement with the members of Go-Go, Tony Dynamite, The Gilpinator, & Wade Parker managed by Sgt howitzer.

Go-Go and Tony Dynamite became the first ever inaugural EWE Tag Team champions making this his first tag championship win for his career. The other members of the team also found success with more wins and championships in other respected companies. By 2019 Epic Wrestling entertainment found itself having a fast incline of fans and to elevate was to improve two negative comments left for the company. “how is the show different from other promotions in the area?” and “can these guys get a better building than the one at 1416 spring street which had no air, heat and one bathroom”

The company answered this by forming a group called Creative Juices which would be the behind creative minds to the company with Josh having the ultimate say so over final decisions. The company would then introduce a 6-sided ring, large screen, and light up tunnel entrance all at a new arena at 1820 E Park Place in Jeffersonville, Indiana which had multiple restrooms for men and women, air, heat a kitchen and twice the room. Additionally the Show was now also being aired on the IWTV app too. Go-Go along with Tony pitched an idea at the beginning of the year of 2019 to have a valentines day show on February 16th called Epic Valentine’s Day Extravaganza of Excitement hosted by Supreme Excitement. The idea was so over the top that fans actually packed the house and supported their ideas of new matches such as a Rubber Chicken on a Pole match featuring Pooky’s Rubber Chicken and The Floor is Lava Battle Royal.

April 12th 2019, Go-Go took a booking from Joshua berlin who was a referee at Supreme who was running his first show called 4Ever Pro Wrestling in Scottsburg, Indiana.

As well in 2019 “the mother of EWE” Kathy Passed away before the Immortal Championship was to be debuted. Both Go-Go and Tony Dynamite, despite Joshing having the final say, changed the outcome of the match to Josh winning the championship by surprise. Later a show was made in her honor called Purple Haze.

The decision was made at this show to break up Supreme Excitement and try runs as solo competitors. While this got a decent reaction of the group separating the group found out that they lost a lot of views and hype they had as a team. During Covid OVW brought in Gilpinator which was taking place at the ArenA in Jeff on June 29th 2019. When slightly after all promotions and wrestling stopped.

In 2020 the USA declared precautions and with a Vaccine the shows could begin coming back. Go-Go pitched the idea of running the first ever All Masked Luchador show in the area featuring masked wrestlers from all over. This was called EWE Tradiciones Enmascaradis. Not only did this have a surprising outcome for a post covid comeback show it also brought in a huge Hispanic crowd with 75% of the show being later featured on shows such as TNA/AEW/and ROH.

During this time going into 2020 Go-Go worked as Matt Calhoun teaming with Rich Dulmage in his KTK fratboy gimmick along with Big D and Freddie Hudson. The team had won the EWE Tag-Team Championships making Go-Go a 2 time EWE Tag Champion. The pair traveled to some different states and with Go-Go humor and getting his cowbell ringing over with the crowd the team found success and lasted until late 2021.

In early 2022 Josh had stepped away from the business for a bit to focus on his mental health and to get a break from constant wrestling and some minor issues he was having with the wrestling community. Go-Go reached out to the Owner of 4Ever Pro to see about running a promotion under its name. Go-Go and Berlin came to an agreement if he could get the few hundred likes to over 1,000 lives he could run a show which he accomplished in under a month and 4Ever Pro was brought back May 14th 2022 for ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ completely ran by Go-Go.

Go-Go, again a fan of firsts, created a first ever Capture the Flag Match for the show and made a 3 vs 3 match with Wade Parker and The Gilpinator on his team ultimately winning the match for their return. While Howitzer wasn’t able to be there, fans asked why Tony chose not to be apart of the team and it was explained that Tony was doing his own thing and was slowly not wanting to wrestle anymore.

October 11, 2022 Go-Go had his first child born named Rayann. Go-Go had debated making this his last year of wrestling but due to having a daughter decided to keep his career going and made the decision at the end of the year to retire the mask he had worn rather than taking a chance of loosing it, could retire just the mask. This was also done as Go-Go wanted his daughter to be able to grow up and see his face and know her dad was a wrestler.

In March of 2023 “Manbun” Sean Patrick ‘Brien passed away and while josh was no longer running EWE for the time being Go-Go stepped in to run a SPO Memorial show. Go-Go heavily insisted that he and Tony Reunite and go for the EWE Tag Team Titles once more in honor of SPO for the show. While Tony agreed both Wade Parker and howitzer were unable to make the show. Gilpinator made a surprise return as a Referee when the ref was knocked out during the match. The Team one the belts making Supreme Excitement the first ever and only 2 time EWE Tag Team Champions & making Go-Go the only 3 time champ. This team win got the crowd back to loving the team that they didn’t want splitting.

In early 2024 Go-Go was in contact with a previous coworker at his shoot job named Gabriel Petri who explained he was thinking of taking off some time doing play productions and wanted to try possibly running a show in dedication to their high School Theatre teacher Dan Bullington who had passed away. Dan Bullington had a comedy group called “the Bullpen Players” which in honor the show production was given the name “Bullpen Pro Wrestling”.

Companies Worked: Supreme Wrestling, Grindhouse Pro Wrestling, River Valley Wrestling/CWA, Epic Wrestling Entertainment, Xtreme Championship Wrestling, 5Star Championship Wrestling, 4Ever Pro Wrestling, Pawcade/Paradigm Pro Wrestling, Bullpen Pro Wrestling, Xtreme Championship Federation, Strictly N’Sane Pro Wrestling, Tennessee All Pro Wrestling, Southern Wrestling All-Stars/OSWA, RWA

Championship wins: EWE Tag Team Championship (3x) XCW United States Championship RVW Junior Heavyweight Championship

Seminars: Chris Silvio(NXT) Monster Factory