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Insane Championship Wrestling has a really strong history of tag team wrestling. From the Bucky Boys to Polo Promotions, and NAK to Kinky Party, there have been some great champions over the years. Not to mention stars like the Dudley Boys, War Raiders and the Briscoes all competing in ICW. Is there a pressure on you guys to go out there and give the performance of your lives at Square Go, or do you just not think about it?
LG: There’s absolutely a pressure to have the match of our lives at the Square Go. We feel we’re at the heart of a real resurgence in ICW’s Tag division over the last year or so, but that’s a hollow claim if we’ve never had the titles to prove it.
We want to push ICW forward, to make it better than it's ever been before, and to help it reach heights higher than before. Tearing the house down at the Square Go and finally lifting the Tag Titles would go a long way in helping us do just that.
AF: I mean, I personally don’t really think of it like that. I’m not comparing myself to anyone else. The first ICW show I went to as a fan opened with The Bucky Boys and the STI, and that made me want to not only work for ICW, but win the Tag Team Championships. So that’s really all I focus on, I’m not comparing myself to those who came before, I’m focused on us. The only pressure for me is from within myself.
Ashton Smith and Rampage Brown have been there and done that, holding the titles twice now. Do you feel there's an "underdog" advantage to having never held the gold, or do you think you're going to rightfully take what's yours at Square Go?
LG: While we are 100% the underdogs going into the match with Ashton and Rampage that’s not something that intimidates Aspen or I because we’ve been fighting from underneath our entire time in ICW.
We’re two guys that were never supposed to be here, never supposed to make it. We’ve had no handouts, no favours, no special treatment. I’d go so far as to say Aspen and I have had the biggest mountain to climb of anyone in ICW, and the Square Go is no different. Underdogs or not, we’re going to take what’s rightfully ours and become the new ICW Tag Team Champions.
AF: I think being the underdog isn’t really an advantage, but I definitely think many (myself included) see us as the underdogs. POD are the only tag team we’ve not been able to beat in ICW and, in singles matches, they injured us both - so I’m going into the match confident but very wary.
And finally, will you need to bring out some new merchandise if you win that doesn't say "Future Champions" on it?
LG: Of course! Any excuse for us to bring out new merch!
AF: The shirts don’t say "future Tag Team Champions," do they...?
You can catch Kings of Catch at Insane Championship Wrestling's Square Go at Glasgow's SWG3 on February 24th. Tickets are available here.
For fans outside of Glasgow, you can sign up for a free ICW On Demand trial here.
