SoFlo wrestling pro Power Punch sets his sights on the big screen in new psychological flick

He’s spent years taking hits, stealing wins and owning the ring. Now local wrestler Vinny Pacifico is chasing a different kind of spotlight. From body slams to big scenes he’s ready to jab into Hollywood with Power Punch.

Wrestler Vinny “Power Punch” Pacifico got his stage name from chugging energy drinks before fights.

Vinny “Power Punch” Pacifico: “The first time I ever did this on a show, the crowd was chanting power punch, I drank the energy drink in the corner of the ring, did the punch. That cemented that character for me, from that day forward.”

Deco caught up with Vinny at CCW’s training facility in Pompano Beach.

After 12 years of trading punches in countries around the world, he’s making changes.

Vinny “Power Punch” Pacifico: “The first film I’ve ever gotten brought to me was called, ‘Mr. Reset and the Society of Turnbuckle & Bone.’ This is a wrestling film where they wanted me to play a younger version of myself, going into a secret society of pro-wrestling”

Vinny says he’s taking what he’s learned from the ring to th...