Pro wrestling star Jonathan Gresham talks first PRODUCE event, expresses love and concern for the sport

Jonathan Gresham is one of the biggest stars on the independents circuit and he will be one half of the headlining event on Monday when he goes up against Fuminori Abe.Gresham and Abe will participate in a new wrestling series presented by Orange Crush. The event is called “PRODUCE Volume 1: The Octopus.” It will take place at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, New York, at 8 p.m. ET.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!The show, backed by Adam Abdalla, will also feature a musical performance by Abel Ferrara.”The one thing I think – attention to detail and consistency over time,” Gresham told Fox News Digital when asked what fans can expect from the event. “I think that’s something that is missing in modern wrestling and that’s something that’s something Adam and I talk about quite a bit.”Gresham said that his idea of what pro wrestling can be in the grand scheme ultimately drew him to the event.”I think for the most part some time ago I started to flirt with the idea about what pro wrestling can be and I think at the same time so many people around the world start to flirt with the same idea. I think we are probably the first duo to take advantage of that thought process and put it on display for an audience,” he told Fox News Digital. “So, I don’t know, maybe six years ago now, it was definitely before the pandemic, the pandemic really brought it home for me to really start exploring this idea more and more deeply.”He said fans should expect to see two competitors who truly love professional wrestling.”This is not me trying to sound braggadocios. I feel like there’s several athletes across the pro wrestling space that feel the way that I do about their work. I believe that these individuals exist, but I’m going to talk about myself right now and Abe. I think on Monday you’re going to see two people who are in love with pro wrestling perform for you,” he said. “I’m a firm believer in there’s two sides of the coin here.”There’s one side where there’s individuals that love the idea of being a professional wrestler. They love the fame, being on television, the moves, the fans clapping for them and all that stuff. I am in love with pro wrestling. I understand professional wrestling on a different level, on a more visceral level than most people and I feel like Abe feels the same way about his craft. So, on Monday, you’re gonna see two people in the main event that are in love with pro wrestling and perform for you.”Gresham expressed an admirable passion for pro wrestling.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHe described the current state of the sport as being on a “spectrum” and a concern about pro wrestlers being properly trained.”Currently, modern wrestling, I look at it on a spectrum, it’s gotten so far to one end to where, on a weekly basis, on television, at most indie shows that we go to, we see these young athletes, people that have never made it to television, and quite