Cole Radrick Talks Wanting To Prove Himself During The Collective

Cole Radrick looks ahead to a big Collective weekend.

Cole Radrick is booked for several upcoming shows during the GCW collective weekend in Dallas, Texas during WrestleMania week. While his main spot is in multi-man matches, he is looking forward to the opportunity for fans to see what he can bring to a series of events that will also feature names such as Blake Christian, Lio Rush, and Joey Janela.

Recently, Cole spoke with Fightful’s Stephen Jensen at the GCW Astronaut event at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia about wanting to measure up to the talents that have already made a name for themselves elsewhere and utilizing The Collective as a chance to level up his career.

“I got a big Collective weekend coming up with Unsanctioned Pro, I got Planet Death, possibly a Clusterfuck, who knows? I got a lot of things coming up,” Cole said. “Yes, I’m in the scrambles, very appreciative of the spot, but I want to test myself against the best. Guys like Jordan Oliver, guys like Blake Christian, and guys like Lio Rush and Joey Janela and really see one on one how I measure up. I know I got it in me.”

Cole is also an NBA fan and sometimes, there can be crossovers in the world of basketball and professional wrestling. Shaquille O’Neal just wrestled on AEW television in 2021. Radrick no is that Lance Stephenson and some of the Indiana Pacers are wrestling fans and as a Pacers fan, says you never know if they could pop up at a show.

“Lance Stephenson and a couple of Indiana Pacers are big wrestling fans, so who knows? Maybe they’ll come up, pop up at a show. Who knows what’s gonna happen. Stay tuned. Go Pacers go,” he said.

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We will have full coverage of all of the events held at this year’s GCW Collective in addition to everything else happening in the world of professional wrestling during WrestleMania 38 weekend.