James A. Janisse, star of the popular YouTube channel Dead Meat, could be trading in Kill Counts and horror movies for suplexes and headlocks. Speaking during Dead Meat’s weekly livestream, Janisse gushed about his recent first visit to an independent wrestling show.
“I watched James Angel a.k.a James Willems perform, it was f***ing awesome!”
Willems, like Janisse, is known for his online content and spent years as part of the popular Rooster Teeth gaming subdivision FunHaus. After the show, Willems introduced Janisse to his trainer which may have lit a fire in the horror movie reviewer.
“I might do a little bit of wrestling training because my bucket list item is to have a wrestling match… I still got a little bit of time left at my age to get in there and do it once or twice.”
Dead Meat And Pro Wrestling
While Janisse has yet to step in the ring himself, he has interviewed several wrestlers about their favorite horror movies, including Liv Morgan, Chris Jericho, and Xavier Woods. Janisse and channel co-host Chelsea Rebecca also host an annual Royal Rumble in a WWE 2K video game, filling the ring with various fan-made recreations of iconic horror characters.
With over 6.5 million subscribers to the main Dead Meat channel, Janisse has a huge audience that’d support him if a match or two is in his future. With stars like Logan Paul, Bad Bunny, and Paul Walter Hauser impressing in the ring, don’t count out Janisse trying his hand in the ring, and attempting to make his opponents dead meat.
