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An independent professional wrestler’s schedule is already packed with shows, travel, media interviews, training, and everything in between. Adding anything else to your dishes would be an almost impossible task to accomplish.
Pro wrestling star Vinny Pacifico is taking the challenge head-on. He’ll be in a new movie called “The Hours That Keep Us,” which features a talented cast from the sports and entertainment industries. The Tommy Dwyer-directed film will feature MMA stars Paige VanZant and Mickey Gall, as well as actors Zack Ward and Chelsea Bray.
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Vinny Pacifico flexes to the crowd. (Vinny Pacifico)
Pacifico, who was in “Mr. Reset and the Society of Turnbuckle & Bone” and “The Forsaken Few,” told Pak Gazette Digital that he was ecstatic about the film’s cast.
“That’s going to be absolutely phenomenal,” Pacifico said. “The cast is crazy. We have Paige VanZant. We have Mickey Gall, Zack Ward, Chelsea Brea and Tommy Dwyer; he’s the director and he’s going to be in it too… That movie has the craziest cast you can imagine and it’s really exciting. It’s going to be a really fun movie.
“It’s one of those things where you can sit back and say, wow, what a phenomenal group of people from all different industries: wrestling, MMA, film and so many different places. We have so many people in this movie. So many different fan bases. It’s a really beautiful thing.”
Pacífico said that “The Hours They Save Us” will be an anthology-type film with three different stories that intertwine with each other.
“They are all dark stories and each one has a connection,” he explained. “In short, it will be special, it will be different.”
Meanwhile, Pacífico continues to struggle between filming.
Paige VanZant stands ringside before the catchweight fight between Nikolay Veretennikov and Austin Vanderford during UFC Fight Night at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington on February 22, 2025. (Steven Bisig/Image Images)
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She spoke with Pak Gazette Digital about how to balance doing it all while keeping your mental health in check.
“It hasn’t been easy to be honest. I haven’t really had time for myself or just to sit still because even in between, on the days I’m not wrestling or making a movie, I’m answering emails, booking more stuff and doing media… Mental health, I’ll be honest, I haven’t had time to think much,” he said. “Of course, in the entertainment world, we always go through times where we have anxiety and we get angry at ourselves. We want more, we want this. We always criticize ourselves in wrestling and in movies, as actors. We always look at ourselves like ‘What could we do better?’ But I haven’t had much time to sit and think about things. I just said “go, go, go,” which I’m grateful for.
“But it’s not easy because you really have to take the time, consciously, to step back and say, okay, I need a few minutes to be with my family, be with my friends or just focus on something that’s not work related for a moment. If it consumes you, it’s not always a good thing. For me, it’s like, okay, I did what I needed to do today. When ‘Mr. Reset’ came out, I had nine interviews in a row and then I went to the gym and then I had another interview and I was like, you know? what? Okay, I’ll do these interviews, I’ll go to the gym, I’ll do everything, and then at 3 in the afternoon, when I’m done with everything, I’ll put my phone down and be with my family and my wife and just live.
Professional wrestler Vinny Pacifico enters the ring. (Vinny Pacifico)
Still, Pacífico said he is “grateful” for every opportunity he receives inside and outside the ring.
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“The Hours That Keep Us” will begin filming next month.
