A lifelong wrestling fan, he initially avoided getting involved in the industry because he knew his passion would consume him. "I was always a wrestling fan, and I liked being a fan because I knew that if I got involved, I would take it too far," Carroll explains. "I knew I’d have to drop everything else and focus just on that." Carroll was always drawn to the wrestling characters that were funny and had more personality, reflecting his tastes in “weird” television shows. Will took a lot of inspiration from the movie I'm from Hollywood, a documentary about comedian Andy Kaufman and his work in professional wrestling.
It wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic that Carroll found himself drawn into the wrestling world. His friend, who runs the wrestling company, Wild Zero, invited him to help during a taping with no audience. Carroll’s role was small—ringing the bell and timing matches—but it was enough to spark something in him. "I felt involved, and I liked that feeling," he recalls. A significant turning point in Carroll's wrestling journey was his connection to Rob Black, the controversial figure behind Extreme Pro Wrestling(XPW), a wrestling company known for its extreme content. They eventually went their separate ways and Carroll began his wrestling faction, Total Fucking Chaos.
This vision led to the creation of Total Fucking Chaos(TFC), a wrestling group that embodies the punk culture. Carroll’s team includes 9 wrestlers across the United States and Canada "These guys are real punks, not characters," Carroll emphasizes. "They’re not just playing punks—they are punks." His goal is to bridge the gap between wrestling fans and punk culture. "I was a punk first before I was into wrestling," Carroll says. "There were always punks that didn’t know anything about wrestling, and wrestling fans that didn’t know anything about punk. My goal is to merge that together." He goes on to explain that things haven’t gone exactly as he hoped, “I've always been heavily into wrestling and punk. I think that is rarer than I want to admit, getting people into wrestling is harder than, I thought it was going to be. And getting these fucking losers that, like wrestling into good punk music is impossible.”
"I believe deathmatch wrestling can tell a better story because the violence is a little more real," he explains. "Everyone knows what it feels like to step on glass or get a thumbtack pressed against your hand. That’s something people can relate to." His approach to wrestling has evolved and how he has become more serious about the technical aspects of the sport. He mentions that he initially took wrestling lightly and viewed it as something fun, but over time, he realized the importance of professionalism and improving his skills to be on better shows and work with professional wrestlers, valuing advice from fellow seasoned wrestlers and training.
While not in the ring he works to plan and film small “goofy” promo videos for TFC. Hoping to come across as cliche punks, more bark than bite tone in his videos. "It’s very important to me to do things like this because this is what I was doing before wrestling," he says. "I do consider myself to be an artist, and things like this are fulfilling for me creatively."
His punk background heavily influences Carroll’s approach to wrestling. He’s not interested in conforming to the traditional wrestling mold. "I don’t come to wrestling as a normal person would," he says. "I’m older, and I was a punk first. If a promoter tries to tell me to do something I think is stupid, I’ll tell them no. I’d rather stay home than do something I don’t want to do."
But the life of a deathmatch wrestler isn't glamorous. Carroll often finds himself driving long hours for little pay, only to return home bruised and battered. "Some weekends, you drive to New Jersey for $25, and you’re like, ‘Why did I fucking do that?’" he admits. "But then you get the clips or the pictures, and you go, ‘Okay, that’s cool.’ That’s what keeps me going." The shock and awe that he gets from the fans and social media posts is something he still enjoys. Being around so much blood and broken glass has desensitized him to it completely. "The ten, fifteen minutes that you’re out there are the most exciting ten, fifteen minutes of the week," he says. "It’s like being a superhero or a supervillain. All eyes are on you. You have the spotlight. You have something cool planned, and hopefully, people care."
