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Wrestling + women + $17m lottery jackpot = Wrestlicious!

 Grayson Kamm     5 months ago
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New Tampa, Florida -- The youngest Powerball winner ever has packed up his millions and moved to Tampa Bay, fulfilling his dream of working in the wrestling business with a wild new TV show.

Combine beautiful women, professional wrestling, and part of a $17 million lottery payout, then stir -- and you get the new TV show "Wrestlicious".

"MAD TV + the WWE + Baywatch + Dave Chappelle = Wrestlicious," explained Powerball winner Jay Vargas, who's helping finance the show with his lottery loot.

Videos of the show posted on YouTube show a mix of pro wrestling, sketch comedy, and bikini photo shoots -- all involving women in a variety of skin-tight outfits.

And one of the recurring characters on "Wrestlicious" is "J.V. Rich" -- "The rapper-slash-owner of 'Wrestlicious,'" Vargas said.

"J.V. Rich" is a mansion-dwelling, single 21-year old millionaire surrounded by ladies and spending cash like crazy. What's that character have in common with the real Jay Vargas?

"Attractive and handsome -- like myself," Vargas said with a laugh that showed he wasn't taking himself seriously.

Physical appearance is about all the two share. The real Vargas is normal -- and pretty humble. After snagging a $17 million lump sum payment last year at age 19, becoming Powerball's youngest-ever winner, Vargas vowed to spend his money smartly.

"I don't have the temptation to go out and buy 15 cars or 50 houses, or a big mansion with 50-plus rooms... I just want to be comfortable," he said.

He's settled down with a wife and family in a nice, but not-over-the-top house in New Tampa. His money and his mind are totally devoted to his TV show-in-the making.

Since Tampa Bay's home to so many wrestlers, Vargas made it his home, too. It's a much better situation than the rumors he hears back home in South Carolina.

"I hear I'm dead every month," Vargas said, repeating a rumor that he hears about when he talks to friends and family. "Ever since I won the Powerball."

"They actually did a press conference saying that I was dead and that I was found in pieces or something like that. I think it's sort of funny. 'Cause I'm not dead at all," he said with a big laugh.

Vargas said his producer is working with TV networks to find a home for the TV show, which has already filmed a pilot episode hosted by wrestling promoter Jimmy Hart.

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