Stuntmen - and women - try to rustle up jobs with new Wild West show at Knott's

Jonathan Cedillo landed some big roundhouse punches to his opponent’s gut.

The 275-pound, 42-year-old former professional wrestler showed that he could take a few blows to the midsection as well. And he couldn’t wait for his chance to fall from a 70-foot-high scaffold.

Cedillo was among 63 stunt performers – 55 men and eight women – who turned out at the Charles M. Schulz Theatre at Knott’s Berry Farm on Saturday to audition for a role in Knott’s new Wild West Stunt Show.

Six men and one woman will perform in the 20-minute show, which will feature plenty of brawling and high falls.

The show debuts May 27, coinciding with the unveiling of Knott’s revamped Calico Ghost Town.

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