Nick Gage attacks Matt Cardona at GCW Homecoming Part Two

Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green’s wedding vow renewal ceremony did not go as planned. 

The segment headlined GCW Homecoming Part Two from Atlantic City on Sunday.  Former Tough Enough winner, Maven, officiated the ceremony and insulted the fans for making hurtful comments online about the Cardonas. 

Cardona’s parents were in attendance for the ceremony. Green had a special surprise for Cardona as well and brought out Maki Itoh to sing for them. 

At one point, Cardona said that he put GCW on the map when he defeated Nick Gage for the title. Gage would then hit the ring along with Dewey Donovan shortly after the ceremony ended. Gage first attacked Cardona’s father with light tubes and then turned his attention to Cardona. 

Green went to confront Gage but was attacked by Allie Katch, who hit her with the wedding cake and then gave her a piledriver. Gage then took a pizza cutter to Cardona’s forehead and got on the microphone to say it’s “MDK all f***ing day” to end the show. 

Earlier on the card, Maki Itoh made her debut for the promotion. She defeated Dark Sheik in singles competition. Itoh had lost to Billie Starkz at JCW After Hours Two the night before. 

The GCW fans continue to boo Blake Christian after it was revealed he signed an AEW/ROH deal and will not be around as much. After his team with Jordan Oliver and Nick Wayne was defeated by the Second Gear Crew, Christian got up in his teammates’ faces as the crowd continued to turn on him. 

Charles Mason attempted to interfere in the BUSSY vs. Charli Evans & Everett Connors match. All four official participants in the match ended up piling on him for the pin, however, despite him not actually being in the match. 

One night after winning the GCW Ultraviolent Championship from Alex Colon, Rina Yamashita would successfully defend it against the 6ft 2 Sawyer Wreck. 

The promotion also appears to be building to a big tag team title match on September 3 in Chicago. The Briscoes defeated Los Macizos for the titles on Saturday and were then challenged by the Second Gear Crew for a future title match. After John Wayne Murdoch and Alex Colon defeated Los Macizos on Sunday, they said they want a crack at the titles too. BUSSY hit the ring after the match and also said they want a shot at the tag titles in Chicago. So, it appears multiple teams are looking to face the Briscoes for the belts that night. 

GCW will be back with shows next weekend from Concord, North Carolina on Friday and Atlanta on Saturday. 

The full results from GCW Homecoming Part Two are as follows:

  • GCW Extreme Champion Cole Radrick defeated Alec Price, Gringo Loco, Axton Ray, Jimmy Lloyd, & Masha Slamovich to retain the title
  • Maki Itoh defeated Dark Sheik
  • Ninja Mack defeated Kevin Blackwood
  • The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner, Matthew Justice & 1 Called Manders) defeated Blake Christian, Jordan Oliver, & Nick Wayne
  • Mike Bailey defeated Starboy Charlie
  • BUSSY (Allie Katch & Effy) vs. Charli Evans & Everett Connors went to a no-contest
  • GCW Ultraviolent Champion Rina Yamashita defeated Sawyer Wreck to retain the title.
  • The Mega Bastards (John Wayne Murdoch & Alex Colon) defeated Los Macizos (Ciclope & Miedo Extremo) in a tag team deathmatch

New champions crowned at GCW Homecoming Part One

New GCW Tag Team Champions and a new Ultraviolent Champion have been crowned.  

The first night of GCW Homecoming took place Saturday from Atlantic City and featured title changes in two divisions. 

The Briscoes are now three-time GCW Tag Team Champions after defeating Los Macizos (Ciclope & Miedo Extremo) for the belts. They were immediately challenged by the Second Gear Crew’s Mance Warner and Matthew Justice for a future title match. 

Rina Yamashita is the Ultraviolent Champion after she defeated Alex Colon for the title. Yamashita has now performed on seven shows for GCW since making her debut last November. She regularly performs for promotions such as Ice Ribbon and Oz Academy in Japan as well. Yamashita will face Sawyer Wreck at GCW Homecoming Part Two on Sunday. 

The event also saw Jon Moxley successfully defend his GCW World Championship against Effy before agreeing to a title vs. career bout with Nick Gage at a later date. 

Here are the full results from GCW Homecoming Part One on Saturday, August 13 from the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City. 

  • Dark Sheik defeated Bradley Prescott IV
  • Nick Wayne defeated Starboy Charlie
  • Jordan Oliver defeated Ninja Mack
  • Gringo Loco defeated Axton Ray, Grim Reefer, Jimmy Lloyd, Joe Londo, & Marcus Mathers in a six-way scramble match
  • Blake Christian defeated Tony Deppen
  • The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) defeated Los Macizos (Ciclope & Miedo Extremo) to win the GCW Tag Team Championships
  • GCW Extreme Champion Cole Radrick successfully defended his title against Charli Evans
  • John Wayne Murdoch defeated Matt Tremont in a death match
  • Rina Yamashita defeated Alex Colon to win the GCW Ultraviolent Championship
  • GCW World Champion Jon Moxley defeated Effy to retain the title

GCW Homecoming Part Two will take place Sunday, August 14 from the same venue. The event begins at 4 p.m Eastern time. The lineup for the show is as follows:

  • GCW Extreme Champion Cole Radrick defends against Gringo Loco, Axton Ray, Jimmy Lloyd, Masha Slamovich, Alec Price, & Starboy Charlie in a seven-way scramble match
  • Kevin Blackwood vs. Ninja Mack
  • GCW Ultraviolent Champion Rina Yamashita vs. Sawyer Wreck
  • BUSSY (Allie Katch & Effy) vs. Charli Evans & Everett Connors
  • Mike Bailey vs. Joe Lando
  • The Second Gear Crew (1 Called Manders, Matthew Justice, & Mance Warner) vs. Blake Christian, Jordan Oliver, & Nick Wayne
  • Dark Sheik vs. Maki Itoh
  • Los Macizos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) vs. Alex Colon and John Wayne Murdoch
  • Matt Cardona & Chelsea Green renew their wedding vows

Maven to officiate The Cardonas’ vow renewal at GCW Homecoming

Maven has been announced for GCW Homecoming. 

The promotion revealed on Thursday that the 45-year-old will officiate Matt Cardona & Chelsea Green’s wedding vow renewal ceremony on night two of the two-night event. 

In June, Cardona announced that he and Chelsea Green would still be part of the show despite a torn biceps he suffered at GCW Downard Spiral on May 28. 

Cardona tweeted: “I was injured at a @GCWrestling_ show. @Lauderdale11 didn’t offer to pay for my surgery/rehab. He then wanted to unbook me from Homecoming…the show that I MADE FAMOUS! In lieu of suing GCW, we agreed that @ImChelseaGreen & I WILL be booked & inviting you all to our vow renewal!”

GCW Homecoming will take place August 13 & 14 from the Carousel Room At the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Both nights will be available on pay-per-view via FITE TV. The updated lineup for the shows is as follows:

GCW Homecoming Part One, Saturday, August 13, 7 p.m. Eastern time —

  • GCW World Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Effy
  • Nick Wayne vs. Starboy Charlie
  • The Briscoes vs. Los Macizos
  • Matt Tremont vs. John Wayne Murdoch
  • GCW Ultraviolent Championship: Alex Colon (c) vs. Rina Yamashita

GCW Homecoming Part Two, Sunday, August 14, 4 p.m. Eastern time —

  • Maki Itoh vs. Dark Shiek
  • Matt Cardona & Chelsea Green renew their wedding vows
  • Charli Evans vs. Cole Radrick
  • Rina Yamashita vs. Sawyer Wreck
  • “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Joe Lando

Jon Moxley vs. Effy title match set for GCW Homecoming Part One

Jon Moxley will defend the GCW World title at Homecoming Part One on August 13. 

In a match announced Monday, Moxley will defend the GCW World Championship against Effy on Saturday, August 13 at Homecoming Part One. 

Moxley’s appearance on the card was announced two weeks ago, but his opponent had not been named. 

Five matches are now official for Homecoming Part One. Both nights of the event will air on FITE TV pay-per-view. 

Here is the Homecoming lineup: 

GCW Homecoming Part One, Saturday, August 13, 7 p.m. Eastern time —

  • GCW World Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Effy
  • Nick Wayne vs. Starboy Charlie
  • The Briscoes vs. Los Macizos
  • Matt Tremont vs. John Wayne Murdoch
  • GCW Ultraviolent Championship: Alex Colon (c) vs. Rina Yamashita

GCW Homecoming Part Two, Sunday, August 14, 4 p.m. Eastern time —

  • Maki Itoh vs. Dark Shiek
  • Matt Cardona & Chelsea Green renew their wedding vows
  • Charli Evans vs. Cole Radrick
  • Rina Yamashita vs. Sawyer Wreck
  • :Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Joe Lando

Matt Cardona & Chelsea Green to ‘renew their wedding vows’ at GCW Homecoming

Though he’s currently out of action after undergoing biceps surgery, Matt Cardona will still be playing a part in Game Changer Wrestling’s Homecoming weekend.

GCW has announced that The Cardonas (Matt Cardona & Chelsea Green) will “renew their wedding vows” at Homecoming day two on Sunday, August 14. The couple got married on December 31 of 2021.

Cardona tweeted: “I was injured at a @GCWrestling_ show. @Lauderdale11 didn’t offer to pay for my surgery/rehab. He then wanted to unbook me from Homecoming…the show that I MADE FAMOUS! In lieu of suing GCW, we agreed that @ImChelseaGreen & I WILL be booked & inviting you all to our vow renewal!”

Cardona suffered a torn biceps while facing Blake Christian for GCW on May 28. He underwent surgery for the injury on June 7.

The torn biceps resulted in Cardona having to relinquish the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. Trevor Murdoch then won the vacant title.

In an interview with Sports Illustrated earlier this month, Cardona said he’s been told that he’ll be out of action for five months — but his goal is to return to the ring this September.

Cardona told Sports Illustrated that he’ll still be making the majority of his scheduled bookings despite being injured.

“I’m still going to be making towns. I’ve contacted every promotion I had booked, and all but two are still bringing me in because they know I sell tickets — and I rescheduled with those other two,” Cardona said.

“I’m not going to be stuck at home injured. I won’t be in the ring, but this isn’t a three-month vacation. I’m just as busy as I was, even with a torn bicep.”

GCW’s Homecoming weekend is taking place in Atlantic City, New Jersey on August 13 and August 14. Both shows will air live on Fite TV.

GCW has also announced that Maki Itoh will be making her debut for the promotion at Homecoming weekend.

Matt Cardona vs. Nick Gage announced for GCW Homecoming

A match between Nick Gage and Matt Cardona has officially been set.

Game Changer Wrestling announced that Cardona will face Gage for the GCW World Heavyweight title at GCW’s Homecoming event, which will take place on July 24 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This follows a confrontation that took place during a live podcast in Baltimore that was hosted by Cardona. Gage entered the room the podcast was being held at, looking for Cardona, but was eventually taken away by security.

This follows what happened at GCW’s Zombie Walk event on June 6, where a masked man attacked Nick Gage. The person appeared to have Jon Moxley’s mannerisms, another person that Gage has been feuding with. The person laid out Gage with Moxley’s paradigm shift finisher, but when the person took off their mask, it was  revealed to be Cardona.

GCW will hold two events at the Showboat in Atlantic City on July 24 and the following day on July 25.