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Fetty Wap wields light tube at GCW Tournament of Survival 11

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Fetty Wap recently appeared at GCW Tournament of Survival 11 and turned his sights to the light tubes.

At the recent GCW Tournament of Survival 11, rapper Fetty Wap made a special appearance at the show. However, the rapper was soon interrupted by Tony Deppen.

Although his presence was soon cut short as Fetty Wap hit Deppen with The Rock’s signature catchphrase, “It doesn’t matter what your name is.” Shortly after, things turned extreme between the two.

As the show proceeded, fans saw Fetty slap a drink out of Deppen’s hands before smashing a bunch of light tubes on Deppen’s head, handed to him by Nick Gage.

The GCW crowd went wild and voiced their approval as the 34-year-old rapper smashed the light tubes on Deppen. He was previously announced to appear as a special guest at GCW Tournament of Survival 11 on June 6, 2026, at the Showboat in Atlantic City, NJ.

AEW’s Hook announced for World title match

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

AEW wrestler Hook is scheduled to compete for the GCW World Championship.

The former FTW Champion was announced as part of two GCW events [Game Changer Wrestling]. He is set to make his much-awaited GCW debut against Joey Janela at GCW Race Against Time on June 16, 2026.

He is then set to follow it up with another appearance on GCW Amerikaā€™s Most Wanted in Los Angeles on June 27, 2026. Here, he is scheduled to challenge Atticus Cogar for the GCW World Championship. GCW Amerikaā€™s Most Wanted is set to take place at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

Hook is currently an active part of the AEW roster, where he most recently competed on the Double or Nothing match card, teaming with The Opps (Anthony Bowens & Katsuyori Shibata) in a loss against The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, & Daniel Garcia). The son of wrestling veteran Taz, Hook is also The Opps’ acting leader during Samoa Joe’s absence.

Hook set to make GCW debut at signature event

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

AEW wrestler Hook is scheduled to be a part of two significant GCW events [Game Changer Wrestling], including his much-awaited GCW debut.

Hook is also set to make his GCW debut against Joey Janela at GCW Race Against Time on June 16, 2026.

Former FTW Champion and a member of The Opps in AEW, Hook has also been announced to compete at GCW Amerikaā€™s Most Wanted in Los Angeles on June 27, 2026. The event will take place at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

HOOK is currently signed to AEW, where he most recently competed on the AEW Double or Nothing match card, teaming with The Opps (Anthony Bowens & Katsuyori Shibata) in a loss against The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, & Daniel Garcia).

The 27-year-old Hook is also the son of WWE veteran and current AEW commentator Taz. He also acts as The Opps’ leader during Samoa Joe’s absence.

AEW names set for GCW debut at 6/27 in LA

Posted on by Jake Skudder

AEW tag team The Butcher and The Blade are set to make their Game Changer Wrestling debut on 6/27 in LA at the Amerika’s Most Wanted event.

The team have wrestled a match in All Elite Wrestling since 2024, where they teamed with Kip Sabian to face Mark Briscoe & The Hardys on the 03/01/2024 episode of AEW Rampage.

Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday at 10am from The UCC in Los Angeles. Alternatively you can watch the show live on TrillerTV+.

FAQs

When and where is GCW Amerika’s Most Wanted?

The show takes place on Friday, June 27th at The UCC in Los Angeles.

How can I watch GCW Amerika’s Most Wanted?

The event streams live on TrillerTV+, GCW’s regular streaming home. You’ll need an active subscription to watch.

Does GCW Amerika’s Most Wanted clash with any other wrestling shows?

It runs the night before AEW Forbidden Door 2026, which takes place on June 28th at the SAP Center in San Jose. Fans on the West Coast can realistically catch both, which is part of why GCW tends to schedule LA dates around major AEW weekends.

AEW wrestler Hook to make GCW debut in June

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

Over four years into his pro wrestling career, Hook has appeared almost exclusively for All Elite Wrestling. But heā€™s going to be competing for a major indy in the state of Ohio soon.

Game Changer Wrestling has announced that Hook will be making his debut with the promotion at Race Against Time. The event will take place at 8 p.m. Eastern at the 20th Century Theater in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Friday, June 19. 

Also advertised for the show: VNDL48 (the stable of Atticus Cogar, Otis Cogar, and Christian Napier), Joey Janela, Jordan Oliver & Alec Price, Billie Starkz, and Vipress.

Hook debuted for AEW in December of 2021. Per Cagematch, he has wrestled only two matches outside of AEW. One of thoseā€”a win over Ortizā€”was a dark match for Ring of Honor, effectively AEWā€™s developmental territory, last December. The other came in January, when he defeated Leo Sparrow at the Limitless Rumble, a Limitless Wrestling event in Lewiston, Maine.Ā 

Hook has not wrestled on AEW television since January, when he teamed with Powerhouse Hobbs in a loss to Adam Page & Swerve Strickland in a lights out match on Dynamite. Since then he has been seen in a series of vignettes trying to keep the Opps running after Hobbsā€™ departure and Samoa Joeā€™s injury. Joe returned to action on Dynamite this week, and embraced Hook after his match. 

Shotzi Blackheart wins GCW Immortal Clusterf— in Las Vegas

Posted on by Ian Carey

Shotzi Blackheart won the Immortal Clusterf— at GCW Joey Janela’s Spring Break: The Immortal Clusterf—.

The match took place late Saturday night/early Sunday morning at the Horseshoe Las Vegas.

Shotzi entered in at number 7 in the match, which lasted approximately two hours and 30 minutes. The final four were Shotzi, Vipress, CPA, and Slade, with Shotzi eliminating Slade last.

Notable moments from the bout included our own Bryan Alvarez entering and pinning Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful in a battle of the wrestling websites. KJ Orso eliminated Alvarez shortly after, but Shotzi then eliminated Orso.

There were 69 entrants in the match this year, though one of them was invisible. The Invisible Man was responsible for 12 eliminations. A group of three dinosaurs, or presumably three people in dinosaur costumes, was also counted as a single entrant.

Fans of the Pro Wrestling NES video game released in 1986 may also be happy to know that the Starman character from the game also appeared in this year’s Clusterf—. He was played by Starboy Charlie.

Social media clips from the match are below:

GCW Joey Janela’s Spring Break: The Immortal Clusterf— live results

Posted on by Marc Quill

GCW Joey Janela’s Spring Break: The Immortal Clusterf— takes place tonight at the Horseshoe in Las Vegas.

Coming off the 10th edition of Joey Janela’s Spring Break on Friday, GCW will be back at it late Saturday evening.

The GCW Ultraviolent title will be on the line in a Hardcore Kingdom steel cage match, with Otis Cogar defending against Matt Tremont.

The Clusterf— match is also back. Names announced for it include Nate Webb, Human Tornado, Beastman, Dark Sheik, Dr. Redacted, Krule, Haley J, Parrow, Killer Kelly, KJ Orso, Man Like DeReiss, Vipress, Brooke Havok, and Ricky Sosa.

The 2025 edition of the Clusterf— was won by Brody Lee Jr. The match lasted just under two hours and 20 minutes and featured 90 participants, with Brody eliminating Joey Janela last.

The show is available on TrillerTV as part of The Collective for this year’s WrestleMania Week in Vegas.

Our live coverage begins at midnight Eastern.

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– The show opened with a recap of Matt Tremont’s journey to tonight’s showdown against Otis Cogar in a Hardcore Kingdom Steel Cage Match., which will kick off the show.

GCW Ultraviolent Championship (Hardcore Kingdom Steel Cage Match): Otis Cogar (c) vs. Matt Tremont

The eponymous steel cage was surrounded with various weapons lining the walls, including lots and lots of light tubes.

As this match got underway, a GCW official locked the cage doors down while Tremont yelled to the crowd. Tremont and Cogar sized one another up before exchanging strikes to get the action going finally. Cogar bit Tremont’s forehead and ran right at him afterwards. Tremont barely dodged as Cogar went crashing into a pane of glass in the corner. Tremont then threw Cogar into one of the light tubes set against the cage. Tremont held a fork in his hand and jabbed at the forehead of Cogar with it to bust him open.

Cogar found himself once again thrown into another light tube by Tremont, who once again used the forks to draw blood from his opponent. Even more fork-based violence from the challenger as Cogar’s forehead was busted open from the onslaught of forks. Tremont tried to go up top, but Cogar finally got some offense in with a light tube shot. He then threw Tremont into a barbed wire-laced door to continue the pain. Cogar set a pane of glass againt the back of Tremont and smashed it with a chair. Cogar took a pair of baseball bats covered in thumbtacks and battered Tremont with them, as blood began to pour from the challenger’s head.

Cogar produced a blade and began to use it across Tremont’s head, which had thumbtacks embedded on it. Cogar smashed multiple tubes over the stunned Cogar, who was bleeding from the mouth after what was done to him moments ago. Cogar headbutted Tremont’s bloodied head, followed by a trashcan lid shot to the dome.

Cogar put a chair on Tremont’s head and climbed to the top. However, Tremont recovered and tried to fight back. A chair shot from Cogar knocked Tremont down momentarily. Tremont dodged a splash from Cogar as he took a barbed wire-covered door and slammed the champion through it. Pin attempt, but Cogar managed to kick out of it.

Tremont took duct tape and taped Cogar’s arms to the ropes as he had something brutal planned for his foe. Tremont took many light tubes and smashed it over Cogar’s head. Meanwhile, Atticus Cogar tred to enter the cage, but he was warded off by Tremont. Xavier entered the ring by way of ladder and attacked Tremont, as the Cogar brothers had a three-on-one advantage over Tremont.

Tremont recovered and took down Xavier and Atticus with a double clothesline. Otis smashed Tremont over the head with a chair and headed back up to the top. He climbed to the very top of the cage and tried for a moonsault. Tremont avoided calamity as Otis Cogar crashed into the glass. Tremont taped up Atticus and Xavier to keep them trapped. He then took a chair and smashed everyone with it across to their heads.

With a roll of light tubes in his hands, he put it over Otis’ body and went to the top rope to hit a massive frog splash for the three.

Matt Tremont def. Otis Cogar via pinfall to become the new GCW Ultraviolent Champion

This isn’t my usual beat, so it’s hard for me to fully judge, but I’ll say if very bloody deathmatches aren’t your thing, then this match will probably not be for you, as this one got really brutal at times.

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– A recap of last night’s Joey Janela’s Spring Break X was shown while the ring was being set up for the Immortal Clusterf—. This was followed by what seemed to be an entire half-hour of GCW recap videos.

The Immortal Clusterf—

Entrant #1 was Man Like DeReiss, who started rapping with the crowd as he made his way to the ring. Entrant #2 was Marcus Mathers.

Our match got underway as Mathers and DeReiss traded pinfall attempts with nobody getting the clear advantage. The fast pace continued as both men used their speed in the hopes of getting the upper hand. DeReiss was sent over the top rope, but he hung onto dear life to avoid elimination. Mathers slid under the top rope and hit DeReiss with a superkick. Entrant 3 was introduced by Alex Abrahantes as Sam Holloway.

Holloway entered the ring and immediately made an impact with a big boot to Mathers. He then chopped down DeReiss. Next entrants were Jordan Oliver and Alec Price. They were then followed by the Backseat Boys.

Oliver and Price brawled it out with the Backseaters and looked like a cohesive unit until a double blockbuster stopped their momentum. Angel Orsini entered the ring and hit a moonsault on everyone outide the ring as Thomas Shire entered and hit a double chokeslam on both Backseat Boys to eliminate them. Holloway and Shire confronted one another in the ring as Shotzi Blackheart was next to enter as she took down both Shire and Holloway with a double DDT. Holloway was eliminated by a clothesline over the top rope from Mathers.

Alex Abrahantes returned with another entrant by the name of Brick Savage. Mathers and DeReiss tried their hand at attacking Brick, but got sent away for their troubles. Powerbombs for Price and Oliver at the hands of Brick, as Shotzi tried for a high-risk maneuver. Brick powerbombed her instead. Shire entered the ring and we got big meaty men slapping meat as the two big men battled it out. Brick speared Shire out of commission as the next entrant in the Clusterf— entered: Nate Webb. Webb’s entrance was interrutpted by B3CCA and her allies, as she sang her song. We got more singing as Kingsley was the next entrant. Things suddenly turned into a dance party while everyone stopped fighting in the ring. The wrestlers started singing before they were rudely interrupted by K.J. Orso, who entered next.

Orso talked trashed to everyone for dancing and singing, wich led to everyone ganging up on him with stomps and punches. Shotzi tried to clothesline Orso, but she ended up hittiing DeReiss instead to eliminate him. Sam Stackhouse barrelled into the ring next and went after everyone. We got a flurry of eliminations after Stackhouse’s arrival as he and Orso showed great teamwork to clear the ring. Brick re-entered the match and hit an impressive pop-up slam on Orso. That didn’t do him much good as Stackhouse eliminated Brick. Then Stackhouse got eliminated afterwards. One Called Manders joined the match next as Shire was in the ring. Oliver and Price fought it out with Manders and Shire, but found themselves flattened with stereo clotheslines.

Flyin’ Ryan was our next entrant and showed some great offense against Orso, Manders, and Shire. Ryan threw Orso over the top rope, but that wasn’t enough to eliminate him. The Texas Outlaws (sons of Dustin Rhodes) entered jointly as they took it to their foes. The two Rhodes boys had a moment with Manders and Shire, but Flyin’ Ryan interrupted it. That earned him stereo bionic elbows from Manders and Shire. The cowboy quartet took Ryan and threw him over the top rope for the elimination. Mathers soon found himself the victim of an elimination from the cowboy crew.

Manders and Shire started to fight with the Rhodes boys, as Wyatt hit a Cross Rhodes on Shire. The Buster and the Brain eliminated both Texas Outlaws soon after. After Brooke Havoc entered, Dark Sheik joined the Clusterf— and impressed with a DDT on Manders. Havoc and Sheik showed excellent teamwork with the Total Elimination on Jordan Oliver before sharing a kiss. Orso barged in with a knee to Shiek, but Havoc took him down. Matt Mako was our next entrant as he and Havoc faced off. Orso shoved Mako from behind right into Havoc, but got met with a back elbow. Spinning kick by Mako on Orso wasn’t enough for the elimination. Mako connected with the superplex and the powerbomb on Sheik.

Beastman entered next was a force of nature against Mako and Havoc. The powerbomb on Havoc right on a downed Mako earned Beastman a double elimination with the in. Sheik tried to go for a diving attack on Beastman, but that had little effect. Beastman powerbomb Sheik over the top rope, but couldn’t get the full elimination. Sheik turned it around and took Beastman out of the match with a feint kick. Next up in the Clusterf— was Sean Ross Sapp from Fightful.

SRS hit Shotzi with a knee to the gut and taunted her as he then choked her with a boot. WON/F4W’s Bryan Alvarez, whomst Sapp antagonized on the way to the ring, entered the ring and began to enter a chop battle with Sapp. A superkick by Alvarez to Sapp eliminated him. Orso then got rid of Alvarez with a kick of his own. Shotzi got raked in the eye by Orso, but turned that around into a tornado DDT. She then threw Orso out of this match. PowerSlap’s Stunt Marshall was our next entrant.

Juicy Finau made his way to the ring as he faced off with the PowerSlap man. Finau gave Marshall whatfor with a headbutt, followed by a slap that took him out. Finau faced off with Manders and struck him dow with one slap. Haley J. was our next entrant, as she tried to fight Finau, but couldn’t do anything. Stunt Marshall returned and helped Haley eliminate Finau from the match. Killer Kelly entered the match and fought Haley with ferocity. She flattened Haley with a clothesline to the back of the head, as she then followed it up with repeated headbutts. Airica entered the match but got hit with a crossbody from Sheik just as Gisele Shaw joined the Clusterf—.

Shaw planted Airica with a modified backstabber as she then hit Sheik with a kick. Tornado DDT by Shaw on Kelly. Airica tried to throw Shaw out, but she found herself thrown over the top rope instead. Killer Kelly began to bite everyone in the butt quite literally. Kelly was thrown out by all the remaining women after they all bit her in the butt.

Sheik grabbed Shaw by her feet as the two fought it out on the top ropes. In the ensuing melee, both women took each other out of the match. Gold Ship entered as a group, as they were then followed by another Alex Abrahantes aided-entry… The Invisible Man!

The Invisible Man entered the ring and was on a warpath as he cleared the ring with ease. Price and Oliver tried their hand, but were both taken out of the mach by The Invisible Man. Manders and Shire attempted a double team on Invisible Man, but they couldn’t get the job done. Invisible Man threw Manders out of the ring, but Shire got him in the airplane spin. Shire got reversed and thrown out by Invisible Man. Even more eliminations as Invisible Man was on fire. Headscissors and a DDT on Terry Yaki by the Invisible Man got the elimination.

Invisible Man continued the rampage with a slew of eliminations, including a roll up on Emily Jaye and a submission with a chair on Channing Decker. Next up was Joey Janela himself. Janela fought with the Invisible Man in the ring and seemed to have the upper hand on his unseen foe. Janela tried for a running attack, but Invisible Man countered with a kick. Janela recovered and lifted Invisible Man up for a stalling brainbuster on the top turnbuckle! One, two…. 2.999999!!!!!!! Janela tuned up the band and hit Sweet Chin Music to finally get the pin on Invisible Man.

Starman (Yes, from the NES game Pro Wrestling) was our next entrant, much to the confusion of Janela. Starman and Janela posed for a bit until the latter hit a cheapshot on the former. Starman found himself frozen while Janela kept running the ropes. Janela eventually stopped running and just began to unmask Starman… and it’s Starboy Charlie!

Starboy hit Janela with a spinning kick, followed by the standing moonsault, but that wasn’t enough for the pin. Starboy missed with the splash from the top rope, as Janela hit a Death Valley Driver for a near-fall. Charlie eliminated Janela from the match with a hurricanrana pin. Shotzi slid back in and hit an exploder suplex into the corner on Charlie, followed by the cannonball. Charlie fought back briefly, but he got reversed into a powerbomb by Shotzi. While Charlie and Shotzi fought, “Jimmy Lloyd” was our next entrant.

Lloyd hit an electric chair slam to get the cover on Charlie and eliminate him from the match. Don Freeze joined the match next and he showed some great offense against Lloyd with a suplex followed by the kip-up. Maya World entered and put her glasses on Freeze, followed by the jacket. That was an attempted distraction, but Freeze wasn’t going to have any of it. Maya performed a nice hurricanrana from the ropes to ground Freeze. The moonsault was not enough for the cover, though. Lloyd tried to get back into the match, but got a double stomp from Maya instead.

LJ. Cleary joined the match next, as did D’Lo Brown (who was on commentary) and Monomoth. Cleary tried to be vain, but Brown threw him out. Freeze brought himself back into the match, but Brown dropped him with a vintage powerbomb. Freeze was then thrown out by Brown. Monomoth tried to fight with Brown, but his attacks had little effect on him. Brown grabbed Monomoth and threw him over the top rope for the elimination.

Maya World slid back in and got into Brown’s face before slapping him. Brown looked frustrated as he tried to powerbomb Maya. That got reversed into a hurricanrana that sent Brown out of the ring. Nixi XS brought herself into the match and showed off with her fan. The two traded kicks, but nobody could hit their mark. Nixi finally got Maya with a spinning kick. Sleepy Ed sauntered his way with pillow in hand and just begain to sleep in the middle of the ring. Nixi took advantage and tried for a pin, but she got caught in a literal sleeper hold by Sleepy Ed instead. Nixi escaped and shouted at Ed to wake up.

For some reason, a trio of guys in T-Rex costumes joined the fray. There is no rule that dinosaurs can’t wrestle, after all. The dinosaurs unleashed a flurry of eliminations in their wake. Sleepy Ed had NyQuil and spat it at two of the dinosaurs to knock them out. The blue dinosaur tried a full nelson on Ed, but their arms were too short. He too got a blast of NyQuil for his troubles.

Parrow entered next as he knocked Ed down with a big boot. This prompted Ed to go back to sleep. Parrow gently tried to roll Ed into a pinning position as he tried to get everyone to stay quiet. Once he did, the referee counted slowly, but Ed kicked out.

A bevy of “twink” entries, including Anakin Murphy, Jimmy Underwood, among others joined in, but were dispatched in short order by Parrow. He then threw out Sleepy Ed onto the eliminated twinks. Cereal Man, was the next entrant and he had a box of cereal in his hands. Parrow was baffled by this, as Cereal Man bopped him repeatedly with his box of cereal. With Parrow in the corner, Cerael Man poured the bag of cereal down his face. Cereal man pulled down his pants completely as Parrow threw him out of the ring.

Nixy XS stepped back into the ring and got Parrow with the purple nurple, followed by a smooch and a headbutt. Parrow recovered with a powerbomb as he then threw Nixy out of the match. A man by the name of C.P.A. entered next as Parrow tried to throw him out. He grabbed the tie instead and that only angered Parrow. Bear Bronson stepped in next and he was more than a match for Parrow with a black hole slam. Gabby Forza teamed up with Bear and eliminated Parrow from the match as the two shared a kiss. Bear tried to eliminate his own wife, but that backfired as she hit a super suplex instead.

Haley J. showed off her PowerSlap title to Gabby, as 25 Cent appeared. 25 Cent punched Haley J. and rolled her up for the elimination pin. Another Jimmy Lloyd showed up and eliminated 25 Cent. The other Jimmy Lloyd appeared and did the Spider-Man pointing bit with the apparent original. The other Lloyd was eliminated by the real deal. It didn’t matter as the original flavour Lloyd was soon eliminated by Heath Slater. A chap by the name of Mullet Man stepped in next and got immediately kicked by Slater. Mullet Man psyched himself up but missed with the leg drop. Slater got him with a leg drop of his own, but that wasn’t enough. Tombstone Jesus was next and Slater soon found himself out of the match. Mullet Man and Tombstone fought it out with chops in the corner. Gabby Forza eliminated Tombstone from the match and got help from Shotzi to take Mullet Man out. Vipress was next as she and Gabby fought it out. Frank The Clown walked out next and cut a promo about how he hated GCW, but he found himself stomped away by Vipress, Gabby, and Shotzi.

***** Ian Carey subbing in for Marc Quill on slight delay

Vipress, Gabby and Shotzi beat up Frank until Slade came out and pinned him. The Production (Derek Dillinger & Katie Arquette) were the next out. They attacked CPA until being eliminated by Gabby, Shotzi, and Vipress. Tara Zep was the next out, she attacked Slade with a chair. Toby Klein with Billy Gram were next out. Conor Claxton came out and pinned Zep shortly after.

The 69th and final entrant was Dr. Redacted, who brought a barbed wire board into the ring, misted Claxton, and put him through the board. Klein then swopped in and pinned Claxton. Redacted and Gabby worked together to pin Gram. Redacted then hit Gabby with a chair shot. Slade eliminated her by tossing out of the ring shortly after. Redacted then pulled a Mil Mascaras and eliminated himself by jumping off the top turnbuckle onto Claxton on the floor.

Slade, CPA, Vipress and Shotzi were the last four left. Slade eliminated CPA next. Then Slade dumped Vipress over the top to leave just him and Shotzi. Commentary brought up that Shotzi had been in there for well over an hour now.

Slade hit Shotzi with a chair and it looked all but certain that he would eliminate her shortly after. But as Shotzi was up against the ropes, Slade charged at her with the a chair, Shotzi ducked and sent Slade over the top rope to the floor. Shotzi has won the Immortal Clusterf—!!

Shotzi celebrated in the ring as the show came to a close.

Brodie Lee Jr. wins first singles match at GCW Joey Janela’s Spring Break X

Posted on by Ian Carey

Brodie Lee Jr. wrestled his first singles match on Friday.

The match took place at GCW Joey Janela’s Spring Break X at the Horseshoe in Las Vegas. He defeated Joey Janela in the main event of the show.

This was the 14-year-old’s second-ever match. He also won the Clusterf— Battle Royal in Las Vegas during WrestleMania week in 2025.

The finish saw Janela tap out to the sharpshooter as many of Brodie’s training partners from Dungeon 2.0 were in attendance.

Other notable moments from the match included Brodie hitting Janela with rolled-up papers, similar to what his father Brodie Lee would do while the leader of The Dark Order. Brodie also scored a near fall with Sister Abigail and used his father’s discus clothesline out of the corner.

GCW Joey Janela’s Spring Break X is available on TrillerTV as part of The Collective package. Social media clips from the match are below:

The Sandman wrestles his final match at GCW Joey Janela’s Spring Break X

Posted on by Ian Carey

The Sandman’s in-ring career is over.

It came to an end at GCW Joey Janela’s Spring Break X, where he lost to The Invisible Man.

Bill Alphonso served as manager for Sandman’s invisible opponent. The match also featured run-ins and interference from Missy Hyatt, Richard Holliday, JCW’s Zombie stable The Outbreak, Vampiro, Violent J, 2 Tuff Tony, Kendra Lust, Early Morning Guy Steele, and even The Invisible Man’s brother, The Invisible Stan.

Mick Foley was the final name to come out during the match. He helped Sandman fight off both invisible opponents for a bit until Foley and Sandman were hit with low blows, and The Invisible Man rolled up Sandman for the three count.

Foley and Sandman remained in the ring after the match, and Foley said that while the two of them may not like each other, they’ve meant a lot to each other’s careers and it was important for Foley to be there for Sandman’s final match.

GCW Joey Janela’s Spring Break X is available on TrillerTV as part of The Collective package. Social media clips from the bout are below:

GCW Joey Janela’s Spring Break X live results: The Sandman’s final match

Posted on by Jeremy Peeples
Joey Janela’s Spring Break X is live tonight. Eight matches are advertised for the show, which will take place at the Horseshoe in Las Vegas beginning at 7 p.m. local time / 10 p.m. Eastern. The Sandman will have his final match on the show, wrestling against the Invisible Man. Brodie Lee Jr. will have his first-ever singles match, facing Joey Janela. A Loser Leaves GCW match will pit Effy against Allie Katch. In the GCW World Championship match, Atticus Cogar will defend against the new Hayabusa. Jack Perry and Marko Stunt will team against KJ Orso and Stackhouse. Mance Warner and Steph De Lander will team against Megan Bayne and a mystery partner. The Rascalz will take on Marcus Mathers, Alec Price, and Jordan Oliver. There will also be a Grab the Brass Ring Doors, Ladders and Chairs match with advertised participants including Gringo Loco, Shotzi Blackheart, Bear Bronson, 1 Called Manders, Sydney Akeem, Vipress, Charles Mason, and Terry Yaki. Our live coverage begins at 10 p.m. Eastern. ************************************************ – Our show begins at 10 p.m. sharp with a countdown timer for 15 minutes, which feels like a rib given how late it’s starting. They have added ten minutes to the clock, so we’re looking at a 10:30 start time roughly. At 10:31, we get a recap of the history of Joey Janela’s Spring Break set to “Forever Young”, with some questionable audio mixing – which is kind of perfect given the indie rock spirit of the shows. We get another video package on GCW being The Last Outlaws of wrestling. – The opening contest will be the Grab the Brass Ring Ladder match – it’s first pinfall to a finish for a shot at a GCW title of the winner’s choosing. Grab the Brass Ring Ladder Match –Ā Vipress. Bear Bronson, Terry Yaki, Shotzi Blackheart, Vengador, Sidney Akeem, 1 Called Manders, Gringo Loco, Charles Mason, a Man Like DeReiss, and Masato Tanaka Loco starts off with a moonsault to a pile of folks on the floor before DeReiss eats a Spanish Fly off the top to the floor to the pile. Mason beats down Yaki and then Masato Tanaka comes out as the final entrant. Tanaka nails Mason with a forearm shiver and a sliding D mid-ring before squaring off with DeReiss with more forearm shots before Tanaka lands a big forearm shot to send DeReiss down. Akeem gets a tornillo on DeReiss before squaring off with Vengador and he goes for a handspring elbow and breaks the top rope. Shotzi just keeps going with Vengador with a run-up tornado DDT before Tanaka hits a second-rope avalanche rana! Mason hits Sister Abigail to Shotzi before Bronson puts a giant door in the corner before squaring off with Tanaka for a chairshot to the head battle. I’m going to assume that Christopher Nowinski won’t be endorsing these shows anytime soon. Bronson gets 2 off a black hole slam to Tanaka before a Tanaka lariat sends them to the floor. They walk and brawl so the ring crew can try to fix the ring to a “thank you, ring crew!” chant and then a “safety first” chant right after chairshots to the head. Shotzi and Vipress kiss on the ladder before a ladder dive and DeReiss gets thrown off the ladder for 2. Akeem lands a double-backflip cutter to DeReiss before Yaki eats a no-hands suplex from Vengador before Vengador sets up two ladders to dive onto Yaki, but he gets stopped by Loco, who hits a Base Drop through a door bridge!Ā  Vipress avoids a tombstone off the apron by Mason and lands a piledriver through a door on the floor! Christian Napier hits Vipress with the DM and Matt Tremont jumps him while his theme music barely plays. They’d better get that fixed by the time of The Sandman’s last match. Vengador lands a poison rana to Manders before hitting a splash off the tippy-top of the ladder for 2.5! Manders lands two lariats back to back and wins it! Winner – 1 Called Manders by Pinfall – A tribute to the fallen wrestlers on Spring Break shows airs, capping off with Sabu last year mere weeks after his final match with Janela. Atticus Coger cuts a promo on Hayabusa and talks about being stabbed as a kid and realizing how quickly things can disappear and the blessing this Hayabusa got means nothing because he doesn’t have the experience of the original. The Rascalz vs. Alec Price, Jordan Oliver and Marcus MathersĀ  Mathers and Reed start off with fast action off headlocks and kip ups before Reed wins the exchange with a dropkick. Wentz lands a bronco buster on Mathers to set up a Dez double stomp on the arm. Price tags in and goes for the leg of Xavier. Price gets a swinging armdrag before slinging his body at him and bringing Oliver in. Mathers comes in quickly and takes down Xavier in the corner before they hit a triple tree of woe dropkick for 2. Wentz takes Mathers to Chinlock City before a corner knee by Wentz and a PK gets 2. Reed chinlocks Mathers and mocks Oliver on the apron before a flash cradle gets 2 on Reed. Xavier jumps in after a tag and Oliver tags in and runs wild. Wentz eats a double-team blockbuster from Price for 2. Mathers and Reed come back in for some fast action before Reed and Xavier double superkick Mathers for 2. Mathers lands a hook kick on Xavier before Wentz lands a handspring knee on Price. Doomsday Double Stomp by the Rascalz, but a 450 hits and Wentz saves for 2. Reed lands a mid-ring cutter and a UFO cutter to the floor! Reed hits a 450 and Xavier wins with a Spinal Tap! Winners – The Rascalz by pinfall Coverage is currently delayed… Ian Carey subbing in for Jeremy Peeples for the remainder of the show on a few hour delay.

GCW Champion Atticus Cogar defeated Hayabusa to retain

Cogar tried to use the skewers early but Hayabusa avoided. He hit a springboard Moonsault to the outside, which led the crowd to chant for him. Atticus ended up gaining control and began to fill the ring with chairs, and a door. Cogar continued to work on Hayabusa as Hayabusa sold his leg. Cogar started to take the skewers to him. Hayabusa hit a missile dropkick and both guys are down. He got a two count of the springboard Moonsault. Then locked in a figure four but Cogar got to the ropes. Cogar regained the advantage and set up six chairs in the ring before hitting Hayabusa with another chair. He set Haybusa up on the chairs but then missed a moonsault stomp and went crashing into the chairs himself. Hayabusa hit a 450 splash for a near fall. Cogar regained control and tried to hit Hayabusa with the skewers but Haybusa fought back and stuck a bunch of them in Cogar’s head, hit a poisonrana and falcon arrow for a near fall. Hayabusa missed a top rope splash, Cogar hit a forward-falling DDT for the win.

Jack Perry & Marko Stunt defeated KJ Orso & Stackhouse

Marko Stunt entered first. Luchasaurus then drove the Jurassic Express bus up to the entrance for Jack Perry to make his entrance. Stunt wanted to tag in early so he could go up against the much larger Stackhouse. After Orso tagged in, Stackhouse blind tagged himself back in without Stunt noticing and the heels gained the advantage after. Perry finally tagged in and took out both Stackhouse and Orso. He hit a double-underhook power bomb for a two count. Orso fought back and hit a suplex of sorts on Perry. Shortly later, Stackhouse and Orso went to hit combo strikes in the corner on Stunt but Orso hit Stackhouse instead. Orso regained the advantage with a rake of the eyes on Stunt but Stunt fought back, Perry hit a poisonrana and the babyfaces are back in control. Perry and Stunt hit a series of double team moves on Orso. Perry got a near fall on Orso after a codebreaker, but Stackhouse broke it up. Perry hit a Canadian Destroyer on Stackhouse, Stunt then hit a 450 splash. Stackhouse gained control and hit a piledriver on Stunt as commentary spoke about Stunt’s history of injuries that led to him retiring. But Stunt kicked out at one! Orso went to get his title belt from ringside but Emil Jay attempted to stop him. Stackhouse picked Emil Jay up but Perry came to the rescue and sent Stackhouse to the outside. Jay hit a tornado DDT on Orso moments later. Perry held Orso up, Stunt came off the top with a neck breaker, and Jurassic Express pick up the win. Stunt remained in the ring after the match. After soaking it in for a bit, he said “I’m f—-ing back.”

The Sandman vs. The Invisible Man

After a video package recapping the build to this match, Sandman made his entrance to the ring with the whole crowd performing the lyrics to Sandman by Metallica. It really felt like it was absolutely everyone in the building taking part in this. Kendra Lust also came out as part of the entrance with Sandman. ECW chants were heard. Bill Alphonso then came out and it was revealed that Alfonso would be cornering The Invisible Man for the match. Invisible Man came out, I think, and got massive boos. Alfonso sort of guided him to the ring. Invisible Man go the early advantage. He backed Sandman into the corner with punches, or strikes of some sort, anyway. Sandman turned the tables and backed the Invisible one into the corner, beating him down with stomps. “You’ve still go it chants” followed. Sandman grabbed the kendo stick and hit some really stiff looking shots on The Invisible Man. Then Invisible Man hit Sandman with a low blow. Fonzie got in the ring and him but just as Sandman was going to hit him, The Outbreak from JCW came out, as commentary mentioned that they might want revenge for what Sandman did to The ECW Zombie some 20 years ago. Violent J, 2 Tuff Tony, and Vampiro came out and commentary plugged JCW Strangle-Mania. They took out members of The Outbreak. Richard Holliday then came out, returning to GCW. Holliday attacked Sandman, but this brought out Early Morning Guy Steele to even the score on behalf of Sandman. Steele hit a moonsault on Holliday before being attacked by The Invisible Man, who hit him with a destroyer. Lust turned on Sandman, hitting him with a kendo stick and then Invisible Man sent Sandman through a door set up in the corner. Missy Hyatt then came out! She took out Lust with some kendo stick shots. The Invisible Man speared Sandman and the ref through a door. Sandman took out a new ref, with commentary saying maybe Sandman thought that ref was siding with the Invisible Man. Then the Invisible Man took out the next ref who ran in. This kept going for a little while, with Sandman and The Invisible Man taking out each new ref that came in. Sandman and Invisible Man exchanged strikes. Sandman hit a DDT, went for the pin and all the hurt referees regained consciousness to count a two-count. With both wrestlers down, The Invisible Stan – who was The Invisible Man’s brother and one-time opponent – made his entrance to “Holy s–t” chants. But who would Stan side with? Fonzie made it appear as though both Invisible brothers would work together against Sandman. Mick Foley then came out! He got into a fierce battle with the Invisible Man and Stan, and was moving around great! He hit the Invisible brothers with a DDT and Mr. Socko. I don’t know who he hit with what, but you know. Foley gave Sandman Socko and the two hugged, only for both to be double low blowed by the Invisible Stan and Sandman. One of the Invisible brothers got a roll up on Sandman and got the three count. After the match, Foley and Sandman remained in the ring. Foley cut a promo saying that him and Sandman may not like each other, but they’ve meant a lot to each other’s careers, and Foley loves him.

Effy vs. Allie Katch – Loser Leaves GCW

Effy starts a Bussy chant in the early going. Commentary talked about how Bussy was a revered team in GCW, even defending the promotion’s tag titles against The Briscoes. Katch was able to do a dive to the outside, and it looked like she was hesitant after having previously been injured doing a similar move. Katch got a two count off a driver, but Effy took control shortly after. Commentary played up the “Effy is not fine” storyline. Katch got a two count after a Tower of London onto a steel chair. Effy later dared her to throw a chair at his head, which Katch obliged, the shot busting Effy open. Effy hit a TKO into a dragon sleeper after. Effy did a one-person version of a Bussy combo move. Katch got busted open as well somewhere in there. Katch got back into it by reversing a Zack Rider, and locked in a Muta lock shortly after. Effy got out of it by raking the eyes. Katch hit Effy with a Pele kick for a two count. Katch hit a Zack Rider for a two count. Effy hit a spear and they were both down. Effy hit a choke slam onto a chair and Katch grabbed at her elbow after. He grabbed a screwdriver after. 1 Called Manders came out and told Effy not to do it. Effy appeared to re-think it but then attacked Manders, knocking him to the floor. She missed a cannonball in the corner. Effy then went to use the ring bell but Parrow came out and stopped him. Then Effy hit Parrow with the bell and later with the screwdriver. Dark Sheik then came out to stop Effy, who continued to insist he was fine. Sheik gave the metal turnbuckle hook to Katch, who then went to use it on Effy. Effy begged off, saying he was sorry. Katch went to hit him but couldn’t. She fell to her knees and hugged him. She just couldn’t do it. The love between them was just too deep. Only, Effy head butted her and then attacked her with the screwdriver. Katch is screaming/crying through a crimson mask, then got a near fall on a surprise rollup. Effy then hit a lariat and went for a piledriver, but couldn’t do it for a moment perhaps through exhaustion or hesitation to give the move to his former partner. After a moment, he hit the move on Katch and got the three count. Katch is gone from GCW. Katch remained in the ring as the crowd chanted “Thank you, Allie.”

Mance Warner & Steph De Lander vs. Megan Bayne & A Mystery Partner

Coverage for this match is currently delayed.Ā 

Brodie Lee Jr. defeated Joey Janela

Brodie got the early advantage with a drop toehold in the corner. Later hit a penalty kick for a two count. Janela made Brodie chase him around the ring and then punched him in the face when they got back in the ring. This led to Janela going on offense for a period. Janela missed a chop and hit his hand on the ring post, which allowed Brodie to get back into it for a bit. Janela missed a moonsault. Brodie beat him down in the corner. He got a two count off a running knee. Big smiles from Brodie! He’s having fun out there. They fought out among the crowd. He grabbed the papers, shades of his father as the leader of The Dark Order. He hit the papers in the face of Janela. Later, Janela locked Brodie in a figure four. Janela got a two count off a Death Valley Driver. Chris Bey came out to help Brodie, but security kept him from interfering. Brodie was selling his leg after being in the figure four. He hit Janela with a DDT on the apron. Brodie hit a Sister Abigail, a Cross Rhodes, and his father’s discus lariat out of the corner and locked in the sharpshooter to get the tap out win. His mother and little brother, and training partners celebrated with him in the ring as the show closed with a feel good moment.

GCW Josh Barnettā€™s Bloodsport XV live results: Barnett vs. Nagata, Baszler vs. Nattie

Posted on by Jeff Moss

GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV takes place today in Las Vegas.

The show is set to start at 3 p.m. local time / 6 p.m. Eastern from the Horseshoe Las Vegas.

Ten matches are scheduled for the card, including Josh Barnett vs. Yuji Nagata and Nattie Neidhart vs. Shayna Baszler.

Also scheduled to compete are Pete Dunne, Miyu Yamashita, Janai Kai, Zack Sabre Jr., Erik Stevens, Royce Isaacs, Timothy Thatcher, Charlie Dempsey, and more. The show will air on Triller as part of The Collective.

The full lineup for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV is below.

  • Pete Dunne vs. Masashi Takeda
  • Charlie Dempsey vs. Timothy Thatcher
  • Ulka Sasaki vs. Joe Dashou
  • Angel Verduzco vs. Matt Mako
  • Royce Isaacs vs. Shane Mercer
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ray Jaz
  • Nattie Neidhart vs. Shayna Baszler
  • Erick Stevens vs. Fuminori Abe
  • Josh Barnett vs. Yuji Nagata
  • Miyu Yamashita vs. Janai Kai

Our live coverage begins at 6 p.m. Eastern.

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And 6pm it is! Welcome to Bloodsport! This will be my first event of this kind, so thanks for coming along to keep me safe. I’ve been told that JCVD will not be making an appearance or dancing, which is a shame, but the Nattie/Baszler match should more than make up the for the disappointment.

So, if you’re new here like me, Bloodsport is simple: No ropes, no ring, and matches can only end by knockout or submission. There is a ten count and fighters must allow their opponent to get back into the ring. Also, no low blows, no foreign objects and various time limits. The fights can also end in draws. t’s truly an unique combination of wrestling, ufc and shoot fighting and I’m excited to get into it!

The show began with an apropriate nu-metal assisted opening package showing highlights from tonight’s participants from previous Bloodsports and it was hardcore enough that my parental settings kicked in. That might not be true, but it was still pretty cool.

The room was the same one from last nights Mark Hitchcock Tribute Supershow, but with the ropes removed from the ring at the center of the ballroom. All of the fighters on the card were introduced and entered off the top, which was something I’ve never seen before and was really cool.

The man who’s name is on the show, Josh Barnett grabbed a mic and handed it to Charlie Dempsey. The mic was cutting in and out, but Dempsey played up the violent nature of the night while doing a little crowd work. Barnett jumped in and demanded Bloodsport start right now!

Matt Mako vs. Angel Verduczo

They felt each other out with some shin kicks and quick strikes with Verduzco getting the first take down with a northern lights style slam. Mako countered though with a triangle choke. Verduczo got out of it and they reset.

Mako threw some knees into Verduczo’s gut, allowing him to put an armbar on. Verduczo countered into an ankle lock, which Mako got out of. Mako went for some high kicks, working the body. Verduczo hit a slam, but Mako turned it into a kimura lock with a leg stretch. Verduczo pushed his way out of it and laid in a little ground n pound.

Verduczo caught a kick from Mako and turned it into a fisherman’s suplex. He put Mako in a half crab, trying to get Mako to submit. Verduczo bridged the hold, but that gave Mako an opening to put on a Muta lock. Verduczo got out of it and the two started throwing hands.

Mako took one on the chin, staggering him for a moment. He came back with a spin kick and suplex. He climbed on top of Verduczo and started punching, causing the ref to stop the match and award the win to Mako via TKO.

Match Result: Matt Mako defeated Angel Verduczo via TKO

Ulka Sasaki vs. Joe Dashou

London, Ontario’s Dashou lured Sasaki in with a promise of a handshake then suplexed him to start the match. Sasaki came back with some strikes, but Dashou took him down. They rolled through with Sasaki looking for a submission but couldn’t get it locked in.

They reset and Sasaki threw some kicks. Dashou hit another takedown, but Sasaki counterd with a brief triangle choke. Dashou got a front headlock on, trying to work it into a choke. Sasaki rolled him over though and threw some haeavy strikes.

Dashou wanted to keep things on the mat and the two rolled around trying to get headlocks on. Sasaki got up and threw a kick or two, followed by some knees. Dashou muscled him over though into another takedown. Sasaki went for a cross armbreaker, but Dashou worked it into a leg lock before they separated.

Dashou got an arm throw takedown off of some Sasaki strikes. Sasaki put a high knee right into Dashou’s face while he was on his knees and Dashou crumpled like he’d been hit by a mallet. The ref declared Sasaki the winner and they shook hands.

Match Result: Ulka Sasaki defeated Joe Dashou via TKO

Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ray Jaz

Sabre did a little taunting off the top, but when the bell rang it was Ja who got the first take down in a spinebuster type move. Sabre took him down with an armdrag, but Jaz got out of it. He threw Sabre to the mat and tried to get a choke on, but Sabre countered with a leg scissor.

Jaz took back momentum, trying to work in a banana split hold, but Sabre transitioned it into an armbar. Jaz countered with a knee and threw Sabre with a suplex into an armbar. He couldn’t quite lock it in and Sabre stacked him up and went for a leg torque.

They wrestled around trying to get a lock of some kind on one another. Eventually Sabre got up and backed away, taking a moment to reset. Jaz took him down and tried a leg lock, but Sabre transitioned out of it untl Jaz put on a cross armbreaker.

Sabre worked it into a knee bar, but Jaz wrapped his arms around his back with a wristlock. Jaz threw a belly to bell suplex to try and catch Sabre off guard, but Sabre was able to hold off all the subsequent hold attempts.

They reset again, with Sabre looking like he was starting to wear down. Jaz got him up for a flapjack, but Sabre managed to transition it into a leg choke and Jaz was forced to tap out.

Match Result: Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Ray Jaz via submission

Miyu Yamashita vs. Janai Kai

Both of these wormen are known strikers, so opening the match with a flurry of kicks wasn’t a shock. Yamashita took the first fall off a punch from Kai. She got back up and managed to take Kai down, looking for a headlock.

Kai fought back and the two returned to trading shin and midsection kicks. Kai cought one from Ymashita and took her to the mat. They shoved each other off and reset, this time with Kai landing the majority of the body kicks. She missed one though and Yamashita was able to take her to the mat.

They rolled around until Kai snuck in a few arm strikes. Kai put on a front neck lock, trying to work it into a choke, and then put on a Dragon Sleeper. Yamashita was able to work out of it and start putting knees to Kai’s head. Kai grabbed a suplex and hit two thrust kicks, sending Yamashita off the mat. Yamashita made it back in at a 9 count and ate a big shot from Kai.

Yamashita threw a spin kick, but missed and Kai hit her with one of ther own. Yamashita landed a nasty kick to Kai’s head and Kai crumpled to the mat, forcing the ref to call the match for Yamashita.

Match Result: Miyu Yamashita defeated Janai Kai via TKO

Shane Mercer vs. Royce Isaacs

Isaacs has the most Bloodsport appearances of any fighter not named Josh Barnett. Mercer seems like the kind of guy who really likes Spawn comics, but I’ll let that slide. He did have the cooler of the two poses.

This was a bruiser affair from the start, with Isaacs getting the first takedown. He tried to get a leg lock on, but Mercer countered with a waist lock. They split up and Isaacs turned to strikes to try and wear Mercer down. Mercer got the takedown though and they struggled to get submission holds on each other.

Isaacs caught a Mercer kick off of a reset and took him down for some head strikes. They put on duelling ankle locks, with Isaacs giving his up first to throw a couple of knees into Mercer’s gut. Isaacs put on a rear choke, but Mercer rolled out of it and Isaacs laid some sharp elbows onto his dome.

Mercer threw some short forearms and Isaacs got on top, trying to deliver some ground and pound. Isaacs stepped out of the ring to take a breath and came back in, again looking for a waist lock. Mercer blocked it, but Isaacs hoisted him up in a suplex.

Isaacs put Mercer in a knee bar, but Mercer threw some kidney kicks to get out of it. Mercer went for a takedown and turned it into a suplex. He got a chinlock on Isaacs and then threw him backwards in a fallaway slam that seemed to hit his own head harder than Issacs.

Issacs took advantage and put a wistlock on before a cradle suplex. He rained down elbows and put on a reverse armbar. Mercer almost tapped and Isaacs cinched it down harder. Mercer worked out of it and threw Isaacs in a firemans carry slam, into a rear choke.

Isaacs stood up and hit a Death Valley Driver into a sleeper hold, forcing Mercer to tap out.

Match Result: Royce Isaacs defeated Shane Mercer via submission

Masashi Takeda vs. Pete Dunne

I’ve been a huge fan of Dunne for years, so watching him get back to his bruiserwieght ways is pretty exciting. Takeda has filed his teeth to look like that of a shark. Bloodsport is awesome.

Dunne threw his towel at Takeda to start the match which set the tone. Dunne continued the mind games after the bell, but it was Takeda who got the first takedown. He tried a rear choke, but settled for a waist scissor. Dunne worked through it and rolled Takeda into an armbreaker.

They locked up with Dunne getting a forearm takedown, driving his elbow into Takeda’s head. He popped back up though, throwing kicks at Dunne. Dunne tried to go low, but Takeda had it scouted and countered it into a choke. Dunne started throwing back elbows, but Takeda wouldn’t give up.

Dunne worked into a side control position, looking for a chance to break some fingers, but Takeda got a headscissor in instead. Dunne threw a stomp and put on a front quarter nelson hold. Takeda reversed it into a double wristlock.

The two traded strikes and got back on their feet, the match devolving into a brawl. Dunne fought back, but fell to his knees off an open strike from Takeda. Takeda put on an arm bar, but Dunne countered into a rear chinlock. Takeda threw him off with an exploder suplex.

They went back to brawling with Dunne getting some strikes in before Takeda absolutely belted him. Dunne responded with a vicious kick and Takeda took him down for some scrambling strikes and knees. Dunne started to fade, but managed to grab Takeda in a triangle choke with elbows on the side.

Dunne bent Takeda’s hand back and that was all he could take. Takeda tapped out and the match was over.

Match Result: Pete Dunne defeated Masashi Takeda via submission

Erick Stevens vs. Fuminori Abe

Stevens was aggressive off the top but Abe was able to avoid what he was throwing. Stevens eventually got a takedown, rolling through and looking for an opening. Stevens didn’t give him one though, until Abe put on a stepover toe hold into a face lock.

Stevens rolled out of it and transitioned into a cross armbreaker. Abe wasn’t able to step over and Stevens tightened his grip. Abe rolled through several times, but couldn’t shake the hold. Abe went for a leg lock, but Stevens just slapped him about it.

Stevens threw a head butt and Abe sent one right back, but he seemed to get the worst of it. Stevens started bleeding, but managed to get a heel hook and grapevine Abe’s leg. He locked in a cross face and pulled back.

Abe managed to counter into his own cross armbar, but Stevens was able to push him off and throw forearms into Abe’s face. He started to bleed profusely as Stevens put on a sleeper choke. Abe went for the eyes of Stevens and reversed the hold, but Stevens recovered quickly and got to his feet.

Abe wrapped Stevens up in an octopus, but Stevens threw him off and worked the arm. Abe was able to stand and stomp on Stevens’ head, but Stevens was able to counter it into a reverse sleeper hold. He dragged Abe to his feet and Abe tried another head butt.

Abe sent Stevens to the mat and crushed his face with a headbutt. The ref stopped the match and awarded the win to Abe.

Match Result: Fuminori Abe defeated Erick Stevens via referee stoppage

Timothy Thatcher vs. Charlie Dempsey

Thatcher and Dempsey tied up with Thatcher taking control. He wasn’t able to get ahold of Dempsey who worked him into an ankle lock. He bridged over, twisting Thatcher’s leg, but Thatcher rolled over and returned the favor by driving his knees in to Dempsey’s back.

Dempsey countered it and went for Thatcher’s arm but Thatcher was waiting and twisted Dempsey’s shoulders around, trying to get him to the mat. Dempsey kicked his way out of it and they took a second to reset.

Thatcher went back to the arm but left himself open for a side slam from Dempsey. They strugged to get the upper hand on one another until Thatcher worked Dempsey into an ankle lock. Dempsey countered with a crossface and Thatcher threw him off and drove his knee into Dempsey’s nose.

Dempsey managed to fight his way into an armbar/armbreaker on Thatcher, who managed to fight out of it and put ona half crab. Dempsey countered it into a leg lock, but Thatcher tried to pull himself out of it using the ring edge.

Dempsey didn’t let up though and twisted Thatcher into a surfboard position. They both transitioned into strikes and Dempsey hit a gut wrench suplex. Thatcher came back though with a twisting arm lock and pulled Dempsey’s leg backwards at the same time.

Dempsey rolled it over into a double wristlock, but couldn’t get it behind the back. Thatcher rolled them over and threw some hard forearms before twisting Dempsey back into the single leg crab. Dempsey managed to grab an ankle and get out of it, using a headlock takedown to bring Thatcher to the mat.

Thatcher hit a big uppercut, but Dempsey shook it off and hit a dragonscrew leg whip. Dempset put an ankle lock on Thatcher and trasitioned into a head lock. Thatcher dug down deep and flipped Dempsey off with a suplex. Dremsey threw a big forearm and Thatcher rolled out of the ring.

He made it back in before 10 and resumed throwing uppercuts. Dempsey hit a German suplex into a chicken wing, driving his elbow into Thatcher’s head. Dempsey put on a crossface and Thatcher was forced to tap.

Match Result: Charlie Dempsey defeated Timothy Thatcher via submission

Nattie Neidhart vs. Shayna Baszler

This is the match that I’ve been looking forward to all evening. Both of these women are undefeated in Bloodsport and this is going to be a f-i-g-h-t.

Neidhart got into Baszler’s face before the introductions even happened, which whipped the crowd into a frenzy. Nattie went around back, but Baszler wasble to take her down. They threw a few strikes and then reset.

Nattie got a headlock takedown but Baszler rolled through and shoved her off. Nattie went back to the neck, but Baszler worked her around. They reset with Baszler sitting down and inviting Nattie to come and get her. Nattie did and put her in an ankle lock.

The two traded strikes while trying to set in a lock. Nattie put on a lag lock, but Baszler poked her eye and feigned putting on the sharpshooter. That mad Nattie mad and she punched Baszler in the face. Baszler stepped on Nattie’s fingers and then threw a knee right into her head.

Nattie came back with a suplex and then a double leg takedown. Baszler stopped Nattie from putting on a figure four, but couldn’t break the toe hold. Nattie rolled it over and managed to put a sharpshooter on, draggin Baszler to the center of the ring. Baszler countered out of it into a rear clutch.

Nattie stepped over and put on a choke of her own. Baszler tried to throw her off, but Nattie transistioned to strikes to the back of her head. Baszler was busted the hell open as she stood up with Nattie still holding the sleeper.

Baszler threw herself and Nattie off the ring into the audience, kocking the first row apart. Baszler looked like her nose was broken as Nattie went to get back into the ring. Baszler grabbed her from behind though and Nattie kicked backwards, sending her into the steps.

Nattie scrambled back into the ring to beat the count, but Baszler wasn’t able to get there in time, costing her the match.

Match Result: Nattie Neidhart defeated Shayna Baszler by countout.

After the match, Nattie and Baszler brawled in the ring until both of their entourages broke up the melee.

Yuji Nagata vs. Josh Barnett

The Main Event of the night pitted two big strikers in Barnett and Nagata against each other with a hot crowd. These two have faced off before and it was apparent off the top as they traded counters and strikes.

Nagata got a leg lock on Barnett, but he transitioned it into a wasitlock. Nagata rolled through though, looking for an armbar. Barnett stopped him from locking it in and the two separated for a reset.

They tied up with Barnett getting a takedown into an armbar. Nagata got out of it and wrapped Barnett’s arm around his own, looking for an arm breaker. Barnett countered and went into a sitting crossface, causing Nagata to start bleeding early.

Nagata countered back into an arm hold, trying to lock in the breaker, but Barnett held him off. Barnett drove his knee into Nagata’s ankle, causing a hold break. They started trading kicks, Barnett going high and Nagata going low.

Nagata transitioned a crossface into a rear choke as the five minute mark passed. Barnett tried to get out, but Nagata went back to the arm breaker. Barnett rolled through and used the momentum to break the hold and put on his own body lock.

Barnett cinched down on the sleeper hold, but Nagata tucked his chin and got out of it. The separated and Barnett went for a hip throw, but faked Nagata out into a leg lock. He wrenched back as Nagata screamed and tried to roll out of it.

Barnett wouldn’t loosen up though and Nagata managed to roll out of the ring to catch his breath. The count started and Nagata used 9 seconds then got back in the ring. Barnett met him there with a single leg takedown, twisting Nagata’s achilles.

Nagata rolled out it though, throwing a few stomps for good measure. Nagata threw Barnett with an exploder and then clocked him with a spinning heel kick. Nagata threw another suplex, dropping Barnett on his head as ten minutes expired.

Nagata put on a crossface and twisted Barnett’s neck. Barnett kicked through and broke the hold, but not before turning beet red from lack of oxygen. Nagata went for a high kick but Barnett caught his foot and twisted him into an stf.

Nagata kicked him off and blocked a German suplex into an armbar and then a fujiwara. Nagata pulled back on Barnett’s arm, but Barnett countered it and they went back to trading strikes. Nagata went for a kick, but Barnett blocked it and sent him to the mat with a lariat.

Barnett threw Nagata with a front suplex, but Nagata got right back up and they started trading forearms. Barnett landed a perfect heel kick and knocked Nagata to the mat. The Ref called the match after checking Nagata, giving Barnett the win.

Match Result: Josh Barnett defeated Yuji Nagata via TKO

After the match, Barnett got on the mic and thanked Nagata. He thanked the audience and said that the fighters in Bloodsport want to be there and that means a lot. Barnett then shocked the audience and announced that this would be the last Bloodsport.

He thanked the team behind Bloodsport and said that he was ending Bloodsport while it still had it’s integrity. He wasn’t saying that it would never be back, but for now this is it. He thanked everyone again and left the ring.

GoFundMe launched for Berwyn Eagles Club after loss of wrestling events

Posted on by Ian Carey

A GoFundMe has been launched to help support the Berwyn Eagles Club.

The venue has hosted wrestling events for 22 years, but recently announced it would no longer be doing so. It’s believed this is due to an incident that occurred following an indie event held at the club on March 28.

In the GoFundMe, it’s mentioned that the venue recently lost its licence to hold wrestling events and will need help covering operating costs while searching for new sources of revenue.

“Due to an incident beyond their control, the venue lost its license and is no longer allowed to host wrestling shows. This sudden change has led to immediate event cancellations, leaving Chuck and the club without their primary source of income,” the GoFundMe reads.

Shortly after the March 28 event at the club, videos circulated of several people striking a fan who had allegedly stabbed wrestler Krule after the show had ended. However, it was later reported that no eyewitnesses saw a knife or a weapon, and it remains unclear where the initial claim that Krule was stabbed originated.

The full GoFundMe reads:

“Chuck Marose Sr. has dedicated decades to running the World Famous Berwyn Eagles Club, a beloved venue that has been at the heart of the Chicago Professional Wrestling scene. For years, the club has brought together fans, athletes, and the community, creating memories and supporting local talent. Chuck’s commitment has made the Eagles Club a true staple in the area, and his passion for wrestling has touched countless lives.Ā 

Recently, the club faced an unexpected setback. Due to an incident beyond their control, the venue lost its license and is no longer allowed to host wrestling shows. This sudden change has led to immediate event cancellations, leaving Chuck and the club without their primary source of income. The loss not only impacts the club’s day-to-day operations but also puts its long-term future at risk as they search for new ways to sustain the business.Ā 

The funds raised through this campaign will help Chuck cover essential operating costs and provide the support needed as he explores new business ideas to keep the Berwyn Eagles Club alive. Your generosity will make a real difference during this challenging time. Please consider contributing and sharing this fundraiser to help Chuck and the club navigate these uncertain days and work toward a brighter future.”

GCW’s Brett Lauderdale posted to X on Thursday about the incident on March 28, referring to it as a “fake stabbing.”

“This was directly caused by an incident (the fake stabbing) that took place at another promotions event which has caused the town, lawyers & police to be involved. It’s truly a shame to see the Berwyn Eagles and 20+ years of Chicago wrestling history come to an end like this.”

A link to the GoFundMe is here.

Famed Chicago venue moving away from wrestling after alleged stabbing incident

Posted on by Josh Nason

The Berwyn Eagles Club in Chicago, Illinois, is getting out of hosting wrestling shows after a recent alleged stabbing incident involving Krule.

As a result, a GCW show scheduled for June 20 had to be cancelled after owner Brett Lauderdale learned about the new policy. A new location has yet to be announced.

Lauderdale took to X Thursday afternoon to air his frustrations:

“This was directly caused by an incident (the fake stabbing) that took place at another promotions event which has caused the town, lawyers & police to be involved. It’s truly a shame to see the Berwyn Eagles and 20+ years of Chicago wrestling history come to an end like this,” he wrote.

The “fake stabbing” is a reference to a late-March incident that saw indie wrestler Krule allegedly stabbed by a fan during a brawl. This took place at his merch table during the final event for deathmatch promotion Ruthless Pro. The wrestler said he was fine afterward and there has been speculation as to whether the incident happened as described.

In a reply to a fan, Lauderdale wrote, “It wasnt a stunt, it was a lie made up by the locker room and the promoters to justify a gang beatdown.”

The final show is an AAW event set for April 24. The promotion noted on X that they were the first wrestling show in the building 22 years ago and will be the last.

“There are thousands of memories within the walls of this venue and it has had such a powerful influence on what you see on tv today. We hope to have you all join us for a final one on 4/24. Everyone at AAW is saddened by this turn of events but we will deliver a last incredible show in Berwyn only as AAW can! Letā€™s have a great time together!,” they wrote.

Daily Update: WWE notes, GCW-AEW, Slammiversary

Posted on by Joseph Currier

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Among the topics covered:

  • The most detailed update on the Janel Grant case, with her new filing and claims, a look at those claims in detail, what is net for the case, the key thing regarding the future of the case and why it really comes down to the judges ruling, and timeline for all of this. We cover new cais and the arguments for and against binding arbitration or continuing the civil case.
  • Update on WrestleMania, the card as of this point, reasons for some of the new matches, when matches changed and why, as well as the business for the show, how far behind are ticket sales and interest in the show as compared to the same period last year.
  • Chris Jericho returns to AEW and as much detail as we have on the decision
  • AEW Dynasty update and updated major event ticket sales
  • The death of J Robinson, a college coaching legend and his connections with a number of key figures in pro wrestling, including the recruiting of Brock Lesnar by WWE and the politics behind why WWE waited an extra year to offer him a deal.
  • The most detailed look at the television ratings for all the pro wrestling shows this past week, including competition, comparisons with one year back, Raw vs. Dynamite and how close it has become, and more.
  • It’s CMLL tournament of champions month starting this week
  • Anniversary shows at Arena Mexico and Arena Coliseo this week including a look back at the first show in each building
  • A look at the four title match show at ArenaMexico on Tuesday
  • A super hot match to watch on AAA
  • A look at Stardom’s biggest stipulation of the year and Yokohama Arena show
  • Current Tiger Mask retires
  • Best of the Super Junior tournament update
  • Largest crowd of the year for women’s wrestling in Japan
  • Hodge trophy winner looked at
  • Maple Leaf Wrestling announces new TV deal and a look at the weekend shows
  • Stabbing at a pro wrestling show
  • Very interesting political match will take place with TNA champion vs. AEW star
  • American gold medalist challenges UFC undefeated champion
  • Rebellion notes
  • Lots of injury updates and business notes
  • Wrestler complaining about AEW not booking them enough
  • Kenny Omega talks his and Kota Ibushi’s health
  • Brody King talks the chants
  • Tony Khan and his enemies
  • Kayla Harrison on why her next bantamweight fight will be her last and why she should never have fought at bantamweight to begin with
  • Crazy Dana White story
  • Will Mayweather-Pacquiao II take place and what are the issues
  • Fedor Emelianenko wants to return to combat next year
  • Nick Khan acquires TKO stock
  • Bret & Ross Hart talk Badnews Allen in WWE Hall of Fame

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Thursday Update

WWE

  • WrestleVotes reports that The Usosā€™ new theme music has been ā€œtabledā€ after the crowd reaction it received when it debuted on the March 30 episode of Raw at Madison Square Garden.
  • Nattie shared video of Jacob Fatu training at The Dungeon last night ahead of WrestleMania: ā€œSo proud of @jacobfatu_wwe and how hard heā€™s been working with us since last year. Itā€™s awesome to watch him build and help others in the process.ā€
  • Trick Williams spoke to Sun Sport about his transition from NXT to the main roster:
    • Man, I have to just say, everything that theyā€™ve asked me to do hasnā€™t been good, itā€™s been great. Itā€™s literally been a home run.
    • Them allowing me to talk and do my thing, but at the same time, you know, taking what I do and sending it to the nebula ā€“Ā  like Booker T said the other day ā€“ sending everything to the nebula, to the next level, thatā€™s what Triple H is really good at.
    • He took my entrance that was already very good and made it spectacular and thatā€™s what they do at the main roster, I think, better than anybody.
    • You know, if you learn how to do something with a little bit, then they can take a little bit and make it a lot, cause once they put their creative juices to it, itā€™s just gonna go crazy.
    • So Iā€™m grateful for everybody whoā€™s reached out and helped the whoop that trick experience. Triple H, Michael Hayes, Bruce [Prichard] ā€“ all of them.
  • On Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Liv Morgan said sheā€™s not feeling any extra pressure heading into WrestleMania:
    • Not right now, and not in a bad way. I donā€™t know. I feel like since Iā€™ve come back from my injury, Iā€™m very much just trying to stay in the moment and be present. Obviously, WrestleMania is heavy on my mind, but Iā€™m not feeling any anxiety or pressure yet. Iā€™m just kind of taking everything day by day and just preparing as best as I can. So no, I donā€™t feel pressure right now in this moment.
  • Jade Cargill responded to a fan who claimed that she is on PEDs (performance-enhancing drugs):
    • I was going to read you for filth. But itā€™s no point. Long story short. No, Iā€™m not on anything. I have GREAT genetics and I work hard. You can look at my brother and see my genetics. This clip is when I found out about my neck issues which affected my lifting. I swear yall will try to discredit me for anything. Iā€™ve ALWAYS been muscular. But I see you can use a meal plan.
    • Plus WWE drug tests us like crazy. Next subject idiot.
  • Logan Paul uploaded a new vlog.Ā 
  • WWEā€™s YouTube channel added the complete Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns matches from WrestleMania 39 and 40.
  • WWE Vault shared the companyā€™s full March to WrestleMania VIII special from 1992.

Other Wrestling

  • Darby Allin told IHeartMedia that itā€™s ā€œhard to sayā€ whether it would be sweeter to face MJF or Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship:
    • Yes, because me and Max have gone at it for years, way before AEW on the independents we were at each other’s throats. So to take that from him, somebody that is literally my polar opposite, would mean everything. But on the flip side, if Kenny Omega’s champion, that’s a first time ever match. Something that a lot of people never thought they’d see. I would never think I would’ve ever saw that. I was never in that realm at the time with Kenny and New Japan [Pro Wrestling] and everything like that.
    • To be world champion is everything because I feel this company has given me everything outside the ring and inside the ring. To be the face of this company I truly feel like you need to be that world champion so this week is pretty much do or die.
  • David Benoit was at Dynamite in Edmonton last night and shared backstage photos with Chris Jericho, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage, and Ricochet.
  • MJF appeared on The Adam Friedland Show.
  • ā€œSpeedballā€ Mike Bailey reflected on last weekā€™s title eliminator match against MJF during an interview with Undisputed:
    • That match against MJF feels like what Iā€™ve been preparing for my entire career. When I was banned from traveling to the US [due to immigration issues], I was always number-one on those lists of ā€˜the best wrestlers youā€™ve never heard of.ā€™ Then I came to TNA, and I became ā€˜one of the best wrestlers youā€™ve kind of heard of.ā€™ Now Iā€™m where the best wrestle, fighting the champion.
    • MJF is in a great position right now in AEW. Heā€™s the champion, heā€™s the number one guy. He is the best at what he does. There has never been a better MJF in history than MJF. I think that was a great first encounter. I have a feeling there will be more, and I feel like that was a very good starting point.
  • GCW promoter Brett Lauderdale commented on the promotionā€™s relationship with AEW/Tony Khan:
    • There have been bumps in the road but the truth is that Tony Khan and AEW have been good to GCW since day one, both publicly & privately. I am grateful and thankful that they continue to allow their talent to perform on our events.
  • In an interview with The Takedown on SI, Amazing Red had high praise for Mercedes Mone:
    • First of all, Mercedes Mone ā€“ amazing. She’s always been loyal man. Always just coming back to us [House of Glory] and knowing her roots. That’s how I am. So, I love that more about her… Ever since she came up to our school when we were in the other venue, like a little bodega store in Queens, actually. She came by and she’s like, I want to go over this match with you and run some spots and work out with you guys. And we’re looking at her because at this point, she’s in NXT. What you doing here?
    • I don’t care what anybody says about her. You cannot work like this girl. This girl works. She comes in just to talk and chill, but decides to bring her wrestling shoes and her gear and trains and sweats, and then talks about wrestling. As someone that loves pro wrestling like her, I don’t see a reason not to be around her.
  • TNA issued a statement to The Takedown on SI regarding Slammiversary taking place in Boston after initially being planned for Long Island. In the statement, TNA confirmed that potential logistical issues presented by the World Cup played a factor in the June 28 PPVā€™s location:
    • We are super excited to bring Slammiversary to the Agganis Arena at Boston University for the first time ever.
    • We also are well aware, as the world likely is, of the logistical traffic issues expected in New York City in late June, particularly with the World Cup in the area, NYC Pride, New York Mets home games and so much more.
  • Shotzi Blackheart, Trevor Lee, Ikuro Kwon, Donovan Dijak, Bishop Dyer, Diego Hill, KUSHIDA, Lady Frost, and Austin Aries have been announced for CMLL & MLWā€™s interpromotional event at Arena Mexico on May 1.
  • In partnership with Nike, Japanese womenā€™s wrestling promotion Sukeban will be holding a show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on May 19.

TNA reportedly blocked MJF opponent for planned GCW match

Posted on by Josh Nason

A new report from Fightful Select Wednesday revealed yet another MJF match was pulled due to a decision by TNA management, this one coming last month.

The outlet reported that the reigning AEW World Champion was set to face Bear Bronson as part of a GCW event in March but “TNA blocked it.”

The news comes on the heels of a wild day in which former TNA and WWE World Champion Nic Nemeth was pulled from a May bout with MJF while X-Division Champion Leon Slater was pulled from a match next week against Ricochet as part of the WrestleCon SuperShow in Las Vegas.

The reason, according to Fightful sources, is that Silva was unhappy with the fact AEW Collision ran head-to-head with last Thursday’s Impact even though that was a WBD call and not AEW’s due to NCAA tournament action.

The outlet noted earlier Wednesday that TNA had been pulling talent due to “partner conflicts.” WWE is a partner to TNA.

One of those considerations, however, did not affect Jody Threat who both took on and defeated Mercedes Mone last week in Winnipeg for Mone’s final championship. It’s unclear why that was different.