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Women’s tournament set for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A one-night women’s tournament will be part of the lineup for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 2020.

It was announced on Monday that Lindsay Snow, Leyla Hirsch, Killer Kelly, and Allysin Kay will take part in the four-wrestler tournament. Snow vs. Hirsch and Kelly vs. Kay will be the first round matches. The winners will advance to face each other later in the night.

Hirsch is replacing Deonna Purrazzo on the Bloodsport card. Purrazzo, who is Impact Wrestling’s Knockouts Champion, announced last week that she’s cancelling her bookings at Bloodsport and the rest of Game Changer Wrestling’s The Collective as a precaution to make sure she’s able to wrestle at Impact’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view. Purrazzo wrote that she made the decision so that she’ll have adequate time to self-isolate before the PPV if need be.

Jon Moxley vs. Chris Dickinson, Homicide vs. Tom Lawlor, Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Josh Alexander, Calvin Tankman vs. Alexander James, Erik Hammer vs. Kal Jak, and Simon Grimm vs. Matt Makowski have also been announced for Bloodsport. Matches can only be won via knockout or submission.

Bloodsport is taking place at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana on Sunday, October 11. The show will be available to watch live via Fite TV.

Jon Moxley vs. Chris Dickinson to headline Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Jon Moxley’s match for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 2020 has now been revealed.

Moxley vs. Chris Dickinson will headline the Bloodsport event. It’s taking place at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana on Sunday, October 11 and is part of Game Changer Wrestling’s The Collective. The show will be available to watch live via Fite TV.

This will be Moxley’s Bloodsport in-ring debut. He was supposed to faced Josh Barnett at Bloodsport events in September 2019 and April of this year, but the match ended up not happening both times. Moxley had to pull out of the September 2019 event due to having a serious case of MRSA in his elbow. This year’s Bloodsport show then had to be postponed from April to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show had been set to take place in Tampa, Florida over WrestleMania week.

Dickinson was supposed to face Minoru Suzuki when Bloodsport was scheduled for this April.

Barnett defeated Dickinson in the main event of the September 2019 Bloodsport show.

Simon Grimm vs. Matt Makowski and Erik Hammer vs. Kal Jak are the other matches that have been confirmed for Bloodsport 2020 thus far. Josh Alexander, Homicide, Calvin Tankman, Lindsay Snow, Killer Kelly, Tom Lawlor, Alexander James, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Allysin Kay have also been announced for the event. Matches can only be won via knockout or submission.

Deonna Purrazzo cancels GCW The Collective bookings

Posted on by Joseph Currier

To make sure she’s able to wrestle at Impact Wrestling’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view, Deonna Purrazzo will no longer be appearing at Game Changer Wrestling’s The Collective.

Purrazzo announced on Thursday night that she’s decided to cancel her The Collective bookings as a precaution. “Unfortunately, I’ve made the decision to cancel my shows for The Collective weekend,” Purrazzo wrote. “With BFG coming up, my highest priority needs to be staying healthy and leaving adaquant time self-isolate, if need be. This is just precautionary. I’ll see y’all soon, I promise. Stay safe!”

After originally being scheduled for WrestleMania week in Tampa, Florida this April, The Collective is taking place at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana from October 9-11. Purrazzo had been announced for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport and Shimmer at The Collective.

Bound for Glory 2020 is taking place on Saturday, October 24. Purrazzo will defend her Knockouts Championship against Kylie Rae at the PPV. Purrazzo became the Knockouts Champion by defeating Jordynne Grace at Slammiversary this July. Rae was set up as Purrazzo’s challenger for Bound for Glory by winning a gauntlet match at Slammiversary.

Jon Moxley set for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 2020

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A year after it was originally supposed to happen, AEW World Champion Jon Moxley is making his Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport in-ring debut.

Barnett announced tonight that Moxley will be in action at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 2020. The show is taking place at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana on Sunday, October 11 and is part of Game Changer Wrestling’s The Collective. The show will be available live via Fite TV.

Moxley’s opponent for Bloodsport 2020 hasn’t been announced. He was supposed to face Barnett at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport II in September 2019, but Moxley had to miss the show due to a serious case of MRSA in his elbow. Moxley tweeted to Barnett at the time that they were going to “get this one back.” They were again set to face each other at Bloodsport earlier this year before the show was rescheduled.

Josh Alexander, Homicide, Deonna Purrazzo, Calvin Tankman, Chris Dickinson, “Grizzly” Kal Jak, Lindsay Snow, Erik Hammer, and Killer Kelly have also been announced for Bloodsport 2020. Matches can only be won via knockout or submission.

Bloodsport 2020 and The Collective were originally supposed to take place in Tampa, Florida over WrestleMania weekend this April, but the events had to be rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks are required for those attending the shows and they’re being done at a reduced capacity with a staggered seating chart.