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Lou Nixon still being paid for pulled Bloodsport XIII booking

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Indie wrestler Lou Nixon shared a positive update last night after being pulled from his scheduled booking at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII.

Calling it the “worst news imaginable,” Nixon posted a statement Wednesday afternoon announcing that he’s lost his spot on the Las Vegas Bloodsport event due to too many matches being booked. Nixon said he understands it’s business, but he felt like his heart has been ripped out and did not know what would be next for him in pro wrestling.

He then gave an update last night saying that, while he’s still disappointed he won’t be wrestling at Bloodsport, Josh Barnett and Game Changer Wrestling have handled the miscommunication professionally. Nixon is still being paid for the booking and will be back for another Bloodsport show in the near future.

“First of all thanks for the support and kind messages, really felt the love today, don’t worry I’m not going anywhere,” Nixon wrote. “Josh contacted me as soon as he was made aware of the situation, unfortunately there was miscommunication with the booking which has led to this error. Even though I’m still gutted I won’t be on this show, I’d like to thank Josh & GCW for handling this situation like true professionals, reaching out to clear things up and still paying me for the booking.

“And after the conversation we had, I can assure you all I’ll be back on Bloodsport in the near future.”

Barnett said he was not aware of the situation but reached out once he found out.

“Lou is a homie of ours and as soon as I was made aware, I went to him directly, handled it, and made sure our guy was good,” Barnett tweeted. “One show is one show, but we have plans with Lou and I always have him on the shortlist.”

Nixon is from the United Kingdom and goes by “Big” Lou Nixon. He wrestled for Bloodsport twice in 2024, losing against Erik Hammer and defeating Calvin Tankman. Nixon will be one of the entrants in the Clusterf*ck match that GCW and Joey Janela are presenting in Vegas on Saturday, April 19.

Bloodsport XIII is taking place next Thursday (April 17) and will air live on TrillerTV+. The updated card for the show can be seen here.

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  • UK indie wrestler Lou Nixon posted a statement saying that he’s been pulled from the Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII card due to too many matches being booked:
    • Well just been told the worst news imaginable for me, despite being told I’d be apart of the show months ago, I have lost my spot on Bloodsport next week in Vegas due to too many matches being booked.
    • I understand it’s business and I can’t be angry at that but Bloodsport just like last year was the whole reason I was going to Maina Week this year and to be a regular part of that show is probably my biggest goal in wrestling
    • Now that has been taken away from me I don’t know where that leaves me for Vegas next week, or in pro wrestling as a whole for that matter. I can physically get over the time and money I will lose that I’ve put into this but emotionally I feel like my heart has been ripped out and I really dunno what’s next now…
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