Nick Gage will face Matt Cardona at GCW Homecoming on July 24th. Gage recently appeared on Busted Open Radio and issued some comments directed at his upcoming opponent.
“Listen, I’m going to carve Matt Cardona up,” Gage said on the show. “He needs to understand what he’s getting himself into. I’m going to break a lightube over my f***ing head and then I’m going to take that sharp piece off that light tube and I’m going to stab him with it. And then I’m going to keep it in his skin and I’m going to go right down his f***ing body.”
“He’s going to feel that burn, man. This guy has no clue what he is getting himself into.”
Cardona appeared on Busted Open last month and didn’t sound concerned about his match with Gage, however.
“I have to be a man and shut him up. Deathmatch wrestling, I respect the hell out of it. It’s not for me or my style, but when I dropped him with the DDT, I sliced my elbow on the glass. I’m doing the offensive move. There’s no doubt that it’s dangerous and real. I was walking to the back wondering where the blood was coming from, and it was coming from me. Am I crazy for getting involved? Probably.”
Gage will be putting his GCW title on the line in the match. So far, the only other confirmed match for Night 1 of GCW Homecoming is 2 Cold Scorpio taking on the Grim Reefer.
GCW Champion and Deathmatch King Nick Gage recently appeared on the NotSam Wrestling podcast. The Game Changer Wrestling Champ discussed a number of topics on the show, including his upcoming opponent for GCW Homecoming, Matt Cardona.
Cardona recently appeared at GCW’s Zombie Walk event, hiding under a ‘druid’ costume and pulling off Jon Moxley mannerisms before hitting a Paradigm Shift DDT on Gage. Matt Cardona then revealed who he really was to a massive reaction of boos from the GCW crowd.
Speaking on the NotSam podcast, Nick Gage would say how much respect he has for Cardona as a pro wrestler, grinding in WWE even when the company would not give him the push that he necessarily deserved.
Nick Gage on Matt Cardona
“Before he did all that clown sh*t and I was messing with him on Twitter, I had mad respect for that guy” Nick Gage began. “We’re talking about a guy who had been in WWE for over a decade. Him and Brian Myers, I just respect them.”
“I’m a wrestler at heart and I respect them grinding all those years at that place and they would never give him a shot” Gage continued. “He climbed the ladder and won the Intercontinental Title in front of 100,000 people. How awesome was that?”
Nick Gage finished by promoting the match between the two at GCW Homecoming, saying that it is going to be far more violent than Cardona is used to.
“Now, he’s going to get in the ring with me, there will be glass surrounding him, and we’re gonna go” Gage stated. “He steps into my world and he knows what it is. It’s violence, blood, gory, and I’m going to cut him and he’ll feel that burn. All the stuff we use in GCW is real. We don’t use fake glass or snip the barbed wire.”
The GCW champion Nick Gage has made a name for himself by breaking the limits in extreme matches and his latest brawl was gruesome enough for the police to show up.
GCW held the Outlaw Mudshow event from the Albany County Fairgrounds in Laramie, Wyoming last night. It saw the world champion defending his title against Mance Warner in a Bunkhouse Brawl Match.
Things got so wild during the main event that the police apparently showed up to question Gage about the bout. Joey Janela posted a video of the cops questioning people backstage about the GCW event after the show:
“So, the cops here thought that Mance/Gage match was real and got too out of control, there are cops here — all over. This is pretty wild. It’s still real here in Wyoming.”
Nick Gage also recently made some headlines for his interactions with former WWE star Matt Cardona fka Zack Ryder. The two are scheduled for a match at the upcoming Homecoming event.
Apart from the Bunkhouse Brawl, the Outlaw Mudshow featured bouts such as a Bullrope Match between 1 Called Manders and Matthew Justice and a singles match between WWE Hall Of Famer Ricky Morton and Atticus Cogar.
Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) held their Outlaw Mudshow PPV event this weekend on June 19. The show took place from the Albany County Fairgrounds in Laramie, Wyoming.
The main event of the show saw the Deathmatch King Nick Gage defend his GCW Championship against Mance Warner. Wrestling legends such as 2 Cold Scorpio and Ricky Morton were also in action on the night.
GCW Outlaw Mudshow
Here’s the results from Game Changer Wrestling’s Outlaw Mudshow:
Jordan Oliver defeated Gringo Loco
Chris Dickinson defeated 2 Cold Scorpio
Jimmy Lloyd defeated Allie Katch
Bullrope Match – 1 Called Manders defeated Matthew Justice
Effy defeated Warhorses
AJ Gray defeated Orin Veidt
Ricky Morton defeated Atticus Cogar
GCW World ChampionshipBunkhouse Brawl Match – Nick Gage (c) defeated Mance Warner
Watch Nick Gage put Mance Warner through a flaming table via the YouTube clip below:
Former WWE Superstar Chelsea Green recently spoke to Inside The Ropes. The former NXT performer discussed a number of topics during the interview, including the recent angle between her partner Matt Cardona/Zack Ryder and GCW Champion Nick Gage.
Matt Cardona and Nick Gage had been feuding online and teasing something in-ring for quite some time. It was an interesting angle for Cardona to take; as he wouldn’t usually be associated with the deathmatch style of wrestling that Gage is known as the King of.
Nick Gage defended his GCW Championship at the recent Zombie Walk event, and after the bout he was attacked by someone dressed as a ‘druid’ type of character. It turned out to be Matt Cardona, but he adopted some of Jon Moxley’s mannerisms and even hit the Paradigm Shift DDT, fooling the fans in attendance.
Chelsea Green on Matt Cardona vs Nick Gage
“I mean, I loved it! I was REALLY excited for it” Chelsea Green said of the angle and Matt Cardona’s involvement. “And I’m mostly excited because I do feel like he was put in a box in the WWE; and maybe it was him that wanted to be in that box, maybe it was him that never pushed to get out of that box – but this is his chance to show the world SO much more.”
“He’s been wrestling for so long – since he was 18, he’s now 36″ Green continued. “I mean, he’s really been a wrestling fan since he was, like, three years old.”
“But I just feel like this puts a little bit more validity behind his name and I love that for him. I think he deserves that” Chelsea Green would finish.
Matt Cardona vs Nick Gage is scheduled to take place at GCW Homecoming for the Game Changer Wrestling Championship. The show will be available to purchase on FITE TV.
Former WWE Superstar and independent performer Matt Cardona recently appeared on SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio. The former WWE United States Champion discussed a number of topics during the interview, including his current feud with deathmatch king Nick Gage.
“I don’t know how it started on social media” Cardona began, discussing the genesis of the feud. “Whether a fan tweeted it and I responded? And then it got kind of personal at first. I was like ‘dude, I don’t want to do this death match stuff. That’s not my style at all.’”
“But he [Gage] just kept calling me out and calling me out” Cardona continued. “And they (GCW) even promoted me for one of their shows, when I clearly had a booking somewhere else.”
Matt Cardona on Nick Gage
“And they had the whole crowd, like I can’t even say what they were chanting at me. So it’s like, at one point I had to stand up for myself” Cardona stated. “Because I can’t take that. I just got to be a man and shut them up.”
Cardona appeared at the Zombie Walk PPV event earlier this month, attacking Gage following a GCW Championship match. Matt Cardona was dressed as a ‘druid,’ and started doing Jon Moxley mannerisms and even hitting the Paradigm Shift DDT. Cardona then took off the hood to reveal himself, sending the hardcore GCW ‘Universe’ (as Cardona calls them) into a frenzy.
Matt Cardona is currently scheduled to be taking on Nick Gage for the GCW Championship at GCW Homecoming in July.
Matt Cardona attacked Nick Gage during a recent GCW event and now Cage has returned the favor with an appearance on Cardona’s podcast taping.
The GCW champion invaded a special live edition of Major Wrestling Figure Podcast at Jimmy’s Famous Seafood in Baltimore, Maryland this Friday night and had a confrontation with the former WWE star.
While Cage and Cardona didn’t get physical during the show due to the interference of the security guards, the two came within a few feet of each other and exchanged words.
GCW then announced that the deathmatch specialist will be defending the GCW world heavyweight championship against the Impact wrestling star at the upcoming GCW Homecoming Night 1:
— GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) June 12, 2021
Matt Cardona and Nick Gage had been trading online shots for a while and this rivalry turned physical when Cardona showed up at the GCW’s Zombie Walk show this past Sunday.
The GCW champion had just defended his title against Jimmy Lloyd in a match that ended in no contest. The former WWE IC champion attacked the world title holder and challenged him for a match.
Nick Gage accepted this challenge with his appearance on Matt Cardona’s podcast today. The match between the two will be taking place on 24 July during night 1 of GCW’s homecoming event from Showboat Atlantic City
Well, you can now add Matt Cardona’s name to the list of people who want a piece of Nick Gage. Cardona stunned the crowd at the recent GCW Zombie Walk show, attacking Gage after the match. What made the altercation even more interesting is how it all transpired.
Matt Cardona came to the ring, covered from head to toe and gave the crowd his best Moxley swagger. Hitting Gage with a paradigm shift before removing his mask. The nod to Mox is understandable give the feud running between Mox and Gage. However, it does make you wonder if there is something else running.
— GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) June 6, 2021
With the recent news of show titles such as Battle of the Belts being trademarked by AEW, the concept of cross-promotion fights is interesting. The crowd certainly went wild, both when they assumed it was Mox in the ring, and after Matt Cardona unmasked himself.
A hardcore promotion like GCW might not be the place you instantly think of when discussing Matt Cardona. Yet, it seems as if this is something legit. Cardona took to Twitter after his appearance to share some thoughts before calling out Nick Gage from a steakhouse.
You would be hard pushed to find any bigger wrestling fan than Matt Cardona. He lives and breathes the business. Should a match go down between him and Gage, or him, Gage and Moxley, it will be a headline event. This looks likely, especially given how Cardona picked up the GCW title belt and held it aloft.
Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) held the sixth instalment of their Tournament of Survival this weekend. The event took place from the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The Deathmatch tournament is available to watch on replay now via FITE TV for $13.99. You can also check out the embedded version of the show at the bottom of this page.
Here’s the full results from the show:
Tournament of Survival 6 Results
Nick Gage appeared to open the show and call out Matt Cardona/Zack Ryder. The IMPACT theme played for Cardona but he never appeared. Gage then said that he would hunt down the former WWE Superstar
Tournament of Survival First Round Matches
G-Raver b. Effy
Atticus Cogar b. 1 Called Manders –
Nolan Edward b. Orin Veidt –
GCW Ultraviolent Championship Match: Alex Colon (c) b. Bam Sullivan
AEW star Joey Janela has revealed that he is dealing with an injury that is expected to keep him out of action for the whole month of June.
The hardcore star posted a video on his Twitter to make the revelation. Though he did not provide a lot of details on his condition and just said that he is currently not medically cleared to compete.
Janela confirmed that he won’t be able to compete at some upcoming announced dates. He noted that he will not be able to wrestle at Saturday’s GCW show in NJ, though he will be doing commentary at the event.
The AEW star also mentioned that he will be missing the GCW show in Laramie, WY on June 19 but he is ‘almost sure’ that he will be cleared for the July 10 GCW show from Dallas, Texas.
Joey Janela hasn’t been out of action for long and he wrestled at this past Friday’s episode of AEW Dynamite. Janela competed in a singles match against Adam Page and lost the bout.
There is no word yet on when or where he suffered the damage and the severity of his injury is not known yet. We will keep you posted on his health.
Celebrity appearances in WWE are becoming a more common occurrence. One in particular lives on long in the memories of the WWE universe. In 2011, Hugh Jackman was a guest on RAW. Brought into a segment with Dolph Ziggler and Zack Ryder, Jackman had one job to do. Punch Ziggler in the face as hard as he could.
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The rest, is WWE history.
Speaking recently on the Out of Character podcast with Ryan Satin, Dolph Ziggler reflected on that moment.
“Backstage, he’s a sweetheart guy,” said Ziggler. “He was so nice, and he was a fan. … He was like, ‘How can we make this awesome?’ And again, that is rare.”
In the interest of putting on a good show, Dolph Ziggler made the decision that he wanted Jackman to punch him. Giving the Hollywood star very clear instructions not to half-ass the effort and punch him as hard as he could.
“I go, ‘Don’t worry, you can go by the jaw, I can take a pretty good punch.’ So right before we went out, I said one last time, I go, ‘Listen man, if you think you’re gonna halfway do it, [or] miss, let’s switch this right now. Because I need you to punch me in the face with my hands down.’ And he goes, ‘I promise you, I won’t let you down.’ And he cracked me in the face pretty damn hard, it was great.” Ziggler said, recalling the events.
The rest is history, with Dolph Ziggler continuing to claim that the shot fractured his jaw. Whether this was true is open for debate, but one thing is for sure, it created one of the most memorable moments in RAW history.
Current AEW star Jon Moxley is not afraid of a fight. Anybody who has seen him during his AEW tenure can account for that. Anybody who has followed him since his time in the indies will know beyond any doubt. So when Moxley showed up at GWC draft day to confront reigning champion Nick Gage, the outcome was already obvious.
The feud between the pair goes back to April, when Jon Moxley appeared at another GWC event and hit a paradigm shift on Gage, onto a pile of light tubes. It was Gage who had the upper hand this time however, hitting a DDT of his own.
This is obviously not the first time that an AEW wrestler has feuded with someone from another company. However, unlike Kenny Omega, this storyline is being set up in a grim and realistic way so fitting for Jon Moxley.
According to those in attendance at the event, the brawl between Moxley and Gage spilled out of the ring and onto the streets. Continuing on for a good fifteen minutes before finally coming to an end.
As of right now, there has been no word on where this angle is headed but given the scope of the professional wrestling landscape right now, the sky is the limit.
It looks certain that Jon Moxley and Nick Gage are headed to war. Whose ring it will be in remains to be seen.
These are very exciting times. When casting an eye to the wider independent scene, there are a great many entertaining fights that could be imagined. Not just for Jon Moxley, but for any one of the AEW roster.
On April 15th, 2020, WWE cut more than 20 wrestlers from its roster shortly after a worldwide pandemic had shut down multiple wrestling companies and the entire independent wrestling scene. The company decided to do something very similar today.
Some of the names released last year have posted online about what impact being released by WWE during a pandemic has had on them.
“April 15th, 2020, I finally got my release. I would say it was a really big, unexpected moment. I felt lost, I felt hurt, I felt it was the end of my world,” Conti said. “Silly me. And then I allowed myself to feel all the feelings. I was sad, I was mad, I was frustrated, I was scared and the list goes on.”
“April 15th, 2021, this morning I woke up, I looked at myself in the mirror and I said ‘hey girl, I’m proud of you.” And I really am because in less than a year, I proved myself, I finally found myself, I worked my way to the top.”
Conti is now the #1 contender for the AEW Women’s Championship and will challenge Hikaru Shida next week on Dynamite.
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WWE Pandemic Cuts – Where Are They Now?
Drake Maverick (NXT)
Luke Gallows (Impact)
Karl Anderson (Impact)
EC3 (ROH)
Curt Hawkins (Impact)
Lio Rush (MLW & other places)
Heath Slater (Impact – currently injured)
Eric Young (Impact)
Kurt Angle (Conrad Thompson podcast)
Aiden English (Twitch and YouTube channels)
Erik Rowan (done some GCW shows)
Sarah Logan (gave birth to little Viking)
Mike Chioda (has appeared on AEW programming)
Primo Colon (likely waiting to return to WWC)
Epico Colon (likely waiting to return to WWC)
Mike Kanellis (Bennett) (ROH)
Maria Kanellis (ROH)
Zack Ryder (Impact)
No Way Jose (Wrestled once for Lariato Pro – Doc Gallows’ promotion)
Deonna Purrazzo (Knockouts Champion in Impact Wrestling)
Game Changer Wrestling’s Bloodsport 6 took place last night from the Cuban Club in Ybor City, Florida. Josh Barnett picked up the win in the night’s main event, defeating former AEW & WWE World Champion, Jon Moxley.
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 6 Results
Karen Tran defeated Janai Ka by submission
Matt Makowski defeated Heddi Karaoui by submission
Bad Dude Tito defeated Victor Benjamin by submission
Simon Grimm defeated Alexander James by submission
Alex Coughlin defeated Royce Isaacs by submission
Super Beast defeated SHLAK by way of disqualification
Allysin Kay defeated Masha Slamovich by way of referee stoppage
Lio Rush defeated Yoya by submission
Davey Boy Smith Jr. defeated KTB by knockout
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Rocky Romero by way of referee stoppage
Chris Dickinson defeated Shane Mercer by submission
Josh Barnett defeated Jon Moxley by way of referee stoppage
Photographer Chris Grasso snapped the below shots from the main event:
Earlier this year, Moxley spoke to SI.com about the style of wrestling on Bloodsport events.
“This is pro wrestling, exactly what f—— pro wrestling is supposed to be,” Moxley said. “No choreographed horses—, no frills, nothing that’s ironic. It’s hard-hitting wrestling, that’s Bloodsport. This is a destination for me. I wanted to do this while I was with WWE when I watched Harry Smith fight [Karrion] Kross [in April 2019]. That stood out to me, and even then, I thought Harry embodied that Bloodsport style.”
Lio Rush and nZo (FKA Enzo Amore) will kick off WrestleMania week this year by facing off against each other in a match to air on YouTube. Rush took to Twitter recently to announce the match between the two former WWE Cruiserweight Champions will take place on April 5th.
Rush has been wrestling for NJPW and MLW since being released from WWE last spring at the onset of the pandemic. He is currently both the AAA World Cruiserweight Champion and the MLW World Middleweight Champion. Rush has been performing on episodes of New Japan Strong from NJPW’s Los Angeles dojo as of late as well.
nZo hasn’t kept as active a wrestling schedule in recent years. He was in attendance for Big Cass (CazXL) making his return to pro wrestling recently, however.
Rush will also be at The Collective over Mania week. He released the following promo for the event:
GCW will be running shows on April 8th, 9th, and 10th in Florida during Mania week.
The 6th edition of Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport will take place the night of the 8th. Joey Janela’s Spring Break Spring Break 5 will take place the following night, as will Allie Kat’s “Real Hot Girl S**t” show. Social distancing measures will be in effect, masks will be mandatory, and all events will take place outside.
NOTE: Masks are required for ALL events and social distancing will be in effect and strictly enforced.
ALL in-ring action will be held OUTDOORS in The Cuban Club Courtyard.
The newest class of students at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando reported today. The full class is expected to consist of over 20 new wrestlers to the company. 10 names have been confirmed thus far, some of whom are considered top prospects.
22-year-old former college football player, Parker Boudreaux, draws comparisons to Brock Lesnar frequently. He reported to the WWE Performance Center today according to a report from PW Insider. Boudreaux is someone WWE has had on their radar for some time.
Latest WWE Performance Center Class
In addition to Parker Boudreaux, the following names are also starting at the WWE Performance Center on Tuesday:
Bronson Rechsteiner – son of Rick Steiner, nephew of Scott Steiner, he was cut from the NFL and signed with WWE recently.
Angela Arnold – known on the independents at AQA, she is a graduate of Booker T’s school.
Christian Brigham – 7-year pro from the northeast trained by Brian Fury.
Anthony Henry – 19-year pro from Georgia. Former tag champion and mainstay in EVOLVE.
Christian Hubble – known on the independents as Blake Christian. Had been wrestling in Impact and GCW as of late.
Karissa Rivera – 3 year pro from New Jersey. Has worked as enhancement talent for NXT and the main roster.
Zoey Stark – formerly known as Lacey Ryan. Debuted in NXT already as part of the Dusty Rhodes Classic.
Cora Jade – formerly known as Elayna Black. She has also already debuted in the Dusty Rhodes Classic. Black had been wrestling on AEW Dark before signing.
Gigi Dolin – The new name of Priscilla Kelly, she is a former Mae Young Classic participant and also already debuted in the Dusty Rhodes Classic.
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport returned this weekend for the fifth instalment of the event. The main event of the show saw two former WWE Superstars face off, as Jon Moxley took on Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Here’s the full results from the card that took place on FITE TV. The replay of the show is available to purchase here.
Calder McColl vs Bad Dude Tito – McColl took the win via submission
Calvin Tankman vs Nolan Edward – Calvin Tankman took the win via TKO
Kal Jack vs Superbeast – Kal Jack took the win via submission
Royce Isaacs vs Alex Coughlin – Royce Isaacs took the win via submission
Rocky Romero vs Simon Grimm – Rocky Romero took the win via submission
Chris Dickinson vs JR Kratos – Chris Dickinson took the win via submission
Jeff Cobb vs Tom Lawlor – NJPW star Jeff Cobb took the win via submission
Jon Moxley vs Davey Boy Smith Jr. – The former AEW Champion defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr via KO
Davey Boy Smith Jr. wrote the following about his loss to Jon Moxley:
Before Jon Moxley faces KENTA for the IWGP United States Championship on February 26th, and before he faces Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship on March 7th, he will face Davey Boy Smith Jr. at Bloodsport 5 on February 20th.
Moxley took to Twitter recently to promote his upcoming match with Barnett.
Moxley last participated in Bloodsport 3. He defeated Chris Dickinson in the main event of that show.
Davey Boy Smith Jr. last defeated Calvin Tankman at Bloodsport 4.
Josh Barnett spoke to the WINCLY podcast last fall about having Jon Moxley on his shows.
“If you watch his match vs. Jake Hager, you can see that he’s got skills, that he spent time grappling and knows submissions skills,” Barnett said on the show. “The man just pure knows how to fight. And that’s what we need more than anything. If you’re in Bloodsport, it’s because I’ve seen something in you that shows that you can fight.”
WWE has signed the current Limitless Wrestling world champion Christian Casanova to a contract, according to reports from Fightful select.
The Indie star made his wrestling debut in 2014 and he has made his name in the Northeast independent scenes since then. Since his first match, he has wrestled for promotions such as Beyond Wrestling, GCW, EVOLVE, and even ROH
He has been on the company’s radar for a while. Now that the officials look to be hiring again after halting new signings during the coronavirus pandemic, they have finally made the move on Casanova.
He is not the only star who has signed with the company recently and reports have revealed that the officials have also signed Parker Boudreaux sometimes in the last few weeks.
For those who don’t know, Boudreaux is a former football player who bears a strong resemblance to Brock Lesnar. Some have even dubbed the young star as ‘the next big thing’ for WWE which is the moniker the promotion used for Lesnar during his early days.
There is no word yet on when Christian Casanova or Parker Boudreaux will start with the company but it’s likely that they will officially announce their signings once they have enough stars for the next Performance Center class.
Joey Janela will challenge Darby Allin for the TNT Championship next week on AEW Dynamite. Janela recently took to Twitter to fire back at fans who are critical of him receiving a TNT title shot.
“When other people do things it’s fine but when it involves Joey Janela it involves a lot of fans crying! Probably because I look a lot like you but the difference is I get to wrestle on tv, have a super hot Girlfriend, eat lobster whenever the fuck I want & don’t care!” Janela Tweeted.
The complaints regarding Janela receiving a title shot aren’t really about his abilities, however. Rather some fans feel his win/loss record in the promotion doesn’t warrant a title shot in storyline. The story is that Darby requested the match, however, and that’s why he’s getting the title shot.
“Why does Joey Janela get a TNT title shot, When’s the last time Joey got a win on tv” is the phrase of the of the last 2 days. It’s not like CODY did an open challenge series for the belt with RANDOM dudes Lmfaooooo…
DARBY wanted this match, and THE BAD BOY IS BACK! @aew
A likely storyline reason as to why Darby requested the match with Janela is the long history the two have against each other. Daring back to 2017, they have been in 11 matches together, including 6 one-on-one singles matches across 6 different promotions.
Darby Allin vs Joey Janela Singles Match Stats:
8/4/2017: Darby Allin defeated Joey Janela (Scenic City Invitational Tournament)
Danny Limelight has wrestled for companies such as NJPW, AEW, Championship Wrestling From Hollywood and GCW in the past year and gained a lot of reorganization from his appearances for these promotions.
Though his participation in events of both AEW and NJPW have raised questions among fans and many people have been wondering about his status with both the companies.
During his recent interview with WrestlingInc, Limelight revealed his contractual status with both the promotions and he confirmed that he remains a free agent:
“I’m not signed anywhere. I haven’t signed any contracts. When an opportunity presents itself, I’m gonna make sure it’s a company that I can add value to, that I feel like I would be an asset to,
A company I feel that’s gonna care about me and care about how my career is gonna go.” said Danny, “It needs to be what I feel is best for the company and what’s best for me and my daughter.”
Talking about the year he has had, the indie star said that he is very fortunate that the last year took him in the right direction and the hard work and consistency paid off.
Apart from this, Danny Limelight also talked about things like a potential partnership between AEW and NJPW and more. You can check out his full interview at this link.
Former NWA Women’s Champion, Allysin Kay, has revealed she is officially a free agent. She had last been a member of the National Wrestling Alliance’s roster and was featured on episodes of Powerrr before the pandemic hit.
Kay took to Twitter recently to announce her free agency.
“As of today, I am officially a free agent. Thank you to the NWA for the opportunities, which included one of my favorite matches of my career. I am open for indy bookings & appearances. Let’s get weird,” she wrote.
As of today, I am officially a free agent.
Thank you to the NWA for the opportunities, which included one of my favorite matches of my career.
I am open for indy bookings & appearances. Let’s get weird.
The 32-year-old returned to the ring after 8 months for the 3rd edition of the UWN Prime Time Live back in September. She wrestled and defeated Nicole Savoy on the show. Kay also participated in some independent wrestling events last month. She made it to the finals of the GCW Women’s tournament before losing to Lindsay Snow. Kay also teamed with Marti Belle on the latest SHIMMER PPV and lost to the promotion’s tag champions, Ashley Vox & Delmi Exo.
In addition to being a former NWA Women’s Champion, Kay has also won the GFW Women’s title (1x) and is a 2x Knockouts Champion with Impact Wrestling as well as a 2x SHINE Champion.
Joey Janela was scheduled to work this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, but was pulled at the last minute.
About an hour before the show went live on TNT, All Elite Wrestling announced in a post on social media that Janela had been removed from his scheduled bout against Kenny Omega due to COVID-19 concerns.
“AEW and Joey Janela learned today that he had exposure to a known COVID-19 positive person at an independent show. For that reason we are pulling him until such time as he is cleared to return consistent with our protocols.”
This bout was part of several planned matches as part of the World Title Eliminator tournament. AEW later announced that Janela would be replaced by Sony Kiss in this contest.
Penta El Zero M vs. Rey Fenix, Colt Cabana vs. Hangman Page, and Wardlow vs. Jungle Boy were also part of the first round matches on this show.
The news comes after Janela faced AJ Gray at Game Changer Wrestling’s The Last Resort show in Silverado, California this past Saturday.
Also on Wednesday, Gray announced that he tested positive for COVID-19. Gray wrote that his positive COVID-19 test was taken on Monday.
Ethan Page noted on Twitter today that he is pulling out of Joey Janela’s Spring Break event this year. He said that his reason for doing so is a series of trading cards produced by Janela’s Game Changer Wrestling featuring his likeness. Page says he did not give GCW permission to use his likeness and has not been compensated for the cards.
Here is what Page wrote on Twitter regarding the matter:
Page was recently interviewed by Sports Illustrated about his pending free agency.
“I’m looking to convince Impact Wrestling to sign me to a new house,” he said. “I’m tired of stepping on toys in my living room. My kid needs a playroom in a new house, so I’m trying to change my home life through my professional life.”
He also noted that Impact is allowing him to negotiate with other companies.
“Impact has been amazing. They’re allowing me the opportunity to chat with other companies, and they’re handling this in an extremely professional manner. I’m open to chatting with other people, but my interest is hearing how Impact values me and what they’re willing to offer.”
It appears that an abrupt ending to a match during Monday’s episode of RAW was due to an injury suffered by Ivar.
WWE booked an eight-man tag team match on this show live on the USA Network where The Hurt Business with new member Cedric Alexander battled The Viking Raiders, Ricochet and Apollo Crews.
Late in the match, there was a spot where Ivar did a dive through the ropes to take out several wrestlers at ringside. It appeared that he suffered a lower-body injury as he landed odd on his right leg. Moments after he landed, he did an “X” gesture.
This led to Alexander and Ricochet getting back into the ring for the planned finish to the contest held from Orlando, Florida at the Amway Center. Alexander hit a Tiger Driver into a pin on Ricochet and the referee counted to three.
During the process, the announcers pointed out how Ricochet got his shoulder up, which would’ve canceled the pin attempt. Although not confirmed, it appears that this was not supposed to be the finish of the match, but rather a call on the fly to end the match because Ivar was injured outside of the ring.
WWE did show footage of trainers checking on Ivar at ringside as they went to commercial break.