The GCW World Heavyweight Championship is now in the hands of Mance Warner after capturing the title at the recent GCW Cage Of Survival 3 event.
In the show’s main event, a Gauntlet of Survival match saw several wrestlers briefly hold the title including Nick Gage, Jimmy Lloyd, and Cole Radric. Like in a WWE Championship Scramble, it was whoever held the title at the end of the match’s time limit who would officially become the GCW World Champion.
Jimmy Lloyd was GCW Champion for 3 minutes and 25 seconds. Cole Radric was GCW Champion for 0 seconds. Joey Janela was GCW Champion for 3 minutes and 4 seconds. Your new champion is Mance Warner. #GCWCoS3 pic.twitter.com/s4TUf2tSQn
— GIFSkullX (@GIFSkullX) June 2, 2024
When all was said and done, Joey Janela was the GCW World Heavyweight Champion but things weren’t over just yet. After the match, Mance Warner cashed in Do Or Die title shot, which guaranteed him a World Championship opportunity at a time of his choosing. With Warner completely fresh, he made quick work of Janela to win the GCW World Title.
On Twitter, Steph De Lander, an ally of Game Changer Wrestling General Manager, shared a photo with her fiancee Warner.
The Mancer era has begun ? @GCWrestling_ @NickKarpPhotos pic.twitter.com/4AkRlx6ecd
— NUMBER 1 KNOCKOUT SDL (@stephdelander) June 3, 2024
The title had been vacated by Game Changer Wrestling’s General Manager Matt Cardona. The Indy God, who is also a former GCW World Champion, stripped Blake Christian of the title in May of this year. Cardona made the decision after Christian opted to compete in New Japan’s Best of Super Juniors event instead of the Tournament of Survival show on June 1. Now, the title and the responsibility of being champion falls on Warner but with the manner in which he won the title, expect plenty of challengers for the new GCW World Champion.
