Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling, founded by the late great Dusty Rhodes, is set to hold its first event in over two decades and will feature the ‘The Indy God’ Matt Cardona.
Previously, TCW had announced that they would host an event on February 8 in Atlanta, Georgia from the Nightmare Factory school in McDonagh. Now, the massive announcement comes that Matt Cardona will be gracing the ring at the event.
Cardona has embarked on an impressive independent wrestling run following his tenure with WWE. His journey in the independent circuit has been nothing short of a resurgence to his career and has gained quite the success, boasting himself as ‘The Indy God.’
Moreover, his in-ring skills have shone brightly in the independent scene and helped him prove that he is a top-tier talent capable of delivering memorable matches. TCW dropped a graphic hyping Matt Cardona’s upcoming appearance on the show.
“We are happy to announce that the “Indy God” @TheMattCardona is coming back to McDonough for TCW!”
We are happy to announce that the “Indy God” @TheMattCardona is coming back to McDonough for TCW!
“We’ll see you at the matches!” – @TeilMargaret
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— Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling (@Turnbuckle_CW) January 28, 2024
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It has come to light that Rhodes’ daughter Teil and QT Marshall are heavily involved with the promotion. WWE Superstar and Dusty’s son, Cody Rhodes, alongside Marshall filed a trademark for the company’s name, which led to the belief that a revival was in the pipeline.
In 1999, Dusty Rhodes began planning for TCW and would open offices in Georgia’s East Cobb County. When he first proposed the new promotion, Rhodes called it “old school but with modern ideas.” In July 2000, TCW held its inaugural event, where Glacier emerged victorious in a competition to hold the title of TCW Heavyweight Champion.
TCW would hold its inaugural pay-per-view and start airing on television the following year. The first TCW Tag Team Champions were Scott “The Clap” Anton and Erik Watts (“The Extreme Dream”), who defeated Glacier and Jorge Estrada in March 2001.T
The original TCW saw several notable names compete, including Scott Hall, ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan, New Jack, Leilani Kai, Daffney, and Steve Corino. Before making it big in TNA Wrestling, James Storm would compete during the latter stages of the company.
