Game Changer Wrestling returns this year to host with Orange Crush for their third Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame. The annual event will occur on April 7 at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tickets are still on sale on Eventbrite for as low as $25. So far, the company has announced two inductees for this year’s Hall of Fame.
GCW announced on February 19 on Twitter that Michael Verdi, AKA Trent Acid, was the first inductee of the 2024 class. He unfortunately passed away in 2010 after a drug overdose. Verdi will be inducted posthumously by his former tag team partner, Johnny Kashmere, with whom he won several tag titles, including the Ring Of Honor Tag Team Championship.
After revealing Verdi as the first inductee of the 2024 class, GCW has quickly announced another addition to this year’s Hall of Fame.
The company shared on February 21 that The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) are the second inductees via Twitter. Mark will accept the honors for himself and his brother, who passed away on January 17, 2023 in a car accident.
*Indie HoF Update*
Inductee #2 for the Class of 2024:
THE BRISCOE BROSTo be accepted by:@SussexCoChicken
The 2024 #IndieHoF Ceremony takes place on Sunday 4/7 at Noon at the site of @wrestlecon!
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— GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) February 22, 2024
Mark has not commented on the announcement but has reposted GCW’s reveal on his Twitter account.
More On The Briscoes Induction Into The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame
The inclusion of The Briscoes is well-deserving, as they were regarded as one of the best tag teams of the last two decades. They won championships for several different independent promotions, including GCW. Briscoes also have the record for most ROH Tag Team Championship reigns with 13.
In 2021 and 2022, they had a career resurgence and had a memorable feud with FTR(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) in ROH. Briscoes also competed in different companies consistently, proving they were one of the best tag teams in the world.
Their last match together was a loss against Mane Event (Jay Lyon & Midas Black) in a Two Out Of Three Falls Match at House Of Glory: Revelations on December 17, 2022.
Although it’s unfortunate that Jey, AKA Jamin Pugh, is no longer with us, he hasn’t been forgotten. His induction alongside his brother at the Indie Wrestling Hall Of Fame further solidifies his legacy as one of the greats in wrestling.
