Mance Warner has officially debuted in TNA Wrestling alongside Steph DeLander, who had the TNA Digital Media championship with her.

This surprise debut follows a controversial series of events, including former champion PCO’s actions at GCW’s The People vs. GCW event, where he destroyed a replica of the championship belt with a sledgehammer.

Since his debut in 2015, Warner has become a well-recognized name in independent wrestling. He has claimed numerous championships (GCW, AAW, CZW), solidifying his reputation as a top-tier performer.

TNA Digital Media Championship Controversy

The TNA Digital Media Championship storyline escalated after PCO’s dramatic outburst at The People vs. GCW on January 19, 2025. PCO, whose contract with TNA had ended in late 2024, destroyed what appeared to be the championship title and delivered a scathing promo against TNA before being cut off.

TNA responded swiftly, removing PCO from their roster and distancing the promotion from his actions.

Warner’s Role in TNA

Warner’s arrival coincides with significant changes in TNA Wrestling, including the company’s recently announced multi-year partnership with WWE, which allows for talent crossover opportunities.

Making his TNA debut alongside Steph DeLander, Warner enters the promotion as part of a new power couple in wrestling, generating considerable buzz among fans.

With Warner’s history of success and a high-profile entrance into TNA, expectations are high for his contributions to the promotion’s evolving landscape.

WWE Hall of Famer John ‘Bradshaw’ Layfield shocked fans by appearing for Game Changer Wrestling at the promotion’s Homecoming event. In the main event, Mance Warner retained the GCW World Heavyweight Championship in a triple-threat ladder match with former champion Joey Janela and Blake Christian.

The finish of the match saw Matt Cardona, GCW’s General Manager, try to insert himself in the match but he was taken out by 1 Called Manders. When Effy arrived to try and stop Warner from winning, JBL emerged from the crowd to take him out. Bradshaw took down Effy with a punch before delivering a duo of Clotheslines from Hell.

With Effy disposed of, Warner was able to capture the GCW World Heavyweight Championship. Warner has held the gold since June of this year after cashing in his Do or Die contract, guaranteeing him a title match with Janela.

JBL Outside of WWE

This is just the latest promotion outside of WWE that the former WWE World Champion has appeared for. Earlier this month, JBL was at AAA TripleMania XXXII: Mexico City. JBL accompanied fellow WWE alum Nic Nemeth for his AAA Mega Championship match with Alberto El Patron.

Although his days competing are very much in the past, John ‘Bradshaw’ Layfield remains a huge name in the world of professional wrestling, as seen at GCW Homecoming. Stay tuned to SE Scoops for all the latest on JBL and where the self-professed Wrestling Gold appears next in the industry.

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. 

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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

— STEPH DE LANDER (@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. 

There was a new name in the fold this week at AEW’s tapings in Columbus, Ohio.

Fresh off his victory in the Bunkhouse Battle Royal at the Ric Flair’s Last Match PPV this past Sunday in Nashville, Mance Warner made an appearance during the AEW Dark Elevation tapings before Dynamite went on the air this week.

Photos making their way around social media show Warner had a custom entrance video produced that used his “Southern Psychopath” nickname.

This episode of Dark Elevation will air next Monday, August 8th. Warner reportedly worked against Serpentico.

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Warner has been a popular star for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) and Major League Wrestling (MLW), among other places. He has been advertised to appear for MLW again soon.

Warner Has A Big Match Friday Night

It was also revealed during the Dynamite broadcast that Warner will wrestle AEW Interim World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley this Friday night on AEW Rampage in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

This match takes place five days before Moxley faces Chris Jericho in a title defense next Wednesday night at the AEW Dynamite broadcast in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Light beers will be consumed and lariats will be thrown when Mance Warner returns to MLW this summer.

Warner made a surprise appearance at the recent MLW Battle Riot event from Queens NY. He entered the 40-man anything-goes battle royal an will be appearing for MLW “on a regular basis moving forward,” according to MLW boss Court Bauer.

MLW has now announced that ‘Ol Mancer is scheduled to compete at MLW Fury Road from El Paso, Texas on Sunday, August 27th.

Warner made his MLW debut back in 2019 and quickly became one of the company’s most popular performers. The tough-as-nails brawler from Bucksnort, TN is ready to begin a new chapter with MLW.

Warner will be in action this weekend at GCW “Rock N Roll Forever” from Evansville, Indiana.

Stay tuned for more updates as MLW announces additional appearances for its next show, MLW Fury Road.

Two wrestlers who recently became free agents suffered injuries last night at a Next Generation Wrestling show in Knoxville, Tennessee.

ROH star Danhausen Tweeted out several photos of himself at the hospital and an X-ray of a broken leg. It is not clear how he sustained the injury exactly but he was in a tag match with Warhorse and someone landed on his leg.

Danhausen provided an update on his condition on Monday morning. Unfortunately, he has a broken tibia and fibia.

As for Mance Warner, he sustained a leg injury while facing the former Dirty Dango (Fandango) at the show. He was thrown to the outside and landed badly.

The injuries come at unfortunate times for both wrestlers. Mance Warner was just granted his release from MLW, as reported exclusively by SEScoops.com last week. This would have freed him up to sign with another promotion. His leg injury may delay that from happening, however.

Danhausen was with Ring of Honor and like the rest of the roster will not have his contract renewed at the end of the year. Following Final Battle, he would be free to sign with another promotion as well.

Mance Warner has been released by Major League Wrestling.

The Southern Psychopath has been looking to become a free agent for over a year. Amid reports that he was looking to work elsewhere, he spoke with Nick Hausman of WrestlingINC last December and confirmed that he was looking to get out of his contract.

SEScoops can confirm Warner is now a free man.

Warner is the latest wrestler to be released from MLW over the past few weeks. Jordan Oliver, Beastman, Bu Ku Dao and Leo Brien have also been let go. We’re told this concludes MLW’s talent cuts and the company is making room for new signings in the weeks and months ahead.

Cassidy Haynes of Bodyslam.net recently reported that Warner would be a free agent at the end of January 2022. A tweet from ‘Ol Mancer himself seemed to confirm this timeline, as well as where he might be looking to work next.

Mance Warner is one of the most popular wrestlers on the independent scene. He will have no problem finding work with another major promotion, whether that be AEW, WWE or elsewhere. He’s competing this weekend against Dirty Dango (former WWE Superstar Fandango) in Knoxville, TN at Nightmare in the Old City.

We have reached out to MLW and Mance Warner for comment and will update this article if new details become available.

MLW star and GCW Tag Team Champion Mance Warner is reportedly set to be leaving Major League Wrestling as of the end of January 2022.

Cassidy Haynes of BodySlam.net recently reported that Warner’s contract is set to end early next year, and that AEW are extremely interested in bringing in the tenured independent star.

Mance Warner has reportedly made multiple requests to be released from his MLW contract over the past year, but these have been turned down.

Warner is now quietly awaiting free agency before he makes his next move, and apparently, All Elite and WWE’s NXT brand are looking at bringing in the ‘Southern Psycho.’

As mentioned, Warner is one half of the GCW Tag Team Champions with Matthew Justice.

The team is set to defend their GCW Tag Titles against The Briscoes (Mark & Jay Briscoe) at GCW War Ready on October 23rd.