Night two of Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)‘s current tour of Japan continues with Ready to Die on February 4, but for those not in the Far East, you can catch the GCW in Japan shows starting on February 4 evening at 8pm EST on FITE.tv, either as part of a 3-night package or individually. Like night one on Monday, it looks to be another bloodbath as some of GCW’s most violent regulars face off against some of Japan’s best!
GCW in Japan – Ready to Die (2/4/20)
Toru Sugiura, Takashi Sasaki & Violento Jack vs. SHLAK, Orin Veidt and Kenji Fukimoto
Reigning King of FREEDOMS Champion Toru Sugiura and former King of FREEDOMS Champion Takashi Sasaki teamed up for night one, but on night two they’re adding Mexico’s Violento Jack to their squad. This dangerous trio will face a squad led by GCW’s resident monster, SHLAK, alongside one of their breakout stars of 2019, Orin Veidt. The two GCW regulars are pairing up with 22-year deathmatch specialist Kenji Fukimoto, also from FREEDOMS. Fukimoto is a longtime regular of FREEDOMS and Big Japan Wrestling (BJW), but he’s also worked the US earlier in his career with IWA Mid South and (surprisingly) CHIKARA.
Danny Havoc & Alex Colon vs. Masashi Takeda & Toshiyuki Sakuda
American hardcore icon Danny Havoc continues his tour of Japan with GCW, this time pairing with one of GCW’s most underrated fighters (outside of the GCW bubble) in Alex Colon. Colon has been as tough and reliable as they come, and this pairing of Havoc and Colon should create some dream moments. They’re facing two of Japan’s toughest stars right now in FREEDOMS/BJW faves Masashi Takeda and Toshiyuki Sakuda. These two men will do anything – to their opponents or themselves – to secure victory. Colon and Takeda have a history in violence – in 2018, Takeda knocked Colon out of the Nick Gage Invitational 3, and then last summer during GCW’s summer tour of Japan, Colon got revenge with a big singles victory. This will be a bloodbath.
Jimmy Lloyd vs. Drew Parker
It’s always a great match when “The Different Boy” Jimmy Lloyd is involved and he’ll be facing a UK deathmatch wrestler, Drew Parker, who has made BJW his home for much of the last year. Taking his mentorship with some of Japan’s heaviest hitters and dastardly tacticians will suit him well as a battle of two of the youngest stars in deathmatch wrestler face off one on one for the first time since last March at GCW Code of the Streets in Philadelphia. Lloyd was the victor that night, but now that it’s in Parker’s adoptive home, it’s going to be a whole nother level of ultraviolence.
Ryuji Ito vs. Matt Tremont
Ryuji Ito is entering his 21st year of professional wrestling and “The Deathmatch Dragon” is a 6x BJW Deathmatch Champion. It’s only fitting that an icon of Ito’s caliber faces off against one of the US’ most dominant deathmatch wrestlers of the past decade in “The Bulldozer” Matt Tremont, both a former CZW and GCW World Champion. Two deathmatch specialists who will be looking to raise the stakes just a little bit higher.
Matthew Justice vs. Masato Tanaka
For those who miss former ECW World Champion Masato Tanaka‘s battles against Mike Awesome, this may be the match that best compares to those epic fights. Matthew Justice is a big man, complete with power, athleticism, and technique, something that Tanaka has in droves. This is more likely to be a hoss fight than a deathmatch per se, but that doesn’t mean either will escape with a crimson mask.
Yuji Okabayashi & Shigehiro Irie vs. Chris Dickinson & KTB
A huge tag team match as night one opponents Yuji Okabayashi, a former 3x BJW Strong World Champion, and the US’ Chris Dickinson, go at it again, this time in tag team action. Yuji is bringing Shigeherio Irie, who had a breakout year internationally with the likes of Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) in Germany and throughout the UK scene, while Dickinson is turning to former GCW World Champion KTB.
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