{"id":113680,"date":"2022-06-02T13:00:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T17:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=113680"},"modified":"2022-05-24T16:46:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T20:46:28","slug":"gcw-tournament-of-survival-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/06\/02\/gcw-tournament-of-survival-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: GCW Tournament of Survival 7 (6\/4\/22)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><em>GCW Tournament of Survival 7<\/em><\/strong> marks the seventh time that <strong>Game Changer Wrestling<\/strong> has gathered competitors from around the world for a grueling endurance. Longtime fans of the <em>ToS<\/em> will know what to expect heading into the show this Saturday, live from The Showboat in Atlantic City, New Jersey. For the uninitiated, the <em>ToS<\/em> is a multi-round tournament where matches feature everything from steel chairs to light tubes to panes of glass and everything in between. Nothing is off-limits as these 8 competitors fight their way to victory. Take a deep dive into the action to expect this weekend.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>GCW Tournament of Survival 7 &#8211; Full Card<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Tournament of Survival 7 Opening Round Matches<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Drew Parker vs. Cole Radrick<\/li>\n<li>Hoodfoot vs. Rina Yamashita<\/li>\n<li>Matt Tremont vs. SLADE<\/li>\n<li>Toru Sugiura vs. Shane Mercer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/mUHzNul.jpg\" alt=\"Drew Parker vs Cole Radrick\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Drew Parker vs. Cole Radrick\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In one of the opening round matches of the <em>GCW Tournament of Survival 7<strong>,<\/strong><\/em> &#8220;The Urchin Prince&#8221; <strong>Drew Parker<\/strong> goes one on one with &#8220;The Raddy Daddy&#8221; <strong>Cole Radrick<\/strong>. To say that these men are familiar with the deathmatch style of wrestling would be an understatement. Parker has become known for his propensity for pain in both the United States and abroad; this <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/07\/24\/drew-parker-wins-gcw-ultraviolent-championship\/\" target=\"_self\">former GCW Ultraviolent Champion&#8217;s<\/a> continued work in <strong>Big Japan Pro-Wrestling<\/strong> has led him to the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship on 2 occasions. Meanwhile, Radrick has competed in two <strong><em>GCW Acid Cup<\/em><\/strong> tournaments, and though he never made it past the semifinals, his determination was undeniable. As these two men head into their first-ever <em>Tournament of Survival<\/em>, it should go without saying that this opening contest is either man&#8217;s to win.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/cMGzM4t.jpg\" alt=\"Hoodfoot vs Rina Yamashita GCW Tournament of Survival 7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Hoodfoot vs. Rina Yamashita<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>West meets East at the <em>GCW Tournament of Survival 7<\/em> as the deathmatch powerhouse <strong>Hoodfoot<\/strong> squares off with &#8220;The Deathmatch Amazon&#8221; herself, <strong>Rina Yamashita<\/strong>. Though Hoodfoot has competed in a number of deathmatch tournaments, including last year&#8217;s <strong><em>King of the Deathmatch<\/em><\/strong> in <strong>Xtreme Pro Wrestling<\/strong>, this will be his first under the Game Changer Wrestling banner. Yamashita enters the seventh <em>ToS<\/em> with a bit of experience under her belt, having competed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/11\/11\/gcw-nick-gage-invitational-6\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong><em>Nick Gage Invitational 6<\/em><\/strong><\/a> this past November, falling to <strong>Atticus Cogar<\/strong> in the first round. This first-time singles encounter has promise; while Hoodfoot is a powerhouse competitor, as mentioned earlier, Yamashita has stepped up against a number of such hard-hitting opponents, putting forth formidable performances on a regular basis. Expect no different heading into the show this Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/1sk2aaC.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Tremont vs SLADE GCW Tournament of Survival 7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Matt Tremont vs. SLADE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Matt Tremont<\/strong>, one of only two returning <em>Tournament of Survival<\/em> competitors for this year, squares off with <strong>SLADE<\/strong> in another punishing opening-round match. On paper, Tremont is a favorite to win the entire tournament; consider the fact that he&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/01\/23\/matt-tremont-nick-gage-gcw-tag-titles\/\" target=\"_self\">a former GCW Tag Team Champion<\/a> alongside <strong>H8 Club<\/strong> teammate <strong>Nick Gage<\/strong>. Just as importantly, however, he competed in the second <em>ToS<\/em>, not to mention 3 <em>Nick Gage Invitational<\/em> Tournaments, winning the second ever in 2017. SLADE can be considered a wildcard contender, never one to back down from even the fiercest of fights. This <strong>Create a Pro Wrestling<\/strong> alumnus won his <em>ToS7<\/em> qualifying match this past April at <strong><em>GCW In Too Deep<\/em><\/strong>, defeating <strong>Sawyer Wreck<\/strong>. SLADE could very well go all the way, but the imposing obstacle of Tremont stands in his way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/kj7AHn6.jpg\" alt=\"Toru Sugiura vs Shane Mercer\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Toru Sugiura vs. Shane Mercer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Toru Sugiura<\/strong> of <strong>Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS<\/strong> will also be in action in the <em>GCW Tournament of Survival 7<\/em>, taking on <strong>Shane Mercer<\/strong> in the final of the 4 announced opening-round contests. Sugiura competed in many tournaments in his home promotion of FREEDOMS, even winning 2016&#8217;s <strong><em>Lottery One-Day Six-Man Tag Tournament<\/em><\/strong>. &#8220;The Man Who Carves Hearts&#8221; is also entering this tournament as a former King of FREEDOM World Champion and 2x King of FREEDOM Tag Team Champion. Mercer, however, is not only a former <em>ToS<\/em> competitor, having competed in the fifth tournament under said banner, but he fought in <em>Nick Gage Invitational<\/em> and <em>Acid Cup<\/em> tournaments as well. &#8220;The Iron Demon&#8221; possesses a strong look and a solid combination of strength and agility. These factors could aid him throughout <em>ToS7<\/em>, but a game Sugiura stands in his way.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>GCW Tournament of Survival 7 will take place in Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 4, 2022<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. GCW Tournament of Survival 7 is set to air Saturday at 4 PM EDT on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fite.tv\/watch\/gcw-tournament-of-survival-vii\/2pbci\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FITE<\/a>. Tickets are also available via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/gcw-presents-tournament-of-survival-7-tickets-322774205337\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eventbrite<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GCW Tournament of Survival 7 marks the seventh time that Game Changer Wrestling has gathered competitors from around the world for a grueling endurance. Longtime fans of the ToS will know what to expect heading into the show this Saturday, live from The Showboat in Atlantic City, New Jersey. For the uninitiated, the ToS [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3354,"featured_media":113682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5274,6,2192],"tags":[7360,6599,4704,1287,7503,3958,8319,5275],"class_list":["post-113680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gcw","category-north-america","category-wrestling","tag-hoodfoot-mo-atlas","tag-cole-radrick","tag-drew-parker","tag-matt-tremont","tag-rina-yamashita","tag-shane-mercer","tag-slade","tag-tournament-of-survival"],"modified_by":"Robbie Sutter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3354"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}