{"id":119842,"date":"2023-08-20T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=119842"},"modified":"2023-08-19T22:16:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T02:16:08","slug":"gcw-homecoming-2023-night-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/08\/20\/gcw-homecoming-2023-night-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: GCW Homecoming (8\/20\/23) &#8211; Night Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If one night of<em><strong> GCW Homecoming<\/strong><\/em> wasn\u2019t enough for you, you\u2019re in luck. <strong>GCW<\/strong> returns on Sunday, August 20th for a second helping of destruction in Atlantic City and features a few competitors that weren\u2019t featured during night one. With that said, let\u2019s take a look at the overwhelmingly awesome card that is <em>GCW Homecoming<\/em> Night Two!<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">*THIS SUNDAY*<\/p>\n<p>RINA YAMASHITA defends the UV Title against VIOLENTO JACK looks during Part 2 of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GCWHomecoming?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GCWHomecoming<\/a> Weekend at The Showboat!<\/p>\n<p>Plus:<br \/>\nBlake v Masha<br \/>\nEast West Express v Sasaki\/Sugiura<br \/>\nDragon Kid v Komander<br \/>\nThrunt v Brat Pack<br \/>\nMaki v B3cca<br \/>\n+more<\/p>\n<p>Watch LIVE on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FiteTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FiteTV<\/a>+ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mgogfa0IEf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/mgogfa0IEf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCWrestling_\/status\/1692593150567616838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Blake Christian (c) vs. Masha Slamovich \u2013 GCW World Title Match<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Over the past months,<strong> Blake Christian<\/strong> has made more enemies than friends, <strong>Masha Slamovich<\/strong> being one of those enemies. After taking the title from Masha in April at <em><strong>Cage of Survival 2<\/strong><\/em>, Christian has had successful wins over <strong>MAO<\/strong>, <strong>Mike Bailey<\/strong>, and <strong>Chris Bey<\/strong>, to name a few. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Masha is looking for some revenge as well as an opportunity to become a two-time GCW World Champion though. One can expect Christian to use some questionable tactics to retain, but Masha is aware of what this fight means and who the GCW fans will be behind. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Dragon Kid vs. Komander<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This matchup is the first time ever bout in the confines of a GCW ring. <strong>Dragon Kid<\/strong> looks to make his debut and <strong>Komander<\/strong> has his sights set on handing Dragon Kid his debut loss. The potential for unseen aerial attacks is high given the agility of both competitors in this matchup. Seeing this bout in writing cannot due justice to the potential jaw-dropping maneuvers. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Maki Itoh vs. B3CCA<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Maki Itoh<\/strong> returns for night two of <em>GCW Homecoming<\/em> to square off against the rising star that is <strong>B3CCA<\/strong>. Both bring a unique style to the fight, but Itoh also brings her confidence that <strong>Nick Gage<\/strong> will have her back. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">B3CCA is quickly becoming a favorite across the many promotions she works for and is no stranger to fighting against the odds. B3CCA has managed wins against GCW vets <strong>Jimmy Lloyd<\/strong>, <strong>Marcus Mathers<\/strong>, and<strong> Janai Kai<\/strong> this year. This fight has the potential to be the sleeper match of the night, so wake up!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">The East-West Express (Jordan Oliver &amp; Nick Wayne) (c) vs. TBD &amp; Takashi Sasaki \u2013 GCW Tag Team Title Match<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>The<\/strong> <strong>East-West Express<\/strong> looks to continue to run through opponents and the team of<strong> Takashi Sasaki<\/strong> and his unannounced partner. As <strong>Nick Wayne<\/strong> becomes more heavily involved in <strong>All Elite Wrestling (AEW)<\/strong>, there\u2019s potential for some interesting crossover if East West Express retains. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Otherwise, look for the tag titles to go the international route and see overseas defenses in the coming months. This looks to be a great matchup with a lot of unknowns.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Dante Leon &amp; Ninja Mack vs. Alec Price &amp; Cole Radrick \u2013 Tag Team Match<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Wow. Talk about a match that brings everything one can love about pro wrestling and this is the result. <strong>Dante Leon<\/strong> and <strong>Ninja Mack<\/strong> are synonymous with crazy death-defying maneuvers and <strong>Alec Price<\/strong> and <strong>Cole Radrick<\/strong> can match that talent with innovative and technical stylings. If you are looking for the perfect hybrid matchup of the night, look no further.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Rina Yamashita (c) vs. Violento Jack \u2013 GCW Ultraviolent Title Match<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Both <strong>Rina Yamashita<\/strong> and <strong>Violento Jack<\/strong> will be coming off intense fights from night one, only to stand across from each other on night two. Though there is no guarantee this will be a title fight, it\u2019s difficult to doubt Yamashita\u2019s tenacity when it comes to title defenses. Jack, however, might only allow that reign to be extended an additional night. Regardless of the outcome of this matchup, both competitors will be left bloodied and the fans left satisfied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you can\u2019t be in Atlantic City this weekend to bear witness to the greatness that is GCW, <strong>FITE TV<\/strong> has it available through their premium service FITE Plus. There is no doubt that there will be plenty of butts in seats as well as viewers on streams. Look for this weekend&#8217;s event to potentially feature a build to the following weekend&#8217;s events as GCW will be returning to Chicago with the debut of former <strong>WCW<\/strong> talent <strong>Lash Larou<\/strong>!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for 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 Lifestyle is set to air Friday at 8 PM PDT on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fite.tv\/watch\/gcw-lifestyle\/2pd0v\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FITE+<\/a>. Tickets for the event can be purchased via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/gcw-presents-lifestyle-tickets-611487193657\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eventbrite<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If one night of GCW Homecoming wasn\u2019t enough for you, you\u2019re in luck. GCW returns on Sunday, August 20th for a second helping of destruction in Atlantic City and features a few competitors that weren\u2019t featured during night one. With that said, let\u2019s take a look at the overwhelmingly awesome card that is GCW Homecoming [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4420,"featured_media":119845,"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":[5597,7780,8406,4165,7960,7503],"class_list":["post-119842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gcw","category-north-america","category-wrestling","tag-blake-christian","tag-gcw-homecoming","tag-komander","tag-maki-itoh","tag-nick-wayne","tag-rina-yamashita"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119842","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\/4420"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}