{"id":50477,"date":"2019-07-15T21:25:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T01:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=50477"},"modified":"2019-07-15T21:26:22","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T01:26:22","slug":"jerry-lawler-gcw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/07\/15\/jerry-lawler-gcw\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Lawler To Face Mance Warner at GCW\/BLP Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)<\/strong> and <strong>Black Label Pro (BLP)<\/strong> are two of the hottest US indie promotions in 2019 and with good reason. Both have continued to showcase many niche or regional stars by integrating a growing list of national and international indie stars and bonafide legends from past, present, and future. On Friday, August 30, New Jersey&#8217;s GCW and Indiana&#8217;s BLP are teaming together for the first time since this past <strong>WrestleMania<\/strong> week&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/09\/30\/gcw-unveils-the-collective-for-wrestlemania-week-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Collective<\/strong> series<\/a> of events to produce <em><strong>2 Cups Stuffed<\/strong><\/em>. The event will be held in the Hoffman Estates suburb of Chicago. The event will stream live on PPV on Fite.tv.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">* 2 Cups Stuffed 8\/30 Update *<\/p>\n<p>We&#39;re announcing a 2nd big match tonight&#8230; plan accordingly!<\/p>\n<p>Get Tix NOW:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y250iM8j4V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y250iM8j4V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>GCW\/BLP present<br \/>&quot;2 Cups Stuffed&quot;<br \/>Grand Sports Arena<br \/>Hoffman Estates IL<br \/>Fri 8\/30 &#8211; 11pm<\/p>\n<p>Streaming 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\/G2MLJMcHHL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/G2MLJMcHHL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCWrestling_\/status\/1149412397003739137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The event also features Mexican luchadores like <strong>Black Taurus<\/strong> and <strong>Rey Horus<\/strong> (Dragon Azteca Jr. in <strong>Lucha Underground<\/strong>), <strong>Major League Wrestling (MLW)<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Gringo Loco<\/strong>, and <strong>CHIKARA<\/strong> legend <strong>Ophidian<\/strong> (and that&#8217;s just the first match they announced). But it was the latest match announcement that turned some heads. WWE Hall of Famer and Memphis wrestling icon <strong>Jerry &#8220;The King&#8221; Lawler<\/strong> will face off against former <strong>Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW)<\/strong> World Heavyweight Champion and MLW star <strong>Mance Warner<\/strong> in singles action. <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/02\/14\/mance-warner-2019s-breakout-star\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Warner is one of 2019&#8217;s breakout stars<\/a>, having worked for years with <strong>IWA Mid South<\/strong> before breaking out last year with GCW, CZW, AAW and more.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50479\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50479\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/07\/jerry-lawler-wwe-jerry-the-king-lawler-e1563240162538.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jerry Lawler still maintains a fairly steady indie wrestling career &#8211; about to enter it&#8217;s fifth decade &#8211; outside of being an ambassador and occasional announcer for WWE. While it&#8217;s slowed down considerably since his 2012 heart attack &#8211; he now averages about 10 matches a year when it used to be closer to 20 &#8211; he&#8217;s still competing in indie promotions like <strong>Northeast Wrestling (NEW)<\/strong> and others, facing the likes of <strong>Cody Rhodes, Joey Ryan<\/strong>, and <strong>Doug Gilbert<\/strong>, rising regional stars, and even some of <strong>Terry Funk<\/strong>&#8216;s last matches.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38578\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-14-at-11.43.18-PM-e1550205848713.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"376\"><\/p>\n<p>Mance Warner is having a stellar run in the US indies the past year, from national television with MLW, to great matches in GCW, <strong>All American Wrestling (AAW)<\/strong>, <strong>Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW)<\/strong>, CZW, and more. He&#8217;s had some wars the last few months against the likes of <strong>Sami Callihan, Eddie Kingston, Matt Tremont, Jimmy Jacobs, Homicide, Nick Gage<\/strong>, and <strong>LA Park<\/strong>. But Lawlor is not afraid to wear a crimson mask and has many epic encounters throughout his 49-year career where he&#8217;s had to shed a little blood to get a win.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50478\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/07\/lawler-e1563240082716.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"381\"><\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) and Black Label Pro (BLP) are two of the hottest US indie promotions in 2019 and with good reason. Both have continued to showcase many niche or regional stars by integrating a growing list of national and international indie stars and bonafide legends from past, present, and future. 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