{"id":52971,"date":"2019-08-21T19:21:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T23:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=52971"},"modified":"2019-09-21T00:33:19","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T04:33:19","slug":"timothy-thatcher-sumie-sakai-nicole-savoy-heading-to-bloodsport-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/08\/21\/timothy-thatcher-sumie-sakai-nicole-savoy-heading-to-bloodsport-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Timothy Thatcher, Sumie Sakai, Nicole Savoy Heading to Bloodsport 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The roster for this fall&#8217;s\u00a0<em><strong>Josh Barnett&#8217;s Bloodsport 2<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>continues to populate as we approach the September 14 date of the <strong>Game Changer Wrestling<\/strong> event. Three more talents were announced in the past week for the shoot-style wrestling event, including two more women joining the field.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Timothy Thatcher<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52973\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52973\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/ECR8iORWsAEjEDO-e1566428595785.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GCW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Timothy Thatcher<\/strong> returns for his third Bloodsport appearance and will hopefully find his first win. At\u00a0<em><strong>Matt Riddle&#8217;s Bloodsport<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>in 2018, he lost to <strong>Nick Gage<\/strong>, and earlier this spring at the first\u00a0<em>Josh Barnett&#8217;s Bloodsport<\/em>, he lost to Japanese veteran\u00a0<strong>Hideki Suzuki<\/strong>. But just because he&#8217;s 0-2 at Bloodsport, doesn&#8217;t mean Thatcher remains one of the toughest men in the sport. He&#8217;s a veteran of Germany&#8217;s <strong>Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw)<\/strong>, where he&#8217;s part of <strong>Ringkampf<\/strong> with <strong>WALTER<\/strong> and was <strong>EVOLVE<\/strong> Champion for 596 dominating days.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sumie Sakai<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52974\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52974\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/ECXHNB8UcAAgAkP-e1566428795174.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GCW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/04\/08\/andnew-sumie-sakai-crowned-inaugural-woh-champion\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inaugural <strong>Ring of Honor<\/strong> Women of Honor World Champion<\/a>, <strong>Sumie Sakai<\/strong> was the first women to compete for ROH back in 2002. Before moving to the US to pursue the US indies, she competed in her native Japan in the late 90s for <strong>Jd&#8217; Star, All Japan Women&#8217;s Wrestling<\/strong>, <strong>Fuyuki Army, Michinoku Pro<\/strong>, and many more. Sakai is a legend amongst women&#8217;s wrestling, both in the US indies and Japan, and will be bringing her brand of strong style to Bloodsport.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Nicole Savoy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52972\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52972\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/ECdfCrGUYAIueXK-e1566429022407.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GCW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Nicole Savoy<\/strong> is the reigning <strong>SHIMMER<\/strong> Champion, a title she&#8217;s held for 648-days. A seven-year pro with SHIMMER, <strong>RISE, Queens of Combat, Bar Wrestling<\/strong>, and many more, in 2018 she had a successful tour with <strong>Stardom<\/strong> in Japan. She also took part in the inaugural WWE Mae Young Classic in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The current competing field for the upcoming Josh Barnett\u2019s Bloodsport 2 features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/07\/23\/jon-moxley-heading-to-gcw-for-josh-barnetts-bloodsport-2-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Josh Barnett<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/16\/anthony-carelli-santino-marella-lindsay-snow-added-to-bloodsport-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Carelli<\/a> (Santino Marella)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/13\/bloodsport-2-more-names\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Chris Dickinson<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/13\/bloodsport-2-more-names\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Anthony Henry<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/07\/30\/killer-kross-and-allysin-kay-announced-for-josh-barnetts-bloodsport-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Allysin Kay<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/08\/three-more-names-added-to-josh-barnetts-bloodsport-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>JR Kratos<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/07\/30\/killer-kross-and-allysin-kay-announced-for-josh-barnetts-bloodsport-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Killer Kross<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/13\/bloodsport-2-more-names\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>\u201cFilthy\u201d Tom Lawlor<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/08\/three-more-names-added-to-josh-barnetts-bloodsport-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Matt \u201cWeapon X\u2019 Makowski<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/14\/pancrase-legend-ikuhisa-minowa-added-to-josh-barnetts-bloodsport-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ikuhisa Minowa<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/07\/23\/jon-moxley-heading-to-gcw-for-josh-barnetts-bloodsport-2-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jon Moxley<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sumie Sakai<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nicole Savoy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/13\/bloodsport-2-more-names\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Davey Boy Smith Jr.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/16\/anthony-carelli-santino-marella-lindsay-snow-added-to-bloodsport-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Lindsay Snow<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Timothy Thatcher<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/08\/three-more-names-added-to-josh-barnetts-bloodsport-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Zachary Wentz<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52039\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52039\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52039 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_63474924_216774150960_1_original-e1565298694329.jpeg\" alt=\"Bloodsport\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GCW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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. Catch\u00a0<em>GCW Josh Barnett\u2019s Bloodsport 2<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fite.tv\/watch\/gcw-josh-barnett-blood-sport-ii\/2ozpu\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">live on Fite.tv<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The roster for this fall&#8217;s\u00a0Josh Barnett&#8217;s Bloodsport 2\u00a0continues to populate as we approach the September 14 date of the Game Changer Wrestling event. Three more talents were announced in the past week for the shoot-style wrestling event, including two more women joining the field. 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