{"id":63742,"date":"2020-02-28T10:28:35","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T15:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=63742"},"modified":"2020-02-28T10:28:35","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T15:28:35","slug":"for-the-culture-reveals-first-3-matches-for-wrestlemaniaweek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/02\/28\/for-the-culture-reveals-first-3-matches-for-wrestlemaniaweek\/","title":{"rendered":"For The Culture Reveals First 3 Matches for #WrestleManiaWeek"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since US indie breakout wrestler AJ Gray<\/strong> <\/a>announced he was hosting an event over WrestleMania Week for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)<\/strong> called For The Culture<\/strong><\/em>, there’s been a buzz around an event that puts a spotlight on minority wrestlers of color. They’ve released a massive amount of names<\/a> and in the past week, they’ve finally revealed the first three matches of the event.<\/p>\n

Will Hobbs vs. Calvin Tankman<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo: GCW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A hoss match featuring two big men. Will Hobbs<\/strong> is a West Coast veteran who began out of California’s All Pro Wrestling (APW)<\/strong>, where he debuted in 2009. A 3x APW Tag Team Champion and 3x APW Worldwide Internet Champion, he’s also begun working for West Coast Pro Wrestling (WCPW)<\/strong> out of San Francisco. \u201cIndestructible\u201d\u00a0Calvin Tankman<\/strong>\u00a0is still in the early stages of wrestling, but the 380 lb. Tankman has been on a steady rise since debuting a few years ago. A mainstay with\u00a0IWA Mid South<\/strong>\u00a0since 2016, and a former IWA Mid South Heavyweight Champion, Tankman has been a wrecking crew throughout the US indies, with the likes of\u00a0Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), EMERGE Wrestling, Paradigm Pro Wrestling<\/strong>, and\u00a0Bizarro Lucha<\/strong>, where he\u2019s the current reigning BL Luchaversal Champion.<\/p>\n

Faye Jackson vs. Tasha Steelz vs. Marti Belle vs. Willow Nightingale<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo: GCW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A huge four way match at For The Culture <\/em>featuring three women who are making moves in the US indies. Faye Jackson <\/strong>is a 6-year pro from Toldeo, Ohio, but is already emerging as an international star. She joined\u00a0Ring of Honor<\/strong>\u00a0in 2016, where she was part of the Women of Honor for two years. A regular with\u00a0BriiCombination Wrestling (BCW)<\/strong>,\u00a0Women\u2019s Wrestling Revolution (WWR)<\/strong>, QOC, and more, she made her European debut in 2019 with Germany\u2019s\u00a0Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw)<\/strong>\u00a0and England\u2019s\u00a0Pro Wrestling EVE.\u00a0<\/strong>The reigning BCW Women\u2019s Champion and Pro Wrestling Magic Women\u2019s Champion. One of the indie scene\u2019s most coveted young stars,\u00a0Tasha Steelz<\/strong>\u00a0had a WWE tryout<\/a>\u00a0back in December of 2018, and in 2019 worked special events for\u00a0Ring of Honor<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0IMPACT Wrestling<\/strong>. She even spent some\u00a0time on the road with WWE\/NXT this past fall<\/a>. A 4-year pro, the New Jersey native has been a regular with the likes of Beyond Wrestling,\u00a0Women\u2019s Wrestling Revolution (WWR), Chaotic Wrestling, RISE Wrestling,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Battle Club Pro<\/strong>. Marti Belle\u00a0<\/strong>is currently seen on\u00a0NWA Powerrr<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0on Tuesday nights, but this veteran of the US indies has been a star with the likes of\u00a0IMPACT Wrestling, SHIMMER, Shine Wrestling<\/strong>, and many more, including participating in the inaugural WWE Mae Young Classic in 2018.\u00a0Willow Nightingale\u00a0<\/strong>is a 4-year pro from New York who has been a huge presence in the NY\/NJ indie scene, breaking out with NYWC in 2016. Debuted with RISE in 2017 and in 2018 debuted with SHIMMER, as well as being a star with CHIKARA and Beyond Wrestling the past year, following creating the tag team The Bird & The Bee<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Solo Darling. <\/strong>Suffered a broken neck in early 2019 and missed 6 months, making her return recently.<\/p>\n

40 Acres (Tre Lemar & PB Smooth) vs. Cryme Tyme (Shad & JTG)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo: GCW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

40 Acres <\/strong>is a stable in the Midwest featuring AJ Gray, Tre Lemar and PB Smooth, and at\u00a0For the Culture<\/em>, two thirds of the squad are going into battle. The hot young prospect\u00a0Tre Lamar, <\/strong>a trainee of NXT\u2019s Johnny Gargano<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Candice Larae<\/strong>, has exploded in the Midwest, where\u2019s also in the Blood Diamond<\/strong>\u00a0stable alongside\u00a0Jake Lander<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Kobe Durst<\/strong>. The 22-year old is a regular with AIW, IWA Mid South, and\u00a0Black Label Pro<\/strong>, where he\u2019s a former BLP Tag Team Champion with Lander. PB Smooth<\/strong> is a mountain of a man and the muscle in 40 Acres. The 6\u20199\u2033 PB Smooth<\/strong> is also a student of Gargano, and has been a force in AIW, where he\u2019s a former AIW Absolute Champion. He\u2019s not just Ohio based, as he\u2019s bringing his stature to the likes of Glory Pro<\/strong>, Pennsylvania\u2019s\u00a0International Wrestling Cartel (IWC)<\/strong>\u00a0and Canada\u2019s\u00a0Alpha-1<\/strong> to name a few. Best remembered for there run in WWE from 2006 through 2010,\u00a0JTG<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Shad Gaspar<\/strong>\u00a0reunited in the indies in 2014 and continue to work together in various indies, including one in Haiti. While their WWE run as\u00a0Cryme Tyme\u00a0<\/strong>was marred with controversies around his stereotypical portrayal of African-Americans as hip hop \u201cgangsters\u201d and thieves, the two have embraced their gimmick on the indies as a symbol of empowerment and return to action at\u00a0For The Culture.<\/em><\/p>\n

Stay tuned to the\u00a0Last 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. No announcement of how to watch For The Culture<\/em> live on video, but GCW usually runs on FITE.tv<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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