{"id":70012,"date":"2020-06-07T17:12:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T21:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=70012"},"modified":"2020-06-09T14:11:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T18:11:35","slug":"first-matches-revealed-plenty-of-debuts-for-gcw-return-to-the-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/06\/07\/first-matches-revealed-plenty-of-debuts-for-gcw-return-to-the-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"First Matches Revealed, Plenty of Debuts for GCW Return to the Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)<\/strong> is returning for their first live show since the pandemic started, with <em><strong>The Wrld on GCW, Part 2<\/strong><\/em> happening on June 20, 2020, at the Celebration Plaza Amphitheater at White River State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana. It marks GCW&#8217;s Indiana debut, as well as their first event since their <em><strong>Acid Cup 2<\/strong><\/em> this past March. Over the past few days, they&#8217;ve announced the first two matches, as well as revealed some names making their official GCW debut.\u00a0<em>The Wrld on GCW, Part 2\u00a0<\/em>will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fite.tv\/watch\/gcw-the-wrld-on-gcw-part-2\/2p7fs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">air live on FITE.tv<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Nick Gage vs. Nate &#8220;Spyder&#8221; Webb<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70019\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70019\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/EZ7Br-jXQAAIdwK-e1591561763861.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GCW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two American hardcore veterans, surprisingly, this their first singles encounter since the first round of <strong>Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW)<\/strong>&#8216;s <em><strong>Tournament of Death IV<\/strong><\/em> in 2005.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Blake Christian vs. Myron Reed<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70021\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70021\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70021\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/EZ7SkdvXYAMHPVO-e1591561781473.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GCW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re familiar with GCW, you&#8217;ve seen the aerial prowess of <strong>Blake Christian<\/strong>, one of their <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/16\/blake-christian-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">breakout stars of 2019<\/a>. He&#8217;s facing off against <strong>Myron Reed<\/strong>, one of the top young stars in the US indie scene who is also making his official GCW debut &#8211; he was originally scheduled to do over WrestleMania week at GCW&#8217;s <em><strong>For The Culture<\/strong><\/em>, but the COVID pandemic postponed those plans. If Myron Reed looks familiar, that&#8217;s because he&#8217;s also seen on television as part of <strong>Major League Wrestling (MLW)<\/strong>, where he&#8217;s part of the faction Injustice alongside another GCW regular, <strong>Jordan Oliver<\/strong>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/06\/06\/saieve-al-sabah-returns-to-mlw-joins-injustice\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new recruit, <strong>Saieve Al Sabah<\/strong><\/a>. Reed is also the fourth member of<strong> The Rascalz<\/strong> (although he didn&#8217;t join Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz &amp; Trey Miguel in IMPACT) and has had some great tag team championship tandems with the likes of <strong>AR Fox<\/strong> (in <strong>FireFox<\/strong>, AAW Tag Team Champions), <strong>Stephen Wolf\u00a0<\/strong> (<strong>Glory Pro<\/strong> United Glory Tag Team Champions), and <strong>Sugar Dunkerton<\/strong> (aka <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/04\/15\/suge-d-the-rise-of-pineapple-pete-in-aew\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pineapple Pete in AEW<\/a>) in <strong>Hot Chocolate<\/strong> (<strong>IWA Mid-South<\/strong> Tag Team Champions). On June 20, we&#8217;ll get to see him in singles action in what could be the show stealer.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Allie Kat vs. EFFY<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70020\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70020\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/EZ7GrfBWoA0UYXs-e1591561795348.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GCW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Allie Kat<\/strong> has become one of the toughest women on the US indie circuit in the past year, thanks in part to her match history in GCW. She&#8217;s faced off against the likes of <strong>Chris Dickinson, Mance Warner, Matthew Justice<\/strong>, and even <strong>Nick Gage<\/strong> in a deathmatch, staking her claim as a no-nonsense feline who won&#8217;t back down to any challenge. Her opponent, <strong>EFFY<\/strong>, has also had some seriously hardcore wars in GCW of late, in battles against <strong>Rickey Shane Page, Jimmy Lloyd, Eddie Kingston<\/strong>, and also Nick Gage (in a deathmatch). And now these two will be turning their battle-hardened attention on each other, which should be another fun one.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tre Lamar Makes His GCW Debut<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70017\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70017\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70017\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/EZ3-fIWXkAArLBn-e1591561810171.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GCW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A trainee of NXT\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Johnny Gargano<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Candice Larae<\/strong>, Tre Lamar has exploded in the Midwest, where\u2019s also in the <strong>Blood Diamond<\/strong>\u00a0stable alongside\u00a0<strong>Jake Lander<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Kobe Durst <\/strong>and <strong>40 Acres <\/strong>with <strong>AJ Gray <\/strong>and <strong>PB Smooth<\/strong>. The 22-year old is a regular with AIW, IWA Mid South, and Indiana&#8217;s own <strong>Black Label Pro<\/strong>, where he\u2019s a former BLP Tag Team Champion with Lander. Lamar was also originally scheduled to make his debut with GCW over WrestleMania week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FREE MATCH | Tre Lamar vs Myron Reed: I | PPW Black Album\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/URy69EzxbGQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Calvin Tankman Makes His GCW Debut<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70018\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70018\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/EZ4a85xXkAcBMlu-e1591561825182.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GCW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIndestructible\u201d\u00a0<strong>Calvin 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\u00a0<strong>IWA 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\u00a0<strong>Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), EMERGE Wrestling, Paradigm Pro Wrestling<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Bizarro Lucha<\/strong>, where he\u2019s the current reigning BL Luchaversal Champion. Tankman was also originally scheduled to debut with GCW at <em>For The Culture.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mance Warner vs. Calvin Tankman | EMERGE FREE MATCH\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EYdXlUQHYGE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Lee Moriarty Makes His GCW Debut<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70022\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70022\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/EZ65NdOWsAsDpnt-e1591561838499.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GCW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another name who was meant to make his GCW debut at <em>For The Culture, <\/em>Pittsburgh\u2019s <strong>Lee Moriarity<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the most exciting young prospects in the US indies right now, and the 5-year pro has been making waves with Pennsylvania\u2019s\u00a0<strong>RYSE Wrestling<\/strong>, as well as\u00a0<strong>Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), Bizarro Lucha, CHIKARA, Paradigm Pro Wrestling<\/strong>, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dxro2olvHI0<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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. The Wrld on GCW Part 2 will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fite.tv\/watch\/gcw-the-wrld-on-gcw-part-2\/2p7fs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">air live on FITE.tv<\/a>, but you can also watch back catalog on <a href=\"https:\/\/independentwrestling.tv\/promotion\/GCW\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IndependentWrestling.tv (IWTV)<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) is returning for their first live show since the pandemic started, with The Wrld on GCW, Part 2 happening on June 20, 2020, at the Celebration Plaza Amphitheater at White River State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana. It marks GCW&#8217;s Indiana debut, as well as their first event since their Acid Cup [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":70019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[2,5274,6],"tags":[3235,5597,3336,1833,853,1835,6498],"class_list":["post-70012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-gcw","category-north-america","tag-allie-kat","tag-blake-christian","tag-effy","tag-gcw","tag-myron-reed","tag-nick-gage","tag-wrld-on-gcw"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70012","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\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}