{"id":76472,"date":"2020-09-20T21:45:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T01:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=76472"},"modified":"2020-09-20T21:47:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T01:47:27","slug":"alexander-james-gcw-josh-barnetts-bloodsport-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/09\/20\/alexander-james-gcw-josh-barnetts-bloodsport-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander James Announced for GCW Josh Barnett&#8217;s Bloodsport 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Known for his extensive work in <strong>Westside Xtreme Wrestling<\/strong>, next month, <strong>Alexander James<\/strong> will set his sights for <strong>Game Changer Wrestling<\/strong>. The wXw veteran has recently been announced as a competitor for the upcoming <strong><em>Josh Barnett&#8217;s Bloodsport 3<\/em><\/strong> event. It will bring together brawling, mixed martial arts, and other intense combat styles. Further information regarding the event will be detailed below.<\/p>\n<p>Hailing from Hereford, Maryland, Alexander James got his start in 2010. He began by working events in his home state before expanding his work to various independent promotions. These included, but weren&#8217;t limited to, <strong>Ground Breaking Wrestling<\/strong> and <strong>Eastern Wrestling Alliance<\/strong>. James would win his first title in October of that year, besting <strong>Joe Gacy<\/strong> for the GBW Breaker Championship. He would go on to hold the title for 565 days, one of the longest reigns with said title in history. His work even expanded to <strong>Combat Zone Wrestling<\/strong>, even becoming an honorary CZW Junior Heavyweight Champion.<\/p>\n<p>The promotion where most fans know James is wXw, where he debuted in 2017. James would go on to become a regular competitor for the Germany-based organization, competing for the Shotgun Championship on numerous occasions. He would also take part in numerous tournaments in wXw, having solid showings in last year&#8217;s <strong><em>World Tag Team Festival<\/em><\/strong> and this past March&#8217;s <strong><em>16 Carat Gold Tournament<\/em><\/strong>, just to name a few. Now, James has the opportunity to prove himself on a massive platform in his GCW debut. Armed with powerful strikes and devastating submissions, this will be one competitor not to overlook.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This will be a big day for me <\/p>\n<p>An unveiling of all the hard work I\u2019ve put into becoming my perfect self since being in isolation <\/p>\n<p>And finally a fitting platform to showcase my talents here in the states, and in a style best suiting my talents <\/p>\n<p>Ready yourselves. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aQs7oLRCcJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/aQs7oLRCcJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alexander James (@Konig_Des_Kampf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Konig_Des_Kampf\/status\/1307829013726081031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>GCW Josh Barnett\u2019s Bloodsport 3<\/em> will take place at Marion County Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 11th, 2020. For those that are unable to attend live,\u00a0<em>Josh Barnett\u2019s Bloodsport<\/em>\u00a0will air live on FITE.tv; further details can be found below.\u00a0<em>GCW Josh Barnett\u2019s Bloodsport 3<\/em>\u00a0is part of a larger project known as\u00a0<strong>The Collective<\/strong>. The following participants have been confirmed for <em>Bloodsport<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Josh Alexander<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Homicide<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Deonna Purrazzo<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Calvin Tankman<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Dickinson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cGrizzly\u201d Kal Jak<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lindsay Snow<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Erik Hammer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Killer Kelly<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jon Moxley<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/09\/20\/filthy-tom-lawlor-announced-for-gcw-josh-barnetts-bloodsport-3\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>&#8220;Filthy&#8221; Tom Lawlor<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fite.tv\/watch\/josh-barnetts-bloodsport-2020\/2p6f3\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>GCW Josh Barnett\u2019s Bloodsport<\/em><\/a>\u00a0airs on Sunday night at 8:00 PM EST live on FITE.tv. Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Known for his extensive work in Westside Xtreme Wrestling, next month, Alexander James will set his sights for Game Changer Wrestling. The wXw veteran has recently been announced as a competitor for the upcoming Josh Barnett&#8217;s Bloodsport 3 event. It will bring together brawling, mixed martial arts, and other intense combat styles. 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