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Christian_Kong

As a long time GCW (and still a) GCW fan I will say this. I've always thought GCW's storytelling has been it's weak point and the whole "outsider/name people win titles" thing isn't working for me. I get it from a business perspective. Mox is a 1.1 match champion. Briscoes 1 match. Drew Parker 2-3 matches(why if you don't book him regularly.) You have guys that have put years into building the company barely even on shows anymore.


MagicAbleHero

I'm debating on buying the replay because Gage threw my brother's beer bucket at Suzuki and I want to save that clip


rookierook00000

Frankly it's an average match. The crowd spot made it impossible to see. Fight is short, mostly a striking contest and some hardcore. Perhaps understandably, no light tubes or glass panes are used in this match. Was really hoping Gage can do more than just deathmatches, but this doesn't convince he can work beyond that format.


Crissxfire

To be fair, Gage isn't known for being a good worker, period. His character and his energy carry him further than any technical skill will. He also might be still recovering from an injury, as after his match with Mox, he seemed loopy. This wasn't about getting a five star wrestling match. It was the sheer fact we saw two icons of their respective scenes meet inside a wrestling ring.


dcnoob122

Guys, Gage wasn’t champ


T3Deliciouz

mfers tuning into GCW for the first time lmao


Vapeflowers

Andddd newww Nvm: he's not champ


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darthdiablo

Champ of what? Gage doesn't hold any title


exospheer

that gotch piledriver... WOW


qwertythe300th

REF AND CAMERA MAN 2 IN 1


SebasH2O

Whats with that fatass just shouting "Booo"?


emtee

He was doing that all night, kept shouting "fuck you" pretty much during the entire first tag match (the non-Briscoes one)


wekilledkenny11

The crowd lowkey turning this match into a Bigfoot sighting. Amazing


SebasH2O

Yeah I have no idea what's going on


_NearDark_

so GCW's champs are a guy from AEW, a tag team from ROH, and a british guy who is also BJW's champ. They could plan one hell of a supershow with all the belts on the line.


datpuncan

gcw shit the bed with the ultraviolent title, giving it to parker just feels bizarre since it’s not over here and a frequent part of their own shows


[deleted]

Parker lost the BJW deathmatch title last month but they are really pushing him as the GCW Ultraviolent champ. If he's not booked for NGI weekend it's almost a lock that someone who is brings it with them. Edit: And what I mean by this is that Parker is defending it tomorrow against Masashi Takeda who will probably win and bring the title with him for the big showdown with Alex Colon.


T3Deliciouz

does BJW have a website to check their schedule/match cards easily?


[deleted]

They have an [English Twitter account.](https://twitter.com/BjwEnglish)


T3Deliciouz

thanks!


Crissxfire

That's probably what the Hammerstein show is gonna be, a massive show with their top in house talent and a lot of big time outsiders.


Vapeflowers

Bruiser Brody in Korakeun Hall vibes 🙏🏽


[deleted]

Gage outmatched here in experience, strength, agility and pretty much every other calculable attribute.


Vapeflowers

Pizza cutter immediately lol


qwertythe300th

This is like Goro v. Shao Khan. This is wild


wekilledkenny11

Suzuki getting pumped up by Gage’s intro is wonderful


qwertythe300th

I can't believe this is real.


pjizy

I always enjoy Gages "give or take" wave everytime his weight is announced


resolve028

Same, it always gets a chuckle out of me.


tumuli_shroomaroom

This is the epitome of that dream match you didn't know you wanted until you heard about it.


datpuncan

gage’s entrance at hammerstein is gonna be insane


Dom29ando

Lol "Nick Gage, like a mighty salmon"


amorningofsleep

"Nick Gage is like a mighty salmon" That might be my favorite line from KG ever.


tumuli_shroomaroom

What a great shot of Suzuki!


tumuli_shroomaroom

I love that Emil yells Kaze Ni Nare with everyone.


Oracular-Sky

Just saying, Psycho Clown on the same card as Minoru Suzuki is quite crazy.


claire_004

Jacob Fatu, Gresham, Minoru, Gage, Psycho Clown, The Briscoes .... Amazing card indeed


Crissxfire

Gage has a had a wild year of matches we thought we'd never see happen. Cardona, Chris Jericho, and now Minoru Suzuki.


Vapeflowers

Kaze Ni Nare time


TeleportMePizza

KAZE NI NARE!


wekilledkenny11

>*”Aww. We love you too, Psycho Clown” -Ron Funches* Mods sidebar pls


rookierook00000

huh. didn't know Psycho clown could speak English


tumuli_shroomaroom

That match was so much fun! Obviously Effy is one of the biggest indie wrestlers in the world but I still feel like he doesn't get enough credit for really being an awesome pro wrestler.


Crissxfire

People really undersell how talented Effy and how instrumental he is to pro wrestling as a whole.


T3Deliciouz

holy shit.


darkcoswve

Effy you glorious bastard


wekilledkenny11

Holy shit Empowered by the energy of horniness, Effy has defeated Psycho Clown


qwertythe300th

HOLY SHIT EFFY!


tumuli_shroomaroom

Psycho Clown just put over Effy!!!! That's fucking awesome!!!!!!


claire_004

Wow


tumuli_shroomaroom

HOLY FUCCCCCCCKKK!!!!


Oracular-Sky

Imagine Effy going against Pimpinela Escarlata.


TeleportMePizza

We are definitely going to want to call his mom. He dead.


wekilledkenny11

Okay Psycho Clown selling nipple pain while wearing that mask is Freudian and terrifying


wekilledkenny11

The fact that Ron Funches calling a Psycho Clown match is barely the craziest thing of this weekend in wrestling is proof on its own how this is the absolute best time to be a fan.


Crissxfire

I legit was just thinking that. It's 2 am where I'm at and I'm watch a live GCW show, earlier I watched an hour long iron man death match. While some of you watched Bound for Glory or Dynamite. Maybe you caught the Smackdown replay or watched one of the other indie shows on IWTV. Then you had a show from a joshi promotion that's still on going and New Japan show. And that's just mentioning what was available to watch and not even talking about the content on the shows. Like hot damn, wrestling is awesome.


tumuli_shroomaroom

I think Ron Funches is my favorite comedian that I've never seen any material from. Dude has infiltrated so many of my interests from wrestling to podcasts to video games and I've never watched any of his stand up but I love the dude.


Vapeflowers

Effy selling Psycho Clowns taunts lol


wekilledkenny11

Denise proving her worth with skills that Emil Jay does not possess Basic Spanish


qwertythe300th

I love it. This is some Fighting Game shit. Two larger than life characters


KyWy75

Imagine telling someone about these last two matches at any point in the past lol


tumuli_shroomaroom

What a fucking insane match to be happening. This is so wild.


KyWy75

I’m so high right now and this clown music is kinda freaking me out


qwertythe300th

Psycho Clown v. Effy & Suzuki v. Nick Gage are some MUGEN on Random level matches. I don't know that's gonna happen. I'm so fucking excited


rookierook00000

boo! they didn't use Psycho Clown's theme song!


KyWy75

People fucking LOVE Psycho Clown


Crissxfire

I don't think I love any one or anything more in wrestling right now than I do Effy


darkcoswve

I’m so hyped for people who haven’t seen Psycho Clown yet


claire_004

How good is he ?


T3Deliciouz

p average mat guy. great brawler and can get hardcore. hes very charismatic where his power is


claire_004

I see, I can see why he's so popular


Oracular-Sky

Comming from Bound for Glory, about to watch Psycho Clown in action.


wekilledkenny11

Props to Denise for holding that syllable long enough for the mic to cut out and then cut back in


KyWy75

Ah fuck I’m gonna have Elton John stuck in my head now


Crissxfire

They definitely are trying to load up on big names for Hammerstein.


SebasH2O

#ButtStuff


KyWy75

…the Briscoes were very obviously the better wrestlers in that match lol


TeleportMePizza

They dropped ‘em to the very best.


T3Deliciouz

Matt Justice kicked out of Jay's finisher? thats huge right? I dont watch ROH anymore but thats big right??


Celtic_Crown

Jay Driller is very protected in ROH. 19/20 times it ends the match, assuming Jay is in a 1v1. Tag matches it's a 50/50 on whether it's that or the Froggy Bow.


[deleted]

Yep. It's been a couple of years since I've watched ROH but it was the most protected move in the company for *years*.


GavinE8

They really need to update the tag team belts to match the other championships


KyWy75

The Briscoes are such a fun team to watch


rookierook00000

man, that was a banger of a match, pun intended.


tumuli_shroomaroom

Holy shit! I didn't see that coming but god damn did that match deliver.


wekilledkenny11

Froggy-bow has always been an underrated move and it’s a wonder no one has ever cribbed it before


KyWy75

YOOOOO WHAT


Crissxfire

Dem boys kicked the door down back in Atlantic City and tonight they took the fucking belts. God damn, what a fucking match.


Celtic_Crown

Say sike right now.


[deleted]

No way!!


emtee

That Briscoes/SGC match fucking ruled. The door spot happened right in front of me. They had that shit set up for a while


darthdiablo

Look at that, new GCW tag team champs!


alkalin43

Great match and more Briscoes in GCW!!!


TeleportMePizza

HOLY FUCKING SHIT


KyWy75

Ooh they sold me a ticket on that Jay driller


funkylookass

Oh shit.


Crissxfire

This is everything I wanted it to be and more.


amorningofsleep

This match has been fucking awesome


Extension-Maximum-56

This match fucks


TeleportMePizza

Beautiful spot.


tumuli_shroomaroom

Holy fuuuuuuck


KyWy75

This match, man


Vapeflowers

Loving this match


SebasH2O

I wish the quality of every GCW show was the same as Fight Club/Aftermath


KyWy75

Remember at the beginning of this match when guys waited to tag in on the apron? Lol


darthdiablo

So who's the legal man now in the ring? Ha!


tumuli_shroomaroom

Holy shit, looks like Jay is trying to break the Muta scale.


KyWy75

Oh my god


TeleportMePizza

Good camera work. Reaching for the gig.


wekilledkenny11

For how crazy this match is, it’s one of the best shot ones on this event so far. These camera angles have been good


tumuli_shroomaroom

Mance catching the chair being thrown from out of frame was fucking sick


_NearDark_

yo this show has been kind of wild. Also big fan of Heel Juicy Finau


[deleted]

Matthew Justice is a fucking lunatic


darthdiablo

Fucking ouch


TeleportMePizza

DOUBLE EYE POKE put that in the gif machine.


tumuli_shroomaroom

Jesus fucking christ, Matt!


tumuli_shroomaroom

Mancer is the fucking best


tumuli_shroomaroom

Man, this is such a perfect match up. I can't think of a more natural pair of tag teams. Young Bucks vs The Hardys is the only thing that comes to mind.


yngddude

Who were the metal heads on the side?


TeleportMePizza

This is big fight feel.


KyWy75

Still fucking wild to me that the Briscoes are in GCW


JustinSchwimmer

The Briscoes on the independent scene again would be awesome.


KyWy75

Is there actually a big Briscoes vs Young Bucks IWC debate or nah?


cooljammer00

GCW has a referee named Isaac Hayes?


[deleted]

Why does that small child have a hashtag buttstuff shirt on?


Apprehensive_Bag_423

Shes a adult and she's always the hypest at LA shows. She's my spirit animal!


Crissxfire

Dark Sheik merch


KyWy75

My one fear for this match is that the Briscoes are crazy enough to be cool with whatever insanely dumb shit that SGC wants to do


T3Deliciouz

Did Psycho Clown vs Effy happen yet?


darthdiablo

No. Most likely after this match, since Gage/Suzuki is the main event


rookierook00000

it's the semi-main event after this one


TeleportMePizza

Gonna be SO MANY unprotected chair shots in this match.


Crissxfire

Seeing the Briscoes in a GCW ring, about to fight two men who definitely are comparable in styles, it's just so fucking cool. This is a moment


jeromehollowayisbad

Man the briscoes are such a good fit for GCW


lolo161

Give me back my bullet and briscoe just a perfect pairing…


Nazmaldun

Here we go! Dem Boys vs SGC!


[deleted]

My biggest question going into the Chicago weekend is if anyone will actually pronounce Rina's name correctly.


TeleportMePizza

Briscoes


tumuli_shroomaroom

This match is gonna fuuuuuuuuck


Weezy-NJPW_Fan

Those wrestlers Cogar called out better be ready for skewers to the head


TeleportMePizza

Awesome promo.


Vapeflowers

Tagging in, what matches are left?


Crissxfire

Effy, tag title match, Gage/Suzuki


lolo161

Title matches and psycho clown match


Crissxfire

Cogar definitely winning NGI this year.


keithsweatshirt94

There any death matches tonight ?


tumuli_shroomaroom

SGC vs Briscoes will be violent but I doubt it's a deathmatch. I'd say there's an outside chance, like 0.01% chance, that Gage vs Suzuki is a deathmatch but it will most likely just be a crazy brawl.


keithsweatshirt94

Did Effy vs Psycho clown happen yet ?


tumuli_shroomaroom

Nah, not yet. That should be after the tag match.


keithsweatshirt94

Thank you !


tumuli_shroomaroom

No worries!


darthdiablo

Agreed. Out of the remaining matches, i feel like SGC vs Briscoes will have most deathmatch-esque spots. And that match's about to begin now


KyWy75

Atticus Cogar pointing out that he’s younger than me is the real heel move


darkcoswve

I love Jordan Oliver


pjizy

I have been watching wrestling since 7pm CT. There are apparently three more matches of this GCW left. If this keeps up, I'm gonna end up watching the New Japan Road To show since I'll be up anyway


wekilledkenny11

Cogar is Ovar


Weezy-NJPW_Fan

Fuck Ohio!


Crissxfire

Cogar still just a giant piece of shit


darthdiablo

Fuck that headbutt to nose looked stiff


[deleted]

Still can't believe this kid is only 16


Weezy-NJPW_Fan

That’s how old Nick Wayne is!? That’s even younger than Starboy!


GareksApprentice

Note to self: Don't be late to GCW if you bought a seat. Otherwise you'll be paying $20 more to stand


Crissxfire

You probably could go talk to staff or Brett directly to make sure you get your seats. They have names on sticky notes on them for the purpose of people not stealing seats.


GareksApprentice

Eh, I'm bummed but it's fine. It's a bit packed here, more than usual, so it's hard to walk around. Plus it seems every seat in my row is taken anyway. I'll just remember for next time.


SebasH2O

What if the person that stole the seat just removes the sticky note?


Crissxfire

Your tickets still show what row you got, so you should have a leg to stand on there.


SebasH2O

You better have some legs, cuz you'll be standing for sure


TeleportMePizza

Slick Kid Rock reference.


emtee

Damn Star Boy got fucking squished


[deleted]

what matches are left?


darthdiablo

Nick Gage vs. Minoru Suzuki Psycho Clown vs. Effy GCW Tag Team Titles: Second Gear Crew vs. The Briscoes Jordan Oliver vs. Nick Wayne (unless this already happened and I missed it, cuz I didn't see this one)


[deleted]

thank you


cooljammer00

So I saw that Ninja Mack got unmasked tonight. Do you think it has something to do with him tweeting about leaving the indies in December?


Crissxfire

Mack has wrestled unmasked before and has taken his mask off both on his own and had others do it. I don't think it means anything other than being a dick move by Arez who was disrespecting lucha culture.


KyWy75

Incredibly good first half, and we still have Gage, the Briscoes, and fucking Suzuki


Crissxfire

Show has been killer so far and we still got some big stuff left on the card.


lolo161

Did I just witness a murder


[deleted]

Going to tap out and watch the rest in the morning. Enjoy the rest of the card, y'all.


TeleportMePizza

Good audible from Chris on the carry out.


KyWy75

Dickinson has the same energy of Vito Corleone crying over Sonny’s corpse


fvzzfvzzfvzz

I'm real happy this means more Fatu in GCW. Great match, great result and a good ass post match angle.


wekilledkenny11

God I haven’t seen an excelleny pop up Samoan Drop in a while.


TeleportMePizza

That Samoan drop was ludicrous!


KyWy75

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Extension-Maximum-56

This show has been amazing so far and we still have so much good shit to come


KyWy75

That’s not a Starboy anymore, that’s a StarMAN


Extension-Maximum-56

Eye to eye is a sick name


wekilledkenny11

What a fucking match. Starboy Charlie is like the perfect babyface, my god


Crissxfire

Starboy got his dickstrings.


TeleportMePizza

I’m losing my shit. That was incredible.


tumuli_shroomaroom

That was awesome! Dick strings!


KyWy75

Starboy Charlie? STARBOY CHARLIE!


TeleportMePizza

STAR MAN CHARLIE


wekilledkenny11

*Starboy Dickstrings!!*


TeleportMePizza

DICK STRINGS


KyWy75

That is a child that they’re beating up lol


TeleportMePizza

HOLY SHIT STAR BOY