GCW Fight Night Brooklyn Results (5/11): GCW World Title Match, Matt Cardona Birthday Celebration, More
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Game Changer Wrestling presents Fight Night Brooklyn from the Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, New York. Seven matches are currently scheduled for tonight's show, including Masha Slamovich defending the GCW World Championship against Alec Price. Slamovich's most recent title defense came at GCW Scene of the Crime 2023 last month in Orlando, Florida, where she defeated Sawyer Wreck after sending the "Matriarch of Mayhem" through a door bridge and choking her out. Elsewhere, Jordan Oliver puts the JCW Championship on the line against John Wayne Murdoch and the current NJPW World Television Champion Zack Sabre Jr. takes on Tony Deppen in a non-title clash. Also, Matt Cardona will hold a birthday celebration. Steph De Lander will likely be in attendance with Cardona to celebrate his upcoming 38th birthday.
Announced card prior to the show
* Masha Slamovich (c) vs. Alec Price for the GCW World Championship
* Jordan Oliver (c) vs. John Wayne Murdoch for the JCW Championship
* Joey Janela vs. Blake Christian
* Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tony Deppen
* Jimmy Lloyd vs. Charles Mason
* 1 Called Manders vs. Alex Coughlin
* The SAT (Joel Maximo and Jose Maximo) vs. Wasted Youth (Dyln McKay and Marcus Mathers)
JCW Championship Match
Jordan Oliver (c) vs. Cole Radrick for the JCW Championship
John Wayne Murdoch was unable to appear due to a family emergency. Oliver and Radrick shook hands as the match got underway. Oliver and Radrick traded submission holds. Oliver gained the advantage and worked over Radrick's left arm. Radrick eventually countered and locked in a wristlock. Both men reached a stalemate. Oliver took Radrick down with an arm drag.
Oliver took control of the match. Radrick replied and locked Oliver in a headlock on the mat. Radrick managed to apply the headlock once again after Oliver briefly escaped. Oliver caught Radrick with a hip toss and dropkick. Oliver leaped over the ropes and took Radrick out on the floor.
Radrick landed a Swanton Bomb back inside the ring and went for a cover. Oliver and Radrick went back and forth. Radrick got his shoulder up following a powerbomb. Oliver connected with an Acid Kick and delivered another powerbomb to retain the gold.
Winner and STILL JCW Champion: Jordan Oliver via pinfall
Tag Team Action
The SAT (Joel Maximo and Jose Maximo) w/ Spot Monkeys vs. Wasted Youth (Dyln McKay and Marcus Mathers)
McKay started the match with Joel. McKay took Joel off his feet with a headscissors. Joel took McKay down with an arm drag. Joel rolled out the floor following a DDT. Jose and Mathers were tagged in. Wasted Youth worked together to take out Jose. Joel entered and was immediately sent out of the ring. Mathers and McKay performed dives at the same time.
The SAT took control of the match upon returning to the ring. Joel and Jose traded tags as they kept Mathers isolated. Mathers connected with a kick and tagged in McKay. Wasted Youth delivered a double suplex. Mathers went for a cover following a standing moonsault. The SAT regained control after McKay was tagged back into the match.
McKay fought out of The SAT's corner and delivered a Code Red. Mathers took out Joel and Jose after he was tagged back in. Mathers went for a cover after delivering an Ace Crusher and Swanton Bomb on Joel. Wasted Youth worked together again. Mathers and Jose exchanged strikes in the center of the ring. Mathers delivered an Ace Crusher on the stage next to the ring. Wasted Youth were unable to finish off the match after hitting a flurry of moves.
Wasted Youth took out the Spot Monkeys at ringside. Jose delivered a kick to Mathers in the center of the ring. The SAT drove McKay into the mat from the top turnbuckle. Joel and Jose performed a Spanish Fly on Mathers from the top to win the match.
Winners: The SAT (Joel Maximo and Jose Maximo) via pinfall
Singles Bout
1 Called Manders vs. Alex Coughlin
Manders and Coughlin locked up. Coughlin and Manders exchanged chops in the center of the ring. Coughlin briefly took Manders down on the mat. Manders pulled Coughlin out of the ring. Manders missed a lariat and collided with the ring post. Coughlin delivered a body slam to Manders on the floor.
Coughlin focused on Manders' right arm upon returning to the ring. Manders countered Coughlin's delayed suplex attempt. Moments later, Coughlin delivered a flurry of strikes to Manders. Coughlin attempted a cover after landing a Death Valley driver. Coughlin went for another pinfall attempt after driving Manders into the canvas with a spinebuster.
Manders landed a big lariat and went for a pin. Manders kicked out of a cover following a belly-to-belly suplex from the top. Manders and Coughlin exchanged blows in the middle of the ring. Manders tapped out after Coughlin locked in an armbar.
Winner: Alex Coughlin via submission
Sawyer Wreck in Action
Rob S**t vs. Sawyer Wreck
Wreck had just returned from performing with Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling in Japan. S**t refused to stay in the ring after Wreck picked up a steel chair. S**t returned and picked up a chair. Wreck kicked the chair into the S**t's face. Wreck grabbed two cans of beer and offered one to S**t. They both sat down on two steel chairs in the middle of the ring and drank. S**t then struck Wreck before being slapped.
Wreck struck S**t with her beer can. S**t responded by sending Wreck's chair into her after she had picked it up. Wreck set up a door in the corner of the ring. S**t took Wreck off her feet and went for a cover. S**t landed a Death Valley driver. S**t attempted to break the door in the corner. Wreck launched a chair at S**t and sent him through the door. Wreck chokeslammed S**t through a second door in the opposing corner and picked up the win.
Winner: Sawyer Wreck via pinfall
Charles Mason against Jimmy Lloyd
Charles Mason vs. Jimmy Lloyd
Lloyd immediately fired away with punches. Lloyd dived through the ropes and wiped Mason out on the floor. Lloyd created a door bridge at ringside. Mason connected with a sleeper suplex as the action returned to the ring. Mason delivered a series of strikes to Lloyd's head and took control of the bout.
Lloyd sent Mason onto the apron and connected with a big boot. Mason bit Lloyd's head and delivered a DDT onto the edge of the apron. Lloyd kicked out of Mason's pinfall attempt. Mason took off his belt and used it as a weapon. Lloyd responded and drove Mason through the door bridge from the apron.
Lloyd sent two chairs into the ring and picked up Mason's belt. Lloyd delivered a Tiger Driver and went for a cover. Lloyd struck Mason in the back with the belt. Lloyd connected two chairs together. Mason dropped Lloyd onto the chairs. Mason then drove Lloyd onto one of the separated chairs and attempted a pin. Lloyd could only score a two count after delivering a package piledriver.
Mason drove Lloyd onto a chair and attempted another cover. Mason choked Lloyd with his belt and the referee called for the bell.
Winner: Charles Mason via referee's decision
Matt Cardona Birthday Celebration
Emil Jay announced that Matt Cardona was unable to appear due to a family emergency. Jay introduced Steph De Lander to celebrate Cardona's birthday. De Lander spoke about how Cardona turned GCW into the biggest independent promotion in the world. De Lander said that she was going to take a trip down memory lane and share some of Cardona's key moments in GCW.
De Lander then began to praise herself. De Lander said she finished filming her first television series this week. A clip then played of Cardona winning the GCW World Championship and the fans throwing debris into the ring. De Lander then received a call from Cardona on her phone. De Lander revealed that Cardona managed to charter a jet to come to the show. Cardona didn't appear after his music played.
Nick Gage made his way down to the ring. Gage asked the New York crowd where his gang was at. Gage said Cardona wasn't coming and that he'd left De Lander all alone in Brooklyn with the M.D.K. Gang. Sawyer Wreck appeared and delivered a chokeslam to De Lander. Wreck then threw Cardona's cake into De Lander's face.
Blake Christian and Joey Janela collide
Blake Christian vs. Joey Janela
Christian exited the ring and refused to get the match underway. Janela brought Christian into the ring using the top rope. Janela took control of the bout and took Christian off his feet with an elbow. Janela sent a door into the ring. Christian struck Janela and sent the door out of the ring. Christian grabbed a microphone and asked for the New York State Athletic Commission to come down.
Christian prevented Janela from sending the door back into the ring. Christian leaped to the floor and drove the door into Janela. Christian took control of the match upon returning to the ring. Janela moved out of the way and avoided a frog splash. Janela sent Christian into the corner with a dropkick. Janela delivered repeated German suplexes. Christian kicked out of a cover following a powerbomb.
Christian took out Janela on the apron. Christian landed a frog splash upon returning to the ring and attempted a pin. Janela sent Christian onto the stage next to the ring. Janela delivered a German suplex on the edge of the stage. Christian hit a combination of moves back inside the ring. Janela and Christian exchanged strikes.
Janela went for a cover after landing a Death Valley driver. Christian attempted a pin after planting Janela into the canvas from the top and connecting with a springboard 450 splash. Janela and Christian continued to go back and forth. Janela kicked out of Christian's Tombstone. Christian set up a door bridge in the corner of the ring. Janela sent Christian through the door from the top with a suplex.
Janela placed the broken door over Christian and delivered a double stomp from the top turnbuckle. Charles Mason appeared and pulled the referee out of the ring. Christian emerged victorious after connecting with a stomp while Janela hunted Mason down in the ring.
Winner: Blake Christian via pinfall
GCW World Championship Match
Masha Slamovich (c) vs. Alec Price for the GCW World Championship
Price immediately got back up after Slamovich knocked him down with two shoulder tackles. Slamovich took control of the match. Price responded with a kick to the head. Price connected with an uppercut following a double springboard.
Price took control and began to wear down the champion. Price connected with two big boots in the corner of the ring. Slamovich dodged a third big boot attempt and delivered a backbreaker. Price went for a cover after sending Slamovich down and landing a standing moonsault.
Slamovich and Price traded strikes in the center of the ring. Slamovich connected with a shining wizard after sending Price down. Slamovich turned Price inside out with a clothesline and attempted a pin. The champion tried to keep a sleeper locked in as Price repeatedly slammed her into the turnbuckles.
Price leaped over the ropes and wiped Slamovich out on the stage next to the ring. Slamovich locked in the sleeper upon returning to the ring. Price landed a kick to the side of the head and drove Slamovich onto his knee. Slamovich kicked out of a cover after Price landed a powerbomb. Price connected with a double stomp to the back of the head while Slamovich was draped over the middle rope. Slamovich slammed Price down onto the apron and attempted a pin moments later.
Slamovich locked in the sleeper on the canvas. Price managed to roll through and attempt a cover. Price drove Slamovich onto his knee and attempted another pin. Slamovich locked in the sleeper again. Price got back to his feet and slammed Slamovich into the corner. The champion kept the sleeper locked in on the canvas and forced Price to tap out.
Winner and STILL GCW World Champion: Masha Slamovich via submission
- Grab the Brass Ring contract holder Blake Christian appeared on the balcony after the match.
Main Event
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tony Deppen
Sabre Jr. and Deppen traded submission holds in the opening moments of the match. Sabre Jr. was too close to the ropes after reversing Deppen's headscissors on the canvas. Deppen backed Sabre Jr. into the corner after locking up. Sabre Jr. went after Deppen's left arm. Deppen had Sabre Jr. scrambling for the bottom rope seconds later.
Tempers began to flare and both wrestlers traded uppercuts in the center of the ring. Moments later, Sabre Jr. drove Deppen's knees into the canvas. Sabre Jr. began to target various parts of Deppen's body. Deppen replied and drove Sabre Jr.'s jaw into his knees. Deppen took control of the match and focused on Sabre Jr.'s left arm.
Sabre Jr. applied a submission on the ropes and landed a Penalty Kick moments later. Deppen slapped Sabre Jr. in the face on the mat. Deppen and Sabre Jr. exchanged blows. Deppen and Sabre Jr. traded submission holds once again. Deppen and Sabre Jr. traded slaps to the face. Sabre Jr. got his foot on the bottom rope after Deppen applied a hold on the mat.
Sabre Jr. landed an uppercut and launched Deppen over his head. Deppen responded and attempted a pin after connecting with double knees. Deppen went for another cover after planting Sabre Jr. into the canvas. Sabre Jr. picked up the win with a bridging pin after both wrestlers went back and forth.
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr. via pinfall
- That's all for GCW Fight Night Brooklyn 2023!