First Four Entrants Announced for GCW’s Nick Gage Invitational 8
As reported in last week’s edition of This Week in Death, Game Changer Wrestling will be hosting the eighth edition of the Nick Gage Invitational live from The Showboat Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey over New Years Weekend. Since that report, we now have confirmation of the first four entrants who will compete to join the likes of Alex Colon, John Wayne Murdoch, and the man himself: Nick Gage. Thus far, we have an interesting pool of competitors; with three of the four coming to us from overseas to make this an international affair. Here are the following talents confirmed for NGI 8:
Risa Sera (Japan) (FMW-E Women’s Current Blast Princess Semi-Finalist)
Daiju Wakamatsu (Japan) (BJW Saikyou Tag League 2022 Winner)
Emersyn Jayne (Scotland) (TNT Extreme Total Carnage Tournament Semi-Finalist)
Jacob Fatu (USA) (1st Deathmatch Tournament)
Again, this year’s Nick Gage Invitational will be taking place on December 30th in Atlantic City, New Jersey as part of GCW’s New Years Weekend. Tickets are available now, and you can follow GCW on Twitter for updates.
BAKA GAIJIN Returns to Big Japan Pro-Wrestling; Two New Debuts Set for December 30th
After making their return to Big Japan Pro-Wrestling mere weeks ago, BAKA GAIJIN is set to make their return to Big Japan just in time for the company’s last show of the year on December 30th. Returning on behalf of the group at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan is Mad Man Pondo, Necro Butcher, AKIRA, and manager Jasmine St. Claire. While these four are making their returns to Big Japan, making their debuts alongside the group are Satu Jinn and Canadian Deathmatch Icon: Green Phantom. Tickets for BJW’s December 30th event are available now, and you can follow Big Japan on Twitter for updates.
Vixsin & Mad Dog to Make Their Return to Japan for Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS
Speaking of returns to Japan, two of Australia’s greatest Deathmatch Wrestlers are set to make their return to the country during Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS’ November 2nd card. Mad Dog, and current Deathmatch Downunder World Deathmatch Champion: Vixsin are set to make their returns to Japan for the first time since 2019. While this will be Mad Dog’s first Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS event since 2019’s Vallentain event, this will be Vixsin’s debut for the promotion. Both are set to take part in a massive Hardcore Eight Person Tag Team Match, as Mad Dog & Vixsin will team with Masashi Takeda and Yusaku Ito, to take on the team of Takashi Sasaki, Minoru Fujita, Rina Yamashita, and Jun Kasai. You can follow Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS for updates on this event.
Matt Tremont vs Sami Callihan Confirmed for ICW No Holds Barred 56 in New Jersey
On December 17th, 2022, following a victory against Tommy Vendetta in The Heart Ballroom at ICW No Holds Barred Volume 39, “The Bulldozer” Matt Tremont laid down the challenge. Tremont called out then IMPACT Wrestling star Sami Callihan for a fight. Now, after nearly a full year to the day, we will finally see the matchup go down in the very same building that Tremont called Sami out. On December 16th, at NHB 56, Matt Tremont will go one-on-one with “The Callihan Death Machine” Sami Callihan. Tickets for this event at The Heart Ballroom in Newark, New Jersey are available now, and you can follow ICW No Holds Barred on Twitter for updates.
Mickie Knuckles Wins Tremont’s Deathmatch Tournament 4
Over the past weekend, H2O Wrestling hosted the fourth edition of Tremont’s Deathmatch Tournament at the H2O Wrestling Center in Williamstown, New Jersey. Out of a strong field of sixteen competitors, it would ultimately be Mickie Knuckles who would come out victorious. Mickie Knuckles would start her night by defeating Bam Sullivan, Ron Bass Jr. & Hardway Heeter in the First Round. In the Finals, Mickie would defeat Deklan Grant, Lucky 13, and Neil Diamond Cutter to take home the trophy. With this win, Mickie adds a second Deathmatch Tournament win to her year as she had already won Primos Pro Wrestling’s Slave to the Deathmatch 14 just last month. Congratulations to Mickie Knuckles for adding yet another milestone to her illustrious Deathmatch career!
The Deathmatch Discovery Gauntlet Added to Uncharted Territory Season 5
Since the inception of IWTV’s Uncharted Territory, The Discovery Gauntlet has served to highlight some of the lesser known, and up-and-coming talent that the Independent Wrestling scene has to offer. The premise is simple: in order to ensure your place on the next week’s edition of Uncharted Territory, you have to “win it to stay in it.” Some notable winners from this weekly gauntlet include WWE’s Carmello Hayes (Christian Casanova), AEW’s Daniel Garcia, and the current IWTV Tag Team Champions: The Miracle Generation (Kylon King & Dustin Waller). Now, with H2O Wrestling taking the reigns of Uncharted Territory’s Fifth Season, an ultraviolent twist has been added to this concept, with The Deathmatch Discovery Gauntlet. Kicking off the first week of The Deathmatch Discovery Gauntlet will be a matchup between H2O’s own Anthraxx and Alex Stretch. You can catch this, and much more as the Uncharted Territory Season 5 premiere airs live on Monday, November 6th on IWTV.
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