Nick Gage vs Jun Kasai Announced for Game Changer Wrestling on New Year’s Eve
Game Changer Wrestling has made a blockbuster announcement for their upcoming Aftermath event happening on New Year’s Eve during the Nick Gage Invitational 8 Weekend. Not only will “The Crazy Monkey” Jun Kasai make his return to both the United States and GCW, but he will be doing against “The King” Nick Gage. Both Nick Gage and Jun Kasai have shared the ring with each other in the past; most recently during The Art of War Games, as well as several times before in companies like Big Japan Pro-Wrestling and Combat Zone Wrestling. However, what makes this match so special is that this will be the first time these two have ever faced each other in a One-On-One encounter; being billed as an International Dream Deathmatch. Tickets for Aftermath and the rest of NGI 8 Weekend are available now, and you can follow GCW on Twitter for updates.
Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS: Championship News
There has been quire a few Championship happenings during the last couple of Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS events over the last few days. Firstly, at Be A Hero 2023 at Shin-Kiba 1stRING, New King of FREEDOM World Tag Team Champions were crowned as ERE contingent Kyu Mogami & Toshiyuki Sakuda defeated reigning Champions: Daisuke Masaoka & Toru Sugiura. In victory, ERE would capture the KFC Tag Team Titles for the second time; ending Sugiura & Masaoka’s reign at 119 days in their third defense. Three days later at Nagoya Bloodland in Nagoya, Japan there would be two big time Singles defenses scheduled for the evening. Firstly, Rina Yamashita would make history as she successfully defended the Game Changer Wrestling Ultraviolent Championship against Daisuke Masaoka in a Double Hellboard Deathmatch. Not only would this be the first time the title was defended in a Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS ring, but also this would be Rina’s sixteenth defense; making her five defenses away from tying the total amount of defenses made by all previous reigns. And in the Main Event, Toru Sugiura would successfully defend the King of FREEDOM World Championship against Jun Kasai in a Glassboard & Lighttubes Deathmatch. This victory would make Toru Sugiura’s third successful defense of his second reign with the KFC Championship.
Deathmatch Downunder Announces Two Upcoming Events This Month
Following the company’s recent change in leadership, Deathmatch Downunder has confirmed their first two events since the D.R.E.A.M. 3 tournament back in September. On November 10th, Mat Earth Society will be hosting a free No Ring Event at Tallboy & Moose Brewry in Preston, Victoria, Australia. The event is set to feature the likes of Joel Bateman, Kid Valiant, Xavier Black, and D.R.E.A.M. 3 winner: Jordan Samson. Then just nine days later, Deathmatch Downunder proper will be hosting Same Panic Different Disco live from Cavalier Brewing in Derrimut, Victoria, Australia on November 19th. Tickets for Same Panic Different Disco are available now, and you can follow Deathmatch Downunder on Twitter for updates.
Deathmatch Discovery Gauntlet Week 1: Anthraxx vs Alex Stretch
Week 1 kicked off with a Doors of Death Match between Anthraxx and Alex Stretch, where the winner would have to put their opponent through Doors and Panes of Glass in order to win. These two would start off hot, brawling through the curtain and continuing where they left off mere days ago in the same building. The two commenced to brutalize each other with Barbed Wire, various Glass Panes and Doors, and even a Barbecue Fork for good measure. Anthraxx would ultimately pick up the win by a score of 3-2 by sending Stretch into a Glass Pane; ensuring his spot for next week’s edition of the Deathmatch Discovery Gauntlet.
Editorial: The Future of Lighttubes in Japan
While not entirely based in the world of Deathmatch Wrestling, we do have news about its future all the same. On the political spectrum, it was recently ruled by virtue of the Minamata Convention on Mercury that by 2027, fluorescent light production will be outright banned in an effort to curb Mercury emissions. For Japan in particular, it seems that the country is fast tracked to do this as soon as 2025; just a short couple of years away.
Naturally, Deathmatch Wrestling comes at the center of this due to the fluorescent light becoming an indisputable icon to the genre of wrestling. Most fans would agree that the distinct crunch and smog of these light sources goes hand in hand with the genre itself. And with Japan’s most predominant companies (Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS & Big Japan Pro-Wrestling) involving Lighttubes to their Deathmatches, it will be interesting to see how they evolve past this implement. Perhaps things go back to the ways of the past with Barbed Wire becoming the lethal weapon once again. Afterall, if it worked for FREEDOMS & BJW’s predecessors (FMW, W*ING, IWA Japan) it should work for these modern pillars of Deathmatch Wrestling in the country. Only time will tell what becomes the next killer weapon of the genre as the world continues to move forward onto more progressive and less hazardous materials in the world.
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