They know that they're going to get their money's worth no matter what. Theres only two people in wrestling that I almost had a shoot fight with and one of them said: F*ck you n*gger I hope your mom dies. My mom was dying at the time., Maven confirmed that his mother died the next day, and then he called out Brett Lauderdale of GCW. He followed that by saying sue me Ive got witnesses.. Brett Lauderdale, the Owner and Promoter of Game Changer Wrestling, spoke further in regard to the launch of LA Fights. I know you resurrectedJersey Championship Wrestling. And while that may have been how the promotion restarted itself, it has since become known for so much more. News by Mitch Waddon 3 November, 2021 It was unusual circumstances that put it all in this position. If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. But I think the bottom line here is that Mox wants to be here. So, you know, I think he's in a position where he's earned the ability to do a lot of the things that he wants to do, obviously. You can hear the track below, but we must warn you that this is for mature audiences only. I dont think well see him as frequently. This historic contract will do just that, allowing him to continue his in-ring career at a pace that is beneficial to his health, while beginning to focus on opportunities that take him towards the next phase of his career. "Apologies to those that witnessed the incident between Psycho Clown & Dr. Wagner during the Meet and Greet tonight in Dallas," Brett Lauderdale tweeted out as the show was going on the air. I don't think there's anybody that could possibly think that we would come to Hammerstein Ballroom with anything less than our best. Replying to @Lauderdale11. Mike Gordon aka "Dirty" Ron McDonald posted in a facebook group on Wednesday that he helped company founder Brett Lauderdale fake COVID-19 test results. [2][3] JCW ran their first show on January 29, 2000, in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. "IWTV is a great service for some and at times it's a great service for GCW, but in my opinion, if you're just relying on a subscription service like IWTV or any Highspots, if that's the sole distributor of your product, you're going to hit a ceiling and you can only grow so much. He's happy, and it's exciting to see him find his smile again, so to speak. Passionate pro wrestling fan. Saturdays event was the last GCW show before arguably its most important event ever this Sunday, The WRLD On GCW from New York Citys historic Hammerstein Ballroom. And about a year ago, when I kind of had the vibe that Joey may be leaving for WWE. And yeah, it was basically a done deal. I know LA is another market you guys really settled into obviously as well with LA Fights. Published 26th May 2022. I was promised a counter offer but it never came because Mike Burns was mad about Drew Cordieros Food Truck. The following results are from a recent Ring Of Honor W AEW Revolution To Air Live On Bleacher Report This Sunday, ICW Results: 11th Annual Square Go! On December 26, 2020, Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) announced via social media that they unilaterally wished to be released from their distribution agreement with IndependentWrestling.TV (IWTV). In this exclusive interview, Wrestling Inc. Senior News Editor Nick Hausman speaks with Lauderdale about the bold new way that GCW will now be delivering its content to fans, as well as a wide-variety of other buzzy GCW topics. Finals set for IWGP Womens Championship tournament, Bill Watts details battle with COVID & viral pneumonia, states that he fought for his life. Its going to be an announcement that fans are going to be very happy about, its going to be something that people have basically been asking for and its going to be something thats going to make it a lot easier for GCW fans not to just watch GCW, but to watch every show, so Im happy and excited to be able to make that announcement and to make GCW more accessible. Jeff Jarrett, at 54, will step into the Hammerstein and make his GCW debut against EFFY. While many wrestlers associated with GCW were quick to denounce these claims, McDonald stands by his statement and further elaborated on his issues with Brett Lauderdale, the owner of GCW.. I have always been against the idea of contracts in GCW but there are exceptions to every rule. Actualmente es propiedad del rbitro independiente Brett Lauderdale. So I'm sure that lends to whatever relationship there may be. Speaking to DAZN, GCW promoter, Brett Lauderdale credited the growth of GCW to its loyal fanbase and the knowledge that GCW will always put its best foot forward. Glasgow, Scotland (2/26), IMPACT Wrestling Results: No Surrender 2023 Las Vegas, NV (2/24), Report: WWE Planning Two Premium Live Events This May, RevPro Results: Live In Cardiff Cardiff, Wales (2/24), Spoilers: Full Results From February 25th IMPACT Wrestling Tapings, Spoilers: Full Results From February 25th ROH TV Tapings. Brett Lauderdale Reveals That A GCW Yearly Pass Is Coming Soon To Chris Jericho Reveals Why It Was Very Hard To Work With Alexa Bliss Is Not Surprised By WWE Snubbing Her In Womens WWE Opposing Claudio Castagnolis CSRO Trademark, Ric Flair Reveals How Much Money He Made For Final Match, WWE Files Motions In Response To WrestleMania 38 Injury Lawsuit. I mean him at "NXT," that seems like a layup to me at the very least. Well again, Ive had very little interaction with AEW itself over the years and booking [Jon] Moxley, I never spoke to AEW. So all the people that have reached out and said, "Hey, I wish I could order more shows, but it's just tough." Not just WWE or AEW, even beyond that. My reply: I have sent countless proposals including one as recently as Mid-April, trying to find an amicable resolution including for #ToS666 weekend. And I would love to see the Big Man come through GCW. And I think theres a reason why hes done so many shows for us and why he was cool with being our champion for over a year and thats because I think he respects us and what we do and what we stand for so, you know, again, even with this new contract, I still think he has the ability to call a lot of his own shots and if he were to ever ask for a favor or ask for permission for something, I dont see why I cant see Tony Khan saying no forever, you know? They are beating their competition by a mile, and they're bringing hardcore promotions back to the mainstream, maybe even more so than the 2000's. GCW Established 1999 Location New Jersey Founder Ricky O Owner Brett Lauderdale & Danny Demanto (2015 - today) Formerly Jersey Championship Wrestling (1999 - 2015) Website Official site Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) is an independent promotion. But again, just to remind everybody. They've done these huge, I call them rocking wrestling, boxing type shows. So we've always done our best to do good business and keep good relationships with everybody. Hes one of the biggest stars in the world so to see him wearing our title belt and wearing GCW sweatshirts on TV and doing crazy matches for us when he doesnt have to do them, its obviously a big deal for GCW and it opens our eyes, it takes us beyond the indie wrestling bubble and introduces new fans to us that otherwise would never know what GCW is and furthermore, I mean when other wrestlers, AEW wrestlers or just top-name international talent or even just top indie wrestlers, when they see Moxley willing to come and do GCW, knowing that the guy doesnt need the money, its not about a payday. "People at this point trust GCW. Trans disc golfer Natalie Ryan files discrimination suit against pro tour, With the opening tournament of the season approaching, tour and event organizers are cited, Large majority of Australian rugby club bosses oppose Pride celebrations in the NRL, Trailblazing gay field hockey player Davis Atkin just got named to Australias senior national team. 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Defeated Alex Colon at Homecoming: Part 1. [13], In March 2017, GCW produced Joey Janela's Spring Break show in Fern Park, Florida. Actually, theres a lot more that goes into it weve looked at every option, weve weighed every option, weve looked at the numbers of everything on all those options and what those numbers would mean and what they could mean before coming to our conclusion and ultimately, I think the route were taking is the one that makes the most sense for us and will be the easiest transition for our fans. Hes not doing it for the money. In 2015, Brett Lauderdale bought famed independent promotion Jersey Championship Wrestling and rebranded it as Game Changer Wrestling. And they have to be. So I'm excited for everybody to be able to catch up on what they might have missed and then join us now And new people I expect, and I hope, will join us along the way. Is there, before I stop the recording here today, anything else you want to touch on bring up that we didn't get to here today? We dont have house shows. The Mid Vermont Christian School forfeited a tournament game in girls basketball because there was a transgender athlete on the opposing team. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. IWTVs goal has always been to resolve this issue outside of the courts. Years of experience in writing, journalism, and digging exclusive insider info for Ringside News. In the lawsuit, IWTV says that damages cannot be calculated until GCW provides the full amount of revenue garnered by the pay-per-view events, but it is believed the damages are in excess of $500,000.. Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) was founded by independent wrestler Ricky Otazu, also known by his ring name of Ricky O,[1] in January 1999 in New Jersey. Abby says shes satisfied with GCWs response. However, I think that there are ways to do it. All of us that are under the FITE+ umbrella. I can see us doing more in Europe. Brett Lauderdale issued a statement to WrestlingInc but didnt disclose specific details. For some companies, it's a great deal because you're included in this network and there are eyes watching you that would not be buying on FITE TV. Right now he's at DDT, and I think he's wrestled in four or five countries in the last whatever, six weeks. He could not dive into specifics because hes not allowed to but spoke about the process that led to this. In an interview with DAZN, GCW promoter Brett Lauderdale spoke about the company advertising the return of Jon Moxley before AEW did this week. "We had no indication there were any issues and are taking precautions to ensure there are no further incidents this evening.". Game Changer Wrestling is hitting up the Hammerstein Ballroom on Sunday, January 23, for The WRLD On GCW. GCW is literally one of the most important . He shared that Lauderdale was in contact with him about obtaining fake COVID-19 test results so that Lauderdale could continue running shows in the . I'm not Brandon Thurston here, but even I know that the numbers Because I know you guys are getting 30, 40 bucks, sometimes way more for these combo packages. But yes, it was also significant, obviously having for obvious reasons. It also isnt the highest quality track in existence. The sold-out show will feature some of the companies most high profile matches to date, including some featuring top LGBTQ performers (EFFY vs. Jeff Jarrett, Allie Katch vs. Ruby Soho, Dark Sheik vs. an unannounced opponent). They do massive boxing and MMA and bare knuckle events, all kinds of events beyond just wrestling. [16] In April 2018, GCW partnered with Matt Riddle to produce Matt Riddle's Bloodsport, a show that fused professional wrestling and mixed-martial arts rules. We will make our first of many announcements this Saturday during GCWs event in Detroit, which will air LIVE on FiteTV!. An announcement about GCWs streaming is going to be made by November 1st. AEW Dark: Elevation Spoilers For 3/6 (Taped On 3/1). GCW still embraces it's bloody-thirsty roots with crazy matches at big shows like Art of War and Tournament of Survival, usually involving death match icons like Nick Gage and Jimmy Lloyd. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. Pro beachballs at pro wrestling shows, pro dives if someone catches, anti bullies, olives, and pineapples on pizza. I totally got it. Is schedule changing at all? What do you think the announcement could be? [8] Later that year, JCW would return to hosting the Jersey J-Cup. He's not contracted to GCW, so certain things have to happen for it to happen. She's definitely gang affiliated. Game Changer Wrestling owner Brett Lauderdale was a recent guest on The Business of the Business Podcast to discuss a wide variety of subjects. There was people that approached me about putting our stuff on there [Pluto TV] and I remember them saying to me, Well yeah, youll get money based on the ads and yeah, I just remember it not sounding like it made sense, at all, because Im not about to start putting we protected the integrity of our library this whole time with the intent of, you know, really making it worth something at some point. After that, we're only getting paid X amount per hour. For those unaware, GCWs live events typically run for $14.99 each. Good people know how to act and assholes will laugh at a code of conduct, and if youre actively a piece of shit I will kick you out personally. The Wrld on GCW (stylized as The WRLD on GCW) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) that was held on January 23, 2022. And so for $4.99, do you get all of those promotions or is it just one a la carte? Up until Fight Club night one on October 8th, Moxley had been reigning as GCW World Champion since September 2021. In December 2020, Game Changer Wrestling formally announced that they were looking to be released from their contract with IWTV with GCW owner Brett Lauderdale saying at that time, "our existing agreement with IWTV isn't sustainable & we need a change." Related Article So it always was just Mox, talking to him and him I guess handling whatever needed to get handled with AEW but, Im sure things are gonna change now [with his new contract]. So, as I saw it, I loved him being champion for that entire time because it made him seem extra special every time he would come and every time he would have a match, put the title on the line. I wouldn't be doing that if I wasn't confident in it and if FITE wasn't willing to make that commitment to us in return. GCW's Brett Lauderdale: 'I don't think there's an AEW talent ban' The GCW owner hasn't been made aware of AEW talent being unable to wrestle for him. Copyright 2023 Fightful, Inc. All Rights Reserved. "Obviously, a lot that went into that, and probably parts of it that I probably can't talk about, or I shouldn't talk about, just out of respect to all parties. Trans powerlifter JayCee Cooper wins discrimination suit against USA Powerlifting. And again, all of our events going forward will be available live on FITE+ for just $4.99 a month. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Spectacles. So we are proud to announce today that we will be moving, not just all of our future live events, but our entire back catalog and library will now be available starting November 1st, today, on FITE+. They booked one of their biggest shows of 2021 on the same night as a stacked UFC card and then trended higher than it on social media. And as our fan base has grown and the enthusiasm for our product has grown, we've been looking for ways to make it easier to follow and watch everything we do. Tell me and everyone else all about what this is. Thanks, the statement reads. GCW has been accused of faking COVID-19 test results for their talent. But I think Stephanie and the current regime there, I think that they're very aware of what goes on and the wrestling world outside of just their bubble these days. He's contracted to AEW. If you use any of the quotes above, please credit the original source with a h/t and link back to Fightful for the transcription. 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