PREVIEW — The WRLD on GCW Jan 23, 2022
So tonight I will be watching my first GCW show and it is going to be an absolute banger. Game Changer Wrestling really took it to the next level in 2021, and even as an observer from the periphery, it was obvious that this product has the people talking. This show especially is interesting to me because of the volume of AEW talent that is going to be featured, including the recently returned GCW World Champion and AEW mega star Jon Moxley. So it should be a great show and I am really looking forward to taking in something new to me in the wrestling world. My first real exposure to GCW was through the introduction of Nick Gage to AEW during the labors of Jericho last year. That match was absolutely insane and that was on primetime television, so I can only imagine whats going to go down tonight from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City at a completely sold out show.
Most of the card intrigues me tonight, but there are definitely some match-ups that I am super pumped for. To start with, the GCW World Championship match between Moxley and Homicide should be an all timer. Homicide was just in AEW not long ago helping out Moxley and Kingston, and Eddie Kingston considers Homicide to be one of biggest contributors to his success, so it should be interesting to see these two battle it out tonight. Kingston was supposed to wrestle at this event but was forced to withdraw with an orbital bone injury, so I wonder if he will maybe show up at a hometown show to help out one of his boys.
Matt Cardona has been one of the biggest stars of pro wrestling over the last year, and that is while not working for companies named AEW or WWE. He has been everywhere else though, including Impact, GCW, and NWA. He even won the GCW World Championship last year, winning it from Nick Cafe before Mox showed up and took it from him. Cardona finally gets his match tonight with Joey Janella (check out Chelsea Green’s instagram for the reason behind this feud lol) and it should be flames. Janella hasn’t been seen around AEW television much but he did pop up against Eddie Kingston on the January 8th Dynamite and looked to be in better shape than he has been in awhile. Janella’s contract with AEW is coming up soon (March 2022) so this could signal the start of him looking for outside work and getting back into the world of GCW on a more regular basis.
There’s also Jeff Jarrett facing off with Effy, which will no doubt be fascinating to watch, and not to mention Ruby Soho mixing it up with Alli Katch, and anything that gets me more Ruby Soho is a win in my books. But I think the other match that really has me on the edge of my seat is the GCW Tag Team Title match with The Briscoes facing off against a mystery opponent. I am eagerly awaiting The Briscoes to show up in AEW. With the Ring of Honor situation meaning they are technically free agents, I so badly want Dem Boys to to show up on a Dynamite or a Rampage in the near future. Saying that, I do believe the mystery opponents for tonight are going to be AEW’s own FTR, providing payoff for their confrontation at ROH Final Battle a few weeks ago. And I could be wrong, and it could be another GCW tag team that takes the challenge, but I fell like that would be such a waste of the mystery opponent gimmick. Give me Briscoes vs FTR right now damn it.
So here’s to a great show tonight. I am really looking forward to my first real GCW experience. And thank you to my wife for letting me have the TV at 8pm on a Sunday.
The WRLD on GCW Live from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New Work, 8pm EST on Fite TV.
Full Card
PreShow Six Way Scramble — Alex Zayne vs Dante Leon vs Nick Wayne vs Jack Cartwheel vs Ninja Mack
PreShow Battle Royal — ?? vs ?? vs ?? vs ?? vs ?? vs ?? vs ?? vs ??
Grab the Brass Ring Ladder Match — PCO vs Alex Colon vs Tony Deppen vs Lio Rush vs Jimmy Loyd vs Jordan Oliver
Singles Match — Ruby Soho vs Allie Katch
Singles Match — Matt Cardona (w. Chelsea Green) vs Joey Janella
Singles Match — Effy vs Jeff Jarrett
Six Man Tag Match — ASF, Bandido Laredo Kid vs Arez, Demonic Flamita, & Gringo Loco
GCW Tag Team Title Match — The Briscoes © vs ?????
ROH World Title Match — Jonathon Gresham vs Blake Christian
GCW World Title Match — Jon Moxley © vs Homicide
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