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6/30 GCW 'DEAD ON ARRIVAL' ON FITE.TV REPORT FROM DETROIT, MICHIGAN

By David Tees on 2022-07-02 15:35:00

Game Changer Wrestling Dead On Arrival Recap from Detroit, Michigan (6/30)

Scramble Match: Yoya vs. Tony Deppen vs. Dark Sheik vs. Alec Price vs. Jimmy Lloyd

The match begins with Deppen hitting on Sheik and Sheik kicks him in the head, Sheik then drops Lloyd with a kick. Sheik then nails Yoya with a top rope double stomp before landing a pop up double stomp on Price, Lloyd and Deppen go after Sheik and Sheik nails them with a double sliced bread. Price returns and he drops Sheik with a kick before being rolled up by Yoya, Yoya avoids a leaping Price before exchanging roll ups for a few near falls. Yoya nails Price with a back suplex before landing a clothesline to the back of his head, Deppen returns and he cracks Yoya with a right. Deppen then hits Yoya with a front slam followed by a lariat, Lloyd returns and he eats an elbow from Deppen. Deppen nails Lloyd with a mule kick before landing a back stabber on Yoya, Deppen goes for a figure four on Lloyd while applying a Rings Of Saturn on Price. Sheik breaks all of that up with a top rope guillotine leg drop on Deppen, Sheik nails Yoya with a few kicks before landing a German suplex for a near fall. Yoya recovers to nail a leaping Sheik with a power bomb followed by a standing Spanish Fly for a near fall.

Deppen returns and he levels Yoya with a knee strike, Lloyd then hits Deppen with a flipping DDT. Price returns and he takes out Lloyd with a flipping DDT of his own, Lloyd hits Yoya with a tombstone piledriver on the ring apron while Price takes out Sheik with a suicide dive. Sheik recovers to hit Lloyd with a diving tornado DDT on the arena floor, Deppen then takes everybody out with a suicide dive. Deppen gets Lloyd back in the ring before going to the top rope, Lloyd takes Deppen down by landing a sit out piledriver. Price then helps Yoya nail Lloyd with a destroyer, Price then buckle bombs Yoya on the bottom turnbuckle. Price follows up by making Lloyd nail Yoya with a DDT, Sheik returns to hit Price with a dive from the top rope and a punch to the balls. Sheik then hits Price with a Full Magneto before Deppen rolls her up for a three count.

Winner: Tony Deppen

Chase Burnett vs. Blake Christian

The match begins with Christian backing Burnett into the corner and letting him go free, Burnett then drops Christian with an arm drag. Burnett trips up Christian with his cane, Christian responds by dropping Burnett a few times while using the cane. Christian ends that attack by nailing Burnett with an enziguri, Burnett fights back and he cracks Christian with a few shots before missing an enziguri. Burnett recovers to hit Christian with a series of arm drags, Christian recovers and he cracks Burnett with a right. Burnett lures Christian into the ropes before knocking him down and landing a rope assisted spinning splash, Burnett goes to the middle rope and Christian avoids his leap before landing an enziguri followed by a super kick. Christian corners Burnett before landing a head kick, Christian misses a penalty kick before getting rolled up by Burnett for a near fall. Christian then hits Burnett with a spinning back fist followed by a bulldog for a near fall, Christian picks up Burnett before landing a few strikes. Burnett recovers to hit Christian with a clothesline followed by a trip, Christian gets to the ropes before nailing Burnett with a release tiger suplex followed by a penalty kick.

Burnett rolls to the ring apron and Christian knocks him to the arena floor, Christian places Burnett on a chair before landing a chop. Burnett makes it back into the ring after eating another chop, Burnett fights back and he drops Christian with a drop toe hold. Burnett then catches Christian in a roll up for a near fall, Christian responds with a roll up of his own for a near fall. Christian follows up with a spine buster on Burnett for a near fall, Burnett recovers to hit Christian with an enziguri. Burnett goes to the top rope before hitting Christian with a meteora on the ring apron, Christian falls to the arena floor and Burnett nails him with a dive. Burnett gets Christian back in the ring before landing a crucifix driver on him, Christian nearly avoids Burnett before eating a pile driver for a near fall. Burnett catches Christian in a few roll ups for a few near falls, Burnett leaves the ring and Christian nails him with a suicide dive. Christian gets Burnett in the ring before landing a double underhook DDT and curb stomp for a three count.

Winner: Blake Christian

After the match, Blake Christian gets the microphone and he says people have turned their backs on him since he became a bigger success in pro wrestling. Christian then talks about his upcoming title shot against GCW Champion Jon Moxley.

Ninja Mack vs. Calvin Tankman 

The match begins with Tankman backing Mack into the corner while landing a few strikes, Mack tries staying on the outside while trading shots with Tankman. Mack accidentally nails Tankman low and Tankman takes a break in the corner, Mack looks to pick up Tankman and Tankman tosses him across the ring. Mack goes for a shoulder tackle and Tankman drops him with a shoulder block, Mack takes a few swings at Tankman and Tankman tosses him out of the ring. Tankman tosses Mack back in the ring and Mack lands on his feet, Mack gets a charging Tankman out of the ring. Mack avoids a trip from Tankman before hitting Tankman with a series of super kicks and leg kicks, Tankman catches a leaping Mack and Tankman lawn darts him into the ring post. Tankman places Mack on some chairs before nailing him with a chop, Mack goes into the crowd and Tankman nails him with more chops. Tankman follows up by dropping Mack back first onto the ring apron, Mack tries fighting back and he gets leveled with a forearm strike for a near fall. 

Tankman corners Mack before dropping him with a hard Irish whip into the opposite corner, Tankman nails Mack with a few more strikes followed by another hard Irish whip. Mack fights back again before nailing Tankman with a springboard head kick, Tankman falls out of the ring and Mack nails him with a suicide dive. Mack gets Tankman in the ring before missing a phoenix splash, Tankman catches a leaping Mack before landing a back breaker and a clothesline for a near fall. Tankman looks for a suplex and Mack manages to block it by landing a knee strike, Tankman responds by hitting Mack with a spinning back elbow strike followed by a power bomb for a near fall. Tankman misses the Hidden Blade and Mack nails him with a splash afterwards for another near fall, Mack then hits Tankman with a phoenix 630 splash for a three count.

Winner: Ninja Mack

Nick Wayne vs. Jordan Oliver vs. Alex Shelley

The match begins with Shelley and Wayne doing some chain wrestling, Shelley eventually drops Wayne with an arm drag. Oliver goes next and Shelly eventually drops him with a snap mare, Wayne and Oliver work together to double team Shelley. Oliver and Wayne both nail a cornered Shelley with forearm strikes, Shelley recovers to nail both opponents with clotheslines. Shelley grabs Oliver and he nails him with a few knee strikes, Wayne returns and he again double teams Shelley with Oliver. Shelley exits the ring so Oliver and Wayne can fight each other, Oliver avoids a snap mare before trading arm drags with Wayne. Wayne eventually drops Oliver with a step up rana, Shelley returns and he drops Wayne before eating some knees on a springboard splash attempt. Oliver and Wayne go back and forth until Oliver drops Wayne with a cross body block, Shelley returns and Oliver sends him into the corner before landing chops. Oliver then causes Shelley to DDT Wayne after landing a missile drop kick on Shelley, Oliver looks for a power bomb on Shelley and Shelley counters with a face buster.

Shelley then hits both opponents with a DDT/flat liner combo for some near falls, Wayne fights back against Shelley and Shelley nails him with a 360 back suplex for a near fall. Shelley then applies a Motor City Stretch to Wayne and Wayne gets to the ropes, Wayne fights back and Shelley levels him with some chops. Oliver returns and Shelley destroys his arm alongside Wayne’s, Shelley then gets Oliver in the Motor City Stretch and Wayne breaks it all up. Shelley traps the leg of Wayne while reapplying the Motor City Stretch to Oliver, Wayne eventually gets to the ropes to break everything up. Oliver leaves the ring while Shelley goes back to attacking Wayne, Wayne fights back to hit Shelley with an enziguri followed by a stunner. Shelley goes for Shell Shock and Wayne counters with a fisherman suplex for a near fall, Oliver argues with Wayne before rolling him up for a near fall. Oliver and Wayne argue again before a striking exchange breaks out, Shelley joins in and he eats a double super kick from both opponents. Wayne then nails Oliver with a handspring stunner followed by a code red for a near fall, Shelley returns and he briefly gets Wayne in the Motor City Stretch again.

Wayne goes to the top rope after knocking Oliver to the arena floor, Wayne knocks Shelley off the top rope. Wayne goes for a swanton bomb and Shelley gets his knees up, Oliver returns to attack Shelley. Oliver hits Shelley with a cutter before nailing Wayne with a sit out power bomb for a near fall, Shelley recovers and he hits Oliver with a Shell Shock for a near fall. Shelley gets Oliver in the Motor City Stretch and Wayne breaks it up with a swanton bomb, Wayne catches Shelley in a roll up before eating Shell Shock for a near fall. A three way striking exchange takes place between all the competitors in the match, Wayne takes control by nailing Shelley with a top rope cutter. Oliver then hits Wayne with a top rope cutter before pinning Shelley for a three count.

Winner: Jordan Oliver

After the match, Alex Shelley grabs the microphone to say his undefeated streak in GCW has ended. Shelley says he has a couple of tag team partners he wants to bring to GCW to fight Nick Wayne and Jordan Oliver, Shelley also calls his opponents the future of pro wrestling. Oliver gets the microphone and he accepts the match on behalf of him and Wayne, Shelley says Chris Sabin will join him to face Wayne and Oliver next time GCW is in Detroit.

Team Horror Slam (Breyer Wellington, Malcolm Monroe III & Tommy Vendetta) vs. Second Gear Crew (1 Called Manders, Mance Warner & Matthew Justice)

The match begins with Team Horror Slam slapping their opponents and that causes a massive brawl to break out between both teams, Team Horror Slam eats a bunch of chops before sending their foes out of the ring. Team Horror Slam leaves the ring as well and a massive brawl now takes place on the arena floor, Monroe III smashes Manders face first onto the ring apron, Justice takes a blind man’s cane and he attacks Wellington with it. Justice then takes a piss jug and he dumps the contents on Wellington, Manders grabs various beer cans and he nails Vendetta with them. Manders finds a garbage can and he hits Wellington with it, Justice grabs a broom and he chokes Monroe III with it. Vendetta attacks Warner before Manders goes after him, Monroe III grabs a cane and he nails Warner with it. Monroe III finds Justice and he chokes him with the cane, Warner takes the cane and he chokes Monroe III with it. Manders nails Vendetta with a DDT on the arena floor, Manders also attacks Wellington with a broomstick. Justice finds a beer can and he nails Monroe III in the head with it, Manders grabs a cane and he hits Vendetta with it. 

Monroe III and Manders exchange a bunch of chops while Wellington is sent into the cameraman, members of both teams continue their battle throughout the crowd. Monroe III eventually gets Justice back into the ring, everybody eventually makes their way into the ring. Manders grabs a steel chair and he attacks Manders with it, Vendetta grabs a box full of Legos and he dumps them all over the ring. Vendetta and Monroe III nail Justice and Warner with low blows before dropping them on the Legos, Team Horror Slam knocks Manders off the ring apron and through a pile of chairs on the arena floor. The action spills back to the arena floor as Warner throws Monroe III into a bunch of chairs, Justice and Warner attack everybody with steel chair shots. Justice finds some weapons and he tosses them all into the ring, Justice finds a door and he throws it at Wellington. Justice finds a crate and he nails Wellington in the head with it, Justice and Warner set some doors up on some chairs in the ring. Monroe III returns to the ring and Justice gets him on the top rope, Justice climbs the ropes and Monroe III knocks him down. Monroe III uses a top rope double stomp to put Justice through the doors, Warner returns and he attacks Monroe III with a chair.

Vendetta returns and he has a striking exchange with Warner, Warner pokes the eyes of Vendetta and a blinded Vendetta puts Wellington through a door. Manders and Justice attack the opposition with a ton of weapon shots, The Second Gear Crew grab a table and it gets drop kicked into their faces. Monroe III then takes out Manders and Justice with a few suicide dives, Manders hits the ring and he gets triple teamed by the opposition. Manders is suplexed onto the Legos while eating a super kick from Monroe III, Team Horror Slam sets up a table in the ring while putting Manders on the top rope. Justice and Warner return to take everybody out with chair shots, Monroe III and Vendetta are put on top of the table while Manders super power slams Warner through everything. Justice then hits Wellington with a top rope splash for a three count.

Winners: Second Gear Crew (1 Called Manders, Mance Warner & Matthew Justice)

Light Tubes & Barbed Wire Doors Deathmatch: Hoodfoot vs. Slade

The match begins with Hoodfoot and Slade having a striking exchange, Hoodfoot grabs a light tube and Slade steals it from him. Slade breaks the tube an half before handing one end to Slade, Slade drops Hoodfoot before stabbing him with the lighttube multiple times. The referee goes to help Hoodfoot and Slade hits him with more light tubes, the referee calls for the bell due to the huge gash that is open on the left arm of Hoodfoot. 

Winner: Slade

Light Tubes & Barbed Wire Doors Deathmatch: Shane Mercer vs. Akira

The match begins with Akira trying to wrestle Mercer before getting knocked over, Akira goes for a jumping arm bar and Mercer defends. Mercer grabs a light tube and Akira kicks it into his face, Mercer gets another light tube and Akira trips him up before landing a double stomp on the light tube. Mercer leaves the ring and Akira nails him with a 619 followed by a top rope axe handle smash, Akira grabs a light tube and he breaks it on the head of Mercer. Akira gets a volunteer from the crowd and he picks him up, Mercer blocks the volunteer from hitting him before Akira throws the referee at him. Akira drinks from the piss jug before throwing up under the ring and eating chops from Mercer, Akira shoves Mercer into the crowd before returning to the ring. Akira sits on a chair and he taunts Mercer before sending him into the chair, Akira nails Mercer with a cannonball followed by a light tube shot to the head. Akira stabs Mercer in the head with another light tube before breaking it on his head, Akira looks for a power bomb and Mercer avoids it.

Mercer then nails Akira with a pop up power slam onto some light tubes for a near fall, Mercer places a light tube onto Akira’s head before stomping on it. Mercer traps Akira in the ropes before stabbing him in the head with a broken light tube. Mercer takes off his shirt and he chokes Akira with it, Mercer grabs a light tube and he punches it into the head of Akira. Mercer shoves broken pieces of a light tube into Akira’s mouth, Akira gets angry and he nails Mercer with multiple light tube shots. Mercer recovers and he nails Akira with a release northern lights suplex, Mercer misses a charge in the corner before propelling Akira to the top rope. Akira gets a light tube and Mercer meets him on the top rope, Mercer nails Akira with a light tube assisted superplex. Mercer stands over a downed Akira while ripping away at his face, Mercer looks for a German suplex and Akira avoids it before taking Mercer down and landing elbow strikes. Akira applies the Last Chancery to Mercer and Mercer grabs a mace, Mercer stabs Akira with the mace before nailing him in the stomach with it. Mercer breaks some light tubes on the midsection of Akira with the mace for a near fall, Mercer sets up some chairs in the ring while looking for a power bomb on Akira. 

Akira defends against it and he eventually nails Mercer with multiple back drop suplexes for a near fall, Akira grabs some more light tubes and he throws them at Mercer before breaking them over his back with an axe kick. Akira then hits Mercer with a northern lights suplex for a near fall, Akira then places the barbed wire door on the chairs. Akira places Mercer under the door while going to the top rope, Mercer gets free and he nails Akira with some light tubes. Mercer then hits Akira with Moonsault & Battery through the barbed wire door for a three count.

Winner: Shane Mercer

GCW Ultraviolent Title Match: Pane Of Glass, Light Tubes & Barbed Wire Doors Deathmatch - Alex Colon (c) vs. Dale Patricks

The match begins with Patricks backing Colon into the corner before letting him go free, Colon gets behind Patricks before nailing him in the back a few times. Patricks gets angry and Colon gets him in a headlock, Patricks gets free and Colon boots him in the face. The competitors grab light tubes and Patricks breaks them over the head of Colon, Patricks grabs another light tube and he looks to choke slam Colon on it. Colon blocks it before slamming Patricks onto the light tube for a near fall, Colon grabs Patricks and he sends him out of the ring before landing his own suicide dive. Colon goes for another dive and Patricks blocks it by nailing him with a bunch of light tubes, Patricks traps Colon in the corner while landing a chop. Patricks traps Colon in the corner before missing a charge, Patricks catches a leaping Colon before landing a light tube assisted power slam for a near fall. Colon recovers to send a charging Patricks into the ropes, Colon then hits Patricks with a light tube assisted double knee strike. Patricks recovers and he nails Colon with a pump kick to the head, Patricks then choke slams Colon through a plane of glass that was on the arena floor. 

Patricks leaves the ring and he throws Colon into the crowd, Patricks grabs a light tube and he nails Colon with it. Patricks grabs Colon again and he throws him into a bunch of chairs, Patricks gets Colon back in the ring before landing a few stomps. Patricks grabs the barbed wire door and he sets it up in the corner, Patricks tries putting Colon through the door and Colon continues to block it from happening. Colon attempts a roll up before nailing Patricks with a low blow, Colon then nails Patricks with a tornado DDT for a near fall. Colon grabs a few light tubes and he breaks them on the back of Patricks, Patricks recovers and he nails a charging Colon with a sit out driver onto some light tubes for a near fall. Colon blocks a light tube shot before breaking the light tube on Patricks’ face, Patricks falls out of the ring and Colon nails him with a light tube assisted suicide dive. Colon gets Patricks back in the ring before going to the top rope, Colon misses his leap off and Patricks nails him with a clothesline. Patricks then hits Colon with a sit out piledriver for a near fall, Patricks looks for a pile driver and Colon gets free before shoving him through the barbed wire door. 

Colon places the broken door on top of Patricks before landing a top rope double stomp for a near fall, Colon follows up with a camel clutch on Patricks. Colon releases the hold before landing a double underhook piledriver onto some light tubes for a three count. 

Winner: Alex Colon, still your GCW Ultraviolent Champion

Panes Of Glass & Light Tubes Deathmatch: Cole Radrick vs. Ciclope vs. Miedo Extremo

The match begins with Ciclope and Extremo double teaming Radrick, Extremo and Ciclope turn on each other after Extremo goes for a pin on Radrick. Extremo and Ciclope exchange some arm drags, Radrick returns to knock both opponents out of the ring with a drop kick. Radrick then hits both opponents with a suicide dive, Ciclope returns to the ring and Radrick nails him with a rana, Radrick nails Ciclope with a light tube assisted swanton bomb before hitting Extremo with a suicide dive. Extremo then hits Radrick with a light tube assisted dragon suplex for a near fall, Ciclope grabs some light tubes and he tries sending Extremo into them. Ciclope nails Extremo with a curb stomp onto some light tubes, Ciclope follows up by breaking some light tubes with a cross body block onto Extremo. Radrick returns and he exchanges strikes with Ciclope, Extremo joins the party and a three way striking exchange briefly takes place. Extremo and Ciclope work over a trapped Radrick in the corner, Radrick knocks both opponents into light tubes before landing a moonsault on Extremo.

Ciclope then hits Radrick with a destroyer before eating a super kick from Extremo, Extremo grabs a pane of glass and he sets it up on a pair of chairs. Extremo goes for a suplex on Radrick and Radrick winds up hitting Extremo with an air raid crash through the glass for a near fall, Ciclope grabs some glass and he stabs Radrick with it. Ciclope also breaks a few light tubes on the head of Radrick, Ciclope finds a steel chair and he hits Radrick with it. Ciclope grabs a pane of glass and he sets it up on some chairs, Ciclope goes to the top rope and Radrick kicks him in the head before following him up there. Ciclope nails Radrick with a pump handle superplex through the glass for a near fall, Extremo grabs a steel chair and he attacks Radrick with it. Extremo sets up more panes on glass on some chairs and ropes, Extremo tries to suplex Ciclope into the ring and Ciclope blocks it before returning to the ring. Extremo then hits Ciclope with a dragon suplex through the glass for a near fall, Extremo grabs Ciclope and he places him on the top rope.

Extremo grabs some light tubes and he breaks them on the head of Ciclope, Radrick returns and he knocks Extremo off the ropes after landing a few super kicks. Radrick climbs the ropes and Extremo meets him up there to hit Radrick with a super arm drag through the glass, Ciclope nails Extremo with a top rope splash and Radrick breaks up the pin attempt. Radrick then hits Ciclope with a springboard stunner, Extremo then hits Radrick with a spinning suplex for a near fall. Extremo grabs some light tubes and he breaks them on the head of Radrick, Extremo then hits Radrick with a low blow followed by a pile driver. Extremo then hits Radrick with a top rope swanton bomb for a near fall, Ciclope breaks some more light tubes on the head of Radrick with a curb stomp. Ciclope gets Radrick in the rings of Saturn to force a tap out.

Winner: Ciclope

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