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KROSS AND SCARLETT APPEAR, NICK GAGE RETURNS & MORE: 8/23 GCW HOMECOMING IN ATLANTIC CITY, NJ LIVE REPORT

By David Tees on 2025-08-24 10:37:00

- A video package airs highlighting all that has gone down recently in GCW.

- A Video package airs highlighting the rivalry between Matt Cardona and Shotzi Blackheart.

Vacant Garage Beer Championship
Shotzi Blackheart vs. Matt Cardona

The match begins with Cardona cracking Blackheart in the head with a steel chair, Cardona takes Blackheart’s helmet and he tosses it into the crowd. Blackheart gets up and she corners Cardona before landing strikes, Blackheart then hits Cardona with a flying tornado DDT followed by a cannonball. Cardona leaves the ring and Blackheart takes him down with a dive from the ring apron, Cardona recovers and he nails Blackheart with more chair shots. Cardona finds a bunch more chairs and he sets them all up on the arena floor, Cardona looks for a power bomb and Blackheart gets free before sending him face first onto a chair. Blackheart sits Cardona on the pile of chairs before taking him out with a suicide dive, Blackheart gets Cardona back in the ring before returning to it herself with some light tubes. Cardona spits beer into the eyes of Blackheart before hitting her with a light tube shot to the head, Cardona grabs a beer can and he nails Blackheart with it.

Cardona picks up Blackheart and he slams her onto some light tubes for a near fall, Cardona calls out some cronies and they hand him a barbed wire hoverboard. Cardona hits Blackheart in the head with a barbed wire hoverboard, Cardona sends Blackheart into the corner before landing a few strikes. Cardona grabs a beer and he makes sure Blackheart drinks some before landing a Broski Boot for a near fall, Cardona leaves the ring and he grabs a Garage Beer sponsored door. Cardona sets the door up on some chairs that are in the ring, Cardona places Blackheart on the top rope before following her up there. Blackheart fights back and she nails Cardona with a super sliced bread through the door for a near fall, Mance Warner hits the ring and he attacks Blackheart with a steel chair followed by a running knee strike. Jimmy Lloyd hits the ring and he nails Warner with a super kick followed by a suicide dive, Lloyd and Warner take their brawl backstage.

Cardone goes for a Zack Ryder on Blackheart and Blackheart counters with a power bomb for a near fall, Nick Gage’s music hits and Tommy Invincible comes out. Invincible hits the ring and he nails Blackheart with a cutter before embracing Cardona, Gage’s music plays again and Nick Gage makes his way to the ring. Gage hits the ring and he takes out Invincible with a spine buster, Gage then hits Cardona with a DDT followed by a forearm strike and a face wash. Gage gets some light tubes from Blackheart and he nails Cardona in the head with them, Blackheart gets a pizza cutter from Gage and she carves Cardona’s head with them. Gage and Invincible brawl towards the backstage area, Blackheart leaves the ring before grabbing light tubes and hitting Cardona with them. Blackheart grabs more light tubes and she again nails Cardona with them for a near fall, Blackheart grabs a door and she sets it up in the corner. Cardona grabs a case of beer and he accidentally hits the ref with them before eating a DDT from Blackheart, Blackheart checks on the ref and Cardona nails her with a Rough Rider for a near fall.

Cardona gets angry and he attacks the second referee, a bunch of hooded figures make their way to the ring and Blackheart tries fighting them off. More hooded figures hit the ring and one hits Cardona with a low blow, the figures take their hoods off and they are revealed to be Killer Kross and Scarlett. Kross grabs Cardona and he puts him through a door, Blackheart goes to the top rope and she nails Cardona with a senton for a three count.

Winner: Shotzi Blackheart, your new Garage Beer Champion

- A video package airs highlighting Fuego Del Sol’s transition to KJ Orso after losing his mask at Joey Janela’s Spring Break event.

- Amy Rose interviews KJ Orso, who says he is ready to win the GCW World Championship tonight.

Drew Parker vs. Marcus Mathers

The match begins with some chain wrestling between Parker and Mathers, Mathers catches Parker in a roll up for a near fall. Parker backs Mathers into the corner before Mathers gets him in a headlock, Mathers then drops Parker with a shoulder tackle. Mathers drops Parker before landing a head kick, Parker leaves the ring and he prevents a Mathers’ suicide dive. Parker drags Mathers out of the ring before trapping him in the ring skirt and landing strikes, Parker picks up Mathers and he tosses him onto a bunch of chairs. Mathers gets back in the ring and Parker attacks him with some strikes, Mathers fights back and Parker goes after his eyes. Parker holds Mathers down while applying a chin lock to him, Mathers gets free and he fights back against Parker by cornering him while landing strikes. Mathers then drops Parker with a springboard cross body block, Mathers follows up by hitting Parker with clotheslines and a blue thunder bomb for a near fall.

Parker fights back and he goes back to attacking the eyes of Mathers, Parker and Mathers then have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Parker ends the exchange by spiking Mathers on the top of his head, Mathers recovers and he nails Parker with a destroyer before eating a double knee strike. Parker and Mathers have another striking exchange in the middle of the ring, the duo falls out of the ring and Mathers nails Parker with a tombstone piledriver on the arena floor. Mathers gets Parker back in the ring before landing a clothesline, Mathers then hits Parker with a 2KY Driver for a near fall. Mathers goes to the top rope and he misses a double stomp attempt, Parker rolls up Mathers before landing a stunner. Parker then hits Mathers with a Jay Driller for a near fall, Parker goes for a swanton bomb and Mathers gets his knees up. Mathers then levels Parker with a super kick to the head, Mathers sends Parker out of the ring before landing a suicide dive.

Mathers gets Parker back in the ring and Parker blocks a knee strike before landing a suplex, Parker then nails Mathers with a knee strike for his own for a three count.

Winner: Drew Parker

- A video package airs showing when KJ Orso turned on Sam Stackhouse.

Dr. Redacted vs. Ultramantis Black

The match begins with Redacted nailing Black in the head with some light tubes, Black recovers and he sends Redacted through a glass panel. Black follows Redacted out of the ring while nailing him with strikes, Black grabs a steel chair and Redacted prevents him from using it. Redacted grabs the chair and he nails Black in the head with it, Redacted sits Black on a chair before taking him out with a cannonball. Redacted grabs Emil Jay’s headset and he provides some color commentary, Black grabs the other headset and he debates Redacted before they start brawling again. Black grabs Redacted and he sends him into the ring post, Black gets Redacted back in the ring and he chokes him. Black grabs some gusset plates and he stabs Redacted in the head with them, Black grabs a thumbtack bat and he nails Redacted with it. Redacted recovers and he nails Black with a low blow, Redacted grabs a gusset plate and he stabs Black in the upper body with it.

Redacted leaves the ring and he tosses some weapons back in before attacking Black with a steel chair, Redacted grabs a barbed wire board and he sets it up on some chairs. Black hits Redacted with a Japanese Ocean Cyclone Suplex through the barbed wire board for a near fall, Black then hits Redacted with a full nelson slam for a near fall. Redacted recovers and he catches Black in a dragon sleeper until Black gets to the ropes, Redacted gets a garbage can and he places it over the body of Black before landing a drop kick for a near fall. Redacted finds a box fan and he turns it on, Redacted tries shoving Black face first into the fan blades. Black gets free and he piledrives Redacted on the box fan for a near fall, Black grabs the box fan and other weapons before smashing them on the head of Redacted. Black then hits Redacted with a Michinoku Driver followed by a light tube senton for a near fall, Black grabs more light tubes and he breaks them over the head of Redacted.

Redacted fights back and he breaks light tubes over the head of Black, Redacted grabs a pair of plyers and he cuts the mask of Black. Redacted breaks a light tube over the head of Black, Redacted then hits Black with a Saito Suplex onto a pile of chairs. Redacted grabs a glass panel and he sets it up on some chairs, Redacted sits Black on the glass panel before putting Black through it with a top rope high cross body for a three count.

Winner: Dr. Redacted

- A video package airs previewing tomorrow’s GCW Ultraviolent Championship bout between Matt Tremont and Bear Bronson.

- Emil Jay is in the ring and he brings Brett Lauderdale to the ring, Lauderdale gets the microphone and he talks about GCW being around for ten years. Lauderdale says there would be no GCW without Nick Gage and Gage makes his way to the ring, Lauderdale talks about his relationship with Gage and how they have been close for over twenty years. Lauderdale talks about members of the GCW roster that have helped grow the promotion over the years, Gage gets the microphone and he wants to know where his gang is at. Lauderdale says the real start of GCW happened in 2011-2015 when Lauderdale was visiting Gage every weekend in prison, Lauderdale talks about how GCW revived deathmatch wrestling in the United States. Lauderdale talks about Joey Janela’s Spring Break, Lauderdale says the GCW haters are scared of what was coming next.

Lauderdale talks about all the accomplishments of GCW, Lauderdale then plays a video honoring the members of GCW who have passed away. Lauderdale says he wishes that everybody who passed away was still with us today, Lauderdale says GCW has had its haters and he says GCW isn’t going anywhere. A bunch of clowns make their way to the ring and members of the Juggalo Championship Wrestling roster make their way out to the ring. Lauderdale says his business with JCW is over. Violent J says Lauderdale is pathetic for praising himself and GCW, J says GCW is only here because JCW allows it. JCW says they have been around for 25 years and they should be celebrated, JCW says they kicked GCW’s behind at the Two Day War. J then plays a video highlighting JCW defeating GCW in the two day war, Lauderdale says JCW is only tough when they are on their own turf.

Lauderdale challenges JCW to a War Games Match on October 11, J says they have nothing left to prove because the war is over. The JCW roster starts leaving as Lauderdale and Gage mock them on the microphone, Lauderdale thanks everybody again and he says GCW will be around for many more years.

- A video package airs highlighting VNDL48 and their rivalry with Joey Janela, Matt Tremont and Masha Slamovich.

VNDL48 (Atticus Cogar, Otis Cogar & Christian Napier) vs. Team GCW (Matt Tremont, Joey Janela & Masha Slamovich)

The match begins with an all out brawl between everybody in the match, the brawl between everybody quickly spills to the arena floor. Slamovich sits Napier on a chair while nailing him with strikes, Otis grabs a tack bat and he nails Tremont in the head with it. Tremont grabs his own tack bat and he trades shots with Otis, Janela grabs some steel chairs and he nails Napier with them. Janela grabs a bunch of chairs and he sets them up in the ring, Atticus is battling Slamovich in the crowd. Janela goes to the top rope and Napier kicks him in the head, Napier nails Janela with a super rana onto a pile of chairs. Tremont hits the ring and he knocks Napier out before getting attacked by Otis, Otis grabs a knife and he stabs Tremont in the head with it. Tremont fights back and he stabs Otis in the head with a fork, Atticus returns and he takes Tremont out with a springboard moonsault. Slamovich returns to the ring and she attacks all three opponents, Slamovich and Napier get into a striking exchange until Napier nails her with a back breaker. Napier grabs a door and he sends it into Slamovich, Slamovich gets up and she drops Napier with some strikes and a chair shot.

Napier recovers and he slams Slamovich for a near fall, Janela and Atticus are battling again on the arena floor. Napier grabs the door and he sets it up on some chairs in the ring, Atticus grabs skewers and he stabs Janela in the head. Slamovich then hits Napier with a super death valley driver through a door followed by a knee strike for a near fall, Otis returns and he goes after Slamovich before nailing her with a sidewalk slam. Tremont returns and he nails Otis with a uranage, Atticus returns to hit Tremont with a low blow followed by a knee strike. Janela returns to the ring and he has a striking exchange with Atticus. Atticus grabs skewers and he stabs Janela in the head, Janela recovers and he nails Atticus with a super kick before stabbing him with skewers. Atticus gets up and he has another striking exchange with Janela until they both go down, everybody gets back in the ring and another massive brawl breaks out. Atticus finds another door and he sends it into the ring, Otis sends Janela into the door.

Janela recovers and he attacks everybody with the broken door, Janela places a broken door on top of Napier before landing a top rope double knee drop for a near fall. Slamovich grabs a glass panel and she sets it up on some doors, Otis prevents Janela and Slamovich from putting Napier through the glass panel. Otis then hits Slamovich with a power bomb through the glass panel, Tremont returns to the ring and he eats a chair shot to the head. Tremont fights back and he nails Otis with a low blow, Tremont then drops Napier and Atticus with a double clothesline. Tremont clears the ring before taking everybody out with a suicide dive, Janela gets Napier and he hits him with a death valley driver through a door. Janela then places Napier on a barbed wire and glass panel device on the arena floor, Otis grabs a steel chair and he levels Tremont with it. Atticus tells a member of the GCW staff to drive a forklift to the ring, The Bev hits the ring and he throws a giant wooden cross in the ring. Janela returns to the ring and he gets jumped by the opposition, Atticus gets in the lift and he raises it high in the air.

The Bev takes off his shirt and he reveals that he is part of Team GCW before helping put Otis and Napier through the device on the arena floor, a masked man appears behind Atticus and he tries suffocating him with a garbage bag. The person takes the mask off and they are revealed to be Charles Mason, Mason shoves Atticus off the lift and through a door and Janela gets the cover for a three count.

Winners: Team GCW (Matt Tremont, Joey Janela & Masha Slamovich)

- A video package airs highlights Jordan Oliver & Alec Price winning the JCW Tag Team Titles at The Two Day War.

GCW World Tag Team Championship
YDNB (Jordan Oliver & Alec Price) (c) vs. Los D’Sperados (Gringo Loco & Jack Cartwheel)

The match begins with Cartwheel taking Oliver down with a headlock, Oliver quickly gets free and Cartwheel gets him down again for a short time. Cartwheel misses a drop kick and Oliver gets him down with a cross body block, Price tags in and he goes after the arm of Cartwheel. Loco tags in and he trades arm drags and head scissors with Price, Loco then drops Price with a sit out press slam for a near fall. Oliver tags in and he double teams Loco alongside Price, Price tags back in and he again double teams Loco alongside Oliver. Loco fights back and he drops both opponents with a handspring double elbow strike, Cartwheel tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team. Cartwheel hits Oliver with a handspring elbow strike, Loco tags in and he nails Oliver with a swantom bomb for a near fall. Cartwheel tags back in and he nails Oliver with a suplex followed by a double knee drop for a near fall.

Cartwheel holds Oliver down while working over his arm, Loco tags in and he cracks Oliver with some strikes. Cartwheel tags in and he nails Oliver with a 609 followed by a handspring double knee drop for a near fall, Oliver recovers and he nails Cartwheel with an Acid Kick. Loco hits the ring and Oliver drops him with a rana, Price tags in and he quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Loco is sent out of the ring before Price nails him with a suicide dive, Price then hits Loco with a 720 DDT while Oliver hits Cartwheel with an Acid Bomb. Price and Cartwheel get into a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Cartwheel drops Price with a death valley driver before Loco lands a guillotine leg drop for a near fall. Oliver tries getting back into the ring and Cartwheel knocks him down to the arena floor, Loco sets up for the Base Bomb and he nails it as Cartwheel nails Oliver with a suicide dive. Cartwheel then hits Price with a shooting star press for a near fall, Cartwheel and Loco set up for a Doomsday Device and Price breaks it all up.

Oliver gets back in the ring and they stomp away on a downed Loco, Cartwheel returns and he trades super kicks with his opponents. Price and Oliver hit Cartwheel with some double team maneuvers, Price and Oliver then hit Loco with an elevated bulldog for a three count.

Winners: YDNB (Jordan Oliver & Alec Price), still your GCW World Tag Team Champions

After the match, a box with a clown painting is brought to ringside and balloons pop out when it is opened. The Brothers Of Funstruction come out and they attack YDNB, the rest of the JCW roster hit the ring and they attack YDNB until the GCW roster makes the save. Matt Tremont gets the microphone and he says JCW is looking at Team GCW, Violent J gets the microphone and he accepts the War Games Match on behalf of Team JCW.

- A video package airs highlighting past GCW War Games Matches.

Deathmatch Scramble
Bam Sullivan vs. Mr. Danger vs. Lil Sicko vs. Ciclope vs. Bear Bronson vs. John Wayne Murdoch

The match begins with Bronson knocking Sullivan out of the ring after hitting him with a light tube, Bronson clears the ring until he is left alone with Murdoch. Bronson and Murdoch have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Murdoch uses a drop kick to knock Bronson through a pane of glass. Sullivan returns to the ring and he nails Murdoch with a spine buster onto a light tube, Ciclope then hits Sullivan with a back elbow strike. Sicko and Danger then hit Ciclope with a double Van Daminator, Sicko and Danger exchange pin attempts on one another. Sicko and Danger then take their opponents out with suicide dives, Cicilope gets back in the ring before hitting Sicko and Danger with a double clothesline. Ciclope then nails Sicko with a spine buster onto a pile of broken glass, Sullivan returns and he trades light tube shots with Ciclope. Sullivan and Ciclope have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Sullivan hits Ciclope with a sit out slam for a near fall.

Murdoch returns and he drops Sullivan on top of a chair for a near fall, Bronson returns and he clears the ring before landing a suicide dive. Sicko and Danger return to the ring to work over Murdoch, Murdoch is put under a pane of glass before Danger lands a swanton bomb from the top of the ladder. Danger and Sicko grab some light tubes and Bronson winds up taking them both out, Bronson picks up Danger while Sullivan hits him in the back with a light tube. Bronson tosses Danger into Sullivan before propelling Sicko out of the ring, Sullivan and Bronson have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Bronson ends the exchange by hitting Sullivan with a power slam, Bronson then hits Sullivan with a choke bomb onto a board of knives for a near fall. Bronson follows up by hitting Sullivan with a sit out piledriver onto a box of light tubes for a three count.

Winner: Bear Bronson

- A video package highlights KJ Orso’s feud with Sam Stackhouse.

- Anthony Luke interrupts the announcements beings made by Emil Jay, Luke says he has been asking for an opportunity in GCW now. Luke issues an open challenge and it is answered by AJ Gray.

Austin Luke vs. AJ Gray

The match begins with Gray nailing a swinging Luke with a spine buster, Gray follows up by nailing Luke with a power bomb. Gray traps Luke in the ropes while landing some strikes, Luke escapes a suplex attempt before raking the eyes of Gray. Luke then hits a trapped Gray with some strikes of his own, Gray fights back and Luke nails him with a head kick. Gray fights back and he boots Luke in the face, Gray follows up by hitting Luke with a pair of lariats for a three count.

Winner: AJ Gray

- A video package airs highlighting the rivalry between Effy and KJ Orso.

GCW World Championship Match
Effy (c) vs. KJ Orso

The match begins with some chain wrestling between Orso and Effy, Effy scores a takedown and Orso gets to the ropes. Orso looks for a takedown and Effy defends before landing an atomic drop followed by a back suplex, Orso sends Effy into the corner before going after his eyes. Orso keeps Effy cornered while landing a bunch of strikes, Effy gets free and he nails a cornered Orso with strikes. Effy follows up by choking a trapped Orso in the corner, Effy traps Orso in the ropes before he gets free to land a knee strike. Orso keeps Effy trapped in the ropes before landing a neck breaker. Orso traps Effy in the corner before landing a cross body block, Effy fights back and he gets Orso on the top rope. Effy follows Orso on the ropes and Orso crotches him, Orso hits Effy with a top rope double stomp. Orso then rakes the eyes of Effy before working over his injured leg, Effy fights back and he rolls up Orso before landing a clothesline.

Effy gets Orso up and Orso escapes before landing a knee strike followed by a modified Olympic Slam for a near fall, Effy again fights back and he nails Orson with a hip attack. Effy follows up by hitting Orso with a blockbuster, Effy then nails a cornered Orso with a boot to the face followed by the Under The Rainbow DDT for a near fall. Effy follows up by crushing Orso with a curb stomp before his previously injured knee gives out on him, Orso leaves the ring and he nails Effy with a steel chair. Orso returns to the ring and he nails Effy with some more chair shots, Orso goes for a Coast To Coast and Effy nails him with a steel chair. Effy then hits Orso with a tornado DDT onto a chair for a near fall, Effy goes for the Sack Ryder and Orso avoids it before missing the Character Assassination. Effy finally hits Orso with the Sack Ryder afterwards for a near fall, Effy sets a chair up in the middle of the ring and Orso hits him with a drop toe hold onto it. Orso then hits Effy with a Character Assassination for a near fall, Orso goes for a cobra clutch and Sam Stackhouse makes his way to the ring.

Orso goes after Stackhouse and Stackhouse tosses him into the ring post followed by a bunch of steel chairs, Stackhouse then hits Orso with a pop up power bomb on the ring apron. Stackhouse gets into the ring and he double teams Orso with Effy, Stackhouse gets a steel chair and he accidentally hits Effy with it. Orso knocks Stackhouse into the corner before Stackhouse’s wife hits Orso with a low blow, Effy then hits Orso with a spear followed by a Sack Ryder for a three count.

Winner: Effy, still your GCW World Champion

- A video package airs highlighting the participants in tonight’s main event.

Slade vs. Masashi Takeda

The match begins with Takeda attacking Slade with a pile of light tubes, Slade grabs light tubes and they both trade tons of light tube shots. Slade drops Takeda after landing a light tube clothesline, Takeda falls out of the ring and Slade stabs him with a broken light tube. Takeda escapes and he nails Slade with more light tube shots, Takeda grabs Slade and he throws him into a bunch of chairs. Takeda and Slade have a striking exchange on the arena floor, Slade grabs another light tube and he hits Takeda with it. Slade gets Takeda back in the ring before landing more light tube shots, Takeda recovers and he drop kicks a tower of light tubes onto Slade. Takeda gets a broken light tube and he stabs Slade with it. Takeda also grabs a pair of scissors and he stabs Slade with them, Takeda now has two pairs of scissors and he stabs Slade with them. Takeda then breaks a light tube over the mouth of Slade for a near fall, Takeda and Slade have another striking exchange in the middle of the ring.

Slade ends the exchange by hitting Takeda with a choke slam through a panel of glass, Slade follows up with a clothesline on Takeda for a near fall. Takeda fights back and he uses a cannonball to put Slade through a pane of glass, Takeda then breaks a tower of light tubes with a knee strike onto Slade. Takeda and Slade both get a pair of scissors and they trade stabs, Slade ends that with a light tube clothesline on Takeda for a near fall. Slade looks for a choke slam and Takeda defends before his knee gives out on him, Takeda recovers and he nails Slade with more light tubes. Takeda then hits Slade with a wrist clutch suplex through light tubes for a near fall, Takeda nails Slade with more light tubes followed by an elavted reverse DDT for a three count.

Winner: Masashi Takeda

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