GCW Bloodsport

GCW Bloodsport
PromotionsGame Changer Wrestling
First eventMatt Riddle's Bloodsport
Signature matchesRopeless ring mixed martial arts-style matches

GCW Bloodsport is a professional wrestling event held by the American promotion Game Changer Wrestling (GCW).[1] This event consists of a unique ruleset compared to a traditional pro wrestling event, in that every match must end in either a knockout or submission.[2] The traditional wrestling ring is replaced by a ring canvas with no ropes or turnbuckles.

This event features worked shoot matches in a style that mimics the early days of MMA and catch wrestling. It is common for Bloodsport competitors to have some knowledge in other combat sports and/or MMA, as well as professional wrestling, as these one on one matches often appear stiff and have a feel of a classic Shoot-style wrestling fights.[3]

Dates and venues

Event Date Location Venue Main event
Matt Riddle's Bloodsport April 5, 2018 Kenner, Louisiana Pontchartrain Convention & Civic Center Minoru Suzuki vs. Matt Riddle
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport April 4, 2019 Jersey City, New Jersey White Eagle Hall Josh Barnett vs. Minoru Suzuki
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 2 September 14, 2019 Atlantic City, New Jersey The Showboat Josh Barnett vs. Chris Dickinson
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 3 October 11, 2020 Marion County, Indiana Marion County Fairgrounds Jon Moxley vs. Chris Dickinson
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 4 February 13, 2021 Los Angeles, California Electric Pony Studios Jeff Cobb vs. Chris Dickinson
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 5 February 20, 2021 Los Angeles, California Electric Pony Studios Jon Moxley vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 6 April 8, 2021 Tampa, Florida The Cuban Club Josh Barnett vs. Jon Moxley
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 7 October 22, 2021 Los Angeles, California Ukrainian Cultural Center Chris Dickinson vs. Minoru Suzuki
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 8[4] March 31, 2022[4] Dallas, Texas[4] Fair Park[4] Chris Dickinson vs. Minoru Suzuki
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 9 March 30, 2023 Los Angeles, California Ukrainian Culture Center Timothy Thatcher vs. Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X April 4, 2024 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Penn's Landing Caterers Josh Barnett vs. Johnny Bloodsport
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport Bushido June 22, 2024 Sumida, Tokyo, Japan Ryōgoku Kokugikan Jon Moxley vs. Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XI July 28, 2024 New York City, New York Roulette Intermedium Shayna Baszler vs. Miyu Yamashita
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII November 24, 2024 Jersey City, New Jersey White Eagle Hall Josh Barnett vs. MVP

Events

Matt Riddle's Bloodsport

Promotional poster featuring the original main event matchup of Matt Riddle and Low Ki

Matt Riddle's Bloodsport took place on April 5, 2018, at Pontchartrain Convention & Civic Center in Kenner, Louisiana.[5] The main event was originally booked as a match between Low Ki and Matt Riddle, but the former was replaced by Minoru Suzuki prior to the event.[6]

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Dominic Garrini (with Tom Lawlor) defeated KTB by submissionSingles match3:31
2Eddie Kingston (with Matt Riddle) defeated Tracy Williams (with Wheeler Yuta) by knockoutSingles match6:02
3Masada defeated Martin Stone by technical knockoutSingles match4:59
4Walter defeated Tom Lawlor by submissionSingles match7:53
5Dan Severn defeated Chris Dickinson by submissionSingles match8:48
6Nick Gage defeated Timothy Thatcher by technical knockoutSingles match7:44
7Minoru Suzuki defeated Matt Riddle (with Eddie Kingston) by submissionSingles match8:11

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport took place on April 4, 2019, at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey.[7][8][9][10]

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Dominic Garrini defeated Phil Baroni by disqualificationSingles match4:12
2J. R. Kratos defeated Simon Grimm by knockoutSingles match9:10
3Davey Boy Smith Jr. defeated Killer Kross by submissionSingles match12:34
4Masashi Takeda defeated Jonathan Gresham by knockoutSingles match7:01
5Chris Dickinson defeated Andy Williams (with Pepper Parks) by submissionSingles match3:45
6Frank Mir defeated Dan Severn by submissionSingles match3:43
7Hideki Suzuki defeated Timothy Thatcher by knockoutSingles match12:00
8Josh Barnett vs. Minoru Suzuki ended in a time limit drawSingles match25:00

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 2

Promotional poster featuring Nick Gage and Killer Kross

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 2 took place on September 14, 2019, at The Showboat in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[11][12]

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Matt Makowski defeated Rory Gulak by knockoutSingles match5:41
2Sumie Sakai defeated Lindsay Snow by submissionSingles match4:40
3Anthony Henry defeated Zachary Wentz by submissionSingles match4:20
4Erik Hammer defeated J. R. Kratos by submissionSingles match10:26
5Allysin Kay defeated Nicole Savoy by knockoutSingles match10:48
6Anthony Carelli defeated Simon Grimm by submissionSingles match10:40
7Timothy Thatcher defeated Ikuhisa Minowa by submissionSingles match9:34
8Davey Boy Smith Jr. defeated Tom Lawlor by knockoutSingles match11:59
9Killer Kross defeated Nick Gage by submissionSingles match3:27
10Josh Barnett defeated Chris Dickinson by knockoutSingles match16:55

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 3

Promotional poster featuring Jon Moxley and Chris Dickinson

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 3 took place on October 11, 2020, at the Marion Country Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event was held as part of the Collective 2020 weekend.

It was originally scheduled to be held on April 2, 2020, at The Cuban Club in Tampa, Florida, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida.

The event included an inaugural Bloodsport Women's Tournament, which was the first professional wrestling tournament to ever be held at a Bloodsport event. The trophy was awarded to Lindsay Snow.

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Simon Grimm defeated Matt Makowski by knockoutSingles match8:31
2Allysin Kay defeated Killer Kelly by submissionWomen's tournament semifinal match12:19
3Lindsay Snow defeated Leyla Hirsch by submissionWomen's tournament semifinal match4:28
4Calvin Tankman defeated Alexander James by knockoutSingles match6:40
5Erik Hammer defeated Kal Jack by submissionSingles match7:36
6Tom Lawlor defeated Homicide by submissionSingles match8:46
7Davey Boy Smith Jr. defeated Josh Alexander by knockoutSingles match5:01
8Lindsay Snow defeated Allysin Kay by submissionWomen's tournament final match5:26
9Jon Moxley defeated Chris Dickinson by submissionSingles match14:42

Bloodsport Women's Tournament

Semifinals Final
      
Allysin Kay Sub
Killer Kelly 12:19
Allysin Kay Sub
Lindsay Snow 5:26
Lindsay Snow Sub
Leyla Hirsch 4:28

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 4

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 4 took place on February 13, 2021, at Electric Pony Studios in Los Angeles, California.[13]

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Diego Perez defeated Gil Guardado by submissionSingles match4:14
2Calder McColl defeated Royce Isaacs by submissionSingles match8:11
3Super Beast defeated Bad Dude Tito by submissionSingles match5:35
4J. R. Kratos defeated Alex Coughlin by TKOSingles match7:19
5Kal Jak defeated Nolan Edward by knockoutSingles match3:40
6Tom Lawlor defeated Simon Grimm by TKOSingles match7:18
7Davey Boy Smith Jr. defeated Calvin Tankman by submissionSingles match4:30
8Jeff Cobb defeated Chris Dickinson by knockoutSingles match11:08

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 5

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 5 took place on February 20, 2021, at Electric Pony Studios in Los Angeles, California, only a week removed from Bloodsport 4.[14]

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Calder McColl defeated Bad Dude Tito by submissionSingles match7:45
2Calvin Tankman defeated Nolan Edward by TKOSingles match3:16
3Kal Jack defeated Superbeast by submissionSingles match3:56
4Royce Isaacs defeated Alex Coughlin by submissionSingles match5:38
5Rocky Romero defeated Simon Grimm by submissionSingles match10:24
6Chris Dickinson defeated J. R. Kratos by submissionSingles match6:47
7Jeff Cobb defeated Tom Lawlor by submissionSingles match7:33
8Jon Moxley defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr. by TKOSingles match11:51

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 6

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 6 took place on April 8, 2021, at The Cuban Club in Tampa, Florida.[15]

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Karen Tran defeated Janai Kai by submissionSingles match9:11
2Matt Makowski defeated Heddi Karaoui by submissionSingles match6:46
3Bad Dude Tito defeated Victor Benjamin by submissionSingles match5:08
4Simon Grimm defeated Alexander James by submissionSingles match6:23
5Alex Coughlin defeated Royce Isaacs by submissionSingles match5:07
6Super Beast defeated Shlak by way of disqualificationSingles match2:18
7Allysin Kay defeated Masha Slamovich by TKOSingles match5:45
8Lio Rush defeated Yoya by submissionSingles match7:40
9Davey Boy Smith Jr. defeated KTB by knockoutSingles match3:36
10Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Rocky Romero by TKOSingles match6:18
11Chris Dickinson defeated Shane Mercer by submissionSingles match5:33
12Josh Barnett defeated Jon Moxley by TKOSingles match11:07

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 7

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 7 took place on October 22, 2021, at the Ukrainian Culture Center in Los Angeles, California.[16][17]

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Yoya defeated Starboy Charlie via KOSingles match3:42
2Zeda Zhang defeated KZT by submissionSingles match7:09
3Clark Connors defeated Royce Isaacs by submissionSingles match5:34
4Erik Hammer defeated Bad Dude Tito by submissionSingles match4:35
5Marina Shafir defeated Masha Slamovich by submissionSingles match4:53
6J. R. Kratos defeated Calvin Tankman by TKOSingles match6:55
7Tom Lawlor defeated Alex Coughlin by submissionSingles match8:10
8Davey Richards defeated Yuya Uemura by submissionSingles match7:17
9Josh Barnett defeated Tiger Ruas by submissionSingles match9:00

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 8

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 8 took place on March 31, 2022, at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas.[18]

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Masha Slamovich defeated Janai Kai by submissionSingles match4:43
2Ninja Mack defeated Yoya by TKOSingles match6:06
3Royce Isaacs defeated Bad Dude Tito by submissionSingles match5:37
4Alex Coughlin defeated Slade by TKOSingles match3:34
5John Hennigan defeated Simon Gotch by TKOSingles match5:59
6Marina Shafir defeated Zeda Zhang by submissionSingles match7:54
7J. R. Kratos defeated Timothy Thatcher by knockoutSingles match9:26
8Yuya Uemura defeated "Speedball" Mike Bailey by submissionSingles match7:04
9Josh Barnett defeated Jonah by submissionSingles match8:46
10Jon Moxley defeated Biff Busick by TKOSingles match10:25
11Chris Dickinson defeated Minoru Suzuki by TKOSingles match9:45

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 9

Promotional poster for the event

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 9 took place on March 30, 2023, at the Ukrainian Culture Center in Los Angeles, California.[19][20]

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Jeff Cobb defeated Calder McColl by referee stoppageSingles match6:04
2Erik Hammer defeated Calvin Tankman by submissionSingles match2:52
3Marina Shafir defeated Killer Kelly by submissionSingles match5:45
4Kota Ibushi defeated "Speedball" Mike Bailey by knockoutSingles match6:54
5Bad Dude Tito defeated Yuya Uemura by submissionSingles match5:08
6Harry Smith defeated J. R. Kratos by submissionSingles match10:59
7Johnny Bloodsport defeated Royce Isaacs by submissionSingles match7:52
8Jon Moxley defeated Alex Coughlin by referee stoppageSingles match6:31
9Timothy Thatcher defeated Josh Barnett by submissionSingles match12:50

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X

Promotional poster featuring several undercard matches

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X took place on April 4, 2024, at Penn's Landing Caterers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[21]

No.Results[22]StipulationsTimes[23]
1Victor Benjamin defeated Akira Way by referee stoppageSingles match5:06
2Nic Nemeth defeated Mike Bailey by technical submissionSingles match5:05
3Lindsay Snow defeated Lady Frost by submissionWomen's tournament semifinals match2:14
4Marina Shafir defeated Janai Kai by submissionWomen's tournament semifinals match3:55
5Charlie Dempsey defeated Matt Makowski (with Tracy Williams) by submissionSingles match6:23
6Takuya Nomura defeated Fuminori Abe by referee stoppageSingles match7:36
7Erik Hammer defeated Lou Nixon by submissionSingles match3:46
8Minoru Suzuki defeated Royce Isaacs by referee stoppageSingles match8:37
9Timothy Thatcher defeated Axel Tischer by submissionSingles match7:52
10Shayna Baszler (with Zoey Stark) defeated Masha Slamovich (with Jordynne Grace) by referee stoppageSingles match7:12
11Marina Shafir defeated Lindsay Snow by referee stoppageWomen's tournament final match7:44
12Josh Barnett defeated Johnny Bloodsport by referee stoppageSingles match7:57

Bloodsport Women's Tournament

Semifinals Final
      
Lady Frost 2:14
Lindsay Snow Sub
Lindsay Snow 7:44
Marina Shafir TKO
Janai Kai Sub
Marina Shafir 3:55

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport Bushido

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport Bushido took place on June 22, 2024, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.[24]

No.Results[25]StipulationsTimes
1Fuminori Abe defeated Yu Iizuka by submissionSingles match4:14
2Hideki Suzuki defeated Hikaru Sato by submissionBushido Tournament semifinals match5:13
3Erik Hammer defeated Takuya Nomura by technical knockoutBushido Tournament semifinals match3:06
4Konami defeated Maya Fukuda by submissionSingles match5:52
5Masakatsu Funaki defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr. by submissionSingles match7:29
6Quinton Jackson defeated Hideki Sekine by knockoutSingles match4:31
7Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Santino Marella by submissionSingles match10:53
8Minoru Suzuki defeated Timothy Thatcher by referee stoppageSingles match11:19
9Hideki Suzuki defeated Erik Hammer by submissionBushido Tournament final match8:14
10Josh Barnett vs. Jon Moxley ended in a time-limit drawSingles match20:00
11Jon Moxley defeated Josh Barnett by knockoutSingles match2:26

Bloodsport Bushido Tournament

Semifinals Final
      
Hikaru Sato Sub
Hideki Suzuki 5:13
Hideki Suzuki Sub
Erik Hammer 8:14
Erik Hammer KO
Takuya Nomura 3:06

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XI

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XI took place on July 28, 2024, at the Roulette Intermedium in New York City, New York.[26]

No.Results[27]StipulationsTimes
1Heddi Karaoui defeated Brian Johnson by submissionSingles match3:25
2Julius Creed defeated Matt Makowski by technical knockoutSingles match5:00
3Masha Slamovich defeated Jody Threat by technical knockoutSingles match5:24
4Royce Isaacs defeated Charlie Dempsey by submissionSingles match9:35
5Mike Bailey defeated Akira by technical knockoutSingles match2:59
6Brutus Creed defeated Tom Lawlor by technical knockoutSingles match6:37
7Homicide defeated Mike Santana by referee stoppageSingles match9:02
8Josh Barnett defeated Bad Dude Tito by technical knockoutSingles match7:43
9Timothy Thatcher vs. Josh Woods ended in a drawSingles match9:39
10Shayna Baszler defeated Miyu Yamashita by technical knockoutSingles match8:37

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII took place on November 24, 2024, at the White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey.[28]

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Lou Nixon defeated Calvin Tankman by technical knockoutSingles match2:12
2Davit Modzmanashvili defeated Matt Makowski by technical knockoutSingles match6:19
3Karmen Petrovic defeated Sumie Sakai by referee stoppageSingles match4:39
4Dominic Garrini defeated Kevin Ku by submissionSingles match3:37
5Charlie Dempsey (with Myles Borne) defeated Tracy Williams by submissionSingles match9:27
6Marina Shafir (with Jon Moxley) defeated Jody Threat by submissionSingles match7:22
7Masha Slamovich (c) defeated Léi Ying Lee by referee stoppageSingles match for the TNA Knockouts World Championship6:38
8Royce Isaacs defeated Myles Borne (with Charlie Dempsey) by submissionSingles match8:29
9Josh Alexander defeated Mike Bailey by submissionSingles match10:10
10Josh Barnett defeated MVP by submissionSingles match13:29
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

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