{"id":139959,"date":"2022-05-22T18:56:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T23:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=139959"},"modified":"2022-05-22T18:58:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T23:58:09","slug":"gcw-maniac-show-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/22\/gcw-maniac-show-report\/","title":{"rendered":"5\/21 GCW MANIAC SHOW REPORT: Joey Janela vs. Drew Parker, Bandido vs. Nick Wayne, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1665803601\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>GCW MANIAC 2022 SHOW REPORT<br \/>\nMAY 21, 2022<br \/>\nAIRED ON FITE.TV<br \/>\nREPORT BY CHRISTOPHER MAITLAND, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>GCW Announcers: <i>Kevin Gill, Veda Scott, Emil Jay, Pollo Del Mar<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) BLAKE CHRISTIAN vs KEVIN BLACKWOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christian won with the curb stomp in 14:35.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Maitland\u2019s Thoughts: This match was good from what I saw but nearly 10 minutes of it was lost to a signal failure. Not sure if it was on GCW\u2019s or FITE TV\u2019s end. Blake Christian is setting up a feud with Matt Cardona for a future GCW show.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) TITUS ALEXANDER vs TONY DEPPEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deppen wins after Alexander submits to Cattle Mutilation in 13:26.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Maitland\u2019s Thoughts: After watching Alexander as a heel in West Coast Pro Wrestling, it was odd to see Deppen act as bigger heel. Nonetheless, I enjoyed this match. Both wrestlers have bright futures.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) MIKE BAILEY vs MASHA SLAMOVICH<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3907950132\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Bailey won with Flamingo Driver in 15:55.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Maitland\u2019s Thoughts: Intergender matches can be hit or miss but this match was of high quality. Slamovich was able to get a level out of aggression from Bailey that he doesn\u2019t always provide.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) GCW EXTREME TITLE: AJ GRAY (c) vs JIMMY LLOYD vs COLE RADRICK vs STARBOY CHARLIE vs JACK CARTWHEEL vs NINJA MACK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gray retained the GCW Extreme title by pinning Starboy Charlie with Emerald Fusian in 13:22.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Maitland\u2019s Thoughts: This match had action all over the place. Not always my cup of tea but the match contained a lot of highlights.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) BIFF BUSICK vs JORDAN OLIVER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oliver won with the Clout Cutter in 8:37.<\/p>\n<p>(Maitland\u2019s Thoughts: The commentators put this over as the biggest win for Oliver in GCW. It was impressive for Oliver to get a win over Busick who has had a lot of success since retuning to the independents. Match was shorter than other matches tonight, but it got over how Oliver\u2019s quick strike offense can lead to victory.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3763423287\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>(6) DARK SHEIK vs LUFISTO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dark Sheik won with Go Ahead and Die in 12:12.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Maitland\u2019s Thoughts: This match ended up using a lot of chairs. Good hardcore action though I could do without the unprotected chair shots to the head.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(7) NICK WAYNE vs BANDIDO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bandido won with the 21 Plex in 12:25.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Maitland\u2019s Thoughts: My favorite match of the night. Bandido is one of the most impressive wrestlers in the world and Nick Wayne is only 16. This is a match I would recommend for people to watch.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(8) BUSSY (EFFY &amp; ALLIE KATCH) (c) vs SOUTH PACIFIC SAVAGES (JUICY FINAU &amp; TOA LIONA) &#8211; GCW World Tag Team Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Busy retained the GCW Tag Team Championship when Effy pile drove Katch on top of Finau and pinned him in 14:35.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Maitland\u2019s Thoughts: The finish of this match looked off as Finau kicked out at 2 and Toa almost got there. The story was the underdog champions surviving against much bigger competitors.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(9) DREW PARKER vs JOEY JANELA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parker won with a Swanton off the top of a ladder in 22:30.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Maitland\u2019s Thoughts: I am selling the finish short. It was a Swanton off the top of a ladder on top of a door while Janela was covered in barbed wire. This match had thumbtacks as well. I am not a huge deathmatch fan personally, but the crowd enjoyed it.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall Thoughts:<\/strong> This show was a good representation of GCW, fast paced action from some of the top independent talent combined with hardcore matches. I enjoyed this show.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/19\/jon-moxley-set-for-return-to-gcw\/\">Jon Moxley set for return to GCW<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2438259232\"><div id=\"pwtor-629189355\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>GCW MANIAC 2022 SHOW REPORT MAY 21, 2022 AIRED ON FITE.TV REPORT BY CHRISTOPHER MAITLAND, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR GCW Announcers: Kevin Gill, Veda Scott, Emil Jay, Pollo Del Mar (1) BLAKE CHRISTIAN vs KEVIN BLACKWOOD Christian <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/22\/gcw-maniac-show-report\/\" title=\"5\/21 GCW MANIAC SHOW REPORT: Joey Janela vs. Drew Parker, Bandido vs. Nick Wayne, more\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":139960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,622],"tags":[6460,5941,6755],"class_list":["post-139959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tvshowsandevents","category-indy-ppv-reports","tag-game-changer-wrestling","tag-gcw","tag-maniac"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2022\/05\/GCW-Maniac.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139959"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":139961,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139959\/revisions\/139961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}