GCW Hit Em Up 2022 Results (10/29): Nick Gage Vs. Lio Rush For The GCW World Championship
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Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) presents Hit Em Up 2022 from the Ukrainian Culture Center in Los Angeles, CA. The show will be headlined by a high-stakes encounter between Nick Gage and Lio Rush for the GCW World Championship. The match will mark Gage's first defense of the title since defeating Jon Moxley in a Title vs. Career on night one of GCW Fight Club 2022 earlier this month. Rush goes into the bout following back-to-back Scramble match victories during Fight Club weekend in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Elsewhere, "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela and Starboy Charlie will team up to battle The South Pacific Savages (Jacob Fatu and Juicy Finau) in a Steel Cage match. Plus, Taya Valkyrie will return for the first time since her GCW debut on September 4 to take on Allie Katch of Bussy.
Announced card prior to the show
* Nick Gage (c) vs. Lio Rush for the GCW World Championship
* Joey Janela and Starboy Charlie vs. The South Pacific Savages (Jacob Fatu and Juicy Finau) in a Steel Cage match
* "Speedball" Mike Bailey vs. Willie Mack
* Yamato vs. Jordan Oliver
* Allie Katch vs. Taya Valkyrie
* Los Mazisos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) (c) vs. Wolf Zaddies for the GCW World Tag Team Championship
* Blake Christian vs. Flip Gordon
* Hunter Freeman vs. Jimmy Lloyd
Steel Cage Match and Jordan Oliver vs. Yamato
Starboy Charlie vs. Juicy Finau in a Steel Cage match
The match began with Finau attacking Charlie outside the steel cage. Finau used the cage as a weapon to weaken Charlie. Finau eventually sent Charlie into the ring and locked with the cage door with a steel chain. Finau continued to punish Charlie and sent him into the steel surrounding the ring multiple times. Charlie eventually began to fight back and sent Finau into the steel.
Finau turned the match in his favor once again and repeatedly sent Charlie into the steel. Charlie got busted open. Charlie attempted to climb out of the cage, but Finau stopped him in his tracks. Charlie delivered a hurricanrana to Finau from the top turnbuckle as he began to build momentum. Charlie took Finau down and attempted a pin. Charlie climbed the cage. Finau stopped Charlie once more and delivered a superplex.
Charlie threw a chair at the head of Finau. Finau replied, but missed with a moonsault attempt. Charlie went to exit the cage, but instead landed a frog splash from the top of the cage to win the match.
Winner: Starboy Charlie via pinfall
Jordan Oliver vs. Yamato
Oliver and Yamato attempted to get the better of one another in the early stages of the match. Yamato worked on the left arm of Oliver before Oliver reversed. Yamato sent Oliver down to the canvas and began to work on his left leg. Oliver responded with a flurry of moves to take Yamato down. Oliver took control of the bout and began to wear down Yamato on the canvas.
Yamato took advantage when Oliver started to feel his left leg. Yamato applied pressure to Oliver's left leg as he sought to make him submit. Yamato continued to punish Oliver. Oliver hit a series of forearms before sending Yamato down. Oliver and Yamato went back-and-forth in the middle of the ring. Oliver sent Yamato down with a big boot to the face before applying a submission hold.
Yamato locked Oliver in an ankle lock in the center of the ring. Oliver escaped and sent Yamato into the turnbuckles. Oliver then delivered a Clout Cutter and powerbomb, but was unable to finish off Yamato. Oliver and Yamato went back-and-forth once again. Yamato finished the match by driving Oliver into the mat.
Winner: Yamato via pinfall
Blake Christian vs. Flip Gordon and GCW World Tag Team Championship
Blake Christian vs. Flip Gordon
Christian and Gordon went back-and-forth as the match began. Christian and Gordon showcased their speed and agility. Christian began to showboat as he got the better of Gordon. Christian sent Gordon crashing into the chairs on the front row. Gordon turned the match in his favor and started to wear down Christian on the canvas.
Christian started to build momentum and hit a flurry of moves on Gordon. Christian hit the ropes and kicked Gordon in the back of the head. Gordon replied and hit his own flurry of moves. Christian landed a Spanish Fly, but was unable to finish off Gordon. Gordon hit an elbow from the top and locked Christian in a crossface. After escaping the hold, Christian and Gordon went back-and-forth again before the pair collided in the center of the ring.
Gordon hit a series of uppercuts on Christian. Christian responded by driving Gordon into the canvas. Christian landed a Spanish Fly and springboard 450 splash to win.
Winner: Blake Christian via pinfall
Los Mazisos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) vs. Wolf Zaddies (Che Cabrera and Tito Escondido) for the GCW World Tag Team Championship
Cabrera and Escondido immediately took the fight to Los Mazisos as the action spilled around the ringside area. The Wolf Zaddies worked together on Ciclope in the center of the ring. Cabrera and Escondido continued to dominate the match as Extremo entered. Extremo eventually turned the tables for his team. Ciclope introduced a wooden door to the match and sent it into the ring.
Escondido set up a pile of chairs in the center of the ring as Cabrera brawled with Extremo on the outside. Escondido sent Ciclope crashing down onto the chairs from the top turnbuckle with a superplex. Both teams hit a flurry of moves on one another in the center of the ring. Each participant picked up a chair and traded blows. Escondido sent Extremo through the wooden door in the corner of the ring. Another wooden door was set up on top of two chairs by the Wolf Zaddies. Los Mazisos hit a Doomsday variation on Cabrera through the door. Extremo drove Cabrera into the mat. Ciclope followed up with a frog splash to win.
Winners and STILL GCW World Tag Team Champions: Los Mazisos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) via pinfall
Mike Bailey vs. Willie Mack, Taya Valkyrie vs. Allie Katch
Mike Bailey vs. Willie Mack
Bailey and Mack shook hands as the match got underway. Mack got the better of Bailey in the opening stages of the bout. Bailey attempted a shoulder tackle on Mack, but was unable to knock him down. Mack knocked Bailey down with a shoulder tackle. Bailey upped the tempo and managed to take Mack down using his speed. Mack immediately replied as Bailey rolled out of the ring.
Mack punished Bailey at ringside and got the fans involved to help him. Bailey leaped from the stage area to stop Mack in his tracks. Bailey took control as the action returned to the ring. Mack eventually hit back with a combination of moves. Mack delivered a dropkick as Bailey lay in the corner of the ring. After a back-and-forth, Mack sent Bailey into the turnbuckles.
Mack lifted Bailey and dropped him on the canvas. Mack followed up with a standing moonsault. After exchanging chops to the chest, Bailey landed a combination of moves but was unable to finish off Mack. Mack landed a stunner which sent Bailey flying out of the ring. Mack dived over the top rope to take out Bailey on the outside. Bailey turned the tables and leaped onto Mack on the outside. Back in the ring, Mack caught Bailey with a cutter as he jumped from the top turnbuckle. Mack missed a splash from the top. Bailey connected with knees to the back from the top turnbuckle to win.
Winner: Mike Bailey via pinfall
Taya Valkyrie vs. Allie Katch
Valkyrie was on top in the early stages of the match. Valkyrie delivered knees to Katch as she lay in the corner of the ring. Valkyrie pulled out a staple gun from underneath the ring and used it on Katch at ringside. Valkyrie stapled money to the head of Katch. With the help of a fan, Katch managed to staple money to the head of Valkyrie.
Back in the ring, Valkyrie took control and stomped Katch face-first into the canvas. Katch began to build momentum and delivered a cannonball to Valkyrie in the corner. Katch landed a Destroyer on Valkyrie. Katch piked Valkyrie into the canvas from the middle rope with her legs. Valkyrie turned Katch's top turnbuckle move into a powerbomb. Moments later, Katch connected with a superplex from the top and followed it up by driving Valkyrie into the match.
Katch collected a box from someone at ringside and opened it. It revealed an item of bloodied clothing and an ominous message. Katch ran off to the backstage area. The referee called the match off.
Winner: No contest
Jimmy Lloyd vs. Hunter Freeman and LA Fights vs. GCW All Stars
Jimmy Lloyd vs. Hunter Freeman in a deathmatch
Lloyd immediately stuck a metal plate in the head of Freeman. Lloyd went for a second, but Freeman countered. Freeman stuck a metal plate in the head and arm of Lloyd. Freeman pulled out thumbtacks and slammed Lloyd onto them. Lloyd replied by sending a bloodied Freeman onto the tacks. Lloyd used barbed wire on the face of Freeman. Freeman threw a chair at Lloyd in the corner and connected with a dropkick. Lloyd rolled to the outside. Freeman leaped over the ropes to take him out.
Freeman set up a barbed wire wooden door on top of two chairs at ringside. Back in the ring, Lloyd sent Freeman crashing over the ropes through the barbed wire door with a powerbomb. Lloyd sent Freeman through two more barbed wire doors in the ring. Lloyd attempted a cover, but Freeman kicked out. Freeman sent Lloyd through a barbed wire door in the corner of the ring to win.
Winner: Hunter Freeman via pinfall
LA Fights (Drugz Bunny, Jordan Cruz, Dom Kubrick, and Rob S**t) vs. GCW All Stars (Joey Janela, Kevin Blackwood, Titus Alexander and B-Boy)
After a high-octane bout, Janela and Alexander pinned Bunny at the same time to win.
Winners: GCW All Stars (Joey Janela, Titus Alexander, Kevin Blackwood, and B-Boy) via pinfall
GCW World Championship match
Nick Gage (c) vs. Lio Rush for the GCW World Championship
Rush tried to wrestle Gage, but received an elbow to the face. Gage unleashed a number of strikes which sent Rush to the outside. Back in the ring, Rush slapped Gage in the face. Gage took Rush down with a combination of strikes. Rush took out Gage on the apron and then took two leaps from the ring to the outside to take the champion out.
Rush repeatedly slammed Gage's head into a steel chair at ringside. Rush tried to take out Gage on the chair, but the champion moved out of the way. Gage sent a wooden door into the ring and placed it in the corner. Gage delivered a DDT to Rush in the center of the ring. Gage pulled out a pizza cutter. Rush brought two chairs in the ring and wanted he and Gage to trade fist strikes while seated. They play rock, paper, scissors to decide who goes first. Gage didn't like the outcome and went for his pizza cutter. Gage turned around and Rush speared him through the wooden door.
Rush repeatedly stomped Gage as he lay on the canvas. Rush locked Gage in a head submission. Rush hit a flurry of moves on Gage, but was unable to finish him off. Rush grabbed a piece of the broken door and smashed it on the head of Gage. Gage responded by with a spinebuster as he began to take control. Gage wedged a chair between the two middle turnbuckle and sent Rush head-first into them. Gage pulled a pizza cutter once again and used it on the forehead of Rush.
Gage delivered a piledriver, but Rush countered Gage's powerbomb. The referee was knocked down. Rush hit a combination of moves, but Gage got his shoulder up at the last second during the cover. Gage and Rush traded forearms in the center of the ring. Gage connected with another piledriver, but Rush kicked out of the cover. Gage then struck the referee. Another official appeared as Gage and Rush went back-and-forth. Gage delivered a chokeslam variation to the knee to win.
Winner and STILL GCW World Champion: Nick Gage via pinfall
- That's all for GCW Hit Em Up 2022!