GCW Nick Gage Invitational 7 Results (11/12): Deathmatch Tournament, Alex Colon Vs. Sawyer Wreck Vs. Hunter Freeman, More
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The seventh Nick Gage Invitational takes place from Summit Park District, IL. The event will be the first Game Changer Wrestling show to air live on FITE+ since the promotion announced their switch to the subscription service. Moving forward, all GCW events will air on the FITE+ subscription service, with past events also available to view.
The field for the invitational has been set for the seventh Nick Gage Invitational, as Alex Colon, John Wayne Murdoch, Ciclope, Toshiyuki Sakuda, Sawyer Wreck, Big Joe, Hunter Freeman, Miedo Extremo, and Cole Radrick all battle to be crowned the winner of this year's tournament. Past winners of the Nick Gage Invitational include MASADA, Matt Tremont, Masashi Takeda, Nick Gage, Mance Warner, and Alex Colon. In last year's final, Colon defeated Masahi Takeda to retain the GCW Ultraviolent Championship and win the sixth Nick Gage Invitational in a deathmatch.
Announced card before the event
* Big Joe vs. John Wayne Murdoch in a Nick Gage Invitational 7 match
* Toshiyuki Sakuda vs. Ciclope in a Nick Gage Invitational 7 match
* Miedo Extremo vs. Cole Radrick in a Nick Gage Invitational 7 match
* Alex Colon vs. Hunter Freeman vs. Sawyer Wreck in a Nick Gage Invitational 7 match
GCW World Champion Nick Gage Speaks and Three-Way Match
- The opening video played highlighting the participants in the seventh Nick Gage Invitational.
- GCW World Champion Nick Gage made his way down to the ring. Gage is introduced by Emil Jay. Gage took the microphone and asked where his gang was at. Gage said his GCW World Championship belonged to the fans as much as it belonged to him. Gage said that he made sure the Nick Gage Invitational stayed in Chicago. The champion revealed that tonight was the most attended NGI event in history. Gage put over GCW as the best deathmatch company in the world.
Alex Colon vs. Hunter Freeman vs. Sawyer Wreck in a Nick Gage Invitational 7 match
Freeman smashed a bundle of tubes over the head of Colon as the match got underway. Wreck and Freeman traded tube strikes to the head. Colon returned and took out Wreck and Freeman. Colon took a dive to the outside with a tube in his hand. Colon used a broken tube on Freeman and Wreck. Back in the ring, Colon smashed a bundle of tubes on Wreck and Freeman in the corner. Colon pulled out a large teddy bear from underneath the ring, which had a number of weapons attached to it. Colon powerbombed the teddy bear onto the floor from the ring.
Freeman sent Colon to the outside. Freeman followed up by diving over the top rope to take out Colon. Wreck threw the teddy bear at Freeman. Freeman took another dive over the top rope to wipe out Wreck and Colon. Freeman pulled out a screwdriver and used it on the forehead of Colon in the ring. Freeman continued to dominate. Freeman brought a barbed wire door into the ring and set it up in the corner. Colon fought back. Wreck returned and applied a submission to Colon and Freeman at the same time.
Wreck brought a tray of cans into the ring. Freeman was driven into the cans. Colon superkicked a bundle of tubes into the face of Freeman. Freeman replied and delivered a running powerslam to Wreck through the barbed wire door in the corner of the ring. Wreck and Freeman went back-and-forth after sending Colon to the outside. Wreck was sent through a barbed wire door from the apron. From the top turnbuckle, Colon delivered a Spanish Fly to Freeman through a bundle of tubes to win.
Winner: Alex Colon via pinfall
- After the match, Colon said this might be his last NGI. Colon made it clear that he planned on becoming a two-time winner tonight.
Ciclope vs. Toshiyuki Sakuda and Cole Radrick vs. Miedo Extremo
Ciclope vs. Toshiyuki Sakuda in a Nick Gage Invitational 7 match
The winner of this match would go on to face Alex Colon in the next round. Ciclope knocked Sakuda down with a shoulder tackle. Sakuda responded with headscissors. Ciclope replied with his own headscissors. Ciclope smashed a tube over the head of Sakuda. On the outside, Ciclope sent Sakuda into the ring post. Sakuda briefly turned the tables. Ciclope set up a stack of doors on top of steel chairs. Sakuda and Ciclope attempted to trade chair shots at ringside.
Back in the ring, Ciclope rubbed Sakuda's face into the broken glass on the canvas. Sakuda replied with a DDT from the top rope. Sakuda smashed a bundle of tubes into the chest of Ciclope in the corner of the ring. Sakuda Sabu'd off a chair into Ciclope. Ciclope grabbed a bunch of skewers and planted them into the cheek of Sakuda. Ciclope superplexed Sakuda onto a steel chair in the center of the ring.
Ciclope and Sakuda traded forearm shots. Sakuda planted Ciclope into the mat with a Destroyer. Sakuda delivered a springboard senton onto Ciclope. Sakuda stuck a skewer through the whole mouth of Ciclope. Ciclope managed to send Sakuda through the stack of doors on the outside. Ciclope, still with the skewer in his mouth, set up a pane of glass on top of two chairs in the ring. Sakuda sent Ciclope through the glass from the top turnbuckle. Sakuda placed a bundle of tubes on top of Ciclope and attempted a senton. Ciclope caught Sakuda in a submission to win.
Winner: Ciclope via submission
Cole Radrick vs. Miedo Extremo in a Nick Gage Invitational 7 match
Radrick and Extremo tried to get the better of one another as the bell rang. Extremo gained the advantage and sent Radrick down to the canvas. Extremo took Radrick off his feet again with a shoulder tackle. Radrick responded with headscissors. Radrick took a dive to the floor to take out Extremo. Extremo caught Radrick and slammed him into the apron.
Radrick took control of the match as the action returned to the ring. Radrick connected with a Cutter, but Extremo briefly managed to turn the tables. Radrick delivered an Air Raid Crash. Radrick set up a stack of doors at ringside. Extremo drove Radrick into the mat as he returned to the ring. Extremo placed a pane of glass on top of two chairs in the middle of the ring. Extremo tossed Radrick through the glass from the top rope. Extremo followed up by sending Radrick through the doors on the outside.
In the ring, Radrick fired up and connected with a spinning kick to the head of Extremo. Radrick connected with a suplex and then drove Extremo into the canvas. Extremo hit a flurry of moves, but it wasn't enough to put Radrick away. Radrick shattered a tube into the mouth of Extremo. Radrick managed to pick up the win with a roll-up.
Winner: Cole Radrick via pinfall
Big Joe vs. John Wayne Murdoch and First Semi-Final Match
Big Joe vs. John Wayne Murdoch in a Nick Gage Invitational 7 match
Murdoch and Joe grabbed a bundle of tubes to start the match. Murdoch smashed his tubes against the exposed knees of Joe. Murdoch took control of the match and began to punish Joe with tubes. Joe responded by sticking coat hangers in the mouth of Murdoch. Joe planted Murdoch through a bundle of tubes in the center of the ring. On the outside, Murdoch repeatedly hammered a small tree into the back of Joe. Joe replied with a DDT.
In the ring, Joe grabbed a Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson cutout covered in tubes. Murdoch delivered a Rock Bottom to Joe onto the cutout. Joe placed a bundle of tubes in front of Murdoch in the corner and launched his body into him. Murdoch took off the footwear of Joe. Murdoch slammed Joe's feet onto some tubes on the canvas. Murdoch followed up by sending Joe into a bundle of tubes in the corner. Murdoch pinned Joe to win.
Winner: John Wayne Murdoch via pinfall
- 15-minute intermission.
Ciclope vs. Alex Colon in a Nick Gage Invitational 7 semi-final match
The action spilled to the outside after a brief exchange in the ring. Colon used a broken tube on the forehead of Ciclope. Ciclope responded by headbutting the tube into the head of Colon. Ciclope carved at the forehead of Colon with the broken tube. Colon seated Ciclope on a steel chair and charged at him. Ciclope suplexed Colon on top of the chair.
Back in the ring, Ciclope sent Colon down with his feet. Ciclope suplexed Colon through a pane of glass in the corner of the ring. Colon picked up some skewers. Ciclope grabbed them and stuck them in the head of Colon. Colon took a second bundle of skewers and stuck them in the head of Ciclope. Ciclope smashed a bunch of tubes on Colon. Ciclope set up a pane of glass on top of two chairs. Colon planted Ciclope through the glass with a DDT from the top turnbuckle. Colon locked in a camel clutch variation and Ciclope tapped.
Winner: Alex Colon via submission
Second Semi-Final Match and Scramble Match
John Wayne Murdoch vs. Cole Radrick in a Nick Gage Invitational 7 semi-final match
Murdoch and Radrick interacted with the crowd before they went to war. Radrick landed an early Cutter on Murdoch. Radrick followed up by driving Murdoch into the mat. Radrick placed a bundle of tubes on top of Murdoch and headed to the top rope. Murdoch moved out of the way and smashed the tubes into the head of Radrick. Murdoch took control of the bout and used a broken tube on the forehead of Radrick.
Murdoch pulled out a gun and began shooting darts at Radrick. Murdoch delivered a brainbuster, but it wasn't enough to bring the curtain down on the match. Radrick eventually replied and sent Murdoch into a bundle of tubes on the canvas. Murdoch and Radrick traded tube shots in the center of the ring. The referee halted the match while he bandaged up Murdoch's bleeding arm. Murdoch and Radrick went back-and-forth again.
Radrick placed a bundle of tubes on the back of Murdoch and delivered a double stomp from the top. Moments later, Murdoch connected with a Destroyer from the top turnbuckle to advance to the finals.
Winner: John Wayne Murdoch via pinfall
- After the match, Murdoch spoke on the microphone. Murdoch hyped up his finals match with Colon. Colon came out of the locker room and headed to the ring. Murdoch and Colon had to be separated as Nick Gage stood between them. Gage took to the microphone to tell Murdoch and Colon to wait for the finals.
Jimmy Lloyd vs. Alec Price vs. Jordan Oliver vs. Nick Wayne vs. Blake Christian in a Scramble match
Each participant went to the top rope to determine their reaction from the fans in attendance. All five competitors took risks early on, but none paid off as they all reached a stalemate. Oliver hit a combination of moves on Price. Christian and Lloyd went at it. Wayne entered and hit a flurry of moves on Lloyd. Wayne and Oliver worked together against Price and Christian. Christian worked over both Oliver and Wayne at the same time.
All five competitors were involved in a Doomsday variation in the corner of the ring. Oliver sent Christian to the outside. Lloyd landed a suplex on Oliver. Wayne returned and hit Code Red and a Destroyer on Lloyd. Price hit a Cutter and DDT on Oliver. Christian and Wayne traded superkicks. Christian connected with a kick to take Wayne off his feet. Christian delivered a Tombstone to Wayne on the outside after leaping out of the ring. Oliver hit an Acid Kick on Lloyd to win.
Winner: Jordan Oliver via pinfall
- 15-minute intermission.
Nick Gage Invitational 7 Finals Match
John Wayne Murdoch vs. Alex Colon in the finals of the Nick Gage Invitational 7
The crowd chanted for both men as the bell rang. Colon sent Murdoch into the tubes that were attached to the ring ropes. Colon sent Murdoch through the ropes. Murdoch crashed through two doors on the outside. Colon used a broken tube on the forehead of Murdoch at ringside. Back in the ring, Colon sliced under the arm of Murdoch with a tube. Murdoch responded by smashing a tube over the head of Colon.
Colon continued to punish Murdoch with a bat covered in sharp objects. Colon used another bat covered in thumbtacks. Colon targeted a wound of Murdoch and attempted to pull it open further. Murdoch fought back for a brief moment before Colon sent him into the ropes covered in barbed wire. Colon and Murdoch traded strikes in the center of the ring. Murdoch and Colon traded suplexes as they attempted to tire one another out.
Colon and Murdoch grabbed a bunch of tubes and went back-and-forth. Murdoch brought in a bundle of tubes and smashed them on the head of Colon. Murdoch connected with a brainbuster, but Colon kicked out of the pinfall attempt that followed. A pane of glass covered in tubes was brought into the ring and placed on two chairs by Murdoch. Murdoch delivered a Destroyer from the top turnbuckle through the pane of glass. After Colon kicked out of the cover, Murdoch forced him to tap out.
Winner of the Nick Gage Invitational 7: John Wayne Murdoch via submission
- Murdoch spoke on the microphone after the match. Murdoch praised Colon and called him the best. Murdoch thanked him and they shook hands. Murdoch handed Colon the microphone. Colon spoke about his future. Colon said he didn't know if this was his last NGI.
- That's all for GCW Nick Gage Invitational 7!