BSB #53 – What if Daniel Bryan Leaves WWE?

By Ryan Joy
Updated: May 7, 2021
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Body Slam Brigade May 7, 2021

BSB #53 – What if Daniel Bryan Leaves WWE?

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The Future of Daniel Bryan . . .

Daniel Bryan’s WWE contract has expired and nobody knows what Bryan will do next. Bryan’s silence on the matter makes the situation that much more intriguing.

Will he stay with WWE? Will he move on to someplace else? Will he attempt to work as a true independent by not signing a long term deal anywhere?

We have questions . . . but until Bryan makes up his mind . . . we’ll not have answers.

While we live in this short window of uncertainty, we can’t help dreaming about all the potential opponents for Daniel Bryan. Many dream matches exist outside WWE, and I wrote an article earlier this week naming my Top 5 Dream opponents for Daniel Bryan. You can find the full article by clicking here.

That list focused on wrestling names outside WWE as I named one wrestler from ROH, AEW, NWA, Impact, and New Japan in this list.

You can consider this the extended edition of that article as I know answer the question, “What if Daniel Bryan stays in WWE?”

Here are 5 Dream Opponents for Daniel Bryan if He Stays in WWE.

Let me first preface the list by saying that I selected opponents that match well with Bryan’s style and that would also benefit by working a program with Daniel Bryan.

You might also find it a little odd that I’ve selected so many NXT UK wrestlers for this list.

NXT UK is the least exposed brand and therefore has some of the least exposed wrestlers. Having Daniel Bryan wrestle on the NXT UK raises the profile of the brand while also getting a new crop of excellent wrestlers a chance to step into a well deserved spotlight. WWE can also capitalize on the rich pre-WWE history between Daniel Bryan and NXT UK commentator Nigel McGuinness. Nigel may have insights previously unexplained on WWE television.

Here’s the list.

Number 5 – Kushida

I have always described Daniel Bryan as a proficient technical wrestler and striker. That’s also how I would describe Kushida. The Timesplitter brings a bit more speed and agility to his matches, and Bryan can, at times, bring more intensity.

Put these two in a match together, and I expect them to bring the house down.

Image Credit: Kushida’s Twitter

Number 4 – Pete Dunne
The Bruiserweight v. The Leader of the Yes Movement.Pete Dunne established the NXT UK Championship before making the full-time switch to NXT. He’s had a successful tag team run with Matt Riddle, and he became the breakout star from Pat McAfee’s short run in NXT.Pete’s complete lack of charisma has ironically made him interesting. His offense is intense, technically sound, and his finger-lock submissions often make you turn away.Pete Dunne has been claiming to be the best technical wrestler in the world, and nobody would question Daniel Bryan for making the same claim. One big feud with Daniel Bryan, and Pete Dunne could jump to the main roster.

Image Credit: Pete Dunne’s Twitter

Number 3 – Jordan Devlin
A few years ago, Mustafa Ali made the WWE Main Roster at Daniel Bryan’s request. Ali was riding a strong wave when an injury took him down costing Ali a once in a lifetime opportunity that Kofi Kingston turned into Kofi-Mania.Daniel Bryan could do the same thing with Jordan Devlin. I see this as a multi-match program where Devlin takes a surprising first match win. Like everyone else on this list, Devlin holds all the tools to wrestle on top. He just needs a magical moment to push him there.

Number 2 – Ilja Dragunov
Ilja Dragunov is unique. As intense as anyone else in wrestling.At present, Dragunov is working through some anger management issues. Longtime fans of Daniel Bryan will know that Bryan has plenty of experience with those issues.Not only will the match be completely insane, but Daniel might bring a bit of levity to Dragunov’s current program.

Number 1 – Tyler Bate
Tyler Bate won the inaugural NXT UK Championship at the age of 19 years old. He lost the title to Pete Dunne, but has been a staple of the NXT UK brand in every moment since. Now, 24 years old, Bate remains one of the top stars in NXT UK.Everything you love about Daniel Bryan exists within Tyler Bate . . . except Bate is 15 years younger than Bryan.An upcoming NXT UK Takeover would be a whole lot more special with a Tyler Bate v. Daniel Bryan match. An appearance from Bryan would attract more eyeballs to the program, and a match with Bate almost has to be 5 Stars.

That’s My List. I’m sure you have one too. Feel free to share your favorite options. If you want to join the conversation and tell everyone about the Daniel Bryan matches that you most want to see, consider leaving a comment on this Facebook Post.Have a Great Weekend!

Ryan Joy

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At Fierce, Ignite will crown their first Women’s Tag Team Champions as well as debut their new championship belts. While Ignite is bringing many of their signature wrestlers, the card is full of people making their Ignite Wrestling debuts.

Kim talks about her Ignite Inferno Hot Sauce, the new T-Shirt Line, and so much more. It’s a great interview, so check it out.

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General News

Daniel Bryan’s contract expired last week. Bryan has been very quiet about his status, and WWE moved Daniel Bryan to the alumni section of their website. In WWE storyline, Roman Reigns defeated Bryan in a match where Bryan had to leave Smackdown upon losing.
WWE’s Titus O’Neil was announced as part of the Boys and Girls Club of America Hall of Fame.
PW Insider reports that RK-Bro is planned for a substantial run. Merchandise is incoming.
The Wrestling Observer and Fightful are both reporting that WWE and MLW are discussing a partnership. Discussions are happening at the highest level.
WWE won 17 Communicator Awards at the 27th annual Communicator Awards
Several wrestlers debuted on NXT television this week.
- Anthony Henry (now wrestling as Asher Hale) debuted in a loss to Cameron Grimes
- AJ Francis and Briana Brandy debuted alongside Ashantee Adonis as part of Swerve’s new faction.
The NXT Tag Team Championships changed hands on NXT Television. Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon lost the titles to Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell.
Mansoor debuted on Monday Night Raw this week. In his unceremonious loss to Sheamus, Mansoor’s 49 match winning streak came to an end. WWE did not mention the streak.
Eva Marie finally re-debuted on Raw with a video package introduction.
Shelton Benjamin and Cedrice Alexander officially split as a tag team.

Upcoming:

WrestleMania Backlash on 5/16

The next major WWE Show will be WrestleMania Backlash on 5/16

Drew McIntyre v. Braun Strowman v. Bobby Lashley (c) – WWE Championship Match
Bianca Belair (c) v. Bayley – Smackdown Championship
Rhea Ripley (c) v. Asuka v. Charlotte Flair – Raw Championship

Smackdown on 5/7

Throwback Edition of Smackdown
Cesaro v. Seth Rollins

205 Live on 5/7

Debuting Ikeman Jiro & August Grey v. Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari
Ari Sterling (Alex Zayne) v. Samir Singh

Raw on 5/9

Drew McIntyre v. Bobby Lashley

NXT on 5/10

Raquel Gonzalez v. Mercedes Martinez – NXT Women’s Championship
Santos Escobar v. Kushida – Cruiserweight Championship – 2 out of 3 falls.
Karrion Kross v. Austin Theory
Killian Dain v. Alexander Wolfe

NXT UK on 5/12

Gauntlet Match: Isla Dawn, Jinny, Xia Brookside, Emilia McKenzie, Dani Luna
Noam Dar v. Nathan Frazer – Heritage Cup Rules Match

Results:

Smackdown Results from 4/30

Street Profits and Bianca Belair defeat Dirty Dawgs and Bayley – 06:45
Natalia and Tamina defeat Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler – 04:50
Big E. defeats Apollo by DQ – 10:32 – Apollo retains the Intercontinental Championship.
Roman Reigns defeats Daniel Bryan – 27:17 – Roman Reigns retains and Daniel Bryan must leave Smackdown.

Raw Results from 5/3

AJ Styles and Omos defeats The New Day – 11:19
Charlotte Flair defeats Dana Brooke – 04:13
Charlotte Flair added to the Rhea Ripley v. Auska match at Backlash. Sonya makes the decision without Pearce. Adam is unhappy about it.
Damian Priest defeats John Morrison – 08:52
Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado defeat Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin – 04:22
- Cedric gets ticked off at Shelton after the match, and they split up.
Angel Garza defeats Drew Gulak – 02:03
Mansoor signed a contract to join Monday Night Raw.
Riddle and Orton defeat Elias and Jaxson Ryker – 05:15
Sheamus defeats Mansoor – 04:29 by DQ when Carrillo gets involved.
Alexa Bliss says that Lilly has her eye on someone, but she hasn’t said who.
Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler defeat Lana and Naomi – 02:00
Bobby Lashley defeats Braun Strowman – 13:14

NXT Results from 5/4

Isaiah Swerve Scott defeats Leon Ruff – Falls Count Anywhere – 15:21
Cameron Grimes defeats Asher Hale – 03:07
Ciampa and Thatcher defeat GYV – 14:24
Franky Monet says hi to Kacy and Kayden this week.
Karrion Kross came to the ring and was greeted by Kyle O’Reilly, Pete Dunne, Finn Balor, Austin Theory, and Johnny Gargano. Gargano and Theory were able to take Kross down. Due to a weird interaction with Scarlett earlier in the night, Austin Theory is scheduled to face Kross next week.
Sarray defeats Zayda Ramier – 04:37
LA Knight defeats Jake Atlas – 03:04
Ted Dibiase bought the club that Cameron Grimes tried to celebrate in.
Toni Storm still has her sights set on Zoey Stark.
Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell defeat Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon – Street Fight for NXT Tag Team Championships – 15:32 – New Tag Team Champions

NXT UK Results from 4/29

Ilja Dragunov defeats Dave Mastiff – 01:38
Nathan Frazer is on the Supernova Sessions. Sha Samuels says that Frazer couldn’t hold up against real British wrestlers. Noam and Nathan agree to have a British Rounds match.
Trent Seven defeats Saxon Huxley – 06:01
Kenny Williams defeats Amir Jordan – Loser leaves NXT UK – 13:51

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AEW News

Tony Khan spoke to Busted Open Radio about Double or Nothing – They expect to be at 100% capacity.
AEW launched a global shop 5/5. They claim reduced shipping cost and quicker deliver time.
Many Title Matches on Next Week’s Dynamite: SCU will challenge the Young Bucks for the Tag Titles, Miro will challenge Darby for the TNT Championship, and Yuji Nagata challenges Jon Moxley for the IWGP United States Championship.

Upcoming on AEW Double or Nothing on 5/30

Hikaru Shida (c) v. Britt Baker – AEW World Women’s Championship
Kenny Omega (c) v. Pac or Orange Cassidy – AEW World Championship

Upcoming on AEW Dynamite on 5/12

Young Bucks v. SCU – World Tag Team Championship
Pac v. Orange Cassidy – Winner Faces Omega at AEW World Championship
Interview with Jade Cargill
Cody Announces his Double or Nothing Plans
Miro v. Darby Allin – TNT Championship
Yuji Nagata v. Jon Moxley – IWGP United States Championship

AEW Dark Elevation Results from 5/3

Miro defeats Will Allday – 04:39
Abadon defeats Ryo Mizunami – 07:50
Jon Moxley defeats Andrew Palace – 03:07
Preston Vance defeats D3 – 01:54
Orange Cassidy defeats VSK – 01:49
FTR defeats the Hughes Brothers – 04:54
Nyla Rose defeats Madi Wrenkowski – 01:54
Nick Comoroto defeats Baron Black – 02:12
Red Velvet defeats Reka Tehaka – 03:37
Private Party defeats Duke Davis and Ganon Jones – 03:57
Thunder Rosa defeats Willow Nightingale – 04:47
QT Marshall defeats Dillon McQueen – 03:00
Austin and Colten Gunn defeats Chaos Project – 08:55
The Blade and Matt Hardy defats Colt Cabana and Alan Angels – 09:03

AEW Dark Results from 5/4

Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks defeat Brick Aldridge and Aaron Frye – 00:30
Leyla Hirsch defeats Diamante – 02:34
Varsity Blonds defeat Liam Gray and Adrian Alanis – 03:37
SCU defeats Spencer Slade and Jake St. Patrick – 04:20
Big Swole defeats Megan Bayne – 03:33
Sonny Kiss and Joey Janela defeats Kit Sackett and Justin Law – 02:33
KiLynn King defeats Julia Hart – 03:45
Pac defeats Serpentico – 02:14
The Bunny defeats Leila Grey – 03:28
The Acclaimed defeats David Ali and Vary Morales – 02:50
Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky defeat The Hughes Brothers – 03:45
Stu Grayson, Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds defeat Cezar Bononi, Ryan Nemeth, JD Drake – 07:10
Dante Martin defeats Danny Limelight – 09:25
Lance Archer defeats Luther – 04:04

AEW Dynamite from 5/5

Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston defeat Kenny Omega and Michael Nakazawa – 08:02 – The Young Bucks and Good Brothers joined in to attack Kingston and Moxley after the match.
Cody defeats QT Marshall – 11:45
Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page tossed Darby down the stairs.
Britt Baker defeats Julia Hart – 01:29
SCU defeats Jurassic Express, Acclaimed, Varsity Blonds – 09:14 – Earns World Tag Team Championship Match for Next Week
Blood and Guts – Pinnacle defeats Inner Circle – 33:55 – Inner Circle surrenders to prevent MJF from tossing Jericho off the top of the cage. MJF does it anyway.

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General News

The IWGP United States Championship will be defended on the 5/12 episode of AEW Dynamite. Yuji Nagata challenges Jon Moxley.
New Japan pulled six wrestlers (Sho, Yoh, Okada, Suzuki, Desperado, Kanemaru) from the 5/4 show. They later announced that two wrestlers were diagnosed with COVID 19. The two wrestlers in question are under the care of their physicians.
The removal of Yoh and Desperado from the 5/4 Wrestling Dontaku show removed the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match between the two of them.
PW Insider reported that the Japanese Government has extended their state of emergency to 5/31, but they will allow events to go ahead with no more than 5,000 people or any number lower than 50% of the venue’s capacity.
Both Grand Slam Events (Yokohama on 5/15 and Tokyo Dome on 5/29) will have live French and English commentary.
New Japan announced that Tom Lawlor will defend the NJPW Strong Openweight Title against Chris Dickinson on 5/28

Upcoming Show Lineups

Upcoming on New Japan Strong on 5/14

DKC and Kevin Knight v. Adrian Quest and Barrett Brown
Jordan Clearwater and Misterioso v. Royce Isaacs
Ren Narita and Yuji Nagata v. Chris Dickinson and Jon Moxley

Upcoming Wrestle Grand Slam in Yokohama Stadium – 5/15

No Matches Announced Yet

Upcoming Wrestle Grand Slam in Yokohama Stadium – 5/29

IWGP Champion v. Kazuchika Okada – IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match

Major Show Results –

New Japan Strong Results from 4/30

TJP defeats The DKC – 07:39
Fred Rosser and Ren Narita defeats Kevin Knight and Alex Coughlin – 12:36
Karl Fredericks defeats Clark Connors – 18:19

Wrestling Dontaku from 5/3

Dick Togo, Taiji Ishimori, Yujiro Takahashi, Evil defeat Master Wato, Tiger Mask, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Toru Yano – 09:57
Ishimori used Bloody Cross for the pinfall victory.
Sho, Yoh, Kazuchika Okada defeat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado, and Minoru Suzuki – 10:31
Bushi, Sanada, Tetsuya Naoto, Shingo Takagi defeat Aaron Henare, Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan, Will Ospreay
Zack Sabre defeats Tanga Loa – Right to Challenge for the IWGP Tag Team Championships – 15:12
Taichi defeats Tama Tonga – 27:11 – Ladder Match for Iron Fingers from Hell. Taichi wins the Iron Fingers from Hell
Jay White defeats Hiroshi Tanahasi – 39:01- Jay White wins the NEVER Openweight Championship

Wrestling Dontaku from 5/4

Douki, Zack Sabre Jr, Taichi defeat Jado, Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga – 10:00
Ishimori and Yujiro defeat Wato and Tenzan – 10:24
Cobb, Henare, Great-O-Khan defeat Bushi, Sanada, Naito – 14:54
Taguchi, Yano, Hiroshi Tanahashi defeat Dick Togo, Evil, Jay White -12:14
Ospreay defeats Takagi to Retain IWGP World Championship – 44:53

Tommy Dreamer by My Ill Gotten Brain

General News

Impact has a show called “Against All Odds” on June 12th.
While Impact is not advertising a July date for their Slammiversary PPV, PW Insider has reported the date as 7/17. Wrestlers that were released from WWE on 4/15 would be eligible to appear at Slammiversary as the 90 day non-compete clause expires just before the 7/17 date.
Impact Wrestling announced a deal with Samsung Plus. Although not exclusive, it sounds like the deal is similar to the WWE Network-Peacock deal.
On the latest episode of his podcast, Tommy Dreamer discussed battling COVID 19 for 24 days. During the illness, Tommy has feared for his life and continues to be worried about some varicose veins and blood clots. He also fears that the disease will have long term impacts on his health.
Moose sent out a tweet on 5/6 that he had a goal to win the Impact World Title before his contract expires in June.
Fightful is reporting that Killer Kelly will join the Impact Roster as soon as practical. Apparently Kelly has had issues leaving Portugal due to Covid.

Under Siege – 5/15

The next major Impact show will be Under Siege on May 15

Six Way Number One Contender’s Match for the Impact Championship: Chris Bey v. Matt Cardona v. Sami Callihan v. Chris Sabin v. Moose v. Trey
Jordynne Grace/Rachael Ellering (c) vs. Fire ‘N Flava – Knockouts Tag Team Titles
Kenny Omega and Good Brothers v. Eddie Edwards and FinJuice
WIllie Make v. W. Morrissey
Deonna Purrazzo v. Winner of the match between Rosemary and Havok on 5/13. – Knockouts Championship
Josh Alexander v. Winner of the X Division Scramble Match on 5/13

Upcoming on Impact Wrestling – 5/13

X Division Scramble: Petey, Ace, ELP, Rohit, TJP, Acey
Karl Anderson v. David Finlay
Havok v. Rosemary – Winner Faces Deonna at Under Siege
LIkely Next Week: Jordynne Grace v. Tasha Steelz

Show Results –

Impact Wrestling from 5/6

Chris Sabin defeats Rhino – 06:44 – Qualifier for Under Siege #1 Contender Match
Taylor Wilde defeats Susan – 02:26
Decay is busy backstage. They attacked Brian Myers and Rosemary is trying to position for a Knockouts Championship match.
Trey defeats Rohit Raju – Qualifier for Under Siege #1 Contender Match – 11:49
Doc Gallows defeats Juice Robinson – 07:12
El Phantasmo defeats VSK – 03:12
Rachael Ellering defeats Kiera Hogan – 04:33
Moose defeats James Storm – Qualifier for Under Siege #1 Contender Match – 16:54

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General MLW News

MLW has live events scheduled for 7/10 in Philadelphia, 9/11 in Dallas, and 11/6 in Chicago.
Alicia Atout announced that MLW is reloading rosters with free agents and international superstars.
Hammerstone is denied his title shot by Josef Samael, but the winner of Battle Riot gets an automatic shot.
El Jefe from Azteca Underground turned out to be a character from Lucha Underground
PW Insider confirmed that Salina de La Renta is done with the company.

Upcoming

The May 5th episode was the season finale. MLW does not plan to return with programming until the July dates, which will include fans.

MLW Fusion Results from 4/21

Laredo Kid defeats Gringo Loco – 09:19
Richard Holliday defeats Ariel Dominguez – 01:36
Marshall Von Erich says he’s coming for Team Filthy in Philadelphia.
Josef Samael has closed Hammerstone out of the MLW world title picture, but the winner of Battle Riot will get a guaranteed title shot.
Myron Reed defeats Lio Rush (c) – World Middleweight Championship – 15:56 – Myron Reed is the new MLW Middleweight Champion.
El Jefe decided to sacrifice Salina de La Renta. He’ll also be in attendance in Philly.

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ROH News

Marie Kanellis announced that Rok-C is the first women chosen to be in the Women’s Tournament.
Rok-C is 19 years old, but she has been training to be a wrestler since the age of 13. Rok-C trained with Booker T!

Upcoming on ROH TV Episode 503

Quinn McKay v. Angelina Love

ROH TV 502 Results

Flamita defeats Bandido – 13:01
Matt Taven and Mike Bennett defeat Beer City Bruiser and Ken Dixon – 09:40
Milonas left commentary and beat down Ken Dixon.
Tony Deppen defeats Tracy Williams – 10:53

Women’s Wednesday – 05/5

Sumie Sakai defeat Vita Vonstarr – 08:30

NWA

NWA Powerrr Results for 5/4
- Jennacide defeats Skye Blue – 04:32
The next PPV for NWA takes place on 6/6
NWA announced a 14 person battle royal will take place on 5/25 to determine Nick Aldis’ next challenger.

Coastal Championship Wrestling (South Florida)

Luchamania 2 takes place in Nashville, TN on May 15th
- Santos v. Thomas Latimer – CCW Heavyweight Championship
- Haley J (c) v. Christi Jaynes – OVW Women’s Championship
- Marina Tucker (c) v. Roma – CCW Women’s Championship
Breakout 2 – May 22 at the CCW Arena in Pompano Beach, FL
Bash at the Brew 5 takes place on June 5th at Unbranded Brewery in Hialeah, FL.
- Will Austin v. Alex Ocean – Last Man Standing
Patriot Games – July 10th at the MidFlorida Event Center in Port Saint Lucie, FL
CCW’s Summer Glory featuring Brian Cage takes place on June 19th at Xtreme Action Park.
- Jackal Stevens (c) v. Davey Richards – CCW Southeaster Championship

Ignite Wrestling (Vero Beach, Florida)

Ignite announced their “Fierce” show will take place on May 15th at Walking Tree Brewery.
- Leon the Terrible (Ignite Champion) will face “Mr. Everything” Victor Andrews
- Dale Springs v. Storm Thomas
- The show will also include a “Women’s Tag Team Tournament” to crown new champions. Teams include Renee Michelle and Sahara Seven, Eliza Haze and Savannah Thorne, Hawlee Cromwell and Aspyn Rose, Kelsey Raegan and Chelsea Durden.
Princess Deathwish, Mosh & Mayhem, Tech, Dale Springs, Victor Andrews, Task Force, Coach Jim Teecher, That Klassic Tag Team and Storm Thomas have all been announced for the show

MCW Pro Wrestling (Joppa, Maryland)

On this week’s MCW Cast, regular hosts Dan McDevitt, Lary Legend, and Tara Myers welcome Mark Shrader who started MCW with Dan in 1997.
MCW is Running a Fan Fest on 5/8 with live meet and greets. The featured guest is Matt Cardona. They are advertising never before seen MCW matches on the big screen, a live episode of the MCW Cast, and you can get your picture taken with MCW Title belts.

Game Changer Wrestling

Results from Ashes to Ashes in Atlantic City, NJ on May 1.
- Ricky Shane Page is informed that he is no longer a member of the GCW Roster. He’s now a member of the JCW Roster.
- Atticus Cogar defeats Tony Deppen – 11:00
- Cole Radrick defeats Brayden Lee – 10:04
- Shane Mercer and KTB defeat Effy and Allie Kat – 12:44
- Lee Moriary defeats Joey Janela – 08:50
- Mance Warner defeats Nolan Edwards – 12:38
- AJ Gray defeat Yoya, Dante Leon, Ninja Mack, and Ken Broadway – 08:41
  - AJ demanded a title shot from Nick Gage. Gage gives him a shot in Las Vegas. It will be a death match
- Nick Gage defeats Jordan Oliver to retain the GCW Championship – 22:01
Also on May 1st, GCW relaunches the JCW brand and runs Opening Day in Atlantic City NJ in the same venue. Announced so far:
- Charlie Tiger and Ellis Taylor defeat Marcus Mathers and Dylan Mckay – 13:55
- Charles Mason defeats Steve Scott – 08:55
- Billie Starkz defeats Janai Kai – 08:52
- Jah C defeats JJ Garrett – 09:15
- Everett Connors defeats Edith Surreal – 09:30
- Manders defeats Conan Lycan – 10:38
- Joey Janela defeats Slayer – 13:05
- Ninja Mack defeats Dante Leon – 12:03
GCW runs Draft Day from Las Vegas on May 15th. Announced so far:
- Ricky Marvin v. Jordan Oliver
- Lio Rush v. Starboy Charlie
- Effy v. Dark Sheik
- Jack Cartwheel makes his GCW debut
- Second Gear Crew v. The Unguided and Eli Everfly
- AJ Gray v. Nick Gage – Death Match for GCW Championship
Hybrid Wrestling Roll of the Dice – June 4
Tournament of Survival – Atlantic City, NJ – June 5
- Entrants: Nolan Edward,
Death Match Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony – Atlantic City, NJ – June 5
JCW – June 5
GCW Show – June 6
Outlaw Mudshow from Laramie, WY – June 19th
Los Angeles Dates Announced: 8/7, 9/17, 10/23

Other General News

Atsushi Onita defeated Terry Funk years ago in an Exploding Ring Barbed Wire Land Mine Match in 1993. On the 5/5 anniversary of that match,. Onita announced the formation of a new Exploding death match company – Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling Explosion
Andrade challenged Kenny Omega for a AAA Mega Championship match at Triple Mania. Kenny Omega said that he’ll get back to Andrade. . .he’s busy.
Deonna Purrazzo challenged the new Reinas de Reina Champion Faby Apache to a match at AAA’s TripleMania. Apache accepted. It’s title for title with Deonna defending the Knockouts Championship