GCW Collective
Multi-day professional wrestling event
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The Collective is an annual series of professional wrestling shows organized by Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), first held in 2019, the first Collective consisted of shows from GCW and various independent wrestling promotions such as Interspecies Wrestling (ISW), Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), Black Label Pro (BLP), Chikara, and Blackcraft Wrestling, and International Wrestling Syndicate, and were aired on FITE TV and IndependentWrestling.tv.[1] The event also featured the second Bloodsport. The series has taken place during WrestleMania weekend since its inception except in 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic where the Collective was rescheduled in October.[2][3]
Black Label Pro (2019-2023)
Absolute Intense Wrestling (2019-2020)
Blackcraft Wrestling (2019)
Chikara (2019)
International Wrestling Syndicate (2019)
DDT Pro-Wrestling (2023)
Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (2024-present)
Glory Pro Wrestling (2020, 2022)
Freelance Wrestling/Freelance Underground (2020)
Shimmer Women Athletes (2020)
Unsanctioned Pro (2021-2022)
Violence x Suffering (2021)
No Peace Underground (2021)
Mission Pro Wrestling (2022)
Paradigm Pro Wrestling (2022)
DEFY Wrestling (2024-present)
Progress Wrestling (2024-present)
Dragongate/Dragon Gate USA (2025-present)
WrestleCon (2025-present)
WWE/WWE ID (2025)
4th Rope (2025)
PODER~! Wrestling (2026)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2026)
Pro Wrestling Unplugged (2026)
Hybrid Wrestling (2026)
Juggalo Championship Wrestling (2026)
| GCW Collective | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Game Changer Wrestling |
| Promotions | Game Changer Wrestling (2019-present) Black Label Pro (2019-2023) Absolute Intense Wrestling (2019-2020) Blackcraft Wrestling (2019) Chikara (2019) International Wrestling Syndicate (2019) DDT Pro-Wrestling (2023) Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (2024-present) Glory Pro Wrestling (2020, 2022) Freelance Wrestling/Freelance Underground (2020) Shimmer Women Athletes (2020) Unsanctioned Pro (2021-2022) Violence x Suffering (2021) No Peace Underground (2021) Mission Pro Wrestling (2022) Paradigm Pro Wrestling (2022) DEFY Wrestling (2024-present) Progress Wrestling (2024-present) Dragongate/Dragon Gate USA (2025-present) WrestleCon (2025-present) WWE/WWE ID (2025) 4th Rope (2025) PODER~! Wrestling (2026) New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2026) Pro Wrestling Unplugged (2026) Hybrid Wrestling (2026) Juggalo Championship Wrestling (2026) |
| First event | 2019 |
On January 7, 2025, it was announced that the WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow would be held at the Collective on April 17, 2025 for the first time at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.[4] Simulcasting on Triller TV and Highspots TV, the show would also feature the GCW debut of former heavyweight boxer and television personality Butterbean who would fight Minoru Suzuki.[5]
On January 31, 2025, Dragongate announced the return of Dragon Gate USA with a pay-per-view event titled The Rebirth which was initially set to be held at the Moon & View but was moved to the Pearl Theater. The show aired live as a pay-per-view event on Triller TV with the main event being a six man tag team match between Paradox (Dragon Kid, Susumu Yokosuka, and Yamato) and the Z-Brats (Ishin, Kota Minoura, and Shun Skywalker).[6]
On April 18, 2025, Sabu's retirement match took place during Joey Janela's Spring Break 9 at the Collective in a no ropes barbed wire match against Joey Janela in which he got the victory, three months before his passing.[7] However, GCW would come under scrutiny after Janela had revealed in an interview that Sabu was given kratom despite his physical condition at the time. GCW has since denied any involvement in Sabu's death.
On October 23, 2025, it was announced that GCW and WrestleCon would join forces to hold both the WrestleCon convention and the Collective at Horseshoe Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada.[8][9]
On February 1, 2026, GCW announced that The Sandman would have his final match at the Collective during Joey Janela's Spring Break X.[10] On February 10, 2026, Sandman's opponent was announced to be the "Invisible Man, an opponent which Sandman had personally requested.[11]
Events
2019
| Date | Event name | Promotion | Venue | Location | Main event | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4 | Family Reunion | IWTV | White Eagle Hall | Jersey City, New Jersey | Gary Jay vs. Jake Parnell in a last man standing match | [12] | |
| Josh Barnett's Bloodsport | GCW | Josh Barnett vs. Minoru Suzuki | [13][14] | ||||
| Boner Jam IV: Balls Out | ISW | Addy Starr (c) vs. Nick Gage vs. Matt Tremont vs. Jeff Cannonball in a four way Lego death match for the ISW Undisputed King of Crazy Championship | [15] | ||||
| The Slumber Party Massacre | AIW | PB Smooth (c) vs. Tim Donst vs. Matthew Justice vs. Tom Lawlor in a four way match for the AIW Absolute Championship | [16] | ||||
| April 5 | Once Upon A Beginning | Chikara | Dasher Hatfield (c) vs. Mark Angelosetti for the Chikara Grand Championship | [17] | |||
| Adventures In Wrestling | BLP | Jonathan Gresham vs. Shigehiro Irie | [18] | ||||
| Joey Janela's Spring Break 3 Part 1 | GCW | Masashi Takeda vs. Jimmy Lloyd in a death match | [19] | ||||
| No Apologies | Blackcraft | Baphomet battle royal | [20] | ||||
| April 6 | Orange Cassidy Is Doing Something Or Whatever Who Knows??? | GCW | Nick Gage vs. UltraMantis Black in a non-title yuletide death match | [21] | |||
| Unstoppable | IWS | Arik Cannon vs. Sexxxy Eddy in an alcobrawl match | [22] | ||||
| Joey Janela's Spring Break 3 Part 2 | GCW | Clusterf**k battle royal | [23] | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | |||||||
2020
| Date | Event name | Promotion | Venue | Location | Main event | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9 | Jimmy Lloyd’s D-Generation F | GCW | Marion County Fairgrounds Coliseum | Indianapolis, Indiana | Colby Corino vs. Atticus Cogar in a death match | [24] | |
| Swing of the Axe | SUP | AC Mack (c) vs. AJ Gray for the SUP Bonestorm Championship | [25] | ||||
| Thunder In Indianapolis | AIW | Matthew Justice (c) vs. Joshua Bishop in a no ropes barbed wire match for the AIW Absolute Championship and the AIW Intense Championship | [26] | ||||
| For The Culture | GCW | 2 Cold Scorpio vs. AR Fox | [27] | ||||
| October 10 | Effy's Big Gay Brunch 3 | Cassandro el Exotico vs. Sonny Kiss | [28] | ||||
| Are Ya Wrestling, Son? | Glory Pro | AJ Gray (c) vs. ACH for the Crown of Glory Championship | [29] | ||||
| Joey Janela’s Spring Break 4 | GCW | Alex Colon vs. Matt Tremont in a death match | [30][31] | ||||
| I Don't Think We're In Chicago Anymore | Freelance Wrestling Freelance Underground |
Kylie Rae (c) vs. Josh Alexander for the Freelance World Championship | [32] | ||||
| October 11 | Threat Level Noon | BLP | Jake Something (c) vs. Warhorse for the BLP Heavyweight Championship | [33] | |||
| SHIMMER Volume 118 | Shimmer | Kimber Lee (c) vs. Nicole Savoy for the SHIMMER Championship | [34] | ||||
| Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 3 | GCW | Jon Moxley vs. Chris Dickinson | [35] | ||||
| Trapsoul | PPW | Matthew Justice vs. Bradley Prescott IV in a Clockwork Orange House of Fun death match | [36] | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | |||||||
2021
| Date | Event name | Promotion | Venue | Location | Main event | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 8
Jimmy Lloyd's D-Generation F |
GCW | Cuban Club | Ybor City, Florida | Jimmy Lloyd vs. Starboy Charlie | [37] | ||
| Acid Cup 3 | Nate Webb vs. AJ Gray in an Acid Cup first round match | [38] | |||||
| Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 6 | Josh Barnett vs. Jon Moxley | [39] | |||||
| For The Culture | 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Rich Swann | [40] | |||||
| April 9 | Allie Kat's Real Hot Girl Sh*t | Faye Jackson's grey sweatpants battle royal | [41] | ||||
| Acid Cup 3 | Jordan Oliver vs. Lee Moriarty in an Acid Cup finals match | [42] | |||||
| rSpring Break Presented By 44OH! | Rickey Shane Page (c) vs. Nick Gage in a deathmatch for the GCW World Championship | [43] | |||||
| Lucid Dreams | VxS | Low Ki vs. Lio Rush | [44] | ||||
| April 10 | Effy’s Big Gay Brunch | GCW | AJ Gray vs. Billy Dixon in a pup collar match | [45] | |||
| Planet Death | Lucky 13 vs. Alex Colon for the vacant GCW Ultraviolent Championship | [46] | |||||
| Unsanctioned Pro 11: Fueled By Spite | Unsanctioned Pro | Everett Cross (c) vs. G-Raver for the Unsanctioned Pro Heavyweight Championship | [47] | ||||
| Shallow Graves | NPU | MASADA vs. Alex Colon | [48] | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | |||||||
2022
| Date | Event name | Promotion | Venue | Location | Main event | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31 | Glory Pro Cemetery Gates | Glory Pro | Fair Park | Dallas, Texas | Mike Outlaw (c) vs. Bryan Keith for the Crown of Glory Championship | [49] | |
| Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 8 | GCW | Chris Dickinson vs. Minoru Suzuki | [50] | ||||
| Joey Janela's Spring Break 6 Part 1 | Alex Colon (c) vs. John Wayne Murdoch for the GCW Ultraviolent Championship | [51] | |||||
| Planet Death | Sadika vs. Jimmy Lloyd in a barbed wire doors death match | [52] | |||||
| April 1 | LA Fights vs. JCW | Dark Sheik vs. Charles Mason | [53] | ||||
| For The Culture | Hoodfoot vs. Billy Dixon in a death match | [54] | |||||
| Gringo Loco's The Wrld On Lucha | Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Psycho Clown | [55] | |||||
| Joey Janela's Spring Break 6 Part 2: The Greatest Clusterf**k | Clusterf**k battle royal | [56] | |||||
| April 2 | Effy's Big Gay Brunch | Pimpinela Escarlata vs. Effy | [57] | ||||
| Bangerz Only | MPW | Holidead (c) vs. LuFisto in a no disqualification match for the MPW Championship | [58] | ||||
| Unsanctioned Pro 18: Mulligan | Unsanctioned Pro | Casanova Valentine vs. Hoodfoot in a death match | [59] | ||||
| BLP Norm | BLP | Big Beef vs. Levi Everett in a Texas death match | [60] | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | |||||||
2023
| Date | Event name | Promotion | Venue | Location | Main event | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30 | California Love | SBW | Ukrainian Cultural Center | Los Angeles, California | Che Cabrera (c) vs. Willie Mack for the SBW Championship | [61] | |
| DDT Goes Hollywood! | DDT | Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yuki Ueno | [62] | ||||
| Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 9 | GCW | Timothy Thatcher vs. Josh Barnett | [63][64] | ||||
| For The Culture | Trish Adora (c) vs. Calvin Tankman for the Pan-Afrikan World Diaspora Wrestling World Championship | [65] | |||||
| March 31 | Jimmy Lloyd’s Degeneration-F | The Bang Bros (August Matthews and Davey Bang) vs. BestBros (Baliyan Akki and Mei Suruga) vs. Wasted Youth (Dyln McKay and Marcus Mathers) vs. CPF (Danny Black and Joe Lando) in a four way tag team match | [66] | ||||
| GCW vs. DDT | GCW DDT |
Cole Radrick (c) vs. Yoshihiko for the DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship | [67] | ||||
| Joey Janela’s Spring Break 7 | GCW | Kota Ibushi vs. Joey Janela | [68] | ||||
| Emo Fight | Moonlight Express (MAO and Mike Bailey) vs. Los Macizos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) vs. Wasted Youth (Dyln McKay and Marcus Mathers) in a three way tag team match | [69] | |||||
| April 1 | Effy’s Big Gay Brunch 6 | Thrussy (Allie Katch, Dark Sheik, and Effy) vs. Mason's Mercenaries (Billy Dixon, Charles Mason, and Parrow) in a mixed six person tag team match | [70] | ||||
| Gringo Loco’s The WRLD on Lucha | Laredo Kid vs. El Hijo del Vikingo | [71] | |||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | |||||||