Author: Noah Grossman

Take your mind back to the mid-90s for a moment. What were you doing? Perhaps you were watching MTV’s Beavis and Butthead on an old crappy CRT-TV screen. Maybe you were perfecting “fatality” combos for Mortal Kombat 3 against your buddies on that new “Playstation” console. Or were you watching Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer face off against Raven and Cactus Jack at ECW November To Remember? For Matt Burns, the latter of the three possibilities was most relevant to his adolescent years. When Burns was 16 years old, he and his friends began “backyard wrestling.” At least, that’s what…

Deathmatch Wrestling – The Dawn of the Ultra Violent Era. It’s not a stretch of the imagination to assume that ECW singlehandedly popularized hardcore wrestling in the West. Though WCW and WWE were dabbling in their own respective hardcore divisions, ECW’s focus on the “extreme” granted it a legacy that would go on to inspire a new era of violence in professional wrestling. That’s why the hardcore wrestling promotions that proceeded ECW are so intriguing to look into. Just as ECW made crashing through tables, wrapping a person in barbed wire and setting each other on fire popular, the companies…

Deathmatch Wrestling – An Extreme Revolution Emerges. Despite being formally gone for over 20 years, ECW is perhaps one of the most talked-about and fondly remembered excerpts in the long history of professional wrestling. Regardless of its short nine-year shelf life, the promotion’s name has remained etched into the minds of professional wrestling fans, as demonstrated by regular “E-C-DUB” chants whenever a reminiscent, hardcore spot is performed. Those three abbreviated letters were, and forever will be, synonymous with the art of hardcore wrestling. Deathmatch Wrestling – An Extreme Revolution Emerges An Extreme Revolution The Tristate Wrestling Alliance, later renamed to…

Deathmatch Wrestling –  The Birth of Bloodshed. Long before the days of pizza cutters and fluorescent light tubes were regular ordnance for guys like Jon Moxley and Nick Gage, getting busted open was a taboo in the world of professional wrestling. Bloodied foreheads were rarely seen in the old-school wrestling territories, and when they were, they weren’t met with the same excitement they’re met with today with deathmatch wrestling. There were no “holy sh*t” chants or cell phone cameras capturing the trickling vital fluids, only the concerted gasps and collective unease of the fans in attendance. Deathmatch Wrestling – The…

Game Changer Wrestling will be concluding the 2021 calendar year as GCW presents Til Infinity. The event, which will take place on New Year’s Eve at The Showboat in Atlantic City, features a card that looks to appeal to all fans of professional wrestling. From the ultraviolent to the high flying, from the technical to the brawls, Til Infinity appears to be a must-watch to end off a fantastic wrestling year. The event will be streaming live on FITE.TV on December 31st at 8 pm EST. GCW Presents Til Infinity Jack Cartwheel vs. Nick Wayne Two of independent wrestling’s most…

GCW Presents Blood On The Hills. Coming off the heels of an exciting weekend in Texas at the beginning of this month, Game Changer Wrestling will be hosting their sold-out “Blood On The Hills” event from the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California, this upcoming Friday. Blood On The Hills will be streaming live on FITE.TV at 11 pm EST. GCW Presents Blood On The Hills Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green vs. Bussy When Matt Cardona arrived in Game Changer Wrestling at this past year’s Zombie Walk event, the wrestling world was shaken to its core. Cardona, a criminally…

GCW’s weekend isn’t done yet! Immediately after Friday’s “So High” event, Game Changer Wrestling presents So Alive from the Irving Arena in Dallas Texas on Saturday, December 4th. Alongside the incredible GCW regulars we keep coming back for, we will also see AEW’s Thunder Rosa and Fuego Del Sol, Ring of Honor legends Mark and Jay Briscoe, and the return of Blake Christian! GCW: So Alive will be available for streaming and on-demand at FITE.TV at 8 pm CST. Game Changer Wrestling Presents So Alive Thunder Rosa vs. Allie Katch For the last eight years, Tijuana’s Thunder Rosa has managed…

GCW presents So High. Game Changer Wrestling will be kicking off the first weekend of December with back-to-back events on December 3rd and December 4th. Coming off the heels of last month’s acclaimed sixth Nick Gage Invitational tournament, GCW will be hosting their first-ever “So High” show at the Premier Arena in Houston, Texas, this upcoming Friday. “So High” will also be available for streaming live on FITE TV at 8 pm CST. GCW Presents So High Gringo Loco, Demonic Flamita and Low Rider vs. ASF, Chris Carter and Drago Kid In a matchup that, on paper, sounds as if…

TNT IGNition Presents High Voltage 2021. On Sunday, November 28, TNT Wrestling’s “IGNition” show will be hosting their first-ever “High Voltage” event. IGNition, TNT’s all-ages alternative to their adult-oriented “extreme” show, has, in the past, seen a number of internationally-known wrestlers step through their curtains, such as El Phantasmo and the legendary Scott Hall, as well as their own brand of incredible independent talent such as Scotty Rawk and Soner Dursun. “TNT is so exciting because it offers something for everyone,” said TNT press officer Ben McCurry. “If you want a more hardcore product, there’s TNT Extreme, but for a…

TNT Extreme Wrestling Presents Cold Day in Hell 2021. On Thursday, November 25, TNT Extreme Wrestling will be hosting their second-ever Cold Day in Hell event. The independent powerhouses who, in the past, have seen internationally known and beloved professional wrestlers like PAC, Pentagon Jr., Will Ospreay, and Pete Dunne walk through their doors will be showcasing some of the UK’s best up-and-coming independent talent. This will be TNT Wrestling’s last show under their “Extreme” brand for the 2021 year, and given the number of potential incredible matches, it’s promising to be a great send-off into the new year. TNT…