Welcome to Indy Pro Wrestling's coverage of Game Changer Wrestling's For The Culture live event from Philadelphia, PA from the Penns Landing Caterers.
Official GCW For The Culture 2024 Poster.
Results:
Team Dolla (AJ Francis, Isaiah Broner, Keita, Mr. Danger, Terry Yaki) vs. Team Myron (Calvin Tankman, Darian Bengston, Devon Monroe, Myron Reed, Ruckus)
This is a ten man tag team match, so they start off with everyone getting a bit of time to show what they can do before tagging out. After everyone has their time in the ring, it all breaks down and they brawl around the ring. This leads to a lot of dives as well.
The next sequence is where two men are in the ring, someone gets a near fall, and a new person comes in to take the place of the person who took the two count. The match is super fast paced.
In the end, Ruckus hits a pump handle slam and Reed covers for the pin and the win.
Winners: Team Myron (Calvin Tankman, Darian Bengston, Devon Monroe, Myron Reed, Ruckus)
Kings Of The District (Eel O’Neal & Jordan Blade) vs. The Mane Event (Duke Davis & Ganon Jones) vs. Killionaire’s Club (J Boujii & PB Smooth) vs. Thick ‘N’ Juicy (Brooke Valentine & Faye Jackson)
The teams start arguing and shoving before the bell. They take a long time with people getting in each other’s faces and then to get everyone to their corners and for the bell to ring.
Once the match starts, Thick and Juicy do a lot of comedy bits showing off their strength against Kings. Once the Killionaires are tagged it, the match returns serious and they face off with Mane Event and that’s when we get fast paced, hard hitting moves. From here, all of the team start mixing it up with people only staying in the ring for a short time before being replaced.
There is a sequence where Jackson is supposed to dive onto a bunch of people in the ring, but she keeps slipping and losing her footing, so they have to stall until she is able to finally leap onto the pile. Jackson finally hits O’Neil with a Vader bomb for the pin and the win.
Winners: Thick and Juicy
Man Like Dereiss vs. Sonny Kiss
The first one on one match of the night.
They shake hands to start and then lock up collar and elbow. It moves to arm bars and Kiss is the one who breaks free. They banter before locking up again. Kiss dances a bit for the crowd and then Dereiss does as well. They lock up again and quickly turn to running the ropes. Kiss puts their hands on the top turnbuckle, grabs Dereiss’s head with their feet and slams them into their behind a few times. Dereiss gets an elbow drop on Kiss when they dodge a clothesline for two. Dereiss gets a back elbow and covers for two, and he immediately covers again for two. Kiss throws hands and Dereiss gets a drop kick for two.
Kiss gets a side headlock and Dereiss gets a jab to the back. They run the ropes and Kiss gets a hurricanrana and then a series of blows in the corner. Kiss gets a low meteora for two. Dereiss suplexes Kiss’s head into the buckle and then hits a clothesline for two. Kiss gets a back body drop and they get rocking horse back and forth near falls.
Dereiss gets a cutter followed by a shotgun drop kick. He follows with a pop up power bomb for two. Dereiss goes to the top and Kiss gets a kick to Dereiss’s head. Kiss then military press slams for Dereiss, and follows with the last kiss goodnight for the pin and the win.
Winner: Sonny Kiss
Maya World vs. Jada Stone vs. Joseline Navarro vs. Mazzerati vs. Janai Kai vs. Tiara James
It’s one fall to the finish instead of an elimination match.
They all jack jaws before they start to brawl. We quickly start seeing dives with Stone diving onto everyone. From here it’s back to two at a time in the ring with the person who takes the near fall rolling out and being replaced. Unlike the previous matches, everyone gets time for a decent spotlight during their time in the ring.
They do set up for the multiple person suplex and all six women are involved in it. Everyone is down and recovering after the movie. Mazzerati goes for pins on most everyone until people have recovered. They move to everyone brawling in the ring. Everyone gets a big move on the last woman. In the end, Navarro hits a low crossbody on Mazzerati in the corner for the pin and the win.
Winner: Joseline Navarro
This was the best multi-person match of the show because everyone got some time to shine and only had a few times where the action was too chaotic to follow.
2 Cold Scorpio vs. The Frontman Jah-C
They shake hands to start the match. They lock up and Jah forces them back into the corner. They lock up again and trade waistlocks into arm bars. Scorpio forces them into the corner for the break. They go back to arm bars, and Jah takes Scorpion down, but Scorpio reverses it. Jah reverses back into an arm bar. Scorpio forces them into the corner again.
Jah gets a drop kick and follows with an arm drag. Scorpio gets an arm drag and follows with a drop kick. Scorpio flips off Jah and then lays in blows, and hits shoulder thrusts in the corner. Scorpio hits a pair of kicks for two. Scorpio gets a side headlock to keep Jah down, and Jah fights to his feet and punches his way free. He gets a drop kick and Scorpio just works over Jah’s leg. They move to throwing handsJah finally gets a flying forearm. Scorpio pops right back up and knocks Jah to the floor. Jah gets back in the ring with a springboard forearm for two.
Scorpio beats down Jah in the corner and hits a scoop slam and a springboard senton for two. Jah rakes the eyes and gets a slam. He goes to the top, drops onto Scorpio and covers for two. Scorpio answers with a 180 slam from the second for two. They get back to their feet and after throwing some hands, Jah gets a drop kick for two. Jah calls for a super kick and nails it for the pin and the win.
Winner: Jah-C
Crowd was shocked by the finish since it seemed like it came out of nowhere. After the match, Scorpio bows to the crowd and dances a bit in the ring.
Suge D (Pan-Afrikan World Diaspora Wrestling Championship) vs. Alex Kane
They shake hands and have words. Suge tries to use the handshake to whip Kane into the ropes, but Kane holds on until they run the ropes. Kane gets a shoulder tackle. Suige tries for shoulder tackles and Kane won’t drop. Suge steps on Kane’s Foot and finally drops him with a shoulder tackle. Suge tries to pull Kane down, but Kane stomps him instead and then pulls him to his feet and lays in chops.
Kane gets a German suplex and puts the boots to Suge. Kane then just works over Suge around the ring. Suge is able to get feet up in the corner and gets a face buster for two. They fight in the corner and Kane wraps Suge in the ropes and lays in blows until Suge is laid out on the apron. Kane hits a splash on Suge on the apron. He pulls Suge into the ring for a two count.
Kane hits a series of suplexes holding on after each one. After the third, he hits an exploder into the turnbuckles. Kane allows Suge to get up and then pulls down the straps and keeps knocking Suge down with forearms. Suge gets a quick series of blows and then Kane ends it with an exploder. Suge gets a flying clothesline from the second rope. Suge gets a snap suplex and gets a belly to back suplex.
Kane reverses and gets a belly to back himself and holds on to deliver another. Suge reverses for a half and half for two. Alex is pulled up for another, but he reveres and lifts Suge for a slam. He follows with a spear for two. Suge gets a back body drop and hits a spear of his own. Suge gets a running knee and hits a pile driver for the pin and the win.
Winner and still Pan-Afrikan World Diaspora Wrestling Championship: Suge D
This was a decent Hoss fight that was more of a battle of attrition than one that built to a big climax.
It’s time for the main event.
Lockhart as Special Guest Referee: Billy Dixon vs. Darius Carter
The ref tells them it will be under traditional rules with 10 counts and DQs.
They start by wailing on each other. They go to the mat and keep throwing blows, rolling on top of each other. They roll to the floor and keep fighting. Darius runs Billy into the ring post and then breaks the count at 9. Billy rolls into the ring and is able to get a kick on Darius as he enters the ring. Billy gets a leaping elbow from the second turnbuckle for one.
They run the ropes and Darius gets a drop kick. Darius then lays in stomps. Dairus then drags Billy to the corner and pushes his leg against the post. He then gets a figure four around the post. Dairus then takes a victory lap around the ring, patting himself on the back. He returns to the ring and gets a figure four in the middle of the ring. Billy drags them to the rope, yelling in pain all the way.
Darius lays in kicks as Billy lays on the apron. Billy gets to his feet and throws hands, but Darius drops him and starts for a pile driver, but Billy fights his way free and slams Darius backward on the apron and they roll to the floor. Darius rolls into the ring at six and Billy gets into the ring at nine.
Darius stomps on Billy’s hand. He then works over Billy in the corner. The ref shoves his back for a break. Darius then comes in for stomps. The ref tells Billy he needs to fight. Billy fires up with slaps, jabs, and a neck breaker. Billy is shoved through the turnbuckles into the post and Darius gloats in the ring. Billy returns to the ring at nine. Darius goes back to working Billy over on the mat.
Billy gets to his feet and Darius lays in chops against the ropes. Billy hits a spinning leg and both men are down. Billy sits up at seven. Billy goes to the top and hits a Thesz press for two. Billy fires up but Darius hits a running boot for two. Darius shoves the ref saying it’s a slow count. He shoves him a second time. He pie faces the ref and the ref nails him with a right hand. Billy hits a pedigree for two.
Billy goes to the second rope for another Thesz press, but Dairus catches him and is able to lock on a figure four. Billy rolls it over to reverse the pressure. Darius is able to roll it back. BIlly is in pain and lays back and the ref counts two. It happens again. Darius grabs Billy’s fingers and snaps them. Billy lays back and there is another two count. Billy lays back down and cannot answer the count.
Winner: Darrius Carter