Zack Sabre Jr. match booked for Joey Janela’s Spring Break
Zack Sabre Jr.’s match for Joey Janela’s Spring Break 9 is now official.
Game Changer Wrestling has booked Sabre vs. 1 Called Manders for the April 18 show in Las Vegas. It’s being promoted as Manders’ biggest opportunity yet with him having the chance to go toe-to-toe against one of the best wrestlers in the world.
Manders — a GCW regular and former MLW Tag Team Champion — is on a tour of Europe right now but will be returning in time for this match. He won wXw’s 16 Carat Gold tournament in Germany earlier this month and is coming off a loss to Michael Oku for RevPro that earned him praise from Will Ospreay.
“I would love Manders to remain in the U.K. He brings something so unique to the sport and hopefully one day he would make it over Japan next,” Ospreay tweeted. “The guy has IT.”
Sabre lost New Japan Pro Wrestling’s IWGP World Heavyweight Championship to Hirooki Goto this February and just had his run in the New Japan Cup ended by David Finlay in the semifinals.
In addition to Spring Break, ZSJ will be working Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII and Effy’s Big Gay Brunch 10 for GCW during WrestleMania week in Vegas. Sabre vs. Kidd Bandit is set for the latter show. His Bloodsport opponent has not been named yet.
Here is the updated Spring Break card:
Joey Janela’s Spring Break 9 (Friday, April 18 live on TrillerTV+ at 10 p.m. Eastern/7 Pacific)
- Sabu’s final match: Joey Janela vs. Sabu
- The Wagner Family (Dr. Wagner Jr., El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & Galeno del Mal) vs. Los Desperados (Gringo Loco, Arez & Jack Cartwheel)
- Minoru Suzuki vs. Matt Tremont
- Megan Bayne vs. Bozilla
- Loser Leaves GCW match: Atticus Cogar vs. Fuego Del Sol
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs. 1 Called Manders