El Desperado to make GCW debut at Tournament of Survival 8
El Desperado is entering GCW’s Tournament of Survival 8.
The two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion is the 12th participant to enter the annual one-night deathmatch tournament. This year’s event takes place Saturday, June 3, from The Showboat in Atlantic City.
It will be Desperado’s first time wrestling in GCW.
Other participants announced for the tournament include Rina Yamashita, Tomoya Hirata, Toru Suguira, Joey Janela, Sawyer Wreck, Kasey Kirk, John Wayne Murdoch, Ciclope, Tremont, Miedo Extremo, and Green Phantom.
The show is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. Eastern time and will air on FITE TV.
Desperado is coming off this year’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament. After finishing atop Block B with 10 points, Desperado was eliminated by Titan in the semifinals.
*ToS UPDATE*
Entrant #12:
El DesperadoAlso Announced:
1. Yamashita
2. Hirata
3. Sugiura
4. Janela
5. Sawyer Wreck
6. Kasey Kirk
7. JWM
8. Ciclope
9. Tremont
10. Miedo Extremo
11. Green PhantomGet Tix:https://t.co/F5zoCPa4kq
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Sat 6/3 – 5PM#GCWToS8 pic.twitter.com/Tqoyy2R4y3— GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) May 29, 2023
Previous winners of GCW’s Tournament of Survival:
- 2022: Drew Parker defeated Matt Tremont in the finals
- 2021: Alex Colon defeated Atticus Cogar in the finals
- 2020: Alex Colon defeated Rickey Shane Page in the finals
- 2019: Alex Colon defeated Jimmy Lloyd and SHLAK in a three-way finals match
- 2018: Ciclope defeated Miedo Extremo in the finals
- 2017: Nick Gage defeated Matt Tremont in the finals
- 2016: Danny Havoc won a four-way against Bryant Woods, John Wayne Murdoch, and Markus Crane in the finals.
