GCW Believe Me live results: Joey Janela vs. Mascara Dorada, Briscoes vs. S.A.T.
GCW returns Saturday with Believe Me, the first of two weekend pay-per-views on FITE.tv from Atlantic City, New Jersey.
One of the featured matches is GCW regular Joey Janela vs. Mascara Dorada, the former Gran Metalik in WWE. Dorada had his first match since being released earlier this month in GCW as part of a four-way with Gringo Loco, ASF and Blake Christian. This will be his first singles match since March 2021 on WWE Main Event against Angel Garza.
The Briscoes will return to GCW for the first time since losing their titles to Nick Gage and Matt Tremont at The Wrld on GCW as they face longtime tag team favorites The S.A.T. This will be the Maximos brothers’ first match since last December and only their second in the last 12 years.
Gage has also been advertised for the card as he will address his future. Tremont will be in singles action against Hoodfoot.
Other matches include Nick Wayne vs. Jordan Oliver, Blake Christian vs. Jimmy Lloyd, Ultraviolent Champion Alex Colon vs. Reed Bentley, and more.
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The Briscoes (Mark & Jay Briscoe) defeated SAT (Joel & Jose Maximo)
Mutual respect was shown before the match and during the early moments. Mark and Jose started things out by exchanging some grappling and a few arm drags before both tagged out. Jay and Joel then had a similar exchange.
Things picked up when the SAT introduced a door into things and put Mark through it. Jay then went to give Joel a Jay Driller through the door but Joel fought out of it. Mark then got in some redneck kung fu on Joel and then Jay hit Joel with a neckbreaker for a 2 count.
The Briscoes double teamed Jose after Mark put Joel through a table on the outside. Shortly after this, the SAT gained the advantage after pulling what the commentary team referred to as “SAT Twin Magic.” One would roll out and another brother would roll in from the outside with the referee not being aware of who was legal. This allowed them to go on offense and work on Mark for a period.
The Briscoes fought back and Jay hit a big dive to the floor onto both members of the SAT. Jay then discovered the 3rd Maximo brother, Will Maximo had been hiding under the ring and likely was part of the SAT Magic from earlier. Will was put through a door pretty quickly.
One SAT brother clotheslined Mark Briscoe off the top rope, then two brothers gave him a Doomsday Device but instead of a clothesline off the top it was a DDT. Shortly after this, the SAT hit their double top rope Spanish Fly on Mark but Jay popped in and grabbed one brother, gave him a Jay Driller and got the pin.
Mark and Jay then showed the SAT respect after the match and all 4 wrestlers hugged.
Blake Christian defeated Jimmy Lloyd
A very technical start as the commentary teamed played up that Lloyd does have the fundamentals. They also mentioned he is a little banged up heading into this one and it became clear his leg was bothering him early in the match.
Christian started working on Lloyd’s injured leg pretty early on. Lloyd fought back with a back drop and a suplex but Christian went back to focussing on the leg shortly after. He’d hit a springboard 450 onto the leg during this period as well.
Lloyd started to make a comeback after hitting an enziguri. He hit a big clothesline followed by a fireman’s carry into a driver for a 2 count. Christian fought back and power bombed his opponent out of the corner and then locked him in a cloverleaf.
Lloyd then hit a flatliner followed by a package piledriver for a 2 count. Christian fought back with a meteora and then went right back to working on the leg. A few scattered boos could be heard as Christian continued to focus on his opponent’s injured limb.
Lloyd’s injured leg was a factor in the end of the match, as his leg buckled while looking to slam Christian. Shortly after, Christian hit a DDT and got the pin.
Both competitors showed respect for one another after the match.
Nick Wayne defeated Jordan Oliver
The commentary team played up that these two are friends. It’s been a very respectful show thus far.
They exchanged pinning combinations early. Wayne got the early advantage with a drop kick and head scissors that took Oliver to the outside. He then hit a tope. Oliver then hit a big super kick which led to him going on a sustained period of offense.
Oliver started to focus on Wayne’s ribs during this period. He’d wear him down with an abdominal stretch but Wayne fought out of it with a hip toss before starting to make a comeback. He then hit a penalty kick and standing moonsault combo for a 2 count.
Both men hit clotheslines at the same time, taking each other out. When they got to their feet, Oliver hit a Clout Cutter that took Wayne to the floor. After a back and forth exchange outside the ring, Wayne hit a big dive to the floor on top of Oliver. Back in the ring, Wayne hit a Code Red for a 2 count. He then looked to go for a package piledriver but Oliver fought out of it and then hit an exploder suplex followed by a brainbuster for a 2 count.
Wayne hit a backbreaker into a dragon suplex followed by a fisherman suplex for a 2 count. He then went for a top rope senton but Oliver kicked him in the midsection on his way down.
They exchanged exhausted strikes in the middle of the ring. They went back and forth with headbutts, slaps, forearm strikes, and more. They then exchanged super kicks before Oliver hit a release German suplex. Wayne then hit a poisonrana but Oliver hit a Spanish fly moments after. Oliver then hit the Acid Kick and got a close near fall. Oliver locked Wayne in a Boston Crab but Wayne countered into a pinning combination for a 2 count, Oliver then went for the Boston Crab again but Wayne countered it into a pinning combination again but this time got the 3 count.
This was fantastic.
Wayne offered a handshake after the match, Oliver originally looked like he was going to attack Wayne but eventually relented and congratulated him.
The Second Gear Crew (1 Called Manders, AJ Gray, Effy, & Matthew Justice) defeated ASF, Gringo Loco, Jack Cartwheel & Kamikaze
ASF and Jack Cartwheel attacked with moonsaults before the bell. Loco and Kamikaze then hit dives to the floor. Shortly after, Kamikaze, Cartwheel, Gringo, and ASF all hit top rope diving moves onto AJ Gray and Effy.
The Second Gear Crew finally got some offense in after Manders caught Kamikaze off a dive, Justice then hit Kamikaze with a chair and Manders put him through a door. This led to the Second Gear Crew going on offense for a period.
Later on, Effy hit a bit TKO on Gringo before he was super kicked by a returning Kamikaze. Then Ninja Black appeared (AJ Gray in a mask) and confronted Kamikaze. This got a ‘holy sh*t” chant. We then had a ninja battle between the two. Gray got the advantage and a 2 count off a power bomb.
Shortly after this, Cartwheel did a cartwheel off the ring post and dove onto Justice and Gray on the outside. Justice then destroyed him with a chair before Kamikaze hit him with a tope. ASF then stood on Gringo’s shoulders and springboarded off the ropes and onto his opponents. Effy would hit a double Sack Rider on Kamikaze and Gringo shortly after.
Gringo hit a sit down power bomb from the top rope on Effy for a 2 count. Manders and Gray then gave Cartwheel a spiked tombstone piledriver shortly after. They then held Cartwheel as Justice came off the top rope with a splash and got the pin.
– Emil Jay pointed out a guy who is celebrating his bachelor’s party there and the crowd chanted “You f**ked up” at him. Jay then brought out Nick Gage.
Nick Gage promo
Gage told the fans he’d never lie to them. He talked about having lost brothers over the last year and his body is starting to give up on him. He heard people were saying that he doesn’t have it anymore, that he’s getting older and breaking down. He said he’s got no wife, no kids, but he’s got his gang. Gage said he’s either going to die in this ring or someone’s going to put a bullet in his brain but he’ll always give 110% every time he wrestles.
John Wayne Murdoch and Reed Bentley then came out to confront Gage. It was brought up that Alex Colon is out with injury and wouldn’t be able to face Bentley tonight as scheduled. Murdoch said he didn’t want to wait for tomorrow to face Gage and it looked like the Rejects were going to fight Gage 2-on-1. G-Raver and Orin Veidt then attacked Murdoch and Bentley from behind with light tubes and we had an impromptu match kick off.
The Rejects (John Wayne Murdoch & Reed Bentley) defeated G-Raver & Orin Veidt
All 4 brawled around ringside and hit each other with light tubes. Nick Gage joined the commentary team as Bentley chucked Raver into the 3rd row. Everyone then continued to fight with light tubes as panes of glass were set up in the ring.
The match officially started when all 4 men finally got in the ring. The Rejects isolated Veidt at this point and tossed him through some glass before turning their attention to G-Raver. Raver fought back, however, and hit both of them with light tubes. He then slammed Murdoch through some glass. The heels fought back and broke a pane of glass over Raver’s head. Murdoch then hit him with some more light tubes as the Rejects took firm control over the match.
Veidt tried to fight back and gave Bentley a side slam onto some tubes. Murdoch gave Veidt a flatliner and Canadian destroyer as Bentley hit Raver with more light tubes and suplexed him on his head. Veidt fought back again and and managed to Bentley through a door.
Veidt and Raver then put Murdoch through a pane of glass that had been set up on top of Bentley. The Rejects then regained the offense shortly after, however, and set up a pane of glass onto some chairs in the ring. Murdoch then gave Veidt a Canadian destroyer through the glass and got the pin.
After the match, Murdoch invited Kevin Gill into the ring, seemingly for an interview. When Bentley went to say something on the mic, Murdoch hit Gill from behind with some light tubes. That got a big reaction. Murdoch then called out Alex Colon, who had to be pulled from the card because he was injured. He said something along the lines of “What would Markus Crane think (about him not wrestling)?” and this got a real negative reaction from the crowd.
Colon came out but was held back from hitting the ring. He then cut a promo and said he’s already proven he’s better than Murdoch. Colon then challenged Murdoch to a match at Spring Break.
– A 15-minute intermission took place to clean up the ring.
Billie Starkz defeated Cole Radrick
This was originally scheduled to be Atticus Cogar vs Starkz. There was no mention of why Cogar wasn’t there.
They started off with some back-and-forth grappling. Starz got the first big move with a release German suplex. She then followed that up with a trio of topes. Starkz then missed a senton and Radrick hit her with a forearm to the back of the head. This led to him going on offense for a period. Radrick hit a float over suplex for a 2 count during this period as well.
Starkz looked to be fighting back with a series of forearms but Radrick cut off her momentum with a backbreaker. He then badly missed a springboard moonsault. Starkz tried to fight back with strikes again but then sold her back when she tried to suplex her opponent but couldn’t. She finally was able to give him a German suplex and got a 2 count moments later.
Radrick got back in control and hit a butterfly suplex for a 2 count. He’d then hit a springboard cutter for another near fall. They exchanged strikes back-and-forth shortly after. Eventually, Starkz looked like she was going to hit a Gory bomb but Radrick fought out of it. Starkz then hit him with a suplex in the corner and then a swanton from the top and got the 3 count.
After the match, Starkz wanted a handshake but at first, Radrick walked off like he didn’t want to. Then he came back, gave her a hug and raised her arm.
Mascara Dorada defeated Joey Janela
The King of the Ropes is back! This is his second match with GCW following his departure from WWE.
Janela got the early advantage and hit a tope that caused Dorada to land in the second row. It was noted on commentary that Janela is one of many wrestlers on the card who competed earlier in the day at the JCW show.
Janela got a door from under the ring and set it up on a couple of chairs. It wouldn’t factor into things until later, however. Dorada fought back and hit a springboard dropkick that took Janela to the outside. After hitting a dive to the outside, Dorada then hit a springboard moonsault once the match got back in the ring. Janela then caught Dorada going for a dive and gave him a Death Valley Driver. Moments later, Dorada hit a hurricanrana on Janela who was draped on the top rope.
Dorada hit a springboard arm drag, Janela hit a clothesline, and eventually they were both down. Dorado then went to the top but Janela caught him and gave him an inverted Spanish Fly, a deadlift German suplex followed by a piledriver for a near fall.
The next big move saw Dorada give Janela a hurricanrana from the ring apron through the door that had been set up on the outside. Dorada then went to the top and hit a big elbow drop for a near fall. Janela got the boots up on a moonsault attempt and looked to get back into things but the finish would come moments later. Dorado hit a poisonrana and followed it up with the Dorada Screwdriver for the win.
The two shook hands after the match.
Mascara Dorada is really good and it’s fun to see him in an environment where he can show that again.
– Emil Jay announced shows in in Atlantic City again for April 30th and May 1st.
Hoodfoot defeated Matt Tremont
Tremont got a nice hometown pop. Hoodfoot got some chants from the crowd early as well. Nick Gage then came out and joined the commentary team.
Hoodfoot pulled out a barbed wire baseball bat but Tremont ducked and hit him with some spike shots to the forehead. Tremont then gave him a few shots with the baseball bat.
Hoodfoot came off the ropes with a shoulder tackle but Tremont hit him with the bat shortly after. He then raked the barbed wire over Hoodfoot’s forehead. The match then spilled to the floor where they brawled around ringside. Hoodfoot eventually got the better of a striking exchange but Tremont pulled out the spike and started to rake it over Hoodfoot’s forehead again. He then chucked him across about 4 rows of chairs.
They broke out the light tubes after this and started head butting them into each other. Both guys were really bloodied up at this point. A long period of light tubes being smashed over heads followed after they finally got back in the ring. Hoodfoot got a 2 count after a Saito suplex. He hit another suplex and got another 2 count shortly after.
At this point, Tremont is really bleeding badly. His head and arms are basically covered in blood. He fought back with a light tube shot and a Russian Leg Sweep, though. Hoodfoot then caught him going to the top and gave him a Saito off the second rope.
With his opponent down, Hoodfoot called to the back and two guys brought out a board covered in barbed wire. Hoodfoot went to superplex Tremont onto the board but Tremont fought back. Tremont head butted him multiple times, causing Hoodfoot to fall back and onto the barbed wire board. Tremont followed this up with a splash from the top and got a 2 count. They duelled with light tubes again until Hoodfoot hit another Saito suplex but only got a 1 count. Then Hoodfoot hit another Saito and finally got the pin.
Wow, that’s a big win for Hoodfoot! It seems like GCW likes what they’ve seen in him thus far. This was a bloody, and violent match but also really fun.
After the match, Tremont led the fans in a Hoodfoot chant. Everyone has been so respectful to each other on this show. There’s a lot of sportsmanship in GCW. Tremont put over Hoodfoot in a promo after as well. Hoodfoot thanked Tremont and the fans. He then held the ropes for Tremont to exit the ring as the show came to a close.
Final Thoughts: The Nick Wayne vs Jordan Oliver match was really exciting. It’s easy to see why people are so high on Wayne. Oliver has turned into a fun performer to watch too. Seeing Mascara Dorada as Mascara Dorada again makes you wonder about all the matches he’s going have and places he’s going to wrestle now that he’s back. Hoodfoot got made to seem like a big deal after beating Matt Tremont in his hometown in a bloody main event. He’s not on the show tomorrow but I’m looking forward to seeing what all Hoodfoot does in GCW moving forward.