Spring Break 8 live results: Blake Christian vs. Joey Janela
Joey Janela’s Spring Break 8 will return to WrestleMania weekend once against as part of GCW’s Collective series of shows in Philadelphia.
In the main event of the first night of Janela-infused action, he will get a title shot against current GCW Champion Blake Christian. Janela will be flanked by none other than “The Walking Riot” Missy Hyatt.
Two enemies will complete their recent ring wars as Effy will battle Mance Warner in an I Quit match.
The unusual team of Maki Death Kill (Nick Gage & Maki Itoh) will unite against Danhausen & Ram Kaicho.
Matt Cardona will face Blue Pain while Minoru Suzuki will team with Masato Tanaka against Masha Slamovich & Rina Yamashita.
Other action includes Amazing Red vs. Gringo Loco while The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) will team with Kerry Morton against The East West Express (Jordan Oliver & Nick Wayne) and “Speedball” Mike Bailey.
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The show is off to a late start before finally starting at 7:15 PM alongside a tribute photo for Mike “Virgil” Jones. A hard rock-set music video sets the stage for the event with gorgeous slow-motion video of glass shattering and hard shots connecting. Veda Scott and Dave Prazak are on the call.
Masha Slamovich & Rina Yamashita defeated Minoru Suzuki & Masato Tanaka
Veda put over Slamovich’s schedule facing Shayna Baszler yesterday and then Mike Bailey after midnight. Yamashita bullied Tanaka to start with a lockup before tackling him down. They tagged out to make it Suzuki vs. Slamovich in a fun, physical battle with Slamovich’s shots to Suzuki barely registering before he rocked her jaw with forearms.
Tanaka worked her arm over before fighting on the floor and unlike TNA, everything is actually visible on TV. Suzuki tagged in to stomp away on Slamovich in the corner. Tanaka landed some nice chops and wanted some in return before getting them and then knocking her down with a forearm.
Suzuki and Tanaka took turns beating down Slamovich before she suplexed Suzuki. Slamovich got a hot tag and ran wild on Suzuki for a bit before superkicking him to which he responded with a hard forearm. She responded with a middle finger, so he grabbed her finger and tagged Tanaka in to land a superplex before Yamashita got up with a suplex.
Yamashita landed an Omori driver before tagging in Slamovich and allowing her to hit a corner knee and helluva kick in the corner for 2. Yamishita and Slamovich hit a double-team ganso bomb for 2.5 on Tanaka. Slamovich and Yamashita went for a double-team corner to corner splash mountain through a door and had a three-legged race to try and not fall before Suzuki broke it up. Tanaka sent Slamovich through the door for two. Slamovich was such a great babyface in peril throughout this match. Tanaka went for the sliding D, but Slamovich turned it into a crucifix pin to win.
– A music video compilation of Ricky Morton hitting Canadian Destroyers in his 60s aired to hype up the six-man tag with the RNRs and Kerry facing off with the East West Express and Mike Bailey. Kerry Morton is in the Rock ‘n Roll Express tonight and yet has no mullet which is disappointing. Kerry cut a nice heel promo on the fans booing him and telling off his father, Robert Gibson and his opponents before jumping Jordan Oliver.
East West Express (Nick Wayne & Jordan Oliver) and Mike Bailey defeated The Rock ‘n Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) and Kerry Morton
The East West Express ran wild to start before Bailey got 2 on Kerry with a standing shooting star press. The East West Express worked on the arm before Kerry responded with an eye rake. Ricky ran down Nick Wayne with a shoulder tackle. It’s amazing how quick Ricky still is in short bursts. Kerry landed a cheap shot to Wayne before attacking Bailey and Oliver on the apron. The fans sang a song to Kerry that was a bit less flattering than “Happy Birthday.”
Kerry avoided a corner charge and cradled Wayne for 2. Oliver ran wild on Kerry before taunting him just like Kerry did earlier. Kerry stopped the double-team Oscutter before arguing with the RNRs. Ricky ballshotted Nick Wayne before landing a Canadian Destroyer and hitting a tope on the floor to everyone too. Ricky and Kerry hit a double dropkick for 2 on Oliver. Bailey came in and hit Ultima Weapon to Kerry before the double-team Oscutter on Ricky got the win.
Dragon Gate Classic (Dragon Kid, Kzy & YAMATO) defeated Reiwa New Generation (Ben-K, Kota Minoura & Shun Skywalker)
Minoura and Kzy worked quickly with punches before Dragon Kid came in to work with Skywalker. Skywalker worked as a heel, bullying Kid around. He clubbed away and avoided a hammer throw to land a Steamboat-like double chop. Skywalker working as a giant stood out so much here. Minoura came in to club away with an axhandle before a back and forth gutwrench throw. Skywalker blind tagged himself in and attacked YAMATO on the apron.
Skywalker wanted to eat a few shots from Kid and took one in order to land a suplex off the rope. Yamato came in and landed a corner forearm and exploder on Minoura for 2. Minoura and Yamato slugged it out with forearms. Kzy went up top so Dragon Kid could hit a super rana onto Minoura for 2 when Skywalker attacked. Skywalker monkeyflipped Kzy into his partners. Skywalker slugged it out with Kzy mid-ring before Kzy landed an uppercut and boot.
Ben-K ran in and hit a giant headbutt and spear before a corner spear missed. Minoura ran in and landed a black hole slam and falcon arrow for two when Kzy ran in for a save. Dragon Kid hit a crucifix bomb alongside a Kzy uppercut for the win.
Cole Radrick won the Grab the Brass Ring ladder match to earn a future GCW World title shot
Well, this should be rather insane. The match included Radrick, Myron Reed, Arez, Aigle Blanc, Mr. Danger, Leon Slater, Marcus Mathers, Microman, and Alec Price.
Danger hit a springboard legdrop onto Reed and thankfully did this mid-ring to not demolish his body like Johnny the Bull. Slater dove onto the floor only to come into the ring and eat a flurry of kicks from Arez before hitting a run-up the second rope moonsault onto a ladder. Blanc hopped onto a ladder for a dropkick.
Blanc ate a giant blind dive blockbuster from Price. Mathers ate a ladder shot before the ladder halo allowed Price to get a bit of an edge. He over-twirled the ladder before falling and another competitor entered in the form of Microman and his own stepladder. Microman did the ladder helicopter to the testicular region of everyone. Mathers took out Microman and then landed a blind dive destroyer on Slater.
Slater set up a big dive over the post and delivered a flip dive into the entrance area. Danger set up a ladder near the crowd and hit a moonsault off of it looking like he nearly hit the ceiling. He climbed up to win, but Radrick aimed to stop him before Mathers climbed a second ladder to try for the ring. Radrick won a slugfest with Danger on the ladder to win it.
– Matt Cardona’s out with a sedan that takes up nearly half the actual aisle. “Broski” Jimmy Lloyd wearing the trunks/tights combo that Bryan Alvarez hated is a fantastic touch. Cardona said he was on AEW and TNA TV and now he’s here at Spring Break, but he’s looking forward to his best friend Cody Rhodes finishing his story and he’s going to finish his story against Blue Kane…or Blue Pain as he’s now known after a move to Antarctica and two cease and desist letters.
All this for a match coming about due to WWE having Kane throw Cardona off a ramp in a wheelchair 12 years ago.
Matt Cardona (w/ Stephanie De Lander & Jimmy Lloyd) defeated Blue Pain
Cardona went outside to politely request that the fans remain silent before being choked and hit with a big boot. Blue Pain double noggin knockered SDL and Lloyd before sending Cardona into the crowd and setting up a table. Cardona knocked a fan out of a wheelchair before being thrown into it and Pain sent Lloyd through the table in the wheelchair.
Pain went up top for a diving lariat, but SDL distracted him and allowed a broski boot from Cardona. Deathmatch Royalty hit a stereo broski boot and a double impaler DDT got 2 on Pain. SDL got an urn and took an urn shot when Pain moved and blue smoke left the urn. Pain hit a sideslam and a diving lariat off the top. Pain landed a chokeslam for 2.9 thanks to SDL. She opened the door for Cardona chairshots and Radio Silence before Cardona’s old Zack Ryder’s theme hit leading to a Ryder underling coming out.
The underling counted two and then flipped Cardona off for a low blow that was exposed as a fake when Cardona showed him he was wearing a cup. Pain hit a double chokeslam on Cardona and Ryder. Lloyd unleashed a fireball onto Pain before Radio Silence and Deathmatch Royalty dogpiled Pain for the win. Pain later went for the flaming ringpost spot, but the the commission wouldn’t allow it.
Amazing Red defeated Gringo Loco
Red and Loco start off with wristwork before Loco’s girth prevents a leapfrog. Red landed a run-up springboard armdrag. Red landed a nice slingshot rana to the floor and a tope into the crowd! Loco landed a military press into a standing moonsault for 2. Red landed a corner forearm and satellite DDT for 2. Red went for a rewind rana, but Loco turned it into a powerbomb for 2.
Loco couldn’t fire up a superplex, but Red sent his face down with a diving complete shot for 2. Loco avoided the Code Red before nailing an overhead belly to belly in the corner. Loco went for a powerbomb but ate a rana counter for 2. They go up top and Loco hit a Spanish Fly off the top rope for 2! Loco bragged to the fans, but ate a tornado kick and a poison rana off the top! Red landed a double stomp and a frog splash before a Code Red ended it! Amazing Red still lives up to his name, while Gringo Loco had flashes of greatness throughout it and the post-match hug felt nice. A beautiful music video airs hyping up the battle between EFFY and Mance Warner set to “Ain’t No Grave” by Hidden Citizens.
Mance Warner defeated EFFY in an I Quit Match
Mance started it off with a finger snap, so EFFY responded with a trifecta of helluva kicks! EFFY hit a spear but ate a corner DDT through a door! EFFY landed a blockbuster and an Awesomebomb in the corner through a door! EFFY hit a piledriver onto a chair pile and Warner won’t give up. EFFY wanted Radio Silence, but ate a powerbomb on the chairs instead! Warner grabs the ref’s belt and whipped EFFY, who refused to give up. EFFY got fired up and slugged away before using the belt to punch Warner and whip him in kind!
EFFY blockbustered him on the apron, but Warner landed a chokeslam through a door bridge on the floor! EFFY is such a great babyface in peril and they go back and forth with broken door shots and then a Memphis-style slugfest mid-ring before transitioning into a kneeling headbutt war. Warner clocks him with a screwdriver and EFFY refuses to quit so Warner grabbed zipties that they’ve been using on the chairs and on the turnbuckle corners.
EFFY is tied up on the ropes and he ate a chair toss to the head. Allie Katch runs in and ate a chair to the head and threatens to drill Allie’s head if he doesn’t quit. EFFY quits to save Allie Katch and surprisingly, Warner doesn’t just attack her with the drill anyway. A history video airs showing Nick Gage’s issues with Danhausen.
Maki Death Kill (Maki Itoh & Nick Gage) defeated Danhausen & Ram Kaicho
Danhausen attempts to curse Itoh, but she counters with a double bird from a curse position. Danhausen sent her down off a tackle and landed a kokeshi headbutt! Itoh cries at her spot being stolen, so she steals what he did and tackled him down to hit a kokeshi headbutt of her own.
Kaicho came in and attacked Itoh with a voodoo doll. I’m going to boldly predict that some may not like this match because of its emphasis on comedy, unlike say Jimmy Valiant or Bugsy McGraw. Kinda surprised they haven’t gotten Valiant in for his 54th retirement match. Gage tagged in and bowled over Kaicho! Gage talks smack to a fan who gets a chant against him before Gage landed an elbow and a snap suplex for 2.
Kaicho turned another suplex into a DDT for a tag in to Danhausen. Danhausen inverted atomic drops Itoh, who sold it like she’s on a pogo stick. Gage suplexed him on a chair on the floor before bringing a door in the ring. Kaicho landed a codebreaker to Gage before double-downing off a lariat with Itoh. Kaicho grabbed a handful of dust and tossed it into Gage’s eyes before shotgun dropkicking him through a door.
Danhausen used the pizza cutter on Itoh before Kaicho used it and then Danhausen puts a handful of teeth into Itoh’s mouth and a pump kick got 2. Itoh hit a modified backbreaker on Kaicho before Gage speared Danhausen through a door in the corner. MDK landed stereo DDTs and kokeshi headbutts win it! Missy Hyatt is out with Janela and still has it as a manager – it’s incredible given how long she’s been retired.
GCW Champion Blake Christian (w/ Shane Mercer) defeated Joey Janela (w/ Missy Hyatt) to retain the title
Janela sent him into the corner with a tieup after a dueling ALL HEART/Paul Blart chant breaks out. Christian took him down with a headlock and flex. Janela took him down on the apron, but a kip-up and gamenguri hit Janela. Christian drove a door into Janela’s face with a door tope!
Christian kept the upper body work alive with a chinlock before a brawl on the floor where Christian sent Janela into Mercer to toss him into the post. Janela recovered and landed a corner uppercut and a brainbuster for 2. Christian sent him into the corner with a catapult for 2 before they exchange kneeling punches. Rolling Thunder spear by Christian before a double-down clothesline.
Apron warfare erupted with Janela winning that war with a DDT on the apron. Janela hit a snap DVD for 2.5! Christian hits a C4 and springboard 450 for 2! Janela avoided a punt and frog splash before landing a package piledriver for 2.5. Powerbomb by Janela and a superkick gets 2! Christian landed a spinebuster through a chair and a curb stomp hits!
Mercer went to slam Missy through a door bridge, but Janela saved and fought off Mercer’s Moonsault and Battery sending him through a door bridge on the floor. Janela hit a superplex through the door…with himself going through the door for 2 and then a double stomp on the door remnants for 2. Christian avoided a burning hammer with a DDT – showing that Janela maybe shouldn’t have called his shot there. Janela saves Missy from Christian before she hit Joey in the back of the head with the purse and a curb stomp on the purse ended it.