GCW Bloodsport

GCW Bloodsport is a professional wrestling event held by the American promotion Game Changer Wrestling (GCW).^[1] This event consists of a unique ruleset compared to a traditional pro wrestling event, in that every match must end in either a knockout or submission.^[2] The traditional wrestling ring is replaced by a ring canvas with no ropes or turnbuckles.

GCW Bloodsport
Promotions	Game Changer Wrestling
First event	Matt Riddle's Bloodsport
Signature matches	Ropeless ring mixed martial arts-style matches

This event features worked shoot matches in a style that mimics the early days of MMA and catch wrestling. It is common for Bloodsport competitors to have some knowledge in other combat sports and/or MMA, as well as professional wrestling, as these one on one matches often appear stiff and have a feel of a classic Shoot-style wrestling fights.^[3]

Dates and venues

Event	Date	Location	Venue	Main event
Matt Riddle's Bloodsport	April 5, 2018	Kenner, Louisiana	Pontchartrain Convention & Civic Center	Minoru Suzuki vs. Matt Riddle
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport	April 4, 2019	Jersey City, New Jersey	White Eagle Hall	Josh Barnett vs. Minoru Suzuki
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 2	September 14, 2019	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Showboat Resort Atlantic City	Josh Barnett vs. Chris Dickinson
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 3	October 11, 2020	Marion County, Indiana	Marion County Fairgrounds	Jon Moxley vs. Chris Dickinson
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 4	February 13, 2021	Los Angeles, California	Electric Pony Studios	Jeff Cobb vs. Chris Dickinson
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 5	February 20, 2021	Los Angeles, California	Electric Pony Studios	Jon Moxley vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 6	April 8, 2021	Tampa, Florida	The Cuban Club	Josh Barnett vs. Jon Moxley
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 7	October 22, 2021	Los Angeles, California	Ukrainian Cultural Center	Chris Dickinson vs. Minoru Suzuki
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 8[4]	March 31, 2022[4]	Dallas, Texas[4]	Fair Park[4]	Chris Dickinson vs. Minoru Suzuki
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 9	March 30, 2023	Los Angeles, California	Ukrainian Culture Center	Timothy Thatcher vs. Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X	April 4, 2024	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Penn's Landing Caterers	Josh Barnett vs. Johnny Bloodsport
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport Bushido	June 22, 2024	Sumida, Tokyo, Japan	Ryōgoku Kokugikan	Jon Moxley vs. Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XI	July 28, 2024	New York City, New York	Roulette Intermedium	Shayna Baszler vs. Miyu Yamashita
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII	November 24, 2024	Jersey City, New Jersey	White Eagle Hall	Josh Barnett vs. MVP
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XIII	April 17, 2025	Paradise, Nevada	Pearl Concert Theater	Josh Barnett vs. Gabe Kidd
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XIV	August 2, 2025	Rutherford, New Jersey	The Williams Center	Nattie Neidhart vs. Masha Slamovich
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport: London	September 28, 2025	London, England	Electric Ballroom	TBD

Events

Matt Riddle's Bloodsport

Promotional poster featuring the original main event matchup of Matt Riddle and Low Ki

Matt Riddle's Bloodsport took place on April 5, 2018, at Pontchartrain Convention & Civic Center in Kenner, Louisiana.^[5] The main event was originally booked as a match between Low Ki and Matt Riddle, but the former was replaced by Minoru Suzuki prior to the event.^[6]

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Dominic Garrini (with Tom Lawlor) defeated KTB by submission	Singles match	3:31
2	Eddie Kingston (with Matt Riddle) defeated Tracy Williams (with Wheeler Yuta) by knockout	Singles match	6:02
3	Masada defeated Martin Stone by technical knockout	Singles match	4:59
4	Walter defeated Tom Lawlor by submission	Singles match	7:53
5	Dan Severn defeated Chris Dickinson by submission	Singles match	8:48
6	Nick Gage defeated Timothy Thatcher by technical knockout	Singles match	7:44
7	Minoru Suzuki defeated Matt Riddle (with Eddie Kingston) by submission	Singles match	8:11

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport took place on April 4, 2019, at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey.^{[7][8][9][10]}

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Dominic Garrini defeated Phil Baroni by disqualification	Singles match	4:12
2	J. R. Kratos defeated Simon Grimm by knockout	Singles match	9:10
3	Davey Boy Smith Jr. defeated Killer Kross by submission	Singles match	12:34
4	Masashi Takeda defeated Jonathan Gresham by knockout	Singles match	7:01
5	Chris Dickinson defeated Andy Williams (with Pepper Parks) by submission	Singles match	3:45
6	Frank Mir defeated Dan Severn by submission	Singles match	3:43
7	Hideki Suzuki defeated Timothy Thatcher by knockout	Singles match	12:00
8	Josh Barnett vs. Minoru Suzuki ended in a time limit draw	Singles match	25:00

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 2

Promotional poster featuring Nick Gage and Killer Kross

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 2 took place on September 14, 2019, at the Showboat Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.^[11][12]

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Matt Makowski defeated Rory Gulak by knockout	Singles match	5:41
2	Sumie Sakai defeated Lindsay Snow by submission	Singles match	4:40
3	Anthony Henry defeated Zachary Wentz by submission	Singles match	4:20
4	Erik Hammer defeated J. R. Kratos by submission	Singles match	10:26
5	Allysin Kay defeated Nicole Savoy by knockout	Singles match	10:48
6	Anthony Carelli defeated Simon Grimm by submission	Singles match	10:40
7	Timothy Thatcher defeated Ikuhisa Minowa by submission	Singles match	9:34
8	Davey Boy Smith Jr. defeated Tom Lawlor by knockout	Singles match	11:59
9	Killer Kross defeated Nick Gage by submission	Singles match	3:27
10	Josh Barnett defeated Chris Dickinson by knockout	Singles match	16:55

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 3

Promotional poster featuring Jon Moxley and Chris Dickinson

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 3 took place on October 11, 2020, at the Marion Country Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event was held as part of the Collective 2020 weekend. It was originally scheduled to be held on April 2, 2020, at The Cuban Club in Tampa, Florida, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida.

The event included an inaugural Bloodsport Women's Tournament, which was the first professional wrestling tournament to ever be held at a Bloodsport event. The trophy was awarded to Lindsay Snow.

No.	Results[13]	Stipulations	Times
1	Simon Grimm defeated Matt Makowski by referee stoppage	Singles match	8:31
2	Allysin Kay defeated Killer Kelly by submission	Women's tournament semifinal match	12:19
3	Lindsay Snow defeated Leyla Hirsch by submission	Women's tournament semifinal match	4:28
4	Calvin Tankman defeated Alexander James by knockout	Singles match	6:40
5	Erik Hammer defeated Kal Jack by submission	Singles match	7:36
6	Tom Lawlor defeated Homicide by submission	Singles match	8:46
7	Davey Boy Smith Jr. defeated Josh Alexander by knockout	Singles match	5:01
8	Lindsay Snow defeated Allysin Kay by submission	Women's tournament final match	5:26
9	Jon Moxley defeated Chris Dickinson by technical submission	Singles match	14:42

Bloodsport Women's Tournament

	Semifinals					Final
	Allysin Kay		Sub
	Killer Kelly		12:19
						Allysin Kay		Sub
						Lindsay Snow		5:26
	Lindsay Snow		Sub
	Leyla Hirsch		4:28

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 4

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 4 took place on February 13, 2021, at Electric Pony Studios in Los Angeles, California.^[14]

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Diego Perez defeated Gil Guardado by submission	Singles match	4:14
2	Calder McColl defeated Royce Isaacs by submission	Singles match	8:11
3	Super Beast defeated Bad Dude Tito by submission	Singles match	5:35
4	J. R. Kratos defeated Alex Coughlin by TKO	Singles match	7:19
5	Kal Jak defeated Nolan Edward by knockout	Singles match	3:40
6	Tom Lawlor defeated Simon Grimm by TKO	Singles match	7:18
7	Davey Boy Smith Jr. defeated Calvin Tankman by submission	Singles match	4:30
8	Jeff Cobb defeated Chris Dickinson by knockout	Singles match	11:08

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 5

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 5 took place on February 20, 2021, at Electric Pony Studios in Los Angeles, California, only a week removed from Bloodsport 4.^[15]

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Calder McColl defeated Bad Dude Tito by submission	Singles match	7:45
2	Calvin Tankman defeated Nolan Edward by TKO	Singles match	3:16
3	Kal Jack defeated Superbeast by submission	Singles match	3:56
4	Royce Isaacs defeated Alex Coughlin by submission	Singles match	5:38
5	Rocky Romero defeated Simon Grimm by submission	Singles match	10:24
6	Chris Dickinson defeated J. R. Kratos by submission	Singles match	6:47
7	Jeff Cobb defeated Tom Lawlor by submission	Singles match	7:33
8	Jon Moxley defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr. by TKO	Singles match	11:51

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 6

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 6 took place on April 8, 2021, at The Cuban Club in Tampa, Florida.^[16]

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Karen Tran defeated Janai Kai by submission	Singles match	9:11
2	Matt Makowski defeated Heddi Karaoui by submission	Singles match	6:46
3	Bad Dude Tito defeated Victor Benjamin by submission	Singles match	5:08
4	Simon Grimm defeated Alexander James by submission	Singles match	6:23
5	Alex Coughlin defeated Royce Isaacs by submission	Singles match	5:07
6	Super Beast defeated Shlak by way of disqualification	Singles match	2:18
7	Allysin Kay defeated Masha Slamovich by TKO	Singles match	5:45
8	Lio Rush defeated Yoya by submission	Singles match	7:40
9	Davey Boy Smith Jr. defeated KTB by knockout	Singles match	3:36
10	Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Rocky Romero by TKO	Singles match	6:18
11	Chris Dickinson defeated Shane Mercer by submission	Singles match	5:33
12	Josh Barnett defeated Jon Moxley by TKO	Singles match	11:07

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 7

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 7 took place on October 22, 2021, at the Ukrainian Culture Center in Los Angeles, California.^[17][18]

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Yoya defeated Starboy Charlie via KO	Singles match	3:42
2	Zeda Zhang defeated KZT by submission	Singles match	7:09
3	Clark Connors defeated Royce Isaacs by submission	Singles match	5:34
4	Erik Hammer defeated Bad Dude Tito by submission	Singles match	4:35
5	Marina Shafir defeated Masha Slamovich by submission	Singles match	4:53
6	J. R. Kratos defeated Calvin Tankman by TKO	Singles match	6:55
7	Tom Lawlor defeated Alex Coughlin by submission	Singles match	8:10
8	Davey Richards defeated Yuya Uemura by submission	Singles match	7:17
9	Josh Barnett defeated Tiger Ruas by submission	Singles match	9:00

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 8

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 8 took place on March 31, 2022, at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas.^[19]

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Masha Slamovich defeated Janai Kai by submission	Singles match	4:43
2	Ninja Mack defeated Yoya by TKO	Singles match	6:06
3	Royce Isaacs defeated Bad Dude Tito by submission	Singles match	5:37
4	Alex Coughlin defeated Slade by TKO	Singles match	3:34
5	John Hennigan defeated Simon Gotch by TKO	Singles match	5:59
6	Marina Shafir defeated Zeda Zhang by submission	Singles match	7:54
7	J. R. Kratos defeated Timothy Thatcher by knockout	Singles match	9:26
8	Yuya Uemura defeated "Speedball" Mike Bailey by submission	Singles match	7:04
9	Josh Barnett defeated Jonah by submission	Singles match	8:46
10	Jon Moxley defeated Biff Busick by TKO	Singles match	10:25
11	Chris Dickinson defeated Minoru Suzuki by TKO	Singles match	9:45

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 9

Promotional poster for the event

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 9 took place on March 30, 2023, at the Ukrainian Culture Center in Los Angeles, California.^[20][21]

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times[22]
1	Jeff Cobb defeated Calder McColl by referee stoppage	Singles match	6:02
2	Erik Hammer defeated Calvin Tankman by submission	Singles match	2:52
3	Marina Shafir defeated Killer Kelly by submission	Singles match	5:39
4	Kota Ibushi defeated "Speedball" Mike Bailey by knockout	Singles match	6:52
5	Bad Dude Tito defeated Yuya Uemura by submission	Singles match	5:07
6	Harry Smith defeated J. R. Kratos by submission	Singles match	10:42
7	Johnny Bloodsport defeated Royce Isaacs by submission	Singles match	7:51
8	Jon Moxley defeated Alex Coughlin by submission	Singles match	6:30
9	Timothy Thatcher defeated Josh Barnett by submission	Singles match	12:07

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X

Promotional poster featuring several undercard matches

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X took place on April 4, 2024, at Penn's Landing Caterers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[23]

No.	Results[24]	Stipulations	Times[25]
1	Victor Benjamin defeated Akira Way by referee stoppage	Singles match	5:06
2	Nic Nemeth defeated Mike Bailey by technical submission	Singles match	5:05
3	Lindsay Snow defeated Lady Frost by submission	Women's tournament semifinals match	2:14
4	Marina Shafir defeated Janai Kai by submission	Women's tournament semifinals match	3:55
5	Charlie Dempsey defeated Matt Makowski (with Tracy Williams) by submission	Singles match	6:23
6	Takuya Nomura defeated Fuminori Abe by referee stoppage	Singles match	7:36
7	Erik Hammer defeated Lou Nixon by submission	Singles match	3:46
8	Minoru Suzuki defeated Royce Isaacs by referee stoppage	Singles match	8:37
9	Timothy Thatcher defeated Axel Tischer by submission	Singles match	7:52
10	Shayna Baszler (with Zoey Stark) defeated Masha Slamovich (with Jordynne Grace) by referee stoppage	Singles match	7:12
11	Marina Shafir defeated Lindsay Snow by referee stoppage	Women's tournament final match	7:44
12	Josh Barnett defeated Johnny Bloodsport by referee stoppage	Singles match	7:57

Bloodsport Women's Tournament

	Semifinals					Final
	Lady Frost		2:14
	Lindsay Snow		Sub
						Lindsay Snow		7:44
						Marina Shafir		TKO
	Janai Kai		Sub
	Marina Shafir		3:55

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport Bushido

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport Bushido took place on June 22, 2024, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.^[26]

No.	Results[27][28]	Stipulations	Times
1	Fuminori Abe defeated Yu Iizuka by submission	Singles match	4:14
2	Hideki Suzuki defeated Hikaru Sato by submission	Bushido Tournament semifinals match	5:13
3	Erik Hammer defeated Takuya Nomura by technical knockout	Bushido Tournament semifinals match	3:06
4	Konami defeated Maya Fukuda by submission	Singles match	5:52
5	Masakatsu Funaki defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr. by submission	Singles match	7:29
6	Quinton Jackson defeated Hideki Sekine by knockout	Singles match	4:31
7	Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Santino Marella by submission	Singles match	10:53
8	Minoru Suzuki defeated Timothy Thatcher by referee stoppage	Singles match	11:19
9	Hideki Suzuki defeated Erik Hammer by submission	Bushido Tournament final match	8:14
10	Josh Barnett vs. Jon Moxley ended in a time-limit draw	Singles match	20:00
11	Jon Moxley defeated Josh Barnett by knockout	Singles match	2:26

Bloodsport Bushido Tournament

	Semifinals					Final
	Hikaru Sato		Sub
	Hideki Suzuki		5:13
						Hideki Suzuki		Sub
						Erik Hammer		8:14
	Erik Hammer		KO
	Takuya Nomura		3:06

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XI

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XI took place on July 28, 2024, at the Roulette Intermedium in New York City, New York.^[29]

No.	Results[30]	Stipulations	Times[31]
1	Heddi Karaoui defeated Brian Johnson by submission	Singles match	3:23
2	Julius Creed defeated Matt Makowski by technical knockout	Singles match	4:58
3	Masha Slamovich defeated Jody Threat by technical knockout	Singles match	5:23
4	Royce Isaacs defeated Charlie Dempsey by submission	Singles match	9:34
5	"Speedball" Mike Bailey defeated Akira by technical knockout	Singles match	2:55
6	Brutus Creed defeated Tom Lawlor by technical knockout	Singles match	6:37
7	Homicide defeated Mike Santana by referee stoppage	Singles match	9:00
8	Josh Barnett defeated Bad Dude Tito by technical knockout	Singles match	7:42
9	Timothy Thatcher vs. Josh Woods ended in a draw	Singles match	9:39
10	Shayna Baszler defeated Miyu Yamashita by technical knockout	Singles match	8:38

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII took place on November 24, 2024, at the White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey.^[32]

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Lou Nixon defeated Calvin Tankman by technical knockout	Singles match	2:12
2	Davit Modzmanashvili defeated Matt Makowski by technical knockout	Singles match	6:19
3	Karmen Petrovic defeated Sumie Sakai by referee stoppage	Singles match	4:39
4	Dominic Garrini defeated Kevin Ku by submission	Singles match	3:37
5	Charlie Dempsey (with Myles Borne) defeated Tracy Williams by submission	Singles match	9:27
6	Marina Shafir (with Jon Moxley) defeated Jody Threat by submission	Singles match	7:22
7	Masha Slamovich (c) defeated Léi Ying Lee by referee stoppage	Singles match for the TNA Knockouts World Championship	6:38
8	Royce Isaacs defeated Myles Borne (with Charlie Dempsey) by submission	Singles match	8:29
9	Josh Alexander defeated Mike Bailey by submission	Singles match	10:10
10	Josh Barnett defeated MVP by submission	Singles match	13:29
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XIII

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XIII took place on April 17, 2025, at the Pearl Concert Theater in Paradise, Nevada.^[33]

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times[34]
1	Leyla Hirsch defeated Jordan Blade by technical knockout	Singles match	3:32
2	Maika (with Hanako) defeated Karmen Petrovic by submission	Singles match	4:26
3	Charlie Dempsey (with Tavion Heights) defeated Shinya Aoki by referee stoppage	Singles match	9:18
4	Karrion Kross defeated J. R. Kratos by submission	Singles match	7:40
5	Pete Dunne defeated Timothy Thatcher by submission	Singles match	11:15
6	Nattie Neidhart defeated Miyu Yamashita by referee stoppage	Singles match	7:14
7	Tavion Heights (with Charlie Dempsey) defeated Royce Isaacs by referee stoppage	Singles match	8:41
8	Shayna Baszler (with Michin) defeated Konami (with Natsuko Tora) by technical knockout	Singles match	5:59
9	Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Jonathan Gresham by technical knockout	Singles match	17:35
10	Gabe Kidd defeated Josh Barnett by referee stoppage	Singles match	9:32

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XIV

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XIV took place on August 2, 2025, at the Williams Center in Rutherford, New Jersey.^[35]

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times[36]
1	Matt Mako defeated Ray Jaz by submission	Singles match	5:06
2	Janai Kai defeated Jordan Blade by knockout	Singles match	2:17
3	Simon Gotch defeated Nick Comoroto by submission	Singles match	6:43
4	Charlie Dempsey defeated Dominic Garrini by submission	Singles match	5:36
5	Royce Isaacs defeated Ivar (with Erik) by submission	Singles match	5:09
6	Timothy Thatcher defeated Slade by disqualification	Singles match	4:21
7	Erik (with Ivar) defeated 1 Called Manders by knockout	Singles match	6:20
8	Pete Dunne defeated Jonathan Gresham by submission	Singles match	10:48
9	Nattie Neidhart defeated Masha Slamovich by referee stoppage	Singles match	7:03