GCW Slime Season (Live & Free Tonight)

[Viking Hall]

GCW are broadcasting a free show on YouTube tonight with a great line up of matches and talent. Should be a great introduction for anybody who's unfamiliar with GCW.

KTB vs Eli Everfly vs Nate Webb vs Jimmy Lloyd vs Matt Vandagriff

Blake Christian vs Lio Rush

Rickey Shane Page vs Juicy Finau

Chris Bey vs Jordan Oliver

Jacob Fatu vs Matthew Justice

Mance Warner vs Atticus Cogar

Kikutaro vs Allie Kat

Sefa Fatu vs Facade


They're also doing a fundraiser for their wrestlers which can be found here.

[thegoon21]

Any idea if they will do a replay after? Cant find anything about that but I’m going to be a little late and would like to catch what I miss

[Ultimo Gallos]

I'm gonna try to watch it. Pretty sure it is also airing on IWTV. IIRC they are accepting donations to goto the talent working on the show.

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

Dec 5, 2020 14:08:52 GMT -5 thegoon21 said:

Any idea if they will do a replay after? Cant find anything about that but I’m going to be a little late and would like to catch what I miss

It's on YouTube, so I presume the show will just stay uploaded afterwards.

[Natural Born Farmer]

Didn't realize Chris Bey was billed as "from the Bay Area".  Heh.

[Natural Born Farmer]

Matthew Justice, still taking unprotected chair shots to the head in 2020.

That match was crazy though.

[Viking Hall]

Jacob Fatu is a f***ing monster. Great match with Matthew Justice.

[Natural Born Farmer]

I don't think I'm ever going to get Kikutaro.

[Viking Hall]

Dec 5, 2020 20:30:54 GMT -5 Natural Born Farmer said:

I don't think I'm ever going to get Kikutaro.

NO BALLS!?

[Natural Born Farmer]

Taking a senton from Juicy Finau must suck.

[Viking Hall]

Dec 5, 2020 20:51:36 GMT -5 Natural Born Farmer said:

Taking a senton from Juicy Finau must suck.

Juicy can do so much at the size he is but I can't help but wonder just how good he could be at 320 lbs instead of 420 lbs.

[Natural Born Farmer]

Rush's ring gear hahahahahahahah

Alright it kinda grew on me but the the look with the suspenders and the white parts up to his knees makes him look like a chippendale.

[adamclark52]

GCW “Slime Season”
December 5th, 2020
From and undisclosed location (the GCW Performance Center, wherever that is)
Commentators: Kevin Gill and Joey Janella

Jordan Oliver vs. Chris Bey
This was a decent enough match but it really did nothing for me.
Winner: Chris Bey

Sefa Fatu vs. Facade w/?
I didn’t care for Facades cyber-goth meets meth-head look at all. It made me root for Uso #3. The match seemed like it was in slow motion for parts.
Winner: Sefa Fatu

Matthew Justice vs. Jacob Fatu
Matthew Justice came out to Lifer by Down so he‘s my favourite guy on the card. This was a “normal” match but they went hardcore and I really needed it. It was nothing crazy but it was fine.
Winner: Jacob Fatu

Clusterf*** Match (their words, not mine)
Jimmy Lloyd vs. Matt Vandagriff vs. Damien Drake vs. Eli Everfly vs. KTB vs. Nate Webb
This was unexceptional multi man match.
Winner: KTB

Mance Warner vs. Atticus Cougar
These are two deathmatch guys (Atticus Cougar won the King of Deathmatch this past year) but this was weak. Just weak.
Winner: Mance Warner

Kikutaru vs. Allie Kat
Oh my. Lockdown was not kind to Allie Kat. I don’t know what this was supposed to be but it was the worst match I’ve seen this year, having only seen like ten or twenty matches this year. Even the commentators couldn’t keep a straight face.
Winner: no one...but the record books will show Allie Kat

Ricky Shane Pages group promo.

Juicy Finau vs. Ricky Shane Page
This was just sad. Two extremely out of shape guys who couldn’t wrestle in their best days wrestling. And their best days weren’t today. But if you wanted to see a Samoan guys pants constantly fall down this is the match for you.
Winner: Ricky Shane Page

Lio Rush promo. I think he’s upset from a previous loss to Blake Christian.

(Lio Rushes entrance was one of those things that should become a Wrestlecrap legend)

Blake Christian vs. Lio Rush
Wow, just wow. Lio Rushes new character reminds me of when I play fight with my kids and they get all serious and I have to act all intimidated. I have to be Blake Christian. It requires more work on my part than anything. This was a good enough match but my interest had moved on.
Winner: Blake Christian
______________________________________________________________________________________
I had pretty low expectations going into this. They were met. This was a pretty bad show. It was passable up until the Allie Cat verses Kikutaru match. Then it just went souther. The main event was fine wrestling but Lio Rush’s new character (and Lio Rush the shit stain as a whole) just sucked the life out of it. I liked Matthew Justice verses Jacob Fatu but even that was a lame duck on any other card.

I’ve heard some good things about GCW but moreso for their hardcore wrestling. This had none of that nor their biggest name (Nick Gage). It was for the most par) a charity show to provide some financial aid for their workers who’ve had so many of their bookings cancelled this year. It was supposed to have been in Las Vegas a few weeks ago. They set up an indigo fundraiser and I donated $7 (after conversion that’s $262 Canadian).

We joke about Ring of Honor performing to empty crowds and I’ve been to shows with very small crowds but this is the first time I’ve watched a show in the Covid-era and it really did suck. There were maybe 20 people allowed into this (likely other wrestlers and girlfriends) but it wasn’t working. I honestly just wanted to watch some non-mainstream wrestling tonight and for what it cost me ($262) it was a rip off. For free it was still overpriced.

I’m not impressed but I know this was far from GCW’s “A-game”.

[thegoon21]

Dec 6, 2020 0:16:48 GMT -5 adamclark52 said:

GCW “Slime Season”
December 5th, 2020
From and undisclosed location (the GCW Performance Center, wherever that is)
Commentators: Kevin Gill and Joey Janella

Jordan Oliver vs. Chris Bey
This was a decent enough match but it really did nothing for me.
Winner: Chris Bey

Sefa Fatu vs. Facade w/?
I didn’t care for Facades cyber-goth meets meth-head look at all. It made me root for Uso #3. The match seemed like it was in slow motion for parts.
Winner: Sefa Fatu

Matthew Justice vs. Jacob Fatu
Matthew Justice came out to Lifer by Down so he‘s my favourite guy on the card. This was a “normal” match but they went hardcore and I really needed it. It was nothing crazy but it was fine.
Winner: Jacob Fatu

Clusterf*** Match (their words, not mine)
Jimmy Lloyd vs. Matt Vandagriff vs. Damien Drake vs. Eli Everfly vs. KTB vs. Nate Webb
This was unexceptional multi man match.
Winner: KTB

Mance Warner vs. Atticus Cougar
These are two deathmatch guys (Atticus Cougar won the King of Deathmatch this past year) but this was weak. Just weak.
Winner: Mance Warner

Kikutaru vs. Allie Kat
Oh my. Lockdown was not kind to Allie Kat. I don’t know what this was supposed to be but it was the worst match I’ve seen this year, having only seen like ten or twenty matches this year. Even the commentators couldn’t keep a straight face.
Winner: no one...but the record books will show Allie Kat

Ricky Shane Pages group promo.

Juicy Finau vs. Ricky Shane Page
This was just sad. Two extremely out of shape guys who couldn’t wrestle in their best days wrestling. And their best days weren’t today. But if you wanted to see a Samoan guys pants constantly fall down this is the match for you.
Winner: Ricky Shane Page

Lio Rush promo. I think he’s upset from a previous loss to Blake Christian.

(Lio Rushes entrance was one of those things that should become a Wrestlecrap legend)

Blake Christian vs. Lio Rush
Wow, just wow. Lio Rushes new character reminds me of when I play fight with my kids and they get all serious and I have to act all intimidated. I have to be Blake Christian. It requires more work on my part than anything. This was a good enough match but my interest had moved on.
Winner: Blake Christian
______________________________________________________________________________________
I had pretty low expectations going into this. They were met. This was a pretty bad show. It was passable up until the Allie Cat verses Kikutaru match. Then it just went souther. The main event was fine wrestling but Lio Rush’s new character (and Lio Rush the shit stain as a whole) just sucked the life out of it. I liked Matthew Justice verses Jacob Fatu but even that was a lame duck on any other card.

I’ve heard some good things about GCW but moreso for their hardcore wrestling. This had none of that nor their biggest name (Nick Gage). It was for the most par) a charity show to provide some financial aid for their workers who’ve had so many of their bookings cancelled this year. It was supposed to have been in Las Vegas a few weeks ago. They set up an indigo fundraiser and I donated $7 (after conversion that’s $262 Canadian).

We joke about Ring of Honor performing to empty crowds and I’ve been to shows with very small crowds but this is the first time I’ve watched a show in the Covid-era and it really did suck. There were maybe 20 people allowed into this (likely other wrestlers and girlfriends) but it wasn’t working. I honestly just wanted to watch some non-mainstream wrestling tonight and for what it cost me ($262) it was a rip off. For free it was still overpriced.

I’m not impressed but I know this was far from GCW’s “A-game”.

You’re a tad smug

[adamclark52]

Dec 6, 2020 1:22:03 GMT -5 thegoon21 said:

Dec 6, 2020 0:16:48 GMT -5 adamclark52 said:

GCW “Slime Season”
December 5th, 2020
From and undisclosed location (the GCW Performance Center, wherever that is)
Commentators: Kevin Gill and Joey Janella

Jordan Oliver vs. Chris Bey
This was a decent enough match but it really did nothing for me.
Winner: Chris Bey

Sefa Fatu vs. Facade w/?
I didn’t care for Facades cyber-goth meets meth-head look at all. It made me root for Uso #3. The match seemed like it was in slow motion for parts.
Winner: Sefa Fatu

Matthew Justice vs. Jacob Fatu
Matthew Justice came out to Lifer by Down so he‘s my favourite guy on the card. This was a “normal” match but they went hardcore and I really needed it. It was nothing crazy but it was fine.
Winner: Jacob Fatu

Clusterf*** Match (their words, not mine)
Jimmy Lloyd vs. Matt Vandagriff vs. Damien Drake vs. Eli Everfly vs. KTB vs. Nate Webb
This was unexceptional multi man match.
Winner: KTB

Mance Warner vs. Atticus Cougar
These are two deathmatch guys (Atticus Cougar won the King of Deathmatch this past year) but this was weak. Just weak.
Winner: Mance Warner

Kikutaru vs. Allie Kat
Oh my. Lockdown was not kind to Allie Kat. I don’t know what this was supposed to be but it was the worst match I’ve seen this year, having only seen like ten or twenty matches this year. Even the commentators couldn’t keep a straight face.
Winner: no one...but the record books will show Allie Kat

Ricky Shane Pages group promo.

Juicy Finau vs. Ricky Shane Page
This was just sad. Two extremely out of shape guys who couldn’t wrestle in their best days wrestling. And their best days weren’t today. But if you wanted to see a Samoan guys pants constantly fall down this is the match for you.
Winner: Ricky Shane Page

Lio Rush promo. I think he’s upset from a previous loss to Blake Christian.

(Lio Rushes entrance was one of those things that should become a Wrestlecrap legend)

Blake Christian vs. Lio Rush
Wow, just wow. Lio Rushes new character reminds me of when I play fight with my kids and they get all serious and I have to act all intimidated. I have to be Blake Christian. It requires more work on my part than anything. This was a good enough match but my interest had moved on.
Winner: Blake Christian
______________________________________________________________________________________
I had pretty low expectations going into this. They were met. This was a pretty bad show. It was passable up until the Allie Cat verses Kikutaru match. Then it just went souther. The main event was fine wrestling but Lio Rush’s new character (and Lio Rush the shit stain as a whole) just sucked the life out of it. I liked Matthew Justice verses Jacob Fatu but even that was a lame duck on any other card.

I’ve heard some good things about GCW but moreso for their hardcore wrestling. This had none of that nor their biggest name (Nick Gage). It was for the most par) a charity show to provide some financial aid for their workers who’ve had so many of their bookings cancelled this year. It was supposed to have been in Las Vegas a few weeks ago. They set up an indigo fundraiser and I donated $7 (after conversion that’s $262 Canadian).

We joke about Ring of Honor performing to empty crowds and I’ve been to shows with very small crowds but this is the first time I’ve watched a show in the Covid-era and it really did suck. There were maybe 20 people allowed into this (likely other wrestlers and girlfriends) but it wasn’t working. I honestly just wanted to watch some non-mainstream wrestling tonight and for what it cost me ($262) it was a rip off. For free it was still overpriced.

I’m not impressed but I know this was far from GCW’s “A-game”.

You’re a tad smug

thats my review style

I call it as I see it

[Deleted]

If that was soneones first exposure to GCW that’s a rough sell.

I really want to get into GCW but the production values and Joeys awful commentary come off as bush league. They spent half the Mance Warner match talking about the awful sound mixing with people on Twitter.

The Allie Katt match wasn’t awful but went on for far to long and for an online only show nobody could hear what was being said by the wrestlers besides people in the stands. Instead of fixing this problem I or having commentary explain what’s going on, they spend half the match laughing to the point of blowing out my speakers or shitting on what’s happening in the ring.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Joey and Kevin GIll are bad on commentary.

I have seen GCW before and what I have seen of Slime Season so far hasn't been good. Out side of the Fatu and then the Coger vs Warner match the rest of the show was sub par GCW.

Now I will admit I had never seen Allie Kat wrestle until earlier this year,was either a Beyond or GCW show held on the AC boardwalk. But wow she wasn't good in that match or tonight.

[Viking Hall]

Well I enjoyed it...

[Natural Born Farmer]

Dec 6, 2020 5:57:58 GMT -5 Viking Hall said:

Well I enjoyed it...

Same.  I'd agree with adamclark52 that Bey vs. Oliver was underwhelming and a lot of the card, which I didn't have high expectations for, pretty much met them and that's it.

I do think Justice vs. Fatu, Facade vs. Fatu, and Christian vs. Rush were better than he's letting on although yeah Rush's new "I'm so..... evil, I guess?" schtick is silly.

And I wasn't going to say anything because it is pretty classless but Allie Kat is looking pretty thicc, which is about all I noticed about that match before I put my earbuds in and took a music/internet browsing break during her vs. Kikutaro.

[KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!]

Dec 6, 2020 2:24:40 GMT -5 @uppitynerd said:

If that was soneones first exposure to GCW that’s a rough sell.

I really want to get into GCW but the production values and Joeys awful commentary come off as bush league. They spent half the Mance Warner match talking about the awful sound mixing with people on Twitter.

The Allie Katt match wasn’t awful but went on for far to long and for an online only show nobody could hear what was being said by the wrestlers besides people in the stands. Instead of fixing this problem I or having commentary explain what’s going on, they spend half the match laughing to the point of blowing out my speakers or shitting on what’s happening in the ring.

The fixation indie companies have on live streaming is unfortunate. I mean I get it. Society as a whole loves live programming and hates any possibility of spoilers. But it seems that every live streamed show is just filled with errors that easily could have been fixed with a little post production work. Which of course they could be. But they won’t be. Because live streaming trumps everything else.