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Indie Wrestler Faye Jackson Announces Retirement
Yesterday, April 2, independent wrestler Faye Jackson announced that she will be retiring following WrestleMania week.
She was trained at the ROH Dojo under Delirious. Her pro-wrestling debut was on Feb. 2, 2016, for Ring of Honor. The match was ODB vs. Faye Jackson.
She has since wrestled for many different independent promotions including, Pro Wrestling EVE, Game Changer Wrestling, Nova Pro, Beyond Wrestling, and Queens of Combat.
Below is her full statement:
I know I’ve been quiet the last few days so here’s an update. I dislocated my elbow in a match on Sunday that will take awhile to heal. So I have to pull out of all shows I was booked for Mania weekend. The Grey Sweatpants Battle Royal will still continue and I will be there. Please buy tickets, buy the stream and Support Real Hot Girl S t! Support For The Culture! Support Ladies Night Out! Continue to donate to the boys and to Planned Parenthood!
GCW Announces Purchase Of Jersey Championship Wrestling
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Game Changer Wrestling has announced today the purchase rights to the Jersey Championship Wrestling brand and video library from their original owner, Ricky O.
GCW promoter Brett Lauderdale will be reviving JCW with a relaunch event on May 1, 2021, at the Showboat in Atlantic City, New Jersey joining GCW’s “Ashes to Ashes.” The return will be broadcast live and free on YouTube.
Adam Abdalla, the President of the New York-based marketing agency Cultural Counsel is partnering with Brett Lauderdale.
Jersey Championship Wrestling was originally rebranded as Game Changer Wrestling in 2015.
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GCW ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF JERSEY CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Game Changer Wrestling today announced the purchase of the rights to the Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) brand and video library from their original owner, Ricky O.
Effectively immediately, Game Changer Wrestling promoter Brett Lauderdale will be reviving JCW, the lineal predecessor to GCW, with a relaunch event on May 1, 2021 at the Showboat in Atlantic City, NJ at 3 PM, joining Game Changer Wrestling’s “Ashes to Ashes” for a doubleheader. JCW’s return will be broadcast LIVE and FREE on YouTube. );
Partnering with Lauderdale on the Jersey Championship Wrestling revival is Adam Abdalla, President of New York-based arts & entertainment marketing agency Cultural Counsel and publisher of Orange Crush: The Journal of Art & Wrestling.
Pro wrestling is beautiful and this literary art journal captures its bumps and bruises in a new light
Adam Abdalla’s ‘Orange Crush’ seeks to elevate conversations on the often misunderstood art form.
Selections from Orange Crush: The Journal of Art & Wrestling are featured in this custom illustration. Photo credits: Ryan Loco, Nick Karp, Mariana Bersten, Nathan Boone and Michael Watson.(Courtesy of Orange Crush, Adam Abdalla)
Professional wrestling is an American institution, and a quick scan of your social media feeds might prove its cultural ubiquity. Though less mainstream than in decades past, the world of predetermined fighting in colorful tights has staying power a nostalgic resonance that even lapsed viewers can’t ignore.