Blake Christian, Tony Deppen, And Maki Itoh Unable To Compete At GCW 56 Birdz
Maki Itoh, Blake Christian, and Tony Deppen have been pulled from GCW 56 Birdz.
Maki Itoh, Blake Christian, and Tony Deppen have been pulled from GCW 56 Birdz.
Game Changer Wrestling announced that, due to injury and circumstances out of their control, all three stars were unable to compete at the event on January 13. GCW World Champion Blake Christian was set to face Cole Radrick. Due to Christian’s absence, Radrick will instead face Jonathan Gresham.
Deppen had been set to face Itoh. GCW noted that additional matches would be announced for the show. GCW also wrote that Christian and Deppen would still appear at the January 12 event.
Due to injury and circumstances out of our control, Maki Itoh, Blake Christian and Tony Deppen will be unable to compete in Columbus.
The following match has been added:
Jonathan Gresham vs Cole Radrick
Additional Matches TBA tonite and this week!https://t.co/G5GVYTIWZv https://t.co/ZrAEFsHK0H pic.twitter.com/BVTYZZr2YF
— GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) January 8, 2024
TJPW announced that Itoh would be taking time off due to numbness in her arm. More information is available here.
Deppen took to Twitter/X and wrote that he was pulled from GCW 56 Birdz due to “circumstances”. Click here to see what he had to say.
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