Jersey Championship Wrestling is being revived and the return show date has been set in place.
Game Changer Wrestling made the announcement via social media that the Jersey Championship Wrestling brand and video library has been acquired from previous owner, Ricky O. JCW, the lineal predecessor to Game Changer Wrestling will have its first event of the rebirth come May 1st at the Showboat in Atlantic City, New Jersey. That event is going to stream for free on YouTube.
Joining GCW promoter Brett Lauderdale to reboot JCW is Adam Abdalla, President of Cultural Council and publisher of ‘Orange Crush’.
We're back!
More information about our return will be posted in the coming days.
For now, please see the press release below: pic.twitter.com/0SfxG9vtPC
— Jersey Championship Wrestling (@JerseyCW) March 14, 2021
GCW is excited to announce the rebirth of Jersey Championship Wrestling!
The relaunched JCW will provide an additional platform for the future stars of GCW and all of Independent Wrestling.
Please follow @JerseyCW now for full press release and all the latest information! pic.twitter.com/pLYJ3Vbmdq
— GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) March 15, 2021
June of 2015 was the last time that an event was held under the Jersey Championship Wrestling brand.
On top of this announcement, one of the headlining bouts for Spring Break during WrestleMania 37 weekend in Tampa, Florida is Rickey Shane Page defending the GCW World Championship against Nick Gage. Shane Page has reigned as champion since December of 2019 when he defeated AJ Gray at the ‘Long. Live. GCW.’ show in Nashville.