Sermon on the Mat (July 23, 2020): GCW and Beyond cards;

Welcome back to the Sermon on the Mat, your weekly one-stop shop for news from the wider world of wrestling beyond the big cable TV monoliths that get all the coverage.

Indie wrestling is still shut down from the pandemic and everything sucks, but hey, I’m still comin’ at you with all the freebies that I can find!

Plus, a number of streaming services and Twitch channels are offering a constant stream of material for you that’s hard for me to include in the listing, so make sure to check ‘em out—

• IWTV
• Highspots Wrestling Network
• Progress Wrestling

Coming soon...

GCW Homecoming (July 25-26)

—Homecoming Part 1 (July 25, 5PM Eastern)—

1. AJ Gray vs. Alex Colon
2. EFFY vs. “Spyder” Nate Webb
3. Alex Zayne vs. Blake Christian
4. Chris Dickinson vs. Mance Warner
5. Homicide vs. Rickey Shane Page (c) (GCW World Championship)
6. Nick Gage vs. SHLAK
7. ACH vs. Tre LaMar
8. Joey Janela vs. YOSHIHIKO

—Homecoming Part 2 (July 26, 5PM Eastern)—

1. Alex Zayne vs. Blake Christian vs. Jimmy Lloyd vs. Jordan Oliver vs. Myron Reed vs. Tre LaMar (Scramble Match)
2. Calvin Tankman vs. Chris Dickinson
3. Lee Moriarty vs. Tony Deppen
4. Alex Colon vs. Zachary Wentz (Deathmatch)
5. ACH vs. KTB

Game Changer Wrestling are back in Atlantic City, New Jersey with a homecoming doubleheader and hoo boy, do I even need to sell this past the return of ACH? Well, how about DDT import (and consummate blow-up doll) YOSHIHIKO challenging Joey Janela on night one?

Check these out on FITE, if you’re so inclined.

Beyond Two Weeks Notice (July 26, 1PM Eastern)

1. Allie Kat vs. Max Caster
2. Pinkie Sanchez vs. Willow Nightingale
3. Bear Country (Bear Beefcake & Bear Bronson) vs. Injustice (Jordan Oliver & Myron Reed)
4. Blake Christian vs. Christian Casanova
5. Lee Moriarty vs. Wheeler YUTA
6. Chris Dickinson, Nick Gage, & Tony Deppen vs. Mance Warner, Matthew Justice, & Steve Manders
7. “Warhorse” Jake Parnell (c) vs. Rickey Shane Page (IWTV Independent Wrestling Championship)

Beyond Wrestling are BACK as part of GCW’s double-header in Atlantic City, and boy howdy they’re bringing a heaping helping of that Beyond flavor to the shore. Warhorse defends againt RSP, Beyond all-stars take on a chunk of the midwest’s finest in trios action, and, my personal pick for match of the night, Moriarty and YUTA meet on the mat in grappletastic action!

Check it out live on IWTV, friends.

Free matches here!

Jaka vs. Keith Lee

Kicking things off hot today, we’ve got a match between the Smooth Savage and the Limitless One from Beyond Wrestling. Two men that always deliver, don’t miss it!

John Silver vs. Puf

From Limitless Wrestling in Maine, we’ve got a true openweight pro wrestling match for y’all here. The Meat Man takes on one of New York’s biggest, check it out!

“All Ego” Ethan Page vs. Mance Warner

Glory Pro have a killer for us this week, as two men that are as dangerous with their words as they are with their wrestling face off. All Ego vs. Mancer, enjoy!

“Warhorse” Jake Parnell vs. Steve Manders

Another gem for us from the folks over at Beyond. Warhorse defends the IWTV Independent Wrestling Champion against the oft mononymic Manders, check it out!

Beth Phoenix vs. Sumie Sakai

We’ve got another blast from the past out of the Cleveland All-Pro archives, courtesy of AEW. Beth Phoenix takes Sumie Sakai on in the dark ages for women’s indie wrestling, don’t miss it!

Eddie Kingston vs. PB Smooth

AIW also bring us a more up-to-date match, with AIW Academy standout and one-time Absolute Champion PB Smooth takes on the War King himself. Enjoy!

Nicole Matthews vs. Nicole Savoy

Now this is what I’m talking about! ECCW bring us some hype women’s action between two of the best going today! Matthews. Savoy. The women’s title is on the line. Don’t miss it!

Jordynne Grace vs. Mercedes Martinez

And we finish things up with another excellent women’s match, this time from F1RST Wrestling in Minnesota. Don’t miss it!

As always...

Remember folks, no matter what type of wrestling you like, no matter how down you feel about the state of WWE, Impact, ROH, or any other “big-time” pro wrestling, there’s something out there for you. There’s a pro wrestling product that can hit you in the right spot and make you love wrestling like you thought you’d never be able to love it again. It’s there, I promise. You just gotta reach out and find it, and that, my friends, is what the Sermon on the Mat is all about.