Joey Janela's Spring Break | |
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Promotions | Game Changer Wrestling |
First event | Joey Janela's Spring Break (2017) |
Last event | Joey Janela's Spring Break: Clusterf*uck Forever |
Joey Janela's Spring Break is a professional wrestling event held by the American promotion Game Changer Wrestling (GCW). This event is traditionally held annually with appearances from top independent talent, retired wrestlers, and the event's namesake, Joey Janela. [1]
The first event took place in March 2017 in Florida and it found annual success due to its proximity to WWE's WrestleMania. This event is now part of GCW's "The Collective", which is a week long series of wrestling events including GCW's Bloodsport and Effy's Big Gay Brunch, [2] as well as events from other promotions including Shimmer and Freelance Wrestling. [3] [4]
The signature match of Joey Janela's Spring Break is the "Clusterfuck Battle Royal". This match is similar to a traditional professional wrestling Battle Royal, however it differs in that competitors are eliminated by pinfall, submission, being sent over the top rope, leaving the building, or "death". [5] Regular competitors in the Clusterfuck Battle Royal are previously retired wrestlers, independent talent, and comedic gimmicks. This Battle Royal, along with the event itself, is known for its abundance of highspots, comedic wrestling, and campiness. Throughout this event it is not uncommon for wrestlers and referees to ignore the traditional professional wrestling rule set (i.e., interference, foreign objects, countouts).
Event | Date | Location | Venue |
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Joey Janela's Spring Break | March 30, 2017 | Fern Park, Florida | Orlando Live Events Center |
Joey Janela's Spring Break 2 | April 6, 2018 | Kenner, Louisiana | Pontchartrain Convention & Civic Center |
Joey Janela's Spring Break 3 Part 1 | April 5, 2019 | Jersey City, New Jersey | White Eagle Hall |
Joey Janela's Spring Break 3 Part 2 | April 7, 2019 | Jersey City, New Jersey | White Eagle Hall |
Joey Janela's Spring Break 4 | October 10, 2020 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Marion County Fairgrounds |
rSpring Break Presented By 44OH! | April 9, 2021 | Ybor City, Florida | The Cuban Club |
Joey Janela's Spring Break 6 Part 1 | March 31, 2022 | Dallas, Texas | Fair Park |
Joey Janela's Spring Break 6 Part 2 | April 1, 2022 | Dallas, Texas | Fair Park |
Joey Janela's Spring Break 8 | April 5, 2024 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Penns Landing Caterers |
Joey Janela's Spring Break: Clusterf*uck Forever | April 6, 2024 |
No. | Results [6] | Stipulations | Times | ||
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1 | Sami Callihan defeated Kyle The Beast by pinfall | Singles match | 9:45 | ||
2 | Andy Williams and Penelope Ford defeated Allie and Braxton Sutter by pinfall | Tag team match | 8:15 | ||
3 | Matt Tremont (c) defeated Eddie Kingston by pinfall | Anything Goes Match for the GCW World Championship | 10:50 | ||
4 | Jimmy Lloyd won by last eliminating Ethan Page [Note 1] | Clusterfuck Battle Royal | 35:30 | ||
5 | Lio Rush defeated Keith Lee by pinfall | Singles match | 14:00 | ||
6 | Joey Janela defeated Marty Jannetty by Pinfall | Singles match | 12:20 | ||
7 | Matt Riddle defeated Dan Severn by pinfall | Singles match | 8:52 | ||
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No. | Results [7] | Stipulations | Times | ||
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1 | Eli Everfly defeated DJ Z, Gringo Loco, Kyle The Beast, Teddy Hart and Tony Deppen by pinfall | Six-way match | 11:07 | ||
2 | Matt Riddle defeated James Ellsworth by pinfall | Singles match | 3:37 | ||
3 | PCO defeated Walter by pinfall | Singles match | 18:27 | ||
4 | Nick Gage (c) defeated Penta El Zero M by pinfall | No Disqualification match for the GCW World Championship | 9:27 | ||
5 | David Starr defeated Mike Quackenbush by pinfall | Singles match | 11:35 | ||
6 | The Invisible Man won by last eliminating Maxwell Jacob Friedman [Note 2] | Clusterfuck Battle Royal | 40:00 | ||
7 | Joey Janela (with Penelope Ford) defeated The Great Sasuke by pinfall | Singles match | 25:00 | ||
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No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
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1 | Marko Stunt defeated Joey Janela (with Penelope Ford) by pinfall | Singles match | 15:34 | ||
2 | Tony Deppen defeated Dustin Thomas by pinfall | Singles match | 5:22 | ||
3 | Jungle Boy defeated A-Kid, Australian Suicide, Jake Atlas, Shane Mercer and Slim J by pinfall | Six-way match | 10:03 | ||
4 | Nick Gage (c) defeated Shinjiro Otani by pinfall | Singles match for the GCW World Championship | 9:11 | ||
5 | The Invisible Man defeated Invisible Stan by pinfall | Singles match | 7:19 | ||
6 | Taka Michinoku defeated Orange Cassidy by pinfall | Singles match | 8:20 | ||
7 | Starman defeated Ethan Page by pinfall | Singles match | 0:03 | ||
8 | Masashi Takeda defeated Jimmy Lloyd by pinfall | Death match | 8:19 | ||
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No. | Results [8] | Stipulations |
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1 | Jungle Boy defeated Joey Janela (with Penelope Ford) by submission | Singles match |
2 | LAX (Santana and Ortiz) defeated The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) by pinfall | Tag team match |
3 | LA Park defeated Masato Tanaka by pinfall | Singles match |
4 | The Clusterfuck Battle Royal ended in a no contest [Note 1] | Clusterfuck Battle Royal |
No. | Results [9] [10] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Orange Cassidy defeated Rickey Shane Page (with Atticus Cogar, Eddy Only, Eric Ryan and Gregory Iron) by pinfall | Singles match | 8:00 |
2 | Ironbeast (KTB and Shane Mercer) defeated The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz) by pinfall | Tag team match | 9:33 |
3 | Jonathan Gresham defeated Lee Moriarty by submission | Singles match | 20:50 |
4 | Team Pazuzu (Chris Dickinson, Santana and Ortiz) defeated Alex Zayne, Blake Christian and Jordan Oliver by pinfall | Six-man tag team match | 23:53 |
5 | Tony Deppen defeated Alex Shelley by pinfall | Singles match | 13:29 |
6 | Lio Rush defeated ACH by pinfall | Singles match | 15:22 |
7 | Ricky Morton defeated Joey Janela by pinfall | Singles match | 13:52 |
8 | "Spyder" Nate Webb won the Clusterfuck Battle Royal by last pinning Atticus Cogar [Note 2] | Clusterfuck Battle Royal | 72:17 |
9 | Alex Colon (with Markus Crane) defeated Matt Tremont by pinfall | Death match | 26:30 |
No. | Results [11] | Stipulations | Times [12] | ||||
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1P | Treehouse Lee defeated Ninja Mack, Dante Leon, Saieve Al Sabah, Brayden Lee and Jimmy Lloyd | Six-man scramble by pinfall | 6:04 [12] | ||||
2 | Starboy Charlie defeated Billie Starkz by pinfall | Singles match | 10:02 [12] | ||||
3 | Ironbeast (KTB and Shane Mercer) defeated 44OH! (Bobby Beverly and Eric Ryan) by pinfall | Tag team match | 5:54 [12] | ||||
4 | Aramis, Dragón Bane and Laredo Kid defeated Arez , Black Taurus and Gringo Loco by pinfall | Six-man tag team match | 13:44 [12] | ||||
5 | Lio Rush defeated Jordan Oliver by pinfall | Singles match | 22:22 [12] | ||||
6 | Atticus Cougar defeated Masada by pinfall | Deathmatch | 18:43 [12] | ||||
7 | Rich Swann defeated Lee Moriarty by pinfall | Singles match | 12:11 [12] | ||||
8 | Joey Janela defeated Chris Dickinson by pinfall | Singles match | 21:59 [12] | ||||
9 | Effy defeated Gregory Iron (with Virgil) by pinfall | Singles match | 5:58 [12] | ||||
10 | Nick Gage defeated Rickey Shane Page (c) by pinfall | Deathmatch for the GCW World Championship | 24:00 [12] | ||||
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No. | Results [13] | Stipulations | Times [14] | ||
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1 | The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) defeated Nick Gage and Slade [lower-alpha 1] (c) and The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice) by pinfall | Three-way tag team match for the GCW Tag Team Championship | 11:18 [14] | ||
2 | Blake Christian defeated AR Fox (with Ayla Fox) by pinfall | Singles match | 13:13 [14] | ||
3 | Mickie James defeated Allie Katch (with Effy) by pinfall | Singles match | 11:17 [14] | ||
4 | Nick Wayne defeated Alec Price, Gringo Loco, Jack Cartwheel, Jimmy Lloyd, Jordan Oliver and Ninja Mack by pinfall | Seven-man scramble | 8:09 [14] | ||
5 | Joey Janela defeated X-Pac by pinfall | Singles match | 19:19 [14] | ||
6 | Jon Moxley (c) defeated AJ Gray by pinfall | Singles match for the GCW World Championship | 22:14 [14] | ||
7 | John Wayne Murdoch defeated Alex Colon (c) by pinfall | Singles match for the GCW Ultraviolent Championship | 13:50 [14] | ||
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No. | Results [15] | Stipulations | Times [16] |
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1 | Chris Dickinson (with Missy Hyatt) defeated Matt Cardona (with Chelsea Green) by pinfall | Singles match | 12:25 [16] |
2 | Tony Deppen defeated Biff Busick by pinfall | Singles match | 11:40 [16] |
3 | Mike Bailey defeated Jordan Oliver by pinfall | Singles match | 10:02 [16] |
4 | Minoru Suzuki defeated Effy by pinfall | Singles match | 9:10 [16] |
5 | The Second Gear Crew (AJ Gray, Mance Warner and Matthew Justice) won the Clusterfuck Battle Royal [lower-alpha 2] | Clusterfuck Battle Royal | 82:49 [16] |
No. | Results [17] | Stipulations | Times [18] | ||
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1 | Blake Christian defeated Cole Radrick, Gringo Loco, Alec Price, Shane Mercer, Jack Cartwheel, Komander, Billie Starkz and Tony Deppen by pinfall | Grab the Brass Ring Doors, Ladders and Chairs match The winner received a GCW championship match of their choosing at any time. | 13:49 | ||
2 | The East West Express (Jordan Oliver and Nick Wayne) defeated The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) (c) by pinfall | Tag team match for the GCW World Tag Team Championship | 12:37 | ||
3 | El Hijo del Vikingo defeated Mike Bailey by pinfall | Singles match | 17:59 | ||
4 | Maki Death Kill (Maki Itoh and Nick Gage) defeated Bussy (Allie Katch and Effy) by pinfall | Tag team Deathmatch | 16:06 | ||
5 | Masha Slamovich (c) defeated Steph De Lander (with Matt Cardona) by submission | Singles match for the GCW World Championship | 6:21 | ||
6 | Kota Ibushi defeated Joey Janela by pinfall | Singles match | 24:18 | ||
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No. | Results [21] | Stipulations | Times [22] | ||
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1 | Violence is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) (c) defeated The Bollywood Boyz (Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra), Juicy Finau and Zilla Fatu and Los Macizos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) | Punjabi Prison match for the GCW World Tag Team Championship | 14:32 | ||
2 | Microman won by last eliminating Nick Gage [Note 3] | 80-person Clusterfuck Battle Royal | 1:57:52 | ||
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