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IMPACT Wrestling star Matt Cardona grabbed the headlines earlier today as he defeated Nick Gage to win the GCW Championship at the GameChanger Wrestling: Homecoming event.
The bout exceeded everyone's expectations and delivered on the hype. Matt Cardona took control in the early parts of the match. However, as the match went longer, Nick Gage displayed his brutal side and assaulted him viciously. The Death Match legend even used a pizza cutter to carve Matt Cardona's forehead.
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He even delivered The Thousand Dollar Broski with a spear crashing through a sheet of glass. Blood was pouring down both their heads, with the IMPACT Wrestling star on the verge of losing.
However, the tables were turned when Ricky Shane Page’s stable, 44OH interfered in the match. RSP delivered a low blow to Nick Gage, leaving him in unimaginable pain. IMPACT Wrestling star Matt Cardona seized the given opportunity and delivered a Rough Ryder to pin Gage in the middle of the ring.
Fans in attendance were outraged over Matt Cardona's title victory and expressed their frustration by throwing garbage towards a worn-out Matt Cardona. The raucous reaction from the fans wouldn't allow Matt Cardona to celebrate, and he soon left the ring. Regardless, IMPACT Wrestling star Matt Cardona earned one of the biggest victories of his career.
Meanwhile, Nick Gage suffered a dreadful loss ahead of his much-anticipated debut match in AEW against Chris Jericho at the Fight For The Fallen special episode of Dynamite next week.
Twitter reacts to IMPACT Wrestling star Matt Cardona's stunning title win
Although fans in attendance expressed their anger towards the outcome of the match, social media applauded IMPACT Wrestling star Matt Cardona for the monumental victory of his career. Below are some of the reactions from Twitter to Matt Cardona's title victory:
On a surprising note, the GCW: Homecoming pay-per-view took the number one spot on Twitter, surpassing UFC and Olympics. Both Gage and Cardona should be given credit for the way they delivered the bout.
Both men will now move their separate ways. Matt Cardona will cherish his title victory in the upcoming episode of IMPACT Wrestling, while Nick Gage will face Chris Jericho in chapter two of "Five Labors of Jericho."
What was your reaction when Matt Cardona won the GCW World Championship tonight? What did you make of the Death Match between Cardona and Nick Gage? Sound off in the comment section below.
