GCW's Fight Forever (24 hours of wrestling 1/29/21-1/30/21)

[Vegas]

Joey Janela just announced this a few minutes ago during the Preshow on tonight's GCW show!

[TTX]

Sounds interesting pending details.

[Vegas]

Dec 31, 2020 21:18:12 GMT -5 TTX said:

Sounds interesting pending details.

It is 24 hours of FREE live wrestling from 8PM EST Friday January 29th until 8PM EST Saturday January 30th. It is a closed set event (which I believe means no fans.)

Game Changer Wrestling has announced a 24-hour digital telethon event that will take place in late January.

Joey Janela came out during tonight’s Good Riddance pre-show event and announced that the promotion will be holding a 24-hour telethon called Fight Forever. The show will stream live for free starting on January 29 at 8 pm ET and will run through January 30 at 8 pm ET. It will be a closed set event.

The press release noted that GCW “will partner with individual talent to book curated programming blocks over the course of the telethon.” Matches and participating wrestlers will be announced over the next few weeks.

"Independent wrestling is built on the passion and dedication of its talented performers," GCW promoter Brett Lauderdale said in the press release. "Their sacrifice fuels our industry. These athletes need support, and with no immediate end in sight to the current circumstances, FIGHT FOREVER is a historic opportunity for the wrestling community to come together and have their back when they need it the most."

100% of the donations during the telethon will be given to the performers. Seed funding for the event has been donated by Orange Crush: The Journal of Art and Wrestling.

[Dustin]

I watched Good Riddance tonight.

This will be interesting.

[Deleted]

It's an interesting idea, specifically letting talent keep the donated money, but I really don't see a scenario where a 24 hour show isn't an absolute disaster. I really don't think the talent is there for this kind of thing unless you want people working 4 or 5 times in one day and that really feels like a thing where you should pay them a guarantee on top of the donations.

I know they're calling it a telethon, so maybe they'll do shoot interviews and stuff during or live fan Q&As. That would be kind of cool, especially if someone like Mance Warner got a mic, but a 24 hour block of the modern indie style of wrestling sounds brutal.

[Vegas]

The first 3 shows (2 hours each) have been announced for Fight Forever:

[Lee]

Sounds awesome and the price is right!

[TTX]

I'll probably pick and choose some to watch. Glad it's the following week and not this Saturday.

[Justin Case]

I'll be tuning in for sure! 👍

[Vegas]

I think there is a more updated listing, but here is at least a partial schedule for Fight Forever:

On January 29th GCW: Fight Forever is live on FITE for Free for All 24hours! It will be a fundraiser for independent wrestlers and starts on January 29th at 8pm ET and ends 24 hours later on January 30th 8pm ET. The event features some of your favourite shows and wrestlers. You can see detailed information below:

January 29th 8-10pm ET - The Wind of God

January 29th 10pm-12am ET - For the Culture

January 30th 12-1am ET - UV60: The Death Hour
January 30th 1-3am ET - Jimmy Lloyd's Up All Night

January 30th 3-4am ET – No Peace Underground
January 30th 4-6am ET – to be announced soon

January 30th 6-7am ET - Freelance Underground
January 30th 7-8am ET – Glory Pro

January 30th 8-9am ET - Black Label Pro

January 30th 10am-12pm ET - Effy's Big Gay Block

January 30th 12-2pm - Allie Kat's Real Hot Girl Sh*t

January 30th 2-3pm ET - The Ironman Challenge
January 30th 3-4pm ET – to be announced soon

January 30th 4-5pm ET- 44OH
January 30th 5-6pm ET - VXS

January 30th 6-8pm ET - The Wrld on GCW Part 3

Eric Ryan is a special guest at "What We Want" in the commentary booth hosted by Kevin Gill.

Join FITE and enjoy the whole 24 hours of FREE wrestling with GCW: Fight Forever!

*lineup subject to change