Nick Comoroto vs. Simon Gotch Set For GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIV, Mikey Nicholls Provides Update On His Current NJPW Status, Lena Kross Reportedly in Talks with TNA for Potential Contract

Jul 31, 2025

Nick Comoroto vs. Simon Gotch Announced For GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIV

Josh Barnett recently announced one new match for the card of Game Changer Wrestling’s Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIV event on August 2nd in Rutherford, New Jersey.

This new match announced was a singles match of Nick Comoroto vs. Simon Gotch.

Nick Comoroto is making his Bloodsport debut this Sat and waiting to great him is multiple Bloodsport veteran – Simon Gotch.

I'm sure Gotch will have no issues in trying to explain what this mat has in store for Nick but Comoroto isn't looking to be let in zm- he wants to smash… pic.twitter.com/lOUJfSCABh
— 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗 (@JoshLBarnett) July 31, 2025

Current card for GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIV:

Nattie Neidhart vs. Masha Slamovich
Jordan Blade vs. Janai Kai
Pete Dunne vs. Jonathan Gresham
Charlie Dempsey vs. Dominic Garrini
Nick Comoroto vs. Simon Gotch

Mikey Nicholls Provides Update On His Current NJPW Status

TMDK’s Mikey Nicholls has been absent from New Japan Pro Wrestling since this past December’s World Tag League 2024 Finals event.

WrestleMobs held a recent interview with Nicholls. One of the topics discussed included Nicholls providing an update on his current status with NJPW and his current abscense from the company.

“Because I don’t know what’s happened with Japan, but yeah, I haven’t been there since December. I’ve wrestled a bit here, in Perth but, it’s the longest I’ve gone without consistent kind of full-time wrestling in 20-odd years so, I don’t really know what to do with myself.
No one’s really said anything to me (about NJPW). It’s kind of just how it always has been. Sort of you wait and then you get a call and then it’s like, oh, you’re leaving in three days and you’re going for five weeks or whatnot but… I’m trying to make the most of it while I’m home… I’ve gotta work there eventually so…”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

Lena Kross Reportedly in Talks with TNA for Potential Contract

TNA Wrestling held a new set of Impact! tapings on July 24th in Kingston, Rhode Island. These new tapings featured Australian talent Lena Kross competing in her debut match for the company.

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan reported that his sources stated that Kross recently moved to the United States and has been in talks with TNA officials to potentially work more dates and for a potential contract since this past March.

Brennan reported that Kross has receiving advice from members of the TNA roster during this period.