Various: Shotzi Blackheart Makes Surprise Appearance at 6/7 GCW Tournament of Survival X Event, Natalya to Receive Lou Thesz Award at 2025 Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion Event, Indies/Misc.

Shotzi Blackheart Makes Surprise Appearance at GCW Tournament of Survival X Event

Saturday’s Tournament of Survival X event for Game Changer Wrestling in Atlantic City, New Jersey featured former WWE talent Shotzi Blackheart making a surprise appearance and being revealed as the surprise entrant for this year’s tournament.

Shotzi competed in a Three-way Death match against Matt Tremont and Jimmy Llyod, which was won by Tremont.

SHOTZI BLACKHEART IS IN TOURNAMENT OF SURVIVAL@ShotziWWE #GCWToSX pic.twitter.com/M7DJmZPpeS

— Tripping Balls (@IsThisWrestling) June 7, 2025

Following the event, Shotzi announced on Twitter that she has retired from death match wrestling with the exception of a potential future match against Deathmatch legend Nick Gage.

I have officially retired from death match wrestling. Only @thekingnickgage can get me out of retirement.

— Shotzi (@ShotziWWE) June 8, 2025

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Natalya to Receive Lou Thesz Award at 2025 Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion Event

The Cauliflower Alley Club announced that Natalya will be the recipient of the Lou Thesz Award at this year’s Cauliflower Alley Club reunion event on August 18-20 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A true trailblazer. A record-breaker. A history-maker.

The Cauliflower Alley Club proudly announces that Natalya Neidhart will receive the Lou Thesz Award at this year’s reunion—making her the first female professional wrestler ever to earn this prestigious honor.

From technical excellence to her lasting impact across generations, Natalya’s legacy continues to elevate the entire wrestling industry.

Congratulations, Nattie!

Join us for this historic moment
August 18–20, 2025 at the Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV
Get your tickets now at CauliflowerAlleyClub.org

#wwe #nattieneidhart #cac #caulifloweralleyclub

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Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Saturday’s Tournament of Survival X event for Game Changer Wrestling in Atlantic City, New Jersey featured Matt Tremont defeating Otis Cogar in a Concrete Hell Death Match for the Finals to become the winner of this year’s Tournament of Survival.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that Santino Marella was the recipient of TNA Wrestling’s All-Star Award for his performance at this past Friday’s Against All Odds 2025 event in Tempe, Arizona.

New Japan Pro Wrestling reportedly drew a paid attendance of 3,044 for their June 1st Best of the Super Juniors 2025 Finals event in Tokyo, Japan, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

PROGRESS Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their Far From Ordinary People event on June 29th in Manchester, England:

• Shotzi Blackheart vs. Nina Samuels

Ring of Honor recently announced one new match for the card of next week’s ROH TV show on June 12th on HonorClub:

• ROH World Championship Proving Ground match – Mansoor vs. Bandido (c)

Major League Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their Summer of the Beats 2025 event on June 26th in New York City, New York:

• Anthony Greene vs. Brock Anderson

Stardom recently announced one new match for the card of their The Conversation event on June 21st in Shibuya, Japan:

• IWGP Women’s Championship – Sareee vs. Syuri (c)

Pro Wrestling EVE recently announced one new match for the card of their Mean Grrrls event on July 4th in London, England:

• EVE International Championship – Kris Statlander vs. Anita Vaughan (c)

Reality of Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their Power Shift event on June 14th in Texas City, Texas:

• WWE NXT Tag Team Championship – Big Luther & Tempo vs. Hank & Tank (Hank Walker & Tank Ledger) (c)