Former Intercontinental Champion Chad Gable was preparing for a Bloodsport debut that never panned out, according to Bret Lauderdale. The GCW promoter took to social media to reveal the planned matchup in a post that has since been deleted.
Lauderdale on X (formerly Twitter) revealed that Gable was set to face former ROH World Champion Jonathan Gresham at Bloodsport X in 2024. While Lauderdale deleted the post from his X account without saying why, both. F4WOnline: and: A fighter quoted the post directly.
“It was supposed to be Chad Gable-Jonathan Gresham, and it would have been one of the greatest matches of all time,” Lauderdale wrote, as the two outlets noted. “But, alas, we changed course at the last minute because Chad wanted to focus on wrestling (which I understand) regardless of it being a major event.”
Gable’s graphic promo for the show has been making the rounds on social media. While Gable has not officially had a match WWE WrestleMania 40 that year in Philadelphia, he was involved in an Intercontinental Championship storyline involving Sami Zayn and Gunther. Gable and Zayn were seen backstage together before the first night’s match. where Zayn won the title.
Barnett announced just before WrestleMania 42 that Bloodsport will go on indefinite hiatus After Bloodsport XV in Las Vegas. In his statement, he noted that he is not putting the event “six feet under the gravestone”, but is saving things for the foreseeable future.