Top Indy Shows Over WWE WrestleMania 40 Weekend

With WWE WrestleMania 40 emanating from Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7, a whole host of independent wrestling promotions are heading to Philly for their own events. GCW The Collective features many of the premier indy shows over the weekend and 13 of The Collective shows will be available as part of the TrillerTV+ subscription, while other shows will air on pay-per-view. 

Indy events kick into high gear on Thursday, April 4 with DEFY Can't Deny It at 11 am ET/ 4 pm BST. The shows will continue until Spark Joshi: Trailblaze 2024 at 2 pm ET/ 7 pm BST on Sunday, April 6. 

The indy schedule for WWE WrestleMania 40 weekend is as follows:

Thursday, April 4:

DEFY Can't Deny It - 11 am ET/ 4 pm BST:

• KENTA (c) vs. Gringo Loco - DEFY World Championship
• CCK (Chris Brookes & Kid Lykos) vs. Moonlight Express ("Speedball" Mike Bailey & MAO)
• Sovereign (Evan Rivers, Judas Icarus, & Travis Williams) vs. Dragon Gate (Shun Skywalker, Ben-K, & Ho Ho Lun) vs. C4xKC (Cody Chhun, Guillermo Rosas, & KC Navarro)
• Bollywood Boyz (c) vs. Boisterous Behaviour - DEFY Worldwide Tag Team Championships
• VertVixen (c) vs. Trish Adora vs. Jazmin Allure - DEFY Women's Championship 
• Schaff vs. Luke Jacobs vs. Galeno Del Mal vs. Gene Munny vs. Many TBD - BMF Battle Royale

STARDOM American Dream - 3 pm ET/ 8 pm BST:

• Maika (c) vs. Megan Bayne - World of STARDOM Championship
• Mei Seira (c) vs. Saki Kashima vs. Ram Kaichow - High Speed Championship
• Camron Branae, AZM, & Saya Kamitami vs. Momo Watanabe, Starlight Kid, & Stephanie Vaquer
• SAKI & Willow Nightingale vs. Konami & Syuri
• Mariah May, Mina Shirakawa, & Xia Brookside vs. Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo, & Tam Nakano

Monster Factory We Been Here - 3 pm ET/ 8 pm BST:

• David Goldy (c) vs. Steve Maclin - Monster Factory Championship 
• Brad Baylor vs. Brett Waters
• Broad Street Bullies & Wrecking Ball Legursky vs. Homicide, Christian Darling, & Marc Raspa Jr. 
• Shazza McKenzie vs. Notorious Mimi
• Lince Dorado vs. Travis Jacobs
• Stevie Brooks vs. Gabby Ortiz vs. Nevaeh Madonna
• Dawg Nation (c) vs. Ray Jazz & Vinny Pacifico - Fightt Pro Tag Team Championships
• LSG, MSG, & GKM vs. Aigle Blanc, Thiago Montero, & Kuro
• Dylan Mesh & Traxx vs. Wobble & Oliver
• World Renowned vs. Body Snatchers
• Middleweight Medallion Ladder Match

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X - 4 pm ET/ 9 pm BST:

• Shayna Baszler vs. Masha Slamovich
• Nic Nemeth vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey
• Josh Barnett vs. Johnny Bloodsport
• Fuminori Abe vs. Takuya Nomura
• Minoru Suzuki vs. Royce Isaacs
• Timothy Thatcher vs. Axel Tischer
• Matt Makowski vs. AKIRA
• Lou Nixon vs. Erik Hammer
• Janai Kai vs. Lady Frost vs. Marina Shafir vs. Lindsay Snow - One Night Tournament 

Wrestlecon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow - 7 pm ET/ 12 am BST:

• Nic Nemeth vs. Joey Janela
• Josh Alexander vs. Masato Tanaka
• Rob Van Dam vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey
• Team CMLL (Mistico, Barbaro Cavernario, Star Jr., Averno, & Villano III) vs. Team Dragon Gate (Dragon Kid, Ben K, Shun Skywalker, Yamato, & Kota Minoura)
• Paul Walter Hauser vs. Sami Callihan - Philly Street Fight 
• Los Boricuas (Savio Vega, Jose Estrada, Miguel Perez Jr., & Huracan Castillo Jr.) vs. FBI (Little Guido, Tommy Rich, Tony Mamaluke, & TBA)
• Michael Oku (c) vs. Titan - RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship 

DDT Goes Philadelphia - 8 pm ET/ 1 am BST:

• MAO (c) vs. Billie Starkz - DDT Universal Championship
• Yuki Ueno vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey
• Konosuke Takeshita vs. Shunma Katsumata
• Tetsuya Endo vs. Andrew "The Giant" Everett
• Kazuki Hirata vs. Yoshihiko
• CCK (Kid Lykos & Chris Brookes) vs. Bryan Keith & Shota
• Kanon & Daisuke Sasaki vs. Nick Wayne & Takeshi Masada

ACTION Wrestling & Segunda Caida: DEAN ~!!! - 8 pm ET/ 1 am BST

• Krule (c) vs. Warhorse - Independent Wrestling World Championship 
• Demus El Demonio vs. Mad Dog Connelly
• Arez vs. Matt Makowski
• Timothy Thatcher vs. Daniel Makabe
• Slim J vs. Adam Priest
• Austin Luke & Marcus Mathers vs. Judas Icarus & Travis Williams
• Gringo Loco vs. Dr Cerebro
• Tom Lawlor & 1 Called Manders vs. Tank & Jaden Newman
• Alex Kane (c) vs. Colby Corino - ACTION Wrestling World Championship
• Amboss & O'Shay Edwards vs. The Good Hand 
• 3 Flippy Guys (Rico Gonzalez, Bobby Flaco, Brayden Toon) vs. 3 Strong Motherfuckers (Hoodfoot, Danny Demanto, Isaiah Broner)

GCW & JCW vs. The World - 11:59 pm ET/ 4:59 am BST

• Masha Slamovich (c) vs. Syuri - JCW World Championship
• Los Desperados vs. Team Dragon Gate
• MAO & Yoshihiko vs. Los Macizos vs. Boisterous Behaviour vs. AMBOSS
• Jordan Oliver vs. Aigle Blanc
• Gahbage Daddies & 1 Called Manders vs. Astronauts & Rina Yamashita
• Griffin McCoy vs. Session Moth Martina

Friday, April 5:

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling LIVE in Philly - 11 am ET/ 4 pm BST:

• Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe
• Suzume & Arisu Endo vs. Zara Zahker & Nao Kakuta
• Mizuki & VertVixen vs. Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku
• Hyper Misao vs. Billie Starkz
• Rhio vs. Shoko Nakajima
• Yuji Aino & Raku vs. Viva Van & Yuki Kamifuki

Battleground Championship Wrestling Born To Die - 1 pm ET/ 6 pm BST:

• Brian Kendrick (c) vs. Lince Dorado - Battleground Championship
• PCO vs. Matt Riddle vs. Jake Something
• Juicy Finau vs. Wrecking Ball Legursky
• Dani Mo (c) vs. Miranda Gordy
• Lance Anoa'i vs. Rich Swann
• Crowbar vs. Facade
• Fallah Bahh & Beastman vs. Brian Myers & Swoggle
• Sex With Your Next Ex Express (Justin Snyder, Christian Ross, & Alvin) vs. The Nu Backseatz

PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 165 - Freedom Walks Again - 3 pm ET/ 8 pm BST:

• Kid Lykos (c) vs. Man Like Dereiss - PROGRESS World Championship
• Rhio (c) vs. Lana Austin - PROGRESS Women's World Championship
• Cheeky Little Buggers (c) vs. Sunshine Machine vs. SAnitY - PROGRESS World Tag Team Championships
• Spike Trivet vs. Luke Jacobs
• Session Moth Martina & Gene Munny vs. BUSSY
• Ricky Knight Jr. (c) vs. YOICHI - PROGRESS Atlas Championship
• Simon Miller vs. Kid Lykos II vs. Cody Chhun vs. Marcus Mathers vs. Tate Mayfairs vs. Leon Slater vs. Gringo Loco

Wrestling REVOLVER & House of Glory Wrestling - 3 pm ET/ 8 pm BST:

• Mustafa Ali vs. Amazing Red
• Santana vs. Alex Shelley - House of Glory Championship vs. Wrestling REVOLVER Championship
• "Speedball" Mike Bailey vs. Masha Slamovich
• Steve Maclin vs. Charles Mason - Philly Street Fight
• The Rascalz vs. Grizzled Young Veterans vs. RED vs. Mane Event

Joey Janela's Spring Break 8 - 7 pm ET/ 12 am BST:

• Effy vs. Mance Warner - I Quit Match
• Masato Tanaka & Minoru Suzuki vs. Masha Slamovich & Rina Yamashita
• Dragon Gate Classic (Dragon Kid, Kzy, & YAMATO) vs. Reiwa New Generation (Ben-K, Kota Minoura, & Shun Skywalker) 
• The Rock 'n' Roll Express & Kerry Morton vs. The East West Express & "Speedball" Mike Bailey
• Danhausen & Ram Kaicho vs. Maki Death Kill
• Matt Cardona vs. Blue Kane
• Gringo Loco vs. Dralistico
• Grab The Brass Ring Ladder Match
• Blake Christian (c) vs. Joey Janela - GCW World Championship 

Battleground Championship Wrestling Tribute to the Extreme 2 - 8 pm ET/ 1 am BST:

• Team 3D vs. Atsuhi Onita & Mystery Partner
• Tajiri vs. Super Crazy
• Masato Tanaka vs. Rhino
• Al Snow vs. Shane Douglas (with Francine)
• 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Juventud Guerrera
• Da Baldies vs. The Pitbull Revolution
• Bill Alfonso vs. Joel Gertner
• Danny Doring vs. Crowbar

Ring of Honor Supercard of Honor - 8 pm ET/ 1 am BST

• Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Mark Briscoe - ROH World Championship
• Athena (c) vs. Hikaru Shida - ROH Women's World Championship
• Queen Aminata vs. Billie Starkz - ROH Women's World Television Championship
• Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Lee Johnson - ROH World Television Championship
• Dalton Castle vs. Johnny TV - Fight Without Honor
• Mina Shirakawa, Maika, & Mei Seira vs. Saya Kamitani, Tam Nakano, & AZM 
• Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) (c) vs. The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) - ROH World Tag Team Championships
• Griff Garrison & Cole Karter vs. Serpentico & Angelico
• Josh Woods & Tony Nese vs. Mystery Team 

GCW For The Culture - 11:59 pm ET/ 4:59 am BST:

• 2 Cold Scorpio vs. The Frontman Jah-C
• Billy Dixon vs. Darius Carter
• Man Like Dereiss vs. Sonny Kiss
• Suge D (c) vs. Alex Kane - Pan-Afrikan World Diaspora Wrestling World Championship
• Ladies Night Scramble
• Team Dolla vs. Team Myron
• Kings of the District vs. The Mane Event vs. Killionaire's Club vs. Thick 'N' Juicy

Saturday, April 6:

Effy's Big Gay Brunch 9 - 11 am ET/ 4 pm BST:

• BUSSY (Effy & Allie Katch) vs. Dirty Breeze (Dirty Dango & Tyler Breeze)
• Rina Yamashita (c) vs. Billy Dixon - GCW Ultraviolent Championship 
• Dark Sheik vs. Sonny Kiss
• Karam vs. Max The Impaler
• Monomoth vs. Aaron Rourke vs. Rico Gonzalez vs. Devon Monroe 
• Jamie Lynn Senegal & Edith Surreal vs. The Runway
• Team Pollo vs. Team Parrow

Game Changer Wrestling vs. Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling - 2:30 pm ET/ 7:30 pm ET:

• Rina Yamashita, Masha Slamovich, & Maki Itoh vs. Miyu Yamashita, Shoko Nakajima, & Yuki Aino 
• Billie Starkz & Janai Kai vs. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe
• Shazza McKenzie vs. Arisu Endo
• Steph De Lander vs. Hyper Misao
• Dark Sheik vs. Yuki Kamifuku
• Session Moth Martina vs. Raku
• Allie Katch vs. Mizuki
• Suzumi & Pom Harajuku vs. Nao Kakuta & SAKI

Joey Janela's Spring Break 8: Clusterf*ck Forever - 11:59 pm ET/ 4:59 am BST:

• 88-man Clusterf*ck
• Zilla & Jacob Fatu vs. Bollywood Boyz vs. Los Macizos vs. Violence is Forever - Punjabi Prison Match for the GCW World Tag Team Championships

Sunday, April 7:

Spark Joshi: Trailblaze 2024 - 2 pm ET/ 7 pm BST:

• Masha Slamovich & Rina Yamashita vs. Hyan & Brittany Blake
• Starlight Kid vs. TBA
• SAKI (c) vs. VertVixen - Spark Joshi Atlantic Championship
• Kyoko Inoue vs. AZM vs. Dani Mo
• Ram Kaichow (c) vs. TBA - Spark Joshi Pacific Championship
• Aja Kong & Tam Nakano vs. Mina Shirakawa & Janai Kai