First New Wrestling Show With Live Crowd Set For 20 June

Game Changer Wrestling are bringing crowds back later this month.

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Game Changer Wrestling has lived it up to its name by announcing the first professional wrestling show with paid fans in attendance since the global health crisis forced promotions into empty arena events.

The group tweeted confirmation of their The Wrld On GCW Part 2 show (set for 20 June) on Sunday:-

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A follow-up tweet outlines the promotion's guidelines for attendance, including compulsory face masks (provided by GCW), a modified seating plan with staggered spaces to allow a "safe distance" between groups and individuals, readily available hand sanitizer, and limited ticket availability.

White River State Park is an open-air venue and is being used to mitigate the risks posed by the current situation while "easing our transition back to normalcy," in GCW's words.

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Independent groups like GCW have been hit worse than their mainstream counterparts in recent months, with the cancellation of all WrestleMania weekend shows a particularly big blow to smaller companies who'd typically score their biggest payday of the year there. Game Changer has not kept a busy empty arena schedule at all, with their last unattended event being the two-day Acid Cup held on 19 and 20 March.

Though inherently risky, the event passing without incident may prompt other groups to take similar steps.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.