40 Facts About Nick Gage

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Nick Gage is signed to Game Changer Wrestling, where he is a former 3 time GCW World Champion.

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Nick Gage wrestles for various other promotions on the independent circuit.

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Nick Gage is the only man to win the "big three" of American deathmatch tournaments: the CZW Tournament of Death, the IWA Mid-South King of the Deathmatch, and the GCW Tournament of Survival.

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Nick Gage's late brother, Chris Wilson, was a professional wrestler; he performed in CZW under the ring name Justice Pain.

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Nick Gage wanted to be a professional wrestler at a very young age, and later recalled watching NWA as a kid and calling WWF "corny".

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Nick Gage would begin wrestling in backyard hardcore matches, making makeshift rings out of barbed wire, and wrestling his older brother Christopher and their friends.

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Nick Gage is known for being the first ever CZW World Heavyweight Champion and for being part of the H8 Club tag team.

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Nick Gage would take part in Cage of Death V: Suspended, as a part of Team Zandig, to take on the Hi-V.

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Nick Gage would find himself in the finals of the annual, Tournament of Death, along with the Necro Butcher and CZW owner, John Zandig.

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Bailey for Bailey's Ultraviolent Underground Championship, which Nick Gage captured that night.

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Nick Gage later became color commentator for CZW DVDs, replacing Eddie Kingston.

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On July 29,2006, Nick Gage won Tournament of Death 5 defeating Brain Damage, JC Bailey, and Drake Younger in the final round.

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Nick Gage attacked LuFisto after she won the Iron Man title, had incidents with Zandig and Justice Pain, and insulted the fans on many occasions, most notably on commentary.

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Nick Gage has since been removed from his commentary position.

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Nick Gage won by pinning Zandig, forcing the CZW owner into retirement.

16.

The next month, Nick Gage was scheduled to face LuFisto in a one on one match, but LuFisto was injured and the match was canceled.

17.

The match ended early due to the result of Nick Gage receiving a stinger, as a result of a botched Pain Thriller from his brother.

18.

Nick Gage would remain out of action until the end of the year.

19.

Nick Gage defeated Messiah and Ruckus in a Triple Threat Match to become a three time CZW World Heavyweight Champion.

20.

Nick Gage would have to be airlifted to hospital after taking a bump onto a light tube, which resulted in a laceration severing an artery in his arm.

21.

Nick Gage had made a full recovery and was back at CZW Best of the Best and participated in an attack on Thumbtack Jack.

22.

In May 2010, Nick Gage went to Japan and wrestled for Big Japan Pro Wrestling after an interval of nearly 10 years.

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Apart from his performances in CZW's Tournament of Death, Nick Gage has taken part in the IWA Mid-South King of the Deathmatch tournament, having competed in four of them.

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Less than a year later, Nick Gage would find himself at the 2009 King of the Deathmatches.

25.

At Carnage Cup 2008, Nick Gage defeated Devon Moore in a Fans Bring The Weapons Match in the first round, followed by defeating Prophet in an Ultraviolent Boards Match.

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At the 2009 Carnage Cup, Nick Gage would pick up a victory over Insane Lane and Freakshow in the first round, advancing himself to the second round.

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Nick Gage made his in ring return at Proving Grounds 2015 against Drew Gulak.

28.

At Tournament of Death 14, Nick Gage returned to Tournament of Death, losing to Conor Claxton in the first round.

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On November 24,2017, at AIW Hell On Earth 13, Nick Gage defeated Donst to win the AIW Heavyweight Championship.

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Nick Gage would retain against Donst in the rematch at GCW Rulers Of The World on December 29,2017.

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On January 14,2018, Nick Gage made his Style Battle debut in Episode 8 of Season 1.

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Nick Gage faced Walter in a no-contest which spilled outside of the ring when both men refused to listen to the Referee.

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July 28,2018, Nick Gage made his debut in Nova Pro Wrestling, losing a street fight to Tim Donst.

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On June 3,2017, Nick Gage won the Game Changer Wrestling Tournament of Survival 2, defeating Matt Tremont in the finals in the start of what would be a trilogy of matches between the two.

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Nick Gage won the 3rd and final match, along with the GCW Heavyweight Championship, at GCW's 2nd anniversary event "Ready To Die" in a Three Layers Of Hell Match on December 16,2017.

36.

The host of the event, Orange Cassidy, spat mist at MJF's face with Nick Gage doing his finisher to MJF after.

37.

At the Spring Break event in April 2021, Nick Gage defeated Rickey Shane Page to win the GCW World Championship for the second time, making him the only person to hold the championship more than once.

38.

On July 24,2021, Nick Gage lost the title to Matt Cardona at GCW Homecoming.

39.

Nick Gage pleaded guilty and paid a $250 fine as well as court costs.

40.

Nick Gage was released on parole in April 2015 but violated parole and was re-incarcerated.