HOOK vs. Joey Janela Set For GCW Race Against Time

AEW star HOOK was previously announced for Game Changer Wrestling’s Race Against Time event in Cincinnati, Ohio for June 19th. At the time of that announcement, there was no opponent named. Now, there is.

Late last night, GCW took to social media to announce that Joey Janela will be the opponent for HOOK on that show. This will be a first time ever matchup, and HOOK’s debut in GCW.

*CINCINNATI UPDATE*

Just Signed:

JOEY JANELA
vs
HOOK

Plus:
VNDL48
Bustah & The Brain
Billie Starkz
Vipress
+more

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This past Saturday, HOOK lost to Kevin Knight in a TNT Championship Match on AEW Collision. That same night, Joey Janela lost to Vipress at GCW’s event in the 2300 Arena.