— 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) April 4, 2024

This wasn’t the only WWE involvement of the night as “WWE NXT” star Charlie Dempsey made a surprise appearance earlier in the night and faced GCW regular Matt Makowski. Barnett had named Dempsey in the lead up to the event as someone he would like to see featured on the show in the future.

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Charlie Dempsey is wrestling at Bloodsport!!!!pic.twitter.com/87amcxZ4II

— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) April 4, 2024

Elsewhere on the show, international stars like Takuya Nomura and Fuminori Abe (a.k.a. Astronauts) got the chance to show an American audience why their bout in late 2023 was so critically acclaimed. There was representation from major companies like NJPW, TNA, Pro Wrestling NOAH, and even AEW as Lady Frost and Marina Shafir competed in the Bloodsport Women’s tournament, while Johnny TV (Johnny Bloodsport on this occasion) faced Barnett in the main event of the evening.