In the Blue Genie Art Bazaar on January 18th in Austin, TX, just one week off of I Can’t Feel my Face. GCW put on “Take a Picture”. Not only was this available to see live, but it was also streamed on Fite.TV. Your commentary team is Kevin Gill and “The Hot Tub Guy” Shawn. Your announcer is Stew Myrick
Gino Medina vs Blake Christian
Blake Christian starts out in control with Medina cutting off every attempt at a high-risk maneuver. This stops after a powerbomb onto the apron stuns Medina long enough for a springboard splash. The two start to get on even footing with Christian just getting the upper hand. Gino takes control after Blake attempts to end the match. Variation of Cheeky Nandos and a powerbomb gets a near fall. Elbow to the back of the head, springboard cutter, and corkscrew splash gets the win for Blake Christian.
Rating: 4 / 5
Andy Dalton vs Chris Dickinson
The match starts off crazy with Dalton cannonballing himself onto Dickinson. Strike battle ensues with Dickinson taking out the leg of Dalton. Chris begins working on the leg heavily, but an eye rake changes the flow of the match. The brawl goes to the outside where a chair is introduced, both get their licks in. After near falls from both sides, most notably a superplex and a brainbuster. The match that more resembles a brawl ends with Dickinson locking in a modified Indian deathlock forcing Andy Dalton to tap out.
Rating: 3.5/5
Alex Zayne vs Chris Bey
The two go at a stalemate for a while at the beginning one not able to get the offense on the other. Knee on the apron is able to give Alex Zayne the momentum for the time being. Suicide dive gives Bey a two count, but he’s unable to put Zayne away. Bey retreats to the outside after an armdrag and takes a moonsault from Zayne for his trouble. Powerbomb from Zayne gets a near fall. Code Red from Bey gets a near fall. The two trade strikes, Zayne hits a knee which sends Bey into the corner. This sets him up for the Crunchwrap and a Taco driver for the three count.
Rating: 3.5/5
SHLAK vs Masada
It didn’t take much for the weapons to come into play and Masada was the man to do so throwing a chair into SHLAK’s face. The two trade shots with a door, and as they go back into the ring. Masada drives a sharp piece of table deep into SHLAK’s forehead numerous times. SHLAK manages to fight back and tackles him through a table. After a near fall, SHLAK stabs Masada in the head with a sharp piece of wood and a plastic bag over the head. Skewers go into SHLAK’s head. One chair assisted running knee ends the match.
Rating: 3/5
Jimmy Lloyd vs Matthew Justice
The two start by throwing a whole bunch of chairs into the middle of the ring. They have a duel with two of the chairs which Jimmy gets the better of. Justice sets up a door on the outside and dives from the top, but Lloyd moves out of the way at the last second causing Justice to land on the concrete.
They go into the crowd, then into the backstage for a bit where Justice brings out a trash can. He hits Lloyd with the trash, but Jimmy responds with putting the can over Matthew’s head and hitting it with a chair. Lloyd goes for a cannonball on the chairs but misses the mark which justice capitalizes on. Lloyd manages to stop a coast to coast and send Justice through the table for a near fall. Justice regains control and hits a Cradle Back to Belly Piledriver for the win.
Rating 2.5/5
Nate Webb vs Ricky Starks
Pose off to start the match and the two joke around for a bit. Once the match gets into full swing Starks starts things off with an old school that goes around the entire ring. Webb gets control and whips starks off the ropes. He charges but Ricky low bridges and Webb goes to the outside. Nate Webb gets caught up in some chairs which Starks uses as a weapon in some creative ways.
Webb throws starks throat first into a pole with the help of a chair. Starks throws Webb into the wall with the help of a trolley. In the ring, Nate attempts a sunset flip but dodges the counter. Dropkicking the chair into the head of Webb nets a two count. Chairsault miss allows Ricky to do a rope-assisted tornado DDT. Ricky tries to end it, after a few teases of the end Webb is able to hit Soylent Green on a chair for the finish.
Rating: 3.5/5
Mance Warner vs Rickey Shane Page
Mance jumps Page before the introductions can finish and the brawl ends up spilling outside of the ring. When it gets back into the ring Warner keeps strong control, brawling and choking out RSP. RSP stops the running knee and hits him with a Pain Thriller. After a few more punches Mance is seated, he changes the flow of the match with an eye poke. Ducked lariat leads into a neckbreaker on the chair.
RSP suplexes Mance through a door, but Mance returns the favor quickly with a spinebuster through a door. Swanton bomb and a superplex through a door by RSP both gets near falls. Strikes to the head and RSP calls for the ref to stop the match, but Mance keeps on fighting. He is eventually put down by a choke breaker through chairs followed by a second one for the pinfall victory for RSP.
Rating: 4/5
Nick Gage vs Allie Kat
Nick Gage starts off in control in this hardcore match against Allie Kat. Allie Kat hits a headbutt and fireman’s carry slam to change the momentum of the match. Nick Gage begins cutting open Allie Kat’s forehead. Any attempt Kat makes to take control of the match is cut off quickly, by Gage. Allie Kat nets a near fall after powerbombing Gage through a glass pane. One winged demon onto the glass gets a near fall. Rear naked choke by Nick Gage makes Allie Kat pass out. Post-match he gives her a piledriver.
Rating: 4/5
Overall: Take a picture was a very enjoyable show that didn’t really have many weak matches. It was one that leaned more on the hardcore route, with much more blood than the prior show. All the same every match there felt like it had a purpose. And either furthered an existing storyline or pushed forward the upcoming shows. If there was one thing that may get a bit grating, it would be commentary. While they were good for a good chunk of the show. Some of the lines that were repeated and stated didn’t quite land. Most notably the repetition of CTE. Other than that, they were a solid team. And the show was an easy watch from beginning to end.