Two matches added to Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV
The card for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV is starting to take shape with a couple of new matches added.
Barnett revealed two new additions to the lineup today, announcing that Ulka Sasaki vs. Joe Dashou and Angel Verduzco vs. Matt Mako will take place at the WrestleMania week indie show. It’s set for April 17 and will be broadcast live on TrillerTV+ with a start time of 3 p.m. Pacific/6 p.m. Eastern.
Two new matchups for Josh Barnett's: Bloodsport XV coming 4/17, WrestleMania weekend:
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Greco-Roman and Catch Wrestler, Joe Dashou vs former UFC & RIZIN fighter Ulka Sasaki of NOAH
2x Snakepit Catch Wrestling world champion Angel Verduzco vs Bloodsport and Bellator veteran Matt… pic.twitter.com/lGLUYOrgsn
Sasaki — a NOAH wrestler and former MMA fighter — is currently on excursion to the United States and training at the WWE Performance Center. Along with that training, he’s wrestled at some NXT house shows. This will be his Bloodsport debut.
Dashou and Verduzco both have experience competing in and coaching amateur-style wrestling. In pro wrestling, Dashou is a graduate of the NJPW dojo.
The Bloodsport card now has four officially announced matches:
Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV (Friday, April 17) —
- Pete Dunne vs. Masashi Takeda
- Charlie Dempsey vs. Timothy Thatcher
- Ulka Sasaki vs. Joe Dashou
- Angel Verduzco vs. Matt Mako
- Also set to compete: Josh Barnett, Nattie, Zack Sabre Jr., Yuji Nagata, Shayna Baszler, Erick Stevens, Fuminori Abe, Ray Jaz, Royce Isaacs, Miyu Yamashita
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