Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIV aired live from Rutherford, New Jersey on Saturday, August 2, and once again saw a strong presence from the stars of WWE.
Along with Natalya making her return to the pro wrestling and MMA hybrid event, this time competing in the main event against former TNA Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich, the show also saw the debut of Erik and Ivar of The War Raiders. Rounding up the WWE involvement, Pete Dunne and Charlie Dempsey were also in action on the show. The night was a successful one for the WWE wrestlers as 4 out of 5 contracted stars were victorious in their respective matches, with only Ivar suffering a defeat.
The main event saw Natalya defeat Slamovich via TKO, bringing her record to 2-0 and remaining undefeated at Bloodsport.
However, unlike previous events, Barnett did not compete following his loss to Gabe Kidd over WrestleMania weekend back in April.
It has also been reported that WWE President Nick Khan was in attendance for the show, following on from also being at the previous event over WrestleMania 41 weekend.
Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIV Results:
- Matt Mako defeated Ray Jaz by submission
- Janai Kai defeated Jordan Blade by KO
- Simon Gotch defeated Nick Comoroto by submission
- Charlie Dempsey defeated Dominic Garrini by submission
- Royce Isaacs defeated War Raider Ivar by submission
- Timothy Thatcher defeated Slade by DQ
- War Raider Erik defeated 1 Called Manders by knockout
- Pete Dunne defeated Jonathan Gresham by submission
- Nattie Neidhart defeated Masha Slamovich by TKO
Bloodsport will make its debut in the UK next month with a live show scheduled to take place in London on September 28.
