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| Born | Joey Hodge (1997-08-25)25 August 1997 (age 28)[2] Spencer, Indiana, United States |
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| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Debut | 2015 |
Joey Hodge better known by hisring nameCole Radrick is an Americanprofessional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer andGame Changer Wrestling where is formerGCW Extreme Championship and former one timeGCW Tag Team Championship. he is best known for his tenure with New Wave Pro Wrestling, Rockstar Pro Wrestling,IWA: Mid-South.[3]
Hodge made hisprofessional wrestling debut atNWP Revenge, an event promoted by New Wave Pro Wrestling on June 6, 2015, where he lost to Blaine Black.[4]
Hodge shared brief or longer tenures with various promotions from the American independent scene such asIWA Mid-South,Game Changer Wrestling, Rockstar Pro Wrestling and many others.[1] AtROH on HonorClub #29 on September 9, 2023, he teamed up with Matt Brannigan in a losing effort againstGates of Agony (Bishop Kaun andToa Liona).[5] AtDPW Spark #7, an event promoted byDeadlock Pro-Wrestling on December 16, 2022, Hodge unsuccessfully challengedBaliyan Akki for theSuper Asia Championship.[6]
Hodge made his debut inIWA Mid-South atIWA Mid-South Family Tradition on November 13, 2015, where he teamed up with Joseph Schwartz, Nick Depp, Reed Bentley and Zodiak in a losing effort against JC Rotten, Joey Venom,John Wayne Murdoch, Randi West and Slade Sludge.[7] In time, he challenged for various titles promoted by IWA. AtIWA Mid-South Fallout on September 8, 2016, he unsuccessfully challenged JJ Garrett for theIWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship.[8]
During his time with the promotion, he competed in one of its signature events, theTed Petty Invitational in which he made his only appearance at the 2016 edition by defeatingSami Callihan in the first rounds, then falling short to John Wayne Murdoch,Jake Crist and Shane Mercer in the second rounds.[9]
Hodge made his debut inGame Changer Wrestling atGCW Chopper City in the Ghetto on November 27, 2019, where he competed in asix-man scramble won by Lucky 13 and also involving Frankie Pickard, JJ Garrett, Pinkie Sanchez and Steve Sanders.[10]
Hodge competed in various of the promotion's flagship events. AtThe Wrld on GCW on January 23, 2022, he competed in aPabst Blue RibbonKickoff Battle Royal won by Big Vin and also involvingPsycho Clown,Dark Sheik,Parrow,Ruckus and many others.[11] AtGCW Fight Club on October 8 and 9, 2022, he competed twice. On the first night by teaming up withJoey Janela in a losing effort againstLos Macizos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo),[12] and on the second night by falling short to Janela in aTitle vs. title match disputed for both Hodge'sGCW Extreme Championship and Janela'sDDT Extreme Championship from which the latter emerged victorious.[13]
Hodge also competed in one of GCW's signature events, theJersey J-Cup, in which he made his first appearance at the 2023 edition where he defeatedDante Leon, Dyln McKay, Grim Reefer, Marcus Mathers and Yoya in the first rounds,[14] then fell short toBlake Christian in the quarterfinals.[15] One year later at the 2024 edition, he competed in a six-way first round won byMyron Reed and also involving Mr. Danger,Jack Cartwheel, Charles Mason andBillie Starkz.[16] He also competed one night later in aTwelve-person mixed tag team match in which he teamed up with Mr. Danger,Man Like DeReiss,Allie Katch and Los Mazicos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) to defeat Charles Mason, Griffin McCoy, Jack Cartwheel, Jimmy Lloyd,Kerry Morton andTony Deppen.[17]
As for theJoey Janela's Spring Break, he made his first appearance at theSpring Break 4 on October 10, 2020, where he competed in the traditionalClusterfuck Battle Royal, bout won by "Spyder" Nate Webb and also involving many other notable opponents such asFlash Flanagan,JTG,Cassandro El Exotico,Jody Threat,Mance Warner,Matthew Justice andEffy.[18] AtSpring Break 8 on April 5, 2024, Hodge won aGrab the Brass Ring Ladder match for a futureGCW World Championship match in which he defeated Mr. Danger,Aigle Blanc, Alec Price, Marcus Mathers,Microman,Myron Reed,Arez andLeon Slater.[19] He scored his latest appearance in the battle royal atSpring Break: Clusterfuck Forever on April 7, 2024, bout won by Microman and also involvingNick Gage,1 Called Manders,Johnny Kashmere,Alex Zayne,H. C. Loc,Justin Credible,Tommy Dreamer and others.[20]
Hodge often competes as developmental talent for promotions such asTNT Extreme Wrestling andProgress Wrestling from the British circuit andPro Wrestling Freedoms orDDT Pro-Wrestling from the Japanese circuit due to GCW sharing business partnerships with them. AtGCW The Art Of War 2022 from September 3, 2022, he competed in aladder match for theDDT Extreme Championship in which Joey Janela retained the title over him andDante Leon, Drago Kid, Gringo Loco,Mike Bailey, Shane Mercer and Tony Deppen.[21] AtFREEDOMS/GCW 13th Anniversary on October 2, 2022, he teamed up with Joey Janela to unsuccessfully challenge Soul Meat (Tomoya Hirata andToru Sugiura) for theKing of Freedom World Tag Team Championship.[22]
On the 2023 edition ofTNT Extreme Wrestling's DOA Deathmatch Tournament, Hodge defeated BA Rose in the first rounds, Aspen Faith in the second rounds, then fell short to Big F'n Joe in the finals.[23] AtPROGRESS Chapter 141: Handshakes & Cheeseburgers on September 18, 2022, he competed in aseven-way match won byMan Like DeReiss and also involvingCallum Newman, Danny Black, Jordan Oliver,Robbie X and Tony Deppen.[24]
| Year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Rank | 442 |  476 |  320 | 300 | 278 | 467 |
