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Book – “Visitors” A Look At Behind The Scenes Of Death Match Wrestling In Tokyo
Book: “Visitors” A 200 Page Book Packed With The Photography Of Nick Karp Showing Behind The Scenes Photography Of Game Changer Wrestling In Tokyo.
ABOUT VISITORS
October 2023. International deathmatch promotion Game Changer Wrestling became the first American independent professional wrestling company to run their own show at Tokyo’s storied Korakuen Hall, bringing over twenty wrestlers and referees from the U.S. and Mexico, many of whom performed in Japan for the very first time.
VISITORS is an exceptionally rare look at the bloody and tender moments of life on the road. Featuring 200 pages of match and behind-the-scenes shots by storied wrestling photographer Nick Karp, the limited-edition hardcover book, handsomely hand-painted in blood red, showcases a group of wrestlers far from home, fulfilling a lifelong dream.
Adam Abdalla is the founder of Orange Crush magazine, an annual publication that seeks to bridge the gap between art and wrestling. En route to Korakuen Hall for a night hosted by Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), he knew he’d be entering a spiritually bloody reckoning. Abdalla enlisted the help of photographer Nick Karp to document the entire experience — from gory faces of wrestlers pile-driving each other through nails, BTS shots before and after matches to everything in between.
