The People vs. GCW had an unfortunate accident occur early in the show as Allie Katch suffered a leg injury during her match with Effy.
The event came to a halt as Allie was attended to and helped to the back. The show had to remain paused as GCW had to wait for a second ambulance to come to the building, per the rules of the New York State Athletic Commission.
Speaking on Game Changer Weekly, GCW promoter Brett Lauderdale discussed Allie's injury.
“I don’t know the exact amount of time we lost when Allie [Katch] went down, but I want to say it was at least 30 minutes, and that threw a lot of things off. Not only did we literally have to stop the show, but it threw a wrench into a lot of other things that were planned, stuff had to be shifted around. Obviously, it threw off the rhythm, which to that point was looking great. It was definitely out of our hands, but I thank everybody for sticking around through it and for understanding what was going on and hanging in there with us. It was a situation which I’ve literally never had to deal with before, and of course it has to happen on a show like this, so it was tough.
“She had surgery yesterday, and she went home today. She’s in good spirits. I think she feels very reassured and overwhelmed by the amount of support that’s been shown to her. I think that helps put her a little bit at ease. I think to see everybody rally around her the way they have has let her take a breath and realize everything’s gonna be okay."
Allie and Effy were battling to become the number one contender for the GCW World Title with the winner facing Mance Warner in the main event.
“I don’t know that it would be appropriate to divulge full details, but obviously what happened by the end of the night was dramatically different than the plan was when [the] Effy versus Allie match started. That’s not my way of saying, ‘Oh, Allie was supposed to win the title’ or anything. But there were some stories that were to be told through the night that had to be completely scrapped. Basically, by the end of the night, it was cut to the chase. There were stories to be told within the Effy and Allie match that did get to be told. I don’t want to say it was a letdown, but this is stuff that we had planned for months and had been on paper and discussed and worked up to, and all of it basically had to be thrown out the window. When Effy and Allie went to the ring, there was one game plan, and five minutes later, the entire game plan was out the window. So it was frustrating, but I guess that’s just the way it goes. Anybody can be hurt at any time," said Lauderdale.
Fans can find Allie's comments on her injury by clicking here.
A GoFundMe to help with Katch's recovery can be found here.
Fightful wishes Allie Katch well in her recovery, and we will provide more information as it becomes available.
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