Acid Cup 3 was two-day a professional wrestling pay-per-view event and tournament produced by Game Changer Wrestling (GCW). The show took place from April 8, 2021 and April 9, 2021 at the Cuban Club in Tampa, Florida and was streamed live on FITE TV as part of the Collective during WrestleMania 37 weekend.
Production Background The Acid Cup was first held on October 22, 2016 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in honor of Trent Acid, a wrestler who had wrestled in several promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Unplugged (PWU), and Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW) who had passed away in 2010 of a drug overdose. The first winner of the Acid Cup tournament was Joey Janela who defeated Pinkie Sanchez. From March 19, 2020 to March 20, 2020, GCW held a second Acid Cup touranment at the Voltage Lounge in Philadelphia which was initially scheduled for one night prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The winner of the tournament was Chris Dickinson who defeated Blake Christian in the final round. February 8, 2021, GCW announced that Acid Cup 3 would take place during WrestleMania 37 weekend as part of the Collective Remix in Ybor City, Florida. On March 1, 2021, GCW announced that Dragon Bane would be competing in the Acid Cup.
Storylines Acid Cup 3 featured professional wrestling matches that involves different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines were produced on Game Changer Wrestling's various pay-per-view events. Results
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