 July 28, 2018 Nick made his debut in Nova Pro Wrestling, losing a street fight to Tim Donst.The fight saw chair shots, a suplex through a closet door and a pack of light tubes over Gage's head ending the match.On June 3, 2017, Nick Gage won the Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) Tournament of Survival 2, defeating Matt Tremont in the finals in the start of what would be a trilogy of matches between the two.