Category: MLW

MLW Lawsuit Against WWE Dismissed, Court Bauer Reacts

Last year, Major League Wrestling (MLW) filed a lawsuit against WWE on grounds of malicious interference with their contracts and business prospects. It was alleged that WWE had forced third parties to abandon agreements and prospective relationships with MLW. WWE was further accused of compelling the end of MLW’s negotiations with VICE TV in 2021.

Pwinsider is reporting that on Monday, February 14th, 2023, Judge Edward J. Davila of the U.S. District Court, California Northern District (San Jose) dismissed the antitrust lawsuit filed by MLW against WWE.

Judge Davila stated that MLW had not furnished adequate facts to plausibly allege a relevant antitrust market. He also ruled that some of the harms alleged by MLW were specific to them rather than the competition at large. These two reasons were pivotal for granting WWE’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

However, Judge Davila also stated that additional allegations may negate the deficiencies outlined in WWE’s motion, and thus allowed MLW three weeks to file an amended complaint.

MLW and WWE will go back into arguing over the discovery phase, which WWE had been fighting hard to avoid if MLW does file an amended pleading within 21 days. If MLW does not file an amended complaint, the case would be closed.

Following the dismissal of the lawsuit, MLW CEO Court Bauer issued a statement, noting that the MLW legal team is already preparing to file an amended complaint. He said,

“Our legal team is already at work on amending the complaint. We have every intention to continue pursuing our case against WWE.”

Source: eWrestlingNews

MLW Fusion Preview 2/9/2023

MLW FUSION tonight at 8pm ET streaming worldwide on Pro Wrestling TV.

  • Jacob Fatu vs Josh Alexander
  • Billie Starkz vs B3CCA
  • Doctor Dax vs The Great Moses

A high stakes interpromotional bout takes center stage this week on Fusion as 2022 Battle Riot winner Jacob Fatu goes one on one with IMPACT’s Josh Alexander for the first time ever!

Can Fatu bulldoze a top ranked competitor from another league and send a clear message to Hammerstone as The Samoan Werewolf kickstarts the road to SuperFight? Tune in and find out!

Real1 gives himself a five finger discount on Ol’ Mancers most prized possession.

Rising Featherweight phenom Billie Starkz goes one on one with New England’s B3CCA.

Doctor Dax rumbles with The Great Moses.

MLW Fusion Preview 2/2/2023

MLW FUSION tonight at 8pm ET streaming worldwide on Pro Wrestling TV and Saturday 8pm ET nationwide on cable television on beIN SPORTS. 

This week’s card:

  • Trios Match: Microman, Lince Dorado and La Estrella vs. Delirious, Mini Abismo Negro and AZTECA 33
  • The Samoan SWAT Team vs The FBI
  • Doctor Dax vs Vinny Pacifico

The Micromobile rolls up to South Philly as Microman, World Middleweight Champion Lince Dorado and DRAGONGATE’s La Estrella take to the air against the dangerous triad of Delirious, Mini Abismo Negro and Cesar Duran’s handpicked AZTECA henchman in trios action on this edition of Fusion!

Can Micromania run wild in South Philly? Tune in and find out!

Champion and challenger put each other on blast as Hammerstone and EJ Nduka turn up the heat just seven days out from their Last Man Standing Match on the debut of MLW Underground on Reelz.

The Samoan SWAT Team attempts to send a loud and clear message to World Tag Team Champions Hustle & Power as they rumble with The FBI’s legendary capo Little Guido and his hand picked muscle Ray Jaz.

Fresh off her latest victory last week, World Women’s Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie dishes on what, or who is to come for MLW and AZTECA Lucha. 

Davey Boy Smith Jr readies The Billington Bulldogs for war with Alex Kane and The Bomaye Fight Club.

Cesar Duran’s newest signee Sam Adonis puts the MLW heavyweight division on notice.

Doctor Dax looks to serve up punishment against Vinny Pacifico. 

MLW Sends WWE Cease And Desist Letter

Major League Wrestling has sent a cease and desist letter to WWE, according to Dave Meltzer.

The issue stemmed from WWE reaching out to several contracted MLW wrestlers to appear on the Raw 30th anniversary show this past Monday.

Meltzer said,

“One would think it would have been members of the Anoa’i and Fatu family for the planned family acknowledgment ceremony, which ended up falling through. MLW sources have said Court Bauer told the talent to have WWE reach out to them directly, and didn’t say he wouldn’t allow them to appear, just to go through him. They never did and the segment ended up being canceled for the reasons noted earlier. WWE didn’t respond to questions regarding the cease and desist or the claim.”

Source: eWrestlingNews

MLW Fusion Preview 1/26/2023

MLW FUSION tonight at 8pm ET streaming worldwide on Pro Wrestling TV and Saturday 8pm ET nationwide on cable television on beIN SPORTS. 

This week’s card:

  • World Women’s Featherweight Championship: Taya Valkyrie (champion) vs Trish Adora
  • Sam Adonis vs. Johnny Patch
  • DRAGONGATE’s YAMATO in action!

AZTECA Lucha’s seemingly unstoppable World Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie puts the gold on the line against military veteran and fast rising featherweight contender Trish Adora! 

Can Trish turn the division on its axis and unseat Cesar Duran’s prized luchadora, or will Taya Valkyrie knock off another top ranked featherweight and bring home the gold to AZTECA? Tune in and find out!

Jacob Fatu and the Samoan SWAT Team lay down the gauntlet on World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone and the rest of the MLW roster as they look to zero in on championship gold in the near future.

Richard Holliday speaks exclusively! TONIGHT.

“El Rudo De Las Chicas” Sam Adonis makes his MLW debut!

MLW camera’s travel to Japan as the record breaking 5-time Open The Freedom Gate Champion YAMATO competes in a DRAGONGATE ring. 

Alex Kane drops big plans for 2023, but a vindictive Davey Boy Smith Jr and his cousins The Billington Bulldogs have quite the ultimatum for the disrespectful BOMAYE Fight Club captain and his team.

MLW Fusion Preview 1/19/2023

MLW FUSION tonight at 8pm ET streaming worldwide on Pro Wrestling TV and Saturday 8pm ET nationwide on cable television on beIN SPORTS. 

This week’s card:

  • Jacob Fatu vs. Ben-K 
  • Alex Price vs TJ Crawford
  • Trish Adora vs Gia Scott

DRAGON GATE’s Ben-K dives deep into the shark infested waters of the MLW heavyweight division as he makes his debut against 2022 Battle Riot winner Jacob Fatu!

Can the former Open The Freedom Gate champion slay the Samoan Werewolf and put the eyes of the sport on him, or will Fatu bulldoze through one of Japan’s top grapplers on he zones in on Hammerstone’s World Heavyweight title? Tune in and find out!

Plus, the wait is finally over! Alicia Atout drops the details and date for Hammerstone vs EJ Nduka: Last Man Standing for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Top Middleweight prospects put it all on the line as Alec Price takes to the skies against TJ Crawford!

Fast rising Featherweight and 8 year US army veteran Trish Adora goes one on one with Gia Scott.

Myron Reed & MLW Part Ways

Myron Reed is now a free agent.

According to a report from Fightful, Reed, a former World Middleweight Champion who has been with the company since 2018, is now free to sign wherever he’d like.

The parting of ways between the two sides was said to have been mutual and amicable.

Reed officially became a free agent on January 14th.

Source: eWrestlingNews

MLW Fusion Preview 1/12/2023

MLW FUSION returns tonight at 8pm ET streaming worldwide on Pro Wrestling TV and Saturday 8pm ET nationwide on cable television on beIN SPORTS. 

This week’s card: 

  • Davey Boy Smith Jr and The Billington Bulldogs vs The Bomaye Fight Club
  • World Middleweight Championship: Shun Skywalker (champion) vs Lince Dorado

Davey Boy Smith Jr is back in MLW and the former World Tag Team Champion isn’t alone as The Billington Bulldogs, Mark and Thomas Billington join forces with their cousin to go head to head with Alex Kane and The Bomaye Fight Club!

After watching Kane attempt to unscrupulously wheel and deal the Opera Cup and sell the tournament to the highest bidder, can The British Bulldogs defend their family honor and shut down Bomaye or will Alex Kane and his team play spoiler and add more insult as they continue to defile the prestigious heirloom? 

The World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone lays out his blueprint for 2023.

Lince Dorado looks to get the middleweight division lucha lit as he challenges DRAGONGATE’s Shun Skywalker for the World Middleweight Championship!

The recently ousted Cesar Duran returns and drops a bombshell!

MLW Fusion Preview 1/5/2023

MLW FUSION tonight at 8pm ET streaming worldwide on Pro Wrestling TV and Saturday 8pm ET nationwide on cable television on beIN SPORTS. 

This week’s card:

  • Willie Mack vs Jacob Fatu
  • Microman, Laredo Kid & Kommander vs. Gino, Taurus, Mini Abismo Negro 

The Mack goes Major League in the new year as Willie Mack makes his debut against Jacob Fatu!

Can Willie Mack knock off the unstoppable Samoan Werewolf and kick off 2023 by hotshotting himself into the title mix? Will Fatu bulldoze another top level veteran and send a definitive statement to Hammerstone as rumors swirl of an imminent Battle Riot cash in? 

EJ Nduka flexes for more cash and puts the Last Man Standing match in jeopardy.

Nearly a year in the making and the stakes have never been higher for Micromania as an enraged and vengeful Gino Medina challenges Microman to trios action. The catch? The loser leaves MLW!

Ol’ Mancer does unboxing and shows off his favorite Christmas gift.

Alex Kane fields offers from promoters around the world to bring the Opera Cup international while a Bulldog sets his sights on the Bomaye Fight Club captain. 

MLW Fusion Preview 12/22/2022

MLW FUSION returns tonight at 8pm ET streaming worldwide on Pro Wrestling TV and Saturday 8pm ET nationwide on cable television on beIN SPORTS. 

This week’s card:

  • World Women’s Featherweight Championship: Taya Valkyrie (champion) vs Lady Flammer
  • Tables Match: Mance Warner vs Mads Krugger
  • The Peach State Prize Fight featuring Alex Kane 

The final stage of the 2022 Super Series closes out with an interpromotional title bout between Mexico’s Lady Flammer and World Women’s Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie as two of the best luchadoras clash for MLW’s top women’s title.

Will the toxic femme fatale bring gold back to Mexico, or can Taya Valkyrie put the exclamation point on the Super Series with a monumental win for MLW? Tune in and find out.

MLW brings the tables for Mance Warner and Mads Krugger in what promises to be a bloody bout. Tis the season for extreme violence and ol Mancer and the masked mercenary look to settle the score when each combatant looks to toss the other through the table. Who will crash and who will go on to fight another day in MLW? Watch Fusion to find out!

Alex Kane challenges Georgia’s best to take a one way trip to Suplex Island as The Bomaye Fight Club presents The Peach State Prize Fight! Who will rise up and accept? 

The age of titans reaches a critical stage and the World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone is in the house. What’s on the horizon for Hammerstone and EJ Nduka? Who will be left standing?

Santa Saint Laurent has a questionable holiday venture?

The Samoan SWAT Team throw down the eggnog and get lucha lit for the holidays with Microman and Lince Dorado.