Tag: MLW

What Did MLW Management Tell Talent About Upcoming TV Taping Being Cancelled and Changed To A House Show?

Court Bauer’s MLW promotion has the slogan “the world of MLW never stops.” And for the first part of 2022 that was true, as MLW ran tapings in Dallas, Texas, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, Charlotte, North Carolina, and most recently Philadelphia and New York City for their Kings of Colleseeum and Battle Riot IV tapings. Those tapings were expected to hold the promotion over until their next set of tapings, which were scheduled for Chicago in July and El Paso, Texas in August.

Only this time, the world of MLW has stopped for the time being. Prior to the Battle Riot IV tapings in June, the promotion announced that the Chicago tapings in July would not occur, with MLW offering refunds and citing the reasons for cancelation as developments on the promotion’s new TV deal, in addition to their existing ones. Now today, it has emerged that MLW will go a second month without taping any television.

According to PWInsider, MLW has now canceled their TV tapings for August 27 in El Paso, Texas later this month, though the show will still take place as a house show. PWInsider also obtained an email from MLW’s Jared St. Laurent to talent no longer set for the El Paso show, notifying them of the change so they could open up dates for bookings that weekend. 

St. Laurent attributed the cancelation to the “lucha promoter” MLW was working with and claimed the promoter would not be bringing in as many talents as previously promised. St. Laurent also informed pulled talents they’d still receive half of their pay for the show, stating it was “a token of MLW’s appreciation.” He also acknowledged the frustration of these canceled TV tapings, while again stating MLW was working on finalizing a new TV deal.

PWInsider noted that MLW World Champion Hammerstone and former champion Jacob Fatu would be among the talents still scheduled for the house show and that it’s unknown if footage will be taped. As of this writing, MLW’s next TV taping is scheduled for September 18 in Atlanta, Georgia, with it being planned as a live broadcast.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

MLW Kings Of Colosseum Preview 7/14/2022

Major League Wrestling tonight at 8pm ET closes out the season with Kings of Colosseum, streaming worldwide on MLW’s YouTube channel and Saturday nationwide on cable and dish on beIN SPORTS. 

  • World Heavyweight Championship: Alex Hammerstone (champion) vs. Richard Holliday
  • Matt Cross vs. ACH
  • Brittany Blake vs. Zoey Skye

A dynastic collision course a half year in the making finally arrives as bitter rivals Alex Hammerstone and Richard Holliday battle for the World Heavyweight Championship!

After the dynastic betrayal by Richard Holliday in Dallas earlier this year, Holliday has touted himself the brains behind Hammerstone’s meteoric rise as well as taken credit as the founding father of the Dynasty itself! Going as far as proclaiming to be the “Sole Proprietor” of the Dynasty, Holliday has put Hammerstone – the man he once called his best friend – in his crosshairs.

From a shocking beating in Dallas to the crimson suit drenched in Hammer’s blood at SuperFight, Hammerstone has found himself at a loss of not only a friendship but a vicious onslaught at the hands of someone who knows him better than anyone in the sport.

Now the stage is set for the most personal feud in MLW history and the stakes couldn’t be higher as Hammerstone looks to thunderclap Holliday back to his posh and privileged Westport, CT life once and for all… but does Holliday have the upper hand with Alicia Atout by his side and his much hyped “strategic dominance”?

After turning his back on Davey Richards and linking up with Alex Kane’s Bomaye Fight Club, World Middleweight Champion Myron Reed speaks on the unspeakable act.

In middleweight action, Cleveland’s Matt Cross puts his hybrid arsenal to the test against ACH!

Brittany Blake goes one on one with Zoey Skye! Will the dangerous New Jersey punk rocker continue her ascent up the Featherweight rankings?

A hot topic hits Major League Wrestling?

MLW To Stream And Broadcast Over The Air In Major Markets As Part Of Expanded beIN SPORTS Agreement

MLW issued the following:

beIN to broadcast MLW on streaming and over-the-air channel in major markets, including LA, Chicago, Dallas

beIN SPORTS and Major League Wrestling have announced an agreement for MLW content to broadcast on its free streaming and over-the-air channel beIN SPORTS XTRA. MLW will air on beIN SPORTS XTRA on Fridays at 10 p.m. beginning on July 8, with its linear premiere 24 hours later on beIN SPORTS. 

A free, 24/7 English language LIVE sports, news, analysis and highlights channel, beIN SPORTS XTRA brings everyone closer to the game. 

beIN SPORTS XTRA is available on major streaming platforms such as Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, YouTube TV, Samsung TV Plus, Redbox, KlowdTV, TiVo, Vizio, XUMO TV, and more as well as on over-the-air television stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, Atlanta, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Hartford, Columbus, Las Vegas, and Austin, among others. For a full list of providers and markets, visit beINSPORTSXTRA.com. 

“This partnership builds on our four-year relationship with beIN and will help drive awareness and give our fans the ability to access MLW content on multiple platforms,” said MLW CEO Court Bauer. “MLW on beIN SPORTS XTRA gives viewers access to MLW for free via streaming services as well as on over-the-air television in major markets, like Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas.”

MLW events showcase the full spectrum of professional wrestling, with world-class athletes representing countries around the world with fighting styles including: technical, Japanese strong style, lucha libre, King’s Road brawling, MMA, catch wrestling, hybrid wrestling, submission grappling and other disciplines.

MLW Fusion Preview 7/7/22

Major League Wrestling FUSION tonight at 8pm ET features THE THRILLA IN PHILA presented by The Bomaye Fight Club, streaming worldwide for free on MLW’s YouTube channel and Saturday nationwide on cable and dish on beIN SPORTS. 

  • THE THRILLA IN PHILA: Alex Kane versus ??? 
  • Real 1 vs. Lince Dorado

National Openweight Champion Alex Kane and The Bomaye Fight Club invite any of MLW’s finest fighting athletes to step in the ring and have their date with destiny as they get the opportunity to go toe-to-toe with the champ for 20 minutes in THE THRILLA IN PHILA! 

The rules for this once in a lifetime exhibition bout are simple, but the stakes couldn’t be higher! 20 minutes with the champ! $20,000 of Bomaye Fight Club’s cold, hard cash up for grabs. The icing on the cake? Alex Kane’s National Openweight Championship is at stake! 

Who on the MLW roster has what it takes to try to etch their name in Philadelphia’s robust prizefight history as they attempt to shock the world and dethrone The Suplex Assassin in under 20 minutes? Tune in and don’t miss THE THRILLA IN PHILA.

After blindsiding Fatu, Cesar Duran has shocked league officials and REWARDED Real 1 with a singles bout on Fusion! This week, the controversial street fighter from Jersey goes one on one with Lince Dorado!

MLW cameras catch up with 1/2 of the Clout Couple Alicia Atout as she dishes on the upcoming World title mega-bout between Hammerstone and her man Richard Holliday in just seven days at Kings Of Colosseum.

New Women’s World Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie willingly accepts the new target on her back and calls out the best from around the globe! Who will be the first to step up and challenge the decorated luchadora?

A battered and vengeful Mads Krugger rises from ruin. 

MLW Fusion Preview 6/30/22

Major League Wrestling FUSION tonight at 8pm ET features a high flying six man tag main event and the return of an Extreme icon, streaming worldwide for free on MLW’s YouTube channel and Saturday nationwide on cable and dish on beIN SPORTS. 

  • Microman, Taya Valkyrie and Lince Dorado vs. Strange Sangre
  • Samoan SWAT Team vs. Los Aztecas

The new era Samoan SWAT Team roll up in South Philly as Jacob Fatu links up with his cousin Lance Anoa’i and Juicy Finau. 

Cesar Duran looks to make Fatu and The Samoan SWAT Team pay for their smash and dash job on El Jefe’s office, as Juicy Finau and Lance Anoa’i team-up against Cesar’s Los Aztecas.

The Micromobile zips up 95 en route to a trios match, as Microman teams with World Women’s Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie and Lince Dorado to take on Strange Sangre.

Cesar Duran has dispatched Gangrel’s brood to take care of “The World’s Greatest Wonder” once and for all, but Microman finds himself with some serious back-up in the form of Valkyrie and Dorado!

Will Strange Sangre carry out El Jefe’s bidding and rid the league of Microman for good, or will Micromania go to the extreme to finally vanquish Strange Sangre? 

Richard Holliday is obsessed. The deranged Dynastic beautillion is fixated on proving he was the brains behind the brawn. With a big World Heavyweight Championship title fight on the horizon, Holliday takes you deep inside his warped mind leading up to the Kings of Colosseum event.

Real 1 shocks the world and puts the eyes of the league on him as he ignites a bitter war!

Davey Richards throws an interesting proposition at his sparring partner the World Middleweight Champion Myron Reed.

MLW Fusion Preview 6/23/22, Battle Riot Information

Major League Wrestling FUSION tonight at 8pm ET features the first ever Weapons Of Mass Destruction Match, streaming worldwide for free on MLW’s YouTube channel and Saturday nationwide on cable and dish on beIN SPORTS. 

  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction Match: Jacob Fatu vs. Mads Krugger
  • World Middleweight Championship: Myron Reed (champion) vs. KC Navarro vs. Arez
  • Los Maximos in action

The bloody and bitter CONTRA civil war between Jacob Fatu and Mads Krugger reaches its final chapter as in MLW’s first-ever Weapons of Mass Destruction Match this week on Fusion.

The ringside will be a warzone in ways you’ll never see in the squared circle. Military grade equipment and other elements of destruction will be placed in mysterious crates that line the ringside area is weaponized to set the stage for the final fight between Jacob Fatu and Mads Krugger.

Will Fatu’s recent change in attitude and rediscovery of his family roots provide the drive he needs to finally to topple the masked mercenary, or will Mads Krugger’s past experience in urban warfare propel him to slay “The Samoan Werewolf” and finally lay claim to being the true power behind CONTRA? Tune in and find out!

Who will Alex Hammerstone defend the World Heavyweight Championship against at Kings of Coliseum? MLW drops the scoop TONIGHT.

Come one! Come all! The eyes of the fight media are on National Openweight champ Alex Kane and Mr. Thomas as they dish on Bomaye Fight Club’s next major initiative.

Cesar Duran summons Strange Sangre to deal with his mega Microman dilemma. 

The “Young GOAT” dives deep into the shark infested waters of the Middleweight division as Myron Reed puts the World Middleweight Championship on the line two of the division’s best in KC Navarro and “The Master of Strange Style” Arez!

Los Maximos enter an MLW ring for the first time in nearly 2 decades as they look to put World Tag Team Champions Hustle & Power on notice.

MLW returns to New York City’s Melrose Ballroom tonight (June 23), for Battle Riot IV featuring an MLW Fusion TV taping.

MLW Fusion Preview 6/16/22

Major League Wrestling FUSION tonight at 8pm ET features the crowning of the inaugural Women’s World Featherweight Champion, streaming worldwide for free on MLW’s YouTube channel and Saturday nationwide on cable and dish on beIN SPORTS. 

  • Inaugural Women’s World Featherweight Championship: Taya Valkyrie vs. Holidead
  • World Tag Team Championship: Hustle & Power vs. The Von Erichs vs. 5150
  • Gangrel vs. Budd Heavy

All eyes are on the top featherweights as “La Luchadora” Taya Valkyrie goes toe-to-toe with Holidead to crown the inaugural World Women’s Featherweight Champion this week on Fusion!

Taya Valkyrie trail blazed her path to the championship bout by clearing out multiple divisions in major promotions around the globe. Now the current AAA Reina de Reinas Champion looks to add the crown jewel to her collection and etch her name in the history books. 

Becoming the inaugural Women’s World Featherweight Champion of Major League Wrestling and making history in the making is on Taya’s mind… but can she stop the undefeated Holidead?

Breaking and entering? An exclusive MLW.com story on the Samoan SWAT Team crashing El Jefe’s office. How will Cesar Duran searches retaliate? 

Mads Krugger delivers his final warning to Fatu and sets the stage for war next week in the Weapons Of Mass Destruction Match.

Two ex championship teams make their bid to reclaim gold. Standing in their way: Hustle & Power. The Von Erichs and 5150 challenge EJ Nduka and Calvin Tankman in a triple threat championship bout.

Gangrel fangs and bangs against Budd Heavy. Could the “Vampire Warrior” unleash the terror of Strange Sangre on Philly’s lovable beer guzzling brawler?

The Real 1 takes issue with a certain Samoan scratching up his ride?

Richard Holliday hits Beverly Hills and looks to cash in on his notoriety after defeating Alex Hammerstone last week. 

Holliday’s girlfriend and the other half of The Clout Couple, Alicia Atout, returns to the field with her first interview assignment in months. What deceitful motive could The Interview Queen have for picking up a microphone again?

MLW Rise of the Renegades Preview 6/9/22

Major League Wrestling presents its Rise of the Renegades tonight at 8pm ET featuring World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone teaming Ross & Marshall Von Erichs for the first time ever, streaming worldwide for free on MLW’s YouTube channel and Saturday nationwide at 8pm ET on cable and dish on beIN SPORTS. 

  • Von Hammers vs. Richard Holliday, Mads Krugger & King Muertes
  • Caribbean Championship: Octagon Jr vs. Matt Cross
  • Mexican Strap Match: Aramis vs. Gino Medina

The World Heavyweight Champion. The Sons of Thunder. For the first time ever, World Alex Hammerstone joins forces with Ross and Marshall Von Erich to take on Cesar Duran’s hand picked trio of Richard Holliday, Mads Krugger and King Muertes.

Making a deal with the ruthless Duran, the masked mercenary Mads Krugger has provided his services in exchange for a favor. What is that favor? We may just found out tonight.

Can the Von Hammers send a blazing thunderbolt through three of the league’s most dangerous? Tune in and find out!

“Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu kicks it on the streets and introduces the big Tongan, Juicy Finau. 

Four months after being sidelined, Aramis returns to the league to settle the score with the man who took him out of action, Gino Medina …. in an MLW first: the Mexican Strap match! The ring will be surrounded by wrestlers with unforgiving leather straps. What happens when Aramis or “El Intocable” fall out of the ring? VIOLENCE!

“The Golden Assassin” Octagon Jr puts his fighting fury on full display as he defends the Caribbean Championship against the hybrid arsenal of Matt Cross.

Taya Valkyrie is in the house! 

National Openweight champ Alex Kane and Mr Thomas dish on rumors of new blood joining The Bomaye Fight Club in the near future. Is Bomaye in full recruitment mode?

MLW Fusion Preview 6/2/22

Major League Wrestling FUSION tonight at 8pm ET features a battle between two of Lucha Libre’s finest as Bandido goes one on one with Flamita, streaming worldwide for free on MLW’s YouTube channel and Saturday nationwide on cable and dish on beIN SPORTS. 

  • Bandido vs. Flamita
  • Grudge Match: nZo vs. KC Navarro
  • Los Parks vs. Gangrel & Pagano

MLW matchmaker and AZTECA Underground proprietor Cesar Duran showcases two of Mexico’s greatest as rivals Bandido and Flamita main event what promises to be a world class main event.

After blindsiding Hammerstone during his World Heavyweight title bout with Cesar Duran last week, Richard Holliday and Alicia Atout have a business meeting with Duran. Is the Clout Couple looking to cut a deal with El Jefe? Could the conniving minds of The Clout Couple and Cesar finally spell doom for The Mighty Hammerstone and his World Heavyweight Championship?

In a bout months in the making, nZo finally steps into the ring with KC Navarro. After being hospitalized and humiliated in his comeback bout, can KC rise to the occasion and shut up the big mouthed Jersey brawler? It’s a gruge match!

“The Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu is in the house! What happens if he crosses paths with Cesar Duran?

In tag competition, Los Parks go to war with the bloodletting Pagano and Gangrel! Could Cesar Duran’s unquenchable thirst for violence add a new level of carnage to this scheduled bout?

An update on Aramis’ return to active competition after his brutal attack at the hands of “El Intocable” Gino Medina just a few weeks ago.

Get the scoop on the Battle Riot as several more participants are revealed in this week’s control center.

MLW Fusion Preview 5/26/22

Major League Wrestling FUSION tonight at 8pm ET features Alex Hammerstone versus MLW matchmaker Cesar Duran for the World Heavyweight Championship, streaming worldwide for free on MLW’s YouTube channel and Saturday nationwide on cable and dish on beIN SPORTS. 

  • World Heavyweight Championship: Alex Hammerstone (champion) vs. Cesar Duran
  • Trios Action: Microman, Aerostar and El Dragon vs. Arez, TJP and Mini Abismo Negro
  • Davey Richards vs. Danny Rivera 

Cesar Duran promises “violent consequences” for the World Heavyweight Champion in a main event that promises to be unpredictable and controversial. 

Following the infamous physical altercation at a recent press conference, “El Jefe” will step into the ring with Alex Hammerstone for the World Heavyweight Championship this week on Fusion!

Will Your Boy Hammer send a thunderbolt through the ruthless heart of lucha promoter and MLW matchmaker Cesar Duran? Or will the scheming Cesar have an ace up his sleeve and win the World Heavyweight Championship in his in-ring debut?

Stop the press! Richard Holliday and Alicia Atout have confirmed they will be in the house! What dirty tricks could The Clout Couple have in store for the mighty Hammerstone?

“The American Wolf” Davey Richards is back in competition as he fights 5150’s Danny “Limelight” Rivera.

The end of Micromania? The stakes have never been higher for Microman as “The World’s Greatest Wonder” as Cesar Duran puts his career in jeopardy tonight in trios competition. 

Mads Krugger and King Muertes make a deal with the devil that could spell the demise of one of MLW’s greats.

Ross and Marshall Von Erich stake their claim for gold after their Texas sized victory over 5150 last week.