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MLW Fightland 10/7/21

MLW Fightland will take place tonight from 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA.

A one hour special airing tonight at 10 pm ET on Vice TV!

After two years of waiting, MLW’s most highly anticipated match will be tonight’s main event attraction as Jacob Fatu (MLW World Heavyweight Champion) and Alex Hammerstone (National Openweight Champion) compete in a Title vs. Title/No Disqualification match.

That’s not the only title on the line. The two-time World Middleweight Champion Myron Reed will defend against Aramis, Arez, and the debuting Yoshihiro Tajiri, in a four-way tangle.

Vice TV and Major League Wrestling present a historic super card tonight as viewers journey to FIGHTLAND on Vice TV at 10 pm ET featuring the most anticipated title fight of the year:

  • TITLE VS TITLE: World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu vs. National Openweight Champion Alex Hammerstone
  • World Middleweight Championship: Myron Reed (c) vs. TAJIRI vs. Arez vs. Aramis

What happens when power collides with chaos? Find out at FIGHTLAND as Hammerstone battles Fatu with two belts on the line.

National Openweight Champion Alex Hammerstone rides an unmatched wave of momentum going into the match of his life. But is he ready for the greatest challenge of his life?  Across the ring stands the undefeated, unstoppable World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu. Two championships on the line. Who will claim two belts and who will crumble? It’s a historic winner-take all super fight!

In other championship action, Myron Reed attempts to show up to FIGHTLAND and show out as The Young GOAT puts his World Middleweight title on the line in a four-way clash against the best from around the globe! Can Reed out run and out gun the lightning fast offense of Arez, the dangerous and unusual repertoire of Aramis, and the legendary lethal kicks of The Japanese Buzzsaw Tajiri?

FIGHTLAND isn’t just big fights but also big stories. Featuring an all access look at breaking news and the top stories in the sport, join Alicia Atout and Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, Wrestling Inc’s Raj Giri, Sporting News’ Andreas Hale, and analyst Emilio Sparks as they discuss the latest trending topics and drop some news.

MLW Fusion: Alpha Preview 10/6/21

The final stop on the road to Thursday’s FIGHTLAND on Vice TV

Major League Wrestling returns tonight at 7pm ET with Fusion: ALPHA on MLW’s YouTube channel and Saturdays on beIN Sports.  

  • World Heavyweight Championship: Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Matt Cross
  • 5150 vs. Injustice
  • Willow Nightingale vs. Ashley Vox

World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu puts his historic title reign to the test against Matt Cross on the eve of FIGHTLAND, this week on Fusion: ALPHA.

MLW Matchmaker Cesar Duran’s thirst for violence and chaos continues to turn the league on its axis, as the controversial “El Jefe” has once again sent shockwaves through the league by signing a World title bout between CONTRA’s kingpin Jacob Fatu and Matt Cross just 24 hours ahead of Fatu stepping into the ring with Alex Hammerstone on Vice TV for a historic title vs. title fight!

Can the veteran Cross walk into an MLW ring for the first time in 17 years and shake the league to its core by unseating the the most dominant champion in history, or will CONTRA’s kingpin make easy work of another world class competitor en route to his history making title fight with Hammerstone in just 24 hours? This high stakes Heavyweight clash goes down tonight on ALPHA!

The Women’s Featherweight division kicks off with a fast paced styles clash that sees Willow Nightingale face off with one 1/2 of the Sea Stars, Ashley Vox! Will Vox reel in a win or with the “Babe with the Power” rock the house with a big W?

Gang warfare erupts as Injustice steps into the ring with 5150! Can the World Middleweight champ Myron Reed along with Jordan Oliver walk back Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie and defend their turf from the violent onslaught of Konnan’s new crew?

“The American Wolf” Davey Richards dishes on his future following an impressive submission win over TJP just a few weeks ago!

PLUS: Rumors are swirling that National champ Alex Hammerstone plans on being in attendance for tonight’s monumental World title fight. Will the “CONTRA Hunter” collide with Fatu before FIGHTLAND on VICE TV? Tune in and find out!

Join Rich Bocchini, fight analyst Saint Laurent, and broadcast journalist Alicia Atout as MLW presents Fusion: ALPHA! 

MLW Fusion Alpha Preview 9/29/21

Major League Wrestling returns tonight at 7pm ET with Fusion: ALPHA, exclusively on MLW’s YouTube channel and Saturdays on beIN Sports.  

  • National Openweight Championship: Alex Hammerstone vs. Tom Lawlor
  • Aramis vs. Arez
  • Alex Kane vs. Budd Heavy

Alex Hammerstone prepares to put his record setting National Openweight Championship reign to the test against “Filthy” Tom Lawlor on an action packed edition of Fusion: ALPHA, presented by newlawoffice.com.

MLW matchmaker Cesar Duran has made a blockbuster championship main event, one that puts the mighty Hammerstone in jeopardy as he faces “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, just two weeks before Your Boy Hammer walks into the historic title vs. title war with Jacob Fatu.

Could the 2020 Opera Cup winner play spoiler and pour gasoline on FIGHTLAND? After all, it goes without saying that “Filthy” Tom is a dangerous fight for ANY ranked fighter in the league. 

This monumental National Openweight title fight between the number one and two ranked heavyweights goes down on ALPHA!

Ever the lucha libre aficionado, Cesar Duran will showcase two of Mexico’s finest on Fusion: ALPHA. Aramis puts his lightning fast offense and incredible agility to the test against the master of “Strange Style” Arez.

5150 ignited a violent turf war with Injustice in July. Konnan and his crew keep it 100 when they drop truth bombs on Fusion: ALPHA.

The mission: submission! The “Suplex Assassin” Alex Kane makes his debut.

Join Rich Bocchini, fight analyst Saint Laurent, and broadcast journalist Alicia Atout as MLW presents Fusion: ALPHA!

MLW Fusion: Alpha Premiere Episode Preview 9/22/21

Tonight, MLW will make its long-awaited return with a four-part miniseries, Fusion: Alpha, starting at 7 PM ET on YouTube. This show will serve as the prelude before their anticipated fall premiere.

Cesar Duran (fka Dario Cueto on Lucha Underground) is their storyline matchmaker.

Below is the preview posted by MLW:

Major League Wrestling returns to the airwaves tonight at 7pm ET with Fusion: ALPHA, exclusively on MLW’s YouTube channel and nationwide on beIN Sports on Saturday night.  (Learn more about where to watch.)

  • Davey Richards vs. TJP
  • Bunkhouse Brawl: The Von Erichs vs. Team Filthy
  • KC Navarro vs. Gino Medina

Can the league rise up in an unfamiliar hostile environment engulfed in interpromotional warfare, shocking alliances and a powerful new matchmaker in the form of Cesar Duran? A wrestling war ignites this Wednesday night, presented by newlawoffice.com! 

In the midst of absolute uncertainty, the league’s new matchmaker Cesar Duran delivers a night of big fights.

Azteca Underground’s “El Jefe” plans to deliver just that as he presents a hard hitting main event that sees “The American Wolf” Davey Richards debut in singles competition as he puts his technical and striking prowess to the ultimate test against TJP!

Will the ever controversial TJP spoil what many view as Davey’s first chance to show out in the major leagues? This high stakes bout between two of the best in the world goes down on Fusion: ALPHA!

The bitter feud between the Von Erichs and Team Filthy reaches a new level of carnage as Texas’ favorite sons tangle with Tom Lawlor’s gang in a Bunkhouse Brawl! 

Can the third generation grapplers walk back the latest threat from “Filthy” Tom and his gang, or will the rowdy mixed martial artists walk out of Philly finally putting the Von Erichs down for the count?

The countdown is officially on to the biggest title fight in league history! Fatu vs. Hammerstone. Title vs. Title. Thursday, October 7 on Vice TV! As the league continues to count down the days to this history making FIGHTLAND main event, we’ll get the latest updates from both fighters heading into the highly anticipated match!

PLUS: Miami’s KC Navarro makes his MLW debut as he challenges Gino Medina! Can the 22-year old high flyer show the world that he is truly “blessed” and put his flashy offense to good use against the aggressive and well rounded ‘El Intocable’? Tune in and find out!

Join Rich Bocchini, fight analyst Saint Laurent, and broadcast journalist Alicia Atout as MLW presents Fusion: ALPHA!

Vice TV To Air MLW Fightland As Their First Pro Wrestling Special

Vice TV is set to air their first-ever pro wrestling event – MLW’s Fightland event.

MLW is set to tape Fightland on Saturday, October 2 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The show will feature a big Title vs. Title match, plus the beginning of the 2021 Opera Cup Tournament.

It was announced today that Fightland will air as a one-hour Vice TV special on Thursday, October 7 at 10pm ET, following the “Dark Side of the Ring” episode that airs that night, focusing on the controversial life and career of Ion Croitoru (aka Johnny K9, Bruiser Bedlam).

“’MLW Fightland’ on Vice TV blows up the tired, old wrestling format. Everyone has played it safe in presenting wrestling the same way for 25 years,” MLW CEO and founder Court Bauer told TheWrap. “‘MLW Fightland’ offers viewers a transparent, unfiltered all access look into the smoke-filled arenas of wrestling. We will present big fights and big stories with investigative reports giving viewers a raw, inside look at the very real world of wrestling.”

Below is the current Fightland card:

Title vs. Title
MLW World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu vs. MLW National Openweight Champion Alexander Hammerstone

Fatal 4 Way for the MLW Middleweight Title
Tajiri vs. Arez vs. Aramis vs. Myron Reed (c)

2021 Opera Cup Tournament: Opening Round, Semi-finals
Alex Shelley, Bobby Fish, Lee Moriarty, Davey Richards, Tom Lawlor, TJP, Matt Cross, Calvin Tankman

Nicole Savoy vs. Holidead

MLW World Tag Team Champions Los Parks will be in action

MLW Announces New “ALPHA” Mini-Series, MLW – ViceTV Note

MLW “Fusion: ALPHA” will premiere on Wednesday, September 22 at 7pm ET via the official MLW YouTube channel. It will also air via beIN Sports on Saturdays and Mondays.

MLW has announced that their new ALPHA mini-series will feature “big matches, inter-promotional clashes, shocking alliances, and a new matchmaker in the form of Cesar Duran.”

ALPHA will find MLW “in the midst of a wrestling war with raids, jumps and the fear of invasion.”

On a related note, MLW CEO Court Bauer noted on Twitter that MLW’s project with ViceTV will be coming soon.

“Those asking about @ViceTV x @MLW… that’s coming soon too. [wink face emoji],” he wrote in the tweet below.

Stay tuned for more on ALPHA. You can see the new trailer below:

https://twitter.com/MLW/status/1435048548064796679

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Tajiri To Debut For MLW

Former ECW World Television Champion, WCW United States Champion and WWE Cruiserweight Champion Yoshihiro Tajiri is headed to Major League Wrestling.

MLW released a new video on Monday night to announce that The Japanese Buzzsaw will make his debut for the company at their Fightland TV tapings on Sunday, October 2 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

Tajiri, who turns 51 next month, most recently worked for AJPW in Japan. He worked the WWE Cruiserweight Classic in 2016, and was eliminated in the second round by Gran Metalik. In December 2016 he signed a WWE contract to work 205 Live in early 2017, but left the company in April. He noted in an interview that WWE decided against using him due to his age. He had suffered from a knee injury but was cleared to compete.

Tajiri also held the WWE Light Heavyweight Title, the WWE Tag Team Titles, the WWE World Tag Team Titles, and the ECW World Tag Team Titles.

There is no word yet on who Tajiri will be facing at the MLW tapings, but we will keep you updated. The Fightland tapings will also feature the opening round and semi-finals of the 2021 Opera Cup tournament, the MLW debut if Nicole Savoy, and more.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

MLW ‘Battle Riot III’ Preview 7/24/21

Major League Wrestling presents Battle Riot III tonight at 10pm eastern exclusively on MLW’s YouTube channel and simulcast nationwide on cable and beIN Sports.

40 men! 1 Ring! It’s time to riot. It’s time for the BATTLE RIOT presented by newlawoffice.com!

Witness the biggest MLW match of the year! Featuring a who’s who in the sport, including: surprises, legends and more! 

Having been denied a title shot, Alex Hammerstone’s only hope for a dream title vs title match is winning the Riot. Will it be Hammertime or will CONTRA Unit’s threats to terrorize the Riot mean the end of the road for Your Boy Hammer?

The rules are simple: this is a no disqualification bout, meaning weapons ARE permitted. A new man enters every 60 seconds. Elimination is by pinfall, submission or throwing a wrestler over the top rope… and the winner gets a title shot anytime, anywhere! The challenger has the key to unlock an instant title shot against whoever the champion is. 

The best fighters are traveling from around the world fans for the Battle Riot and a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship, including: 

Azteca Underground’s King Muertes! 

Ross & Marshall Von Erich! 

The hunt is on as Davey Richards looks to get into instant title contention by winning the Riot! 

Tom Lawlor vows to be the first ever 2-time Battle Riot winner. Can Filthy Tom pull it off? 

Journeying from Mexico, Aramis, Arez and the legendary LA Park all look to claim a guaranteed title shot! 

355 pound Calvin Tankman has been nearly unstoppable. Now the Heavyweight Hustle looks to steamroll over 39 other men.

World Middleweight Champion Myron Reed looks to ignite some hot fire as Injustice riots in South Philly. 

6’8” “The Judge” EJ Nduka promises justice will be served as he makes his MLW debut.

Who will outfight, outlast and outwit 39 other men? Tune in to find out!

PLUS: Rumors are swirling that Cesar Duran will be in attendance at the marquee event. Is “El Jefe” simply quenching his thirst for violence, or could the devious proprietor of Azteca Underground be looking to use the Battle Riot to scout potential fighters to add to his rank?

Join Rich Bocchini, fight analyst Saint Laurent, and broadcast journalist Alicia Atout as MLW presents Battle Riot III!

MLW Announces 2021 Open Draft Will Conclude At Battle Riot III

Major League Wrestling has announced that the 2021 Open Draft will conclude at Battle Riot III. 

Below is MLW’s full announcement:

If you were waiting for the Open Draft tonight, you will have to wait a little longer as the 2021 Open Draft will conclude this Saturday night at the Battle Riot.

MLW.com has learned that the final draftee will be revealed at a yet to be determined time during the show.

Who will wrap-up the first-ever Open Draft? Find out in Philly this weekend!

The 2021 Open Draft kicked off on May 21, 2021.

Davey Richards, Alex Kane, Matt Cross, EJ Nduka, TJP,  Lee Moriarty, Savio Vega, Calvin Tankman,  Zenshi, and Jordan Oliver are just a few who have been announced since May.

Battle Riot III is this Saturday, July 10 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

MLW Battle Riot III to air for FREE on beIN SPORTS

MLW has announced that the 40-wrestler Battle Riot III event will be televised on beIn SPORTS on Saturday July 24 at 10pm ET. 

Below is MLW’s announcement:

Major League Wrestling and beIN SPORTS will team-up to televise the 40-wrestler Battle Riot III event on Saturday July 24 at 10pm ET.  

“BeIN Sports has been the exclusive linear destination for every Battle Riot, and we’re elated to continue the tradition with a stacked match and give it to the fans for free on cable and satellite,” said MLW CEO Court Bauer. “This event will serve as an important chapter as we look ahead to the next season this fall.”

Set at the sold-out full capacity 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, the event features King Muertes, National Openweight Champion Alex Hammerstone, Ross and Marshall Von Erich, Davey Richards, CONTRA Unit, former World Heavyweight Champion Tom Lawlor and Team Filthy, TJP, EJ Nduka, Caribbean Champion Richard Holliday, World Middleweight Champion Myron Reed and dozens of other world class wrestlers.

MLW Battle Riot III will be available to stream for free on demand on MLW’s YouTube Channel later this month. Learn more at: www.youtube.com/majorleaguewrestling.

WHAT IS THE BATTLE RIOT?
A mash-up of a battle royal, royal rumble and anything goes street fight, this super-sized main event will feature 40 wrestlers with new participants entering the ring every 60 seconds.

There will be surprises! There will be legends! There will be WTF entries… and there will be no disqualifications!

Elimination is by pinfall, submission or by throwing an individual over the top rope.

Anything is possible in a Battle Riot!

WHAT DOES THE WINNER GET?
The winner gets a World Heavyweight Title Shot anywhere, anytime!  It could be that night; it could be in 6 months. The challenger has the key to unlock an instant title shot against whoever the champion is!