Meltzer reported that all three Parks (LA Park, LA Park Jr. and Hijo de LA Park) were set for a run-in on Alexander Hammerstone and Jacob Fatu at the end of last Thursday’s TV taping and in doing so, they got too rough with both men.
“One person noted that they went off script, ruined the post-match angle and went into business for themselves and unloaded live rounds (real punches and shots) on Fatu and Hammerstone including reckless chair shots that busted both Fatu and Hammerstone open. Both needed medical attention,” he wrote, later saying Hammerstone challenged LA Park to a fight backstage but he pretended he didn’t understand English.
The senior Park was set to appear against Fatu in the main event of the Azteca Underground show the next day, but was replaced by Bestia 666 in the Azteca Apocalypto match instead.
Footage from both Thursday and Friday’s TV tapings will air over the next few months on MLW Fusion. Due to the firing, it appears unlikely the brawl will ever make air.
After last week’s shocking betrayal by Richard Holliday and Alicia Atout on MLW Champion Alex Hammerstone, MLW Fusion returns with a Tag Team title ladder match, no. 1 contender Davey Richards in action, plus All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Saito Bros making their debut.
Before the open, Calvin Tankman joined the commentary team at ringside to announce he would face National Openweight Champion Alex Kane in two weeks. Kane then came out to confront his challenger as security kept them apart.
Davey Richards defeated ACH
Richards had ACH locked in his Trailer Hitch submission early on that ended up with a close two count pinning predicament. An enzuigiri exchange swung the momentum ACH’s way which ended in a German suplex for a near fall.
Richards locked in an ankle lock which was reversed into a single leg Boston crab by ACH.
ACH then ran down the entrance ramp and leapt over the top rope into the ring to hit a massive running cutter, followed by a top rope frog splash for a great near fall.
After a break, Richards hit a top rope superplex. But after ACH kicked out at two, he got the ankle lock again followed by a brain buster. ACH heroically kicked out, but Richards immediately went back to the ankle lock for a third time which gave ACH no choice but to tap out.
After the match, Richards got on the mic, thanked ACH for a great match, and threatened whoever had stolen his Opera Cup that he was going to rip them in two. He then turned his attention to Hammerstone to hype up their upcoming title match at MLW SuperFight.
– Via a video promo, Mads Krugger told us he has put Jacob Fatu in his crosshairs as their first match after CONTRA Unit imploded is set next week.
– Jared Saint Laurent and then met with Cesar Duran to discuss the debut of JSL’s newest signing who he calls “the greatest wonder in the world.” Duran booked him in a mixed trios match next week. Myron Reed interrupted and asked for a rematch against Middleweight Champion Tajiri. Duran accepted, but said it will be in a triple threat that will also include a mystery opponent.
– It was announced that both Killer Kross and Lio Rush will be returning to MLW soon.
The Saito Bros (Jun and Rei) defeated Budd Heavy and Gnarls Garvin
The Saito Brothers were rather mechanic and had over the top mannerisms as they chopped and cheated behind the referee’s back and marched around the ring. Gnarls and Heavy were the firm fan favorites — past opponents turned partners who bonded over beer earlier in the day., They got a brief comeback before falling to a double chokeslam and top rope splash to give the Saito Brothers a win in their MLW debut.
After the match, Garvin kept fighting and punched the victorious 6’3″ brothers out of the ring.
Holliday and Atout talk about their betrayal
Holliday and Atout shared their first Valentine’s Day with us and explained why Holliday turned his back on his three year run in the Dynasty with Hammerstone last week. He said Hammerstone wasn’t by his side when he lost his IWA Caribbean championship to King Muertes while Holliday was saving Hammerstone in his match with Pagano, running around Mexico helping him escape Duran’s makeshift prison. He said if anyone is going to beat Hammerstone for his title, it will be him because he knows his weaknesses, injuries and is already in his head.
– The Hammerstone vs. Richards contract signing took place in Duran’s office. Duran got in both competitors’ heads as they traded threats towards the MLW matchmaker.
MLW Tag Team Champions 5150 (Rivera & Slice Boogie) (w/ Dr. Julius Smokes) defeated Los Parks (LA Park Jr. & El Hijo de LA Park) in a tag team ladder match to retain the titles
5150 hit their Street Sweeper combo assisted dropkick and Boogie’s big Vader bomb elbow very early on before the ladders and weapons and ringside brawling started.
Park Jr. hit a moonsault from the top rope to the floor onto everyone, Hijo speared Boogie through the ropes and onto a ladder bridge, Rivera used the ladder bridge (that didn’t break) to leap to a support beam, followed by a corkscrew onto Los Parks.
After a break, Boogie power slammed Hijo onto a ladder which again didn’t break. Rivera was showing off his agility as he rope walked and springboarded from the ropes to the ladder, but was soon on the receiving end of a suicide dive from Jr. and Asai moonsault from Hijo.
Homicide and LA Park interfered which ended in Park spearing Homicide through the ropes onto everyone at ringside. In the ring, Homicide dodged a flying spear from Park who inadvertently squashed his son Hijo instead.
Jr. and Rivera climbed the ladder and exchanged right hands on the top rung. Jr. had his fingertips on the gold when Boogie slammed a chair into his back. From there, Boogie got him on his shoulders and Rivera leapt from a ladder on the floor, over the top rope, and hit Jr. with a double foot stomp/death valley driver combo before climbing the ladder to retrieve their tag team titles.
Next week:
Mads Krugger vs. Jacob Fatu
Gino Medina, Mini Abismo Negro and Arez vs. Aramis, El Dragon and JSL’s newest mystery signing
Middleweight Champion Tajiri vs. Myron Reed vs. a mystery opponent for the title
In two weeks:
National Openweight Champion Alex Kane vs. Calvin Tankman for the title
The MLW Tag Team titles will be on the line in a street fight at this weekend’s War Chamber tapings.
MLW has announced that Los Parks will defend their Tag Team titles against 5150’s Slice Boogie & Danny “Limelight” Rivera in a street fight at War Chamber this Saturday. The tapings are being held at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
Los Parks won the MLW Tag Team titles from Ross & Marshall Von Erich in a Texas Tornado match this January. They’re champions under the “Freebird Rule,” with LA Park, El Hijo de LA Park, and LA Park Jr. able to represent the team in title matches.
5150 debuted at July’s Battle Riot event. Konnan declared then that 5150 wanted a shot at the MLW Tag Team titles.
LA Park is also facing Homicide in a singles match at the War Chamber tapings. The updated lineup for the show is listed below:
War Chamber match: Alex Hammerstone, Richard Holliday, EJ Nduka, and two partners vs. Contra Unit (Jacob Fatu, Mads Krugger, Josef Samael, Ikuro Kwon, and a Sentai Death Squad member)
The 2021 Opera Cup finals
Ladder match for the vacant MLW National Openweight Championship: Alex Shelley vs. Myron Reed vs. Zenshi vs. Alex Kane vs. a wildcard entrant
Street fight: MLW Tag Team Champions Los Parks defend against 5150’s Danny Rivera & Slice Boogie
LA Park vs. Homicide
Aramis vs. Arez (winner receives a briefcase full of cash from Cesar Duran)
nZo vs. Matt Cross
Willow Nightingale vs. Holidead
Sea Stars (Ashley Vox & Delmi Exo) vs. Top Dogs (Davienne & Skylar)
A third title match is set for this week’s episode of MLW Fusion.
MLW has announced that Los Parks will defend their MLW Tag Team titles against The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien & Michael Patrick) on Fusion this Wednesday. The show will also feature Alexander Hammerstone vs. Mil Muertes for the National Openweight Championship and Richard Holliday vs. Gino Medina for the Caribbean Heavyweight Championship.
Los Parks have been MLW Tag Team Champions since defeating Marshall & Ross Von Erich for the titles this January. Von Erich rival Tom Lawlor was the special guest referee for that match and helped Los Parks win. Los Parks have since retained their titles against TJP & Bu Ku Dao, Contra Unit’s Simon Gotch & Daivari, and against Gotch & Daivari and Injustice’s Myron Reed & Jordan Oliver in a triple threat match.
Any member of Los Parks (LA Park, El Hijo de LA Park & LA Park Jr.) can defend the MLW Tag Team titles, though LA Park & El Hijo de LA Park have made all of their defenses thus far.
The Dirty Blondes were most recently in action when they lost to The Von Erichs in a Texas Tornado match for the MLW Tag Team titles in January. That was the last successful defense of The Von Erichs’ title reign.
MLW wrote about the Los Parks vs. Dirty Blondes Tag Team title match ahead of Wednesday’s Fusion:
MLW today announced a World Tag Team Championship bout: Los Parks (champions) vs. The Dirty Blondes with Aria Blake (challengers) for this Wednesday, April 14 at 7pm ET on MLW’s flagship weekly series FUSION, available on YouTube, Fubo Sports, DAZN, beIN SPORTS and the Roku Channel.
It will be a game of high stakes, high rewards for Azteca Underground with TWO title bouts on the line this week on FUSION.
Salina de la Renta met with officials over the weekend via a zoom call where she expressed a desire to up the ante for this week’s FUSION.
Pushing to fast-track a championship bout to impress the mysterious El Jefe of Azteca Underground, league officials have added a THIRD title bout to tomorrow’s card… but what happens if the Dirty Blondes beat Los Parks for the belts??
Salina seems to be doing things HER way instead of El Jefe’s. Going rogue could be dangerous for her… but if her gambit pays off, the manager could find herself in a powerful position within the house of Azteca Underground.
Has Salina put in motion a night for her and El Jefe’s luchadores to thrive and collect MORE gold… or a night of dire consequences?
Find out this Wednesday night at 7pm ET on FUSION available on MLW YouTube channel for free.
Two championship matches will take place on next week’s edition of MLW Fusion.
MLW has announced that MLW Tag Team Champions Los Parks will defend their titles against Injustice’s Myron Reed & Jordan Oliver on Fusion next Wednesday. Lio Rush will also defend his MLW Middleweight Championship on the episode, but his challenger hasn’t been revealed.
Injustice cut a promo on this week’s Fusion saying that Los Parks have their respect — but they’re coming after Los Parks’ MLW Tag Team titles. Later in the show, Contra Unit warned Injustice that they’ll be watching next week’s Tag Team title match closely. Injustice cost Contra Unit’s Simon Gotch & Daivari a Tag Team title match against Los Parks on Fusion last week.
There was a storyline on this week’s Fusion where an open contract for a shot at Rush’s Middleweight Championship was taped outside of the locker room. The contract was taken and it was said that a Middleweight title match is official for next week, but Rush’s opponent wasn’t announced.
LA Park & El Hijo de LA Park became MLW Tag Team Champions by defeating Marshall & Ross Von Erich this January. Tom Lawlor, who is a rival of the Von Erichs, was the special guest referee for that title match and favored Los Parks throughout.
Rush has also been MLW Middleweight Champion since January. He won the title by defeating Reed. Last month, Rush defeated Laredo Kid in a title vs. title match to retain the MLW Middleweight Championship and win the AAA Cruiserweight Championship.
Here’s the updated lineup for next week’s Fusion:
MLW Tag Team Champions Los Parks defend against Injustice’s Myron Reed & Jordan Oliver
MLW Middleweight Champion Lio Rush defends his title
Two championship matches are set for the Wednesday, March 3 episode of MLW Fusion.
MLW has announced that MLW World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu will defend his title against Jordan Oliver on the March 3 edition of Fusion. Fatu’s Contra Unit stablemates Simon Gotch & Daivari will also challenge for Los Parks’ MLW Tag Team titles on that episode.
Fatu attacked Injustice (Oliver & Myron Reed) as they came to the ring to face Gotch & Daivari on this week’s Fusion. The match never got underway as a brawl between Contra Unit and Injustice broke out. Reed took out Contra Unit with a dive to the outside, then Reed gave Fatu a superkick in the ring and Oliver jumped off the middle rope and hit a cutter on Fatu. Reed called Oliver the next MLW World Heavyweight Champion and Oliver said he wants Fatu’s title.
Fatu has been MLW World Heavyweight Champion since July 2019.
Los Parks (LA Park & El Hijo de LA Park) won the MLW Tag Team titles from Marshall & Ross Von Erich last month. In storyline, Salina de la Renta was the executive producer of that Fusion episode and made Tom Lawlor the special guest referee. Lawlor favored Los Parks throughout the match.
“Filthy Island” is the theme of next week’s MLW Fusion. An Aztec Jungle Fight with Mil Muertes facing Savio Vega has been added to that show. It will also feature Low Ki vs. King Mo in a no holds barred fight, Rocky Romero in action, and Dominic Garrini vs. “Mauna Loa.” Team Filthy claimed that Mauna Loa is a 14-time Polynesian Pacific Champion.
Los Parks’ first MLW Tag Team title defense is now set.
MLW has announced that Los Parks will defend their titles against TJP & Bu Ku Dao on MLW Fusion next Wednesday. TJP & Dao became first in line for a shot at Los Parks’ titles by defeating Violence is Forever (Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku) in a Tag Team Championship eliminator match on this week’s Fusion.
Dao pinned Ku in the eliminator match after TJP hit a frog splash from the top rope. TJP cut a brief promo after the match and said it’s a new year in MLW and he and his protege Dao are taking a stroll through Los Parks next week.
Los Parks (LA Park & El Hijo de LA Park) won the MLW Tag Team titles by defeating Marshall & Ross Von Erich on Fusion earlier this month. In storyline, Salina de la Renta was the executive producer for that episode and made tom Lawlor — a rival of the Von Erichs — the special guest referee for the Tag Team title match. Lawlor favored Los Parks throughout the match, doing fast counts for them, slow counting when the Von Erichs went for pins, and refusing to count a pin for the Von Erichs at one point.
MLW has said that the Von Erichs “have deferred their rematch with Los Parks until they’ve settled unfinished business with Team Filthy.”
Next week’s MLW Fusion will also feature Alex Hammerstone facing Contra Unit’s Mads Krugger in a Baklei Brawl. Baklei Brawls “are bareknuckle, anything goes illegal prize fights.”
MLW Fusion premieres on YouTube, Fubo Sports, and the Roku Channel at 7 p.m. Eastern on Wednesdays.
New Tag Team Champions were crowned in the main event of this week’s MLW Fusion.
Los Parks (LA Park & El Hijo de LA Park) defeated Marshall & Ross Von Erich in a tornado tag match to win the MLW Tag Team titles. In storyline, Salina de la Renta was the executive producer of this week’s MLW Fusion episode. De la Renta said she cut a deal with Park for Park and his sons to re-join Promociones Dorado if she could get them a title match. Park had threatened to retire if he didn’t get a title shot.
De la Renta also made Tom Lawlor, a rival of the Von Erichs, the special guest referee for the Von Erichs vs. Los Parks Tag Team title match. Lawlor was biased against the Von Erichs throughout the match, including doing fast counts when Los Parks went for pins and refusing to count to three for the Von Erichs at one point.
After Lawlor was sent to the outside during the match, de la Renta sprayed something into Ross Von Erich’s eyes and LA Park Jr. got involved. Lawlor recovered and quickly counted the pin.
Prior to losing the titles to Los Parks, the Von Erichs had been MLW Tag Team Champions since November 2019.
Title matches have been announced for the next two weeks of MLW Fusion episodes.
– MLW Tag Team Champions Marshall & Ross Von Erich will defend their titles against Los Parks on MLW Fusion next Wednesday (January 13). Tom Lawlor will be the special guest referee for the match.
In storyline, the Tag Team title match was made by Salina de la Renta as the executive producer of next week’s MLW Fusion episode. De la Renta said Los Parks haven’t been the same since they left her side, but she cut a deal with LA Park for Park and his sons to re-join Promociones Dorado if she could get them a title match.
The Von Erichs have been MLW Tag Team Champions since November 2019. They retained their titles against The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien & Michael Patrick) in a Texas Tornado Bunkhouse match at this week’s Kings of Colosseum event.
– The MLW World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line as Jacob Fatu defends against ACH on the MLW Fusion episode that premieres on Wednesday, January 20.
Fatu has been MLW World Heavyweight Champion since July 2019 and most recently retained the title against Davey Boy Smith Jr. in November. CONTRA Unit’s Fatu, Simon Gotch, and Daivari attacked Injustice’s Myron Reed and Jordan Oliver at Kings of Colosseum.
ACH took part in MLW’s 2020 Opera Cup tournament and made it to the semifinals before losing to Lawlor.
Los Parks got some revenge on CONTRA Unit as LA Park and El Hijo de LA Park defeated Simon Gotch and Josef Samael in a lumberjack match.
Jordan Oliver and Kotto Brazil of Injustice picked up a big win over Zenshi and Laredo Kid.
Richard Holliday, Alex Hammerstone, and Gino Medina beat Logan Creed, Mance Warner, and Savio Vega in an impromptu six-man tag.
We continued the build toward several programs including the inevitable Marshall Von Erich vs. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor match.
***Full Review***
This week’s show comes to us from Philadelphia, PA, as part of their Fightland TV taping.
CONTRA Unit opened up the show with a video package hyping up tonight’s main event, also highlighting their various ongoing feuds with Brian Pillman Jr., Davey Boy Smith Jr. and the returning Los Parks.
AJ Kirsch was in the ring and called out Mance Warner for an interview but the Dynasty (Richard Holliday, Alexander Hammerstone and Gino Medina) interrupted instead. Holliday had Savio Vega’s Caribbean title belt with him and he wanted to educate everyone with his segment called “Rich Talk.” Hammerstone insulted the fans about being fat and ugly and tried to get Medina to bad mouth Konnan. Before he could, Konnan himself interrupted.
He said the last time he was in Philadelphia was 25 years ago with La Parka, Juventud Guerrera, and Rey Mysterio, and said Philly has the best wrestling fans in the world. He turned his attention to Medina and brought up their family history as part of Los Gringos Locos. The trio then circled Konnan but Warner, Vega, and Logan Creed came out to even the odds. Warner said no one came here to listen to the Dynasty’s bullsh*t. He then challenged them to a six-man tag but Holliday refused. Warner called Hammerstone a punk ass b*tch which was enough to change their minds.
The Dynasty (National Openweight Champion Alexander Hammerstone, Richard Holliday, and Gino Medina) defeated Mance Warner, Logan Creed, and Savio Vega (6:01)
Creed and Holliday started in the ring as the rest brawled around ringside. Hammerstone then tried a pump kick to Creed, but the big man no sold it and slapped Medina in mid-air as he came off the top. They finally got the advantage with a 3-on-1 beatdown and went to work grinding the big man down. Hammerstone hit a big German suplex but Creed popped up to his feet and knocked Hammerstone down with a clothesline.
Vega got the hot tag on Holliday and hit a spinning heel kick. Creed hit a double chokeslam on Hammerstone and Medina followed up with a suicide dive onto the pair outside the ring. On the other side of the ring, Holliday hit Vega with his Caribbean title belt and picked up the fluke win.
After the bell, Konnan ran in and hit Medina with a loaded sock and he, Warner, Vega and Creed had a beer bash.
Creed, Warner, and Vega disappeared and as Konnan was still in the ring, Injustice (Jordan Oliver, Kotto Brazil and Myron Reed) made their way out. Oliver mocked him for being old and threatened to slap him out the ring. Things looked like they were getting heated until Brian Pillman Jr. came running down with a steel chair in hand to make the save.
Kotto Brazil and Jordan Oliver (with Middleweight Champion Myron Reed) defeated Laredo Kid and Zenshi (6:41)
Pillman stayed ringside and joined Kirsch and Rich Bocchini on commentary. This was a great, fast, and spectacular match filled with high spots, dives, and flips throughout. Kid hit a plancha and Zenshi hit a shooting star dive to the outside early on, but Injustice double teamed Kid and crotched him onto the ring post. Oliver came off the top with a stomp to the head and Brazil followed with a German suplex for a close two count.
Zenshi got the hot tag and hit a handspring backflip kick to Brazil that knocked him off the apron. A standing shooting star press on Oliver got a two count, but Brazil fought back and hit a sunset flip bomb for a near fall of his own. Oliver got hit with a pair of tornado DDTs, and a moment later, Zenshi jumped and hit both Injustice members with kicks at the same time.
But, it was Injustice who picked up the win moments later when Brazil held Zenshi in a standing crucifix leading to Oliver hitting his springboard stunner and Brazil keeping a hold on the crucifix to roll him up for the pinfall win for his team.
After the bell, Injustice got in Pillman’s face but Laredo Kid came off the top rope and took out the trio with a big plancha. Reed got in the ring but Laredo Kid hit him with a Celtic cross, “pinned” Reed, and posed with his MLW middleweight title belt.
— Alicia Atout then caught up with Tom Lawlor, Dominic Garrini, and Erick Stevens. They explained why he degraded the Texas state flag last week: Lawlor had an itch between his legs, Garrini had excess saliva after his match, and Stevens had a cold. They said they didn’t like Texas or Texans, and that Stevens is a mercenary and has formed a bond of hatred for the Von Erichs. Lawlor called them boys who are all hat and no cattle.
— Injustice had a message for Brian Pillman Jr. Reed called him out for not making the 205 weight limit. They said he should be focussing on Jimmy Havoc who Pillman will face next week, a match they’ll be at ringside for.
— Priscilla Kelly and Havoc had a message for Pillman, too: In the ECW Arena, Havoc will give Pillman a dose of acid rain.
— Atout then caught up with the Von Erich brothers. Ross said the Texas flag is sacred, and Marshall warned Lawlor that a reckoning is coming for them.
— Cameras caught up with King Mo who said Low Ki walks around and acts tough. “F*ck Low Ki”, he finished.
Los Parks (LA Park and El Hijo de LA Park) defeated CONTRA Unit (Simon Gotch and Josef Samael) in a lumberjack match (9:03)
CONTRA jumped Los Parks as they posed for the fans. The Parks had brought chairs with them, but it was CONTRA who used them in the opening exchanges. CONTRA was in firm control until the Parks hit a pair of dropkicks that sent Gotch and Samael into the lumberjacks.
After a brief beatdown on the outside, CONTRA’s troubles continued on the inside as Hijo hit Gotch with a crossbody and a meteora in the corner. Samael brought his spike into the ring and he used it on Hijo behind the referee’s back. Injustice tried to put the boots to Hijo when he fell to the outside, and the lumberjacks threatened to start fighting.
Inside, LA got the hot tag and took out Samael with a spear. Hijo hit a dropkick off the top onto Gotch and took Samael’s spike and used it again behind the referee’s back. Hijo went to the top, but decided to hit a moonsault to the floor onto the lumberjacks. LA then hit a springboard corkscrew senton onto Samael in the ring to pick up the win.
On Wednesday, Major League Wrestling announced they will host their first-ever lumberjack match as part of their upcoming Fightland Fusion TV taping in Philadelphia, PA.
In the match on February 1st at the 2300 Arena, Los Parks (L.A. Park and El Hijo del L.A. Park) will face two members of CONTRA Unit in Josef Samael and Simon Gotch.
CONTRA Unit and Los Parks have been feuding for months with Samael getting involved in L.A. Park’s world title opportunity against Jacob Fatu at November’s Saturday Night Superfight.
MLW has been rounding out the Fightland card in recent weeks as the show approaches:
MLW World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu vs. CIMA
Tom Lawlor vs. Killer Kross
MLW National Openweight Champion Alexander Hammerstone vs. T-Hawk
Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Erick Stevens
Brian Pillman Jr. vs. Jimmy Havoc (w/ Priscilla Kelly)
Injustice (Jordan Oliver & Kotto Brazil) vs. Puma King & Gringo Loco
Los Parks vs. CONTRA Unit
MLW has yet to announce matches for tag team champions Ross and Marshall Von Erich, middleweight champion Myron Reed, Mance Warner, The Dynasty, Dominic Garrini, El Lindaman, Douglas James, and more.
Austin Aries defeated Brian Pillman Jr. and then called out Teddy Hart which led to a brawl, seemingly leading to a match at Saturday Night Superfight.
LA Park and El Hijo de LA Park defeated Septimo Dragon and Magnus in a great tag team match.
Dominic Garrini made short work of Ariel Dominguez in his debut.
Full review
Los Parks (LA Park and El Hijo de LA Park) w/Salina de la Renta defeated Magnus and Septimo Dragon
We opened this week’s episode of Fusion with a Mexican Lucha Rules tag team match: no tags needed when a partner leaves the ring, no disqualification and non-stop action. Magnus and Dragon had a great outing and matched up to Los Parks well. But it was the Parks that took the victory after some outside interference from Salina de la Renta.
Quite out of character, the Parks offered their opponents a handshake at the start of the match, but they quickly resumed normal procedure when they blindsided them with a pair of chops. From there, the action was non-stop. They spilled to the outside. Around ringside and inside the ring, Los Parks used chairs and their belts on Magnus and Dragon.
After controlling the early exchanges, LA was sent to the outside after a head scissors by Magnus, who followed up on both Parks with a slingshot corkscrew crossbody. Dragon then hit an Asai moonsault to the floor too. LA ended up crotched on the top rope and Hijo was hit with a Spanish Fly from Septimo Dragon. Magnus then followed with a Senton from the top, too.
Hijo then hit Dragon with an assisted Spanish Fly from the top rope then LA speared Magnus but amazingly both Magnus and Dragon kicked out at two. Moments later, Los Parks hit duelling crossbodies into the crowd from opposite corners of the ring. LA is 53 years old and still pulling off these aerial moves…incredible!
Back inside the ring, Dragon broke up a pin attempt with a double foot stomp, so Hijo came in and had a forearm exchange with him. Dragon got the better of it but Hijo caught him coming off the ropes with a dropkick to the face. Hijo followed up with a double knee facebreaker.
Dragon hit Hijo with a GTS and then a soccer kick to the head, but Hijo popped up and hit a swift, smooth and quick Canadian/Mexican destroyer. The crowd gave a little “holy Sh*t” chant for the quickness of the move.
LA and Magnus were back in next. LA missed a spear in the corner and collided head first with the ring post, but de la Renta pulled the ref out before he could count the three on LA. Hijo then hit a Back Stabber on Dragon for a near fall and took him out with a suicide dive moments later.
Magnus and LA ended up in the corner. The referee tried to pull Magnus off after a barrage of right hands, but it ended up with both he and Magnus on the mat. LA climbed the ropes and leaped off, Magnus moved, and LA squashed the referee. De la Renta then got involved and kicked Magnus low and LA rolled him up for the win.
As Los Parks were celebrating, a CONTRA propaganda video aired that had Jacob Fatu and Josef Samael tell LA Park that November 2nd will be the day of the dead of LA Park, and of course, “All hail CONTRA.”
— Rich Bocchini told us that Austin Aries had been fined $10,000 for his attack on Teddy Hart last week. But Hart had his own personal doctors clear him to attend tonight’s show.
— The MLW cameras caught up with the Von Erich brothers. They said if the Dynasty wanted to insult them and the state of Texas, they wanted to challenge them to a match next week in Mexico.
— Bocchini then caught up with The Dynasty and asked them for a response. MJF and Richard Holliday told him that basically, their contracts wouldn’t allow them to compete in Mexico, so any match with the Von Erichs is off.
— “Filthy” Tom Lawlor vs Timothy Thatcher and Alexander Hammerstone defending his National Openweight title against Davey Boy Smith Jr. are officially booked for the MLW Saturday Night Superfight PPV on November 2nd.
Dominic Garrini defeated Ariel Dominguez
This was a a strong start for Garrini in MLW. For those not familiar with him, he is a straight shooting, Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi wearing submission machine. MLW also gave him a Street Fighter style opening video and song. This was a short and sweet match. They chain wrestled for a minute or so but Garrini was always in control. He gave Dominguez a hip toss and a deadlift overhead throw. Dominguez hit him with a fireman’s carry takeover but Garrini swiftly rolled through, took him down and locked in an armbar for the win.
After the match, Kaci Lennox interview Garrini where he called out Lawlor and Thatcher.
— Cameras caught up Lawlor who told us that if Thatcher wants to call him out, then he will make sure that his missing tooth won’t be the only one missing after he is finished with him.
— We were shown pictures of Mance Warner after his match with Jimmy Havoc and told he suffered a collapsed lung. A video package then played for Havoc and his “slaughterhouse” on October 19th.
— A Gino Medina hype video aired for his upcoming debut. It said the next generation of greatness is coming, and the world will be his “el intocable”. They call him “The Untouchable”.
— Injustice (Kotto Brazil, Jordan Oliver and Myron Reed) had a promo calling out MLW officials for their handling of last week’s match. They complained that Brazil was pinned even though he wasn’t the legal man. Oliver said it didn’t matter what happened, because in the end, they were going to get their justice.
Austin Aries defeated Brian Pillman Jr.
This was a good main event here to continue the Aries vs. Teddy Hart feud. Pillman tried his best, but the experience of Aries rang out in the end. Aries tried and tried to hit the Brainbuster on the apron, the same move he injured Hart with last week. He eventually did, albeit inside the ring, but picked up the win nonetheless. Pillman started strong. He ate a slap from Aries but begged for another then turned it round on and rubbed a spit filled hand back in Aries’ face.
Pillman chopped Aries in and out of the ring and hit an axe handle to the floor, but was soon cut off when Aries knocked him to the floor after an attempted springboard clothesline.
Aries then torpedoed him with a suicide dive and a missile dropkick. He later tried to brainbuster Pillman on the apron but was blocked.
Pillman fired back with a snap suplex but Aries kicked out by slapping Pillman’s ears. Pillman then went for his swinging neckbreaker finisher but Aries reversed it into a northern lights suplex for a two count and transitioned into the Last Chancery submission, but Pillman got to the ropes in time.
Aries tried another brainbuster on the apron but Pillman blocked it once more. He hit a superkick and went for a suicide dive but Aries cut him off with a European uppercut. Aries fired up himself and hit a running dropkick in the corner, followed by his own brainbuster for the 1, 2, 3.
After the match, Aries got on the mic and called out Teddy Hart, who obliged and made his way out against MLW doctor’s orders. They brawled to end the episode with Tony Schiavone begging officials to make the match official for MLW Saturday Night Superfight.
