Tag: Major League Wrestling

MLW announces expanded schedule for 2024

Posted on by Ian Carey

MLW has announced an expanded schedule for 2024. 

The promotion plans to air one premium live event and one free signature event monthly moving forward. The monthly premium live events will air as part of the Triller+ package (FKA FITE) and the free signature events will air on BeIN Sports and the promotion’s YouTube channel. 

MLW.com reads:

In addition to airing premium live events monthly on Triller TV+, MLW has a treat for its fans.

As a thank you MLW is giving fans one free signature event every month. That means you get a signature event and premium live event each month: one for free and one on Triller TV+!

Each event will feature a who’s who from the ever-expanding MLW roster of fighters.

https://twitter.com/MLW/status/1748002937123545440

MLW settled its antitrust lawsuit with WWE last month. Since then the company announced plans to tour more frequently after running most of its 2023 events in Philadelphia. 

Intimidation Games will take place at the Melrose Ballroom in New York on February 29, War Chamber 2024 at the Coliseum in St. Petersburgh, Florida on March 29, and MLW Azteca Lucha at Cicero Stadium just outside Chicago on May 11. 

MLW’s first free signature event as part of its 2024 schedule will be Reload on Saturday, January 20. The show was taped on Saturday, January 6 at Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena the same night MLW Kings of Colosseum aired live. Spoilers from the show are available here. 

MLW Reload on January 20 on YouTube/BeIN Sports announced lineup:

  • Satoshi Kojima vs. Sami Callihan
  • Good Brother #3 (rumored to be Mance Warner) vs. Steph de Lander
  • Nao Kakuta vs. Moka Miyamoto
  • Zayda w/Mister Saint Laurent vs. Notorious Mimi
  • Matt Riddle vs. TBA

MLW’s next premium live event will be SuperFight on February 3 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

MLW SuperFight 2024 lineup:

  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Kane defends against Satoshi Kojima
  • Mistico vs. Averno w/Salina de la Rena
  • Yuji Nagata vs. Jacob Fatu
  • Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. 1 Called Manders

MLW lawsuit against WWE moving forward, trial date to be determined

Posted on by Ian Carey

MLW’s lawsuit against WWE is moving forward. 

According to a report from PWInsider, a San Jose judge ruled yesterday that a conference will be held on September 7, 2023 to determine a trial date. Both sides are required to submit their amended pleadings by February 29, 2023. They will then go into a discovery period where material related to the case will be disclosed. 

MLW filed suit against WWE in January alleging the company pressured third parties to abandon contracts and prospective relationships with them. MLW cited a potential streaming deal that “would have been transformative for the company” as an example. The suit also alleges that WWE interfered in talks MLW was having with VICE TV in early 2021. MLW did produce one special on VICE TV that aired after Dark Side of the Ring on October 7, 2021.  

“WWE has been wrongfully depriving its competitors of critical opportunities for many years, but its latest conduct has been even more unconscionable,” MLW CEO Court Bauer said in the press release. “I think we speak for the rest of the professional wrestling world when we say that this anti-competitive behavior has to stop.”

  

nZo vs. Matt Cross announced for MLW War Chamber

Posted on by Skylar Russell

Following the announcement of his impending debut last week, nZo’s first opponent in MLW has been named as he will take on Matt Cross at the War Chamber event on November 6th in Philadelphia.

This will be 34-year old’s first appearance in a major promotion since his WWE release back in January 2018 following a near six-year stint with the company.

The former Enzo Amore has only wrestled in sixteen matches since his release over three years ago, working with independent companies like Lariato Pro and Northeast Wrestling. Aside from wrestling, he has explored other career options including music.

Other matches announced for the War Chamber TV taping include:

  • War Chamber match: Contra Unit (Ikuro Kwon, Jacob Fatu, Josef Samael, and Mads Krügger) vs. MLW World Champion Alexander Hammerstone, EJ Nduka, Richard Holliday and TBD
  • Vacant MLW Openweight Championship ladder match: Alex Kane vs. Alex Shelley vs. Myron Reed vs. Zenshi vs. TBD
  • Opera Cup finals: TBD vs. TBD
  • L.A. Park vs. Homicide
  • Holidead vs. Willow Nightingale
  • Aramis vs. Arez (winner receives a briefcase full of cash from Cesar Duran)