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MLW Fusion video & results: MJF-Mance Warner loser leaves town

Posted on by Iain Oliver

The Big Takeaways:

  • MJF is gone from MLW at the hands of Mance Warner as the two brawled throughout an empty arena and Warner got his hand raised after a wild and frantic brawl.
  • Douglas James defeated Septimo Dragon in a good, fast paced opener. 
  • Injustice have been fined and suspended after they attacked Brian Pillman Jr on last week’s episode.

Show Review:

We opened right into our opening contest from Philadelphia, PA, between Douglas James and Septimo Dragon.

Douglas James submitted Septimo Dragon (7:32)

They had a really fast paced opening here with both taking to the air early on. James hit a bottom rope low suicide dive and Dragon hit a standing moonsault from the apron and a middle rope suicide dive to the floor. Back inside, Dragon hit a step up kick and a spiked hurricanrana but was crotched on the middle turnbuckle and ate a codebreaker from James while he sat on the second rope.

James hit a series of kicks to Dragon’s chest and locked in a crossface after a tilt-a-whirl, turning Dragon inside out with a big clothesline. James looked to be in control, but Dragon showed some fight with some slaps to the face. They traded superkicks and jumping knees before knocking each other down as they both connected with big kicks to the head.

They both fought to their feet and James went to work on Dragon’s legs with kicks. He went for the GTS but Dragon reversed and hit a big kick followed by a razor’s edge/piledriver type move that got a close two count. Dragon then went up top but rolled through a double stomp attempt and ran straight into a superkick. He got squashed in the corner by a rolling death valley driver followed by James locking in a front choke to pick up the submission win.

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– The cameras caught up with Richard Holliday in the parking lot as they asked him if he would be involved in the empty arena match tonight. He brushed them off as he heard Logan Creed had done something that needed his attention.

– Alicia Atout met with Mance Warner who said if MJF wants to bring his friends later, he has his own friends that might be there too. Warner said there was some stuff going down tonight that he doesn’t want his momma to see. Atout asked if he had a plan if the Dynasty got involved? “F*ck ’em.”

– We saw Injustice’s attack on Brian Pillman Jr. from last week that ended with Pillman being curb stomped into a concrete block. We were told the trio had been fined $10,000 and suspended due to the attack.

– LA Park had some words for Psycho Clown who he will face in MLW’s upcoming Super Series against AAA. He warned Clown that his sons are ready to fight too and challenged him to a six-man tag match.

– Atout was then outside of the Dynasty’s locker room hoping for a comment. Holliday and Alexander Hammerstone opened the door and said she hasn’t got the correct paperwork to be here, Gino Medina was rubbing down MJF and if that got interrupted, they would all be very sorry.

– Atout then rushed to meet with Savio Vega backstage who was asked his opinion on the MJF vs Warner match. Vega said tonight was the night to end their grudge, picked Warner, and warned the Dynasty that he is coming for them.

– PWI had their updated top 10 contenders for the MLW heavyweight title: 10. Low Ki, 9. King Mo, 8. Mance Warner, 7. MJF, 6. Richard Holliday, 5. Brian Pillman Jr., 4. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, 3. Davey Boy Smith Jr., 2. Middleweight Champion Myron Reed, 1. National Openweight Champion Alexander Hammerstone.

– We then saw a recap of last week’s King Mo vs Low Ki match and the controversial ending that saw Dominic Garrini, Erick Stevens, the Von Erichs, and Tom Lawlor all getting involved. Lawlor knocked out Ki with an umbrella which led to the victory for Mo. The Von Erichs had a video message for Team Filthy about their antics last week: What they lack in numbers, the Von Erichs make up for in tenacity, heart, viciousness, and aggression. He told them to grab their mops because the Von Erichs are coming for them.

– Backstage, MJF cut a great promo on Warner and was screaming by the end of it. He told a story from when he was bullied in school and ended up knocking the bully out. He warned Warner that if he didn’t think he could get crazy, he didn’t know MJF. He is going to prove Warner is not the only one who can be a psychopath in MLW.

– We had injury updates to both Killer Kross and Pillman Jr. After King Mo hit him with a bat two weeks ago, Kross has a fractured scapula and displacement of the acromioclavicular joint and it’s recommended he has no contact for 180 days unless he signs a waiver. Kross was offered that waiver but “his Stamford, CT, based employer will not allow a waiver to be signed”.

Pillman has a fractured mandible and dislocated temporomandibular joint. The Philadelphia police are reviewing the video of the incident with Injustice but it is unclear if Pillman will be pressing charges.

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Mance Warner defeated MJF in a loser leaves MLW empty arena match (7:46)

Throughout the night, we saw clips from both their MLW careers including their debuts: MJF winning the Middleweight title and Warner winning a barbed wire match against Jimmy Havoc. Earlier in the night, Vega helped even the score when he rescued Warner from what would have been a 2-on-1 beatdown by Holliday and Hammerstone, so we went into this fight fairly.

They went to the outside straight away and brawled around ringside. MJF choked Warner with a tag rope and threatened to hit Warner with bolt cutters, but Warner reversed and went between MJF’s legs with the cutters. Luckily for future Friedman generations, he got away.

Warner was sent flying through rows of chairs and kicked out a pin attempt as MJF shouted “Do your job, fat boy” at the referee. They brawled to the top of the bleachers and MJF tried to throw Warner off a balcony, but Warner fought back and sent MJF head over heels tumbling back down the bleachers.

MJF choked Warner with a broom and knocked a cameraman down with a right hand. He then got a lit cigarette from a production crew member and put it out on Warner’s forehead. MJF got his phone and tried to call a taxi to escape, but Warner threw a chair from off-camera and caught MJF square in the face. Warner got on the phone and told the taxi he wasn’t needed and threw MJF towards the ring again.

Inside the ring, they exchanged right hands while on their knees and brawled to their feet. Warner hit the bionic elbow, but MJF went to the eyes with a finger poke. Warner rallied with a pop-up headbutt and a big lariat to pick up the win and send MJF out of MLW for good.

Next Week — 

  • The MLW Super Series with AAA begins as Alexander Hammerstone defends the National Openweight Championship against Laredo Kid

In 2 Weeks — 

  • Team Filthy and American Top Team press conference

MLW Fusion results and video: Warner-Havoc barbed wire match

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** The big takeaways**

  • In the first barbed wire match in MLW since 2003, Mance Warner defeated Jimmy Havoc in a bloody battle. 
  • Drago & Puma King defeated Taurus & Low Rider and Jordan Oliver & Kotto Brazil in an incredible triple threat tag team match.
  • Low Ki returned to action and defeated the debuting Chandler Hopkins in a competitive match.  

** Show review **

Rich Bocchini welcomed us to Dallas, Texas, for a new episode of Fusion, and cut to AJ Kirsch in the ring who was hyping up the crowd but was interrupted by CONTRA Unit (MLW Champion Jacob Fatu, Josef Samael and Simon Gotch). As they were entering, we saw an image from earlier in the week when Gotch and Samael attacked Davey Boy Smith Jr. in Canada. 

Samael told us that Dallas was a place filled with false idols and that wrestling’s Camelot (Dallas) will fall at the hands of CONTRA. Moments later, Smith Jr. stormed the ring, and with a little help from Brian Pillman Jr. who entered from the crowd, the Hart Foundation ran off CONTRA Unit to the back. 

Drago & Puma King defeated Taurus & Low Rider and Jordan Oliver & Kotto Brazil (w/Middleweight Champion Myron Reed) in a triple threat tag team match (7:31)

This was an amazing triple threat tag with highspot after highspot with everyone shining at some point. This is a match to watch this week if this is your style as the action came quick and fast and did not let up at all. Honestly, why should it with the talent on show? It got a well deserved standing ovation from the Dallas crowd. 

As Injustice were making their way to the ring, we had an inset video showing them confront Konnan while he was being interviewed by Alicia Atout earlier in the evening. Konnan asked if they had beef, and Oliver told him they have beef with all the old f*cks. Konnan warned them he had Drago waiting for them tonight and for Reed next week. 

Low Rider took everyone out one at a time in the opening exchanges, finishing his flurry with a slingshot rolling senton from the top rope onto Injustice on the outside. Inside, Taurus used his power to powerslam Drago into Puma in the corner then took them down with clotheslines and spears. 

Oliver and Brazil then took control with double teams including a back suplex assisted sit-out powerbomb onto Rider. King and Drago came in to even the score and took out Oliver with a backstabber dropkick to the gut. They then sent Taurus flying around the ring with a headscissors and arm drags.

Drago took out Reed with a dive to the outside and then came back in to hit Taurus with an around the world DDT. Oliver then hit Puma King with a springboard stunner and then a suicide dive stunner on the outside. Kotto was flying as well with a huge frog splash on Drago but Low Rider made the save. 

Taurus and Low Rider then took out Injustice with a springboard facebuster and an inside out clothesline to Brazil, and a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker/powerbomb/backstabber combination from the top rope on Oliver. Brazil then got dropped head first on the apron by Taurus.

The finish to this insane match was Drago twisting and rolling up Rider after he and Puma King had obliterated he and Taurus. This was incredible action. 

— We heard from Davey Boy Smith Jr. fresh from the ring off his Opera Cup win last week. He said the Cup win means the world to him and hopes that Stu Hart is smiling down on him. He said he did it for the fans and the love of professional wrestling, and this is a stepping stone to the top of MLW and the MLW heavyweight title. 

— CONTRA’s propaganda video this week was Josef Samael telling us that the Hart Foundation are scared, especially Smith. Samael then challenged Smith to a no holds barred, no rope, no rules, winner declared by knockout or submission match against Simon Gotch.

Low Ki defeated Chandler Hopkins (5:50)

Hopkins is another star coming in from AAA and he kept up with Ki in this one. This was a nice slower scientific match after the wild opener. The slow start came to life when Ki caught Hopkins with a dropkick while Hopkins was charging him in the corner. Chops, knees, and elbows followed but Hopkins fought back with a headscissor driver and a rolling flat liner. 

Hopkins tried to follow up a ushigoroshi with a shooting star press, but Ki moved and locked in a calf assisted chokehold to pick up the submission win. Ki shook Hopkins’ hand after the match. 

— Smith Jr. was again backstage but live this time. He said he hadn’t forgotten about the fireball CONTRA threw at Teddy Hart, and he accepted the challenge for the match against Gotch. He said Gotch’s choices are to get knocked out or tap out. 

— Alicia Atout was then interviewing Dominic Garrini and “Filthy” Tom Lawlor. Lawlor explained that Garrini had joined Team Filthy and read out all his accolades. Garrini said people forget about him because of the luchadores and the Von Erichs. Lawlor finished by letting us know that Team Filthy are now sponsored by Condom Depot.

— After an Erick Stevens hype video and a reminder from MLW Superfight when the Von Erichs defeated MJF and Richard Holliday for the tag team titles, Atout then caught up with MJF and his huge bodyguard Grogan. MJF called himself the fastest rising star in professional wrestling and that is why he is going to prove that Marshall Von Erich is less than him. He then called out Mance Warner and said he was going to give him a lesson in professional wrestling. 

— We saw highlights from the last barbed wire match in MLW between Terry Funk and Steve Corino from 2003.

— Atout was certainly put to work this week. She interviewed Jimmy Havoc and Priscilla Kelly. Kelly said they were not scared as they live and breath violence. Havoc said this is just a normal Saturday night to him, and there is nothing he likes better than causing pain to someone else. He called himself insane and said he would drink Warner’s blood.

— She must have been exhausted as she next interviewed the Von Erich brothers. They crushed apples in their hands and warned MJF that this is his future. 

— We had a parental advisory warning before the main event, and even the announce team had protective gloves and wire cutters at the ready in case any wire came close to their table. 

Mance Warner defeated Jimmy Havoc (w/Priscilla Kelly) in a no ropes barbed wire match (10:34)

Havoc brought a barbed wire baseball bat with him…like we needed more of that stuff. They teased hitting the wire for a few moments, but Havoc was first to hit it torso and neck first after Warner sidestepped a lunge. That was followed up with an Irish whip that sent him back first into the wire. Warner pushed him headfirst and then a drop toehold sent him face first into the wire to bust him open. 

Havoc fought back with a chain assisted right hand, a DDT, and a suplex into the wire. Havoc then attacked Warner’s knee with a chair too before pushing him headfirst into the wire himself. He then used a staple gun to Warner’s forehead and whipped him into the wire. He took off Warner’s shirt and stapled it to his back, before pulling it back off. Ouch.

Havoc then used wire cutters to cut a string of wire and use it across Warner’s forehead and then around his mouth. He then used his baseball bat across the back and forehead too. There was a real wrestling move next as Havoc used a curb stomp and attempted a pinfall, but Warner kicked out. 

They gave each other the double middle finger before Warner rammed the baseball bat between Havoc’s legs, but Havoc retaliated seconds later with a staple gun shot between Warner’s legs or “the Bucksnorts” as the commentary team called it. 

Warner then chokeslammed Havoc into a seated chair lying on its side, but moments later was on the receiving end of a death valley driver through a wooden board in the corner of the ring. Warner got his revenge with a chokeslam through some more wooden boards but Havoc kicked out. Havoc then had his plan of throwing salt in the eyes thwarted as Warner punched it back in his face, hit a clothesline with wire wrapped around his arm, and hit a piledriver onto a chair to pick up the win.

** Next Week **

  • MJF vs Marshall Von Erich
  • MLW Middleweight Champion Myron Reed vs. Drago

** In Two Weeks **

  • MLW World Champion Jacob Fatu vs. Brian Pillman Jr. 

Warner-Havoc Prince of Darkness match set for MLW Opera Cup

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Mance Warner and Jimmy Havoc’s feud will continue with another stipulation match at MLW’s Opera Cup television tapings.

It was announced today that Warner will face Havoc in a Prince of Darkness match at the Opera Cup. The tapings are taking place at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York on Thursday, December 5.

For the Prince of Darkness match, MLW wrote that Warner and Havoc will “both be cloaked in thick black hoods in a spectacular and bizarre match where danger lurks at every corner.”

Warner defeated Havoc in a falls count anywhere match on this week’s MLW Fusion, but Havoc attacked Warner with a fork in a post-match angle. They’ve already been announced for a no ropes barbed wire match at MLW’s Zero Hour tapings in North Richland Hills, Texas on January 11.

Here’s the updated lineup for the Opera Cup tapings:

  • Opera Cup tournament semifinals and finals
  • Strong Hearts (CIMA, El Lindaman & Shigehiro Irie) vs. CONTRA Unit (Jacob Fatu, Ikuro Kwon & Simon Gotch)
  • Opera Cup tournament first-round match: Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Shinjiro Otani
  • Opera Cup tournament first-round match: Alexander Hammerstone vs. MJF
  • Opera Cup tournament first-round match: Timothy Thatcher vs. Richard Holliday
  • Opera Cup tournament first-round match: Brian Pillman Jr. vs. TJP
  • Prince of Darkness match: Mance Warner vs. Jimmy Havoc

MLW Fusion results and video: Warner-Havoc falls count anywhere

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** The Big Takeaways**

  • Mance Warner defeated Jimmy Havoc in a falls count anywhere match that went all over Orlando, including Havoc’s own apartment.
  • Zeda Zhang defeated The Spider Lady by dq in MLW’s first ever women’s division match when Spider Lady would not let go of the mandible claw. She then unmasked to reveal herself as Priscilla Kelly.
  • Alex Hammerstone beat the gutsy Douglas James to retain his National Openweight title. 
  • Ross Von Erich will replace his injured brother Marshall when he challenges Jacob Fatu for the MLW world title on Thanksgiving night. 

** Full Review **

We opened backstage where the cameras caught Marshall Von Erich after he was attacked by a masked assailant. Tom Lawlor and Ross Von Erich were quickly on the scene but Marshall could be heard saying his knee popped and that the attacker hit him with a pipe.

Mance Warner defeated Jimmy Havoc in a falls count anywhere match (13:53 on-screen action, match went through the entire show)

Warner jumped Havoc while he was entering the arena. They threw chairs at each other while the fans fled for their safety. At ringside, Havoc ate another chair to the face while he was looking under the ring. Warner brought out a wooden board but was rammed headfirst into the ring post and was on the receiving end of an eye poke.

Inside the ring, Warner set up the wooden board in one corner and a chair in another. Havoc had brought in a bag from under the ring but it was Warner who emptied thumbtacks in another of the empty corners.

Havoc saw the tacks and ran from the ring, through the crowd, and out into the parking lot. He then committed grand theft auto as he stole a car and drove off. Warner, chasing Havoc, jumped in the passenger seat of a waiting car and took the cameraman and a referee with him, speeding off in hot pursuit. To be continued…

— Lifestyles of the Rich and Dynastic had Richard Holliday and Alexander Hammerstone sunbathing with Holliday in a full suit and Hammerstone in very small trunks and baby oil. Holliday wanted to know about Hammerstone’s promise of a huge gift for the Dynasty and if he guessed right, Hammerstone would tell him. Holliday guessed it was a giant egg (Gobbledy Gooker-style) but Hammerstone said that was a stupid idea and no one would ever do that. Holliday then guessed giant AirPods or if it was something from the Mexican pharmacy, but both were incorrect.

Zeda Zhang defeated The Spider Lady by disqualification (4:37)

This was a historic moment as this was MLW’s first-ever women’s match. However, it did not last long and was only here to set up future matches and storylines. The Spider Lady crawled to the ring and was announced as hailing from the world famous Parts Unknown. The commentary team of Rich Bocchini and AJ Kirsch both mentioned they found her oddly familiar so a big unveiling was on the cards.

The Lady kicked away a handshake and went straight for the eyes, but Zhang hit some early strikes and kicks to fight back. The referee had to pull Zhang off Lady in the corner, and Lady took advantage and kicked at Zhang’s heavily braced knee. She kept her focus on the knee by wrapping it up the ropes and kicking away at it. Spider Lady then locked in a mandible claw and kept it locked in even though Zhang was in the ropes. Doug Markham counted to five a few times and even tried pulling her off but couldn’t get the mysterious woman off her, so he called for the bell for the disqualification win for Zhang.

After the bell, the referee finally got her off Zhang and she unmasked herself to reveal Priscilla Kelly. She kicked Markham below the belt then licked his bald head before leaving the ring.

Mance Warner vs. Jimmy Havoc continued

We caught up with Warner in hot pursuit of Havoc. Havoc pulled up at an apartment complex and Warner chased him up a flight of stairs into what we were told was Havoc’s apartment. He did warn us last week he was going to hit him with his own frying pan. They hit each other with cookie sheets and fought into the bathroom where Havoc’s head was flushed down his own toilet. Havoc’s promise then came true as he hit Warner with his frying pan and got a two count on his couch. They fought back down to the cars and Havoc got away again, but Warner, the referee, and cameraman were once again in hot pursuit. To be continued….

— We then heard that Ross Von Erich will replace his injured brother Marshall against Jacob Fatu on Thanksgiving night because of the earlier assault from the mystery attacker.

— The Opera Cup first round matches were officially announced: Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs Shinjiro Otani, Timothy Thatcher vs Richard Holliday, Brian Pillman Jr. vs TJP, and Alex Hammerstone vs MJF.

— We then caught up with Priscilla Kelly, MLW’s newest member of the women’s roster. She told us that she is the queen of doing the unexpected and shocking people. She said MLW women’s division is lacking a mind that is strong enough to get inside the mind of every other female on the roster and make them question themselves, their work, and their sanity. She is there to make them all question their place and their sanity.

MLW National Openweight Champion Alexander Hammerstone (w/Richard Holliday) defeated Douglas James to retain (9:30)

Holliday accompanied Hammerstone out to the ring and joined the commentary team, much to their chagrin. He called Hammerstone “Meatcastle” throughout the match.

James came out the blocks at 100 mph. He charged Hammerstone straight away and got two quick two counts. Hammerstone tried to use his power but ate a dropkick to the face. He hit an ace crusher next for another two count. He then hit some kicks to the chest but Hammerstone caught the last one, got to his feet, and threw James across the ring with a head and leg suplex.

Hammerstone then took control. He hit a delayed double underhook suplex and powered him across the ring into the corner. James fought back with some stiff kicks but Hammerstone again reversed a whip into the corner and hit a big pump kick to the head. James had another hope spot where he caught Hammerstone with a knee to the head but the champion again retaliated with a big suplex, tossing James halfway across the ring.

They found themselves up on the top rope in the corner. Hammerstone went for a superplex but James slid out and was able to grab him with a German suplex off the middle rope. James followed up with another big suplex, a superkick to the nose. and a running Meteora for a close two count.

James went up top, but Hammerstone caught him and bealed him off the top, hit a pump kick, a German suplex, and a sitdown powerbomb for what looked like the end, but James somehow got his shoulder up at the last second.

Hammerstone got James up and hit a gutwrench Burning Hammer, but once again James kicked out. Hammerstone got frustrated and started screaming at him, but the ever courageous James slapped him across the face. This only angered the big man and Hammerstone hit the Nightmare Pendulum moments later to pick up the win.

— TheWarner vs. Havoc car chase drove past Full Sail University before we headed to another break.

— We then had a press conference of sorts with ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor and Friday’s signing of a multi-year deal with MLW. He said he is going to bring the MLW world title back home, the Von Erichs are great, the sky is his limit and the world is his oyster. He said all that matters is ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor is staying with MLW and it’s about time the batter takes a swing and knocks it out the park.

Mance Warner vs Jimmy Havoc continued

They stopped in the parking lot of Full Sail University and Warner had his driver throw moonshine in Havoc’s face, but England’s most dangerous man fought back by biting Warner’s nose and ear. They then fought into the back seat of the same car and they drove back towards the arena.

After another short break, we were back at the MLW arena where Havoc and Warner finally made their way back into the crowd. Warner stapled dollar bills to Havoc’s head and shoulder. Warner got one himself but pulled it out and busted himself open.

They got into the ring and Warner went face first into the chair in the corner and ate a drop toehold onto another chair. Havoc then hit a death valley driver through the ring board in the corner and then dropped him with a death valley Michinoku driver onto the thumbtacks but Mancer somehow kicked out.

Havoc then got a fork and rammed it into Warner’s head as they made their way up the ramp. Havoc then went for the Acid Rainmaker with the fork, but Warner ducked and got a schoolboy on Havoc for the surprise pinfall win.

After the bell, Havoc threw a chair at Warner and used the fork on his head, groin, and ear so it looks like this feud will continue.

— A CONTRA Unit propaganda video closed this week’s Fusion. Josef Samael said CONTRA has a special surprise for the Von Erich brothers, and that Thanksgiving night will be the end to the new hope, and we will have to say goodbye to Ross Von Erich.

**This Thursday on MLW Fusion on Thanksgiving, free on YouTube **

  • MLW Champion Jacob Fatu vs. Ross Von Erich
  • King Mo makes his MLW debut vs. Ricky Martinez
  • Kotto Brazil and Jordan Oliver vs. Gringo Loco and Zenshi

Here’s this week’s Fusion

MLW announces no ropes barbed wire match for Zero Hour tapings

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MLW has made their first match announcement for their first television tapings of 2020.

It was announced today that Mance Warner and Jimmy Havoc will face off in a no ropes barbed wire match at MLW Zero Hour. The tapings are being held at the NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills, Texas on Saturday, January 11.

MLW hyped the stipulation for the match: “Why a barbed wire match? The answer can be tied [to] Jimmy Havoc brutally attacking Mance Warner with a coil of barbed wire that ultimately put Warner in the hospital. Since that time, the two men have fought and bled in and out of the ring including a Stairway to Hell match that saw Havoc once again bludgeon Mance with barbed wire. Now league officials look to contain both men by having them enter a ring to settle their feud once and for all in a match where the perimeter is wrapped in barbed wire.”

The  NYTEX Sports Centre also hosted MLW’s War Chamber tapings this September.

MLW’s final show of 2019 will be their Opera Cup tapings at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York on Thursday, December 5. 

Falls count anywhere match added to MLW Blood & Thunder tapings

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Mance Warner and Jimmy Havoc’s feud will continue at MLW’s Blood & Thunder television tapings.

MLW has announced that Warner and Havoc will face off in a falls count anywhere match at the tapings. They’re taking place at GILT Nightclub in Orlando, Florida this Saturday afternoon and will feature the fallout from MLW’s Saturday Night SuperFight pay-per-view.

With Bestia 666 added to make it a three-way match, Warner and Havoc faced off in a Stairway to Hell match at Saturday Night SuperFight. Warner got the win by pinning Bestia 666, but Havoc attacked Warner after the match, piledrove him into a guardrail, and laid him out with the Acid Rainmaker.

Here’s the updated lineup for the Blood & Thunder tapings:

  • Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Tom Lawlor
  • Mance Warner vs. Jimmy Havoc in a falls count anywhere match
  • Low Ki vs. Timothy Thatcher
  • Zeda Zhang vs. The Spider Lady
  • Mystery Box Battle Royal (participants not announced in advance)

Tag title match, Warner vs. Havoc Stairway to Hell added to MLW PPV

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This week’s episode of MLW Fusion included two match announcements for the promotion’s first pay-per-view.

The Dynasty (MJF & Richard Holliday) will defend their MLW Tag Team titles against Ross & Marshall Von Erich in a Texas tornado tag match at Saturday Night SuperFight. Mance Warner will also face Jimmy Havoc in a Stairway to Hell match at the PPV.

Barbed wire will be hanging above the ring in the Stairway to Hell match. Promos from Warner and Havoc aired on Fusion this week, with Warner issuing the challenge for SuperFight and Havoc accepting.

Warner and The Von Erichs both missed MLW’s television tapings with The Crash in Tijuana earlier this month. Warner missed the tapings due to a punctured lung, while Ross & Marshall Von Erich had passport issues.

In storyline, The Dynasty have to defend their titles against The Von Erichs after Holliday’s father/lawyer got them out of the match happening in Mexico.

Saturday Night SuperFight is taking place at Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois on November 2. Here’s the updated card for the PPV:

  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu defending against LA Park in a no DQ match
  • MLW Middleweight Champion Teddy Hart defending against Austin Aries
  • Tom Lawlor vs. Timothy Thatcher
  • MLW Tag Team Champions The Dynasty (MJF & Richard Holliday) defending against Ross & Marshall Von Erich in a Texas tornado tag match
  • MLW National Openweight Champion Alexander Hammerstone defending against Davey Boy Smith Jr.
  • Mance Warner vs. Jimmy Havoc in a Stairway to Hell match
  • Gringo Loco, Puma King & Septimo Dragon vs. Injustice (Myron Reed, Jordan Oliver & Kotto Brazil)

Warner vs. Havoc Bunkhouse match announced for MLW tapings

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A Bunkhouse match is the latest addition to the lineup for MLW’s War Chamber television tapings.

MLW announced today that Mance Warner will face Jimmy Havoc in a Bunkhouse match at the tapings. They’re taking place at the NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills, Texas on Saturday, September 7.

MLW described the stipulation for the match: “Wrestlers can fight all over the arena and use whatever they want as weapons are legal! Just make sure to bring your cowboy boots, a durable pair of jeans and a 6-pack of whoop ass as that’s what it will take to win this wild southern stipulation match.”

Warner vs. Havoc is part of the ongoing storyline between Warner and Salina de la Renta. The MLW Fusion episode that aired on August 17 ended with Warner chasing de la Renta, Havoc, and LA Park away with a chainsaw.

Here’s the updated card for War Chamber:

  • Tom Lawlor, Ross Von Erich, Marshall Von Erich, and a partner (w/ Kevin Von Erich) vs. Contra Unit (Jacob Fatu, Josef Samael, Simon Gotch & Ikuro Kwon) in a War Chamber match
  • MLW Tag Team Champions The Dynasty (MJF & Richard Holliday) defending against The Hart Foundation (Teddy Hart & Davey Boy Smith Jr.)
  • Mance Warner vs. Jimmy Havoc in a Bunkhouse match
  • Austin Aries vs. Brian Pillman Jr.
  • LA Park & El Hijo de LA Park vs. Septimo Dragon & Magnus
  • A tribute to Gary Hart
  • Timothy Thatcher vs. Douglas James

MLW Fusion results: Mance Warner vs. Sami Callihan loser leaves town

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Salina de la Renta is the executive producer of this week’s MLW Fusion and presented “The Southern Psycho” Mance Warner vs. “The Worldwide Desperado” Sami Callihan in a loser leaves MLW, falls count anywhere match. 

The Big Takeaways

  • A stapled Mance Warner defeated Sami Callihan in a loser leaves MLW match.
  • Low Ki got some revenge on Promociones Dorado by defeating Ricky Martinez.
  • Flamita, in his MLW debut, and Rey Horus had an amazing match.
  • We go a further build toward “Filthy” Tom Lawlor and the Von Erich brothers against Contra Unit next week.

Show Recap

Backstage, while laying on a red velvet draped couch and sipping champagne, de la Renta introduced us to her executively produced show where she announced that tonight “the traitor” Low Ki would take on Promociones Dorado’s own Ricky Martinez. She also announces, in Spanish, Flamita will take on Rey Horus, and chastised Rich Bocchini for his pronunciation of “Horus”.

She finished by announcing the upcoming battle between “the goat lover” Mance Warner and “the gross, sweaty warthog” Sami Callihan and warned them that she has given the order “off with their heads”.

We then saw Sami Callihan and Mance Warner having trouble entering the building as security was denying them entrance. Jimmy Havoc appeared and calmed them down but told them that they are not allowed in tonight by orders of de la Renta. It looked like the main event was in jeopardy as Havoc smiled and waved them away. I guess Salina’s powers are spreading farther and farther tonight.

Flamita defeated Rey Horus (13:20)

This was an excellent and exciting match-up between these two. Flamita came out to “Firestarter” by the Prodigy for his first MLW appearance and Jim Cornette and Rich Bocchini told us he was one of the most sought after talents coming out of Mexico after his recent tour with Dragon Gate. Rey Horus also looked excellent here and both should have an exciting future in MLW.

It had a quick pace and a smooth lucha exchange to start before they traded early big dives. Flamita had an early flourish with a tilt a whirl headscissors and top rope asai moonsault to the floor but Horus quickly retaliated with a huge no-touch cannonball plancha to the floor.

Both seemed evenly matched as Flamita cartwheeled off the top rope to evade a Horus attack, and then swiftly hit a gutbuster from a muscle buster position for a two count. Horus responded with a belly-to-belly overhead release suplex right into the turnbuckles for a close two count of his own.

They exchanged slaps, right hands, and basement dropkicks for a double down and to cement the fact these two are evenly placed in the MLW middleweight division. Shortly thereafter, Flamita hit the back of his head off the top turnbuckle when Horus yanked him off the top rope. That seemed to knock Flamita a bit off his game but he was able to regain focus and reverse a hurricanrana attempt off the top, but Horus countered that with a deep arm drag sending Flamita across the ring.

Horus hit a Spanish fly and then a tilt-a-whirl around-the-world DDT, and Flamita responded with a Spanish fly of his own. But, Horus hit another spinning DDT for another close two count.

They took a breather, stood face to face, and began a forearm exchange. Horus leapt and spiked Flamita with a hurricanrana for a two, but Flamita kicked out and sprung to his feet to grab Horus and hit a death valley driver, double underhook powerbomb, and frog splash combo but only for another two count. This sequence got a show of appreciation from the MLW crowd.

Horus crotched Flamita on the top rope but Flamita fought him off and hit a 450 splash to pick up the win and another dose of the Prodigy’s “Firestarter”.

 — A Contra Unit video package led into a “Filthy” Tom Lawlor promo where he introduced us to the Von Erich brothers: Marshall and Ross who will be joining him to take on Contra Unit in six-man tag team action. He said they were going to put them to sleep at the hands of “Filthy” Tom.

 — We got a promo video for the return of Savio Vega, coming this summer!

Low Ki defeated Ricky Martinez (5:55)

De la Renta took the mic before the match and welcomed everyone to her show, telling us there would be a public execution tonight.

Ricky stalled early but Low Ki caught him and chopped him around ringside and inside the ropes too. Martinez stalled again and baited Low Ki out, who began jawjacking with Salina. That gave Martinez the chance to hit a baseball slide to take the advantage.

The commentators were questioning if de la Renta and Contra Unit were in cahoots and also questioned Jimmy Havoc’s intentions with the Promociones Dorado leader. Inside the ring, Martinez kept on top of Low Ki and came close a few times with close nearfalls.

The crowd got behind Low Ki and he responded by fighting back and hitting a double foot stomp. Martinez soon grabbed the referee and was able to get some heat back, but only momentarily as Low Ki fought back and hammered Martinez with an elbow/forearm to the face of Martinez which knocked him clean out. The referee called for the bell and awarded the match to Low Ki via knockout.

After the match Low Ki and Salina got face-to-face in a heated confrontation before bailing and leaving Salina to storm off and leave Martinez alone in the ring.

— Sami Callihan and Mance Warner were then outside the building arguing about tonight’s match. They called themselves the Midwest Mega Powers before spitting into each others hands and shaking on it.

— We then had a short LA Park video package before we saw a second video package for the debuting Dr. Wagner Jr.

De la Renta and Ricky Martinez were backstage arguing about Martinez’s loss. She said she had no time for Martinez and the whole world should see what a f*cking disappointment he is.

We then saw Dynasty cutting a pre-taped promo on the Hart Foundation. They were in the best place money could buy…Wisconsin. Holliday hyped up his match with Teddy Hart next week and they joked about Teddy making his own ring gear. A bit of tension followed when Hammerstone said he had brought the Dynasty gold, but MJF told him that he and Holliday will soon win gold of their own too.

Mance Warner defeated Sami Callihan in a loser leaves MLW, falls count anywhere match (18:13)

This was an unbelievable, gross, wild and crazy brawl which ended Callihan’s MLW run. The fight took them all over the arena and a staple gun was used all over Warner’s body. In the end, the Southern Psycho didn’t give up and fought back to win a vicious and bloody fight.

Warner brought out a trash can with him, Callihan walked out, spat water at Jim Cornette, and flipped him the middle finger. Cornette flipped out and swung his tennis racket but missed Callihan by a mile.

They immediately went at it at ringside with Callihan using a trash can lid and steel chair against Warner before launching him into the crowd. They brawled through the concession stand as Bocchini and Cornette got worked up thinking that Callihan could have spat diphtheria, Ebola, measles, syphilis or tetanus at them.

They brawled up the bleachers and rammed each other into the back wall before Callihan hit a brain buster on the bleachers for a two count. Warner fought back and used a plastic trash can as a helmet to smack Callihan in the face.

Bocchini thought Cornette’s eye was becoming a little red, and Cornette wondered if Callihan had given him “trench mouth”. They brawled over to the food stand and used forks on each other before Warner shoved tabasco down Warner’s throat.

They made their way back into the ring where Callihan brought out the staple gun. He went for Warner’s forehead, but Warner fought back and after ten minutes, we got the first attempt at a wrestling move: a sunset flip. Callihan stood firm, reached down between his legs and staplegunned Warner between the eyes.

He then placed a trash can on Warner and swung a steel chair full force directly at his face. How are you supposed to know when that chair is coming? Warner was busted open from either the staple or the chair shot as Callihan grabbed some money from the fans at ringside. He then stapled dollar bills to Warner’s shoulders and one on his forehead.

Warner was a sight: on his knees, writhing in pain, face covered in blood, and dollar bills stapled to his shoulders and forehead. Callihan screamed at him to quit, but he didn’t. He hulked up, ripped the money off, eye poked Callihan, and chokeslammed him into the trash can for a two count.

Callihan then brought out a wooden sheet from under the ring and set it up between two chairs. He went to the top rope, but Callihan grabbed him in the groin, went up to join him, and then hit a piledriver from the top rope through the wooden board. A “holy sh*t” chant broke out, but amazingly Warner kicked out at two and the match continued.

Callihan brought out a wooden board of his own and launched it into the ring, right onto Warner’s knee. He took too much time shouting his “thumbs up, thumbs down” and got speared through the board he set up in the corner. Callihan also kicked out at two.

They sat on chairs and faced one another. They took turns swinging right hands before Callihan spat in Warner’s face but, of course, Warner retaliated with a globular mouthful of his own. They exchanged some more and the next devastating maneuver (that didn’t end the fight) was a Callihan tombstone piledriver onto a seated chair, which Warner again kicked out of.

Callihan then took the stapling to a whole other level. He grabbed Warner’s tongue out of his mouth and yes, you guessed it, stapled it to a piece of the wooden board. This backfired though as it only woke Warner up. He hulked up again, yanked his stapled tongue off the wood, and battered Callihan over the head with it time and time again.

Cornette was going bananas on commentary shouting for Warner to beat him and finish the match. Warner hit Callihan with his knee pad up/down running knee to the face but Callihan kicked out at one. Warner then lay a piece of the broken wood against a prone Callihan and hit a second running knee through the wood and into Callihan’s face for the win and the fall that will sent Callihan out of MLW.

Next week:

  • Tornado Six-Man Tag: “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, Marshall & Ross Von Erich vs Contra Unit: Josef Samael, Jacob Fatu and Simon Gotch
  • Teddy Hart vs Richard Holliday

MLW Fusion results: Sami Callihan vs. Mance Warner

Posted on by Iain Oliver

Quick recap:

  • Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix and Pentagon Jr.) defeated Air Wolf and Rey Horus
  • Josef Samael defeated Ace Romero
  • Gringo Loco defeated Pum King
  • Mance Warner defeated Sami Callihan by disqualification

Full review:

Rich Bocchini and Jim Cornette welcome us to this week’s MLW Fusion taped over WrestleMania weekend in New York City.

Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix and Pentagon Jr.) defeated Air Wolf and Rey Horus (7:41)

This was action all over the place as you would expect with these four. Amazingly, the only in-ring to outside dive came as the bell rang for the pinfall. Air Wolf held his own and they gave Horus quite a lot of offense, and it seemed to hint at a future singles match between he and one of the Lucha Bros. 

Chain wrestling started us off but Horus soon hit a big crossbody then a round the world headscissors takedown on Pentagon Jr. A Horus and Wolf double dive attempt was thwarted by a couple of step up kicks through the ropes. The Lucha Bros. then chopped Horus and Wolf round the ring to the “whooos” from the New York crowd.

Wolf hit Fenix with a 619 and got a nearfall when Pentagon made the save. Penta then hit Wolf with a pump handle driver but Horus broke up the pinfall attempt at the last minute. With Penta hung across the middle rope, Horus baseball slid to the outside and hit an enzugiri knocking him back into the center. He then attempted a springboard crossbody but was stopped with a side kick to the gut. That didn’t stop him for long though as he caught Penta running off the ropes and hit a standing Spanish fly for another two count when Fenix made the springboard basement dropkick save this time.

Fenix came close with another two count when he hit Horus with his spike sit down tombestone (think Rikishi driver from ~2000), called the Fire Thunder Driver by Bocchini. The Lucha Bros were plotting their next attack when Air Wolf tried to springboard sneak attack, only for him to eat a double superkick mid-air for his trouble. Horus then ate one for good measure too. They then hit their double foot stomped spike package piledriver combo for Pentagon to pick up the win over Wolf, just as Fenix launched, amazingly, the only dive to the outside of the whole match as he wiped out Horus.

— Contra Unit recorded a message for MLW officials. They said Chicago was the first lesson, Battle Riot was the second, and asked MLW if they are really ready for another lesson. Jacob Fatu said that the NYPD handcuffs couldn’t hold him and issued a warning to MLW champion “Filthy” Tom Lawlor.

— We saw highlights from Salina de la Renta’s news conference. She was asked when LA Park will cash in his title shot but he has not told her yet. She was asked her opinion of both Sami Callihan and Mance Warner but before she could start going into detail, Callihan stormed in and the confrontation was broken up by a security guard.

Josef Samael defeated Ace Romero (3:15)

This was a short but impactful match which continued Contra Unit’s crazed anarchistic tirade throughout MLW.

Romero met Samael on the ramp as he made his entrance. They brawled around the ring before Samael kicked the middle rope into Romero’s groin as he was getting back in. Samael was on Romero’s back with a sleeper when Acey Baby fought to his feet, fell back, and squashed him.

Romero then made his way to the top rope but Samael cut him off and slammed the 400 pounder off the top. Samael then hit a big DDT, loaded up his toe curled boot, and kicked Romero right in the face for the win.

The rest of Contra Unit (Simon Gotch and Jacob Fatu) joined Samael after the match for the 3-on-1 beatdown, but Barrington Hughes came out for the save and went toe-to-toe with Fatu. Eventually the numbers game gave Contra the advantage and Fatu hit a big splash on Hughes as the officials finally fought back control and split them up.

— We caught up with the World champion. He said that for weeks now, Contra Unit have been teaming up on people, and trying to make a name for themselves at their expense. He said they haven’t tried to make themselves famous against him, so what he wants is 1-on-1, 2-on-2, or 3-on-3. He said they will find out soon enough how “filthy” Tom Lawlor can get, and they will find out…as soon as his friends get here.

— We go backstage with Ricky Martinez when he met Sami Callihan and they soon began brawling.

— H2tv was next and we were taping from inside MJF’s car that he had stupidly left his keys in. Davey Both Smith said MJF tried to set Teddy Hart up with the fake car attack a few weeks ago, but he said the cops would definitely be interested to see what is in MJF’s glove box. The announcers let us know that the Hart Foundation have challenged the Dynasty to a tables match.

Gringo Loco defeated Puma King (6:53)

The mach immediately began with arm drags, cartwheels, leg trips, rolls and double kip ups which got the crowd’s approval. Puma hit a flying hurricanrana which knocked Loco to the outside and he followed up with a springboard crossbody. Loco soon fought back and hit a springboard cutter for a close two count.

Loco missed a second rope reverse corkscrew splash and Puma hit a pop-up powerbomb and went to the top rope but Loco got to his feet and crotched him on the top, went up to join him, and hit a Spanish Fly from the top for another close two count.

King hit a suplex from the middle rope, held on for two of the Three Amigos but Loco eventually caught him in his own pop-up powerbomb then quickly rolled him through for a sit-out powerbomb for the win.

— Salina de la Renta then met Mance Warner backstage. She started flirting and offered him him a proposition: If he can take out Sami Callihan, she will get him whatever he wants. Warner wasn’t having any of it and told Salina that his grandaddy, Mad Dog, told him that if you lay down with women like Salina, you end up with fleas. This obviously didn’t go down well with Salina as she took her frustrations out on the cameraman.

— We are with Dynasty: MJF, Richard Holliday and Alexander Hammerstone. MJF took control “as the captain” and said they had not been firing on all cylinders recently and needed to re-group to take down the Hart Foundation. Hammerstone looked disinterested throughout and didn’t seem pleased when MJF called himself the captain. I smell some dissension in the ranks of the Dynasty as it looks like Holliday is caught in the middle of a power struggle.

Mance Warner defeated Sami Callihan by disqualification (10:06)

This was a wid weapon filled brawl that had Jim Cornette laying into Callihan whenever he could throughout the match. This is defintely building to something in the future between the two so keep your eyes on that developing over the next few weeks.

They brawled around the ring, smashing beer cans into each other. Callihan used a steel chair to drive it into Warner’s throat before spitting into the air and catching it back in his mouth which Cornette found delightful. They traded suplex attempts before Callihan got Warner up and over on the concrete floor. He then dropped Warner onto the chair with a hip toss.

Back in the ring, Callihan used a chair on Warner as referee Frank Gastineau called for the bell in an apparent disqualification but it was quickly waved off and Warner returned the chair shot as the match continued.

Callihan put Warner’s head through the chair, tied his arms up in his own suspenders, and began chopping Warner’s back. Warner fought to his feet with his head still stuck in the chair, but Callihan hit a drop toe hold to regain control and managed to flip Cornette the middle finger.

Warner got a little control back as he connected with some headbutts, but Callihan caught him running off the ropes and tombetoned him on top of the seated chair, which amazingly Warner kicked out of.

Callihan brought a table into the ring as we cut to Cornette who was seething at Callihan and willing Warner on to both win the match and put Callihan out of wrestling. Warner eventually speared Callihan through the table but Callihan kicked out at one, hulked up, spat in Warner’s face, ate a clothesline and a running knee, but he kicked out at two.

Warner was about to hit another running knee to finish off Callihan but the referee called for the bell for real this time when Hijo de la Park and Ricky Martinez ran in and attacked Warner.

Callihan saved Warner and pulled Martinez off. They then met momentarily in the center of the ring before disposing of Hijo and Martinez. They shook hands then went outside and brawled with Promociones Dorado as Fusion went off the air.

Next week:  The Hart Foundation (Teddy Hart, Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Brian Pillman Jr.) battle The Dynasty (MJF, Richard Holliday and Alexander Hammerstone) in a six-man tables match.

MLW Fusion results: LA Park vs. Mance Warner death match

Posted on by Iain Oliver

Quick recap —

  • Gringo Loco defeated Myron Reed
  • Alexander Hammerstone defeated Brian Pillman Jr.
  • LA Park defeated Mance Warner in a death match

Full rundown —

– We opened backstage with Teddy Hart and Davey Boy Smith Jr. as we were told by commentator Rich Bocchini that the Chicago Police Department had arrived at the arena to arrest Hart for vandalizing MJF’s vehicle.

Before being escorted away, Hart told Smith to let MJF know that when Hart sees MJF on the street, he is f*cking dead. Brian Pillman Jr. arrived at the scene shortly before MJF and Richard Holliday, who rubbed salt in the wound.

Gringo Loco defeated Myron Reed (7:21)

A great showcase for both competitors as Loco continued his good run of form with a solid win. Reed showed a lot of strong offense, which should set him up for a good 2019 in MLW.

Reed came to the ring with tape covering his mouth with “Free Swann” written on it, adding a little character to his already stellar in-ring ability. We saw a quick recap of the Swann situation and we learned he has been suspended from MLW for attacking officials and Bocchini a few weeks ago.

Referee Doug Markham thoroughly checked Reed before ringing the bell — as Reed has a history of hiding foreign objects and using them in his matches.

Loco kept one step ahead of Reed during the opening exchanges by rolling and cartwheeling out of all of Reed’s attacks. Reed finally got Loco down with an enzuigiri and a double knee facebreaker out of the corner. With Loco on the outside, Reed had his back facing out and looked like he was being clotheslined and eliminated from a battle royal (minus the clothesline), but he caught Loco in a headscissors and took him down in a very innovative way.

Reed was having trouble with the official, complaining of slow counts and complaining that he was in the way. It seemed to be distracting Reed, as Loco was able to fight back and hit a powerbomb and piledriver. He looked to finish Reed off with a suplex, but Reed spun in mid-air and dropped Loco with a stunner. Moments later, Reed ran at Loco but was caught with a standing Spanish Fly in the middle of the ring.

The high-flying action continued as Loco flattened Reed on the outside with a tope con hilo. Reed caught Loco on the top rope with a step-up kick, then nearly dropped Loco on his head with a springboard hurricanrana. A 450 splash then got Reed another close two count as he got right in Markham’s face to complain about the count.

Loco hit a big springboard cutter while Reed was distracted, then went to the top rope and crushed Reed with a corkscrew splash for the win.

After the match, Reed got right in the referee’s face again to complain about the count — and ended up grabbing him by the shirt and slapping him across the face. Reed then approached the announcer’s table before the officials dragged him to the back.

– Mance Warner was backstage with Kaci Lennox talking about his death match later with LA Park. Warner had his white board with him again and gave us insight into his tactics for the death match: #1 Light beers, #2 Eye pokes, #3 Knee pad up, knee pad down. He said that adds up to the pay window and Ol’ Mancer picking up the win.

– Matt Striker announced “Filthy” Tom Lawlor vs. Jimmy Havoc for the MLW World Heavyweight title in a street fight in New York on April 4.

He also announced new names for the 40-man Battle Riot match on April 5: Mance Warner, Daga, Air Wolf, and Barrington Hughes. Previously announced names include LA Park, Rey Fenix, El Hijo de LA Park, Brian Pillman Jr., Gringo Loco, Pentagon Jr., Minoru Tanaka, Ken Kerbis, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Ace Austin, Teddy Hart, Alexander Hammerstone, Ace Romero, MJF, and Low Ki.

– MJF and Richard Holliday were backstage laughing because they had a text from superintendant Johnson from the Chicago Police Department with a mugshot of Teddy Hart. They want to put the mug shot on  shirts, mugs and a billboard in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

– Contra Unit (Simon Gotch, Josef Samael, and Jacob Fatu) were backstage. They explained that Contra are the crusaders of nihilistic terror. They said they want the gold and the power. Fatu said they are the international dealers in violence, Gotch said business is good, and Samael said you cannot burn a kingdom made of fire.

– A pre-taped promo from Ace Romero cut in at the end of Contra’s, with Romero saying that he is coming for Contra Unit after their beatdown on him last week.

Alexander Hammerstone (w/ MJF and Richard Holliday) defeated Brian Pillman Jr. (5:23)

MJF took the mic and tried to start mouthing off, but the crowd drowned him out each time. He finally told us that he had a public service announcement for everyone: Teddy Hart is in jail, yet again, because he is a white trash scumbag. MJF told everyone he is better than them and they know it.

Pillman ran to the ring and smacked Hammerstone with a right hand to kick things off. MJF got on a headset for some more mouthing off as Hammerstone ate a superkick from Pillman inside the ring. Pillman had the early advantage, but Hammerstone eventually overpowered him and took control after a big spinebuster.

Hammerstone locked in a chinlock as we heard that Hart had arrived in the local Chicago PD, indicating that he and his bailer Davey Boy Smith Jr. wouldn’t be here to help Pillman, who was fighting back against his larger opponent and was able to hit a powerslam for a close two count.

Hammerstone got the advantage back when MJF distracted Pillman, which let Hammerstone gorilla press and drop Pillman throat-first on the top rope. On commentary, Jim Cornette let us know of Pillman’s father’s troubles with his throat and voice as Hammerstone clotheslined and hit the Nightmare Pendulum to pick up the victory.

All three members of The Dynasty stomped and beat down Pillman after the match. Hammerstone took Hart’s chains that he gave to Pillman earlier in the night and broke them in front of his face.

– The cameras caught up with MLW World Heavyweight Champion “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, with him telling us that when you’re the champ, your work is never done. He was in the gym training, sparring, and rolling as he told Jimmy Havoc that he can take Brexit back over the pond and drown with the scum.

LA Park (presented by Salina de la Renta) defeated Mance Warner in a death match (18:38)

A wild and crazy way to finish off this week’s Fusion episode. Park picked up the victory after eventually overcoming Warner’s stubbornness and toughness.

Park threw a chair into the ring as he was making his way around ringside soaking in the applause. Warner got his own strong ovation from the Chicago crowd as he unveiled the star spangled banner, slapped hands, and gave eye pokes/too sweets to the fans at ringside.

Dueling chants erupted. They went face-to-face, nose-to-nose, and head-to-head as they sized each other up. Warner looked in his element staring into the eyes of Park — and the crowd sensed this could be something worth watching. Barring noses and foreheads, they did not touch for the first few moments.

With the USA and Mexican flags donning each side of the ring, Park shoved Warner and strut his world famous strut. Warner responded with a shove and a strut of his own, which didn’t go down too well with the Chicago crowd. A quick eye poke did though as we were off and running in our main event death match.

Warner took Park to the outside and began choppin’… and choppin’ before whipping Park into the guardrail. An “LA Park” chant began as it seemed he had a solid fan base in Chicago. They briefly brawled through the crowd and reappeared ringside with a table.

Back in the ring, Warner drove a chair into Park’s midsection before using it to assist him in a step-up into a tornado DDT. Park then brought his knee pad up — and the crowd responded when he took his knee pad down and hit Park with two running knees to the head.

Warner introduced a Singapore cane from under the ring and used it to execute a side Russian leg sweep — but only got a two count. Warner sat Park on a chair in the middle of the ring and hit a few headbutts, which knocked himself a bit loopy. He tried his knee pad spot again, but I guess the headbutts took too much out of him as Park caught him and dropped him back, shoulder, and possibly head-first onto the chair.

Park took the advantage and hit Warner across the arm, shoulder, and face with the chair as Warner tried to roll for cover. On the outside, Park placed Warner on the table before squashing him (and the table) with a running senton. He then rested the broken table against the guardrail and drove Warner through it with a powerslam. Cornette let us know that anything goes, but to win you have to pin your opponent inside the ring.

Back inside, Park used his belt to whip Warner across the back — but the Eye Poke God liked it! Warner took off his own suspenders and they began a whipping battle. The materials were soon swapped for forearms and chops as they went back and forth again, visibly slowing as the action was taking its toll. Warner took off his shirt, but Park eventually floored his opponent and got a two count.

Park introduced a replacement piece of the ring’s wooden paneling to the ring and set it up between two seated chairs. Warner was placed on the wood as Park climbed the ropes and hit another flattening senton, which crushed Warner, the wood, and the two chairs, but it only got a two count.

A brutal wooden segment shot to the head floored Warner again for another two count. Park kept on his brutal attack as he collided with Warner and the guardrail with a suicide dive to the outside.

Referee Frank Gastineau had an earful from Park as Warner kicked out of another two count. The action continued back and forth before Warner caught Park with a kick in the corner and hit a DDT, bringing him back into the ring for a two count of his own. The count was broken by Park grabbing the bottom rope — and Cornette did mention how absurd it was that you could use all these weapons, chairs, and tables, but by using the traditional rope break rule, you could not be beaten.

Warner then went for a dive of his own…so he ran, stopped, stepped through the ropes, sat on the apron, and eye poked Park through his mask. Back inside, Warner launched a chair at him for another close near fall.

Warner climbed the corner and Park launched a chair back at him, which cascaded off of Warner’s head and spun into the crowd. We heard a shriek from the crowd as Cornette told us it seemed to clip someone.

On the replay of the chair shot, we missed Park bringing Warner back into the ring and a close near fall. A missile dropkick and a spear followed as Park picked up the win, giving Warner his first loss in MLW.

El Hijo de LA Park and Salina de la Renta joined Park in the ring to celebrate as the episode went off the air.

Next week —

  • Teddy Hart defends his MLW Middleweight title

MLW Fusion results: Aerostar vs. Rey Horus, Mance Warner debuts

Posted on by Iain Oliver

Quick recap —

  • Rich Swann defeated Lance Anoa’i
  • Mance Warner defeated Jimmy Yuta
  • Rey Horus defeated Aerostar

Full rundown —

We opened with a video recapping Teddy Hart being attacked backstage by Richard Holliday and MJF last week, apparently breaking a rib in the process. We were told that we will be hearing from MJF and Holliday later on in the broadcast.

Rich Swann defeated Lance Anoa’i (7:07)

Swann had to use the ropes to leverage a win this week, making up for his disappointing loss the week prior. Anoa’i showed great potential and could be a really strong player for MLW.

Before Swann came out, we saw a recap from last week where Swann attacked Rich Bocchini and a referee. We heard that he has been fined for his actions but was allowed to compete by MLW management.

In an in-set promo, Swann told us he would like to thank the MLW faithful for standing by his side — because everybody knows, when the electricity flows, Rich Swann can keep the party going all night long.

Swann wanted to open with a test of strength and challenged Anoa’i with his arm in the air. Anoa’i displayed the size advantage he has over Swann by towering over him with his arm extended way over Swann’s. Swann began changing arms until sliding into his dance routine, complete with a twirl and the splits.

Anoa’i charged, but Swann leapfrogged, dropped down, and did another leapfrog. Swann then evaded with a running flip. He went for a crossbody, but Anoa’i caught him. Swann slipped out the back and hit a high kick to the head, but Anoa’i recovered and launched Swann across the ring with a back body drop, with Swann going the extra mile and landing on his face. A Samoan drop sent Swann to the outside. Anoa’i followed up with a big tope con hilo to the floor.

Back in the ring, Anoa’i took the advantage as another “Contra” image flashed across the screen. In the process, Swann got the advantage back and was able to hit a big kick to the head while on the apron.

Swann went after Anoa’i’s face by fishhooking his mouth and raking the eyes. He shouted at the referee that if he wanted illegal, he would show him illegal and pulled Anoa’i’s long hair.

Swann locked in an abdominal stretch, but Anoa’i was able to power out and hit a pair of clotheslines to bring back some momentum. A stinger splash and running hurricanrana followed as Swann tried to get a breather in the corner.

We were told that Anoa’i is the grandson of Afa the Wild Samoan, and we saw a bit of his family heritage as he ran across the ring and hip attacked Swann right in the face. A standing moonsault got a close near fall.

Anoa’i went for a uranage, but Swann fought out. They exchanged forearms and Anoa’i went for it again, but Swann flipped out this time. A combination of strikes and spinning back fists stunned Anoa’i enough and gave Swann the opportunity to perform a big handspring cutter, but it was only for a one count as Anoa’i powered out.

A strong kick to the face floored Anoa’i again, with Swann then missing a standing corkscrew. Swann rolled through a schoolboy attempt and connected with a spinning hook kick to the back of the head.

Anoa’i stumbled and Swann looked like he was going for another, but he hesitated and instead let Anoa’i stumble to the corner. Swann charged at him and missed but was able to stop himself with a headstand in the corner. This left his head and face exposed, so Anoa’i connected with a hard kick that floored Swann.

Anoa’i saw a great opportunity and went to the top rope. He leapt off but missed a somersault splash. Swann grabbed the advantage, literally, by rolling him up and using the ropes to get the three count.

– We cut to a pre-taped promo from MLW World Heavyweight Champion “Filthy” Tom Lawlor. Lawlor said there has been a lot of rumors circulating about Low Ki: Where has he been training? Who has he been training with? Why the media blackout?

Lawlor says it doesn’t matter, because when they step into the cage, if Low Ki thinks he can go away and train for one month and come out on top in something Lawlor has been training his whole life for, Low Ki is more delusional than everyone told him he was.

Lawlor said that this isn’t a seminar, or a weekend retreat, a choreographed fight scene, or a fantasy camp at a monastery — this is his world. And he is going to perform his own blackout in Chicago when it comes to Low Ki.

– We then cut to MJF backstage in the arena. He called Teddy Hart a phony, a farce, and a paper champion. MJF called himself the real Middleweight Champion. He said Hart has a lot to worry about and that is why he beat him down last week.

MJF introduced Richard Holliday and called him the most marketable man in professional wrestling and said that neither he or Holliday come from a drug infested crazy family. He wants Hart to be fully aware that Stu Hart is spinning in his grave knowing that MJF is better than him, and Teddy knows it.

– Kaci Lennox was backstage with Mance Warner, who appeared with a light beer and a white board. He gave us a rundown of his booking ideas.

Number one: Light beers. Warner said he has had about 15 of them and he is going to rip someone up tonight. Number two: Eye pokes. Warner is the God of the Eye Poke. Number three: Knee pad up…dramatic pause…knee pad down. Someone’s head is going out into the crowd. Number four: Lariats. One lariat is all he needs for the win.

Warner then called out anyone in the back, but Low Ki and Jimmy Havoc in particular.

Mance Warner defeated Jimmy Yuta (5:32)

Old Mancer didn’t wait around. He backed Yuta to the corner and began following him around the ring with chops and right hands. Yuta got a big boot and a few right hands in, but that only seemed to fire Warner up. Yuta went for a tarantula submission hold and even got a pair of two counts from a sunset flip and a schoolboy.

Another hard open hand slap to the chest floored Yuta, but Warner was quickly knocked to the apron. Yuta went for a springboard but landed on his feet on the apron. Warner stopped him in his tracks and baited him to duck as he faked a right hand. Yuta obliged — and Warner planted him with a DDT.

Warner then got back into the ring went for a running dive — but wisely stopped himself as Yuta moved out of the way. Warner smartly, and safely, got to the apron. And when Yuta turned, he was met with a two-fingered eye poke from the Eye Poke God. Warner’s momentum was short lived as he soon ate a drop toe hold into the guardrail and a suicide dive from Yuta.

Back in the ring, Yuta came close with another roll-up and a modified Death Valley Driver, but both only gained two counts.

Warner got back into it with a headbutt as Yuta was coming off the top. He lined Yuta up as he brought his knee pad up…dramatic pause…and took his knee pad back down before connecting with a knee trembler and a big lariat to pick up the win in his debut match.

– We had another H2tv with Davey Boy Smith Jr. talking about the history of the Hart Foundation and their animals. Teddy Hart talked about being shooters and called Davey the best shooter in the world. He said Davey could choke out Brock Lesnar and he hopes to see that one day, mentioning Dana White in the process. Hart said he was grateful CM Punk stepped outside and did something different and it didn’t matter if he lost — he said Punk had balls for doing what he did.

Hart said the Hart Foundation are in MLW for the gold and they were not interested in running off to All Elite Wrestling.

Rey Horus defeated Aerostar (7:36)

They exchanged arm drags, headscissors, takedowns, roll throughs, and kip ups to start us off. Horus kicked Aerostar in the knee but quickly ate a head-first suicide dive for his troubles when he tried to escape to the outside.

Back in the ring, Aerostar sprung to the top rope and hit a corkscrew crossbody. Matt Striker told us that Aerostar’s spirit travels through time. Aerostar walked the ropes and hit a backstabber onto Horus, who was hung up sitting in the corner after missing a mid-air bronco buster.

It was soon Horus’ turn to go to the top as he hit a springboard arm drag, taking Aerostar to the outside. Horus then went corner-to-corner and launched himself onto Aerostar with a big tope con hilo. Back in the ring, Horus continued with a clothesline in the corner and a seated dropkick for a two count.

Aerostar evaded Horus by hanging in the ropes. He then leapfrogged Horus to the apron, hit a step-up kick, and then hit a middle rope springboard codebreaker for a two count of his own.

Aerostar tried to get the crowd going but soon didn’t need to as they rose to their feet in appreciation when he stepped up to the top rope and dove off with a trust-fall dive for another close two count. Horus then stopped himself on a whip to the corner, kicked Aerostar in the head, and followed up with a big overhead belly-to-belly into the corner when Aerostar rushed him.

Horus slammed Aerostar near the corner and went up top, but he took too much time as Aerostar knocked him to the outside. Aerostar followed up with another beautiful middle rope assisted step-up flip dive to the floor.

Back in the ring, Aerostar hit a springboard crossbody block. He continued on and hit a middle rope springboard cutter and went to continue his momentum, but Horus caught him in his tracks and planted him with a standing C4!

Horus ate a pair of boots as Aerostar was in the corner. Aerostar then leapt to the top rope, but Horus joined him. In an incredible finish, Horus sprung on the top rope, twisted in mid air, hooked Aerostar’s arms with his legs, rolled through, and planted Aerostar with a victory roll from the top rope! He amazingly held on for the pin in a really good showing for both competitors.

– We heard from Salina de la Renta as we were going off the air. She was in Puerto Rico and said that no one could interview Low Ki. She said Low Ki was training the hardest he has ever trained in his life. She warned Tom Lawlor that he has messed with the “wrong bitch” and that Low Ki is training with some cage fighters Lawlor has fought in the UFC, so be ready.

The interviewer asked if there was anyway they could talk to LA Park and she brushed them off by saying she couldn’t speak English — or Spanish — and walked away.

Next week, MLW Intimidation Games in Chicago —

  • MLW World Championship steel cage match: Filthy Tom Lawlor defends against Low Ki
  • The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) vs. Taurus & Laredo Kid