Tag: MLW Blood & Thunder 2023

Tag team match announced for MLW Blood & Thunder

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The nephews of Dynamite Kid are set for action at MLW Blood & Thunder.

MLW announced today that The Billington Bulldogs (Tom & Mark Billington) will face Bomaye Fight Club’s Myron Reed & Mr. Thomas at Blood & Thunder on Saturday, January 7. The show is taking place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia and is MLW’s first television taping of 2023.

Last month, it was confirmed that Tom & Mark Billington have signed contracts with MLW. They’re aligned with Davey Boy Smith Jr. in the promotion, with their trio using the British Bulldogs name that Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith were famous for.

Davey Boy Smith Jr. is taking on Bomaye Fight Club’s Alex Kane in a singles match at Blood & Thunder.

The matches from Blood & Thunder will air on future episodes of MLW Fusion. Here’s the updated card for the event:

  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone defends against Yamato
  • MLW Tag Team Champions EJ Nduka & Calvin Tankman defend against The Samoan Swat Team (Lance Anoa’i & Juicy Finau)
  • MLW National Openweight Champion Davey Richards defends against Johnny Fusion
  • MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie defends against Zoey Skye
  • Jacob Fatu vs. Ben-K
  • Real1 vs. Microman
  • Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Alex Kane
  • Hardcore match: Mance Warner vs. Rickey Shane Page
  • Lince Dorada vs. La Estrella
  • Billie Starkz vs. Kayla Kassidy
  • The Billington Bulldogs vs. Bomaye Fight Club (Myron Reed & Mr. Thomas)

Women’s title match added to MLW Blood & Thunder

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A Taya Valkyrie title defense is set for MLW’s first event of 2023.

It was announced today that Valkyrie will defend her Women’s Featherweight Championship against Zoey Skye at MLW Blood & Thunder. The show is taking place on Saturday, January 7.

The MLW Women’s Featherweight Championship is the first women’s title in the promotion’s history. Valkyrie was crowned the inaugural champion this May.

Since winning the title, Valkyrie’s defenses in MLW have been against Brittany Blake, Lady Flammer, and Trish Adora.

“Skye, a decorated athlete, is a technical threat who leverages her size to create a lethal, compact fighting style, often throwing off larger adversaries,” MLW wrote. “Standing just 5’ and weighing 99 lbs., Skye is the smallest female athlete in the division, but next to the champ, the most experienced.”

Blood & Thunder is being held at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia and is a television taping for MLW Fusion. Here’s what’s been announced for the show:

  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone defends against Yamato
  • MLW Tag Team Champions EJ Nduka & Calvin Tankman defend against The Samoan Swat Team (Lance Anoa’i & Juicy Finau)
  • MLW National Openweight Champion Davey Richards defends against Johnny Fusion
  • MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie defends against Zoey Skye
  • Jacob Fatu vs. Ben-K
  • Real1 vs. Microman
  • Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Alex Kane
  • Hardcore match: Mance Warner vs. Rickey Shane Page
  • Lince Dorada vs. La Estrella

Enzo Amore vs. Microman added to MLW Blood & Thunder

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The former Enzo Amore is set to face off with MLW’s smallest wrestler at Blood & Thunder.

MLW has announced that Real1 vs. Microman has been added to the lineup for Blood & Thunder 2023, which is taking place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on Saturday, January 7. The event is a television taping for MLW Fusion.

“The match came about at the insistence of Microman, who lobbied league officials to book the bout. Microman was disrespected by being literally punted by Real1 out of the ring at a critical moment in Battle RIOT IV,” MLW wrote.

“The vicious elimination not only was brutal but cost Microman a coveted opportunity to win the Battle Riot and be granted a title shot anytime, anywhere.”

Jacob Fatu won Battle Riot IV and will be getting a future MLW World Heavyweight Championship match against Alex Hammerstone. Fatu is facing Dragon Gate’s Ben-K at Blood & Thunder.

The updated card for the Blood & Thunder tapings can be seen below:

  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone defends against Yamato
  • MLW Tag Team Champions EJ Nduka & Calvin Tankman defend against The Samoan Swat Team (Lance Anoa’i & Juicy Finau)
  • MLW National Openweight Champion Davey Richards defends against Johnny Fusion
  • Jacob Fatu vs. Ben-K
  • Real1 vs. Microman

John Morrison to challenge for Openweight title at MLW Blood & Thunder

Posted on by Joseph Currier

In his return to MLW, the former John Morrison is getting a title shot.

It was announced today that John Hennigan, who is going by the name “Johnny Fusion” for the match, will challenge Davey Richards for the MLW National Openweight Championship at MLW Blood & Thunder on Saturday, January 7, 2023. The event is taking place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia and is a television taping for MLW Fusion.

The match will be the first time Hennigan and Richards have ever faced each other. It’s Hennigan’s first time wrestling for MLW since 2018.

Richards won the MLW National Openweight Championship from Alex Kane this June. He’s since defended the title in MLW, the NWA, and at an NJPW event in the United States.

The updated card for MLW Blood & Thunder is listed below:

  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone defends against Yamato
  • MLW Tag Team Champions EJ Nduka & Calvin Tankman defend against The Samoan Swat Team (Lance Anoa’i & Juicy Finau)
  • MLW National Openweight Champion Davey Richards defends against Johnny Fusion
  • Jacob Fatu vs. Ben-K

Tag Team title match added to MLW Blood & Thunder

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A Tag Team title match has been made official for MLW’s first television tapings of 2023.

It was announced today that EJ Nduka & Calvin Tankman will defend their MLW Tag Team titles against The Samoan Swat Team (Lance Anoa’i & Juicy Finau) at MLW Blood & Thunder on Saturday, January 7. The event is a TV taping for MLW Fusion.

Nduka & Tankman have held the MLW Tag Team titles since defeating 5150 (Danny “Limelight” Rivera & Slice Boogie) this February.

Anoa’i & Finau are part of a new-era Samoan Swat Team in MLW alongside Jacob Fatu. Fatu is facing Dragon Gate wrestler Ben-K at Blood & Thunder. 

MLW is billing the Nduka & Tankman vs. Samoan Swat Team title bout as a matchup between two undefeated teams.

Blood & Thunder is taking place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The updated card for the tapings is listed below:

  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone defends against Yamato
  • MLW Tag Team Champions EJ Nduka & Calvin Tankman defend against Lance Anoa’i & Juicy Finau
  • Jacob Fatu vs. Ben-K
  • Johnny Fusion (the former John Morrison) returns to MLW

Hammerstone vs. YAMATO World title match set for MLW Blood & Thunder

Posted on by Ian Carey

MLW has announced a world championship match for Blood & Thunder. 

Alex Hammerstone is set to defend his title on the show against Dragon Gate’s YAMATO. 

“‘The Almighty’ YAMATO, a perennial DRAGONGATE main eventer, is an elite class of fighter. Decorated in gold, having won the Open The Dream Gate Championship, Open the Triangle Gate Championship, and Open the Twin Gate Championship, YAMATO’s all-around skills and experience make him the most dangerous challenger to Hammerstone’s year-plus reign as champion,” reads an MLW press release for the match. 

MLW first announced a working relationship with Dragon Gate in February 2020. Former Open The Dream Gate Champion Shun Skywalker won MLW’s middleweight championship earlier this year. 

MLW Blood & Thunder takes place Saturday, January 7, 2023, from Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena. The show will be filmed for future episodes of MLW Fusion airing on BeIN Sports and Pro Wrestling TV. 

The following are advertised to appear:

  • Jacob Fatu
  • Alex Kane and the Bomaye Fight Club
  • Real1
  • Davey Boy Smith Jr. & The Billington Bulldogs
  • World Tag Team Champions Hustle & Power (EJ Nduka & Calvin Tankman)
  • Lince Dorado
  • Women’s World Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie
  • Microman
  • Davey Richards
  • Mance Warner
  • Delirious
  • Sam Adonis
  • Cesar Duran
  • The Samoan SWAT Team
  • The FBI
  • Billie Starkz

MLW Blood & Thunder 2023 announced for Philadelphia

Posted on by Ian Carey

MLW has announced that January’s Blood & Thunder event will be held in Philadelphia. 

The event will take place Saturday, January 7, 2023, from the famed 2300 Arena. Matches on the show will be filmed for future episodes of MLW Fusion. 

MLW presented Fightland 2022 from the same venue last month. Last year’s Blood & Thunder event was held in Gilley’s Dallas and featured Alexander Hammerstone defending the promotion’s world championship against Pagano. 

Tickets to the show are set to go on-sale Tuesday, November 8 at 10 a.m Eastern time. 

The following are advertised to appear on the show:

  • World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone
  • Jacob Fatu
  • Alex Kane and the Bomaye Fight Club
  • Real1
  • Davey Boy Smith Jr. & The Billington Bulldogs
  • World Tag Team Champions Hustle & Power (EJ Nduka & Calvin Tankman)
  • Lince Dorado
  • Women’s World Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie
  • Microman
  • Davey Richards
  • Mance Warner
  • Delirious
  • Sam Adonis
  • Cesar Duran
  • The Samoan SWAT Team
  • The FBI

MLW debuts on Pro Wrestling TV on Thursday, November 3. The “new season” of Fusion kicks off with the airing of Battle Riot IV, which was filmed in June from New York’s Melrose Ballroom. 

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