Major League Wrestling FUSION 187 -October 19th, 2023- 2300 Arena in Philadelphia (PA)
The show opens with the highlights of last Saturday’s PPV “SLAUGHTERHOUSE.” You can see that Salina de la Renta now has two champions in the stable Promociones Dorado: Janai Kai and Rocky Romero. Also, the 45-minute Falls Count Anywhere match for the MLW National Heavyweight Championship between champion Rickey Shane Page and challenger 1 Called Manders. Matt Cardona ends the PPV with an attack on MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Kane.
Let the Show begin!
Love Doug makes his way to the ring. We see a brief glimpse of earlier today when Doug tried to give MLW interviewer Sam Laterna chocolates, which were then stolen by Salina de la Renta.
•Singles Match (#1 Contenders Match- MLW Middleweight Championship):
Love Doug vs. Ichiban*
Ichiban wins via Pinfall against Love Doug after the Ichi Bankai
Post-match Sam Laterna talks with Doug on the entrance stage; he felt like his love story was there, but things didn’t connect. One of B3cca’s backup dancers arrives with a note for Doug. He’s quite happy and hopes B3cca will attend one of his matches.
Tom Lawlor Joins WTF
Tom Lawlor is backstage and is being interviewed. He says he choked Alex Kane, and the corrupt referee didn’t check his arm and instead counted a three count even though he kicked out. He’s been all over the world, and when he came back to MLW, Don King, of all people, is here promoting title matches?
Lawlor has fought for some of the greatest in the world, Dana White and Oscar De La Hoya, but Don King is worse than all of them. He’s not back in MLW; he’s joined the World Titan Federation, and they will rebuild MLW in the spirit of sports entertainment.
In the parking lot, TJ Crawford and Tony Deppen are talking. They are making fun of Kevin Blackwood after taking him out. They enjoyed beating up Blackwood and wanted to find someone else to beat up.
Deppen suggests Court Bauer or the announcers, but TJ has another idea. In related news, Deppen was apparently suspended for refusing to pay fines related to the attack on Blackwood.
In the Second Gear Crew talk, Mance says Manders is going to make sure the luck of Matt Cardona runs out. Manders hopes Cardona is ready because he’s going to give him a lariat and a cowboy ass whooping.
-Miyu Yamashita is coming to MLW
Mr. Saint Laurent gets interviewed in the back. MSL says Matt Cardona is their crown jewel, and he’ll run over Manders tonight.
•Tag Team Match:
The Mane Event (Midas Black and Jay Lyon) vs. BOMAYE FightClub* (Mr. Thomas and J Boujee)
BOMAYE FightClub defeated Mane Event via pinfall after Thomas executed a pop-up spinebuster on Lyon
Champion Kane With Clear Declaration of War on Cardona,
Alex Kane gives a recorded promo saying that this is not sports entertainment or the home of the superstar. This is Combat Sports, his home. Now they disrespected him, and they have this job.
You can’t mess with his people or his company; he won’t let you do that. What he does is suplex people and tap them out; he’s not sure why his fetish list is in here, but alright. He’s willing to fight all worthy challengers but be warned that the mission is submission.
Then he yells “BOMAYE” a few times because that’s 80% of what he does these days. It still seems fake; it’s obviously rehearsed, and not in a way that comes across naturally, but in a way that builds in pauses to remember lines or bullet points. Also, the whole “wrestling vs. sports entertainment” thing is more than a little hackneyed. That was true of AEW with the JAS stuff.
Mance Warner wanders around, looking for a weapon he likes. He’s used chairs too often and doesn’t want a 2×4, but he does like a screwdriver. Second Gear Crew is here to get the job done and bring the violence.
Salina de la Renta talks; she’s got three titles across two promotions. Court Bauer won’t be here next week, so she’s going to be in charge.
Cardona is UNDEFEATED in MLW
•Singles Match:
Matt Cardona* w/ Mr. Saint Laurent
Vs.
1 Called Manders
Matt Cardona wins against Manders after the Radio Silence via Pinfall
Cardona gets an interview on the entrance stage. He takes the mic from Sam and reminds us he’s undefeated in MLW. He puts over MSL and promises to take over MLW. He’ll beat everyone put in his path, especially Mance Warner. Cue Mance, and we get a little fight between them to end the episode.
Fallout:
-Lenny Wrestling
*Photo courtesy of MLW YouTube
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