Subject: Major League Wrestling #36 Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:32 pm
MAJOR LEAGUE WRESTLING is a sports-media holding company that focuses on professional wrestling sporting events & programming, digital contest and ancillary entertainment. MLW prides itself on ‘Fusion Wrestling’, presenting a variety of wrestling styles from around the world to create a true hybrid of fighting styles from various disciplines across the globe. MLW’s diverse roster do battle in the gritty battleground of the Temple incorporating the following styles:
- British Strong Style - Catch Wrestling - Hardcore Wrestling - Lucha Libre - Mixed Martial Arts - Shoot Wrestling - Japanese Strong Style - Technical Wrestling
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CHAMPIONS:
MLW Champion: ADAM COLE
Hometown: Panama City, Florida
Finisher: Last Shot (Shining Wizard w/ exposed knee) Cole Day in Hell (Knee lift brainbuster) Florida Key (Bridging X Plex)
Reign: 09/24/2021
STRONG OPENWEIGHT CHAMPION: Samoa Joe
Hometown: Huntington Beach, California
Finisher: Muscle Buster Coquina Clutch Island Driver
Reign: 07/23/21
Tag Team Champions: Tomasso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Cleveland, Ohio
Finisher: Willow's Bell, Fairytale Ending Gargano Escape, One Final Beat
Reign: 01/25/21
Women's ‘DIAMOND’ Champion: Deonna Purazzo
Hometown: Hackettstown, New Jersey
Finisher: Venus De Milo Cosa Nostra (Cradle Piledriver) Queens Gambit (Styles Clash)
Reign: 12/19/20
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LOCATION: Atlantic City, New Jersey
ARENA: HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO
BROADCAST TEAM: Mauro Renallo & Pat McAfee
INTERVIEWS: Charly Caruso
RING ANNOUNCER: Melissa Santos
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* * * * * PROLOGUE * * * * *
Johnny Gargano is sitting alone in his locker room looking at the MLW tag title belt …. Something is playing on the monitor, and Johnny looks up and it’s the replay of the HIPPO, where Johnny & Ciampa won the tag team battle royal to warn a tag team title shot at Glory …. Ciampa walks up and sits next to Johnny ….
CIAMPA – “Over the last 9 months, we both learned that Johnny Gargano is at his best when Tomasso Ciampa is in his life …. When we are together, we win Johnny …. Any time you and I step in the ring together, the outcome is already determined. We win! 3 years ago, after you put me in the hospital and I went away, you went at it on your own. And what happened? You became a champion, but you lost that title. No one looked at you as more than a ‘good hand’ to get other people over. You couldn’t even protect your wife, Johnny …”
That gets Johnny’s attention and he stands up and gets right in Tomasso’s face. Ciampa backs off and holds his hands up ….
CIAMPA – “Easy Johnny …. Easy. All I’m saying is that I can see it in your eyes. In the way you look at me. I saw the hatred burning deep behind those eyes when I helped you win these tag titles, but now, somewhere deep down you realized you … need … me! Without Tomasso Ciampa, there is NO ‘Johnny Wrestling’. Now look at us … Together again. We’ve got the gold that we couldn’t win before when we did things YOUR way. Now, we are doing things MY way and look at what is happening. You and me, we have a chance to become world tag team champions at GLORY. This is OUR moment …. It’s ours for the taking Johnny …. It doesn’t matter who wins the Fatal 4 way tonight. Because when we are on the same page no one can beat us …. It’s good to have my best friend back ….”
GARGANO stands up and walks out ….
GARGANO – “We are NOT best friends ….”
CIAMPA – “Oh yes we are Johnny …. You will see it soon ….”
* * * * * SHOW OPENING * * * * *
It’s standing room only inside the HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO, the new home of MLW, and the fans are RABID …. Pyro erupts from the ringposts and above the entranceway …. As the pyro explodes, the camera focuses on the MLW flag flying above the arena before panning the crowd …. We hear the voices of MAURO RENALLO and PAT McAFEE welcoming us to the show ….
MAURO and PAT start off by recapping the UWF HIPPO that took place last week …. Johnny Gargano & Tomasso Ciampa outlasted 11 of the best tag teams in the UWF to win the tag team battle royal, and now will go on to GLORY to face Southern Fried Homicide for the UWF world tag team titles …. In the elimination chamber, which saw Alexa Bliss return after being eliminated to attack Deonna Purazzo, costing her the match. We are scheduled to hear from Purazzo tonight ….
That is the big news in the UWF, but the big news in MLW is that we have a new champion in Adam Cole …. Killer Kross wanted to fight everyone last week, and he got his wish but that backfired as Cole would win the title without even pinning Kross in the match …. Kross can’t be too happy about that ….
McAfee hypes RING OF VICTORY coming up in 2 weeks, including the finals of the ‘Survival of the Fittest’ tournament which will begin tonight ….
‘YOU KNOW IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BOOM! …”
Out comes new MLW champion ADAM COLE …. “ADAM COLE BAY BAY!!!!” Cole says after over a year, everything is right with the world again and he is finally back on top …. Where he belongs! But he’s not going to stop there …. He’s too fucking good …. He has his eyes set on being in that elite class of being a multiple time world champion …. He mentions the Great Muta BUT THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY DROP!
When they come on there is just an hourglass in the ring ….
Cole looks spooked as the announcers talk about how Killer Kross lost the title last week and wasn’t even pinned …. Cole leaves the ring as Undisputed Era’s music hits for the first match of the night …. The UE confront Cole in the aisle, but then they all hug and shake hands as they congratulate Cole …. Cole seems distracted and keep looking back at spotlight on the hourglass in the ring ….
<center><p style="border:3px;border-style:solid;border-color:#FF0000;padding:1em;"> FATAL 4 WAY ELIMINATION MATCH: WAR MACHINE (Hanson & Rowe) VS. REDRAGON (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilley) w/ Roderick Strong VS. THE NORTH (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) w/ Bobby Roode VS. STAMPEDE BULLDOGS (Tyson Kidd & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) w/ Brian Pillman Jr.
War Machine hit the Fallout on Josh Alexander, but before they can make the cover Redragon hits Hanson with the ‘No Man’s Land’ and pin him to eliminate War Machine …. Robert Roode gets a cheap shot on Bobby Fish, leading to The North hitting the Northern Assault to eliminate Redragon …. This sparks off a big brawl between Undisputed Era and The North, but Brian Pillman Jr. gets involved and hits a springboard dive onto all of them! It is down to The Bulldogs and The North, and the Bulldogs get the win after Kidd and Smith hit the double team Giant Swing + Basement Dropkick combo on Page, followed by the Springboard elbow drop from Kidd as Smith holds Alexander off …. The Bulldogs will face Ciampa & Gargano for the belts at RING OF VICTORY ….
WINNER: Stampede Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Tyson Kidd) ….</p></center>
PROMO –
We get a video package on the SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST Tournament …. The origin of the tournament goes back to 2014 with the first winner, ROWE of War Machine …. Winners include Angel Garza, WALTER, Eli Drake, The Street Profits, and ‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll …. The winner will receive an MLW contract and a future title shot of their choosing ….
We get profiles of the 8 men involved in the tournament:
’Samoan Ghost’ XYON QUINN – A former ringer professional Rugby player in the National Rugby League, Quinn earned the nickname ‘The Samoan Ghost’ while playing prominently for the Samoan National team …
’Powerhouse’ WILL HOBBS – A big bruiser from California known for working a stiff ‘powerhouse’ style in the ring ….
REX STEINER – 2nd Generation star is the son of RICK STEINER, with the intensity and promo skills of SCOTT STEINER …. REX is an accomplished high school and college wrestler as well as playing college football at KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY and professionally with the BALTIMORE RAVENS ….
JUNGLE BOY – Jungle Boy has had stints in other promotions in the UWF, most recently with APW …. He is the son of the late Luke Perry of Beverley Hills 90210 fame ….
’Shotty’ LEE JOHNSON – Lee Johnson is one of the most promising students of the Nightmare Factory training center ran by the Rhodes’ family ….
BROCK ANDERSON – A member of the famous Anderson wrestling family, Brock Anderson is the son of Arn Anderson and another member of the Nightmare Factory training center ….
’The Problem’ SEFA FATU – Sefa is the younger brother of the Uso’s and the son of Rikishi ….
RICK BOOGS – Boogs is a showman, known for coming to the ring and playing air guitar and keyboard along with his entrance music …. Boogs was actually an accomplished amateur wrestler at the University of Wisconsin ….
<center><p style="border:3px;border-style:solid;border-color:#FF0000;padding:1em;"> SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST ROUND 1: ‘Powerhouse’ WILL HOBBS VS. ‘Samoan Ghost’ XYON QUINN
Hobbs catches Quinn in his finisher, the Town Business (Emerald Fusion), for an impressive advance to the semi-finals ….
WINNER: ‘Powerhouse’ Will Hobbs ….</p></center>
IN THE BACK –
Cameras catch an argument in the back between the Undisputed Era, Stampede Bulldogs and The North …. It’s Bobby Roode & Roderick Strong jawing, but Brian Pillman Jr. cuts in the middle of them and challenges them to a 3 way match next week ….
<center><p style="border:3px;border-style:solid;border-color:#FF0000;padding:1em;"> SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST ROUND 1: ‘The Problem’ SEFA FATU VS. ‘Shotty’ LEE JOHNSON
Athletic match in which Johnson has a good showing but it is Sefa that wins this one to move to the semi-finals with the Uso top rope splash ….
WINNER: ‘The Problem’ Sefa Fatu….</p></center>
IN THE BACK –
TEAM KICK (Dakota Kai & Tegan Nox) cut a promo in the back ….
They are interrupted quickly as Deonna Purazzo comes in and she is pissed off …. She says she is the champ and she can have whatever time she wants …. She ignores Team Kick and screams into the camera at Bianca BelAir to bring her back the Diamonds title belt!!!! Do you know who she is???? She is the Virtuosa! Did you see what she did at The Elimination Chamber???? She tapped out not one, but 2 former world champions!!!! …. BelAir says she is the ‘EST’, but that stands for the Dumb-EST’ …. Becky isn’t on her level and hasn’t been relevant anywhere else she’s ever been ….
Tegan and Dakota are tired of being disrespected and they interrupt Deonna now …. Dakota says if Deonna wants to work out some of that aggression, then she can fight them …. Deonna accepts, but not for herself. She has more important things to worry about …. Instead, Chelsea & Raquel can handle it …. The rest of Valifornia step in for a face to face with Team Kick, and we’ve got another match for later ….
<center><p style="border:3px;border-style:solid;border-color:#FF0000;padding:1em;"> SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST ROUND 1: REX STEINER VS. RICK BOOGS
Both guys are pretty even power-wise, but Steiner shows off his arsenal of Steiner-lines and suplexes …. Steiner gets the win after hitting the top rope bulldog ….
WINNER: Rex Steiner ….</p></center>
IN RING SEGMENT -
Deonna Purazzo is still on the rampage and she comes out to the ring and immediately calls out Bianca …. Here comes Bianca! She is wearing the Diamonds title and taking out her hoop earrings as she walks to the ring …. She gets in the ring and holds up the title, asking if this is what Purazzo is looking for …. Purazzo attacks her and they brawl, but here comes BECKY LYNCH! Becky lays out Bianca with the Curb Stomp, but Purazzo has the Diamonds title and tries to KO Becky but she ducks and lays Deonna out with the Rock Bottom! She locks Deonna in the Disarm-HER!!!! Deonna taps!!!!
Now Becky takes the title and leaves with it!
<center><p style="border:3px;border-style:solid;border-color:#FF0000;padding:1em;"> SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST ROUND 1: JUNGLE BOY VS. BROCK ANDERSON
This is a great, athletic back and forth contest with Brock having a slight power advantage …. Jungle Boy is naturally over with the crowd and makes a great underdog babyface …. These two have a very hot closing stretch, where Jungle Boy reverse a roll-up by Anderson into his finisher, The Snare Trap (cross-legged STF) and Anderson has no choice but to tap out! The crowd loves the Jungle boy win ….
WINNER: Jungle Boy ….</p></center>
POST MATCH: Out comes Rex Steiner, Will Hobbs and Sefa Fatu to join Jungle Boy on stage …. We get the semi-final matchups for next week and it will be HOBBS vs. JUNGLE BOY and SEFA vs. STEINER …. the competitors get face to face for photo ops like at a UFC weigh in …. Jungle Boy gets the biggest pop when his name is announced ….
<center><p style="border:3px;border-style:solid;border-color:#FF0000;padding:1em;"> TEAM KICK (Tegan Nox & Dakota Kai) VS. VALIFORNIA (Chelsea Green & Raquel Gonzalez) w/ SoCal Val
The rise of Raquel Gonzalez begins with this match, as she is a dominant force …. The match goes back and forth but Raquel dominates the closing stretch, pinning Dakota after the one-armed powerbomb ….
WINNERS: Valifornia (Green & Gonzalez)….</p></center>
PROMO –
We get a teaser vignette for MIRO …. We see the former RUSEV wrecking people everywhere else he has been …. The announcers say it is interesting that he is going by Miro instead of Rusev …. Miro is coming to MLW ….
ANNOUNCEMENT –
Mauro and Pat confirm that ADAM COLE will defend the MLW title against former Champion KILLER KROSS at ‘Ring of Victory’ ….
<center><p style="border:3px;border-style:solid;border-color:#FF0000;padding:1em;"> BOBBY LASHLEY VS. SHANE TAYLOR
These two bulls collide right off the bat …. They trade power moves but this breaks down into a fight until Lashley hits a flatliner into the buckles …. Lashley charges for the spear on the floor but Taylor cuts him off with a big knee strike …. MARCUS GARVEY DRIVER (Package Piledriver) gets 2!!!! Taylor is shocked …. Taylor scoops him up for ‘Welcome to the Land’ but Lashley slips off the back and gets the full nelson!!!! Taylor to one knee, but then fires up and falls backward, crushing Lashley under his full weight! Both men are down! Taylor goes to the top rope …. TOP ROPE SPLASH MISSES!!!!! Lashley sets … SPEAR! Taylor no sells and is back up! King Kong Lariat to Lashley! Taylor charges Lashley for a spear, but misses and then crashes into the buckles so hard that it breaks the top rope!!!! Holy Shit!!!! Lashley sets …. ANOTHER SPEAR! 1 … 2 … Nooooo! Taylor kicks out!!!! Lashley slaps on the Hurt Lock (Anaconda Vice)!!!! Taylor fights up to one knee, but Lashley sinks the hold in deeper and Taylor starts to fade …. Lashley takes him down to the mat and Taylor doesn’t tap, but the ref steps in and stops the match as Taylor is no longer responding ….
WINNER (via ref stoppage): Bobby Lashley ….</p></center>
We are nearly out of time, but Diamonds champion Deonna Purazzo comes BACK out and she has had enough!!!! Now Becky Lynch wants to steal her title???? She calls out BOTH Becky and Bianca and says she will fight them both!!!!
Instead, out comes ….
ALEXA BLISS!!!! The crowd is shocked as Bliss makes her wy out and her arm is in a sling because of what happened in the Elimination Chamber …. Bliss cuts a promo on Purazzo, saying that this has gone too far and now it is about survival …. Deonna laughs at her and says she needs to get out of her ring before Deonna tears her arm off her body! Bliss backs off, BUT THEN REVEALS SHE IS CONCEALING A LEAD PIPE IN HER ARM SLING!!!! She cracks Purazzo right in the face!!!! Deonna hits the mat clutching her face, and blood is pouring out of her hands onto the mat …. Bliss takes her arm out of the sling, showing that her arm is fine …. Bliss walks out, leaving Deonna a bloody mess in the ring and being tended to by trainers and doctors as the show fades to black ….
RING OF VICTORY CARD –
Queen of the Ring match
Semi-finals and Finals of Survival of the Fittest
MLW Tag Team titles: Johnny Gargano & Tomasso Ciampa vs. Stampede Bulldogs
OPENWEIGHT TITLE: Samoa Joe vs. Will Ospreay ….
Uhaa Nation vs. Matt Riddle
Xia Li vs. Gina Carano
(Just Signed) Adam Cole defends the MLW title against Killer Kross
