major League Wrestling #38 - 'RING OF VICTORY'

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

We are on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the new home of MLW, and it’s standing room only inside the HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO …. The fans are RABID as Pyro erupts from the ringposts and above the entranceway …. We get camera pans over the capacity crowd as MAURO and PAT MCAFEE billboard tonight’s show, welcoming those at home and setting up what we are going to see tonight ….








* everyone on the show tonight are wearing black arm bands that say ‘JONES’ on them in memory of Hagen Jones .... *


We get a nice video package on the history of the Queen of the Ring match …. The origins of the match date all the way back to 2010 where SARA DEL REY won the first Queen of the Ring match in Battle Queens …. Previous winners include Madison Rayne (2 times), Bianca BelAir, Lacey Evans, Charlotte Flair, and most recently Rhea Ripley ….

We then get clips of Trumps announcement that, due to Deonna Purazzo’s injury, the winner of the QUEEN OF THE RING will be crowned the ‘interim’ MLW Women’s champion ….


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QUEEN OF THE RING MATCH:

ORDER OF ENTRY:
1. Zoey Stark
2. Nyla Rose
3. Taynara Conti
4. Zayda Ramier
5. Meiko Satomura
6. Raquel Gonzalez
7. Dakota Kai
8. Kacy Catanzaro
9. Becky Lynch
10. Millie McKenzie
11. Bianca BelAir
12. Tegan Nox
13. Xia Li
14. Chelsea Green
15. Candice LeRae


ORDER OF ELIMINATION:
1. Zayda Ramier; by Taynara Conti (Tay-KO)
2. Kacy Catanzaro; by Nyla Rose (Beast Bomb)
3. Tay Conti; by Zoey Stark (belly to back GTS)
4. Millie McKenzie; by Raquel Gonzalez (Chingona Bomb)
5. Zoey Stark; by Raquel Gonzalez (TKO)
6. Nyla Rose; by Raquel Gonzalez (Clothesline from Hell)
7. Chelsea Green; by Tegan Nox (Shiniest Wizard)
8. Candice LeRae; by Becky Lynch (Finish-HER)
9. Meiko Satomura; by Bianca BelAir (KOD)
10. Tegan Nox; by Raquel Gonzalez (Chingona Bomb)
11. Xia Li; by Dakota Kai (School Girl rollup)


We get down to the FINAL FOUR of Raquel Gonzalez, Becky Lynch, Bianca BelAir &amp; Dakota Kai .... However, Xia Li is FURIOUS at being eliminated by Kai and she KO’s her with the Black Mass kick!  Kai is down and has to be tended to by trainers at ringiside, so the final 3 go at it …. Becky and BelAir put their differences aside and team up against the bigger Gonzalez, who has dominated this match with 4 eliminations …. We get a tower of doom spot with BelAir super-plexing Becky while Gonzalez power bombs BelAir to the mat …. Kai re-enters the ring in this moment and tries to pin the other women one at a time, but they kick out …. BelAir runs wild and actually powers the bigger Gonzalez up onto her shoulders for the KOD … SHE HITS IT!  Before BelAir even knows what is going on, Becky comes flying in out of nowhere and hits her with the Finish-HER (curb stomp)!  1 … 2 … 3!  

BIANCA BELAIR IS ELIMINATED

Becky spends too much time jawing at BelAir after pinning her, and she gets hit out of nowhere with the ‘Kai-O’ kick from Dakota Kai (Yakuza in the corner) …. Kai strikes quickly, hitting the GTK!  She covers Becky and gets the 3 count!!!!

BECKY LYNCH IS ELIMINATED

We are down to Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez!  Gonzalez tries to take her head off with the Clothesline from Hell, but Kai counters with a superkick and then lights up Gonzalez with more kicks …. Gonzalez no sells the kicks and tells Kai to bring it, but Kai with a superkick followed by the Kai-o-practor!  Gonzalez kicks out at 2.999999!  Kai up top but misses the double foot stomp, and Gonzalez scoops her up and hits the Tequila Shot (TKO)!  Both women are down!  Both ladies up and Gonzalez sets Kai on the top rope and goes for a super-plex but Kai slips out and hits the Cheeky Nandos (head trap pump kick) kick to Gonzalez, leaving her hanging on the top rope!  Kai charges for the Kai-o kick but Gonzalez catches her foot!  Gonzalez dead lifts Kai all the way to the top rope …. CHINGONA BOMB OFF THE MIDDLE ROPES!!!! Gonzalez hooks the leg and gets the 1 … 2 … 3!!!!

DAKOTA KAI IS ELIMINATED

Winner (and interim women’s champion): Raquel Gonzalez</p></center>




BACKSTAGE SEGMENT:

We get a segment with Trump on the phone speaking to a mystery figure …. He comments on the Queen of the Ring match, and he says ‘Oh yes I love the women, they’re great.’  He says that he looks forward to the person on the other end being there and asks if the car he sent to pick him up has arrived ….


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MATT RIDDLE
VS.
UHAA NATION

These two keep the crowd hot coming off the Queen of the Ring match, with Riddle getting his revenge on Uhaa for injuring his ankle by tapping him out to the Bro-mission ….

WINNER: Matt Riddle ….</p></center>


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Openweight Title Match
(Champion) SAMOA JOE [2-0 title defenses]
VS.
‘Aerial Assassin’ WILL OSPREAY

These two go to war in this match, with Ospeay taking a different approach and trying to test the cardio of the bigger Samoe Joe …. Joe is able to hit some power moves like the S-T-Joe to counter Ospreay’s speed, but through the match Ospreay looks like he is wearing Joe down …. Ospreay hits the Hidden Blade for a close nearfall late in the match, and then he goes for Stormbreaker but Joe powers out …. Joe hits the Muscle Buster, only for Ospreay to kick out!  Joe gets the Coquina Clutch, but Ospreay rolls out of it and hits a double stomp!  Ospreay goes for broke, hitting the Os-cutter but Joe kicks out!  Ospreay tries hooking Joe for Stormbreaker, but he’s exhausted and can’t lift Joe …. It breaks down in the middle of the ring with both guys throwing open hand strikes as the ring announcer counts down the final moments of the time limit!  The bell rings and both guys collapse to the mat in exhaustion!  The 20 minute time limit has expired!  This match is rules a draw after 20 minutes and the crowd isn’t happy about it ….

WINNER: Draw ….</p></center>


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SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST FINALS:
REX STEINER
VS.
JUNGLE BOY

Jungle Boy is the babiest, face-iest babyface there is, and that is enough to make even Steiner the heel in this match …. Steiner plays the intense powerhouse role in this one, using his advantage to work the back of Jungle Boy for most of the match …. Jungle Boy fights from underneath and fires up, hitting a suicide dive followed by a springboard tornado DDT for a 2 count …. They battle to the apron, where Jungle Boy rallies with a superkick and then hits a reverse rana onto the ring apron!!!!  HOLY SHIT!!!!  Back in the ring, Jungle Boy goes for the Destroyer, but Steiner reverses into an Alabama Slam!  Steiner Line nearly takes Jungle Boys head off, and Steiner hits the gorilla press into the powerslam for the 3 count to finally put Jungle Boy away ….

WINNER: Rex Steiner ….</p></center>




POST MATCH: Steiner shakes Jungle Boys hand, then is presented with the contract that includes a future title shot ….


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MLW Tag Team Title Match:
(Champions) JOHNNY GARGANO &amp; TOMASSO CIAMPA
VS.
STAMPEDE BULLDOGS (Tyson Kidd &amp; Davey Boy Smith Jr.) w/ Brian Pillman Jr.

There is obvious tension between the tag champs based on recent events, where Southern Fried Homicide laid out Gargano and Ciampa just watched it happen …. But when the bell rings these two are all business …. The match goes back and forth and is largely a stalemate …. DH Smith runs wild late in the match, but Gargano reverses a running powerslam into the Gargano Escape!  Kidd comes in but Ciampa stops him and gets the bridging fujiwara armbar and they nearly get a double submission!  The Bulldogs reverse the moves, with Kidd getting Ciampa in the sharpshooter and Smith getting Gargano in the Bulldog Clutch (Dragon Clutch) before the moves are broken up with all 4 men down and the crowd giving them a standing ovation …. All 4 men are battling it out and DH Smith gets hit with ‘Meet in the Middle’ from Ciampa and Gargano but Kidd makes the save for a big pop …. Kidd goes for the springboard blockbuster on Gargano, but Ciampa shoves him out of the way and takes the bullet for his partner instead!  This allows Johnny to strike with a superkick, then he hits the One Final Beat to finish off Kidd ….

WINNERS: (and still champions) Tomasso Ciampa &amp; Johnny Gargano ….</p></center>




POST MATCH: Gargano has both titles in his hands and he is face to face with Ciampa …. That tension between them is still there, but Johnny just rolls out of the ring and walks to the back carrying both belts ….


We get a video package hyping the main event ....


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MLW Heavyweight title Match:
(Champion) ADAM COLE
VS.
KILLER KROSS w/ Scarlett Bourdeaux

Cole controls early on, trying to wear the big man down with a headlock, but that doesn’t last long as Kross explodes and starts to manhandle Cole …. He pushes him back into the buckles and rocks him with a hard forearm shot that staggers Cole, then he tosses him halfway across the ring like a ragdoll …. Kross dominates, but Cole connects with the fake-out superkick followed by a superkick to the knee, then he takes the big man off his feet …. Cole takes over working on the leg, and Kross tries to fire up several times only for Cole to stop him …. Cole gets the figure four and Kross has to get to the ropes to escape, but when the action goes outside Kross fires up and hits a powerbomb onto the ring apron on Cole!  Kross rolls back in and the ref starts the count, but when he gets to 9 Kross has to stop him from counting Cole out!  Kross pursues Cole on the floor, but Cole rebounds with an enziguri and then a Panama Sunrise on the floor!!!!  He struggles to roll the bigger man back in the ring, but Kross kicks out at 2!  Cole pulls the knee pad down and goes for the Last Shot, but Kross pops up and hits an Exploder!!!!  Kross sets for Order 66, but walks into a superkick!  Kross no sells and hits the Doomsday Clock!!!!  Kross sets again …. EXECUTE ORDER 66 (Killshot Forearm)!!!!  1 … 2 … Nooooo!  Cole kicks out!!!!  Kross is smiling now …. Kross Jacket Choke locked in!!!!  Cole reaches desperately for the ropes, but he is fading …. He reaches with all he’s got, but Kross pulls him backwards to the middle of the ring and locks in a body scissors …. Cole starts to fade, when  ….


THE LIGHTS GO OUT!!!!

When they come back on, the ref is nowhere to be seen and Cole is down in the corner …. Kross is standing alone in the middle of the ring, surrounded by ….</p></center>




<center><p style="border:3px;border-style:solid;border-color:#FF0000;padding:1em;">THE UNDISPUTED ERA!!!!

Roderick Strong, Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilley all attack Kross like a pack of wild dogs!!!!  It’s a 3 on 1 beatdown!  Kross tries to fight back, but kicks to the injured knee knock him back down again …. Cole just looks on in total shock, but that look of shock quickly turns into a shit-eating grin from Cole!  This was the plan all along!  Strong hits a half nelson backbreaker and then Fish &amp; O’Reilley take him out with No Mans Land!  They hold Kross as Cole gives him the gun salute and hits the ropes …. LAST SHOT WITH THE EXPOSED KNEE!  Cole covers as Strong rolls the ref back in the ring and he counts 1 … 2 … 3!

WINNER: (and still champion) Adam Cole ….</p></center>

Cole, O’Reilley, Fish and Strong all embrace and they put him on their shoulders as they celebrate as the show ends ….