Major League Wresting #83

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

MLW Champion: ROMAN REIGNS Hometown: Tallahassee, Florida Finisher: Spear Right Hand of God Mode (Superman Punch) Guillotine Choke Reign: 02/27/23

</p></center>

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

OPENWEIGHT CHAMPION: Will Ospreay Hometown: Essex, England Finisher: Stormbreaker Hidden Blade Os-Cutter Reign: 01/13/23

</p></center>

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

Tag Team Champions: The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) Hometown: San Francisco, California Finisher: 1-D (3D) 10 Hours to Houston (Samoan Drop + Front Flip Neckbreaker) Double Uso Splash Reign:10/16/23

</p></center>

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

Women's Champion: Britt Baker Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Finisher: Lockjaw Curb Stomp Slingblade Reign: 11/03/22

</p></center>

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


*  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *











We are in New Jersey as MLW has come to the campus of Rutgers University at the JERSEY MIKE’s ARENA and the crowd is standing-room-only ….

MAURO RENALLO and PAT MCAFEE are your announcers, and they welcome the viewing audience and set up the show ….



Mauro and Pat talk about RING OF VICTORY and the events that happened there …. The Bloodline struck a major blow against the Tongan Uprising, with the USOs capturing the MLW tag team titles and Roman Reigns emerging victorious against King Haku in Tribal Combat …. Kurt Angle returned to MLW and aligned himself with Drew Gulak’s fight club, and Mandy Rose won Queen of the Ring to become the first ever Shine Diamonds champion ….




Paul Heyman takes a mic and puts over the Bloodline victories at Ring of Victory …. Tonight, Reigns and the USOs will be here for their tribal celebration and they will be properly acknowledged by the Tongans as per the stipulations of Tribal Combat …. Heyman starts putting Reigns over as the most dominant champion in the UWF, unlike some of the ‘pretender’ champions out there (referring to Will Ospreay) …. Reigns doesn’t have to rack up a bunch of hollow victories to prove himself to anyone, because his title reign has SUBSTANCE …. And after going through hell the likes of which any of you have ever seen during Tribal Combat, on Halloween night Roman Reigns will prove that once again ….




Heyman is interrupted by Maxwell Jacob Friedman!!!!  Heyman and MJF are in the same ring and the fans chant ‘THIS IS AWESOME!’ already ….

HEYMAN: “Mr. Friedman!  Let me just say what a surprise it is to see you here sir.  But … but allow me to be the first to congratulate you.  In fact, I admire you sir.  Your Intercontinental title reign has been very impressive.  People say you are the next big thing, the future of the UWF.  I would know, because I’m one of them.  One day, all of this is going to be yours.  But … not … today.  Because today, and for as long as he wants it, the world belongs to your High Chief, Roman Reigns!  Cashing in your Intercontinental title for a shot at the world title was a bold move, but ultimately a mistake because now you, sir, are going to be left with nothing.  The world saw the brutality, the violence and the sheer savagery that Roman Reigns is capable of during tribal combat.  And knowing the lengths Roman Reigns is willing to go through to defend what is his, then frankly sir, you don’t stand a chance.  You will be brutalized, you will be victimized, you will be CONQUERED!  By your reigning, defending, undisputed heavyweight champion of the world … ROMAN … REIGNS!”

MJF: “Geez Mr. Heyman.  That’s really good.  I’ve never heard a man give another man verbal felattio quite like you do.  No, I mean that I really do.  You’re so good I almost have to have a cigarette afterwardsz  You see I’m not like a lot of people, I actually admire you, I really do.  So I tell you what I’m gonna do for you, bud.  When I beat Roman Reigns and become the UWF world champion, and you’re left with nothing, maybe I can be the new ‘Paul Heyman guy’.  Right?  That sounds good even to these idiots here in New Jersey.  But you know what?  On second thought, even these scumbags here know you’re just a blood sucking leech that bleeds peoples dry.  And honestly, I’ve had enough of those type of people in my life.  So Roman Reigns can be the High Chief or whatever he wants to be, but you know what he WON’T be?  He won’t be UWF World Champion!  And  at the HIPPO, Reigns AND you are going to acknowledge that MJF is better than you and you know it!!!! …. “





<center><p style="border:3px;border-style:solid;border-color:#FF0000;padding:1em;">
ILJA DRAGUNOV
-vs-
JAY LETHAL

Dragunov is ferocious in this match, pummeling Lethal with stiff strikes …. Lethal fights back, but every time he gets going Dragunov cuts him off with more strikes …. Lethal counters Ode to Constantine (619 into discus lariat) with a superkick and then hits the Lethal Combination!  Lethal goes right into the Coji Clutch, but Dragunov squirms free and drills Lethal with the H Bomb (dive bomb forearm)!  Dragunov immediately sets …. Torpedo Moscow!  1 … 2 … 3!

</p></center>




<center><p style="border:3px;border-style:solid;border-color:#FF0000;padding:1em;">
SHINE Diamonds Title Match:
(champion) MANDY ROSE w/ Toxic Attraction
-vs-
CANDICE LERAE

Candice gets in some offense early, locking on the Gargano-Escape but Mandy quickly escapes to the ropes …. Mandy hits a back elbow as Candice charges in, then a big boot …. Candice avoids the Kissed By a Rose (bicycle knee) but Mandy hits a hot shot and then the Every Rose Has its Thorn (Angels Wings) for the clean 3 count ….</p></center>




Up next, we get an in-ring segment with Drew Gulak, the Creed Brothers, and their newest member Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle …. Gulak calls them the Boma Ye Fight Club ….


What does Boma Ye mean?  It means ‘Finish Him … Kill Him’ …. Just like the entire Republic of Congo chanted that for Ali back in 1974 at Rumble in the Jungle, people are going to chant that for HIS fighters, because now they have the best professional wrestler in the world …. Angle says the days of the gymnastic routines and trampoline cowboys are over …. He allied himself with the Creeds and Gulak because Iron Sharpens Iron …. It’s True, it’s Damn True!  Gulak says in Boma Ye they live to fight and fight to live ….


<center><p style="border:3px;border-style:solid;border-color:#FF0000;padding:1em;">
THE BRISCOES (Jay &amp; Mark)
-vs-
TRICK MELO GANG (Carmelo Hayes &amp; Trick Williams)

Melo and Trick work well together, with Trick getting a chance to shine in his first in-ring action …. They get heat on Mark Briscoe, leading to the eventual hot tag to Jay and he runs wild …. We eventually get all 4 men in the ring and Mark takes Trick out with Redneck Kung Fu …. Trick is able to make the blind tag to Melo before he gets hit with a Death Valley driver from Mark …. Mark goes up top and hits the Froggy Bow on Carmelo, but Trick is legal …. The ref is trying to tell Mark what happened, allowing Trick to fly in with the running knee on Mark and get the pin as Melo holds off Jay ….Trick and Melo get a huge upset over the former MLW tag champions …. </p></center>




<center><p style="border:3px;border-style:solid;border-color:#FF0000;padding:1em;">
Winner gets a spot in next weeks Fatal 4 Way #1 contender match:
’Hangman’ ADAM PAGE
-vs-
JEFF COBB

High stakes in this one as the winner gets a spot in the Fatal 4 Way next week …. Once again this is a hard-hitting battle like their previous 2 encounters, including Cobb kicking out of the Buckshot Lariat at 2.9999 …. Page goes for another Buckshot, but like their last match Cobb catches him coming in and scoops him up for the Tour of the Islands …. Page reverses it into a small package!  1 … 2 … 3! ….</p></center>




<center><p style="border:3px;border-style:solid;border-color:#FF0000;padding:1em;">
2 out of 3 Falls Match:
THE CREED BROS. (Julius &amp; Brutus) w/ Drew Gulak
-vs-
THE YOUNG BUCKS (Matt &amp; Nick Jackson)

Creeds vs Bucks ⅔ falls ….The Bucks win the first fall after a double superkick, but then the Creeds go to work on the knee of Nick Jackson …. They get heat on Jackson and work him over for a while, with the 2nd Fall lasting the longest …. The Bucks fire up and run wild, but Julius saved Brutus from being pinned after the BTE trigger …. The Bucks try for More Bang for your Buck on Brutus, but Julius gets the blind tag and Nick hurts his knee landing the 450 splash …. Julius clips the knee and locks in the Stretch Muffler for the tap out …. In the 3rd fall, Gulak tries to get involved, which brings Kenny Omega out to get involved as well …. Julius gets hit with the V Trigger from Omega!  Angle attacks Omega from behind, giving him the Angle Slam on the floor!  The Bucks set up Julius for More Bang for Your Buck, but Angle pulls Nick to the floor allowing Brutus to take out Matt with the Brutus Ball!  Brutus &amp; Julius hit the Assasins Creed (powerbomb by Brutus tossed into German Suplex by Julius) to get the 3 count! ….</p></center>

POST MATCH:  Omega is down on the floor and the Bucks are down in the ring as Boma Ye stand tall ….


ENDING SEGMENT:

It is time for the final segment, and it starts with The Bloodline coming out victorious following their performances at Ring of Victory ….

[color=yellow]

Reigns says says there are a lot of people invoking the name of the ‘One True Chief’, but he will address all that in due time …. Before they get to that point though …. “New Jersey …. ACKNOWLEDGE ME!!!!”  

The music of King Haku hits and Haku and the Guerrillas come out!!!!  The Guerrillas looking less than enthused …. Reigns says Haku knows the laws of Tribal Combat …. Honor your word and the ancient ways and acknowledge him as the ‘One True Chief’…. Haku starts to do it but Tama stops him …. Tama doesn’t want him to do it but Haku says it has to be this way …. The Guerrillas go after Reigns and the Bloodline faces off with them, but Haku backs them off …. King Haku abides and presents Reigns with a new Ula Fala to replace the one that he destroyed during the contract signing …. HAKU THEN BOWS AND ACKNOWLEDGES REIGNS!  Haku stands, BUT IS TAKEN OUT WITH A GUN STUN FROM TAMA!!!!  Loa looks at Tama in surprise, BUT THEN BOTH GUERRILLAS START STOMPING HAKU!!!!  They pick Haku up and drill him with Guerrilla Warfare!  


Reigns and the Bloodline are surprised by this, and Reigns backs them off …. Tama says their father acknowledged Reigns, but they don’t!  Things aren’t over by a long shot and they are gonna get their belts back …. The Tongans are still in the ring as the Bloodline stare them down ….

FROM UWF: The Hippopotamus

UWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH

ROMAN REIGNS (c) w/Paul Heyman (MLW)
vs
MAXWELL JACOB FRIEDMAN (APW)

They go to lock up but MJF ducks under and then does the Flair strut …. MJF is extra douchey to start the match …. They finally lock up but then MJF jerks free and you can see Reigns wince in pain from the injured shoulder …. The early moments are MJF avoiding Reigns but they do a headlock + shoot off into a shoulder block but it hurts Reigns and he’s selling the shoulder …. MJF still can’t take advantage early on as he eats a big clothesline and then 3 consecutive bodyslams …. Each time Reigns gives subtle hints that his shoulder is hurting ….

Reigns with a chin lock, but MJF tries to power out and results to biting the hand of Reigns to break free! MJF with a superkick and then a clothesline but Reigns is still on his feet ….MJF with another clothesline, then another but as he comes off the ropes Reigns nearly takes his head off with a big boot and covers for 2 …. Reigns hits multiple short clotheslines on MJF in the corner, but he kicks the injured arm to create some space …. MJF tries to escape by rolling to the floor and he spits water into Reigns’ face! MJF tries to whip Reigns into the steel steps but Reigns reverses it and MJF meets the steel instead! The cut on MJF’s head that he suffered in his cage match with Alexander Hammerstone is opened back up and MJF is bleeding …. Reigns pounds on the cut with some right hands and tosses him back in ….

Reigns puts MJF on the top and climbs up, but MJF fights him off with forearms …. Reigns back down to the mat and pulls himself up using the top rope but MJF leaps off with a double stomp to the injured arm of Reigns! This is where the match really turns as MJF takes over …. He really zeroes in on the shoulder now, and the announcers continue to talk about the separated shoulder Reigns suffered in his Tribal Combat with Haku just 2 weeks ago …. Reigns with right hands but they don’t have a lot of steam and each one hurts Reigns too …. MJF grabs the arm and yanks it, stopping Reigns in his tracks …. MJF to the 2nd ropes but Reigns with a big uppercut! He grabs MJF but he turns it into a cross-arm breaker over the top rope! MJFdraws it out for the whole 5 seconds, doing as much damage to Reigns as he can ….

With Reigns selling the arm, MJF goes under the ring and pulls out a table …. He sets it up, but Reigns meets him on the apron and lays in right hands …. MJF counters with a cross-chop to the throat! MJF PICKS REIGNS UP AND DELIVERS A TOMBSTONE ON THE RING APRON!!!! Holy shit!!!! MJF hurts himself with the move and comes up clutching his left knee! MJF is on one leg as he pulls Reigns up from the floor to the apron, but Reigns kicks him in the injured left knee …. He hooks him AND HITS THE DARK URINAGE OFF THE APRON THROUGH THE TABLE ON THE FLOOR!!!! Reigns rolls in the ring as the ref starts counting …. But MJF makes it in the ring at 9!!!!

Reigns fires up and crouches for the spear, but as he charges in MJF catches him coming in with a kick to the arm! Double arm DDT from MJF! 1 … 2 … Reigns kicks out! MJF rolls right into Salt of the Earth!!!! …. Reigns is trapped! Heyman is screaming for Reigns to fight it, and he tries to roll out but MJF holds on and rolls him into the middle of the ring! Reigns again has to claw his way to the ropes but he can’t make it! He raises his hand to tap … but reaches out and touches the rope with a couple fingers! The hold is broken! Once again MJF keeps the hold locked in for the whole 5 seconds to do the most damage …. MJF moves in but Reigns is able to scoop him up and hit a Samoan Drop! With MJF down, Reigns has rolled to the floor and slams his shoulder repeatedly into the ring apron to pop it back in place (think Martin Riggs from Lethal Weapon)! Reigns tries to get back in the ring but walks right into the Heatseeker piledriver!!!! 1 … 2 … Nooooo!!!!

Both men are exhausted and this is where we get the toe to toe forearm exchange in the middle of the ring …. the fans chanting “yay” for Reigns and “boo” for MJF …. Reigns wins the slugfest, but as he comes off the ropes and tries to spear MJF, he reaches and grabs the ref and pulls him in the way! MJF kicks Reigns right between the legs!!!! MJF laughs, but as he comes off the ropes Reigns connects with the Spear anyway! We get the double down spot! Out of the back comes Richard Holiday, and he slides a chair to MJF! MJF crawls toward it but as he gets his hand on it, Reigns steps on it! We get a long moment where MJF realizes he’s fucked up as he looks up at Reigns …. MJF begs off, but Holiday hits Reigns from behind with a forearm …. Reigns no sells it! Now Reigns slowly turns to face Holiday and Holiday looks like he’s gonna shit his pants! Holiday starts to beg off, but MJF with another low blows from behind to Reigns! MJF orders Holiday to hold Reigns as he picks up the chair, but here is Alexander Hammerstone and he pulls Holiday out of the ring! Hammerstone fights Holiday all the way up the aisle to the back! MJF turns his attention back to Reigns and raises the chair, LOW BLOW THIS TIME BY REIGNS! Turnabout is fair play! Reigns hits the Dark Urinage onto the chair and falls on top of MJF! Another ref runs down to the ring and counts the 1 … 2 … MJF grabs the bottom rope to stop the count!

As the new ref is checking on the ref that is down, MJF goes in his trunks and pulls out a pair of brass knuckles! MJF doesn’t realize Reigns has set up for the Right Hand of God Mode, but as he charges in MJF dodges and Reigns takes out the ref again! MJF has the brass knucks and blasts Reigns right in the face! MJF hooks the leg and is yelling for the ref to count as the original ref slowly stirs! He counts … 1 … 2 … new champ … Noooooooo!!!! Reigns gets the shoulder up!!!! MJF now mocks Reigns as he pounds the mat acting like he’s going to go for Reigns own Superman Punch …. BUT REIGNS CUTS HIM OFF WITH A SPEAR OUT OF MID-AIR! MJF drops the brass knuckles! Reigns picks them up and slowly puts them on …. He pounds the mat …. RIGHT HAND OF GOD MODE WITH THE BRASS KNUCKLES! 1 … 2 … 3!!!! Reigns retains the title!!!!

winner- Roman Reigns