Major League Wrestling #95

OPENWEIGHT CHAMPION: Shane ‘Swerve’ Strickland Hometown: Tacoma, Washington Finisher: Swerve Stomp House Call ‘Big Pressure’ (JML Driver) Reign: 02/07/24

SHINE ‘Diamonds’ CHAMPION: MANDY ROSE Hometown: Los Angeles, California   Finisher: Kissed by a Rose (bicycle knee) Every Rose has its Thorn (Angels Wings) Reign: 10/16/23

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MLW makes the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts its home for this tour, as shows will emanate from here for the next month …. The crowd is standing-room-only ….

MAURO RANALLO and WADE BARRETT are ringside at the announce table, and they welcome the viewing audience and set up the show ….



Tonight is a big night as we are fast approaching the UWF draft …. Last week at MLW #92, the USOs exploited a loophole in Trumps booking of the match, and climbed the ladder and pulled down the titles …. After UWF world champion Roman Reigns exerted his influence, Trump allowed the decision to stand but mandated that the USOs defend the MLW tag team titles against all 4 teams that were in the match ….




The Bloodline arrives to start the show …. Paul Heyman addresses the crowd first and says it seems like Donald Trump has put the USOs in a no-win scenario …. But The Bloodline doesn’t believe in no-win scenarios …. This is just an opportunity for the USOs to show the world that they are the best tag team going today, just like the Bloodline is the most dominant force in the UWF ….

REIGNS - “There is a reason for everything I do.  You see, I move the needle around here.  Not only for MLW, but for the entire UWF.  I carry this entire organization on my back.  I’m not going to ask for your respect …. I’m gonna take it!  Respect my work, respect what I do for this business …. Give me my flowers …. Now!  So …. Lowell, Massachusetts ….

ACKNOWLEDE ME!”


REIGNS - “Now, I’ve said it before.  In the Bloodline you are not just born great.  You are born with the expectations of greatness.  The USOs, my cousins, they are the best tag team around, they just needed reminding of that.  And now the Bloodline has all the gold and we are still gonna have all the gold at the end of the night ….

And that brings me to the Great American Bash.  I stood in this ring a year ago and told the world that I was gonna smash everyone in the month of July.  And that’s what I did.  I defended this title against the best the UWF had.  Now here we are again.  New year, same story.  It doesn’t matter if I have to fly to Japan and smash that clown Iceman Parsons, it doesn’t matter if I have to go to Chicago, Miami, or anywhere else.  Put your money on the table, line up who you ‘think’ is the best you have to offer, and the High Chief will show up and run through them all again.  BecauseI’m just getting started.”

Reigns is cut off as the lights go out!  The music for the House of Black hits!  




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MLW Tag Team Title Match:
(Champions) THE USOS (Jimmy &amp; Jey) w/ Roman Reigns &amp; Solo Sikoa
-vs-
HOUSE OF BLACK (Malakai Black &amp; Brody King) w/ Buddy Murphy &amp; Julia Hart

The House and Bloodline have had beef in the past, but this time Reigns and Solo are at ringside …. These two teams have a solid 10 minute match and the USOs look like they are in trouble …. Malakai &amp; King hit Dante’s Inferno on Jimmy Uso, but Jey barely breaks it up …. Everything breaks down and we get a ref bump, which allows Murphy to interfere hitting the curb stomp on Jey …. Solo takes out Murphy with the Samoan Spike but Brody King with a huge lariat to Solo!  Reigns enters …. AND HITS RIGHT HAND OF GOD MODE ON KING!  The ref sees this and calls for the bell!</p></center>

POST MATCH: The House of Black are the winners, but only by DQ so the USOs keep the titles …. Security comes out and has to keep the Bloodline and House of Black separated Zzzz




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Draft Immunity Match:
LYRA VALKYRIA  
-vs-
WILLOW NIGHTENGALE

With the draft upcoming, this is one of 2 women’s matches tonight where the winner earns immunity from being drafted somewhere else …. Both of these ladies are considered ‘rising stars’ and they don’t disappoint, putting on a good 7 minute match …. Willow is definitely the crowd favorite here, and she gets the win after hitting the POUNCE! followed by the Dr Bomb to get the 3 count …. Willow has earned immunity from the Battle Royale ….</p></center>




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MLW Tag Team Title Match:
(Champions) THE USOS (Jimmy &amp; Jey)
-vs-
BOMAYE FIGHT CLUB (Julius &amp; Brutus Creed) w/ Drew Gulak

The USOs show signs of wear from the war they went through with the House of Black earlier tonight, which allows the Creeds to take advantage early on …. The USOs battle back and even things up as we go into the closing stretch ….
…. Gulak is on the apron to distract the ref but Jey takes him out with a superkick!  Jey goes up top and hits the Uso Splash on Brutus for 2.9999!  Jimmy and Jey each go up top for the double splash, but Julius knocks Jey down …. Julius charges, but Jimmy catches him in a hotshot!  School boy for the 1 … 2 … Jey uses his feet to push on Jimmy’s back for on for extra leverage … 3!  The USOs survive again!  </p></center>




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Draft Immunity Match:
MIA YIM  
-vs-
NAOMI
-vs-
KILLER KELLY
-vs-
JULIA HART

This is another draft immunity match for the women …. Balls to the wall action here as Julia Hart and Killer Kelly renew their recent rivalry during the match …. Naomi has the match won after hitting the split-legged moonsault on Yim, but Julia Hart breaks it up with a moonsault of her own!  Julia then covers Mia Yim, who was crushed beneath both moonsaults, for the win ….</p></center>




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MLW Tag Team Title Match:
(Champions) THE USOS (Jimmy &amp; Jey)
-vs-
LA FACCION INGOBERNABLE (Rush &amp; Andrade) w/ Salina De La Renta

The USOs have gotten a little breather between matches this time, and they come out fresher than before …. We get good back and forth action from this match, with LFI being on the verge of winning several times only to have the USOs survive …. Rush has Jimmy set up for the Bulls Horns, but Jey cuts him off with a superkick and he comes charging in!  Another double superkick sends Rush to the floor, but Andrade rolls up Jey for the 1 … 2 … Nooooo!  Andrade misses a meteora in the corner, allowing the Usos to hit the 1-D out of nowhere for the 3 count!!!! ….</p></center>

POST MATCH: Selena yells at LFI, which causes Rush to get fed up and walk away from her and Andrade ….




Before the main event, we get MLW Women’s champion Mercedes Mone out for an in-ring promo …. Say hello to your C … E … O!  She talks about Deonna Purazzo being a coward for trying to break her arm, and says if Deonna wants to be mad at someone be mad at herself because she is the one that made the deal …. Mercedes was just the one to collect …. She pretty much gets her pick of who she wants as her next opponent ….

Here comes Charlotte Flair! …. Charlotte says Mercedes attacked her because she’s scared …. Charlotte is after revenge, and she’s going to get it by taking the MLW women’s title …. She doesn’t give a shit what that little emo girl AJ Lee has to say, she challenges Mercedes to a match for the MLW women’s title …. Mercedes turns her down, saying Charlotte doesn’t deserve it and she doesn’t just get to cut in line ….

AJ Lee comes out …. She’s not out here to cry like all these other soft ass bitches …. She’s just out here to state facts …. AJ is the former champion and wants her rematch …. Deonna Purazzo comes out now …. She is the former champion that Mercedes stole the title from, and she wants it back …. That’s not all she wants, she is going to take Mercedes’ arm too …. What we get instead is a 3 way dance at Shine #7 with the winner getting a shot against Mercedes at the MLW draft special!


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MLW Tag Team Title Match:
(Champions) THE USOS (Jimmy &amp; Jey)
-vs-
FIRST CLASS (Carmelo Hayes &amp; Trick Williams)

the USOs have survived every other challenge, and now they face the former champions …. And Trick &amp; Melo are the fresher team …. Trick &amp; Melo control early, and it looks like the USOs are too worn out …. Jimmy low-bridges Trick, allowing Jey to take over and they make quick tags in and out …. Trick fights them off and makes the hot tag to Hayes, who cleans house …. We get all 4 men going at it, and the USOs get a close near fall after hitting 10 hours to Houston on Hayes …. Trick comes back and scores a near fall on Jey with a Trick Shot knee …. Jimmy pulls Trick outside, leaving Jey and Carmelo alone in the ring …. Outside the ring, Trick puts Jimmy through the announce table with the Book End!  Both men are down!  Carmelo goes up top for Nuttin but Net, but Jey moves and Hayes crashes and burns!  Superkick from Jey!  Jey goes up top and hits the USO Splash!  1 … 2 … 3!  The USOs have done it!
….</p></center>

The show ends with the USOs holding up the tag team titles in celebration ….