MLW FUSION EPISODE 194 (Season Finale): Before the Holiday Rush!

 MLW LIST OF CHAMPIONS-NO CHANGE, But a Condition Added

•  World's: Alex Kane
• Openweight: Ricky "Fat Mudshow Fuck" Page
• Middleweight: Rocky Romero
• TAG: THE SECOND GEAR CREW MATTHEW JUSTICE AND ONE CALLED MANDERS AND MASKED GOOD BROTHER #3 (Freebird Rule)
• Featherweight: Janai Kai

The WTF Office in Disarray, with Tom Lawlor telling his boss, Monsieur Saint Laurent to pull himself together.

Love Doug, Brett Ryan Goseleen, Nolo Kitano, Ichiban, Masked Good Brother #3, Matthew Justice, All 3 Dirty Bastards, Mr Thomas, Oshaye Edwards, Kevin Blackwood, Tom Lawlor and Josh Bishop in A Battle Royale. Akira was to do double duty like most of those in this bout, but he was attacked backstage by his former Calling Brethren. However his match is still On for the Main Event tonight. But we do have a Replacement, who is that....Is That.....NO ITS A FAN WALKING ON THE RAMP DURING FILMING! ONCE AGAIN SECURITY IS LAX IN THE COMPANY THAT IS SUING WWE AND GIVING THEIR LAWYERS ENOUGH AMMUNITION IN CROSS!

It's was only when During his match Tony Deppen went beyond and without exposing the business, he got Security out to stop a Child from taken A picture with Nolo Kitano standing in a spot where he was going to be ambushed, Deppen loudly cut a promo on the Stupid kid and his Stupid Mark Father, until Security realised how bad the situation was going to be! He Potentially saved a life, and stayed in character the whole time. Deppen is a Goddam Genius! 

Josh Bishop wins this battle Royale after eliminating Matthew Justice last. Afterwards, MSL orders his Titan to Demolish Justice as he is set up on a Guernie . Justice will face Bishop one on one next week at Holiday Rush, which will be reviewed in the new year. 

Speaking of, the Main Event for Holiday Rush, and the only reason I am reviewing it in January,  Jacob Fatu backstage is sick of Hammerstone Popping up, so maybe we Both "Pop up" in New York on Holiday Rush! But if Hammer Does, Fatu will Dog walk his ass!

3way Featherweight championship match. Janai Kai put the Belt up against Tiara James and Delmi Exo, in a Match with a Screwy Finish. As you know, Delmi is Turning heel, and Tiara is being pushed as the top Baby-face. So Explain why the Finish was Delmi Exo being Sprayed by Salina Dela Renta's Hairspray and Tiara gets Pinned? How do you get this wrong? You Screw The FACE! and pin the HEEL! NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!

Announcement that SGC will face Alex Kane and Mr Thomas for the Tag team Championships. Somewhere in a Trailer park, Masked Good Brother number Three Rambles for 5 minutes, before making the Point The 3 will defend the Belt via Freebird Rule, all the while Manders tries and fails to keep a straight face.

Tony Deppen Vs Nolo Kitano....I Couldn't enjoy this match because of the potential lawsuit that nearly Happened. Finish was Deppen feigning blindness and attacking the Ref long enough for Nolo to bend over to pull him off and get Small Packaged. 

After the match, Deppen revealed why he hates Blackwood. It goes beyond Stealing his Thunder in his return ( Keep in mind Deppen returned after 6 weeks of Injury, while on the same night, Kevin returned after 4 years after Surviving a near fatal car crash.) He claims that Blackwood left California because he was Ran out and now he's back on his turf. He also insults his Tattoo business as he claims he can't cut it as just a Wrestler. This caused security to keep Blackwood from tearing Tony a new one!

Love-Doug Vs Brett Ryan Goseleen is made for Kings of Coliseum, Billed as the Love is Blind....Fold match. They want People to Buy an overpriced App to Watch the Comedy Face and the Comedy Heel, have a Match so Bad, It's only being televised 3 times before and they all sucked!

In Salina's office, She, Rocky and Kai find an Aztecs Mask on her table. To add to her Annoyance, in comes Ichiban and his Relative/Translator. He still wants a Title Shot, so Salina Makes a match at Holiday Rush. It'll be Ichiban vs....herself!

Hmmmmmmm!

Ricky Shane Page cuts a Promo, about Penance!

TJ Crawford Vs Kevin Blackwood was next, though he had an entrance despite being at Ringside. Deppen would join Commentary to continue his tirade on His rival.  McCoy tried to interfere but, the ref told the ring announcer to give a warning that McCoy must leave or get Suspended! With the deck no longer Shuffled against him, Blackwood won in a fairer Fight.

Alexander Hammerstone cuts a Personal Promo on Jacob Fatu. Hammerstone delivered this promo superbly. He said that for 3 years, MLW needed Him, to be the Hero for them, only for the fans to cheer Fatu? A Thug? They Forgive him so easily? But Asking for his release and to make more money-That's Unforgivable in their eyes? If that's what you think, then Screw you and what you think! This felt like a Mick Foley Promo.  He once said on his documentary that the key to a Heel Promo was "You must believe, no matter how bad your actions, that you are in the Right!" Hammerstone not only improved his ringworm but on the mic too!

Rundown on Next week's episode, including adding The long awaited Grudge match against Deppen and Blackwood.

Openweight championship match: Ricky Shane Page Vs Akira is your main event. I was just hoping Ricky doesn't cause a Disqualification. Shock of all Shocks, and probably because this was a Grudge match for the Title, it wasn't. It was still a Garbage match though, even if Akira is a better wrestler underneath it all. Shane Page wins with that Raven Effect. It is important to note, Page is now billing himself as the Leader of the Calling! After the match he continued to Brutalize Akira. Page, Cannonball, Cornwallis and Mudshow Fuck number 6 tied Akira to the Ropes  with Duct tape. (A Rib on him missing a Kick on 300 pound Brickhouse  Hammerstone while being taped and Held in place!) Ricky will now preside over the Trail of Akira. His Punishment: Torture! As he is opened back up and has his hair shaved off! And most importantly, noone Came to save Akira. And why would they? He is getting a taste of his own medicine. And only then will he gain people's trust. It's called a Story Arc People!

And that will do it for 2023!

Thank you all for your Support, Even if you stumbled on this by accident. But I had an eventful year, to my 500th Post, to my launch of my Mastodon to the TV deal of MLW giving me reason to write a WWE alternative. I will be back on the 4th of January, with the Schedule for Spring 2024. All I can tell you is a milestone is Assured this year, But I am planning on two! Even though I am offline for Christmas, I will be reading Twitter. So follow me on Twitter at @RealEnli and that's also my Handle on Mastodon World too!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Roll on 2024!

MLW Oneshot Results: Richard Holiday Season

 Special Thanks To Wrestlezone.com and MLW's Twitter account for making it possible to have results and images out for public consumption. Thanks again!

Oneshot was Filmed in New York last Thursday and as such, there is no Fusion results this week, but fret not, as next week the season Finale will be up here next Monday as I too, sign off for 2023.

Throughout the show, it's clear that MLW have said lawyers be dammed and was steering this Comedy Bus with shots to WWE, as We open with Monsieur Saint Laurent introducing Some Former Contestant of American Idol to Sing America The Beautiful.

Rocky Romero retains both his Championships, after tearing off Mascara Dorado 2's mask for a distraction long enough to roll him over for 3.

Miyu Yamashita retained the Princess of all the 80 pound Schoolgirls belt Against Delmi Exo who was hit with a Skull Kick. Some Feat by a Girl, whose feet can't touch the ground!

After the match WTF revealed their WTF hotline, a deliberate parody of the WWF hotline from the 90s.

3rd match I'm told was superb. As Former Champion Tom Lawlor faced the First champion, Kojima. Kojima won with a Lariat. 

After the match the Front rows threw bread into the ring. Kojima got on the microphone to say "Wow! Many Bread" to wild cheers!

But we got more Stupidity to get through. Thankfully the post by Wrestlezone did not go into details about The Body by Saint Laurent Bodybuilding championships. And for that I must thank them! Saint Laurent and Zayda introduced a Crappy contest between Alexander Hammerstone, Mr Thomas and Midas Black. Despite having the crowd's approval, the Contest held by the World Titan Federation rigged the contest in favour of Hammerstone. Out comes Jacob Fatu to destroy the Trophy. This rivalry is not over.

It must be cheap to fly from Tokyo to New York, because we had not one Japanese woman doing the Job, but two. As The Queen of love and Piss, Maki Itoh WHO DOESN'T WORK HERE! Lost the title match SHE DIDN'T EARN!

Jimmy Lloyd Vs Ricky Shane "Fat Mudshow Fuck" Page for Page's Openweight belt. Despite Akira running in during the champion's entrance, and some very clean Wrestling moves by Lloyd, all it took was a Stiff Raven Effect DDT and Page retains. Still, we now know Jimmy Lloyd can wrestle, the bookers won't let him!

Before the Main Event, another shot at WWE, as that old guy they used in Philadelphia as a Ring Announcer, the one who looks like a hobo they bathed, shaved and put in a Tux and told him "read this card and we will give you a sandwich!" So whoever this guy is, he continues grinning like an Idiot who has no idea what's happening, reads out that The Attendance Record had being set for Oneshot, as 81000! (It's not!) MLW run the smallest of arenas, so this potshot to WWE manipulating the Records was actually quite funny!

Alex Kane Vs Matt Cardona for the World's Title, was as Close as a Match could get, not even Interference from WTF, could secure the win for "The Agent" And soon the Champion locked in the Fade to Black Sleeper Choke after the attempted Radio Silence. Unconscious, Kane left Cardona's Body to be carried out by the Bombaye members.

Alex Kane cuts a promo on who's next to catch this work For Kings of Coliseum next month, When the lights go out. 

When  they switch back on, in the ring is Richard Holiday. Great to see him in full health after his battle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. As Alex Kane keeps calling the Well dressed Italian American "Frank Sinatra" this causes MSL to squeeze his Bulbous Gut under the bottom rope, to offer Holiday a contract with World Titan Federation, which Holiday excepts. After all he was next in line before the cancer! So holding a contract and Wearing a Wtf hat, the last image we saw was MSL's newest Acquisition!

MLW FUSION EPISODE 193: MASKED WARNER!

 LIST OF CHAMPIONS NO CHANGE

• World's: Alex Kane
• Openweight: Ricky Shane Page
• Middleweight: Rocky Romero
• Tag: Second Gear Crew
• Featherweight: Janai Kai

Matt Cardona and Steph De Lander cut a promo about having a home advantage in New York for One Shot This Thursday. Cardona has now convinced himself that when Kane Buried Him on Worldwide Television when he threw his Wheelchair off the Stage on Raw, that it's Something to use in a Promo against a man also called Kane, because he wants so badly to be paid 7 Figures to not get himself over again!

Thumbtack Pit of Death Match opens the Show. In front of the Hard Camera. A container filled with tacks propped on a Table, help together with Plywood and black Tarp stands ready to be used. As The Calling's Cannonball faces Second Gears' Jimmy Lloyd. While Lloyd has an underdog air to him, I doubt This congealed blob of trans fat has little talent for wrestling. He got two bits of offence in, and one was giving Lloyd a Paper cut. The Break Spot saw the Shaved Ape waddle backstage as Matt Striker said that if your opponent runs, don't follow, because it's a trap, and true to his words, Fat Mudshow F*ck beats up on Lloyd, only to be saved by Akira. After the break more Shameless Brutality which ended with FATTER! Mudshow F*ck breaking through the pit with his Weight. Jimmy Lloyd is facing Ricky Shane Page for his Openweight belt. But can they even hack a simple one fall match? Because I know Ricky can't!

Package on the Tony Deppen Fine and Suspension. And the announcement Deppen will return in a fortnight against Nolo Kitano

In a Cornfield, Manders meets "Masked Good Brother #3" Yep! We are doing the Charlie Brown From Outta Town, With Mance in a Black mask.

3 way tag, one fall to a finish, LAAAAAAZZZZZY BOOKING MATCH was next between Mane Event and 2 debuting teams. First the 20 year veteran Lucky 13 and his young partner, "Prince Harming" Luke Austin. First of all, Prince Harming? Lucky thirteen? 

"OH MY GOD! THEY'RE SO DAHM COOL!"

Vs Hometown heroes, Wasted Youth, who got a Huge Pop. Wasted Youth Definitely have that Young Bucks Influence to their whole package. So yes, Clusterschmalz with Flippys and Dippies, and Superkicks and Thigh slaps. Wasted Youth win their Debut! And they thank the fans post match.

Video Package on Hammerstone's Betrayal a fortnight ago, leading to Backstage Greenscreen interview (Very 90s WWE!) With World Titan Federation. And looking at Josh Bishop in motion, he looks the second coming of Sid Vicious. In this promo he even calls himself the Man who rules the world. They are going to destroy Bombaye tonight with Alex Kane in the Back watching.

In Salina Dela Renta's office, she introduces Rocky Romero who calls his Challenger At Oneshot, Mascara Dorado 2, a Child!

Next match was Zayda Vs Gia Scott, who we saw in losing bouts in previous episodes. Gia Scott can Go, Zayda is the 2 year with only one Televised match to her name-A Loss!. This felt like a deathslot match and it was, Zayda won with feet on the ropes. All this was to build up that World Titan Federation is branching out into the Women's division, The same way The calling Has (Had?) A Girl. But of all the female talent, why Zayda? Why not Maki Itoh she fits, Becca Fits the Evil parody of Sports Entertainment Gimmick better still, or Delmi Exo, who is in the cusp of  a turn, and a Champion level talent, But instead you want us to believe this Random Interchangeable Blonde is a threat worthy to be part of the Big Evil Force!

Alex Kane cuts a Promo on WTF.

Tom Lawlor cuts a Promo on Kojima, stating he was the Champion who put MLW back on the map. He's Not Wrong! when MLW first appeared on Television over on this side of the Atlantic Tom Lawlor was champion!

Monsieur Saint Laurent cuts a promo claiming as a tight fisted Parody of Vince McMahon, One Shot will be Host to the Body by Saint Laurent Bodybuilding championships. And for weeks MSL has being trying to buy a Hologram of Aretha Franklin to sing the National Anthem....which fell through. So instead some washed up Has-been from American Idol will open proceedings!

Before the Main Event, a Schedule was Shown for Specials and Payperviews into the new year. Including the Christmas Eve Rush Special, Obviously, I spend Christmas with my Family in the Midlands where Broadband Signals are weakened by the Surrounding mountains. Events will be mentioned in my return in the new year but after the 18th of December, There will be no new posts until the 4th of January!

Since last week's Tag match between them was a great bout, let's do it again with more people! The main event from last week is upgraded from a tag match to a 6 man tag! As Saint Laurent brings his Titans to the ring, Lawlor Hammerstone who is booed out the building, and the in ring debut of Josh Bishop, Vs Bombaye Fight Club members Oshaye Edwards, J Bouji and Mr Thomas. And Josh Bishop is very impressive in this match. I made the Comparison to Sid Vicious earlier, and while usually that would not be a good thing to aspire to be, In the context of a Big Man Wrestler, the comparison in look and moves are being made! Though The faces have 2 Big Bruisers on their side, the Heels where always gonna throw Bouji around like a Human Dart. After decimating the faces. The Heels started grounding them into dust, until Alex Kane came out, but before he could do anything, Midcardona who was on commentary blindsided the world's Champion. The Show went off with Carnage at all sides and refs and security  pulling apart wrestlers.... and we will see you On Sunday for The Royal Rumble!

Only Joking!

ONESHOT PREDICTIONS

MONSIUER SAINT LAURENT PRESENTS BODY BY SAINT LAURENT BODYBUILDING CONTEST.

Competitors TBA!

So Clearly this Comedy Segment is the "Small Victory" portion as a Comedy face will no doubt win the bodybuiding contest to win the battle just to lose the war! For Giggles, let's say Love-Doug!

THE FIRST VS "THE BEST"

KOJIMA VS "FILTHY" TOM LAWLOR

Is Kojima in Shape after 20 years? That's the Question!

TOYKO JOSHI PRO PRINCESS OF PRINCESSES TITLE MATCH

DELMI EXO VS MIYU YAMASHITA

WHO CARES? GET YOUR OWN TV DEAL, YOU 90 POUND SCHOOLGIRLS!

MLW FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

JANAI KAI (C) VS MAKI ITOH-WHO DOESN'T WORK HERE AND DIDN'T EARN THIS MATCH!

I just made my Point, Kai is Winning this match!

WINNER TAKES ALL MATCH FOR MLW MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AND CMLL HISTORIC WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

ROCKY ROMERO (C) VS MASCARA DORADO

****SPOILER #1 FROM THE SCHEDULED MLW TAPING ON THURSDAY! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK! ******

Salina will Challenge Ichiban in MLW'S first Intergender match ever in a couple of weeks, Meaning Ichiban will no doubt interfere and cause the reign of new Champion.

OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

RICKY SHANE FAT MUDSHOW F**K PAGE VS JIMMY LLOYD

It's Make your mind up time for me, I don't know if Given the chance to have a One-fall Match without Hardcore Bull, If Jimmy lloyd can do it or not! I KNOW RICKY IS A LOST CAUSE!

AND FINALLY

MLW WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP

ALEX KANE (C) W/MR THOMAS VS MATT CARDONA W/ MSL AND STEPH DE LANDER

********SPOILER #2 FROM THE MLW TAPING ON THURSDAY!*********************

Not a direct spoiler, but 4 out of the five matches filmed for Fusion have World Titan Members face top talent or face Champions and they wouldn't be presented as prominent in a single taping, if they DIDN'T HOLD THE WORLD'S TITLE, BUT The matches scheduled for the tv tapings are not laid out in full detail, as they have not happened yet! But No doubt, Alex Kane in Cardona's Home state of New York Falls Behind Enemy lines in 3 days!

We will see you  Next Monday for the Fallout for Oneshot!