MLW SYMPHONY OF HORRORS: STICK IT UP YOUR ARIAS!-REMASTERED!

 List of Champions-No Change 

World's: Mads Krule Kruger 

Openweight: Blue Panther 

Middleweight: Templario

 Tag: The Skyscrapers (Dijak and Bishop Dyer)

Featherweight Shoko Nakajima 

PREVIOUSLY ON MAJOR LEAGUE WRESTLING....

"The Bro is Dead, now it's the Era of the Rude Dude!"

As emitted during the continued Crash out of Matt Riddle, who tonight will do what was thought to be inconceivable; team with the man who beat him for the title, Contra's leader, Mads Kruger. They plan on getting gold off the Tag champs, The Skyscrapers. 

At Slaughterhouse, Priscilla Kelly made herself known via Satellite that she wants Shotzi Blackheart at Lucha Dela Muertes next month. Tonight Shotzi makes MLW history by being in the Featherweight's first ever Lightning match. 

The Opera Cup continues before the finals at LDLM as we have a quarter final match as our main event tonight. 

Filmed earlier this month as part of the Prelims and Dark Main Events of Slaughterhouse, this is Symphony of Horrors. 

Matt Riddle complains to the Durans Backstage about his match tonight. Salina makes fun of the idiot's only fans.

Blue Panther vs Rugido and Atlantis for Openweight championship. Nothing Spectacular. I'm retiring quoting "Lazy Booking" when this company has A multi man match,  which is every second match If I'm being honest. Rugido Is not only a mark for these old geezers, but a stooge to get them over still. Exhibit A: Blue Panther kicks Rugido while on the Middle Turnbuckle, and instead of selling it by clutching his stomach, he does a Pirouette! And after that he taps from the weakest, low effort Armbar I've seen in my life! Awful!

Krule cuts a ooky Spooky promo

Shotzi vs Britney-SOMETHING! Washed up former wwe Superstar has 6 minute Competitive with Already-In-The-Ring. This was the first women's 10 minute lightning match in MLW history.  So Britney-SOMETHING will always have that! With 2:45 left on the clock, Shotzi wins, with Big Kaiju looking in the background. 

After the match, like straight after Shotzi gets attacked by a "Mystery Woman"...I want to say it's Priscilla Kelly, But we were down this road before with Zayda and Janai Kai.

The soon to arrive Good Brothers do a promo and they reveal they will face the winners of the tag match at Lucha Dela Muertes. 

Backstage, Brock Anderson has PTSD and Survivor Remorse...over CW being Shocked by Krule in a Funhouse Electric Chair. So Brock issues a challenge for Lucha Dela Muertes in North Carolina, In Anderson country, a specially of the State, A Bunkhouse Brawl.

Scramble match-Diego Hill vs Ikuro Kwan vs Okamura vs Stigma. Everyone get up! It's time to do everyone's favourite dance, the "Slide in, Do A Move, Take A Move, Slide Out"! What is wrong with indie wrestling? At one point all 5 men where taking out with big moves...and the crowd clapped. Not clap for someone to get back in the fight, They were reacting like "OOOOH, PRETTY FIREWORKS!" After that Hill pinned one of the Luchas and won. After the match, Blue Panther came out and raised Hill's Hand. Hill vs Blue Panther, I can dig that!

Tag Team Championship match Matt Riddle and Mads Kruger vs The Skyscrapers ended in Dq after Alexander Hammerstone decked Matt Riddle after getting in his face on commentary. And then they fought off! This was Pathetic! Why give Bishop Dyer a belt if you continue to book Bishop Dyer like Baron Corbin? It makes no sense!

Backstage: Earlier Today, Kojima is rewarded the Founding Father award by League Chairman Court Bauer. Remember this fact as it'll be important later!

Middleweight championship Templario vs Virus. Oh goody! CMLL brought over Sweaty Grandpa #2! And to Virus' credit, he came out in a Cape and costume, and not a petrol attendants Jacket like the first time I saw him. Was Virus ever any good? I'm just saying that if he was good, he would be seen in America and internationally in his prime, Somewhere. Maybe not WWE, But Wcw or Ecw, and not now when he's old and broken. Anyway as if there was any doubt, Templario retains.

Iruko Kwon reveals he stole Don Gato's Knuckles and ransoms them in exchange for a rematch for the Middleweight championship. 

Opera Cup Semi final Satoshi Kojima vs Volador. Remember the lovely little trophy Kojima was rewarded with? Well I'm sure it came with the caveat, "Job to VolaDunce!" This was AEW levels of Unprofessional. VolaDuh's didn't hit any holds and just ordered Rugido and Magnus to jump Kojima over and Over, until finally Volador did use a hold-his finish.

Backstage: 5 heel Brawl continues.

"THAT'S 5 HEELS, DO I SEE 6?"

 That's when Brock Anderson attacks Kruger with a steel chair. Cesar breaks it up and makes the Bunkhouse Brawl Official for Lucha Dela Muertes. 

Paul London and Paul Walter Hauser Argue During a Fanfest.

Opera Cup semi final Austin Aries vs  Mistico. Everyone forgets because Austin Aries is his own worst enemy. Finally we had the makings of a 3 star match....if only we didn't have Don Gato on a Throne,  facing the hard camera so we couldn't avoid him, sitting doing nothing but slugging down shots of Mexican Medicine. Finish was the Ref got a shot of Tequila in the eyes and with the ref incapacitated, Austin sneaks a knuckleduster, until Mistico disarms him, Leading to two splashes to secure a Mexico vs Mexico final for the Opera Cup. 

And that will be one of the main events scheduled for next month's Lucha Dela Muertes, which will be the last post of the year. We get a Rundown of the show's card. And we learn Killer Kross will face Matt Riddle and their will also be a four way Lucha Match between Los Panthers, Los Atlantis, Los Felinos and Galleon Phantasma.

MLW will no doubt use the Prelims to film Holiday Rush, however by the time I will return in 2026, it will be the 5th of January- A day after The End of Roman Catholic Christmas. So I'm sure you'll be mighty sick of Christmas by the time it comes around. What I'm driving at is No, this year there will be no Review of Holiday Rush this year....or into the new year!

Until next time this is Eamonn Bermingham signing off!

HELL MONTH WEEK 3 WWE CROWN JEWEL: I NEED MY PERTHS

 First introduction was the careful ferrying of The Blood Money Belts from Saudi Arabia. Yes Despite not being in Riyhad, The Princes Trophy Belts That are Bigger than most children and cost as much are being contested in Two-You know What-Measuring Contest Between the Four World champions. At least the Woman can wear what they like in Australia! 

Package narrated by Rhea Ripley that acknowledges the International Crowds are louder than the Americans. Ireland only got a look-in!

Australian Street Fight Bronson Reed Vs Roman Reigns which as expected went long even without the Entrance and Singing. Reed was Booed, even though he's from the Territory of Western Australia. This was an Australian Street fight which meant for hahas, We had a garbage can full off Cricket bats and Rugby balls (They belong there....The Gimmicks not Australian Rugby!) The match was back and forth, but since this was no dq out comes Bron Breakker. The Vision Members set up table for The Tsunami, But here come the Usos, Despite the warning from Roman not to interfere. Superkicks to everyone, but it's not enough, The heels takeover including a beautifully shot Bird's eye view of the Super-Spear! Superman punch, but Jey accidentally kicks Roman and with the help from Bron, Bronson Reed becomes the second man to Pin Roman in 6 years in a one-on-one match! 

After the Match Roman Badmouths the Usos , Even Swearing, Tell them he's tired of them getting in his business "PEOPLE ARE SAYING I CAN'T HANDLE MY OWN SH*T ANYMORE" And that's what I was on about last week, If you are angry in a promo, and you are a grown man you are allowed to swear! And a lot of companies don't get that! Then Jey Abandons Jimmy, I Guess the "Yeet" Experiment is over.

Blood Money Women's Belt, Champion vs Champion (Non Title) Tiffany Stratton vs Stephanie Vaquer...First of All Uncle Dave Meltzer, You made a lot of People mad by calling this the "Toilet Break Match" so I'm gonna put these here

"SCREW MELTY-HEAD!
ALL THE HOMIES HATES MELTY-HEAD!"

Also, Can someone please have a word with Alicia Taylor? Just because you use to work for Cirque De Bullshay, Doesn't mean you have to take centre ring with your stupid hair and Put on Inflections on Non English names. Just Read the card!  Anyway these matches for the Blood Money belts are Nothing Matches with no  real Gains, But to say that this was a toilet break was insulting, and there was good action here, The match had very nice groundwork to start which is not something I expected, The Demon's Kiss that Thing that Vacquer does with her Thighs and the girls head....that's over! Booker got that over, and no doubt Sharmell is making him Sleep on the couch for that! Both Women put on a show despite being a match with no build and no urgency. Vaquer won the Crown Jewel Belt. Bringing it back to Raw.

The vision celebrate but Paul's Worries brings the mood down. 

John Cena vs Aj Styles. Cena is having his Retirement tour and In 2026 Styles will not be renewing his contract by December Next year. So now tonight it's the Renewal of A Fued, The Top man of wwe vs the top man of TNA. And out comes Styles in his old tna era gear, Not a mock up, but the actual boots and shorts he use to wrestle in. Why Does Cena have his Heel Introduction still if he's turned back face, especially when that was the thing that got the most heat? And even AJ Gets one, namedropping TNA of course but Noone expected the Bullet Club to be mentioned, which got a pop! To the match and if I have to make a reference to what this match was like it would be this

For those who don't get the Reference, this is the Snake vs Ocelot Boss Battle from Metal Gear 4. This is the battle where Both combatants Steal moves from their past lives and Their rivals to show them how far they have come. And that's what Styles and Cena was like. Styles borrowed moves from Samoa Joe, Christopher Daniels, Chris Beniot, Kurt Angle but Cena had also did finishers from His rivals, Kane, Edge, Bray Wyatt, the Undertaker. There were other finishers taken but I can't remember them all, there was a also an attempt for a 619, But it didn't happen! Cena wins with the tombstone countering the Phenomenal Forearm And then hitting the AA for the win. After the match, both men who given their best years in the ring, raised each other had in a late Nomination for match of the year, in my opinion.

Kabuki warriors vs Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky, a good match despite all the hokey Soap Opera acting we had to watch on Raw. But good Match. Faces Won because come on, Rhea was in this match in Australia.

Blood Money Belt Champion vs Champion,  Non Title Seth Rollins vs Cody Rhodes...And THIS JUST WOULDN'T END! WWE made the mistake to have Cena vs Styles and Rhea's Homecoming before  before this because after those match, the crowd was spent! And a 40 minute plus match with long entrances and ring announcements, and the crowd was deflated. That's not to say the match was Bad, it wasn't. But after what we just saw, This Match for a Vanity Belt wasn't going to cut it! Seth Elected to have no seconds as he needs to prove he can back up what he's all about. And even then because he's a heel, he still cheated, Using a Rolex apparently gifted by Cody, to Deck Cody long enough for "The Visionary" to hit a Middle rope Stomp. After the match, Seth got on the Mic to do his Catchphrase and Joker laugh, and if you were expecting a Run-in, Sorry. The only thing left was having both Vaquer and Rollins Photographed wear their Vanity Belts!

And with that I can close the Book on wwe for 2025!

Sure there is Survivor Series, but that is so close to Christmas that I want to save my money. I Have two more Posts left in me MLW Symphony of the Night which will be up on the 27th of October, but the Link on twitter will be up the Next Day, due to Bank Holiday. And Lucha Dela Meurtos which will be deferred to the 24th, Due to Personal Obligations.

HELL MONTH WEEK 2: MLW SLAUGHTERHOUSE

 580th post-20 posts out. 

I gave it my all this year, but sadly my 600th post will be sometime next year!

List of Champions-No Changes 

World's Mads Krule Kruger 

Openweight Blue Panther 

Middleweight Templario 

Tag The Skyscrapers (Dijak and Bishop Dyer)

Featherweight Shoko Nakajima.

A week after Fury Road and the Spread for this year's Opera Cup has being decided. And your next winner maybe Mistico, Paul london, Kojima....or a Sweaty Grandpa....or.....Zteve The Pirate...or Angry Turnip Eating Hack...or a guy who was Shoved down our throats in wwe....or a Guy who had a Brainfart during his match last week.

As of right now the Shift of Booking of Lucha Libre has being tilted on its head, as for months after getting A second Symbolic Key from a unlikely source, A Tequila Distiller called El Gato, so to be sweet on this new Rival, The House of Duran want to cooperate with this new rival, and If it means getting legless on free Liquor, then what's the harm?

Speaking of keys, The Keys have unlocked the Door to The Slaughterhouse, a night of Blood and gore and hard-core matches.

So same as always as it has being for 2 years now?

Hybrid Wrestling? 

What's That?

Chamber of Horrors match for the World's championship...A Throwback to The Worst of the Jim Herd Era of WCW. A weapon filled cage match with a Theme park Electric Chair in one corner. Winner to he determined by who ever pulls the lever to 'Electrocute" one of the opponents. Krule put the belt up in this match. Against Matthew Justice, CW and Brock Anderson, Mr Thomas and Chris Adonis, this match was hokey and terrible, has so much time past that we are now Nostalgic for even the Worst Content? Finish was CW being Shocked by Krule, after Sacrificing himself to save Brock 

Graveyard Shift with Shotzi Blackheart. whose guests are The Skyscrapers.  Shotzi and Bishop Dyer (Baron Corbin) really need to let go of what they learned in wwe, Dijak gets it he's an angry heel and most importantly, an Angry Adult man, Adult People Are allowed to Swear, if they are angry! Contra takes offence to the segment, and attacks the tag champs, as Shotzi who was probably drunk to begin with, schill Tequila. Promo on Screen shows a red haired woman at a bar drinking cocktails. It's  The "Tampon Girl" Priscilla Kelly. She wants Shotzi at Lucha de la Muertes next month. 

Announcement that Zandokan aka Zteve The Pirate is injured and Will he replaced by Star Jr.

Opera Cup quarter final 1: Star Jr vs Volador with Rugido and Magnus, Possibly to be tech support if VolaDuh's brain does another Blue Screen of Death. Flippies and Dippies ensue. When MLW leave for the east coast, this show was in Long Island, The appeal of Lucha is not there, and the crowd could not have cared less. Volador is in final 4.

Opera Cup Quarter Final 2: Bishop Dyer vs Satoshi Kojima with Okamura. Dyer put up a fight as Kojima did struggle, but once the four moves of doom hit, it's over. With 2 Lariot-Os, Satoshi Kojima qualifies.

Krule and Dijak continue fighting backstage 

Symphony of Horrors is 25th of October. Matches Confirmed are To be all the Quarter finals to be finalized tonight. So it's 2 weeks away, thankfully No longer a 4th week to This Hell Month.

Paul Walter Hauser comes out for Commentary for Austin Aries vs Paul London. Heel vs Heel, But given how much Damage Austin Did to himself for years. So the match starts with Austin Art Donovan on his Soapbox. Not because he has something to say, but he really is that Short! The match went too long with Spots so When the planned attack on Hauser at ringside happened, it took too long to get there, Austin Aries got in Hauser's face and distracted London who was prey from the Brainbuster.

After the match, PWH comes to console London, but Instead calls him out for politicking backstage. Turns out PWH was to be in War Chamber, But Matthew Justice took his place. Paul had a good line "I'm Sorry you are in MLW, And Not your Glory Days Having Squash Matches On Velocity!" 

These Don Gato Tequila adverts are getting more Stupid as they go on. The Weird looking mark sidekick for Danny McBride has an agrument with a cat and gets a hairball!

With nowhere else to go, Killer Kross Returns to MLW at Lucha de la Muertes in November 

Matt Riddle vs Hammerstone. More Boos This week! Having fake fights with TMZ reporters for clout would do that.

TMZ Posted this on their own account. If they feared for the Safety of Lenard from Big Bang Theory Looking ass #NOMEANSNOBRO Tossed around, they wouldn't have posted it!

Anyway like the match beforehand, the past transgressions done By one of the heels, made the other heel a face by proxy! A ref Bump happens and the match breaks down, with Dijak, Dyer and Kruger invade the ring to go into Business for themselves. Riddle low Blows Hammer as the Ref Stirs back to life. Riddle Wins and in the Promo Crashes out even further, This is just sad and for once, we can't even Blame the We*d for this!

Featherweight Championship Himawari vs Shoko Nakajima. We've seen Himawari before, she's the 5t foot girl who dresses like Bridemaid at hippy Commune Wedding! She Wrestled another Gimmick Joshi Schoolgirl Princess, The champion Shoko "Big Kaiju" Nakajima. So if we are booking based on power scaling The Gimmicks, of course Godzilla would beat a Bridesmaid!

Telenova Bullsh*t. Don Gato's Jewel Encrusted Knuckledusters are missing. And the Deal may be off if the House of Duran don't find them. RUH-ROH RAGGY! We have a mystery to solve!

Opera Cup Quarter final "Sweaty Grandpa " Ultimo Guerrero vs Mistico. Mistico went 10 minutes plus, Competitive with a broken down, Fat, Middle aged, Putz who has to hot-dog and preen every time he does a move, even if that move was the minimum of effort! And Mistico's Stint working with MJF, Showed he can't cut it working with Non-Mexican Wrestlers. They do a Lucha Match which Meant, you couldn't tell who was botching, or if a move they saw on a Cartoon and did it cause it looked awesome was supposed to look like that. So eventually And maybe because Ultimo lost the belt to someone even Older than him, But he got the message that he can't win every match he's booked in, mainly because of Mistico. Bad as he is, Is still over!

After the match Aries attacks Mistico. As we learnt, they will face each other at Symphony of Horrors. For them Later that night. For us, we will have to wait 3 weeks.

Next week, Hell Month Ends with the last WWE PLE I will review for this year, Crown Jewel Perth. before I Focus my Energies towards the Holiday season. So be Here in 7 days time as we let go of wwe in 2025 with a bang!