MLW FUSION EPISODE 217: OPERA CUP SEMI FINALISTS CONFIRMED TONIGHT

 List of Champions-No Changes and some were at time of Filming

World's: Killer Kross 

Openweight: Austin Aries 

Middleweight: Templario

 Southern Crown: "Trevor Lee"(at time of Filming)/ "Joe Coffey" Circa September

Tag: The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson)

Women's: "Shotzi Blackhart"

Filmed In Phillie sometime between last month and this month as part of the Slaughterhouse Tapings.

Killer Kross Addresses the Crowd after his pinfall loss last week. He warns Bishop he can either be the Devil he knows or the Devil He Doesn't. But he won't Bury Talent, Not like some places he knows!

This brings out The Skyscrapers with Bishop Chomping at the bit. Dijak says because Kross got pinned in a tag match. THEY Bet Kross, which in a Roundabout Verbal Gymnastics Ways, Dijak Claims HE ALSO BET KROSS, So where is his Title Shot? Josh is not a Happy Bunny having to hear all this! Kross stirs the pot even more by telling Josh that he is advocating for his Shot at the Title, but if Bishop Doesn't want to be called a Kid, He has learn to speak up for himself.  Dijak refuses to give his partner the Mic, So Kross Ignores Dijak And Decides to give Bishop his Rematch. 

Zamaya vs Tiara James, who cut a Heel Promo as This new "Top Tier" Persona. She stole a Zamaya Sign, Ripped on the Crowd, then ripped the sign. Out comes Zamaya for her Jobber Feeding time, and despite bigging herself up, Tiara was barely a snack.

CJ Gallows no Shows his debut. This must be a Storyline.

Contra's Russian War Machine is what they are calling Masha Slamovich now. Josef Samael says the Russian Soldiers are trained not for individualism but in complete focus selfishness. Considering What we now know....

Lightning Match Okamura vs Love-Doug, who in the last 2 years since we saw him, found some dumbbells and a Tanning Bed, he still has the Lovestruck Gimmick. Okamura gets the win, but they no longer time these lightning matches. 

Backstage the Phantom of The Opera...Cup Austin Aries Refuses to Face Matt Riddle.

Opera Cup Qualifier Bracket 1-Riddle vs Mark Coffey. Joe Joins commentary, proud of his actions against Teddy Long. Mark dominates Riddle til the break spot, A Big Toss from the downs Riddle. German Suplex and Bro-ton clears Coffey to the outside, Tope On Mark and Wolfgang, Mark kicks out of a fisherman Buster, Roll up Counters the Bro-Stone, Leg Lariat by Coffey, Sunset Flip, Final Flash, and Backfist. Wolfgang Throws Mark back in after a double knockdown. R-K-BRO, and then the Brostone. And Matt Riddle fills the Final Qualifier Spot.

MLW INSIDER: Josh Bishop will get his return title match at Superfight and it will be last man standing 

Backstage: Samael Confronts Zamaya, warning her on behalf of Masha.

A recording was sent to ringside, Showing that early today, GBOT took out young Gallows. 

Featherweight championship match Shotzi vs RINA. First things first, when did MLW Drop the Term "Featherweight " off it's Women's Belt? It's just Women's Championship now! And it just doesn't gel with the Uniformity of the other belts' Naming Convention of Legitimacy. I wanted to give RINA a second Chance since she was on her own, But then Rob Drombroski said something I just found egregious that just Confirmed STARDOM is a joke, when he said "19 year old RINA is an Eight Year Pro!" And incase you couldn't Connect the Dots, he followed it up with "She had her first Professional Match at Eleven!" So I threw up my hands at this match. Plus Wiki exists so I knew no title change was happening (YET!) Shotzi Blackhart retains even when RINA nutshotted the Ref and brought out a Whip. 

After the match a Video Package of a Pink Cowboy hat played out and it revealed...Some Guy! Who gargled his name so badly I couldn't make it out! He did say, He's was going to take a Shower then come to MLW from New Japan to Superfight. 

I Don't know who he is, But I'm Sure Uncle Dave, Tony Khan and all the Sickos does!

Next week Saya vs Frost and the First Semi Final in the Opera Cup, Austin Aries Vs Southern Crown champion Trevor Lee. Due to next week being Halloween week, the Government has issued Next Monday as a bank Holiday, so the results will be up on Tuesday the 27th. 

DOUBLE FEATURE: WWE MONEY IN THE BANK AND MLW FUSION EPISODE 216

 Part 1-Money in the Bank 2026: "Hey, Roman-uh! You Can Have An Early Knight-uh!"

WWE Championship match Roman Reigns (C) vs L.A. Knight.

If This is L.A Knight's Only Chance at the Title,  then he just Showed the World he Could be a World Title Contender anywhere in the world, I know everyone will throw around the Word, "Burial", But if Knight is made to look like a Complete Idiot in a few hours, then it was a Burial. This was not a Burial...this was a Competitive Back and Forth where Roman was ALWAYS Going to Win. The Crowd was Turned from Being 50/50 to being behind LA Knight. Great Opener. Once again I have ask-What More Does L.A Knight have to Do to Be A World's Champion?

After the Match, The 946 were in the Crowd and were ambushed the Bloodline. They had a brawl so the Ring crew could Set up Ladders for the first Money In The Bank match 

Women's Money in the Bank Ladder match: Completely called this one. The only way this makes Sense if Creative's plans on Turning TIFFY! On Chelsea. This wasn't a Match, this is Garbage Disguised as Equality, because the girls can Give themselves brain damage too!

Bronson Reed vs Oba Femi. Bronson looks great after dropping 50 pounds. Slow paced Hard Hitting match to start but the weight loss in Reed is night and day as some Rush moves are now Faster and more Explosive. Halfway through Oba scouts the Tsumami. This draws out the Vision and Immediately the Ref throws out L***n P**l. Even the Refs want him away to Steal Toys Out Children's hands than Cheapen WWE even more! The rest of the Vision snuck brass knuckles but it wasn't enough, even though Oba took the Jagged Edge he won with the Fall from Grace.

Next was the Women's Triple Threat, Which, given there was a Six Woman Multi person match for a title shot, this match should have being one-on-one, But then, all the Women wouldn't get their Sh*t in for PLE Money! MLW has Ruined Triple Threats for me. They all follow the What I have dubbed "The Triple Threat Dance" Slide in, Do A Move, Take A Move, Slide Out! Complete Throwaway. The Chicken Waitress becomes champion for the fourth time.

Men's Money in The Bank Ladder match CM PUNK vs Kevin Owens vs J'Von Evans vs Trick Williams vs Penta was this show's Main Event.  The J'von hospitalisation/Ambulance Theft and  rehospitalisation through the same Ambulance roof was the Stupidest Thing I've seen wwe do all year. Really want to Cap off the year with something stupid, Didn't You? This made Penta Money in the Bank. Was the match Penta had with Roman that good? If so, shame I didn't see it on YouTube. Because they didn't recommend it to me the first time when was live!

And With that, My Reviews of Wwe ppvs is over. My Next WWE ppv will be the Royal Rumble in 2027. My focus will be soley on Fusion, The Christmas Special and possibly any other works til the year's end. 

Part 2-MLW FUSION EPISODE 216: SHEEEESSSSH!!!

List of Champions-No Changes and Two "at time of Filming"

World's: Killer Kross 

Openweight: Austin Aries

Middleweight: Templario

Southern Crown: "Trevor Lee" at Time of Filming/ "Joe Coffey" Circa September 

Tag: The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson)

Featherweight: "Shotzi Blackhart" 

Filmed in July as part of the MLWXSTARDOM Event in Queens New York.

Cold Open of last week's main event. At the Stairwell, Matt Riddle says once again "You Owe me" and Kross Retorts "Seriously, You've being here for hours, and that's the first thing you say?" 

Opera Cup Qualifier Bracket 2-Ikuro Kwan vs Andrew Everett. I reminded myself that years ago i said 10 or so years ago, I said Andrew Everett could be World's Champion in 5 years from whenever year I said it. Is Everett still smooth in the ring? Yes. But being under the Matt Hardy Learning During the "Broken" Gimmick has made him do Stupid Gimmicks like thinking he's Andre. Everett is still a treat to watch, especially when he breaks out Aerial moves that are so Crisp, but Ikuro Kwan Red Mists Andrew's face who eats a Shining Wizard. Kwon moves on into the Tournament. 

Opera Cup Qualifier Brackets 3-Big Damo vs Wolfgang. A Rivalry everywhere they worked. Two Big Bulls going at it. A Great Brawl with good back and forth. An Attempt was make to lift Damo, But "The Regulator's" back  gives out. A Superplex using leverage and gravity as Tag partners worked better. And Damo rose up like Jason, like it was nothing! Wolfgang went for a Top rope Senton out of desperation and Damo Hits a Reverse DDT. Samael's quest to melt the cup into a Sabre just got more realised, as 2 of his men are Semi Finalists in this year's Tourney.

Looking at the New York Skyline, LaBron Kozone is Joined by Rich Bochinni to interview LaBron.  He says Teddy is Fine and out of Hospital but at the same time he Promised Revenge Against The Glasgow Boys 

Jumbo vs A Jobber...the Bell Rang, and the Bell Rang. They showed ring crew fixing the ring as it supposedly moved from Jumbo's impact!

Tessa Blanchard is coming to MLW-For Realsies this Time!

Main Event Tag match Killer Kross & Matt Riddle vs The Skyscrapers... New York Street Fight, Tornado tag Match, No DQ Lazy Booking! The Only thing of merit is that Josh Bishop pinned Kross for the first time since winning the World's title

Next week, RINA vs Shotzi and CJ Gallows will Debut. 

MLW FUSION EPISODE 215: TESSA WHO?

List of Champions-No Changes and one at time of Filming 

World's: Killer Kross 

Openweight: Austin Aries 

Middleweight: Templario 

Southern Crown: Mark Coffey (Officially) 

Tag: The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson)

Featherweight: "Shotzi Blackhart"

Filmed in Queens as part of the MLWXSTARDOM Event, this is Fusion Episode 215

Recap of Fightland from last week, leading to a in ring promo by the Reigning World's champion, Killer Kross. This brings put the Skyscrapers with Dijak claiming he is the Captain and Josh Bishop is a Kid. This brings out Matt Riddle who still is claiming Kross "Owes him". This leads to a pull apart brawl. So Kross says he will speak to someone in charge (who....is actually in charge? We haven't seen Cesar or Salina in months, and MSL For Two Years!) To book a New York Street Fight... Next week.

Templario vs Sobernaro. Are MLW punishing Templario for winning the belt on a CMLL show? Because he hasn't being announced as the Middleweight champion! Anyway Lucha Match, Flippies and Dippies, no attempt in telling us who Sobernaro is. Ten minute Competitive so the people who are still coming in finding their Seats, don't miss anything. 

MLW INSIDER WITH RICH BOCHINNI: The Announcement that MLW returns to PPV Next month on the Streaming App Veeps. Sadly I won't be watching, because it'll be a fourth Standing Order put on my head. And it's not like mlw won't post photos like when they did in the past. And if the TV Specials are still a thing, good.

Joe Coffey vs Beastman in a Lightning Match. Joe played the the Chicken when faced with the Snarling mountain of a man. At least this told a Story even it was built at first as a Comedy Match. Even when Beastman neutralized Mark Coffey and Wolfgang, The Massive Beast missed the Top rope Splash. Making the Beast prey for the All Best For The Bells, The Coffey's Signature Spinning Clothesline. After the match, Rich Bochinni tried to get an interview, but the 3 rough him up.  With Joe once again calling out the Good Brothers for their tag championships.

Rich, Still out of breath and crumpled by the beating he took, interviews Austin Aries, who has taped half his face. He is now The Phantom of the Opera...Cup! In two weeks he faces Matt Riddle. He doesn't fear Riddles MMA abilities because he has to hit him First!

Lady Frost and Shotzi Blackhart vs H.A.T.E, who are Saya Kamatari and RINA. Rina's Nickname is "The Pink Devil " and Saya's Nom de Guerre is "The Phoenix Queen" and looking more at their uncovered Ring Gear, they look more like Str*ppers Than WWE'S Fatal Str*ppers!

Still Tom Lawler and Rob Big up these 2 90 pound former popstars that only the likes of Uncle Dave Melty-Head would have heard of. But the Story beyond is The Champion and Lady frost Not getting Along. And this would have been something...If we didn't know who's the Featherweight champion in Real Time.

Back from the Break, Rina is Legal with a Drop kick to Shotzi's back. Shotzi and Frost have been blind tagging each other all night, and the heels take advantage as the Match breaks down. Frost tags out from a knocked out Shotzi to get in Rina gets a pin after a Pink Devil Knee Drop. But Shotzi threw in Saya into the pin. The two Rivals argue as Kamatari's Spinning Kick knocks them out and Takes out her and Shotzi out of the ring. Saya a Gory Bomb for the win.

Next week the Opera Cup Returns with 2 more Qualifiers. Bracket 3-Big Damo vs Wolfgang and Bracket 2-Ikuro Kwan vs Andrew Everett and the New York Street Fight. This will be part of Next week's Double Feature including the Money in The Bank.