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Major League Wrestling
Company typePrivate
IndustryProfessional wrestling
Digital media
Founded2002 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
FounderCourt Bauer
HeadquartersOrlando, Florida,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Court Bauer (CEO)[1]
ProductsTelevision, pay-per-view, merchandise, Radio
Websitemlw.com

MLW LLC, d/b/a Major League Wrestling is an American professional wrestling promotion.[2][3]

History

As a professional wrestling promotion, MLW operated from 2002 to 2004. The promotion produced a 34-event television series named Underground TV, which ran between April 7, 2003 and February 14, 2004. These shows were hosted by Joey Styles and consisted of pre-taped matches from prior events. MLW styled itself as being an alternative to sports entertainment. Founder Court Bauer described MLW's product as "the most violent, hard-hitting action mixed with cutting edge storylines".[4]

In 2017, MLW announced it would once again be promoting wrestling events, the first one was named "MLW One-Shot" with tickets going on sale July 21, 2017.[5] In the same year, MLW announced it would run more shows in Orlando in 2018.[6] Given the success of their independent outings, MLW was able to secure a television deal on beIN Sports United States for their program MLW: Fusion, which debuted on April 20, 2018 and runs Fridays at 8 PM Eastern Standard Time/5 PM Pacific Standard Time (with a replay at 11 PM EST/8 PM PST.)[7]

In July 2018, MLW continued its expansion by presenting their first two-hour special on beIN Sports, Battle Riot from the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York City. Court Bauer noted that the Battle Riot event concept had originally been intended to be used by the promotion during its original operation in 2004 and was excited to revive the concept for this special. Additionally, Major League Wrestling began introducing contracts as part of their growth strategy, with former MLW World Heavyweight Champion Shane Strickland the first talent confirmed to have signed a long term deal with the promotion.[8]

MLW Radio Network

MLW returned with a changed business model in 2011, focusing exclusively on producing broadcast and digital content within the professional wrestling category."[9] MLW Radio Network has grown to become the leading provider of professional wrestling podcasts in the world with 5-6 podcasts in the top iTunes 100 in the sports category on the average day.[2] Many prominent professional wrestling figures currently appear on the MLW Radio Network, including former WWE and WCW wrestlers Kevin Sullivan, Jim Duggan and MVP, former WWE executive Bruce Prichard, former WCW commentator Tony Schiavone and former WCW President Eric Bischoff.

Former personnel

See also: List of former Major League Wrestling personnel

Current roster

Active wrestlers and on-screen talent appear on Fusion and at live events. Personnel are organized below by their role in Major League Wrestling. Their ring name is on the left, and their real name is on the right. Major League Wrestling refers to its performers as "Fighters" as opposed to the traditional nomenclature "wrestlers" to separate itself from other promotions, along with referring to the traditional position of "Manager" as "Promoter."

While Major League Wrestling has no formal partnerships with other promotions, its contract structure allows many of Major League Wrestling's fighters appear in other companies such as Impact Wrestling, Lucha Underground, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre.

Male wrestlers

Ring name Real name Notes
ACH Albert C. Hardie, Jr [10]
Barrington Hughes Manny Williams [11]
Brody King Nathan Blauvelt [12]
Brian Pillman Jr. Brian Pillman, Jr [13]
Davey Boy Smith Jr. Harry Smith [14]
Fred Yehi Fred Yehi [15]
Fulton Jacob Southwick [16]
Homicide Nelson Erazo [17]
Jake Hager Donald Hager [18]
Jason Cade Jay Summers [19]
Jimmy Havoc James Mcarhen [20]
Jimmy Yuta James Yuta [21]
Joey Janela Joey Janela [16]
Joey Ryan Joseph Meehan [22]
John Hennigan John Hennigan [23]
Kotto Brazil Unknown [24]
LA Park Adolfo Tapia [25]
Leo Brian Leo Brian [26]
Leon Scott Leon Scott [27]
Low Ki Brandon Silvestry MLW World Heavyweight Champion[28]
Maxwell J. Friedman Max Friedman MLW Middleweight Champion[29]
Michael Patrick Michael Patrick [26]
Mike Parrow Mike Parrow [30]
Myron Reed Myron Reed [31]
PCO Carl Ouellet [32]
Pentagon Jr. Unknown MLW Tag Team Champion[33]
Rey Fenix Unknown MLW Tag Team Champion[34]
Rhett Giddins Rhett Giddins [35]
Rich Swann Richard Swann [36]
Ricky Martinez Ricky Martinez [37]
Sami Callihan Samuel Johnston [38]
Shane Strickland Shane Strickland [39]
Simon Gotch Seth Lesser [40]
Teddy Hart Edward Annis [41]
Tom Lawlor Thomas Lawlor [42]
Vandal Ortagun Jonathan Ortagun [43]

Female wrestlers

Ring name Real name Notes
Su Yung Vannarah Riggs [44]
Zeda Zhang Unknown [44]

Promoters and valets

Ring name Real name Notes
Aria Blake Nikki Sawyer Valet of Maxwell J. Friedman[45]
Colonel Rob Parker Robert Welch Promoter of the Stud Stable (Jake Hager and The Dirty Blondes)[46]
Kevin Sullivan Kevin Sullivan Former mentor of Brian Pillman Jr.[47]
Konnan Charles Ashenoff Promoter of Pentagon Jr and Fenix
Salina De La Renta Mila Naniki Promoter of Low Ki and LA Park[48]
Seth Petruzelli Seth Petruzelli Promoter of Team Filthy (Tom Lawler, Simon Gotch and Fred Yehi)[49]

Broadcast team

Ring name Real name Notes
Tony Schiavone Tony Schiavone Play-by-Play announcer
Rich Bocchini Rich Bocchini Color commentator
Matt Striker Matthew Kaye Color commentator
Stephen DeAngelis Stephen DeAngelis Ring announcer
Tim Barr Tim Barr Ring announcer

Championships

Reign The reign number for the specific champion listed
Location The city in which the title was won
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
† Indicates the title change is not recognized
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily
<1 Indicates reign was less than a day

MLW World Heavyweight Championship

No. Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Shane Douglas 1 June 15, 2002 90 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Defeated Vampiro and Taiyō Kea in a 3-way match [50]
— Vacated — September 13, 2002 — Douglas attempts to throw the title down; referee John Finnegan says if he doesn't defend the title he will be banned from wrestling in PA [50]
2 Satoshi Kojima 1 September 26, 2002 267 New York City, New York Kojima pinned Jerry Lynn to win the vacant MLW World title [50]
3 Mike Awesome 1 June 20, 2003 <1 Fort Lauderdale, Florida [50]
4 Steve Corino 1 June 20, 2003 235 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Corino challenged Awesome to an impromptu match following Awesome's victory over Kojima. Corino claimed that Awesome had promised him title shot before his win whenever Corino wanted [50]
— Vacated — February 10, 2004 — — — Steve Corino was no longer listed as the MLW World Heavyweight Champion after the company stopped hosting events
5 Shane Strickland 1 April 12, 2018 91 Orlando, Florida The World Championship Finals Strickland defeated Matt Riddle to win an 8 man tournament and the vacant MLW World title [50]
6 Low Ki 1 July 12, 2018 2,134+ Orlando, Florida MLW Fusion Match aired on July 20, 2018.

MLW World Tag Team Championship

No. Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond 1 May 9, 2003 277 Orlando, Florida MLW Revolutions C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond defeated Steve Williams and P.J. Friedman to become the first champions
— Vacated — — — —
2 Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix 1 June 7, 2018 2169+ Orlando, Florida MLW Fusion Defeated Jason Cade & Jimmy Yuta and The Dirty Blondes to become the new champions. Match aired on June 15, 2018.

MLW World Middleweight Championship

No. Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Maxwell Jacob Friedman 1 July 19, 2018 2,127+ Queens, New York MLW Battle Riot Friedman defeated Joey Ryan to win the title. Match aired on July 27, 2018

Retired championships

This section of championships are a list of titles which have been retired by Major League Wreatling.

No. Championship Date of entry First champion(s) Date retired Final champion(s) Years active Notes
1 MLW World Junior Heavyweight Championship September 19, 2003 Sonjay Dutt February 13, 2004 Sonjay Dutt 1 Dutt defeated Christopher Daniels to win the title in a tournament final. The title was no longer listed as active after the company stopped hosting events.

Notes

  1. ^ "Court Bauer (@courtbauer) - Twitter". twitter.com.
  2. ^ a b "ABOUT MLW". 17 April 2017.
  3. ^ https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/fighting/article216946070.html http://archive.is/1QeRq
  4. ^ "MLW Underground announces new deal". SLAM! Sports. April 23, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  5. ^ "EVENTS". 17 April 2017.
  6. ^ Reddick, Jay. "Major League Wrestling announces more Orlando shows in 2018".
  7. ^ "How to watch MLW Fusion on beIN SPORTS starting this Friday". 18 April 2018.
  8. ^ "MLW Signs Shane Strickland to Long-Term Contract, Moving to Sign Other Talents - 411MANIA". 411mania.com.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2015-02-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "ACH". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Barrington Hughes' MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Brody King's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Brian Pillman Jr's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Davey Boy Smith Jr's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Fred Yehi's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Fighters". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  17. ^ "FUSION PREVIEW: LUCHA BROS VS DRAGO & HORUS, UPDATE ON KEVIN SULLIVAN AND PCO DEBUTS". MLW.com. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  18. ^ "Jake Hager's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Jason Cade's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Jimmy Havoc's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  21. ^ "Jimmy Yuta's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  22. ^ "Joey Ryan's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  23. ^ "John Hennigan's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  24. ^ "Kotto Brazil's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  25. ^ "La Parka's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  26. ^ a b "Dirty Blondes' MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  27. ^ "Leon Scott's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  28. ^ "Low Ki's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  29. ^ "MJF's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  30. ^ "Mike Parrow's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  31. ^ "Myron Reed's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  32. ^ "PCO's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  33. ^ "Pentagon Jr's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  34. ^ "Fenix's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  35. ^ "Rhett Giddins' MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  36. ^ "Rich Swann's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  37. ^ "Ricky Martinez's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  38. ^ "Sami Callihan's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  39. ^ "Shane Strickland's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  40. ^ "Simon Gotch's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  41. ^ "Teddy Hart's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  42. ^ "Filthy Tom Lawlor's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  43. ^ "Vandal Ortagun's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  44. ^ a b "Kodokushi Death Squad's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  45. ^ "Aria Blake's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  46. ^ "Colonel Parker's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  47. ^ "Fusion Recap- August 31 2018". mlw.com. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  48. ^ "Salina De La Renta's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  49. ^ "Seth Petruzelli's MLW Profile". mlw.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  50. ^ a b c d e f Martin, Fin (August 2003). "Major League Wrestling". Power Slam Magazine. Lancaster, Lancashire, England: SW Publishing LTD. pp. 22–23. 109.

References

External links

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