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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s coverage of Major League Wrestling’s Fightland from Atlanta, Georgia.
Your announcers are Joe Dombrowski and Christian Cole.
Match Number One: Opera Cup Semifinal: TJP versus KENTA
KENTA attacks TJP before the bell and KENTA with punches and kicks. TJP with a head scissors take down. KENTA goes to the floor and TJP wtih a slingshot baseball slide to KENTA and he sends him into the guardrails. TJP hits KENTA with a beverage and then he sends KENTA back into the ring. TJP with a hip toss and cartwheel followed by a Sharpshooter. KENTA gets to the ropes to force a break. TJP with a face wash and KENTA goes to the floor to stop TJP's momentum. TJP goes to the floor and he sends KENTA into the guardrails. TJP sends KENTA back into the ring and TJP follows but KENTA rolls to the floor again. KENTA runs TJP into the apron a few times and then into the ring post.
KENTA kicks TJP and sends him into the guardrails. KENTA sends TJP back into the ring. KENTA kicks TJP in the corner. KENTA chokes TJP in the corner and then he chokes him again. KENTA chokes TJP a third time. KENTA has some words with the referee. KENTA with a snap mare and a kick to the back. KENTA gets a number of near falls. TJP wtih punches and KENTA with a knee. TJP with a hammer lock using the leg and he hyper-extends the other arm. TJP with a reverse atomic drop and a series of suplexes and an Octopus. KENTA gets to the ropes to force a break. TJP with a face wash and a running boot to the head. TJP goes up top for a frog splash but KENTA gets his knees up to stop him.
KENTA with a Yakuza kick and a hesitation drop kick into the corner. KENTA goes up top and he hits a double stomp for a near fall. KENTA gets TJP up on his shoulders but TJP escapes. TJP with punches but KENTA punches back. TJP with a jumping back heel kick. KENTA with a forearm. TJP with a reverse DDT and both men are down. KENTA charges into the corner and TJP floats over and hits a tornado DDT. TJP goes up top and misses a frog splash but he lands on his feet and rolls through. KENTA pushes TJP toward the referee and KENTA with a rollup for a near fall. TJP gets a near fall. TJP gets KENTA on his shoulders. KENTA with a low kick to TJP and a second one. KENTA with Go 2 Sleep for the three count.
Winner: KENTA (Advances to Finals)
Mads Krugger says the mission is nearly complete. One title remains. Tonight, CONTRA's new blood will rain fire on MLW.
Match Number Two: Opera Cup Semifinal: Mistico versus Bad Dude Tito Escondido
Tito charges into the corner and Mistico avoids him. Mistico avoids Tito and Mistico with kicks and forearms. Tito with a punch and Mistico with forearms. Mistico kicks Tito when Tito blocks an Irish whip. Misitico with a back heel kick. Mistico swings in the ropes and Tito goes to the floor. Mistico with a suicide dive. Tito with a punch to Mistico and Tito with a chop. Tito with another chop. Mistico blocks an Irish whip and Tito with an Irish whip and uppercut into the corner. Tito with forearms and a short arm clothesline for a near fall. Tito with a forearm across the chest. Tito with a front face lock and an exploder. Tito gets a near fall with a Jericho cover.
Tito with a suplex for a near fall. Tito kicks Mistico in the head. Tito with punches to Mistico. Tito has some words for people at ringside instead of wearing down Mistico. Tito with an exploder for a near fall. Tito with a camel clutch. Tito with a punch and Mistico goes down. Tito does some gyrating. Tito chokes Mistico in the ropes. Mistico with a head scissors take down but Tito sends Mistico to the apron. Mistico with kicks from the apron and a head scissors off the turnbuckles. Mistico with a springboard cross body for a near fall. Mistco with La Mistica but Tito rolls through and hits a power bomb for a near fall. Mistico escapes a suplex and Tito with a back elbow. Mistico with a Crucifix Bomb for the three count.
Winner: Mistico (Advances to Final)
We go to footage from New York of Brett Ryan Gosselin, Bobby Fish, CW Anderson, and Brock Anderson. Brett talks about Paul London. Brett talks about BOMAYE saying they run Atlanta but what about the Andersons. CW says they are warriors. You cannot have the view without the climb. Brock says anyone in the locker room who thinks that Atlanta is their city, the Andersons have been running that town for half a century.
Brett says he knows Kane held the title but that was because Brett wasn't in MLW at the time. He says he is going to run through Alex Kane.
Match Number Three: Donovan Dijak versus Timothy Thatcher
They lock up and Thatcher with a side head lock. Dijak backs Thatcher into the corner and Thatcher kicks Dijak away and follows with European uppercuts. Thatcher with a side head lock. Thatcher with a shoulder tackle but Dijak stays on his feet. Thatcher with European uppercuts to Dijak. Thatcher with an uppercut to the arm and a modified abdominal stretch. Thatcher with a forearm to the back and Dijak with a side head lock and punches. Dijak with a forearm. Dijak gets a near fall. Dijak with kicks to Thatcher and an elbow to the back. Dijak gets a near fall and applies a rear chin lock. Thatcher with elbows but Dijak with a back breaker and he goes for a twisting splash off the ropes but Thatcher gets his knees up. Thatcher with European uppercuts.
Thatcher with more European uppercuts and a running European uppercut into the corner. Thatcher goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Dijak with punches and a release suplex. Dijak gets a near fall. Dijak goes for a suplex but Thatcher blocks it and hits a suplex of his own for a near fall. Thatcher with a front face lock and Dijak gets to the ropes. Dijak with a back drop to send Thatcher over the top rope to the floor. Dijak with a forearm and a second one that stagger Thatcher and he falls off the apron and lands on the floor. Dijak with an elbow drop off the apron. Dijak misses a clothesline and Thatcher with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Thatcher with a Fujiwara arm bar.
Dijak gets to his feet and Thatcher with a sleeper and he gets on Dijak's back. Dijak backs Thatcher into the turnbuckles. Thatcher returns to the sleeper and Dijak runs Thatcher into the turnbuckles again. Dijak with a thrust kick and he sets for a choke slam but Thatcher escapes and he chops Dijak. Dijak with a cyclone kick Dijak calls for Feast Your Eyes and he hits it for the three count.
Winner: Donovan Dijak
Joe Dombrowski goes to interview Donovan Dijak after his win.
MSL takes the mic and says that Dijak is a world class athlete and he will fight anyone. He says Thatcher has balls, but not like Dijak. MSL says he has a stack of contracts for anyone who has the guts to face this man. He says Dijak will rip you apart.
Dijak says there is an open contract. Any time . . anywhere. Lawlor, Suzuki, Riddle, Kojima. You think you are shoot fighters? You are s*** fighters. Sign on the line and your ass is mine. Unless you are scared and a bit chicken. If that is the case, then he will have to bring an uninvited spike to you. It is time to Do or Dijak.
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