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MLW Fusion will return Wednesday night to Fubo TV, The Roku Channel, DAZN and YouTube with a season finale episode of Fusion, featuring the following:
*MLW Middleweight Champion Lio Rush vs. Myron Reed.
*Richard Holliday in action.
As previously reported, MLW will return to action on 7/10 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. PWInsider.com can confirm the promotion will return to Dallas on 9/11. There are other dates booked between July and November currently with details on them coming shortly.
You can expect a lot moving forward with the Azteca Underground storyline soon. Konnan, who disappeared during the Azteca Underground storyline back in January will return to TV soon. Last week's TV saw Salina de la Renta kidnapped from the building as her bosses with Azteca are unhappy with her. With this Wednesday's episode falling on 5/5 (Cinco del Mayo), the Azteca Underground Twitter sent out what appears to be aA hint for this Wednesday’s TV episode:
This Wednesday is Cinco de Mayo!!! A day of grand festivities and consequences. ????
— Azteca Underground (@AZTECALucha) May 1, 2021
The promotion is in the midst of signing some talents to new deals. They are also in the middle of overhauling their roster in a major way with new faces and according to one source, "a focus on bringing in high profile talent."
The long-term plan is to build to MLW Champion Jacob Fatu vs. MLW National Openweight Champion Alexander Hammerstone for a major stage in front of a live crowd. It's possible this could end up being the first big DAZN special for the company but that's not locked in stone.
There continues to be a lot of happiness with Calvin Tankman. The Tankman challenge of Jacob Fatu for the MLW title was to showcase that he's still on his way to a top position and can hang with the top talents but isn't there yet as he's still on the journey. The finish was originally slated to see Daivari interfere but it ended up playing out differently. Expect him to still get a big push in the days ahead. We are told that Fatu was very impressed with Tankman and that the company is behind him in a major way.
MLW announced a new Championship Committee:
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