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MLW FUSION REPORT: RICHARDS VERSUS ACH, A CONTRACT SIGNING, LADDER MATCH FOR THE TAG TITLES, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2022-02-18 01:55:00

Your announcers are Rich Bocchini and Joe Dombrowski.

Joe brings out Calvin Tankman.

Tankman says in two weeks he will face Alex Kane for the Openweight championship.

Alex Kane and Mr. Thomas show up and Kane goes after Tankman and Tankman punches Kane.

We take a look at Richard Holliday’s betrayal of World Champion Alex Hammerstone with help from Alicia Atout.

Match Number One: ACH versus Davey Richards

They shake hands before locking up. Richards with a hammer lock and ACH with a reversal. Richards with a drop toe hold into a wrist lock. ACH with a side head lock take down and Richards with a rollup for a near fall. ACH floats over and takes Richards down with a side head lock and he gets a near fall on a crucifix. Richards with a knee to the midsection. Richards with punches and a knee followed by a gutwrench suplex for a near fall. Richards with a body scissors.

ACH leans back to get a near fall. Richards sets for a trailer hitch but he rolls through and applies a step over toe hold and then he stretches ACH with a surfboard and rolls up ACH for a near fall. Richards with punches in the corner followed by knee. Richards goes for a suplex but ACH with a knee. They exchange forearms. Richards with a kick and ACH with a chop. ACH with an enzuigiri. ACH with a running forearm into the corner. ACH with a head scissors take down and a leg sweep and drop kick.
ACH with a dead lift German suplex for a near fall. ACH goes to the turnbuckles and goes for a double stomp but Richards moves and ACH rolls through. Richards with an ankle lock and ACH escapes and gets a near fall with a rollup. ACH with a cloverleaf and Richards is able to get to the ropes to break the hold. Richards goes to the apron and ACH follows and goes to the ramp. Richards with elbows and ACH blocks an exploder. ACH kicks Richards back into the ring and ACH goes to the stage. ACH leaps into the ring and hits a cutter followed by a frog splash for a near fall.

We go to commercial.

We are back and ACH goes to the turnbuckles. Richards with a punch and he climbs the turnbuckles and connects with head butts. Richards set for a superplex and this it. Richards gets a near fall. Richards with an ankle lock and he pulls ACH into the center of the ring. ACH kicks Richards away and Richards with a running kick and brainbuster for a near fall. Richards with an ankle lock and he kicks ACH in the head to force ACH to tap out.

Winner: Davey Richards

After the match, Rich Bocchini has a few questions for Davey. He asks about the Opera Cup and the match against Alex Hammerstone.

Davey says he has this and goes back into the ring.

Davey says only Texas can produce someone as good and tough and he thanks ACH. They shake hands. Davey says the Opera Cup is something you earn, not steal. Whomever has the Cup better be wearing one because I’m going to tear you in two when I find you. This hunt has only one final destination. Alex Hammerstone. It is more than a match, it is destiny. When I signed on the dotted line to join MLW, you were in the crosshairs. I am not worried about fame or money. I am only concerned with being the best wrestler in the world. They call the next show Super Fight. I can’t think of a better Super Fight than the American Wolf against the World Champion. Get ready Alex, this hunt is on.

Mads Krugger interrupts and he says that Jacob Fatu was a God for two years. They said you were unstoppable and immortal. They say you feared no man. I am not a man. I am a monster. Have you ever seen your own blood. There will be blood pouring from torn flesh. You will know fear as you see your reflection in a pool of you own blood. Then I will drown you in it.

We go to Mister Saint Laurent with Cesar Duran in Cesar’s office. St. Laurent says that his man is the greatest pound for pound fighter and he will not disappoint.

Duran says he will put this man in a mixed Trios match.

Myron Reed enters and he apologizes for interrupting. He asks about a rematch against Tajiri.

Duran says he wants fighter to take their own destiny. Reed will get his match, but it is only fair that he try to win his belt back in a multi man match. You will face Tajiri and . . . a mystery opponent.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Lio Rush is coming back to MLW.

We take a look at what happened between Alex Kane and Calvin Tankman earlier tonight.

We see footage from earlier in the day to show how Budd Heavy and Gnarls Garvin became a tag team.

Match Number Two: Budd Heavy and Gnarls Garvin versus Rei Saito and Jun Saito 

Jun and Garvin start things off. They lock up and Garvin misses a chop. Jun with chops and punches. Garvin with a drop kick and knee to the midsection. Heavy tags in and he punches and kicks Jun. Heavy and Garvin with a double shoulder tackle. Heavy with chops. Rei with a knee to the back and Jun with a forearm ot the back. Rei tags in.

Rei chokes Heavy in the corner. Rei kicks Heavy and hits a back elbow and elbow drop for a near fall. Rei with a slam and he walks over Heavy. Jun tags in and connects with strikes and chops. Jun with an Irish whip and back elbow in the corner for a near fall. Jun with a side head lock. Rei tags in and Heavy with punches and forearms. Rei with chops. Heavy with a jaw breaker. Garvin tags in and hits a few double clotheslines and a double cross body. Garvin with a shoulder to Rei in the corner followed by a clothesline to Jun and a splash to Rei.

Heavy tags in and Heavy and Garvin are sent into each other. The Saitos hit a double choke slam and then Rei goes up top and hits a frog splash for the three count.

Winners: Rei Saito and Jun Saito

After the match, Garvin attacks the Saitos and force them to the ramp.

We go to Alicia Atout and Richard Holliday.

Richard pours some champagne and Alicia welcomes to their dynastic Valentine’s Day. Richard says he has final shed himself of an overweight, juiced up burden. A loser by the name of Hammerstone. He says his favorite part of all of this is that I made you and everyone believe that we were best friends. I even believed it. Friends don’t leave each other behind. Where were you when I lost my Caribbean Championship? I was there to help you against Pagano. I went through Mexico to find you. I made you think you were dynastic. You are not on the same level. I made you believe and made everyone believe that you were the King of the Dynasty. The reality is that if anyone is going to beat you for that championship, it is going to be me. I know your weaknesses and injuries. I know how to beat you.

We go to commercial.

We are back with the contract signing for the MLW World Championship match between Alex Hammerstone and Davey Richards.

Davey and Alex enter the office. Cesar points out that the Dynasty does not exist any more. He wants to make sure that Alex is on top of his game. Alex says that Holliday will get his some day. What will stop him from breaking Cesar’s scrawny nec?

Davey tells Alex that Cesar is getting inside your head. Cesar asks Davey if anyone will help him get the Opera Cup back. Alex stops Davey from doing anything to Cesar. He says he wants Davey at his best.

They sign the contract.

They shake hands and Alex pulls Davey back when he tries to walk away.

Match Number Three: Hijo de LA Park and LA Park Junior versus Slice Boogie and Rivera (with Julius Smokes) in a Ladder Match for the MLW World Tag Team Championship

Boogie and Rivera go after Hijo and Junior as the bell rings and they exchange punches. Hijo is sent to the floor and Boogie with an Irish whip to Junior. Rivera is sent to the apron but Rivera with an enzuigiri while Boogie hits a clothesline in the corner. Boogie sends Rivera into Hijo with a drop kick to knock Hijo off the apron. Boogie with an elbow drop to Junior. Hijo pulls Rivera to the floor and they exchange forearms and Rivera sends Hijo ito the guardrails. Boogie and Junior exchange forearms. Rivera is sent into the guardrails. Junior with a moonsault to Rivera, Boogie and Hijo.

Junior grabs a ladder and puts it between the apron and guardrails. Hijo sends Rivera into the guardrails again. Junior tries to suplex Boogie onto the apron but Boogie stops him. Hijo hits a spear through the ropes to send Boogie onto the ladder. Rivera leaps to the support beam and hits a corkscrew splash onto Junior and Hijo.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Hijo tries to Irish whip Boogie into the ladder propped in the corner but Boogie stops short and power slams Hijo onto the ladder. Boogie kicks Hijo to the ramps. Boogie climbs the ladder and Junior hits Boogie with the belt. Junior climbs the ladder and Rivera with a springboard double sledge to the back. Hijo sends the ladder over the top rope. Hijo with chops and Rivera wants more. Junior with a super kick and a toss German suplex followed by a Canadian Destroyer by Hijo. Junior with a suicide dive onto Rivera and Boogie. Hijo with an Asai Moonsault. Homicide punches Hijo and Hijo punches back. LA Park punches Homicide and Park with a spear through the ropes. Park struts in the ring and he sends Homicide into the turnbuckles. Homicide goes for a tornado DDT but Park pushes him away. Homicide moves and Park spears Hijo. Park kicks Homicide in an uncomfortable place. Boogie hits Park with a chair. Junior hits Boogie with a ladder. Junior climbs the ladder and Rivera climbs the other side. Junior and Rivera exchange forearms on top of the ladder.

Junior knocks Rivera off the ladder. Boogie hits Junior with the ladder. Rivera climbs a ladder outside the ring to hit 456 and then Rivera and Boogie take the belts off the hook.

Winners: Slice Boogie and Rivera (retain championship)

We take a look at the history between Jacob Fatu and Mads Krugger as we go to credits.

 

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