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MLW FUSION REPORT: TAG TITLE MATCH, HAMMERSTONE PROFILE, AND MORE

Your announcers are Rich Bocchini and Joe Dombrowski.

Match Number One: Arez, Gino Medina, and Mini Abismo Negro (with Dr. Dax) versus MicroMan, Octagon Jr., and Puma King

Puma and Arez start things off. They lock up and Arez with a wrist lock but Puma with a leg sweep and a waist lock. Arez with a wrist lock. Puma with a reversal. Arez escapes and goes for a sunset flip but Puma gets a near fall. Arez with a wrist lock and Puma with a wrist lock take down. Puma with a rollup and Arez escapes. Arez goes for a leg sweep and Puma blocks it and goes for a La Magistral but Arez rolls through. Arez with a rollup for a near fall. Puma with arm drags and he blocks an arm drag from Arez.

Arez with a leg sweep and cover. Puma with a leg sweep and cover and they both go to a stand off. Puma offers his hand and Arez goes to slap it but Puma moves his hand. Arez pushes Puma into the corner and Octagon tags in and goes up top and hits a cross body. Medina with a full nelson on Ocatagon and Octagon move and Arez punches Medina. Octagon with a wrist lock and chop. Octagon with a head scissors take down. Puma sends Octagon to Medina and Ocagon with a satellite head scissors. Octagon pulls Abismo to the mat and MicroMan with a head scissors take down. Puma and Octagon with planchas. MicroMan with a drop kick to Abismo’s knee. Puma and Octagon go up to and Medina and Arez stop them. Arez kicks and stomps MicroMan.

Abismo and Medina kick MicroMan and Abismo sends MicroMan into the turnbuckles. Abismo gets MicroMan up and he drops MicroMan onto Arez’ knee. Abismo kicks MicroMan in the back and Medina and Abismo with elbow drops. Medina with a flying boot to MicroMan. Puma tags in and Arez and Abismo kick Puma in the corner. Abismo rakes the eyes and they Irish whip Puma. Abismo with a splash, Medina with a thrust kick and Abismo drop kicks Puma into the corner.

Octagon tags in and Arez kicks him and then Abismo with a kick and forearm. Medina with snake eyes to Octagon and a running knee into the corner. Medina with a drop kick and then Abismo with a frog splash and Arez with a double stomp but MicroMan breaks up the cover. Medina kicks MicroMan in the corner. Medina with forearms and chops to Puma. Dax with elbows to MicroMan. Arez chops Puma in the corner and Agismo kicks Puma in the leg. Medina drop kicks Puma in the knees and Arez drop kicks Puma in the head. Puma with a head scissors to Medina. Abismo with n enzuigiri to Puma. Octagon with a twisting crossbody and a cutter to Arez. Octagon flips over Abismo and Arez spears Abismo when Octagon moves. MicroMan with an X Factor to Arez.

Octagon kicks Meina and Octagon with a forearm and Puma stops short and MicroMan with a diving head butt to the medinas. Puma sends Abismo under the bottom rope to the floor. Microman with a splash off the apron onto Abismo.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Puma with an Irish whip to Arez. Puma with a drop kick. Puma blocks a kick from Arez but Arez sends Puma into the turnbuckles. Arez with a victory roll and Arez gives Octagon a tilt-a-whirl back breaker onto Puma’s knees and then Puma’s back. Arez with a springboard moonsault for a near fall. Arez slaps MicroMan. Arez sends MicroMan into the bottom turnbuckle. Arez misses a cannonball and MicroMan with a Vader Bomb for a near fall.

Medina drops to his knees and pushes MicroMan down. Medina with a drop kick. Puma chops Medina and Medina with a chop. Medina with an enzuigiri and a slingshot gourdbuster but Octagon breaks up the cover. Octagon with a forearm and Octagon misses a boot. Octagon with a springboard Meteora to Medina. Medina with a forearm from the apron and Octagon with an enzuigiri to Medina on the turnbuckles. Octagon with a super fallaway slam for a near fall. Abismo with an Irsih whip to Octagon and Octagon sends Abismo to the turnbuckles. Abismo with a springboard head scissors. Abismo with a back heel kick and a butterfly suplex for a near fall.

Puma flips over Abismo and Octagon with a springboard Codebreaker. Puma with a lungblower. Octagon with a slingshot twisting splash. Puma with a knee to Abismo and Octagon goes up top and hits a 450 splash for a near fall. Arez and Medina are sent to the floor. Puma with a springboard somersault senton onto everyone. Octagon goes up top and hits an Asai Moonsault onto everyone. MicroMan with a satellite head scissors into a victory roll for the three count.

Winners: Octagon Jr., MicroMan, and Puma King

After the match, Arez and Medina take care of Octagon Jr. and Puma King. They circle MicroMan and Dr. Dax kicks MicroMan. MicroMan sends Dax to the floor and then hits a drop toe hold on Abismo followed by a Tiger Feint Kick. MicroMan with a springboard arm drag to Arez. MicroMan with a drop kick to Medina.

We go to Alex Kane.

We see him training with Mr. Thomas. Alex mentions he was the second pick in the MLW Draft. He mentions he won the Openweight title in a Ladder Match. He says he choked out a Mexican superstar in Aerostar. They talk about taking care of Calvin Tankman and ACH. The champ is still here. When the smoke settles, all you hear is Boma-Ye.

We see footage of Richard Holliday’s hour long striptease thanks to Alex Hammerstone.

We see the Von Erichs and Mortons after a night of partying. Marshall says they have some work to do to get their titles back.

Emilio Sparks is standing outside EJ Nduka’s locker room opening the door to listen to his private phone conversation.
EJ sees the snooping Sparks and yells at him. He tells Emilio that he will find out when the world finds out. EJ says the Judge is no dummy.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at 5150’s attack on the Von Erichs and EJ Nduka three weeks ago.

Match Number Two: Ken Broadway versus Ikuro Kwon

Kwon attacks Broadway in the corner before the bell rings. The referee pulls Kwon out of the corner before he starts the match.

Broadway with a back elbow and slam. Broadway with a springboard moonsault for a near fall. Broadway with forearms and back heel kick. Kwon with a series of kicks. Kwon with a sling blade neck breaker followed by a pop up neck breaker for a near fall. Kwon misses a neck breaker and Broadway with a power slam for a near fall.

Broadway goes up top and he makes it rain before he misses a moonsault. Kwon with a kick to the back of the head and a snap neck breaker for the three count.

Winner: Ikuro Kwon

We go to Rich Bocchini with Ikuro Kwon. He asks Kwon about what he did to Jacob Fatu.
Kwon says he is not the one who gives answers. Fatu does. I did not turn my back on Contra. He did. We made the Samoan Werewolf. Without us, you are just a Samoan p***y.

Fatu attacks Kwon from behind and they fight to the back.

Mads Krugger joins in the attack on Fatu. Kwon chokes Fatu from behind.

Officials separate Fatu, Kwon, and Krugger.

Cesar Duran is on the phone and he says that Hammerstone has an empty skull and some times he has to do things on his own.

The Von Erichs enter and demand that they get their tag titles back. Marshall says they have been waiting and they want their shots.

Duran says they cannot have a match for the titles, but he loves the history of wrestling so next week, the Von Erichs fight the Mortons.

Richard Holliday and Alicia Atout show up and Holliday complains about the security issues and suggests there might be a lawsuit. Holliday says something has to be done and they might get their own security. Duran may suffer from his own inaction.

Holliday tells Duran to get his house in order or he will.

We go to commercial.

We are back with the next part of the profile on MLW World Champion Alex Hammerstone.

Alex says his thing with WWE started early. You work a long time to get your foot in the door or you don’t ever get your foot in the door. He mentions that he had to do the tryout and it was more of a formality and he was asked to do all the paperwork and testing to hire him. He says he moved out of his house because he figured he had to move to Florida. He mentions that after a while, he got the email saying they hired too many people so they would not be signing him.

Hammerstone says he would try something new to see if it works. He started working some dates for MLW and then he was offered a contract. We see Hammerstone’s early promos. He says he walked into MLW and wanted to be the top guy, but he wondered if that was realistic. Hammerstone says he worked his ass off and he feels that he worked harder than anyone else. Hammerstone says he sees people talking about how he should sign with other companies. Hammerstone he loves working in MLW and being able to do things his way. He has had some great matches and he has earned enough money to be comfortable and care for his family and buy a few guitars.

MLW told him they had a plan for him and they have always had a plan for him. Hammerstone says he does not want to fall out of love with wrestling. Hammerstone says he feels at home in MLW and he hopes that when people think of Hammerstone, they think of MLW.
We see Cesar Duran walking in the back and he enters a room and tells Puma King that he has a chance to be the next great luchador. He asks if that is what he wants to be. To fulfill your potential, there must be sacrifices. You must do what no one else will do. Duran tells him to follow this path through Aramis and you will become stronger.

Next week, TJP faces Myron Reed for the Middleweight Championship. The Von Erichs face the Mortons.

Before the main event, Rivera has a mic and he says they are in the home of the greatest basketball player, Michael Jordan, but he was born in Brooklyn. This must be the home of inbred trailer trash that roots for the Von Erichs and Mortons. Rivera says he hopes EJ’s tag team partner is from north of the Carolinas.

Slice Boogie tells the hillbilly rednecks they can kiss their Puerto Rican asses. He says South Carolina has better barbecue.

Julius Smokes says everyone is trailer trash.

Match Number Three: Slice Boogie and Rivera (with Julius Smokes) versus EJ Nduka and Calvin Tankman for the MLW Tag Team Championships

The champions attack Nduka and Tankman from behind before the bell rings to start the match.

Rivera and Boogie work over Nduka and Boogie with elbows but Nduka sends Boogie over the to rope to the floor. Nduka punches Rivra and Irish whips him. Rivera tries to float over but Nduka catches him. Rviera with an elbow and kick but Nduka with a back body drop. Nduka with a running shoulder into the corner and snake eyes followed by a flying shoudler tackle.

Tankman tags in and Tankman with a splash and Nduka with a splash of his own. Tankman with a slam and Boogie with a knee to the back. Rivera with a bulldog on the top rope followed by Meteora for a near fall.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Boogie and Rivera choke Tankman in the ropes. Boogie with a chop. Tnkman chops back. They continue with the exchange. Tankman gains control until Boogie rakes the eyes. Tankman with a palm strike on the turnbuckles but Boogie with a tornado reverse DDT for a near fall. Rivera tags in and he chokes Tankman in the ropes while the referee is dealing with Boogie and Nduka.

Boogie tags in and he kicks and punches Tankman. Boogie with a clothesline while Rivera hits a kick to the back of the head. Rivera with a double stomp to Tankman and he kicks Nduka off the apron. Boogie with a slingshot elbow drop and Rivera gets a near fall. Rivera does some dancing but Tankman with a pop up back fist and he gets a near fall. Nduka tags in and he clotheslines Boogie and then hits a spinebuster on Rivera. Nduka knocks Boogie off the apron. Tankmana dn Boogie go to the floor and Rivera with a plancha but he misses Tankman and hits Boogie. Rivera goes for a springboard move but Nduka catches him and hits an Oklahoma Stampede. Tankman tags in and hits a shooting star press for the three count.

Winners: Calvin Tankman and EJ Nduka (new champions)

After the match, the new champions celebrate in the ring.

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