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Your announcers are Matt Striker and Joe Dombrowski.
Cesar Duran makes his way to the stage.
He says MLW came to him for help. They needed him. He saved them from Contra with his wit and guile. Now it is the rise as the proprietor of Azteca Underground. Just you wait.
Duran drops the mic and walks to the back.
Match Number One: Lince Dorado versus Shun Skywalker for the MLW Middleweight Championship
Shun with a kick and forearms to Dorado. They go to the floor and Shun with more kicks. Dorado with a forearm and Shun punches back. They get into the ring and Shun with a kick and elbows to the arm. Shun with an arm bar into a hammer lock. Dorado with elbows and a flying mare. Dorado with a springboard arm drag followed by a head scissors that sends Shun to the floor. Shun grabs Dorado’s leg but Dorado with a kick and he misses a pescado. Shun with a back drop driver onto the apron. Shun with a kick to the head. Shun with a kick to the chest and a rear chin lock. Shun with a kick to the back and a chop. Dorado with a chop and Shun chops back. Shun with an Irish whip and a Yakuza kick to Dorado. Shun with a snap mare and he teases a moonsault but he figures Dorado might move so he stops and then applies a standing cloverleaf into a flapjack.
Shun gets a near fall. Shun chokes Dorado in the ropes and Dorado with a forearm and jaw breaker. Shun with a chop and Dorado with chops. Shun with a boot to the head. Shun with a Gory Special but Dorado counters with an arm drag. Dorado with a kick and forearms. Shun with a chop and he is sent to the apron. Dorado with a baseball slide to send Shun to the floor. Dorado goes up top and hits a cross body onto Shun.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Dorado goes up top and he hits a cross body for a near fall. Dorado with a knee to the head and he tries for an Irish whip but Shun holds on to the ropes. Shun with an Irish whip and Dorado flips out of the corner. Shun with kicks and a knee followed by a suplex into a cutter for a near fall. Dorado blocks a Gibson Driver . Dorado with forearms and a kick to the temple. Dorado with a rana and he tries for a Tiger Feint Kick but Shun avoids it. Shun with a Gibson Driver for a near fall. Shun goes to the turnbuckles but Dorado crotches him. Dorado puts Shun in the tree of woe and a baseball slide.
Dorado with a suplex for a near fall. Dorado goes for a cross arm breaker and Shun tries to block it but Dorado locks it in. Dorado turns it into a triangle but Shun picks up Dorado for a one arm power bomb. Shun with a slap and Dorado slaps back. They continue the exchange with forearms. Shun with a head butt and Dorado with a forearm. They continue with chops and forearms. Dorado with a forearm and Shun with a bicycle kick. Shun with a flying boot and a standing moonsault knee drop for a near fall. Shun sets for the SSW but Dorado counters with a rollup for a near fall.
Dorado with a handspring cutter and a flip DDT. Dorado goes up top and hits the shooting star press for the three count.
Winner: Lince Dorado (new champion)
After the match, Sam interviews Lince on the stage.
She congratulates Lince on his victory.
Lince says everyone who means something to him is here tonight. He says he died in that ring in 2007, but now he is the MLW Middleweight champion. That is Lucha Lit.
Cesar Duran comes out and he offers some champagne for Lince and Lince takes it.
Cesar says they have a lot to talk about after this.
Cesar and Lince walk together to the back.
We go to the Bomaye Fight Club and Alex says Bomaye a few times and he says they have the Opera Cup and possession is nine tenths of the law. MLW wants to hold the Opera Cup and Alex says he is getting offers from all over the world.
Alex says Thomas has brought him down by mentioning Canada and the UK.
Cesar Duran shows up and asks what about Mexico.
Alex says he beat Aerostar in Mexico, but it is missing one thing and Alex says Bomaye many times and Cesar says it too.
Alex is not impressed with Cesar’s Bomayeness and walks away.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we go to Hugo Savinovich. He says he is proud that his idol is going to get the 2022 Booker of the Year award and it is Cesar Duran.
Cesar says he is not Booker of the Year, he is the Booker of the Decade, of the Century, of the History of this sport. There is no one who will be better than him. He did it on his own. He didn’t need any bots, or a trust fund, or a daddy to take care of my business. I didn’t need my daddy to die to take over. I have an instinct to know where the best luchadors are. I am not a booker, I am a promoter.
I will show you my first signature. I am only going to sign champions. He introduces Taya.
Taya mentions their history in Boyle Heights and how much he likes violence. She loves violence and she will only be with the best.
Next week, Taya Valkyrie defends her title against Trish Adora.
We are told that talks between EJ Nduka and MLW officials is still ongoing.
Alex Hammerstone says in 2022 he saw a lot of highs. He says he feels like he was cementing himself at the top but he feels he has a long way to go. He wants to be the guy synonymous with the title. There is a lot of pressure with the podcasts and people writing about him. The pressure is taking him to a new level and he is showing his real stride.
Alex says he was looking to make it to the top when he first joined the company. Starting the year at the top of the mountain is exciting. The last time he had a conversation like this, it was a message that reached a lot of fans and people in the locker room. I have to bring myself up as well as the entire company.
There are some dream matches for 2023. It does not matter where it is. I live for the big fights. I am not here to collect the easy paycheck. I will show that I am the man and that I am a force to be reckoned with. I am here for a reason.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we see Davey Boy Smith Jr. and the Billington Bulldogs in the locker room.
Next week, we find out who Cesar Duran has signed.
Next week, Jacob Fatu will face Ben-K
Match Number Two: Alex Kane, Mr. Thomas, and Myron Reed versus Davey Boy Smith Jr., Mark Billington, and Thomas Bilington
All six men get in the ring before the match starts and they have words for each other.
Reed and Mark start things off. They lock up and Mark backs Reed into the corner and gives a clean break. They lock up and Reed backs Mark into the corner and Reed with a clean break. They lock up and Mark with a wrist lock into an arm bar and a hammer lock. Reed with a wrist lock and arm wringer into an arm bar. Mrak with a springboard arm darg and he sends Reed into the turnbuckles. Smith tags in and he slams Reed. Smith with a forearm and power slam for a near fall. Smith with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Tom tags in and they make a wish. Tom with a suplex and a diving head butt. Tom with a gutwrench slam for a near fall. Tom with a forearm and Reed goes to the floor. Tom with a missile drop kick for a near fall.
Mark tags in and they miss a double clothesline. Reed with an enzuigiri to Mark but Tom with a clothesline. Tom goes up top and Thomas pushes him off the turnbuckles. Kane sends Smith into the guardrail. Thomas tags in and he chops Tom. Thomas with a delayed vertical suplex. Kane tags in and he hits a suplex. Kane with a Jericho cover for a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Kane with a back breaker to Tom for a near fall. Kane gets another near fall. Reed tags in and he kicks Tom. Reed with a punch and he tags in Thomas. Thomas with a double sledge to the shoulder. Thomas with a chop and biel. Kane goes after Sith on the apron and then he punches Tom in the midsection. Reed tags in and they goe for a double belly-to-back suplex but Tom with a double drop kick and he tags in Smith. Smith with a double clothesline and he knocks Thomas off the apron. Smith slams Kane and Reed and then he gives them a double noggin knocker. Reed kicks Smith and Thomas kicks Smith. Tom sends Reed to the apron but Reed slingshots in and hits a double knee strike to the midsection. Kane with a release suplex to Tom. Thomas with a side slam to Tom. Reed and Kane go to the floor when they miss Mark. Mark with a flip out of the corner and punches to Thomas.
Mark with an enzuigiri and Mark goes up top and hits a moonsault onto everyone else in the Bomaye Fight Club. Smith punches Thomas and Tom drop kicks Thomas. Mark and Tom give Thomas to Smith for a power slam off the turnbuckles for the three count.
Winners: Davey Boy Smith Jr., Thomas Billington, and Mark Billington
We go to credits.
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