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MLW UNDERGROUND REPORT: MANCE AND REAL1 IS NOT DONE, A MAN OF MANY NAMES RETURNS, HAMMERSTONE VERSUS YAMATO, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-02-22 12:13:00

Your announcers are Matt Striker and Joe Dombrowski.

We see Real1 being hit by a vehicle in the parking lot. Mance Warner gets out and he says you never steal from a redneck.

Cesar Duran holds up a briefcase and then he says it contains one million pesos. Don’t bother to make the conversion. Enough money to satisfy your drinking habits. On behalf of his promotion, Azteca Lucha, he is putting a million pesos on the line for whoever has the cajones to defeat his amigo Sam Adonis. If you defeat Sam, these million pesos will be yours.

Sam Adonis takes the mic and he tells everyone who he is. He says he has never seen so many fat pieces of garbage in one place before.

Match Number One: Sam Adonis (with Cesar Duran) versus Calvin Tankman (with EJ Nduka)

Sam with a forearm and Calvin misses oe. Sam goes for a snap mare but Calvin blocks it. Calvin with strikes but Sam blocks a back fist. Sam goes to the ropes and he walks them before hitting a blockbuster. Sam chokes Calvin in the ropes and then Cesar and the masked men choke him while Sam distracts the referee and has him focus on EJ at the announce table. Sam with an Irish whip and he is sent to the apron. Sam with a wrist lock and he goes up top and Calvin knocks hin off the ropes and then hits a running shoulder tackle to knock Sam off the apron onto the masked men.

Sam with a shoulder and he goes up top and goes for a double sledge but Calvin with a punch to the midsection and a pop up back fist for a near fall. Sam with a waist lock and then Sam with a back heel kick to the groin. Sam with a 450 splash for the three count.

Winner: Sam Adonis

After the match, EJ calls the result garbage.

Sam says he showed each and every one of you why he is paid big bucks in Mexico. He says he hates wrestling in stupid arenas like the ECW Arena, the people of south of the border have much more class than any of you. Sam asks Cesar if that is good enough for a title match. Sam wants to know who is next.

National Openweight Champion Davey Richards makes his way to the ring.

Davey pushes Sam and then he punches Sam. Sam goes to the floor and the masked men attack Davey from behind. Sam joins the attack.

John Hennigan’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring at a very deliberate pace with a chair.

Sam and the masked men leave the ring.

Cesar acts in fear of John.

Hennigan hits Davey in the ribs and shoulder with the chair.

Sam comes into the ring and joins John in the attack on Davey. John with forearms to Davey and Sam hits Davey with the title belt.

Cesar asks everyone what do they think. Cesar says only champions with him.

Sam holds Davey and John punches Davey. Sam hits Davey with the title belt.

We take a look at YAMATO. He says he is strong and Alex Hammerstone better take a look. He says he will become the new World Champion.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Two: Thomas Billington and Mark Billington versus Little Guido and Ray Jaz

Mark and Guido start things off. They lock up and Guido with a fireman’s carry but Mark with a drop kick to the back. Guido with a waist lock take down and a front face lock. Mark with a wrist lock and Guido with a reversal. Mark with a reversal and drop kick. Guido retreats to his corner and Ray tags in and Mark with an arm drag into an arm bar. Thomas tags in and they hit an assisted swinging neck breaker.

Thomas with an arm bar and a clean break. Ray pushes Thomas and Thomas pushes back. Thomas with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Thomas misses a cross body and Ray with a cross body that sends both of them over the top rope to the floor. Ray Irish whips Thomas into the guardrails. Ray with a belly-to-back suplex and Guido tags in. Ray and Guido with a double back body drop for a near fall. Guido with a drop kick and he gets a near fall. Ray tags in and he hits an elbow drop on Thomas. Ray with a forearm and Thomas with an Irish whip. Thomas runs into a boot and Ray with a Sicilian Slice for a near fall. Guido tags in and he connects with a knee. Guido misses a Sicilian Slice and Thomas tags in Mark. Ray tags in.

Mark with a head scissors take down. Mark goes for a handspring move but Ray catches him. Mark escapes and connects with a back heel kick and enzuigiri for a near fall. Thomas chops Guido and hits a clothesline. Ray with a jaw breaker to Mark and punches to Mark and Thomas. Ray with a back elbow to Mark and then Mark catches Ray off the turnbuckles. Thomas with a missile drop kick and Mark gets the three count.

Winners: Thomas Billington and Mark Billington

We see a video package from the unknown attacker.

We are back with a look at Mance’s attack on Real1.

Sam Leterna is with MLW World Champion Alex Hammerstone and she asks how does he focus on Jacob Fatu while dealing with YAMATO tonight.

Alex mentions how he is always attacked by someone who ends up being his next challenger. Alex says he is focused on YAMATO and he will walk out of here tonight as the champion. Jacob Fatu, you talk about how you can challenge me at any time. You say you want to do it tonight after my match, do it. You act so big and tough. Call your shot. If you want to jump me after my match with YAMATO. This is the same s*** you pulled with Contra. It is a lot of talk from you with your cronies.

Davey Richards is with Sam Leterna.

She asks him about the attack. Davey says it is a different name every place. He has a lot of nicknames. Some people call me Davey, some call me Dr. Richards. In Philadelphia, they know him as the American Wolf. He says his head is where it has always been. You stack them up and I will break them down. I am a fighting champion and any place, anywhere, I am ready.

Cesar Duran says this is the land of opportunities and he loves opportunities. He will give him one if Davey is serious. Cesar asks Davey if he is nervous. Cesar says he has the right man.

John Hennigan shows up and tells Davey he will see him next week.
Davey says he will kick Cesar’s man’s ass next week.

We go to commercial.
We are back and Davey Richards versus John Hennigan happens next week.

We are told there is an APB out on Mance Warner.

We take a look at Jacob Fatu.

Jacob says there were three times when there wasn’t supposed to be Jacob Fatu, the Samoan Werewolf. Fatu says Hammer knows what time it is. You are about to get it. We run on high voltage all the way around. With that gold ticket, Fatu says he can cash it in at any time. At the end of the day, it is a wrap. It is getting cashed in at Superfight.

Match Number Three: Alex Hammerstone versus YAMATO for the MLW World Championship

They lock up and Alex with a waist lock but YAMATO with a wrist lock. Alex with a reversal into a hammer lock. YAMATO with a side head lock. YAMATO with a take down. YAMATO gets a near fall. YAMATO with a side head lock and a shoulder tackle but Alex bounces off the ropes and hits a shoulder tackle. Alex with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. YAMATO gets to the apron to avoid a suplex but Alex knocks YAMATO off the apron.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look what happened during the break when YAMATO took control.

We are back to live action and YAMATO sets for a superplex but Alex blocks it. YAMATO with head butts and he hits the superplex. YAMATO holds on and Alex counters with a suplex of his own. Alex with a clothesline into the corner and YAMATO pushes Alex and they exchange forearms. They continue the exchange and YAMATO with a rolling elbow. Alex with a German suplex and a sit out power bomb for a near fall.

YAMATO with a rana for a near fall and an enzuigiri. Alex with a clothesline for a near fall. Alex with the Nightmare Pendulum for the three count.

Winner: Alex Hammerstone (retains championship)

After the match, a man in a gas mask comes out with a box and he presents it to Hammerstone. Hammerstone takes the box and opens it to reveal an octopus.

As Hammerstone goes to the back, Jacob Fatu comes out and walks past Hammerstone. He says he is about the legacy and bloodline. They know that Fatu is the one. Fatu says that belt belongs to him and he isn’t the only one in the building who believes that. He says it will happen at Superfight but he asks the crowd if they want it now.

Hammerstone with a kick to Fatu followed by punches. Fatu sends Hammerstone into the ring post and the guardrails. Fatu goes to the apron and misses a splash. Hammerstone and Fatu fight against the guardrails.

We go to credits.

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