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MLW NEWS AND NOTES

By Mike Johnson on 2021-02-01 13:00:00

MLW Champion Jacob Fatu has dropped in the area of 15-25 lbs. and is said to be in the best shape of his professional career.

Simon Gotch's MLW deal is about to expire and he'll be a free agent going forward.  That doesn't mean the end of his MLW run but he'll no longer be contractually bound to the company.

Aria Blake, who has worked here, is expecting her first child.  Our best wishes to the family!

During this past week's Caribbean Strap match, Savio Vega used the same leather strap from his 1996 strap match against Steve Austin at the WWF In Your House - Beware of Dog II PPV (he had it in his garage and went rummaging for it so it could be used) and it broke as they were going to the finish against Richard Holliday.  The promotion was able to hide the strap breaking when the match aired.   MLW was happy to have used it, feeling it brought a different element to the promotion for the match.

Expect ACH to be paired with Marshall and Ross Von Erich with the idea all three are from Texas and have a common enemy in Team Filthy.

The promotion is in the midst of repackaging Myron Reed in advance of giving him a stronger singles push with new gear, a new hair color and makeup inspured by rapper The Weeknd.

The promotion is building to a heel turn on Bu Ku Dao, who has been presented as the rookie star who grew up watching his mentor.  There's a big hope that Dao, who has shined in the New Orleans area, will emerge into a big underdog babyface for the promotion
 

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