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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s live coverage of MLW’s Summer of the Beasts from New York City.
Your announcers are Joe Dombowski and Christian Cole.
They run through the card for tonight's show.
Brett Ryan Gosslein shows up to join Joe and Christian to talk about his match.
We see a graphic that Doomsday is coming in under two hours.
Match Number One: Bobby Fish versus Timothy Thatcher
They lock up and Thatcher backs Fish into the ropes. Thatcher with a clean break. They jockey for the advantage and Thatcher backs Rish into the ropes. Thatcher with a single leg take down and Fish goes for a knee bar. Thatcher gets back to his feet but Fish takes Thatcher to the mat. Thatcher gets to the floor after escaping the old. Fish holds the ropes open for him. Thatcher with a take down and an arm bar but Fish gets to the ropes and forces a break before going to the floor. Thatcher holds the ropes open for Fish. Fish with a single leg take down and an waist lock. Thatcher reverses and tries to stretch Fish.
Thatcher works on the ankle and applies a heel hook while Fish tries to grapevine Thatcher's leg. Thatcher with an arm bar and he tries for a kimura but Fish gets to the ropes. Thatcher kicks Fish to the floor and then he connects with a European uppercut. Fish with a kick to the chest and Thatcher backs into the corner. Fish with a kick to the leg and then the chest as Thatcher backs into the corner again.
(At this point, the feed froze so make sure to check out all of Mike's coverage up to this point and throughout the show, including the dark matches that occurred before the broadcast started).
We are back and MSL is interviewing fans and he yells at one for saying that Timothy Thatcher is his favorite wrestler.
We are back with Joe and Christian.
They mention the technical issues and Contra's 'involvement'.
Match Number Two: 2024 Opera Cup Quarterfinal Match: Alex Kane versus Bad Dude Tito Escondido
They exchange forearms as the match starts. Tito with an Irish whip and uppercut in the corner. Tito with chops. Alex with a waist lock and Tito with an elbow. Tito with an exploder into the turnbuckles. Tito wtih a suicide dive. Tito sends Kane into the guardrails. Kane with elbows to block an exploder and Tito with an exploder. They return to the ring and Tito with a slingshot senton. Tito kicks Alex in the head and punches him. Tito with a suplex and he holds on and rolls through for a second one. Tito goes for a third one but Kane tries for a suplex but Tito lands on his feet. Tito with Ride the Lightning fora a near fall. Kane blocks a kick and hits a T-Bone suplex. They go to the apron and Kane spears Tito on the apron.
Kane with a splash on the apron. Alex with a release suplex for a near fall. Kane goes over to Thomas to discuss something and Kane with forearms in the corner. Kane puts Tito on the turnbuckles and Kane punches Tito. Kane goes up top and sets for a superplex. Tito with punches and Kane punches back. Tito with head butts and Kane falls to the mat. Tito with a boot to Kane and Tito with a blockbuster and both men are down. They exchange forearms from their knees. They get to their feet and Tito with forearms and a rolling elbow. Tito sets for a clothesline but Kane with a forearm against the ropes. Tito with a running boot.
Tito with a punch and he hits an F5 for a near fall. Kane with a cradle suplex for a near fall. Tito with a thrust kick and a dead lift German suplex but Kane pops up. Kane with a German suplex and Tito pops up. They both hit clotheslines at the same time and Tito with an exploder but Kane pops up. Kane with an exploder and Tito pops up. The straps come down and Tito gets Kane on his shoulders. Kane with Fade to Black and Tito runs Kane into the turnbuckles to get out of the hold. Tito floats over in the turnbuckles and gets the three count.
Winner: Bad Dude Tito Escondido (advances to face winner of Atlantis Jr versus Mistico)
We go to Matt Riddle in the back and he sees Kojima. Kojima wants to know when they are going to fight and Riddle says they have to deal with Contra first and Kojima says Bitch Ass Contra.
Match Number Three: MLW Featherweight Championship Match: Janai Kai versus Hanako
Kai misses a round kick. Hanako wants a test of strength and then she switches hands to taunt Kai. Kai with a kick to the midsection and she misses a jumping round kick. Hanako misses a knee drop. Kai with a running boot to the head. Kai chokes Hanako in the ropes. Kai goes to the apron and kicks Hanako in the head. Kai with kicks to the back. Kai with kicks in the corner. Hanako with a forearm and Kai with a snap mare and kick to the back. Hanako with a forearm and Kai with a snap mare and kick to the back. Hanako with a forearm and Kai with a snap mare and kicks to the back. Kai gets a near fall.
Hanako kicks Kai away and then they both kick each other in the thigh. Kai with a kick to the back of the head and then to the back. Kai with a kick to the head and back. Hanako with forearms. Hanako blocks a kick and she gets Kai on her shoulders and runs Kai into the turnbuckles and hits a splash. Hanako with a running boot and a back breaker for a near fall. Hanako with a torture rack and Kai is sent to the apron and hung in the ropes. Hanako with a running boot to the head. Hanako with a suplex for a near fall. Hanako gets Kai on her shoulders again but Kai escapes and connects with a knee to the head. Kai blocks a kick and she hits a dragon screw in the corner.
Kai with kicks in the corner followed by forearms. Kai with a kick in the corner and she applies a dragon clutch and Hanako taps out.
Winner: Janai Kai (retains championship)
After the match, Kai attacks Hanako.
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