Your announcers are Christian Cole and Joe Dombrowski.
The Rogue Horsemen make their way to the ring.
Brett Ryan Gosselin takes the mic and he addresses the crowd. He says he is quite disappointed. This city used to hold the greatest professional wrestlers of our time. Thunderbolt Patterson . . . Michael P.S. Hayes. . . Arn Anderson. Now guys like the BOMAYE Fight Club turned this city into a bunch of idiotic morons who will do anything in their power to act like they belong.
You should be chanting for Bobby Fish. Bobby Fish has traveled the world and faced some of the greatest talent. He is a legend. In New York City, Timothy Thatcher found out how good Bobby Fish is and tonight you will feel the same, Kevin Knight.
Match Number One: Kevin Knight versus Bobby Fish
Fish goes to the floor when the bell rings to chat with his friends at ringside. Fish returns to the ring and they lock up. Fish with a waist lock and Kevin with a standing switch. Fish with a drop toe hold but Kevin with a front face lock and he gets a near fall. Kevin with a snap mare and knee drop to the arm. Fish with a forearm and Knight floats over and hits a series of arm drags and a springboard arm drag that sends Fish to the floor.
Knight goes to the apron but Fish moves. Brock gets in the way and Fish with a kick to trip Kevin on the apron. Kevin with a slam and a twisting splash for a near fall. Kevin with kicks and uppercuts in the corner. The referee pulls Kevin out of the corner. CW distracts Kevin and Fish with a rollup for a near fall. Fish with a back heel kick but Kevin with clotheslines and a drop kick.
Kevin with a Yakuza kick and he goes to the apron and he hits a springboard clothesline for a near fall when Fish gets his foot on the ropes. Kevin runs into a boot in the corner but Kevin with a leaping rana. Kevin goes to the apron again and he hits a splash onto CW and Brock. Kevin misses a springboard splash and Fish with a forearm for the three count.
Winner: Bobby Fish
After the match, Fish tells Gosselin and the Andersons to attack Knight and all four men work him over.
Alex Kane and Mr. Thomas come to the ring to run them off.
Kane tells cue ball to go to the back. Kane tells Ellen Degeneres to shut his ass up. He tells the worst member of Undisputed Era and the nepo baby and get out. Kane says Fish has never been good at talking and Thomas tells them to leave.
Thomas says no one cares about the Fisherman Horsemen. He tells Knight he cannot run through MLW by himself. Kane says he has trained with Kevin and he has seen Kevin kill it all over the world. He offers Knight a spot in the BOMAYE Fight Club.
Kevin accepts the offer.
Tom Lawlor and MSL are in the back and MSL says Lawlor is where he belongs in the main event. He tells Lawlor he has lost some money in his recent fights but he gets it back tonight when Tom beats Riddle. He says he will get Tom another title match against Kojima.
Tom says he is the original tough guy. He does not fool around. He says he is in the gym wearing people down. He says Riddle will get the next beat down.
We go to commercial.
Akira is at a table and he calls out CONTRA. He says they hurt Okumura and Kojima and took their gold. You are very talented. Do you think no one will stand up to you? He will stand up to them. He is not coming for a pint of your blood, he is coming for a pound of flesh. He will haunt your dreams and thoughts. Taipei Death matches are not for the feint of heart. They take a piece of you and they leave you behind, wishing it is still with you. He says he is looking forward to taking that piece of flesh.
Match Number Two: Delmi Exo versus Janai Kai in a Taekwondo Rules Match for the MLW Featherweight Championship
Kai has some words for Exo before they square up. Kai with some spin kicks that miss. Kai kicks Exo in the arm. Kai with more kicks to the arm. Exo with kicks to the waist and Kai kicks back. Kai with a kick to the lower back. Exo with kicks to the arm and a forearm. Exo with more kicks to the arm. They exchange forearms and the referee separates them. Kai with a kick to the arm. Exo with a knee and chops. Exo with an Irish whip and shoulder in the corner. Kai with a kick and she sends Exo into the turnbuckles. Exo avoids Kai but Kai kicks Exo off the apron. Kai goes to the floor and she kicks the masked men with Exo. Kai sends Exo shoulder first into the ring post. Kai with kicks to the shoulder and then she continues the kick the injured elbow and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Janai Kai (retains Championship)
We take a look back at the Opera Cup.
Mistico says that lucha libre is magical and it is something they have in Mexico. They create magic in the ring. They prepare day in and day out. It isn’t sports entertainment, it is Mexican culture. If you see a mask you know it is tied to Mexico City.
To speak of lucha libre is to talk about his career. He says it is something marvelous because people said it would be a fad that lasts one or two years, but he has lasted twenty years. He says when you love something, you enjoy it. Never stop preparing yourself day after day. He says you have to make goals. He says he has twenty years behind him but he looks up to the legends because he wants to be one.
He says he likes for people to see a superstar who is clean and the title has to be clean. It gives you the shine in the ring. He says his first year in MLW has been special. Becoming the Middleweight champion has been a dream come true. Holding this championship as a Mexican wrestler is wonderful. He says god has blessed him and he will defend the title against anyone who stands in his way.
He says he is the first Mexican wrestler to accomplish this goal. He says he enters history and he is going for more because this year is his. He says he feels like a king.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we are told that Kojima is medically cleared.
Ultimo Guerrero makes a challenge to Koima. He says he demands a title match against Kojima.
The match is made official for Slaughterhouse.
Match Number Three: Matthew Justice versus Jesus Rodriguez in a Barrio Brawl
Justice hits Jesus with a chair on the stage and the referee calls for the bell to start the match.
Justice chops Jesus and tosses him off the stage. Justice with a double sledge off the stage followed by a few chair shots and a forearm. They fight into the crowd and Justice with a punch with a beverage in his hand. Jesus chops Justice and follows with a European uppercut. They exchange forearms and Justice back drops Jesus into the ringside area. Jesus sends Justice into the guardrails. Alfonso pushes Jesus from behind. Justice with chops and forearms. Jess with forearms and a release suplex onto the apron.
Justice with a cannonball off the apron. Justice goes under the ring for a table and he throws it onto Jesus. Justice sets up the table. Justice sends Jesus’ head into the table and he puts him on the table but Jesus gets intot he ring. Justice gets a board and he tosses it at Jesus. Justice ‘suplexes’ the board onto Jesus and then sets up the board in the corner. Jesus with a rake of the eyes and he hits Justice with a slapjack. Jesus with punches and he puts a chair in the turnbuckles. Jesus with a kick and European uppercut followed by a slam. Jesus gets Justice on his shoulders and Jesus with a back elbow and he hits Justice with the trash can lid. Jesus goes after Alfonso and pushes him. Jesus goes up top and Alfonso goes onto the apron and he throws a chair at Jesus and he falls off the turnbuckles through the table on the floor.
Justice gets another table and he sets it up on the floor. Justice puts Jesus on the table and he punches him a few times to immobilize him. Justice goes onto a platform and hits a frog splash through the table. Justice sends Jesus back into the ring and he hits a running Death Valley Driver through the board. Justice goes to the turnbuckles for a Van TermiJusticenator for the three count.
Winner: Matthew Justice
After the match, Bad Dude Tito hits Justice in the back with a chair. Tito sets up a chair in the ring and he picks up Justice and hits a Tequila Screwdriver onto the chair.
Justice head butts Tito and Tito punches Justice. Justice tries to kick Tito and Tito blocks it and punches Justice.
We go to commercial.
We have a video package for Trevor Lee and he is coming to MLW.
Match Number Four: Randall Royce versus Danny Stratos
Royce misses kicks while Stratos with punches. Royce with a crane kick pose but Stratos ties up Royce. Royce teases some kicks and then he goes to the Inoki position as Stratos punches the foot.
The Doomsday Clock starts its countdown and out comes Donovan Dijak so that means that Stratos and Royce are contractually obligated to stop what they are doing.
Dijak with a cyclone kick to Royce and the referee calls for the bell.
No Contest
Dijak with a thrust kick to Stratos.
Dijak attacks the cornermen for Royce and Stratos. Stratos misses some punches and Dijak with Feast Your Eyes.
MSL gets a mic and he says everybody knows that boxing and ju jujitsu suck and this was ready for a Dijak Hijack. He tells everyone to feast their eyes on Donovan Dijak.
Dijak tells everyone to feast their eyes on the Dijak Hijack of MLW Pit Fighters. Dijak punches Stratos and then he chokes out Royce. He says Pit Fighters, more like Bitch Fighters. He is the only real fighter in all of MLW. He says if you couldn’t tell by these dead bodies around the ring, he is a cold blooded killer because he is the best wrestler on the planet.
MSL says that Dijak will stop at nothing until he gets the World Title and no one will get in his way.
We go to a video package for the Rogue Horsemen.
We see John Layfield leaving the building and he is asked why he is in MLW and he walks out away.
We go to commercial.
We are back with Paul Walter Hauser.
He says he is on the set of his new movie. He says he misses wrestling but he did not miss the action of MLW this summer. He loved seeing his wrestling mentor Paul London. He says he did not expect to see the return of John Layfield. He says JBL commands respect as far as he can give it. He came to MLW in a disrespectful way. He is one of the boys, but not one of the MLW boys. He says he is coming back to MLW in Chicago. If JBL sticks his nose or clothesline in his business, he will knock his ancient ass on the ground.
Before the next match, Brett Ryan Gosselin has the mic and he demands respect from the crowd. He says he is going to show your home boy Alex Kane what a real fighter looks like.
Match Number Five: Alex Kane versus Brett Ryan Gosselin in an Atlanta Street Fight
Kane misses a clothesline and Brett with a double thrust to the throat and kicks. Brett with elbows to Kane in the corner. Kane blocks a clothesline and Kane with a T-Bone suplex. Kane with a German suplex. Kane goes for a German suplex but Brett with an elbow. Kane with a wrist clutch exploder. Brett pulls Kane to the apron and Kane with a punch. Thomas gives Kane the trash can and Kane gets a cookie sheet and he hits Brett in the head with it a few times.
Kane windmills with the cookie sheets. Brett with a punch but Kane with a back drop driver onto the apron. Kane with a splash on the apron. Kane returns to the ring but Brett kicks the ropes and it hurts Kane in an uncomfortable place. Brett hits Kane with a cookie sheet a few times and he gets a near fall. Brett hits Kane with a baseball bat and he chokes Kane with the bat in the corner. Brett swings and misses and Kane with clotheslines. Brett with a thumb to the eye. Kane blocks a trash can to the head and Kane kicks Brett. Kane makes Brett wear the trash can and Kane swings like Marcell Ozuna.
Kane with a German suplex and he gets a near fall.
Brett kicks Kane and he hits Kane with a gold bar for a near fall. Brett drops the gold bar to the floor and he gets a chain. Brett goes up top and he misses a fist drop. Kane throws the trash can at Brett’s head and Kane with a fisherman’s suplex for the three count.
Winner: Alex Kane
After the match, Kane is attacked by Fish and CW while Brock and Gosselin attack Thomas on the floor. Fish punches Kane and then CW chokes Kane with the chair. Brock with an elbow to Thomas and CW hits Thomas in the back with a chair. They kick Thomas to the floor and then CW hits Kane with the chair. Gosselin wrpas a chain around his fist and he punches Kane with it. Gosselin punches Kane again. Fish works on Thomas’ leg.
At Slaughterhouse, Contra Unit defends the tag titles against The BOMAYE Fight Club. Matthew Justice challenges Bad Dude Tito for the National Openweight Championship. Satoshi Kojima defends the MLW World Championship against Ultimo Guerrero. Akira faces Mads Krugger in a Weapons of Mass Destruction Match. Trevor Lee faces Donovan Dijak. Matt Riddle will announce when he wrestles for the World Title.
Match Number Six: Ikuro Kwon versus Akira in a Taipei Taped Fist Death Match
Akira blocks a kick and Kwon blocks a forearm. Akira avoids a suplex and Akira drops Kwon onto the glass container and he gets a near fall with a rollup. Akira with a rollup for a near fall. Akria with an O’Connor Roll for a near fall and he follows with a forearm to the head. Akira gets more glass on his fists and he rubs it in Kwon’s face. Akira with a fork and he jabs Kwon in the forehead with it. Akira stabs him in the forehead with the fork again. Akira kicks Kwon and follows with a knee and slaps. Akira with a back heel kick and a forearm. Kwon with a leg sweep and he tries to drop Akira on the glass but Akira blocks it. Kwon with a double stomp onto the glass. Kwon works on the eyes. Kwon with forearms in the corner followed by a running uppercut and kick. Kwon with a uranage onto the glass for a near fall.
Kwon with kicks to the chest and Akira wants more. Akira with forearms and a back elbow followed by a rolling elbow and a running uppercut and round kick. Akira with a running drop kick into the corner. Akira with punches in the corner to the head and chest. Akira with a rolling elbow and a German suplex for a near fall. Akira stabs the fork into the lower back as he takes off Kwon’s shirt. Akira with a power bomb onto the glass for a near fall. Akira runs into a kick and Kwon with a Codebreaker into a monkey flip into the turnbuckles. Kwon goes up to and he hits a frog splash but Akira stabs Kwon with the fork. Akira with a crossface. Kwon uses glass to rake the forehead to escape. Kwon with kicks and a pop up cutter for a near fall. Kwon with a brainbuster for a near fall.
Kwon puts Akira on the turnbuckles and Kwon goes up top as well. Akira stabs Kwon with the fork but Kwon goes for the eyes. Akira avoids a superplex and uses the fork. Akira with a Burning Hammer onto the glass for a near fall. Akira stabs Kwon in the forehead with the fork and Kwon escapes and spits mist in Akira’s face. Kwon with a Shining Wizard for the three count.
Winner: Ikuro Kwon
We go to commercial.
We are interrupted by CONTRA. Krugger says he could feel him fading. He says he will hunt Kojima to the ends of the world to take that title. The suffering has begun.
Ernest Miller is announced as a guest Judge for the main event.
Match Number Seven: Matt Riddle versus Tom Lawlor in a Vale Tudo Rules Match
Tom and Matt with some punches that have little efffect. They tie up and Tom backs Matt into the corner. Tom with some punches and Matt with punches of his own and a take down. Matt with punches from the top position but Tom goes for the leg. Tom with a kick to the leg and he blocks a kick. Matt kicks Tom away. Tom goes into the corner and Matt with a front face lock into a guillotine. Tom with a kick to the leg and he gets a near fall. Matt with an arm bar submission but Tom rolls through and applies a rear naked choke. Matt with a guwrench suplex and a second one. Tom with punches and matt with knees.
Tom with a head lock and a jumping knee. Tom dives into the corner but matt floats over. Matt with a triangle in the corner and Tom with a sit out power bomb. Matt with a cross arm breaker. Tom gets to the ropes to force a break. Matt kicks Tom and he goes to the apron and he applies a triangle. Tom swings Matt into the guardrails. They get back to the apron and Matt with a rear naked choke.
Matt gets on the ropes and Tom pokes th eyes and goes up top. Tom with a rear naked choke on the turnbuckles. Matt escapes and hits Bro Derek. Tom with punches and Matt punches back. They slap each other. Matt misses a kick but he hits a German suplex. Tom pops up and hits a German suplex. Matt with a jumping knee and a running knee followed by punches and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Matt Riddle
After the match, Riddle celebrates with Miller at ringside.
MSL has a mic and he asks Tom if he understands how much money he bet on this fight? Do you know how much he has spent on fight camps and paid to get him over and falsify drug tests. MSL says he will recover but Tom is doomed because he is fired.
Tom grabs MSL and he says he is sorry.
Dijak attacks Lawlor from behind and he connects with a forearm. MSL tells Dijak to take him apart.
Dijak with punches to Lawlor. Dijak gets Lawlor up for Feast Your Eyes and he connects.
We go to credits.
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