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MLW taped content for future airings of Fusion as well as Battle Riot to air on 2/5/2026 in Kissimmee, Florida at the Events Center at Osceola Heritage Park. They seemed to have a sold out show of approximately 800-1000 people. Joe Dombrowski and Tom Lawlor were calling the show with Rich Palladino the ring announcer.
MLW Fusion Taping
Shotzi Blackheart defeated Priscilla Kelly with a top rope back senton.
Shotzi was interviewed after the match with Shotzi speaking after having her eyes set on MLW Women’s World Featherweight Champion Shoko Nakajima
Scarlett Bordeaux defeated Aleah James with a Sunset Driver.
Austin Aries defeated Trevor Lee with a brainbuster in a longer competitive match that got loud ovations from the crowd with the crowd very behind Trevor throughout.
Austin Aries spoke after the match and called Trevor Lee a star. He said for doubters wondering on of if Austin Aries is back, that match proved it. He said he was on commentary and he stepped back into the ring and provided he is as good as he has ever been. He brings up his wins in MLW and his loss to Mistico. He said when he went to Mexico for CMLL, Mistico was nowhere to be found so they have unfinished business. He mentioned the National Openweight Champion Blue Panther on notice and said he wants the title as well as to be the one to end Blue Panther’s career.
The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) defeated Joe Coffey and Mark Coffey with the Magic Killer on Mark Coffey. MLW Tag Team Championship The Skyscrapers Bishop Dyer & Donovan Dijak were on commentary during the match.
Bishop and Dijak had an exchange of words with Karl and Doc after the match that led to a brawl with them being separated by security.
Diego Hill defeated Adam Brooks with an Infra Red.
Karissa Rivera was interviewed talking about ending Don Gato’s career.
Zamaya defeated Carolina Cruz with a sitout chokeslam bomb
Alexander Hammerstone defeated Bishop Dyer with a pinning powerbomb. Donovan Dijak tried to make his way to the ring but the Good Brothers stopped him.
There was about a 20 minute intermission.
MLW Battle Riot 2026:
MLW Middleweight Title Match: KUSHIDA defeated Templario to win the MLW Middleweight Title with the Back To The Future (Small Package Driver) in a competitive match.
After the match, Ikuro Kwon came to the ring and stood across from KUSHIDA. He started to attack Templario and KUSHIDA joined in on the beatdown seemingly joining Contra posing with Ikuro Kwon after the beatdown.
The Battle Riot was the main event of the show. Killer Kross would last eliminate Alexander Hammerstone and Matt Riddle at the same time to win the MLW World Title. The entrants were as follows:
The final six came down to Alex Hammerstone, Austin Aries, Bishop Dyer, Donovan Dijak, and Karrion Kross (who was bloodied during the Battle Riot) and Matt Riddle. Hammerstone eliminated Aries while Kross eliminated Bishop and Dijak and ultimately Hammerstone and Riddle to win the match and the MLW World title.
Killer Kross celebrated after the match with chants of “we want Kross” echoing and Kross responding saying “you got him.” Kross acknowledged his parents who were in attendance as well as his mother beating cancer last year. He was thankful for the win tonight that she could be there to see. Kross and Scarlett posed at the entrance to end the show.
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