MLW Fusion from 12/28 on BeIN Sports presented a Best of 2019 show featuring some of the top matches and angles from the last year. The main event from MLW’s PPV debut this year, Jacob Fatu vs LA Park, was the featured match on the show.
Here are 5 takeaways from MLW Fusion 12/28:
Is Jacob Fatu An Unstoppable Champion?
The featured match on this week’s episode of Fusion was the main event from the promotion’s PPV debut “Saturday Night SuperFight” on November 2nd in Chicago’s Cicero Stadium. LA Park earned a title shot by winning the 2019 Battle Riot match and presented an opportunity for Selina de la Renta to bring the MLW World Championship back into Promociones Dorado.
What Selina failed to fully appreciate, however, is how dominant a champion Jacob Fatu is. On Fusion this week, a recap video of the Contra Unit’s takeover of the promotion was shown before LA Park vs Jacob Fatu closed the show.
While Fatu’s unique ability was on full display during this match, it would take some outside help from Josef Samael for him to retain his title. In the end, it would be a fireball from Josef Samael and a missed spear that saw Selina driven through a table which would lead to the finish. Fatu finished his opponent off with a moonsault from the top.
With a new year on the horizon, one has to wonder who will be the next to challenge Jacob Fatu?
MLW’s Top-10 Craziest Moments Of The Year
During one segment of the show this week, MLW counted down the top-10 craziest moments of the year from 2019. Those moments were:
- Contra’s fireball and Selina de la Renta being speared through a table
- Jacob Fatu wins the World Heavyweight Championship
- War Chamber Match
- Mance Warner vs Jimmy Havoc’s entire feud
- Tom Lawlor turning on the Von Erichs
- Jacob Fatu jumping off the top of a steel cage
- Mance Warner using a chainsaw on Promociones Dorado
- Contra Unit taking out the Lucha Bros
- Ross Von Erich and Tom Lawlor brawling in the streets of New York
- Priscilla Kelly debuting as Spider Lady
Tom Lawlor Turning On The Von Erichs Recapped
One of the top stories of the year in MLW was recapped on the show this week. Tom Lawlor turned on the Von Erichs during a world title match between Ross Von Erich and Jacob Fatu on Thanksgiving. Lawlor would later state he plans on reforming “Team Filthy” and is currently looking for new stablemates.
A recap of Ross Von Erich and Tom Lawlor brawling in the streets of New York was also shown on this week’s episode.
Davey Boy Smith Jr. Moves Closer To World Title Shot
The opening match from Fusion’s “Best of 2019” show featured Davey Boy Smith Jr. submitting a game Timothy Thatcher. The commentary team peppered in mentions about how important this match was in the MLW rankings during the bout, possibly to communicate to the audience that Smith might not be far away from an MLW World Championship match. Will Smith find himself in the title picture as MLW moves into 2020?
Smith picked up the submission victory on Thatcher with a crossface after power-bombing his way out of a triangle hold.
Coming Up In MLW
MLW’s next big event takes place on January 11th, 2020 from Dallas, Texas. Announced matches for the show are below:
- Barbed Wire Match
Mance Warner vs Jimmy Havoc - Ross Von Erich vs Tom Lawlor
- Marshall Von Erich vs Maxwell Jacob Friedman
- National Openweight Championship
Alex Hammerstone (c) vs Aerostar - Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs Simon Gotch
- Richard Holliday vs Savio Vega
- Puma King & Drago vs Hijo de LA Park & Taurus vs Kotto Brazil & Jordan Oliver (Injustice)