Major League Wrestling just announced a huge match signed for the January 11th MLW: Zero Hour event taking place in Orlando, Florida at GILT Nightclub.

Lucha Libre are in for a treat, as two of the world’s top luchadores will collide when Penta el Zero M battles Rey Fenix.

“We often ask fans on Twitter who they want to see and Penta and Fenix are two of the most requested names we get,” said MLW CEO Court Bauer. “We’ve been working on this one and finally got it done early this morning.  We definitely burned the midnight oil to lock this one up (laughs).”

Penta el Zero M will be doing a special pre-show meet & greet ticket. Tickets are on sale now at MLWZeroHour.eventbrite.com.

Other matches signed for MLW Zero Hour include:

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Major League Wrestling has uploaded last week’s MLW: Never Say Never event to Youtube. That’s right, the entire 2 1/2 hour show is available to be streamed for free. The full card for MLW: Never Say Never includes:

• Shane Strickland & John Morrison vs. Jimmy Havoc & Darby Allin – No DQ!
• Matt Riddle vs. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor
• Sammy Guevara vs. Jason Cade
• MVP vs. Brody King
• Joey Ryan vs. MJF
• Santana Garrett vs. Leva Bates
• Seth Petruzelli & Rhett Giddins vs. Dirty Blondes
• Jimmy Yuta vs. Vandal Ortagun
• Parrow vs. Saieve Al Sabah

Plus: Barrington Hughes!

Check it out here, with Matt Riddle vs. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor in the opening contest:

Major League Wrestling (MLW) is gearing up for 2018 in a big way. The Orlando Sentinel broke the news on Wednesday that MLW has scheduled seven shows for 2018, all taking place from Orlando, FL.

After a 13 year hiatus, Major League Wrestling returned back in October with MLW: One-Shot. Following the success of One-Shot, MLW held Never Say Never last week and has Zero Hour scheduled for January 11th.

In addition to Zero Hour on 1/11, MLW will be running shows on the following dates:

• February 8
• March 8
• May 10
• July 12
• September 6
• November 8

MLW’s momentum is building and the company has been working with a very talented crop of “home team” athletes. Returning stars already announced for Zero Hour include Matt Riddle, Jeff Cobb, Jimmy Havoc. Darby Allin, ”Filthy“ Tom Lawlor, Shane “Swerve” Strickland and MVP.

The main event of MLW: Zero Hour (1/11) will see Matt Riddle and Jeff Cobb vs. Tom Lawlor and a partner to be announced soon. Tickets are now on sale at Eventbrite.com.

Visit OrlandoSentinel.com to read more about MLW CEO Court Bauer’s vision for the promotion headed into 2018.

Major League Wrestling returns to Orlando, Florida on Thursday, January 11th for MLW: Zero Hour. Tickets are now on sale for the event at Eventbrite.com.

Talent confirmed for MLW: Zero Hour include Matt Riddle, Jeff Cobb, Jimmy Havoc. Darby Allin, MVP, ”Filthy“ Tom Lawlor, Shane “Swerve” Strickland and MVP.

MLW: Never Say Never took place last week and the show was a huge hit with fans in attendance. Never Say Never will be available later today for on-demand streaming over at MLW.TV.

Finally, if you’re headed to New Orleans for WrestleMania 34 weekend, you’ve gotta start the weekend off right with WaleMania IV. Tickets are now on sale for WaleMania IV, which takes place Thursday night, April 5th from New Orleans. Visit WaleMania.com for event information.

Major League Wrestling presented their latest show, MLW: Never Say Never, on Thursday night from Orlando, Florida at GILT Nightclub. The VOD of the event will be available to be purchased for $4.99 this weekend at MLW.tv. Here are the results:

– Backstage before the event, an unknown female assailant injured Chelsea Green. Green required medical attention and was subsequently placed on the disabled list for the event.

– Serpentico pinned Snoop Strikes.

– Matt Riddle submitted Tom Lawlor via rear naked choke.

– Saieve Al Sabbah pinned Mike Parrow via brass knuckles.

– Rhett Giddins & Seth Petruzelli defeated Dirty Blondes via pinfall.

– Jimmy Yuta defeated Vandal Ortagun via top rope flying elbow drop.

– Santana Garrett pinned Leva Bates with the Shining Star Press.  After the match, an unknown assailant attacked Santana Garrett.

– Maxwell Jacob Friedman submitted Joey Ryan via Fujiwara Armbar.

– MVP pinned Brody King via pinfall.

– Sammy Guevara (managed by Salina de la Renta) pinned Jason Cade.

– Darby Allin & Jimmy Havoc defeated John Hennigan & Shane Strickland via pinfall in a no disqualification match after Havoc used a chain on Strickland. During the match, the unknown female assailant who attacked Santana Garrett and Chelsea Green earlier reappeared to help Darby Allin and Jimmy Havoc.

Stream and download the show on demand this weekend at MLW.tv.

MLW Never Say Never is just weeks away (12/7), but Major League Wrestling has already announced their next show. MLW Zero Hour is coming to Orlando on Thursday, January 11th. Here’s the official announcement:

MLW ANNOUNCES JANUARY 11TH WRESTLING EVENT FOR ORLANDO

ORLANDO – Mark it down on your calendar! Major League Wrestling® (“MLW”) will be back in the New Year!

This morning on the Steve Austin Show, MLW CEO Court Bauer broke the news that MLW will promote a January 11th event called MLW: Zero Hour in Orlando at Gilt Nightclub.

MLW can confirm that Matt Riddle will be back in action. More grapplers and matches will be announced in the coming weeks at www.MLW.com.

An exclusive arena only pre-sale for January 11th will be available to all ticket holders in attendance at MLW: Never Say Never on December 7th in Orlando.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public at www.MLWTickets.com Monday morning December 11th at 11am ET.

Ticket prices range from $15-$45 with a limited number of “Golden Ticket” VIP Packages also available.

MLW: Zero Hour is an all ages event.

MLW: Zero Hour will be available within 72 hours of the event occurring on December 7th with Tony Schiavone and Rich Bocchini calling the action.  Learn more about MLW.tv at: http://www.MLW.tv.

Major League Wrestling announced several more matches for the upcoming Never Say Never live event, scheduled for Thursday, December 7th from Orlando, FL.

Laurel Van Ness (aka Chelsea Green) of Impact Wrestling will make her MLW debut against the Santana Garrett. Also debuting on 12/7 is risking prospect Sammy Guevera vs. Jason Cade.

Here’s the updated card for the show:

• Matt Riddle vs. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor
• No DQ: Shane Strickland & John Hennigan vs. Jimmy Havoc & Darby Allin
• MVP vs. Brody King
• Santana Garrett vs. Laurel Van Ness
• Joey Ryan vs. MJF
• Sammy Guevara vs. Jason Cade
• Jimmy Yuta vs. Vandal Ortagun
• Mike Parrow vs. Saieve Al Sabah

Seth Petruzelli, Barrington Hughes are also confirmed to appear. Tickets are still available for MLW Never Say Never at GILT Nightclub in Orlando over at Eventbrite.com.

Tony Schiavone and Rich Bocchini will be calling the action once again for MLW at Never Say Never. The show will be available for online streaming (within 72 hours of the event) over at MLW.tv.

On Monday, MLW announced they landed another big sponsorship for the upcoming show. Never Say Never will be presented by the “Flatout 4: Total Insanity” video game. More info available at the link below:

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WaleMania returns on Thursday night, April 5th from Republic NOLA during WrestleMania 34 weekend. Rapper Wale and MLW Radio present the wildest night of the year in pro wrestling and tickets are now on sale at MLWTickets.com.

There will be a live MLW Radio podcast featuring many pro wrestling luminaries, who will be announced over the next few months.

The evening will also feature a live performance by Grammy nominated artist Wale, a meet and greet with a special guest for golden and platinum ticket holders, a New Orleans style after party and more.

EVENT INFORMATION FOR WALEMANIA IV ON APRIL 5^TH:

• 7pm to 8:30pm [Golden and Platinum ticket holders ONLY]: Meet & Greet party with a special guest to be announced. There will be a red carpet arrival. You’ll have early access to the venue and are guaranteed seats for the live podcast.
•  9pm to 10:15pm [Golden, Platinum & GA ticket holders]: MLW Radio LIVE podcast with special guests to be announced featuring a Q & A with fans.
•  10:15pm to Closing [Golden, Platinum & GA ticket holders]: New Orleans style After Party featuring Wale performing LIVE! Party with pro wrestling luminaries and MLW Radio personalities. Bottle service is available.

Ticket prices range from $15-$150 with a limited number of VIP Packages also available. Limited tickets will be available at the door the night of the show unless there is a sell out in advance.

More information about ticket tiers and the event itself can be found at: WaleMania.com.

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Sports Illustrated broke the news on Monday that former WWE Superstar John Morrison is coming to MLW: Never Say Never. This is the ‘big name former WWE Superstar’ in talks with MLW that we reported here exclusively last week.

Morrison will team up with MLW: One Shot main eventer Shane “Swerve” Strickland in a tag match against Jimmy Havoc and Darby Allin in a hardcore match.

The backstory for the match is that Strickland and Sami Callihan were attacked at MLW: One Shot out by hooded assailants,later revealed to be Darby Allin and Jimmy Havoc. Strickland reached out to Morrison to help get revenge.

Morrison told SI, “I’m preparing for this match the same way I prepared for John Cena and Randy Orton, or the same I would prepare to wrestle Kenny Omega or Tetsuya Naito. I’ve got all this experience and I’ve wrestled for all the major companies in the world, but the way that Strick, Havoc, and Allin think about wrestling is new to me and I’m ready for that challenge.”

Visit SI.com to read the full interview.

MLW: Never Say Never takes place on Thursday, December 7th from Orlando, Florida at GILT nightclub. Tickets are now on sale at Eventbrite.com.

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— SI Media (@SISportsMedia) November 6, 2017

We’ve got some new information regarding Major League Wrestling’s upcoming Never Say Never live event, which takes place on Thursday, December 7th from Orlando, Florida at Gilt Nightclub.

SEScoops.com has learned a ‘major’ former WWE Superstar is in talks with MLW officials to appear at the show. We’ll provide an update when we get more information on this developing story.

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Another developing angle for the card involves an ambush that took place following MLW One-Shot earlier this month. Shane Strickland and Sami Callihan were attacked outside the venue, with one of the two assailants identified as Darby Allin. The identity of the second attacker remains unknown. Allin is teasing a “Halloween surprise” for Shane Strickland.

Earlier today, it was also confirmed that MVP will be at the show. At One-Shot, MVP unleashed his unique brand of Ghetto Strong Style when he defeated Sami Callihan in one of the best matches on the card.

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Tickets for MLW: Never Say Never are now available at Eventbrite.com.

Tony Schiavone and Rich Bocchini will be returning to commentary for the event, which will be available for on-demand streaming within 72 hours of the event over at MLW.TV.

Following the success of MLW: One-Shot earlier this month, SEScoops has learned that several high-ranking employees from Vice News (executives and producers) were in attendance for the show. Vice had a film crew there as well, so expect to see coverage of MLW: One-Shot at Vice.com in the coming weeks.

Speaking of MLW, tickets are now on sale for the upcoming Never Say Never live event, which takes place Thursday, December 7th from Orlando, Florida at Gilt Nightclub. Already confirmed for the show is Matt Riddle vs. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor.

Tony Schiavone and Rich Bocchini will be calling the action once again for the MLW.TV broadcast, which is posted for streaming that weekend.

For tickets, visit MLW.Eventbrite.com.

It looks like we’ve got the first confirmed match for the upcoming MLW: Never Say Never live event.

Earlier this month at MLW: One-Shot, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor defeated Olympian Jeff Cobb in a very physical and hard fought contest. Afterwards, Lawlor called out another popular grappler with UFC experience: Matt Riddle.

MLW confirmed that the “King of Bros” was in talks about signing the match for Never Say Never. On Thursday, they released a video of Riddle formally accepting Lawlor’s challenge.

I'm coming for you @FilthyTomLawlor #dirtyT #kingofbros #splx https://t.co/VZAJ0M6Eig

— Matthew Riddle (@SuperKingofBros) October 19, 2017

The news of this money match comes just days after the Orlando Sentinel reported that MLW is seriously considering running monthly shows in Florida.

MLW: Never Say Never is scheduled for December 7th from Orlando, FL at Gilt Nightclub. Tickets for the big event go on sale Friday morning at 10am Eastern at MLW.Eventbrite.com.

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Following his return to the announcer’s table at last week’s MLW: One-Shot event from Orlando, MLW has confirmed that Tony Schiavone will be calling the action at their next show, MLW: Never Say Never.

Schiavone be joined by his One-Shot broadcast partner, the former Voice of NXT, Rich Bocchini.

• Stream MLW: One-Shot Now At MLW.TV

While no matches have been announced for Never Say Never as of this writing, Matt Riddle vs. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor appears to be in the works. Lawlor called out Matt Riddle after his win over Jeff Cobb at One-Shot and Riddle is confirmed to be in talks about appearing at the next show.

MLW: Never Say Never takes place on Thursday, December 7th from Gilt Nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

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– WWE Cruiserweights Rich Swann Kalisto were backstage at last week’s MLW: One-Shot event from Orlando, FL. From what we saw, Swann and Kalisto really seemed to enjoy MVP vs. Sami Callihan and the main event featuring Shane Strickland vs. Ricochet. The ‘Living Legend’ Larry Zbysko and a few Impact Wrestling Knockouts were also in attendance.

• Stream MLW: One-Shot Now Over At MLW.TV

– MLW.com has confirmed that former UFC welterweight Matt Riddle is in talks with the promotion about appearing at an upcoming show. Following his big win at over Olympian Jeff Cobb at One-Shot last week, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor was interviewed in the ring and called Riddle out. The “King of Bros” caught wind of the challenge and responded:

I hear @FilthyTomLawlor called the Bro out at @MLW one shot, Orlando sounds nice see you Dec 7th #bro #splx #kingofbros #Stallion pic.twitter.com/q1kHr8EoWO

— Matthew Riddle (@SuperKingofBros) October 6, 2017

MLW CEO Court Bauer was quoted, “Matt is a phenomenal fighter and Lawlor is coming up fast and strong. Fans want this match and so do I. Hell, so do Matt and Tom. All I can say right this moment is… stay tuned.”

With MLW returning on December 7th with Never Say Never from Orlando, Florida – Riddle vs. Lawlor would make one hell of an addition to the card.

On Thursday, we had the opportunity to attend MLW: One-Shot from Gilt nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The return of Major League Wrestling was amazing to witness in person and the card delivered – especially the main event that saw Shane Strickland getting the win over Ricochet.

MLW: One-Shot is now streaming at MLW.TV for only $4.99.

Not only did the show deliver in a big way, but the broadcast features commentary from former NXT lead announcer Rich Bocchini and the voice of WCW Nitro, Tony Schiavone.

At the show, MLW announced they are returning for another live event from Orlando on December 7th – MLW: Never Say Never.

Here are results from MLW: One-Shot:

– Tama Tonga answered the open challenge by Martin Stone and picked up the win in a hot opener.

– Seth Petruzelli & Rhett Giddins defeated Saive Al Sabah & Parrow After the match, Parrow powerbombed Al Sabah for tapping out to Petruzelli’s armbar.

– MJF defeated Jimmy Yuta after a low blow and roll-up pin. MJF was very charismatic on the mic and was talking trash to Yuta throughout the match.

– Barrington Hughes defeated Markos Espada in a squash match after delivering a big splash in the corner in the opening moments of the contest.

– Darby Allin defeated Jason Cade in a solid high-flying match.

– Santana Garrett defeated Mia Yim in a battle of the Mae Young Classic competitors.

– “Filthy” Tom Lawlor defeated Jeff Cobb. Very physical, hard-hitting match. Cobb got busted open mid-way through. After the win, Lawler called out Matt Riddle, who later answered the challenge on Twitter, setting up a match for Never Say Never.

– MVP defeated Sami Callihan in a wild brawl that took place in and out of the ring. MVP got the win with a Fisherman’s suplex.

– Shane “Swerve” Strickland defeated Ricochet in the main event. The match went over 30 minutes and actually lived up to the incredible hype via MLW’s MLW360 documentary series.

MLW: One-Shot is now streaming at MLW.TV for only $4.99.

Following the success of this week’s MLW: One-Shot event from Orlando, Florida, Major League Wrestling has announced it’s next show.

MLW will return with another wrestling card entitled NEVER SAY NEVER on Thursday night December 7th at GILT nightclub in Orlando, FL.

Tickets go on sale to the public Friday October 20th at 10am ET at Eventbrite.com.

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With the final push to this Thursday night for MLW’s return to LIVE professional wrestling, the co-headliner of the HUGE main event of MLW’s One Shot Shane Strickland joins the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast.

Hyping his clash with Ricochet, “The King of Swerve” breaks down the emotional battle that he has in attempting to prove to his mentor that the time to pass the torch has arrived. We also get an in depth look at the preparation that has gone into to the promotion of this much discussed event and how the fans have a ton to look forward to with MLW’s gigantic return.

MLW’s One Shot return:

“This is a great inaugural return of MLW running live shows again. It couldn’t be run by better people and for all of the people that are promoting this between Court Bauer, Alex Greenfield , MSL this is like a great core group of guys behind the scenes and on the card as well. A lot of great new young talent that a lot of people aren’t familiar with and a lot of great upper card guys that have been doing this on the indies and on the next level WWE on television for years as well so this is a great all around opportunity for new fans and old fans that are going to be introduced to the new indies and the new style of pro wrestling industry and guys that have been watching wrestling for years.”

How the overall card is constructed:

“I am always positive about the entire show and the show in its entirety. From start to finish everything almost has to go off perfectly, especially with MLW coming back to doing live events again so I am really looking forward to and want everybody to do well. I want every match to perform and out-perform and over achieve but at the same time I am very laser focused on the task I have at hand and the match that I have in the main event. Especially all that pressure and responsibility being put on last to go after all these talented individuals to go at somebody across the ring like Ricochet. It is a lot of pressure and it is also a lot of big responsibility in my mind. ”

MLW’s 360 web series building to the main event:

“It’s been great because it’s been showing the pulling back of that curtain a little bit and showing the inside of who we are as men and individuals in our home life. We show our motivations to why we continue to do this and what doing this for so long has gotten us and all those opportunities and sacrifices we make being on the road and traveling so much and all the rewards we reap but also the sacrifices we leave behind in pursuing this business. It shows a lot of both of that in 360 and how hard we work to continue to be on top or continue to grind and progress more in this business.”

Ricochet’s influence on this generation of wrestlers:

“The past ten years he honestly has elevated the bar of what athleticism in wrestling has meant. For so long we thought that we stopped at one rotation in the air with what we are doing off the top rope. Now he is doing double moonsaults and double front flips (with 630s) and he has pushed the envelope so much and I credit a lot of my style and literally a whole generation of guys that have tried to emulate what he does. Him and PAC (Neville) in Japan then several years later moved on to him and Ospreay and he is constantly changing how we view wrestling and how we get in the ring and perform and he is always pushing the bar and raising it.”

What Ricochet means to his career:

“He honestly opened my eyes to a whole different realm of what was possible or able to be done in a ring. He has mentored me for quite some time as well and after that and I’d say a couple of years ago I pretty much took the training wheels off myself and I ventured off and started doing my own thing and I made my own waves in trying to create my own path to try and be the one who is emulated now at this point in my career. For what he is doing now, I will never say that he doesn’t work hard anymore and I definitely feel like he has let off the gas a little bit but he still continues to be a trend setter and still continues to knock down barriers and find new ways to just accomplish new things in wrestling like winning BOLA for the second time a couple of months ago. There is always a new task and he is in competition with himself and he’s been on top for so long that you get a little content but at the same time he doesn’t want to give it up and he wants someone to literally come in and be like this is mine and I feel like I am that one to do it.”

What we can expect from their match at MLW’s One Shot:

“You are going to witness a big huge generational gap with one of my mentors that has tutored me through pro wrestling and has elevated me to the next level as far as getting me a job in Lucha Underground to changing my mindset as to maneuver and perform in different ways that I didn’t know I was capable of and me facing that man. Now showing him that I am no longer just one of your students and I am no longer one of the people that you are training and bringing up. Now it is time to prove that I am on your level. You have witnessed that with MLW 360 (our miniseries) and you can watch all six episodes that track the rivalry and our feud that is Shane Strickland vs. Ricochet. I just want you to watch our MLW miniseries and if you aren’t sold and are not brought up to speed as to what this means to me and what this means to Ricochet and that will tell you everything you need to know.”

For this and every other episode of The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling please subscribe on iTunes, Podomatic, Player FM, Tune In Radio and The IRW Network.

UFC fighter and pro wrestler “Filthy” Tom Lawlor recently appeared as a guest on The Two Man Power Trip Of Wrestling podcast to promote next week’s big MLW: One-Shot event.

Here are some highlights of what Lawlor said about:

On wrestling Jeff Cobb at the upcoming MLW: One-Shot event: “Jeff Cobb is a fight that I’ve been looking forward to since I returned to the professional wrestling squared circle. He’s a guy that I’ve enjoyed watching and has been making a name for himself not only in the US and the Independent scene but throughout the world as a top notch talent. He comes from an amateur wrestling background and is a former Olympian and has the same aura of legitimacy that I do and think it was a natural matchup and I am glad it is happening in MLW.”

On returning to the pro wrestling world: “This is something that I’ve looked forward to do in being able to get back into the ring and luckily I am able to get back in there and I feel like I am living in a fantasy camp. I always think I am really here in this show and am I really wrestling (for instance) Kyle O’ Reilly or really wrestling Eddie Kingston right now so it has been really awesome for me.”

On if he prefers working pro wrestling or competing in MMA: “Either way honestly, I had a match against Mike Bailey who is a much larger guy but he does a lot of high flying and I had a blast doing that. It honestly doesn’t really matter to me but one of the biggest challenges to me is trying to fit my style with somebody else’s to a certain extent. To go work against a guy like Matt Riddle or a Dan Severn and somebody with that same style it is not too tough to plan out. When you have to work a high flyer and you are trying to do your submission game you have to work all that stuff in together so that is kind of the big challenge but it also keeps me motivated as well.

“Some crowds know what they are getting into and some crowds are there just to see professional wrestling. I have to read the crowd a little bit and see what I can get away with and as far as the submission game and that kind of style and I adjust from there. Some places love it and some places hate it.”

On if he plans to return to the UFC after his suspension is over: “Honestly I don’t know. My weight has kind of stabilized and now that I am a little bit older, I may be able to cut down to 85 again and I am going to have to kind of take a look at the landscape in a year. Maybe I won’t even be wanting to go back to the UFC. Maybe I will have opportunities in wrestling that will keep me there which I am hopefully looking forward to that happening.”

On if he feels WWE is in his future: “The schedule is not really appealing. In the long run when you factor in the money and the costs associated with traveling all year. I am at a point in my life where I can make some money doing multiple things and I can teach mixed martial arts and I can teach jiu jitsu and I can be involved with stuff like that and also fight and wrestle at the same time and be involved with all those other things. I don’t need to be on the road all year and I don’t desire that lifestyle so I am kind of happy essentially with being in the Independent scene but like I said I am not happy with where I am at right now (work wise).”

Check out the complete episode of The Two Man Power Trip Of Wrestling podcast featuring the “Filthy” Tom Lawlor interview at Podomatic.com.

MVP appeared on the latest The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast to discuss next week’s big MLW: One-Shot event and his match against Sami Callihan. He also talked about his time in WWE, why he left the company and working in Japan.

Here are some highlights they sent in:

Excitement over making his MLW debut and expectations on the revival of the promotion:

“It is funny that you say that because I don’t think there is any expectations to look to simply because every individual that you’ve named so far on the roster, it doesn’t matter what promotion it is because when they lace the boots up and climb into the ring they have the highest expectations of themselves and I think that everybody on the roster would have no problem with me speaking for them in that regard. As far as MLW goes they do have the history of providing very eclectic shows. The first time I ever saw Kojima LIVE was in Ft. Lauderdale for MLW. I remember I saw a match with Sabu and LA Parka that to that point without question was one of the greatest matches I’d ever seen and add to it LA Parka and Sabu were a little edgy towards each other and it turned out to be a phenomenal match. MLW going back to its origins and to the shows that I saw always put out the best talent from all over the world even before it was cool. They were ground breaking in that regard. Once again in Orlando they put together what I always think wrestling should be and that is a buffet with a little bit of this and a little bit of that.”

The roster in place thus far and his match with Sami Callihan:

“You’ve got Jeff Cobb and Tom Lawlor who will take care of the technical grappling aspect and not to mention that phenomenal athleticism of Jeff Cobb, I think he is going to suprise a lot of people who have never seen him before. You’ve got me and Sally.. (I mean Sami) Callihan, tell him I called him “Sally”. “Sally Callihan” we are just going to beat the f*ck out of each other and that is not going to be pleasant and it is not going to be pretty and it is not going to technical or high flying it will be painful. You’ve got phenomenal Ariel acrobatic style of Ricochet and Stickland. I think overall the card in general is stacked from top to bottom and nobody is going to come away dissatisfied.”

How INDY wrestling promotions have influenced WWE:

“I think you have to recognize that there has been a philosophy shift at the top of WWE. Once upon a time they refused to acknowledge that wrestling existed outside of their universe and now they are actually embracing the fact that wrestling exists outside of the “WWE Universe” and with the popularity of NXT and allowing guys to keep their identity and not hijacking a guy’s identities like they were so known to do.”

“The popularity of social media and YouTube it is an amazing time for the business like we’ve never seen before because and I’ve said this before on my own podcast “The VIP Lounge” it is phenomenal that now a guy from England can show up at PWG Guerilla in Los Angeles and wrestle in “The Battle of Los Angeles” and everybody there already knows who he is.  As far as WWE recognizing that fan base, I think they realized that they had to change their business model in some way because you can’t just continue to deny that there is a boom of wrestling going on in England and that New Japan is blowing up and all of these independent wrestling companies popping up (some are awful) and some are very good.”

“I don’t know who was responsible for taking this new course of action at WWE but it behooves them to recognize that there is a lot going on and there is talent outside of their main roster and as far as the fans are concerned I am happy for the fans.”

His time wrestling for New Japan Pro Wrestling:

“For me it was easy and I never missed a step because my dream was to wrestle in Japan. WWE for me was the goal and is the top company in the world and that is where you want to go when you lace up your boots but for me it was my dream to wrestle at Korakuen Hall and in the Tokyo Dome.”

“People ask me do I still get nervous or what match did I get nervous for and it wasn’t WrestleMania, it wasn’t WrestleKingdon, it wasn’t Bound For Glory it was my very first match in Korakuen Hall. To me that place is ECW Arena and Madison Square Garden rolled into one and the fans that go there know wrestling extremely well and they won’t hesitate to let you know you are sh*t and the fact that I was able to get an “MVP” chant going in Korakuen Hall from Japanese fans meant more to me than I can really express. Leaving the sports entertainment style of WWE to go to the hard hitting and strong style of New Japan was a very easy transition for me because it was what I always wanted to do.

How the MVP character was created:

“I had numerous tryouts and I roped Johnny (Ace) off one day and asked him if I could get five minutes and he said he was busy. I asked can I get two minutes? Can I get thirty seconds? He finally stopped and said you’ve got thirty seconds and I said for him to tell me what the f*ck I’ve got to do for you to hire me? I think Johnny was pleasantly taken aback by that because who the f*ck talks to Johnny Ace like that? He said we like you but don’t have anything for you and to come up with a more character based personality and something we don’t already have. I was pissed off because I felt he had written me off again but at that time I was working down on South Beach doing nightclub work and bodyguard work and I’d see these self-absorbed and pompous overpaid pro athletes show up feeling like the world owed them something. I remember guys like Shaq or Barry Sanders or Dr. J all established legends would come through and stop, shake hands and talk and were very humble and I’d see guys who were first round draft picks busts who would show up with entourages like the world owed them something and being rude and disrespectful and I thought that hadn’t been done in wrestling yet. This was a relatively new phenomenon because every time you turned on Sports Center there is another pro athlete getting into trouble saying or doing something stupid so I put together a package that to this day if you ask Court (Bauer) he will tell you it is one of the most impressive things he has seen because they had never received anything quite like it.

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MLW has released Chapter 5 of the MLW360 documentary series profiling the main event of MLW: One-Shot: Ricochet vs. Shane Strickland.

In chapter 5 of MLW360’s look at the 2 men main eventing MLW: One-Shot on October 5th in Orlando, Single father Shane Strickland talks about what inspires him while Ricochet reveals a disturbing injury. Plus, Moose shares his suspect garbage removal schemes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEKRioGN6Ec

MLW also sent in word that another match has been confirmed for One-Shot, which takes place next Thursday night at GILT nightclub in Orlando, FL.

DARBY ALLIN VS. JASON CADE ON COLLISION COURSE FOR MLW: ONE-SHOT

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – What happens when a man without fear who uses his body as a weapon faces one of the most complete aerial combatants in the sport?

Find out on Thursday October 5th as Darby Allin takes on “The Flying Gambino” Jason Cade at MLW: One-Shot at Gilt Nightclub in Orlando, FL.

Living at one point in an abandoned warehouse in the slums of Seattle, Darby Allin would find success on the underground skateboarding scene leading to appearances on ESPN and MTV.

Living by the mantra nothings over till your underground, which is tattooed on his chest, Darby Allin is unpredictable and dangerous.

Mentored by Sami Callihan, some say Darby Allin is heavily influenced by the “Worldwide Desperado.”  If so, you can’t argue with the results or Darby’s impact thus far in the sport.  Darby enters MLW as one of the most talked about wrestlers of 2017.

Tickets are available now at https://mlw.com/.

MLW: One-Shot’s card thus far features:

Ricochet vs. Shane “Swerve” Strickland

MVP vs. Sami Callihan

Jeff Cobb vs. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor

Santana Garrett vs. Mia Yim

Darby Allin vs. “Flying Gambino” Jason Cade

Jimmy Yuta vs. MJF

Open Contract Challenge: Martin Stone vs. ?

Barrington Hughes and more talent showcasing today and tomorrow’s best wrestlers to be announced in the coming days.

Bell time is 6:50pm.

MLW: One-Shot will be available within 72 hours of the event occurring on October 5th with Rich Bocchini and Tony Schiavone calling the action.  Learn more about MLW.tv at: http://www.MLW.tv.

Buy tickets to MLW: One-Shot today at http://www.mlw.eventbrite.com.

Learn more about MLW.tv at: MLW.tv.

Mia Yim has signed on to compete against fellow Mae Young Classic competitor Santana Garrett in just two weeks at MLW: One-Shot at Gilt Nightclub in Orlando, FL on Thursday night October 5th.

A second-degree black belt in taekwondo and Muay Thai practitioner, Mai Yim has competed in every major organization with a women’s division.

• Ricochet vs. Shane “Swerve” Strickland
• MVP vs. Sami Callihan
• Jeff Cobb vs. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor
• Mia Yim vs. Santana Garrett

Also confirmed for the show are Maxwell Jacob Feinstein (MJF) and Jason Cade. More matches will be announced soon.

Tony Schiavone and Rich Bocchini will be calling the action from ringside, with MLW: One-Shot available on-demand on the new MLW.TV service just days after the event.

A limited number of tickets are still available over at Eventbrite.com.

As you’ve seen in recent weeks, we’ve been spotlighting Major League Wrestling’s upcoming MLW: One-Shot event, which takes place on Thursday night, October 5th from Gilt Nighclub in Orlando, FL.

MLW has been producing an excellent “MLW360” online documentary series in the lead-up to the main event featuring Ricochet vs. Shane Strickland.

Chapter 4, titled “Inspirations,” was just released with footage of Ricochet sparring with Jason Cade, who was announced for the show earlier this week. Meanwhile, what inspires Strickland to continue to up his game?

Check out the latest installment of MLW360 below and visit MLW.com for more on the upcoming MLW: One-Shot event.

https://youtu.be/ovAmejpNGHg

On Tuesday, Major League Wrestling announced “The Flying Gambino” Jason Cade is the latest competitor to sign on for the upcoming MLW: One-Shot live event on October 5th from Gilt Nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

Cade, a high-flier trained by Norman Smiley, has been making a name for himself on the independent scene and has been featured on the MLW 360 sparring sparring with his mentor and close friend Ricochet.

https://twitter.com/courtbauer/status/907607297970634753

“Being part of MLW is a great opportunity to show the world what I can do. I’m glad they’re taking a chance on me,” said Cade.

MLW: One-Shot will feature:

• Ricochet vs. Shane “Swerve” Strickland
• MVP vs. Sami Callihan
• Jeff Cobb vs. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor

Also confirmed to appear are MJF (Maxwell Jacob Friedman), Santana Garrett and backstage correspondent Jimmy Iovine. Tony Schiavone and Rich Bocchini will be ringside calling the action, which will air exclusively on the new MLW.TV on-demand streaming network.

A limited number of tickets for MLW: One-Shot are still available at MLW.eventbrite.com.

https://youtu.be/I-KJWJm5_F4

MLW sent in word on Friday that Jamie Iovine will be on hand for the upcoming MLW: One-Shot live event (10/5) from Orlando, FL and will serve as a backstage correspondent. Here’s the official press release:

JAMIE IOVINE JOINS MLW AS BACKSTAGE CORRESPONDENT AND COLLABORATOR

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – Major League Wrestling is excited to announce Jamie Iovine has joined MLW, serving as a backstage correspondent for MLW: One-Shot at Gilt Nightclub on October 5th in Orlando, FL.

MLW: One-Shot will be available to stream and download within 72 hours of the event exclusively at MLW.tv.

In addition to his work as a part of the backstage broadcast for MLW: One-Shot, Jamie will collaborate with MLW on additional projects.

No stranger to MLW, Jamie has been pure fire at MLW’s WaleMania events each year, serving as the DJ for the wildest after party in all of sports.

Born and raised in the City of Angels you could say Jamie Iovine was born into the entertainment industry. Growing up around some of the most influential figures in music and entertainment the knowledge he accumulated over the years you could say is invaluable. Rather than going down the path his father cultivated, Jamie Iovine decided to create his own. With his passions in music, comics, technology, and sports entertainment you could say Iovine is a renaissance man for the new generation of entrepreneur.

As a DJ, Iovine has performed at every major nightclub in Los Angeles/Las Vegas and toured nationally and internationally with the likes of Kaskade, Steve Aoki, Rusko, Eric Prydz and most notably DJ’d for hip-hop heavy weight Puff Daddy at WrestleMania 29 in New York at Madison Square Garden.

While Iovine’s DJ career started to flourish he was given the opportunity to work with top rated consumer electronics brand Beats by Dre. Iovine was featured in a nationwide TV campaign for Beats By Dre that debuted on ABC’s Monday Night Football.

Parleying his relationship with Beats By Dre and World Wrestling Entertainment, Iovine hosted one of the most successful Summer Slam Parties at the Beverly Hilton. Coming off the successes of his Beats by Dre and WWE collaborative event he then decided to take his talents officially to WWE. At the WWE Iovine was the go to backstage producer.

Creating some of the most compelling segments for Monday Night Raw, Smackdown, and WWE.com with the likes of John Cena, The Rock, and Brock Lesnar to name a few. He also worked directly with the Executive Vice President of Talent Paul Levesque aka Triple H on a few projects, which only added to his outstanding track record. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end and so did his time spend at the WWE.

Iovine had to start a new chapter or “edition” in his career. After months of research Iovine found himself with an amazing opportunity to work with and own a piece of the famed Meltdown Comics in Hollywood. Iovine knew this was exactly what he was looking for and signed the deal to become Meltdown Comics Chief Operating and Public relations officer. In his short time at Meltdown, Iovine has already put his footprint with the company. Jamie Iovine has put in the work and his resume and past performance can attest to that, but in his mind he’s only just begun.

This summer, Jamie partnered with Steve Kaye for a residency at Rehab in Las Vegas called: Jamie Iovine at Rehab at the Hard Rock Hotel.

Considered the hottest pool parties of the summer, Jamie collaborated with the likes of Ice Cube for the most interactive, wild and high-energy events you can experience in Las Vegas.

• MLW: One-Shot’s card thus far feature:
• Ricochet vs. Shane “Swerve” Strickland
• MVP vs. Sami Callihan
• Jeff Cobb vs. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor

Also signed to compete: Santana Garrett, Maxwell Jacob Friedman. Several more matches showcasing today and tomorrow’s best wrestlers will be announced in the coming days and weeks.

MLW: One-Shot will be available within 72 hours of the event occurring on October 5th with Rich Bocchini and Tony Schiavone calling the action. Learn more about MLW.tv at: http://www.MLW.tv.

Buy tickets to MLW: One-Shot today at mlw.eventbrite.com.

Two more competitors have been announced for the upcoming MLW: One-Shot live wrestling show on 10/5 from GILT Nightclub in Orlando, FL.

– On the latest episode of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s Steve Austin Show Unleashed podcast, MLW CEO Court Bauer revealed that Santana Garrett has been signed for the card. Garrett just competed in the Mae Young Classic tournament and is a second-generation wrestler mentored by Scott Hall and Larry Zbyszko.

– Also announced for One-Shot is Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF). The charismatic 21-year-old wrestling prodigy was trained on Long Island by Curt Hawkins and Pat Buck. He’s competed for CZW, Wrestle Pro, MCW and more.

Santana Garrett and MJF’s opponents will be announced soon.

While we’re talking MLW: One-Shot, check out the latest episode of MLW360 focusing on the main event match-up between Ricochet and Shane Strickland.

In chapter 3 of MLW360’s look at the 2 men main eventing MLW: One-Shot, Ricochet does some retail therapy while Strickland hits the gym to up his game.

https://youtu.be/I-KJWJm5_F4

A limited number of seats are still available for MLW: One-Shot at MLW.Eventbrite.com.