Shane “Swerve” Strickland became the new MLW World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Matt Riddle in the tournament finals at Thursday’s MLW show from Orlando, FL.

Strickland has been a fixture of Major League Wrestling since the promotion’s reboot back in October, when he defeated Ricochet in the main event of One-Shot. He defeated Brody King and Jimmy Haboc in the first two rounds of the championship tournament en route to the showdown with Riddle.

Also on the show, Pentagon El Zero M defeated Rey Fenix on the card to become the #1 contender.

It's @PENTAELZEROM on top after a great match that has fans throwing money into the ring #MLWFinals pic.twitter.com/XvjvniH2qe

— Jay Reddick (@runninjay) April 13, 2018

Tickets go on sale Friday morning for MLW’s next show – dubbed MLW: Intimidation Games on May 3rd from Orlando, FL.

Ready to crown the 1st @mlw champion #MLWFinals pic.twitter.com/YtzoIVTLEN

— Elder Sour (@ElderSour) April 13, 2018

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Credit to Scott Fishman of the Miami Herald for the header image on this article