MLW Fusion
April 4, 2020
The 2300 Arena
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Transcription by Josh Lopez
First Match: Douglas James vs. Septimo Dragon
James scores a quick takedown. James rolls Dragon over. James with a Full Nelson Lock. Dragon breaks free with an arm-drag takeover. Dragon ducks a clothesline from James. James goes for a Hip Toss, but Dragon lands back on his feet. James shoves Dragon. Dragon starts running the ropes. James leapfrogs over Dragon. Neither men can land a roundhouse kick. That leads us to a big standoff in the center of the ring. Dragon shoves James. James with a Jumping Knee Strike. James lands The Suicide Dive. Dragon rolls James back into the ring. Dragon hits The Quebrada off the ring apron. Dragon SuperKicks James. Dragon follows that with a Suicide Dive of his own. Dragon tosses James back into the ring. Dragon with the cover for a two count. Dragon with two palm strikes in the corner. Dragon whips James across the ring. James side steps Dragon into the turnbuckles. Dragon dives over James. Dragon with a Hook Kick. Dragon with a SlingShot Hurricanrana.
Dragon kicks James in the face. James thrust kicks the left knee of Dragon. Dragon is perched on the middle turnbuckle. James slaps Dragon in the chest. James with The CodeBreaker for a two count. James with a Vertical Suplex for a two count. James unloads Six Mid-Kicks. Dragon avoids The RoundHouse Kick. James with a Tilt-A-Whirl TakeDown. James applies The CrossFace. Standing Switch Exchange. James with a Ripcord Inside Out Lariat. Dragon responds with an inside cradle for a two count. Chop/Forearm/SuperKick Exchange. Dragon nails James with The Pump Kick. James with a Jumping Knee Strike. Dragon dodges The Spinning Back Fist.
Both men are knocked down after a Double RoundHouse Kick. James with clubbing leg and shoulder kicks. James blocks a boot from Dragon. James HeadButts Dragon. James goes for The GTS, but Dragon blocks it. James ducks a clothesline from Dragon. James leapfrogs over Dragon. Dragon with a HandStand RoundHouse Kick for a two count. Dragon connects with The PileDriver for a two count. Dragon goes for The Flying Double Foot Stomp, but James ducks out of the way. James with a Jumping Knee Strike. James SuperKicks Dragon. James with a Running Death Valley Driver into the turnbuckles. James makes Dragon tap out to The Guillotine Choke.
Winner: Douglas James via Submission
– Pagano Vignette.
– Injustice got fined and suspended for their actions last week on MLW Fusion.
– Next week is the beginning of the MLW/AAA SuperSeries.
Richard Holliday Interview
Producer: Hey, Richard Holliday, is it true you’re gonna get involved in the empty arena match tonight?
Richard Holliday: Hey, is it true that you’re extraordinarily annoying? Yes, I don’t have time for this.
Alicia Atout Interviews Mance Warner
Alicia Atout: Mance, tonight is finally the night where you take on and hopefully take down MJF.
Mance Warner: Hopefully? I’m sorry, you got me worked up there, go ahead.
Alicia Atout: It’s okay, I mean, I’m glad that you’re worked up because you really do play off the crowd, you play off that energy, but tonight is a loser leaves town empty arena match, so how do you prepare for a match like that?
Mance Warner: You got a point right there. Them people out there, that’s Mancer’s people, that’s Mancer’s fans, we out there, they’re on my back baby, Mancer’s drags them to every town we go to. ML Dub. See tonight, ain’t nobody gonna be out there. If MJF wants to bring his boys out there, that’s on him. I got some big friends too. There’s a guy, this tall. And there’s another guy, that tall. Maybe I don’t need them.
We’ll find out when that time hits the fan baby. See, sometimes when ole Mancer gets a little wild out there, it’s better that the people ain’t there to see it. Because the shit i’m gonna do tonight, to you MJF, i’m happy that nobody’s gonna see it inside that venue. They can watch it on TV. There’s shit going down tonight that I want my mama to see, but see they brought that on themselves, didn’t they? Yeah, they did. You got anything else for ole Mancer?
Alicia Atout: I have been doing a little bit of investigating and you mentioned The Dynasty, i’m almost certain their plan is infiltrate tonight and to interfere, so is there a way to plan for that or be ready for that?
Mance Warner: Fuck em, that’s the plan. Ole Mancer we’ll lay them all out, one by one. Like I said earlier, I got some friends too. Maybe they’ll be there tonight. Maybe i’ll just need these right here. Either way, we’ll find out, huh. Yeah, we’ll find out.
LA Park & Los Parks Promo
Look here Psycho Clown, I am the best damn thing in pro wrestling and I also have my sons, who are hungry for a fight. So, we challenge you in this super series to a 3 on 3 fight! If you have the huevos, recruit partners so you can face us. We are the best in pro wrestling. That’s right, we are the best team, the best family, Los Parks.
So little baby clown nuts, put in some effort and find yourself some partners that are brave enough to fight this family. For you to even find someone that can eve touch a hair on our masculine and powerful bodies will be difficult. We will give you the opportunity to come to MLW for this SuperSeries, to try to dethrone us which won’t be easy. Find quality people not just some assholes.
– Next week on MLW Fusion, Alexander Hammerstone will put his MLW National OpenWeight Title on the line against Laredo Kid.
– We get a brief recap of last weeks King Mo/Low Ki Match
– In two weeks, there will be a Team Filthy/American Top Team Press Conference.
Alicia Atout Interviews Savio Vega
Alicia Atout: Tonight, a blood feud comes to an end here in MLW, as Mance Warner takes on MJF in a Loser Leaves Town Empty Arena Match. And i’m here with a man who’s know a lot about blood feuds. Savio Vega, what’s your take on the match?
Savio Vega: It’s a dangerous match. Mance and MJF, they don’t like each other, they have a big grudge and tonight is the night to finish this once and for all. My guy is Mance, that’s my boy. MJF, I’ve wrestled you before and I know you are a coward. Why, because you riding with The Dynasty, hopefully they stay in the dressing room because Mance is gonna take you tonight. Be ready my friend, because what’s coming is not easy for you. Tonight, Mance is gonna beat you down.
Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Top 10 Contenders For The MLW World Heavyweight Championship
10.) King Mo
9.) Low Ki
8.) Mance Warner
7.) MJF
6.) Richard Holliday
5.) Brian Pillman Jr
4.) Filthy Tom Lawlor
3.) Davey Boy Smith Jr
2.) Myron Reed
1.) Alexander Hammerstone
– Mance Warner and Savio Vega demolished The Dynasty’s Alexander Hammerstone and Richard Holliday in the backstage area.
MJF Promo
Mance Warner, I think you underestimate me. I think you underestimate me because you have this idea of who MJF is, you got it down pat, right? I’m just a spoiled rich little brat, i’ve had everything handed to me, I couldn’t possibly go toe to toe with The Southern Psychopath. How about I tell you a little story, Mance? See, you’re not the only person who’s deal with the adversity in their life. When I was a young man, I recall walking the hallways of my school with a bunch of kids who thought it’d be a quaint little idea, to run up behind me with their fists filled to the brim with quarters and they threw them at me, they threw them at me as hard as they possibly could.
And as my skin began to welt they said, pick it up Jim boy. Now, the leader of that group, his name was Joey and I didn’t forget about that. I went home and I told myself that Joe was gonna pay. And I waited, I took my time, I went to the gym everyday, every single day and then senior year of high school, the last day of school, just as Joe thought that i had completely forgotten about what happened in Parkway Elementary, I walked up behind him, I tapped him on the shoulder and I knocked him the fuck out. If you think for two seconds that I can’t get nuts, you don’t know a damn thing about MJF. Tonight, i’m gonna prove, once and for all, you’re not the only person who can be a psychopath in MLW.
The Von Erichs Promo
Medical Updates on Killer Kross & Brian Pillman Jr
Killer Kross: Fractured scapula and displacement of the Acromioclavicular Joint. Recommend no contact for 180 days unless wavier is signed. Killer Kross was offered to sign the wavier, however WWE, his employer will now allow wavier to be signed.
Brian Pillman Jr: Fractured mandible and dislocated Temporomandibular Joint. The Philadelphia Police are reviewing video of the incident. It’s unclear if Pillman will be pressing charges.
Second Match: Mance Warner vs. MJF In A Loser Leaves Town Empty Arena Match
MJF spits his gum into Warner’s face. Warner drops MJF with a knife edge chop. The action spills to the outside. MJF sends Warner back first into the steel barricade. MJF is teeing off on Warner. Warner punches MJF in the back. Warner throws a chair at MJF. Warner is raining down haymakers. MJF kicks Warner in the gut. MJF wraps a rope around Warner’s neck. MJF is putting the boots to Warner. Warner is trying to use the bolt cutter as a weapon. Warner HeadButts MJF. MJF slings Warner into a row of chairs. MJF with the cover for a one count. Warner with heavy bodyshots. Warner slams MJF’s head on the steel barricade.
The brawl heads towards the bleachers inside the 2300 Arena. Warner with forearm shivers. MJF responds with a throat punch. MJF is trying to throw Warner off the balcony. MJF and Warner are trading back and forth shots. Warner sends MJF tumbling down the bleachers for a two count. MJF is choking Warner with a blue room. MJF lays out a cameraman in the process. MJF jams a lit cigarette into Warner’s forehead. MJF is calling a taxi. Warner throws a chair into MJF’s face for a two count. Warner is giving MJF a taste of his own medicine. Warner starts choking MJF with his boot. Warner attacks the left wrist of MJF. Palm Strike Exchange. Warner unloads a flurry of right jabs. Warner hits The Bionic Elbow. Warner blocks a boot from MJF. MJF with a thumb to the eye. Warner responds with a Pop Up HeadButt. Warner connects with The Running Lariat to pickup the victory.
Winner: Mance Warner via Pinfall
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