In one of the most highly anticipated events of the year for Major League Wrestling the company presented Summer of Beasts in front of a packed house at the Melrose Ballroom, the company once again brought the action.
Featuring a night of surprises and banger after banger those in attendance got to witness several instant classics in a night that is going to be talked about for quite some time.
With the Doomsday Clock counting down in the background there were several storylines advancing as the Opera Cup Semis bracket got filled along with a few debuts and the return of the Intrepid Travel Paul London to the company.
Starting off the action was the Opera Cup Quarterfinals match between Bad Dude Tito and Alex Kane as the Bad Dude showed why he is going to be one to watch for in the company with a resounding victory.
In a stellar defense of the Featherweight Championship Janai Kai put the rest of the ladies on notice with a submission victory against Stardom feature Hanako.
Then in what was an interesting clash of styles was the match between “Filthy” Tom Lawlor taking on the TJP. Once again TJP impressed many with his combination of submission and high-flying style and was able to advance to the Semis with the victory.
A moment that featured tables, chairs and some hard-hitting Matthew Justice and Matt Riddle left things all on the mat with one of the matches of the night. It was a Brostone by Riddle to gain the victory, but what was intriguing was the bond shared by the two stars as with the celebration could come a possible formation of a future BroJustice Tag Team in MLW.
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Fans then got to see the MLW return of the Intrepid Travel Paul London against Brett Ryan Gosselin and a victorious one prior to the beatdown by BRG and Bobby Fish. Just when it had seemed as if Paul was going to get help from the debuting Brock and CW Anderson, the young lions turned their focus and attack on the veteran.
It seems as if there maybe a new foursome in MLW as The Andersons have aligned themselves with Fish and Gosselin and that is something for the rest of the MLW roster to keep an eye for as the foursome may stake their own claim for championship down the line.
Right after that debut The Andersons took on Jay Lyon and Love, Doug and well it didn’t take CW and Brock long to show the MLW Tag Division what can be expected with the duo now on the franchises roster with a resounding victory.
In the other part of the Opera Cup Quarterfinals in another highlight match was AKIRA taking on KENTA. It was KENTA hitting a GTS for the Semis bound victory.
MLW tried to have a four-way match between Little Guido, LSG, Nolo Kitano and Jimmy Lloyd but that got disrupted by the Doomsday countdown as the crowd got to Feast Their Eyes on the newest star in Donovan Dijak. Dijak cleared the ring quickly asserting his dominance on those in the ring while firing a warning shot to the rest of the MLW roster.
Those in attendance got to see the crowning of the new MLW Tag Team champions as CONTRA Unit duo of Minoru Suzuki & Ikuro Kwon handed COZYMAX the defeat in a physical bout. There were goosebumps for those in attendance at the sight of the CONTRA Unit at the end of that match as three of the four members have gold and it only a matter of time before Mads Krule Krugger gets his black hand on gold as well.
The Luchador’s then Main Evented the action-packed card as Atlantis Jr and Mistico completed the Opera Cup Quarterfinals in a fun and highflying affair. After a tremendous victory Mistico addressed the crowd in Queens, NY in Spanish to say thank you for the support of himself and the company.
MLW now shifts the scene and the rest of the Opera Cup Tournament as they head to Atlanta as TJP taking on KENTA while Bad Dude Tito will battle Mistico. Speaking of “The Black Hand” Mads Krule Krugger will indeed get his shot at a title on September 14 as he takes on Satoshi Kojima. Also scheduled for Fightland is going to be The Andersons and much, much more.
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