MLW Fusion Results – June 1, 2023
Kicking off this week’s Fusion with Mance Warner is waking up in a hotel room after a night of partying. The rest of the 2nd Gear Crew is here as well, 1 Called Manders isn’t sure if they’re still in Mexico. Warner looks around for Microman, he’s in the corner with a very large bra on his head. All 4 men head out for beers before they return to the United States.
Tag Team Match
La Rebelion (Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf) vs. Abismo Negro Jr & Black Taurus
Bestia 666 & Black Taurus starts this match off with a lock up and Taurus overpowers Bestia then slaps him. Kick from Bestia then he chops Taurus and tags in Mecha Wolf & he connects with a chop then tags Bestia back in. Taurus counters an arm wringer then they trade arm drags for a bit before both men escape headscissors and we get a stand off. Taurus offers a handshake, Bestia declines a few times before landing a tornado kick.
Abismo Negro Jr comes in as Taurus rolls to the floor, lucha tag rules are in place. Wolf tags in and chops Abismo then lands a corner offense before Taurus comes in and wrenches his neck the drills him with a snap powerslam and we go to a break.
After the break Le Rebelion double team Taurus to send him outside then hit stereo suicide dives. Negro Jr is isolated now and takes tandem offense from Le Rebelion. Taurus now gets double teamed for a bit. Negro Jr tries to fire up with chops to both men but the numbers catch up and he eats a knee strike from La Rebelion. Bestia heads up top, but Taurus stops the attempted double team move.
Bestia takes what is supposed to be a Code Red from Negro Jr then Taurus cuts him in half with a Spear then Wolf who takes tandem offense, and Taurus drops him with a pop up Samoan Drop, then Negro Jr follows up with a top rope dropkick to the tail bone. Wolf rolls out of the ring after that one, and Bestia has to fight off Taurus and shoves him into Negro Jr.
Abismo runs wild by hitting hurricanrana to Taurus then a knee strike to Negro Jr. Taurus with a Codebreaker to Bestia, then Wolf hits him with a powerbomb, and Negro Jr drops Wolf with a back suplex. Bestia hits a Muscle Buster on Negro Jr then Taurus hits Bestia with a backbreaker. Wolf with a rebound German suplex then Negro Jr catches him with a Styles Clash for a 2 count.
Taurus headbutts Bestia but Wolf back body drops him to the floor. Negro Jr & Bestia square off, then Abismo eats some ping pong offense from Le Rebelion before hitting Mark Of The Beast for the win.
Winners: La Rebelion
Willie Mack is selling Cesar Duran’s stuff at the venue, but here come National Openweight Champion John Hennigan, Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie & Sam Adonis. They want to know where Cesar Duran is, Mack will tell them what he’s heard about the whereabouts of Duran after a shot at Johnny’s National Openweight Title.
Jacob Fatu with a video promo & he calls out The Calling. He notes it took four of them to drop him but all they did was wake him up, and warns them that the black flag of Contra still lives within him. He’s still coming for John Hennigan but promises violence for The Calling.
We’re updated on the Never Say Never card, Alexander Hammerstone defends MLW World Title against 2023 Battle Riot Winner Alex Kane, The Calling taking on Samoan Swat Team (c) for the World Tag Team Titles, & Timothy Thatcher will be there as well.
Alex Kane & Mr. Thomas talk in the back, they dismiss claims about the revenue flow for the Bomaye Fight Club and Kane says they’ll reveal their backer at Never Say Never.
Delmi Exo talks in the back, she was supposed to get a Featherweight Title shot tonight but it seems Taya Valkyrie is dodging her. She says the MLW fans deserve better than Valkyrie. We get a live update, she’ll get her Featherweight Title shot in 2 weeks in New York City. Exo says Valkyrie’s reign ends in 2 weeks and the God Queen is ready.
Becca hype video follows.
6 Man Tag Team Match
National Openweight Champion John Hennigan, Sam Adonis & Gringo Loco vs. El Hijo Del Vikingo, Psycho Clown & Rey Horus
John Hennigan & Rey Horus starts this match off as they traded shoves then Sam Adonis & Gringo Loco jump Horus from behind then we get some brawling between Adonis & Psycho Clown on the floor as Loco & Hennigan attack Horus. El Hijo Del Vikingo jumps into the fray as things are going a little wild.
Horus takes some team offense from Hennigan, Adonis & Loco then Vikingo gets isolated now, Adinos & Loco set up a facebuster, which Hennigan helps out with a dropkick then Psycho gets jump now, and Adonis gets the ref to help him stomp on Psycho then some corner offense to Psycho including a splash from the ref as we go to a break.
After the break Psycho is still getting isolated and chop in the corner. Adonis hits him with a back suplex then Hennigan follows with Starship Pain but Horus is here to break up the pin. Horus tries to fight all 3 men, but the numbers catch up with him. Vikingo makes the save as he jumps from the ring post, bounces off the ropes and launches Loco & Hennigan with a double arm drag.
Vikingo, Horus & Psycho all hit dives on the floor now, then Psycho starts landing chair shots to Adonis. Horus chops at Hennigan then tosses a chair into his face. In the ring Psycho hits Adonis with a trash can, then puts it on his head and whacks it with a chair. Hennigan gets doused with a bevy of drinks on the floor. The ref has to run away from Psycho and his chair as Psycho was after vengeance.
Horus chops away at Adonis then he takes some corner offense from all 3 men then Vikingo sets him on the top rope and Psycho drills him with a jumping Codebreaker then a snap powerslam from Adonis but no count on the cover, then Horus & Vikingo hit stereo Spanish Flys on Hennigan & Loco.
Adonis is the one getting stuff thrown at him on the floor. Horus avoids a lot of Hennigan offense but Hennigan overpowers him with a corkscrew Razor’s Edge for a 2 count. Kicks from Horus now, then a springboard tornado DDT and Adonis has to break up the pin. Adonis drills Horus with a pop up Samoan Drop then Psycho wipes him out with a crossbody then a pop up elbow strike.
Psycho sets a chair between Adonis’s legs and cracks it with another chair. La Magistral Cradle from Psycho but a slow count means only a 2 count. Adonis hits a Michinoku Driver for a 2 count. Some punches from Adonis but Psycho pulls out a leather belt and unloads on Adonis & Loco with it. Shots to Hennigan as well, then the ref gets strap as well. Loco dropkicks Psycho but Vikingo now squares off with Loco. Vikingo with a arm drag then hits the ropes and bounces off the shoulders of Loco and hits a headscissors.
Loco smacks down Viking but Vikingo fights back with a wheel kick then comes out of the corner with a bounce to the top rope, misses his corkscrew headscissors and headscissors Loco to the floor. A follow up diving springboard 450 into a headscissors from Vikingo.
In the ring Horus with a DDT to Hennigan then he dives onto Hennigan on the floor then in the ring Psycho rolls up Adonis but it only a 2 count. Adonis clotheslines Psycho then goes for the cover but got a 2 count. Adonis up top but Psycho avoids the Swanton Bomb and hits Code Red for the win.
Winners: El Hijo Del Vikingo, Psycho Clown & Rey Horus
