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Lio Rush vs. Jacob Fatu signed for Philly 10/30 at MLW FIGHTLAND Get tickets starting at $15 at MLW2300.com

(PHILADELPHIA, PA) – Major League Wrestling today announced Lio Rush vs. Jacob Fatu for MLW FIGHTLAND '22 on Sunday, October 30 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.  Tickets start at $15 at MLW2300.com and the 2300 Arena box office.  The card is a FUSION TV taping, airing on beIN SPORTS nationwide on cable and dish and in over 60 countries around the world. Jacob Fatu said he was looking for a fight come Oct 30 in South Philadelphia but little did he know a free agent in the form of "The Man of the Hour" Lio Rush would step up and sign his name to the bout sheet. Part of a double main event FIGHTLAND card, Fatu vs. Rush promises to be an explosive collision.  A former MLW World Middleweight Champion, Lio Rush dominated MLW in 2020-21. A self described Fighting athlete, musician, artist and  influencer, Rush would grab headlines and be in the mix for a title match if he can defeat the "The most dangerous man on planet earth". In order to do so, Rush will have to channel his blistering speed with high octane innovation to overwhelm the near 300 pound former World Heavyweight Champion. "This is a suuuuper lucha!," boasts MLW matchmaker Cesar Duran. "Two former world champions of MLW colliding for the first time ever? You cannot afford to miss this, amigos."  Styles makes fights and this is is one for the ages. Two dynamic and explosive forces. Both possessing a cutting edge arsenal. Who will prevail in the hallowed grounds of the 2300 Arena? Find out LIVE Sunday night, October 30 in Philadelphia at MLW FIGHTLAND '22!

Major League Wrestling returns to Philadelphia's 2300 Arena on Sunday, October 30. Buy tickets at http://MLW2300.com.   CARD Jacob Fatu vs. Lio Rush Willie Mack vs. Calvin Tankman Some of the athletes and talent signed to compete and appear include:  World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone Women's World Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie Mance Warner The Samoan SWAT Team World Tag Team Champions Hustle & Power Alex Kane and the BOMAYE Fight Club Microman World Middleweight Champion Shun Skywalker Cesar Duran Plus MORE wrestlers will be announced soon at MLW.com. Buy tickets at MLW2300.com. Tickets start at $15. Tickets will also be available day of show at the box office unless the event sales out in advance.   DAY OF EVENT INFO The schedule is as follows: 5:30 p.m.: Early entry for First Row Ticket Holders 6:00 p.m.: Doors open for general public (all ticket holders) 7:00 p.m.: Showtime MORE ABOUT THE VENUE 2300 Arena (previously named Viking Hall, ECW Arena, New Alhambra Arena, Asylum Arena and The Arena) is a multipurpose indoor arena used primarily for professional wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts, and concert events. DRAGONGATE's Shun Skywalker makes Philly debut 10/30 at MLW FIGHTLAND Get tickets starting at $15 at MLW2300.com (PHILADELPHIA, PA) – Major League Wrestling today announced the Philly debut of DRAGONGATE'S Shun Skywalker at MLW FIGHTLAND '22 at on Sunday, October 30 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.  Tickets start at $15 at MLW2300.com and the 2300 Arena box office.  The card is a FUSION TV taping, airing on beIN SPORTS nationwide on cable and dish and in over 60 countries around the world. The newly minted World Middleweight Champion will make his Philadelphia debut October 30th as DRAGONGATE'S Shun Skywalker steps into the hallowed grounds of the 2300 Arena for the first-time ever. Representing DRAGONGATE and the infamous Z-Brats, Shun Skywalker is no strange to being a champion. A former Open The Dream Gate Champion, Skywalker is heralded as arguably the best wrestler in Japan, if not in the entire sport itself. A cunning fighter, Skywalker was once a popular wrestler in DRAGONGATE only to crave more and perhaps in the process embrace his inner dark heart. Since then, the delusional fighter has caused havoc for his former teammates in the Masquerade faction… but what will he do in South Philadelphia October 30? MLW can confirm Skywalker will defend the World Middleweight Title. But against who? MLW Matchmaker Cesar Duran is meeting with league officials to sign a "huge International title fight". Details are expected soon. See Shun Skywalker LIVE Sunday night, October 30 in Philadelphia at MLW FIGHTLAND '22! Major League Wrestling returns to Philadelphia's 2300 Arena on Sunday, October 30. Buy tickets at http://MLW2300.com.   CARD Some of the athletes and talent signed to compete and appear include:  World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone Women's World Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie Mance Warner Jacob Fatu and the Samoan SWAT Team World Tag Team Champions Hustle & Power Alex Kane and the BOMAYE Fight Club Microman World Middleweight Champion Shun Skywalker Willie Mack Cesar Duran Plus MORE wrestlers will be announced soon at MLW.com. Buy tickets at MLW2300.com. Tickets start at $15. Tickets will also be available day of show at the box office unless the event sales out in advance.

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IMPACT Wrestling Re-establishes Developmental Agreement with Ohio Valley Wrestling
 

TORONTO | LOUISVILLE – IMPACT Wrestling announced today that it has re-entered into an agreement with Louisville-based Ohio Valley Wrestling to serve as an official development and training territory for IMPACT Wrestling.

The announcement of the renewed partnership follows the success of the co-promoted One Night Only: Clash in the Bluegrass event, a sold-out show from Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, which featured stars from both organizations.

“We are excited to grow our outreach and partnership with promotions worldwide,” said IMPACT Wrestling Executive VP Scott D’Amore. “It is great to work with Al Snow and the team at OVW, which has a long history of developing great talent.”

“OVW is proud to be entrusted with the development of the true lifeblood of any professional wrestling promotion – the in-ring talent,” said OVW CEO and owner Al Snow.

As part of the agreement, IMPACT Wrestling management will look to OVW when scouting new talent and those on the development roster will see future opportunities to appear on the flagship weekly show IMPACT!, which is televised in more than 120 countries around the world.

Al Snow acquired OVW in June 2018 and formed Gladiator Sports Network, which also produces professional boxing events and a high school sports prep series while keeping wrestling as its signature brand. OVW served as the official development training ground for World Wrestling Entertainment from 2000 to 2008 and as IMPACT Wrestling’s training territory from 2012 to 2014. With more than 1,000 television episodes, OVW is the longest running professional wrestling series broadcast on local television in the U.S. The series is the signature of the company’s elite training program, which boasts more than 150 alumni who went on to international fame, including John Cena, Brock Lesnar and reigning IMPACT World Champion Johnny Impact.

For more information about IMPACT Wrestling, visit www.impactwrestling.com.

For more information on schedules, enrollment and cost of training, visit OVW online at www.ovwrestling.com.

#ClutchWWE WWE Crown Jewel 2018

WWE Crown Jewel 2018

Por Daniel "Mr. Clutch" Mercado Castro

A pesar de toda la controversia, la política, la baja de Roman Reigns y el cambio de algunas luchas por que luchadores se negaron a ser parte del cartel, Crown Jewel fue un muy buen evento desde el King Salud University Stadium en Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. La WWE volvió a recrear una semi experiencia tipo WrestleMania para los presentes con 11 luchas que estuvieron decentes y que sin duda entretuvieron a los que abarrotaron el estadio. La mitad de las luchas se fueron en el mal llamado World Cup. Una copa mundial de luchadores que no contó con ninguno que no hubiera nacido fuera de los Estados Unidos. La idea no fue mala, pero la ejecución de la misma fue fatal. La WWE tiene talentos de diferentes partes del mundo que hubieran competido para ser el mejor; pero solo se limitaron a talento ya pasado de su peak y favoritos del público. Lo único bueno de todo esto fueron las luchas en el evento. 

Rey Misterio abrió la 1era ronda del World Cup, lado de SmackDown, venciendo sorpresivamente con roll-up a Randy Orton. Orton luego de la lucha lo atacó con RKO y tirando hacia la mesa de los comentaristas árabes. The Miz también paso a semifinales del lado de SmackDown al vencer a Jeff Hardy con su Skull Crushing Finale. Ambas luchas muy buenas. En la 1era ronda del lado de Raw, Seth Rollins venció a Bobby Lashley con su Stomp en una solida batalla dentro del ring. Dolph Ziggler fue el otro semifinalista de lado de Raw al vencer a Kurt Angle con su Zig-Zag en una magistral lucha. Ziggler logra la victoria luego de salirse del Angle Lock. The Miz fue el finalista de SmackDown al vencer a Rey Misterio por conteo de 3. Miz puso las rodillas para bloquear el Splash de Misterio y lograr la victoria. Buena lucha entre ambos. En la semi-final de RAW, Ziggler con la intervención de Drew McIntyre venció a Seth Rollins luego de una magistral lucha. Me quedé con ganas de más en esta. La final del World Cup fue entre The Miz y Dolph Ziggler. Una lucha que prometía mucho; pero milagrosamente Miz se lesionó una rodilla al bajar del ring. Ahí entro Shane McMahon a suplantar a The Miz para enfrentar a Ziggler. No hay dudas que la lucha fue entretenida, pero no la calidad digna para una final. Shane aplicó su Coast to Coast para ganarle por conteo de 3 a Ziggler y convertirse en el Mejor del Mundo. Alguien que no es luchador y que ni siquiera estuvo en el torneo, ahora es el ganador del World Cup. Así la vida!

The Bar ganó otra batalla de la muy buena guerra ante The New Day para retener sus fajas de Parejas de la marca SmackDown. Big Show intervino con un buen puño a Big E y Sheamus lo remató con un Brogue Kirk para el conteo de 3. Esta guerra me gusta y la inclusión de Big Show le da un twist interesante. Hace falta unas fajas de tríos. No podemos dejar de mencionar que Hulk Hogan regresó oficialmente a la WWE y fue el Host de este evento.

AJ Styles retuvo su faja máxima de la WWE al vencer a Samoa Joe con su Phenomenal Forearm en una solida lucha limpia dentro del ring. Brock Lesnar volvió a coronarse campeón Universal de WWE al vencer en lucha rápida a Braun Strowman. Baron Corbin ayudó a Lesnar al darle por la parte de atrás de la cabeza a Strowman con el campeonato. Lesnar luego de eso le aplicó 5 F5, incluyendo uno hacia las afuera del ring, para lograr el conteo de 3. Con la perdida de Reigns, la WWE prefirió tener de vuelta a Lesnar como campeón en vez de desarrollar a un talento con hambre en Strowman. WWE sigue menospreciando su talento.

La lucha estelar fue apelar al pasado y a los buenos tiempos de la WWE. DX (Shawn Michaels y Triple H) vencieron a los Brothers of Destruction (Kane y Undertaker) en una increíble lucha fuera y dentro del ring, donde hubo errores que fueron olvidados por la nostalgia de ver nuevamente luchando a Michaels. Uno de los errores fue el de Kane lanzar a Triple H en la mesa de los comentaristas sin ni siquiera quitar los monitores. Un par de Sweet Chin Music de Shawn y un Pedigree de Triple H trajeron la victoria a DX. Shawn hasta se tiró un Moonsault hacia las afuera. Michael hizo hasta lo imposible para brindar un entretenimiento a otro nivel.

En la lucha Kick-Off del evento, Nakamura venció a Rusev con su Kinshasa.