Major League Wrestling: Honor Us

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This is a third world in the same universe as COTG and WISG. The idea is ROH rebrands, cuts their wrestlers, and now has a new promotion starting up "Major League Wrestling" in September 2018, debuting a show on YouTube every Thursday called "MLW Fusion."

ROSTER
Aaron Solo
Alan Angels
Anthony Bowens
"Idol" Aron Stevens
Axel Tischer
Boy 1
Boy 2
Bronson Reed
Caprice Coleman
Chris Hero
Chuck Taylor
Dalton Castle
Danny Garcia
Eddie Kingston
Eli Drake
Ilja Dragunov
Fallah Bahh
Hanson
"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry
Joe Hennig
John Silver
Kenny Doane
Madman Fulton
Matt Sydal
"Platinum" Max Caster
Mike Mondo
Minoru Suzuki
Orange Cassidy
Pentagon Jr.
Raymond Rowe
"Absolute" Ricky Starks
Sami Callihan
Shane Taylor
Sho
Terrell Hughes
Terrence Hughes
Tomohiro Ishii
Yoh


The Acclaimed: Anthony Bowens + Max Caster
Castle and The Boys: Boy 1 + Boy 2 + Dalton Castle
Sho and Yoh: Sho + Yoh
The Squad: Kenny Doane + Mike Mondo
TNT: Terrell Hughes + Terrence Hughes (with Devon)
War Raiders: Hanson + Raymond Rowe

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For the debut episode of MLW Fusion, the following has been announced:

a 20-man Battle Royal begins the evening in the "First Adam Battle Royal" for bragging rights to win the first ever match in MLW history.

Also scheduled for the evening...
Orange Cassidy versus former WWE star Joe Hennig
beloved ROH wrestler Dalton Castle faces Eddie Kingston
Sho and Yoh versus The Squad

and in the main event...
Minoru Suzuki goes one-on-one with Pentagon Jr.

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September 13, 2018

Eli Drake comes to tell everyone that MLW was built for him. Drake says he'll be the #1 guy and will win the First Adam Battle Royal. Fans boo Eli Drake before Dalton Castle comes with Boy 1 and 2 to a huge pop, claiming he will win. Then the field enters... but the surprises start coming. Chris Hero enters the battle royal. And last but not least... "Idol" Aron Stevens!

First Adam Battle Royal
feat: Aaron Solo, Alan Angels, Anthony Bowens, Aron Stevens, Axel Tischer, Bronson Reed, Caprice Coleman, Chris Hero, Chuck Taylor, Dalton Castle, Eli Drake, Ilja Dragunov, Fallah Bahh, Hanson, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, John Silver, Madman Fulton, Raymond Rowe, Sami Callihan, Shane Taylor

Once the bell rang, "Platinum" Max Caster hyped up his man Anthony Bowens and garnering attention, Bowens was the first eliminated.

order of Elimination:
~ Anthony Bowens, eliminated by Chris Hero
~ Alan Angels, eliminated by Madman Fulton
~ Chuck Taylor, eliminated by Madman Fulton
~ Hanson, eliminated by Axel Tischer
~ Axel Tischer, eliminated by Raymond Rowe
~ John Silver, eliminated by Eli Drake
~ Fallah Bahh, eliminated by Sami Callihan and Shane Taylor
~ Sami Callihan, eliminated by Shane Taylor
~ Aaron Solo, eliminated by Aron Stevens
~ Chris Hero, eliminated by Madman Fulton
~ Raymond Rowe, eliminated by Bronson Reed
~ "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, eliminated by Eli Drake
~ Bronson Reed, eliminated by Shane Taylor
~ Shane Taylor, eliminated by Madman Fulton
~ Ilja Dragunov, eliminated by Madman Fulton
~ Madman Fulton, eliminated by Stevens, Coleman, and Castle

Final Four: Aron Stevens, Caprice Coleman, Dalton Castle, Eli Drake

Eli Drake realizes he's outnumbered and goes under the bottom rope and scurries away. The distraction allows Coleman to try tossing Dalton Castle over the top rope. Castle holds on barely and gets his balance back on the apron before Eli Drake swoops by and pulls the leg off, eliminating Dalton Castle. Eli Drake runs off before Boy 1 and Boy 2 chase Drake. Caprice Coleman and Aron Stevens battle it out before a couple close calls. Both are battling on the apron when Caprice swings, misses, and Stevens pushes Coleman into the ring post and Coleman falls to the floor. As "Idol" Aron Stevens takes a breath, Eli Drake reappears and shoves Stevens off and the bell is rung.

Eli Drake celebrates a cheap win of the First Adam Battle Royal.


In an updated card, Eddie Kingston was originally scheduled to face Dalton Castle, but will instead wrestle Tomohiro Ishii and the match is next!

Eddie Kingston vs. Tomohiro Ishii
A brutal match finishes with Eddie hitting a Backfist to the Future, which doesn't effect Ishii and an Ishii Driver puts Kingston down for the count.

Joe Hennig comes to the ring claiming to not be perfect, but be pretty damn close. Hennig says he won't be perfect, but he'll be putting all this effort into being the best. Orange Cassidy comes out with a lackluster attitude and says let's get it over with.

Joe Hennig vs. Orange Cassidy
Hennig gets frustrated with Cassidy not taking the sport seriously, getting on the mic to berate Cassidy and disrespecting those who paved the way like his father. As Hennig gets back in the ring, he's hit with an Orange Punch and rolled up for a Cassidy win. Hennig is shocked and Orange Cassidy rolls under the bottom rope.

Backstage, Sami Callihan and Shane Taylor have to be separated by the entire locker room after Sami Callihan takes exception to Shane Taylor's elimination earlier in the night.

Sho and Yoh vs. The Squad
Kenny Doane and Mike Mondo try using their veteran status, but Sho and Yoh come to win and Yoh hits a Direct Drive on Mondo to win the match.

"Absolute" Ricky Starks runs out and claims exception to being excluded from the First Adam Battle Royal. Starks says he'd be the future of any wrestling promotion in the world, but instead, he's the present of MLW. Ricky Starks says he won't be excluded from next week's show, issuing an open challenge to anyone.

Announced for next week? Sami Callihan versus Aaron Solo and a special announcement from the MLW President Dario Cueto.

Minoru Suzuki vs. Pentagon Jr.
Paralleling the hard-hitting from Kingston and Ishii, Suzuki and Pentagon did just that until Suzuki puts Pentagon away with a Brainbuster. Suzuki has his hand raised as MLW Fusion's premiere goes off the air.

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MLW Fusion #2 - September 20, 2018

MLW starts its second episode by reviewing what happened last week prior to "Absolute" Ricky Starks awaiting his opponent for the open challenge and out comes Chris Hero who showed up last week to Major League Wrestling!

"Absolute" Ricky Starks vs. Chris Hero
Starks has a chip on his shoulder for this contest but everything finishes up with Hero hitting Cyclone Kill and laying out Starks for the 3-count.

Joe Hennig comes to the ring and takes issue with Orange Cassidy disrespecting the sport last week and cites his father would not have liked Orange Cassidy after last week. Therefore, Hennig will not be competing in his scheduled rematch. Orange Cassidy comes out with the official and the referee instead, rings the bell.

Joe Hennig vs. Orange Cassidy
Hennig takes out his frustration by beating on Orange Cassidy until Cassidy begins to play games and Hennig bails. Hennig goes to leave before Minoru Suzuki is standing in Joe Hennig's way. Suzuki grabs Hennig and throws him in the ring for an Orange Punch and Hennig loses back-to-back weeks to Cassidy.

Wrestling journalist Alicia Tout tries to get into Dario Cueto's office about his special announcement tonight and out walks "Idol" Aron Stevens instead. Stevens insists Dario won't be communicating with her at this time, but she'll like the announcement later tonight. Aron Stevens is in the main event later tonight with the person to eliminate him in the First Adam Battle Royal last week, Eli Drake.

Aaron Solo vs. Sami Callihan
Sami Callihan wastes no time punishing Aaron Solo before making him tap to the Stretch Muffler.

Following his match, Sami Callihan calls out Shane Taylor for their confrontation last week. Callihan insists Taylor isn't man enough to fight him in an MLW ring, so he'll go through the entire roster until Shane Taylor steps up.

A vignette gets produced for Hanson and Raymond Rowe, the War Raiders, as they instill fear in the entire MLW locker room.

Anthony Bowens comes to the ring for his singles match with "Platinum" Max Caster following him, before getting explained on commentary they have taken a liking to each other behind the scenes.

Anthony Bowens w/Max Caster vs. Fallah Bahh
Max watches his friend Anthony Bowens absolutely squashed by Fallah Bahh, literally, after the Manilla Sunset.

A quick advertisement for next week's Fusion includes The War Raiders in tag team action, along with Chuck Taylor versus Shane Taylor - no relation. Coming to the ring is Eli Drake for his main event against "Idol" Aron Stevens next.

"Idol" Aron Stevens vs. Eli Drake
Clearly the two cornerstones for MLW in its inception, but it's Stevens avenging his loss last week with the Idolizer to win the main event tonight!

As Aron Stevens celebrates, Eli Drake pops up holding his neck and gets in Aron's face before Dario Cueto comes out. Dario says they have both been impressive. Dario says he sees the hunger on the roster he's assembled and is announcing one of the largest tournaments in pro wrestling history to crown the first ever MLW Heavyweight Champion. Dario is about to unveil the title underneath the drape, but wags his finger and MLW Fusion goes off air.

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Dario Cueto has went to YouTube to announce how they will crown the first ever MLW Heavyweight Champion with a MASSIVE ROUND ROBIN TOURNAMENT! Cueto set out the groups of 8 with the following rules.

Beginning this week...
Four groups of 8 (Blocks A, B, C, and D) will compete in head-to-head action against one another.
Each match is timed at a 20-minute time limit.
Each match result will accumulate (or subtract) points from their totals:
4 points for a submission victory
3 points for a pinfall victory
1 point for a draw or a forfeit victory
-1 for a submission loss
-2 for a disqualification/count-out loss

The leaders from each Block will compete against one another based on seeding (point total) in a 4-person single-elimination tournament.

The winner of this will become the inaugural MLW Heavyweight Champion and it all begins this week on MLW Fusion!

BLOCK A	SOLO	TISCHER	CTAYLOR	DRAKE	DOANE	SYDAL	CASSIDY	STAYLOR	TOTAL
Aaron Solo	X								0
Axel Tischer		X							0
Chuck Taylor			X						0
Eli Drake				X					0
Kenny Doane					X				0
Matt Sydal						X			0
Orange Cassidy							X		0
Shane Taylor								X	0

BLOCK B	ANGELS	REED	CASTLE	DRAGUNOV	PERRY	CASTER	MONDO	CALLIHAN	TOTAL
Alan Angels	X								0
Bronson Reed		X							0
Dalton Castle			X						0
Ilja Dragunov				X					0
Jack Perry					X				0
Max Caster						X			0
Mike Mondo							X		0
Sami Callihan								X	0

BLOCK C	BOWENS	COLEMAN	KINGSTON	BAHH	HENNIG	SUZUKI	PENTAGON	ISHII	TOTAL
Anthony Bowens	X								0
Caprice Coleman		X							0
Eddie Kingston			X						0
Fallah Bahh				X					0
Joe Hennig					X				0
Minoru Suzuki						X			0
Pentagon Jr.							X		0
Tomohiro Ishii								X	0

BLOCK D	STEVENS	HERO	GARCIA	HANSON	SILVER	FULTON	ROWE	STARKS	TOTAL
Aron Stevens	X								0
Chris Hero		X							0
Danny Garcia			X						0
Hanson				X					0
John Silver					X				0
Madman Fulton						X			0
Raymond Rowe							X		0
Ricky Starks								X	0

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MLW Fusion #3 - Uploaded September 27, 2018

MLW begins with a video package hyping "Pro Wrestling's Greatest Tournament" with the round-robin style of 32 wrestlers on the MLW roster to crown the first MLW Heavyweight Champion. The video package wraps up with the matchups to kick off the tournament tonight: Chuck Taylor vs. Shane Taylor from Block A, Alan Angels vs. Bronson Reed from Block B, Caprice Coleman vs. Pentagon Jr. from Block C, and John Silver vs. Hanson from Block D. But to kick the show off right, Chris Hero vs. Madman Fulton from Block D begins right now!

Chris Hero vs. Madman Fulton in Block D
Two of the bigger competitors to worry about in Block D face off against one another, and while it looked liked Madman would overcome, he got caught with the same Cyclone Kick that took Starks out last week. Hero scores a pinfall and gets 3 points.

The updated standings show Hero has 3 points to his name for the first person to score. Dario Cueto is shown watching from his office monitor, pleased with what he's compiled before the next tournament match takes place.

Alan Angels vs. Bronson Reed in Block B
After seeing the impressive work by Chris Hero and Madman Fulton, this was a size mismatch and Bronson Reed finishes Alan Angels with the Tsunami, squashing his opponent for 3 points in the tournament.

Hanson and Raymond Rowe, a collective known as War Raiders, are talking about their tag match getting canceled tonight in favor of Hanson's tournament match. Rowe says he understands but the bigger story, they both are in Block D. They staredown at an inevitable match between the two partners before we cut to the ring.

Chuck Taylor vs. Shane Taylor in Block A
This match was advertised last week prior to the tournament being announced, and after landing in the same block, it's now for points! The big men continue to dominate tonight's Fusion as Shane Taylor hits a Marcus Gravey Driver on Chuckie T to get 3 points with his pinfall victory.

Wrestling journalist Alicia Tout is with John Silver who brings up the unfortunate events for those who are undersized going into their matchups. Silver criticizes the way the brackets were put together, namely saying this should be on weight class but nonetheless he will overcome Hanson right now!

Hanson vs. John Silver in Block D
Raymond Rowe insists on being in Hanson's corner but the official sends him to the back with reports no managers are allowed ringside for this tournament. Hanson, however, still handles business finishing Silver off with a huge moonsault from the top rope and pinning Silver for 3 points.

A quick advertisement for next week's Fusion with the tournament just getting started! Axel Tischer versus Orange Cassidy in Block A, Max Caster versus Mike Mondo in Block B, Danny Garcia versus Ricky Starks in Block D, and two Block C matchups with Eddie Kingston versus Fallah Bahh and Minoru Suzuki versus Joe Hennig.

Prior to leaving the arena after defeat, Dario Cueto catches John Silver and the boss warns Silver to never question his decision-making again, especially as a public grievance, or there will be significant consequences.

Caprice Coleman vs. Pentagon Jr. in Block C
Coleman and Pentagon tore the house down with Coleman being exposed to the MLW crowd and them obtaining an admiration for the heart of Coleman. The timer shows up at 1 minute and both are pulling out all the stops before several counters lead to Pentagon with the Gringo Killer, adopted by Homicide, and pins Coleman with 11 seconds left on the timer.

After nearly going the entire 20-minute time limit, Pentagon Jr. is breathing a sigh of relief but Caprice Coleman staggers up to his feet and gets a fist bump from Pentagon and the crowd cheers as the tournament has just begun!


UPDATED STANDINGS ---

BLOCK A	SOLO	TISCHER	CTAYLOR	DRAKE	DOANE	SYDAL	CASSIDY	STAYLOR	TOTAL
Aaron Solo	X								0
Axel Tischer		X							0
Chuck Taylor			X					0	0
Eli Drake				X					0
Kenny Doane					X				0
Matt Sydal						X			0
Orange Cassidy							X		0
Shane Taylor			+3					X	3

BLOCK B	ANGELS	REED	CASTLE	DRAGUNOV	PERRY	CASTER	MONDO	CALLIHAN	TOTAL
Alan Angels	X	0							0
Bronson Reed	+3	X							3
Dalton Castle			X						0
Ilja Dragunov				X					0
Jack Perry					X				0
Max Caster						X			0
Mike Mondo							X		0
Sami Callihan								X	0

BLOCK C	BOWENS	COLEMAN	KINGSTON	BAHH	HENNIG	SUZUKI	PENTAGON	ISHII	TOTAL
Anthony Bowens	X								0
Caprice Coleman		X					0		0
Eddie Kingston			X						0
Fallah Bahh				X					0
Joe Hennig					X				0
Minoru Suzuki						X			0
Pentagon Jr.		+3					X		3
Tomohiro Ishii								X	0

BLOCK D	STEVENS	HERO	GARCIA	HANSON	SILVER	FULTON	ROWE	STARKS	TOTAL
Aron Stevens	X								0
Chris Hero		X				+3			3
Danny Garcia			X						0
Hanson				X	+3				3
John Silver				0	X				0
Madman Fulton		0				X			0
Raymond Rowe							X		0
Ricky Starks								X	0

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MLW Fusion #4 - Uploaded October 4, 2018

MLW starts by highlighting the opening night for the MLW Heavyweight Championship tournament, an idea from the mind of Dario Cueto, proclaiming this as "Pro Wrestling's Greatest Tournament" before the matches begin right now.

Danny Garcia vs. "Absolute" Ricky Starks in Block D
Two of the younger MLW talents that are dubbed as "cornerstone pieces" to the company in its young history, and while Starks is the overwhelming favorite, he gets caught in the Dragontamer and Starks can't handle the torque, weakly tapping out and making a huge move in the tournament with the first submission victory, giving Garcia 4 points!

Garcia throws his mouthpiece out in the crowd and is hype about being the first person to score a submission victory this tournament as he believes he'll be the MLW Heavyweight Champion at the very end.

Alicia Tout tries interviewing Orange Cassidy about his match, but he seems very nonchalant about the tournament, not seeming to care about it much at all... but his match is next.

Axel Tischer vs. Orange Cassidy in Block A
A few minutes with Orange Cassidy casually hitting Tischer with moves, Tischer is livid and Orange Cassidy eventually throws up his hands, rolls out of the ring, and begins to leave. Tischer realizes a countout victory would get him less points so he goes after Cassidy who is almost at the curtain. Tischer throws Cassidy in the ring just in time and slides in himself, only to get hit with an Orange Punch and this stuns him for a quick 3 by Cassidy!

Axel Tischer is absolutely livid, but it appears Orange Cassidy outsmarted Tischer in their only meeting this tournament as Cassidy gets 3 points, rather than losing 2.

Eddie Kingston vs. Fallah Bahh in Block C
Eddie Kingston can't do much to maneuver Fallah Bahh this match because of the high density of his opponent, but the Backfist to the Future, not once but twice, lays Fallah Bahh out on the mat and Eddie Kingston picks up a pinfall victory to get 3 points.

Max Caster and Anthony Bowens are talking backstage and while Bowens can't accompany Caster to the ring, he wishes him luck... and in another part of the arena, Mike Mondo and Kenny Doane are having a similar conversation more leaning towards strategy rather than emotion.

Max Caster vs. Mike Mondo in Block B
Caster and Mondo are going at it, and it appears Max Caster has a bright future in MLW and is performing very well before a slight mistake due to inexperience costs him for Mondo to hit the Gut Check. Mondo hooks the leg and gets 3 over Caster in their meeting.

Prior to the main event with Minoru Suzuki and Joe Hennig, next week's tournament matches are released:
Aaron Solo vs. Kenny Doane in Block A
Dalton Castle vs. Sami Callihan in Block B
Ilja Dragunov vs. Jack Perry in Block B
Anthony Bowens vs. Tomohiro Ishii in Block C
"Idol" Aron Stevens vs. Raymond Rowe in Block D

Joe Hennig vs. Minoru Suzuki in Block C
Hennig was trying to grapple with Suzuki, but once Suzuki introduced Hennig to Japanese Strongstyle, Hennig couldn't keep up and it's Suzuki locking in a Rear Naked Choke that causes Hennig to pass out, good enough for a submission victory that Suzuki now has 4 points!

Tonight's show begins and ends with the tournament's first submission victories as Suzuki gets a standing ovation before the show closes.

UPDATED STANDINGS ---

BLOCK A	SOLO	TISCHER	CTAYLOR	DRAKE	DOANE	SYDAL	CASSIDY	STAYLOR	TOTAL
Aaron Solo	X								0
Axel Tischer		X					0		0
Chuck Taylor			X					0	0
Eli Drake				X					0
Kenny Doane					X				0
Matt Sydal						X			0
Orange Cassidy		+3					X		3
Shane Taylor			+3					X	3

BLOCK B	ANGELS	REED	CASTLE	DRAGUNOV	PERRY	CASTER	MONDO	CALLIHAN	TOTAL
Alan Angels	X	0							0
Bronson Reed	+3	X							3
Dalton Castle			X						0
Ilja Dragunov				X					0
Jack Perry					X				0
Max Caster						X	0		0
Mike Mondo						+3	X		3
Sami Callihan								X	0

BLOCK C	BOWENS	COLEMAN	KINGSTON	BAHH	HENNIG	SUZUKI	PENTAGON	ISHII	TOTAL
Anthony Bowens	X								0
Caprice Coleman		X					0		0
Eddie Kingston			X	+3					3
Fallah Bahh			0	X					0
Joe Hennig					X	0			0
Minoru Suzuki					+4	X			4
Pentagon Jr.		+3					X		3
Tomohiro Ishii								X	0

BLOCK D	STEVENS	HERO	GARCIA	HANSON	SILVER	FULTON	ROWE	STARKS	TOTAL
Aron Stevens	X								0
Chris Hero		X				+3			3
Danny Garcia			X					+4	4
Hanson				X	+3				3
John Silver				0	X				0
Madman Fulton		0				X			0
Raymond Rowe							X		0
Ricky Starks			0					X	0