MLW Fusion Results (12/21): Tom Lawlor vs. Simon Gotch
This week’s episode of MLW Fusion opens up with Salina de la Renta making her way to the ring with her lackey Ricky Martinez. She calls Miami hell and takes a shot at the fans for being demons and overweight. Salina then says that she would expect nothing less from Konnan’s hometown. She also says that 2019 will be Promociones Dorado’s year.
This brings out Konnan, who receives a welcoming ovation. He grabs his own microphone, mispronounces Ricky Martinez’s name, (a running bit) and tells Salina that he is planning on taking the title from the mental midget Low-Ki here in Florida. Konnan then claims that when he dismantles Promociones Dorado, he promises Salina won’t be standing in the unemployment line. Konnan then leaves an angry Salina in the ring.
We now get MLW Fusion’s intro video.
Tony Schiavone announces that The MLW Heavyweight Title Matchup between Low Ki & Konnan will take place next week.
We then get breaking news from MLW. Kotto Brazil is reportedly injured after an incident in a Miami nightclub that may have involved Ricky Martinez. Commentary then tells us that MLW * Miami Police are investigating the incident.
Tom Lawlor versus Simon Gotch is announced as the main event. Also happening tonight, DJZ versus El Hijo de LA Park.
We then get a flashback from last week’s show when Teddy Hart became the new MLW Middleweight Champion in a Fatal Five-Way Ladder Match.
We then cut to The H2 Channel (Hart Foundation Station) where Teddy Hart & Brian Pillman Jr. are playing with Hart’s cats. Hart then calls out Dreamer for defeating Pillman via low-blow a couple of weeks ago and says that he is a coward. Pillman then says that The Hart foundation is a pack and that Hat is their fearless leader.
The show then cuts back to MLW where Tommy Dreamer is on his way out to the ring. Barrington Hughes, Brian Pillman Jr. & Davey Boy Smith Jr. are already in the ring. This match will be a Tag Team Match.
Tommy Dreamer & Barrington Hughes vs. The Hart Foundation (Brian Pillman Jr. & Davey Boy Smith Jr.): Dreamer and Pillman start. Pillman makes Dreamer chase him around the ring before tagging in Davey Boy. Davey shows off his strength early by knocking Dreamer down with a shoulder bump and slamming the ECW legend with ease. Dreamer tags in Hughes. Hughes comes in and has a stare-down with Davey Boy. Davey goes of the slam but can’t get the big man up. Davey then opens up with kicks to Hughes’ legs followed by a barrage of forearms to the head. Hughes fires back with a standing splash of his own. Pillman runs in and uses his speed around Hughes, but Hughes cuts him off with a reverse elbow. Dreamer comes back in and they double team Pillman. Quick tags in and out from Hughes and Dreamer, who drop Pillman with a double-elbow drop. Big chop from Hughes onto Pillman. Dreamer goes for an Irish-whip but Pillman reverses it. Davey kicks Dreamer in the back and Pillman takes advantage with a dropkick. Now in control, Davey Boy wears Dreamer down with elbows of his own. He stomps Dreamer several times in the center of the ring and uses the ropes to cut off Dreamer’s air supply. With the referee’s back turned, Pillman gets his shots on Dreamer from the apron. Beautiful stalling vertical suplex from Davey Boy onto Dreamer. Davey Boy goes for a piledriver but Dreamer blocks it. Davey with a forearm to Dreamer, but Dreamer comes out of nowhere with a running cutter. Both men are down. Dreamer crawls over. Hughes is back in. Hughes runs right through Pillman. Big belly-to-belly suplex from Hughes and he goes for the cover, but Davey Boy breaks it up. Davey gets his shots in on Hughes, but Hughes uranages him. Pillman comes in with his cane. Hughes catches it and takes Pillman down. Dreamer comes back in. Million Dollar Dream elbow. He sets him up for a piledriver on the can, but with the referees back turned again. Pillman uses the cane to low blow Dreamer. Cradle and that will do it. Winners: The Hart Foundation (Brian Pillman Jr. & Davey Boy Smith Jr.)
We then get a flashback from last week’s main event between Rush & Rich Swann. (Rush would emerge victorious.) Following the matchup, LA Park would come out to reignite his CMLL feud with Rush. The two started unloading onto each other until the show went off the air.
Rush cuts a promo next. He puts the MLW roster on notice and calls LA Park a dog and that his time is now.
We get another promo for The Simon Gotch vs. Tom Lawlor Main Event, but DJZ vs. El Hijo de LA Park is up next.
El Hijo de LA Park comes out first. DJZ, in all of his EDM LED goodness, is out next.
El Hijo de LA Park vs. DJZ: Tie-up. DJZ wins the first exchange with a top wrist-lock takedown. Both men show off their speed and athleticism by trading a series of quick arm-drags, pinfalls and counters. They shake hands to show each other respect, but Hijo hits a standing lariat. Superkick by Hijo sends DJZ to the outside. He drops DJZ over the barricade groin first, before sending DJZ into the ring post the same way. Fans beg Hijo to do it one more time on the barricade, so he does, dropping DJZ right on his groin again. Hijo drags DJZ by the entrance and powerslams him on the floor. Back in the ring, Hijo whips DJZ off the ropes but the DJZ uses the momentum to mount some offense, hitting a middle-rope elbow which sends Hijo to ringside. Salina distracts DJZ and Hijo hits DJZ with his ring belt. Referee threatens to DQ him but Salina convinces him not too. O’Connor Roll german suplex from Hijo, but DJZ fires back with a codebreaker which sends Hijo to ringside again. Tope con hilo from DJZ. He tosses Hijo back in the ring. Slingshot splash. Asai moonsault attempt but Hijo gets his knees up. DJZ rolls to the outside. Suicide dive from Hijo. Back in the ring again, Hijo climbs to the top, but DJZ cuts him off. He climbs with him and lands a top rope frankensteiner. DJZ goes for a tornado DDT, but Hijo catches him in a jumping piledriver. Cover and that will do it. Winner: El Hijo de La Park
An earlier interview with Konnan is shown. He says that he has the home-court advantage being in Miami and that he is inside Low Ki’s head. He also says that it would be a great honor to be MLW Heavyweight Champion, but that he believes in the young talent that MLW is producing. His title match next week against Low Ki is now a no DQ contest.
Dezmond Xavier & Andrew Everett are in the ring next for singles-action.
Dezmond Xavier vs. Andrew Everett: Tie-up. Xavier with a side headlock and a shoulder bump. Everett quickly takes Xavier down with a headscissor. Each man trades pin attempts much like in the opening of the Hijo and DJZ bout. Everett and Xavier start jaw-jacking in the center of the ring. Everett and Xavier show off their speed running the ropes, but Xavier decapitates Everett with a dropkick. Everett comes back with an enziguiri followed by a springboard moonsault. Cover but only two. Xavier dodges a corner attack and lights Everett up with a superkick to the back of the head. With Everett tied up in the ringpost, Xavier hits a 619. Xavier climbs for a 450 but Everett moves and Xavier lands on his feet. They trade blows in the center of the ring. Everett charges Xavier in the corner but Xavier moves again. Standing moonsault attempt by Xavier but Everett moves. Deadlift German from Everett followed by a Pele kick. Everett with the cover, but Xavier kicks out. Everett climbs again, but this time Xavier hits a Pele kick. Xavier climbs again. Corkscrew senton bomb and that will do it. Winner: Dezmond Xavier
Main event is next. Tom Lawlor versus Low Ki is announced for February 2nd in Philadelphia for their event entitled Superfight.
We then get a promo from Tom Lawlor. He calls Simon Gotch a weasel, a chump and berates him for betraying him. He then promises that he will choke Gotch unconscious and that the only reason the referee is there, is to make sure Lawlor doesn’t kill him.
MLW team is taking down the ring ropes for this no-holds barred fight. Ring announcer says that the only way to win is via knockout or submission.
Simon Gotch is out first. Low Ki is on commentary for this bout along with Bocchini & Schiavone. Low Ki says that his undefeated streak in MLW cannot be replicated. Lawlor is out next and he is ready to go.
Simon Gotch vs. Tom Lawlor (No Holds Barred Match): Lawlor with the early takedown. He goes for his rear-naked choke early, but Gotch overpowers him and goes for an armbar. Lawlor blocks it by clutching his hands but the action spills to the outside, where Gotch shoves Lawlor into the barricade. (Remember no ring ropes.) He slams Lawlor off the ringpost and unloads on Lawlor with stiff uppercuts. Lawlor responds with chops and knee lifts. Discus clothesline from Lawlor. He goes for a suplex, but Gotch blocks, switches position and suplexes Lawlor onto the ring apron. The fight spills into the center of the ring where both men trade stiff right hands. Gotch lands a combo. Lawlor lands one of his own. Standing head kick takes Gotch down. Lawlor goes for the choke again, but Gotch has it scouted. Rib shots from Gotch followed by a headkick of his own. Lawlor comes right back with a german suplex. Ground and pound. Lawlor goes for a urinage, but Gotch again counters it. Thrust knees from Gotch. And another. Head kick from Gotch. He goes for a piledriver, but Lawlor transitions out of it. Series of counters. Lawlor locks in the choke. Gotch can’t escape and he passes out. It’s over. Winner via referee stoppage: Tom Lawlor
After the match, Lawlor is interviewed immediately following his victory. He says that for 7 months Low Ki has been running away from him. Lawlor claims that he has wanted nothing else than to call himself The MLW Heavyweight Champion. He then calls out Low Ki for not being able to fight on his own. He ends by saying that on February 2nd he will be taking that belt away. Low Ki then tells Lawlor to enjoy his victory, because it will be his last. MLW Fusion goes off the air.