Intimidation Games (2019)

Last updated
Intimidation Games (2019)
Promotion Major League Wrestling
DateMarch 2, 2019
City Cicero, Illinois
VenueCicero Stadium
Attendance2,100
Event chronology
← Previous
SuperFight 		Next →
Rise of the Renegades
Intimidation Games chronology
← Previous
2018 		Next →
2022
MLW Fusion special episodes chronology
← Previous
SuperFight 		Next →
Battle Riot II

Intimidation Games (2019) was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on March 2, 2019 at the Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois. The event aired live on television as a special episode of Fusion on beIN Sports. [1] It was the second event under the Intimidation Games chronology.

Contents

Fourteen matches were contested at the event, with two matches airing live. The main event of the live broadcast was a steel cage match, in which Tom Lawlor retained the MLW World Heavyweight Championship against Low Ki. The undercard featured a lucha libre tag team match between The Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix) and Team AAA (Laredo Kid and Taurus). The event also featured the television debut of Contra Unit and marked the beginning of the lengthy rivalry between Tom Lawlor and Contra Unit. [2]

Production

Background

On November 7, 2018, MLW.com announced that MLW would hold an event in Chicago on March 2, 2019 titled Intimidation Games, [3] which was first held as a television taping for Fusion on May 3, 2018. [4] After the SuperFight event in February 2019, MLW announced that it would produce Intimidation Games as a live televised special episode of Fusion on beIN Sports on March 2. [5]

Storylines

Tom Lawlor was the defending MLW World Heavyweight Champion heading into the event. Tomlawlormma.jpg
Tom Lawlor was the defending MLW World Heavyweight Champion heading into the event.

The card consisted of matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by MLW's writers. Storylines were played out on MLW's television program Fusion . [6]

At SuperFight, Tom Lawlor cashed in his Battle Riot opportunity to defeat Low Ki to win the MLW World Heavyweight Championship. [7] On February 13, MLW.com reported that Low Ki's manager Salina de la Renta had invoked a rematch clause for Low Ki at Intimidation Games, where Lawlor would defend the title against Low Ki in a steel cage match. [8]

At SuperFight, Lucha Brothers lost the MLW World Tag Team Championship to The Hart Foundation. [9] On February 11, MLW.com announced that Lucha Brothers would be facing Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide representatives Laredo Kid and Taurus in a lucha libre tag team match at Intimidation Games. [10]

Event

The first match was a lucha libre tag team match between The Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix) and Team AAA (Laredo Kid and Taurus). Pentagon and Fenix superkicked Taurus and then nailed a springboard package piledriver on Laredo for the win.

Next was the main event steel cage match, in which Tom Lawlor defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Low Ki. Near the climax of the match, both men fought on the cage top and tried to escape the cage and traded punches and kicks until both of them fell to the floor but Lawlor's feet touched first and he was declared as the winner. After the match, Lawlor's former teammate Simon Gotch attacked him and the debuting Jacob Fatu and Josef Samael joined Gotch in attacking Lawlor and the three declared themselves Contra Unit and covered Lawlor in a customized Contra flag.

Aftermath

Contra Unit began a lengthy feud with Tom Lawlor, which resulted in the group attacking him on many occasions over the next few months. [11] [12] [13] This set up a title match between Lawlor and Contra Unit member Jacob Fatu at Kings of Colosseum. [14]

Results

No.ResultsStipulations
1 Alexander Hammerstone defeated Isaias Velazquez Singles match
2 Teddy Hart (c) defeated Myron ReedSingles match for the MLW World Middleweight Championship
3 The Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix) defeated Team AAA (Laredo Kid and Taurus) Tag team match
4 Tom Lawlor (c) defeated Low Ki (with Salina de la Renta) Steel cage match for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship
5 Ace Romero defeated Simon Gotch by disqualificationSingles match
6Ricky Martinez (with Salina de la Renta) defeated Air WolfSingles match
7 Ace Austin defeated DJZ Battle Riot qualifying match
8Chico Adams and Vertigo Rivera defeated Contra Unit (Jacob Fatu and Josef Samael) by disqualificationTag team match
9 Daga defeated Ariel DominguezSingles match
10 Puma King defeated El Hijo de LA Park (with Salina de la Renta)Singles match
11 The Hart Foundation (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Teddy Hart) (with Brian Pillman Jr.) defeated The Dynasty (Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Richard Holliday) by disqualificationTag team match for the MLW World Tag Team Championship
12Gringo Loco defeated Myron ReedSingles match
13Alexander Hammerstone (with Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Richard Holliday) defeated Brian Pillman Jr.Singles match
14 L.A. Park (with Salina de la Renta) defeated Mance Warner Death match
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">AAA World Cruiserweight Championship</span> Professional wrestling championship

The AAA World Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). The championship cannot be competed for by anyone who is over the Cruiserweight division weight limit of 105 kg (231 lb). Traditionally this division is labelled as the "Junior Heavyweight" division in Mexico while "Cruiserweight" is a term more used in the United States or Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fénix (wrestler)</span> Mexican professional wrestler (born 1990)

Fénix is a Mexican luchador enmascarado. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he is a former AEW International Champion. He also appears for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a previous holder of the ROH World Tag Team Champions with his older brother, Penta El Cero Miedo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simon Gotch</span> American professional wrestler

Seth Lesser, better known by the ring name Simon Gotch, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is best known for his time in WWE, where he held the NXT Tag Team Championship as one-half of The Vaudevillains along with Aiden English and also worked for the main roster on its SmackDown brand. He also competed for Major League Wrestling (MLW).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pentagón Jr.</span> Mexican professional wrestler

Pentagón Jr. is a Mexican luchador enmascarado signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Penta El Zero Miedo. He is a former AEW World Trios Champion with his Death Triangle stablemates Pac and his real-life younger brother, Rey Fénix. Penta and Fénix also team as the Lucha Brothers and are former one-time AEW World Tag Team Champions. They also appear for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where they are former ROH World Tag Team Champions. He also appears in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where he is a former AAA World Tag Team Champion, also with Fénix.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lucha Brothers</span> Professional wrestling tag team

The Lucha Brothers, also known as the Lucha Bros or Los Lucha Bros, are a Mexican professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Penta El Zero Miedo/Penta Oscuro and Rey Fénix, and their manager Alex Abrahantes. They currently compete for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in the United States, where they are former AEW World Tag Team Champions, as well as former AEW World Trios Champions with their Death Triangle stablemate, Pac. They also appear for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where they are former ROH World Tag Team Champions. In Mexico, they wrestle for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where they are two-time AAA World Tag Team Champions. They previously appeared in Impact Wrestling, where they are former World Tag Team Champions, making them the only team to be AEW, Impact, ROH, and AAA World Tag Team Champions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacob Fatu</span> American professional wrestler (born 1992)

Jacob Samuel Fatu is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand and is a member of The Bloodline stable. He is also known for his time in Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he was a one-time MLW National Openweight Champion and a one-time MLW World Heavyweight Champion, the latter being the longest reign in the title's history at 819 days.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Hammerstone</span> American professional wrestler

Alex Rohde, better known by the ring name Alexander Hammerstone or simply Hammerstone, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is also known for his time in Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he was a former MLW World Heavyweight Champion, the inaugural and longest reigning MLW National Openweight Champion, and the winner of Battle Riot III.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Beast Mortos</span> Mexican professional wrestler

The Beast Mortos, also known by his former ring name Black Taurus, is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling. He also performs in their sister company Ring of Honor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MLW Saturday Night SuperFight</span> 2019 Major League Wrestling pay-per-view event

Saturday Night SuperFight was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Major League Wrestling (MLW) promotion, which took place at the Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois on November 2, 2019. It was MLW's first pay-per-view event and the second event under the Superfight chronology. The event aired live on traditional PPV outlets and FITE TV. It would be the last MLW event to be broadcast live until Never Say Never in 2023, and their last event to take place at Cicero Stadium until Azteca Lucha in 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Crash/Major League Wrestling show</span> Mexican professional wrestling show

The Crash/Major League Wrestling Show was a professional wrestling supercard event co-produced by the U.S-based Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Mexico-based The Crash Lucha Libre (Crash) held in The Crash's home arena, Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The show was taped for episodes of MLW Fusion that aired from October 12 to 26, 2019 on BeIN Sports USA

SuperFight (2019) was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). It took place on February 2, 2019, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event aired live on television as a two-hour special episode of Fusion on beIN Sports, and it was the first event under the SuperFight chronology.

Rise of the Renegades (2019) was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on April 4, 2019, at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York City, New York. The event was a television taping for MLW Fusion, with Battle Riot II airing as a live Fusion special the following day. It was the second event under the Rise of the Renegades chronology and the first to be held since 2003.

War Chamber was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on September 7, 2019. It aired as a special episode of MLW's television program, Fusion, on September 14, 2019 on beIN Sports. It was the first event under the War Chamber chronology.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Contra Unit</span> Professional wrestling stable

Contra Unit is a villainous professional wrestling stable, currently performing for Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Southern Honor Wrestling (SHW). It consists of Mads Krule Krügger, Ikuro Kwon, Janai Kai, Minoru Suzuki and the Sentai Death Squad. In SHW, the group also consists of Brooklyn Creed, Joe Black and Romeo Quevedok.

Injustice was a professional wrestling stable in Major League Wrestling (MLW) between 2019 and 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Opera Cup (2020)</span> 2020 Major League Wrestling tournament

Opera Cup (2020) was a professional wrestling tournament produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place at the GILT Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. It was the second edition of the MLW Opera Cup. The event was featured in episodes of Fusion that aired between November 25 and December 23, 2020 on Fubo Sports Network and MLW's YouTube channel.

Kings of Colosseum (2019) was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling, which took place on July 6, 2019, at the Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois. It was the first event under the Kings of Colosseum chronology. The event aired live as a two-hour special episode of MLW's weekly television series, Fusion, on beIN Sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Team Filthy</span> Professional wrestling stable

Team Filthy was a professional wrestling stable that performed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Major League Wrestling (MLW) and on the independent circuit. The group was formed on October 5, 2017, during MLW's One Shot event by Tom Lawlor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jordan Oliver (professional wrestler)</span> American professional wrestler (born 1999)

Jordan Oliver Jr. is an American professional wrestler currently performing on the independent circuit and for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), where he is a former JCW World Champion. He is best known for his work with Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he was a one-time CZW Wired Champion.

References

  1. ↑ "INTIMIDATION GAMES LIVE ON BEIN SPORTS TONIGHT". Major League Wrestling. March 2, 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. ↑ Paul Fontaine (March 2, 2019). "MLW INTIMIDATION GAMES LIVE RESULTS: TOM LAWLOR VS. LOW KI CAGE MATCH". F4W Online. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "MLW RETURNS TO CHICAGO MARCH 2, 2019". Major League Wrestling. November 7, 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Brad Davis (May 5, 2018). "Spoilers: MLW Fusion Tapings Results (5/3)". SE Scoops. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  5. ↑ Joseph Currier (February 4, 2019). "MLW ANNOUNCES INTIMIDATION GAMES LIVE SPECIAL, SUPERFIGHT II". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  6. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  7. ↑ "BREAKING – LAWLOR DEFEATS LOW KI FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". Major League Wrestling. February 2, 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "STEEL CAGE WORLD TITLE REMATCH SIGNED FOR CHICAGO". Major League Wrestling. February 13, 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "BREAKING – HART FOUNDATION WINS WORLD TAG TITLES". Major League Wrestling. February 2, 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "LUCHA BROS VS. TEAM AAA SET FOR MARCH 2 IN CHICAGO". Major League Wrestling. February 11, 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  11. ↑ Paul Fontaine (April 5, 2019). "MLW BATTLE RIOT 2 LIVE RESULTS: 40 WRESTLERS VIE FOR A WORLD TITLE SHOT" . Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "MLW Fusion: Contra Unit is the baddest faction in professional wrestling today". Cageside Seats. May 29, 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "FURY ROAD RECAP – JUNE 1, 2019". Major League Wrestling. June 1, 2019.
  14. ↑ "FATU CHALLENGES TOM LAWLOR FOR WORLD TITLE JULY 6 IN CHICAGO". Major League Wrestling. June 11, 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.