List of Major League Wrestling personnel

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Major League Wrestling (MLW) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in New Rochelle, New York.

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Active wrestlers and on-screen talent appear on MLW Fusion and at live events. Personnel is organized below by their role in MLW. Their ring name is on the left, and their real name is on the right. MLW refers to its in-ring performers as "Fighters" as opposed to the traditional nomenclature "wrestlers" to separate itself from other promotions, along with referring to the traditional position of manager/valet as "promoter."

MLW has international promotional partnerships with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Revolution Pro Wrestling, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Oceania Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Wrestlers from those promotions may make occasional appearances on MLW events and programming.

Roster

Wrestlers

Note: MLW refers to both its male and female wrestlers as "fighters."

Men's division

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Satoshi Kojima
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Matthew Justice
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Místico
Ring nameReal nameNotes
1 Called Manders [1] Steve Manders
Akira [2] Alex Atkisson
Alex Kane [3] Alex Kane
Bobby Fish [4] Robert Fish
Brett Ryan Gosselin [5] Brett Gosselin
Brock Anderson [6] Brock Lunde
C.W. Anderson [7] Christopher Wright
Donovan Dijak [8] Christopher Dijak
Ikuro Kwon [9] Tristen Thai
Jesus Rodriguez [10] Jesus Rodriguez
Mads Krule Krügger [11] Matthew Waters
Matt Riddle [12] Matthew Riddle
Matthew Justice [13] Matthew Hannan National Openweight Champion
Minoru Suzuki [14] Minoru Suzuki
Místico [15] Luis Ignacio Urive Alvirde World Middleweight Champion
Mr. Thomas [16] Thomas Stintsman
Paul London [1] Paul LondonProducer [17]
Paul Walter Hauser [18] Paul Walter Hauser
Satoshi Kojima [19] Satoshi Kojima World Heavyweight Champion
World Tag Team Champion
Shigeo Okumura [20] Shigeo Okomura World Tag Team Champion
Star Jr. [1] Unknown
Tom Lawlor [21] Tom Lawlor
Trevor Lee [1] Trevor Caddell

Women's division

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Delmi Exo [1] Elizabeth Medrano
Gigi Rey [1] Unknown
Janai Kai [1] Janai Ruiz Women's Featherweight Champion
Miyu Yamashita [1] Miyu Yamashita
Renee Michelle [1] Unknown

Other on-air personnel

Note: MLW refers to its managers and valets as "promoters."

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Bill Alfonso William SierraPromoter of Matthew Justice
Cesar Duran Luis Fernandez-GilPromoter of Azteca Underground [22]
Kimchee Steven LombardiOccasional promoter
Don King Donald KingPromoter of Bomaye Fight Club
Saint LaurentJared St. LaurentPromoter of World Titan Federation [23]
Salina de la Renta Natalia ClassPromoter of Promociones Dorado [24]
Creative Director of the Women's Division [25]

Broadcast team

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Christian ColeChristian MaldonadoColor commentator
Joe DombrowskiJoe DombrowskiPlay-by-play commentator [26]

Backstage personnel

NameTitle
Court BauerFounder
Owner
Executive Producer
David MarquezHead of Production [27]
David SahadiExecutive Producer [27]
Raven
(Scott Levy)
Producer [28]

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