Major League Wrestling (MLW) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in New Rochelle, New York.
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.
Note: MLW refers to both its male and female wrestlers as "fighters."
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
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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 London | Producer [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 |
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
---|---|---|
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 | |
Note: MLW refers to its managers and valets as "promoters."
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
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Bill Alfonso | William Sierra | Promoter of Matthew Justice |
Cesar Duran | Luis Fernandez-Gil | Promoter of Azteca Underground [22] |
Kimchee | Steven Lombardi | Occasional promoter |
Don King | Donald King | Promoter of Bomaye Fight Club |
Saint Laurent | Jared St. Laurent | Promoter of World Titan Federation [23] |
Salina de la Renta | Natalia Class | Promoter of Promociones Dorado [24] Creative Director of the Women's Division [25] |
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
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Christian Cole | Christian Maldonado | Color commentator |
Joe Dombrowski | Joe Dombrowski | Play-by-play commentator [26] |
Name | Title |
---|---|
Court Bauer | Founder Owner Executive Producer |
David Marquez | Head of Production [27] |
David Sahadi | Executive Producer [27] |
Raven (Scott Levy) | Producer [28] |
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