| Never Say Never | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | Major League Wrestling |
| First event | Never Say Never (2017) |
MLW Never Say Never is an annual professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW) first held in 2017.
The first four events were television tapings for MLW Fusion , with the fourth event taped behind closed doors as a special episode. The fifth event was the first to air live, and MLW's first overall live broadcast since the 2019 Saturday Night SuperFight pay-per-view event. It would also be the first event to be produced as part of a partnership with Triller TV (formerly known as FITE), in-which MLW would produce live events for TrillerTV+ subscribers. [1]
| Aired Live |
| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never Say Never (2017) | December 7, 2017 | Orlando, Florida | GILT Nightclub | Darby Allin and Jimmy Havoc vs. John Hennigan and Shane Strickland | [2] |
| 2 | Never Say Never (2018) | December 13, 2018 | Miami, Florida | Scottish Rite Temple | Teddy Hart vs. Pentagón Jr. | [3] |
| 3 | Never Say Never (2019) | July 25, 2019 | Queens, New York City, New York | Melrose Ballroom | Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Tom Lawlor for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship | [4] |
| 4 | Never Say Never (2021) | March 31, 2021 | Orlando, Florida | GILT Nightclub | Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Calvin Tankman for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 5 | MLW Never Say Never (2023) | July 8, 2023 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2300 Arena | Alexander Hammerstone (c) vs. Alex Kane for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 6 | Never Say Never (2024) | July 12, 2024 (aired on August 10, 2024) | St. Petersburg, Florida | The Coliseum | Satoshi Kojima, Matt Riddle, and Akira vs. Contra Unit (Mads Krule Krügger, Minoru Suzuki, and Ikuro Kwon) | |
| Never Say Never (2024) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Major League Wrestling | ||
| Date | July 12, 2024 (aired August 10, 2024) | ||
| City | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||
| Venue | The Coliseum | ||
| Never Say Never chronology | |||
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Never Say Never (2024) was a television special that aired on August 10, 2024 on BeIN Sports USA and MLW's YouTube channel. It featured matches that were taped during Blood & Thunder; which took place at The Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida on July 12, 2024.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times [5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1D | Gigi Rey defeated Gianna Gage | Singles match | — | ||
| 2 | Místico defeated Magnus by submission | 2024 Opera Cup Tournament first round match [6] | 13:59 | ||
| 3 | Bad Dude Tito Escondido (with Jesús Rodríguez and Salina de la Renta) defeated Danny Jones by pinfall | 2024 Opera Cup Tournament first round match [7] | 6:18 | ||
| 4 | Brett Ryan Gosselin defeated Jake Crist by pinfall | Singles match | 2:49 | ||
| 5 | A. J. Franci$ defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr. (with Mister Saint Laurent) by disqualification | Singles match [8] | 6:11 | ||
| 6 | Delmi Exo (with Cesar Duran) defeated Renee Michelle by pinfall | Singles match [9] | 4:42 | ||
| 7 | Alex Kane defeated Mr. Thomas by pinfall | 2024 Opera Cup Tournament first round match [10] | 5:49 | ||
| 8 | Paul Walter Hauser defeated Tom Lawlor by pinfall | MMA Cage match [11] | 14:17 | ||
| 9 | Contra Unit (Mads Krule Krügger, Minoru Suzuki, and Ikuro Kwon) (with Janai Kai) defeated Satoshi Kojima, Matt Riddle, and Akira | Six-man tag team match [12] | 10:34 | ||
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