MLW Slaughterhouse

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Promotions Major League Wrestling
First event Slaughterhouse (2023)

MLW Slaughterhouse is a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). It is a Halloween-themed show that is usually held in October.

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History

The event's name originated from a 2019 special episode of the promotion's television series, MLW Fusion , called "Jimmy Havoc's Slaughterhouse". The episode, which was taped during The Crash/Major League Wrestling show on October 5, 2019, would air on October 19 on Bein Sports USA. [1]

The first standalone event under the "Slaughterhouse" name took place on October 14, 2023, and was streamed live on FITE (now TrillerTV) as part of a partnership to produce live events for its FITE+ subscription service. [2] [3] [4]

On July 10, 2024, MLW announced that a second event would take place on October 4, 2024, at The Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida, and would stream live on MLW's YouTube channel. [5] [6] However, the event was cancelled due to Hurricane Helene. [7] The event's name would be repurposed as a TV special, with matches being taped at Lucha Apocalypto on November 9, 2024.

Dates and venues

#EventDateCityVenueMain EventRef
1 Slaughterhouse (2023) October 14, 2023 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2300 Arena Alex Kane (c) vs. Tom Lawlor for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship [8]
2 Slaughterhouse (2024) November 9, 2024
(aired on November 23, 2024)
Cicero, Illinois Cicero Stadium Mads Krule Krügger vs. Akira in a Weaspons of Mass Destrucion match

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References

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  4. Harris, Jeffrey (September 5, 2023). "MLW Slaughterhouse 2023 Tickets Now On Sale". 411Mania. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  5. Lambert, Jeremy (July 10, 2024). "MLW Slaughterhouse Announced For October 4". Fightful. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  6. Harris, Jeffrey (July 10, 2024). "MLW Slaughterhouse Announced for Tampa, Florida in October". 411Mania. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  7. Major League Wrestling (September 27, 2024). "St. Petersburg Show Cancelled Due To Hurricane Helene". mlw.com. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  8. Lambert, Jeremy (July 8, 2023). "MLW Announces Four FITE+ Specials". Fightful. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.