Summer of the Beasts (2025)

Summer of the Beasts (2025)
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Promotion	Major League Wrestling
Date	June 26, 2025
City	Queens, New York
Venue	Melrose Ballroom
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Summer of the Beasts (2025) was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW) that took place on June 26, 2025, at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York. It was the second event in the Summer of the Beasts chronology. The event aired live on BeIN Sports (the first time MLW aired live on television since 2019) and streamed live on MLW's YouTube channel.

Additional matches were taped for Blood and Thunder, which aired as a TV special on August 9 on BeIN Sports USA and MLW's YouTube channel.

Production

Background

Summer of the Beasts is a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling. The first event was broadcast on August 29, 2024. ^{[1] [2]}

On February 2, 2025, MLW announced that second edition of the Summer of the Beasts would take place on June 26, 2025, at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York. ^[3]

Storylines

The card consisted of matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by MLW's writers. Storylines are played out across the league's social media platforms. ^[4]

Results

Summer of the Beasts

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times [5]
1	The Skyscrapers (Donovan Dijak and Bishop Dyer) (with Saint Laurent) defeated Los Depredadores (Magnus and Rugido) (c) by pinfall	Tag team match for the MLW World Tag Team Championship [6]	9:06
2	Brock Anderson defeated Anthony Greene by pinfall	Singles match [7]	7:53
3	Yuki Kamifuku defeated Wakana Uehara by pinfall	Singles match [8]	7:11
4	Kushida defeated Diego "Divebomb" Hill by pinfall	Singles match [9]	9:03
5	Último Guerrero (c) defeated Alex Hammerstone and Matthew Justice by pinfall	Three-way match for the MLW National Openweight Championship [10]	8:34
6	Matt Riddle (c) defeated Kenta by pinfall	Singles match for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship [11]	17:18
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

Blood and Thunder (August 9)

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times [12]
1	Mads Krule Krügger defeated Ariel Dominguez, C. W. Anderson, Matthew Justice, Mr. Thomas (with Faye Jackson), and Okumura by pinfall	Six-way scramble match	5:06
2	Neón vs. Paul London ended in a time-limit draw	Lightning match [13]	10:00
3	Bishop Dyer (with Saint Laurent) defeated Anthony Greene by pinfall	2025 Opera Cup Tournament first round match	7:43
4	Satoshi Kojima defeated Bobby Fish by pinfall	2025 Opera Cup Tournament first round match [14]	8:50
5	Shotzi Blackheart defeated Ava Everett by submission	Singles match [15]	8:14
6	Místico defeated Ikuro Kwon by pinfall	2025 Opera Cup Tournament first round match	7:47

References

1. Tessier, Colin (April 22, 2024). "MLW Returning To New York City For MLW Summer Of The Beasts On August 29". Fightful. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
2. Lee, Joseph (April 22, 2024). "MLW Returning To New York City in August With 'Summer of the Beasts'". 411Mania. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
3. Lambert, Jeremy (February 5, 2025). "MLW Summer Of The Beasts Announced For June". Fightful. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
4. Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
5. Vetter, Chris (June 27, 2025). "MLW "Summer of the Beasts" results (6/26): Vetter's review of Matt Riddle vs. Kenta for the MLW Championship, Último Guerrero vs. Alex Hammerstone for the MLW National Openweight Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
6. "Los Depredadores to defend titles against mystery team in NYC". Major League Wrestling. June 10, 2025. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
7. "Brock Anderson collides with Anthony Greene in NYC". Major League Wrestling. June 5, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
8. "Yuki Kamifuku faces J-Pop Idol Wakana Uehara in NYC". Major League Wrestling. May 27, 2025. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
9. "KUSHIDA vs. Diego Hill Signed for MLW Summer of the Beasts in NYC". Major League Wrestling. June 19, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
10. "Hammerstone challenges Ultimo Guerrero for title in NYC". Major League Wrestling. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
11. "Riddle vs. KENTA MLW World Title Fight signed for NYC". Major League Wrestling. May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
12. Vetter, Chris (August 10, 2025). "MLW "Blood & Thunder" results (8/9): Vetter's review of Matt Riddle vs. Donovan Dijak for the MLW Championship, Opera Cup matches with Mistico vs. Ikuro Kwon, Bishop Dyer vs. Anthony Greene". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved August 10, 2025.
13. "Paul London, CMLL's Neon Set for Lightning Match in NYC". Major League Wrestling. May 29, 2025. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
14. "Satoshi Kojima set to fight this Thursday in NYC". Major League Wrestling. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
15. "Shotzi will be unleashed this Thursday in NYC". Major League Wrestling. June 23, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.