WarGames (2018)

Last updated
WarGames (2018)
Promotion Major League Wrestling
DateSeptember 6, 2018
(aired September 14, 2018)
City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Venue War Memorial Auditorium
Event chronology
← Previous
Battle Riot I 		Next →
Fury Road
WarGames chronology
← Previous
2003 		Next →
Final
MLW Fusion special episodes chronology
← Previous
Battle Riot I 		Next →
Fusion Halloween Special

WarGames (2018) was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on September 6, 2018 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The event was taped and aired as a special episode of MLW's television program, Fusion , on September 14 on beIN Sports. [1] It was the second and final MLW WarGames event; the event would be succeeded by MLW War Chamber in 2019.

Contents

Fifteen matches were contested at the event with one match airing at the WarGames special, the namesake WarGames match, in which Team Strickland (Barrington Hughes, John Hennigan, Kotto Brazil, Shane Strickland and Tommy Dreamer) defeated The Ravagers (Abyss, Jimmy Havoc, Sami Callihan and The Death Machines (Leon Scott and Sawyer Fulton)). [2] Twelve matches were taped for future episodes of Fusion and two non-televised matches took place. [3]

Production

Background

In July 2017, Major League Wrestling resumed promoting events for the first time since the promotion's original closure in 2004. The success of these events lead MLW to secure a television deal with beIN Sports for a new program, MLW Fusion , which debuted on April 20, 2018. [4] [5]

On June 20, MLW.com announced that it would be holding an event titled Fury Road on September 6. [6] However, on July 10, MLW owner Court Bauer tweeted that he would bring back the WarGames match on September 6 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the same venue where MLW had previously held the WarGames match in 2003. [7] [8] Fury Road was postponed to take place on October 4, while WarGames was finalized as the September 6 event. [9]

Storylines

The card consisted of matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by MLW's writers. Storylines were played out on MLW's television program Fusion . [10]

On the June 22 episode of Fusion, Barrington Hughes ensured that the World Heavyweight Champion Shane Strickland would not get attacked by Sami Callihan and his Death Machines (Leon Scott and Sawyer Fulton). This led to Hughes being attacked by the Death Machines. [11] [12] On the July 13 episode of Fusion, Shane Strickland was mysteriously attacked, which led to him losing the World Heavyweight Championship to Low Ki. [13] [14] The attacker was revealed to be Strickland's former ally Sami Callihan, who said that he perpetrated the attack due to greed of money being paid to him by Ki and Salina de la Renta. Callihan would go on to defeat Strickland on the August 3 episode of Fusion. [15] On August 7, it was announced that Strickland and Callihan would be captains for opposing teams in the WarGames match at WarGames, with Strickland's team consisting of John Hennigan, Tommy Dreamer, Barrington Hughes and Kotto Brazil and Callihan's team called the Ravagers, which would be consisting of Jimmy Havoc and the Death Machines. [16] On August 20, Abyss was revealed as the fifth member of Ravagers. [17]

Event

The event featured the namesake WarGames match, in which Barrington Hughes, John Hennigan, Kotto Brazil, Shane Strickland and Tommy Dreamer took on The Ravagers (Abyss, Jimmy Havoc, Sami Callihan and The Death Machines (Leon Scott and Sawyer Fulton)). Near the end of the match, Havoc was about to nail an Acid Rainmaker to Dreamer but Dreamer tossed him into Callihan. An enraged Callihan hit a cutter on Havoc. Brazil then wrapped barbed wire on Hughes, who hit a big splash on Fulton and then Brazil and Hughes wrapped the barbed wire around Fulton's head, forcing him to tap out. After the match, the entire losing team attacked Havoc blaming him for the loss. [18]

Aftermath

Sami Callihan and Jimmy Havoc's brawling led to both men demanding several stipulations for a match against each other, which led MLW management to make a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match between the two at Fury Road. [19]

Shane Strickland moved on to a feud with Tom Lawlor, which led to the two competing in a match to determine the ace of MLW at Fury Road. [20]

Results

No.Results [21] Stipulations
1FTRicky Martinez (with Salina de la Renta) defeated Jake St. Patrick Singles match
2FT The Hart Foundation (Brian Pillman Jr., Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Teddy Hart) defeated The Stud Stable (Leo Brien, Michael Patrick and Parrow) (with Col. Robert Parker) Six-man hurricane tag team match
3FTJimmy Yuta defeated El Hijo de L.A. Park (with Salina de la Renta)Singles match
4FTJason Cade (with Rhett Giddins) defeated Myron Reed Singles match
5FT Brody King versus PCO ended in a double disqualificationSingles match
6FTAria Blake and Maxwell Jacob Friedman defeated Joey Ryan and Taya Valkyrie Mixed tag team match
7FTBrian Pillman Jr. (with Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Teddy Hart) defeated Vandal OrtagunSingles match
8FT LA Park defeated Pentagon Jr. Mexican Massacre
9FT Simon Gotch (with Tom Lawlor) defeated Gangrel via disqualificationSingles match
Simon Gotch Prize Fight Challenge
10FTDavey Boy Smith Jr. defeated A. C. H. Singles match
11DTom Lawlor defeated Joey Janela via disqualificationSingles match
12FTTeddy Hart (with Brian Pillman Jr. and Davey Boy Smith Jr.) defeated Rich Swann Singles match
13D James Storm defeated Alan OceanSingles match
14FT Low Ki (with Salina de la Renta) (c) defeated Rey Fenix Singles match for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship
15Team Strickland (Barrington Hughes, John Hennigan, Kotto Brazil, Shane Strickland and Tommy Dreamer) defeated The Ravagers (Abyss, Jimmy Havoc, Sami Callihan and The Death Machines (Leon Scott and Sawyer Fulton)) WarGames match
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
FT – the match was taped for a future broadcast of Fusion
D – this was a dark match

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swerve Strickland</span> American professional wrestler (born 1990)

Stephon Strickland is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Swerve Strickland and is a former AEW World Tag Team Champion. He is also known for his time with WWE, where he performed under the ring name Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, where he is a former one-time NXT North American Champion.

MLW Fusion is a professional wrestling television program produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW) that originally premiered on April 20, 2018 on beIN Sports USA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MLW World Middleweight Championship</span> Professional wrestling championship

The MLW World Middleweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion Major League Wrestling (MLW). The title was unveiled on July 18, 2018, it is contested in MLW's middleweight division by wrestlers at a maximum weight of 205 lb (93 kg). The current champion is Akira who is in his first reign as champion.

Battle Riot II was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). It took place on April 5, 2019 at the Melrose Ballroom in New York, New York. The event aired live as a two-hour special episode of Fusion on beIN Sports. It was the second event under the Battle Riot chronology.

Justin Romero is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Ace Romero. He is best known for his tenure with Impact Wrestling, where he performed under the ring name Acey Romero. He has previously wrestled notably for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Major League Wrestling (MLW), Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), and throughout the American independent scene.

Battle Riot was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW) that took place on July 19, 2018 at the Melrose Ballroom in New York, New York. The event aired as a special episode of MLW's television program, Fusion, on July 27 on beIN Sports. It was the first event under the Battle Riot chronology.

SuperFight (2019) was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). It took place on February 2, 2019, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event aired live on television as a two-hour special episode of Fusion on beIN Sports, and it was the first event under the SuperFight chronology.

One Shot was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on October 5, 2017 at the Gilt Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. This was MLW's first event since 2004.

Rise of the Renegades (2019) was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on April 4, 2019, at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York City, New York. The event was a television taping for MLW Fusion, with Battle Riot II airing as a live Fusion special the following day. It was the second event under the Rise of the Renegades chronology and the first to be held since 2003.

Fury Road (2019) was a supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on June 1, 2019 at the Waukesha County Expo Center in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The event aired as a live special episode of MLW's television program, Fusion, on beIN Sports. It was the second event under the Fury Road chronology.

Fury Road is an annual professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). The first two events held under the chronology were television tapings for the promotion's weekly program, MLW Fusion, with the second event broadcast as a special live episode on June 1, 2019.

War Chamber was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on September 7, 2019. It aired as a special episode of MLW's television program, Fusion, on September 14, 2019 on beIN Sports. It was the first event under the War Chamber chronology.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Contra Unit</span> Professional wrestling stable

Contra Unit is a villainous professional wrestling stable in Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Southern Honor Wrestling (SHW). It consists of Ikuro Kwon and Mads Krügger. In SHW, the group also consists of Brooklyn and “The Black Cloud” Joe Black.

Road To The World Championship was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on February 8, 2018 at the Gilt Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The event featured the opening round of a tournament for the reinstated MLW World Heavyweight Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Holliday</span> American professional wrestler

Joe Zimbardi is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Richard Holliday. He is currently signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he was a member of The Dynasty. He is a former one-time IWA World Heavyweight Champion He is a former one-time World Tag Team Champion in MLW and one-time IWA Caribbean Heavyweight Champion.

The World Championship Finals was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on April 12, 2018 at the Gilt Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The event served as a television taping for the promotion's newly-launched television series, MLW Fusion, which would premiere on beIN Sports USA later that month on April 20.

Kings of Colosseum (2019) was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling, which took place on July 6, 2019 at the Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois. It was the first event under the Kings of Colosseum chronology. The event aired live as a two-hour special episode of MLW's weekly television series, Fusion, on beIN Sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Team Filthy</span> Professional wrestling stable

Team Filthy is a professional wrestling stable, performing in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and previously Major League Wrestling (MLW). The group was formed on October 5, 2017, during One Shot by "Filthy" Tom Lawlor.

Intimidation Games (2022) was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on March 31, 2022, at Gilley's Dallas in Dallas, Texas. The event was a television taping for MLW Fusion on YouTube, with the main card airing as a special episode on April 28, 2022.

References

  1. ↑ Eric Ames (September 10, 2018). "MLW News: Catch MLW's War Games This Friday On beIN Sports". The Chair Shot. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "WAR GAMES/FUSION RECAP – SEPT. 14, 2018". Major League Wrestling. September 14, 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. ↑ JJ Williams (September 7, 2018). "MLW TV TAPING RESULTS: WAR GAMES, LA PARK VS. PENTAGON JR". F4W Online.
  4. ↑ "EVENTS". 17 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "How to watch MLW Fusion on beIN SPORTS starting this Friday". 18 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "MLW Fury Road". Major League Wrestling. June 20, 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "WAR GAMES COMING THIS SEPTEMBER". Major League Wrestling. July 10, 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "MLW TIME MACHINE: WAR GAMES 2003". Major League Wrestling. August 6, 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Corey Collins (September 21, 2018). "MLW Has Bright Future With Big Shows In New York and Chicago". Daily DDT. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  10. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  11. ↑ "FUSION RECAP FOR JUNE 22, 2018". Major League Wrestling. June 22, 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "FUSION RECAP FOR JUNE 29, 2018". Major League Wrestling. June 29, 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "FUSION RECAP FOR JULY 13 2018". Major League Wrestling. July 13, 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  14. ↑ "FUSION RECAP FOR JULY 20, 2018". Major League Wrestling. July 21, 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  15. ↑ "FUSION RECAP – AUGUST 3, 2018". Major League Wrestling. August 4, 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  16. ↑ "WAR GAMES TEAMS REVEALED FOR SEPTEMBER 6 CLASH". Major League Wrestling. August 7, 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  17. ↑ "ABYSS REVEALED AS THE MYSTERY 5TH MAN FOR CALLIHAN'S WAR GAMES TEAM". Major League Wrestling. August 20, 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  18. ↑ Joseph James (September 14, 2018). "MLW Fusion Recap (9/14): Team Strickland Vs. Team Callihan War Games Match". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  19. ↑ "HAVOC AND CALLIHAN TO SPIN THE WHEEL AND MAKE THE DEAL OCT. 4 IN NYC". Major League Wrestling. September 19, 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  20. ↑ Brad Davis (October 4, 2018). "MLW Fury Road: Final Card For Tonight's Tapings". SE Scoops. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  21. ↑ "MLW War Games". Cagematch.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.