Major League Wrestling Fusion Results – June 22, 2018

Fusion #10
Date: June 22, 2018
Location: Gilt Nightclub, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Rich Bocchini, Tony Schiavone

We reach double digits this week with a show that isn’t likely to be as big as last week. This week’s featured match is Brody King trying to claim the $20,000 bounty on MLW Champion Shane Strickland, who has shown a willingness to fight anyone who comes against him. The other stories are starting to take shape as well so let’s get to it.

We open with a recap of Salina de la Renta issuing the bounty on Strickland and King trying to claim it by attacking him in a parking lot.

Opening sequence.

Trey Miguel vs. Danny Santiago

Actually hang on as the debuting Teddy Hart jumps Santiago and takes him down with a moonsault. Hart is taking his place.

Trey Miguel vs. Teddy Hart

They waste no time in running the ropes with Hart snapping off a powerslam. Miguel sends him outside for a springboard flip dive before tucking Hart’s head in the corner, setting up a 619. The Meteora gets two and we take a break. Back with Hart snapping off a Code Red for two and Miguel screaming a lot.

A hammerlock DDT gets the same and Hart’s electric chair Backstabber makes me cringe. Miguel slips out of a delayed superplex and pulls Hart down into a cutter for two. Another cutter almost onto the apron (the camera shows a big gap between Hart’s head and the apron) gives Miguel two but Hart scores with Project Ciampa. A super Canadian Destroyer ends Miguel at 8:37.

Result: Teddy Hart b. Trey Miguel – Super Canadian Destroyer (8:37)

Kotto Brazil says he looks up to Rich Swann and last week was a great experience. He needs to figure out how to win though.

Hart always gets heat in the back but he’s here to steal the show and make his family proud. ACH comes in and a fight is teased but Rich Swann comes in as well and things calm down a bit.

Battle Riot ad. Newly confirmed this week: Rich Swann, Jason Cade, Joey Ryan, Pierre Carl Oulette, Kevin Sullivan, ACH, Swoggle, John Morrison, Lance Anoa’i, Konnan, Sami Callihan, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Teddy Hart

Also announced for the show: ACH/Rich Swann vs. Teddy Hart/Davey Boy Smith Jr. with Brian Pillman II in their corner.

Quick look back at last week’s show.

Colonel Robert Parker has filed a complaint with the refereeing in last week’s title match, saying the Dirty Blonds were treated unfairly.

Parker hits on the interviewer and seems to make her go get a cup of coffee. They leave, so Team Filthy goes into the Stud Stable’s locker room.

Barrington Hughes vs. Paris Hakeem

A headbutt and elbow drop give Hughes the pin at 13 seconds.

Result: Barrington Hughes b. Paris Hakeem – Elbow drop (0:13)

Team Filthy have relieved themselves in Parker’s hat.

Kotto Brazil vs. Vandal Ortagun

Feeling out process to start with Brazil jumping over Ortagun and superkicking him for good measure. Ortagun is right back with a neckbreaker for two and since it worked so well, another neckbreaker gets another two. An uppercut slows Ortagun down and Brazil pulls him face first into the corner for a breather. That just earns him a Backstabber for two but Brazil kicks him in the face, followed by a running Sliced Bread and the pin at 5:26.

Result: Kotto Brazil b. Vandal Ortagun – Running Sliced Bread (5:26)

Salina de la Renta, while being very mean to the interviewer, is happy with the Tag Team Titles but wants Strickland taken out.

On the way to the ring, Strickland runs into Sami Callihan’s goons but Barrington Hughes fights them for him.

Shane Strickland vs. Brody King

Non-title but King, a very tattooed guy with partially green hair, might get $20,000 if he wins. Strickland goes straight at him but gets backed into the corner for some elbows to the face. Brody is sent outside for some stomps to the head but a hurricanrana is countered into a powerbomb onto the apron.

Back in with Strickland kicking away, only to get sent into the ropes for a running crotch attack to the neck. A slugout goes to Brody so Strickland snaps off a German suplex to take him down. Some running uppercuts in the corner and he kicks Brody in the back of the head for a delayed cover. King clotheslines the heck out of Strickland and it’s a giant swing of all things to put him on the floor.

Back from a break with Brody getting knocked into a chair and Shane hitting a double stomp, breaking the chair in the process. That certainly looked good. Shane’s kicks to the chest back inside just seem to tick the big man off and it’s another hard clothesline to take him down. That’s enough for King, who tries to go old school with powder. Strickland, probably noticing the powder coming out of Brody’s hand, knees him in the face instead for the pin at 12:04.

Result: Shane Strickland b. Brody King – Knee to the face (12:04)

Post match Low Ki comes in to beat Strickland down and de la Renta comes in to smile. Low Ki holds up the World Title to end the show.

Here’s this week’s episode in full.

MLW Fusion Episode 10: The $20,000 Bounty

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 27 wrestling books. His latest book is the NXT: The Full Sail Years Volume III: From Dallas To New Orleans.

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