Major League Wrestling
 | |
| Private company | |
| Industry |
professional wrestling digital media |
| Founded | 2002 in America |
| Founder | Court Bauer |
| Headquarters |
New York (September 2002), Florida (Dec. 2002 - Present), United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Court Bauer (CEO)[1] |
| Products |
Digital media Television professional wrestling |
| Website |
mlw |
Major League Wrestling (MLW)[2] is an American sports broadcast, digital media and live event promotion company dealing primarily in professional wrestling programming, digital content and ancillary entertainment.[3]
Professional Wrestling promotion
As a professional wrestling promotion, MLW operated from 2002 to 2004. The promotion produced a 34-event television series named 'Underground TV', which ran between April 7, 2003 and February 14, 2004. These shows were hosted by Joey Styles and consisted of pre-taped matches from prior events. MLW styles itself as being an alternative to sports entertainment. Founder Court Bauer described MLW's product as "the most violent, hard-hitting action mixed with cutting edge storylines".[4]
In 2017, MLW announced it would once again be promoting a wrestling event, named "MLW One-Shot" with tickets going on sale July 21, 2017.[5]
Championships and Alumni
MLW World Heavyweight Championship
| Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Douglas | 1 | June 15, 2002 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Defeated Vampiro and Taiyō Kea in a 3-way match.[6] |
| Vacated | September 2002 | Douglas attempts to throw the title down; referee John Finnegan says if he doesn't defend the title he will be banned from wrestling in PA.[6] | ||
| Satoshi Kojima | 1 | September 26, 2002 | New York City, New York | Kojima pinned Jerry Lynn to win the vacant MLW World title.[6] |
| Mike Awesome | 1 | June 20, 2003 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | [6] |
| Steve Corino | 1 | June 20, 2003 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Corino challenged Awesome to an impromptu match following Awesome's victory over Kojima. Corino claimed that Awesome had promised him title shot before his win whenever Corino wanted[6] |
MLW Global Tag-Team Crown (GTC) Championship
| Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond | 1 | May 9, 2003 | Orlando, Florida | C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond defeated Steve Williams and P.J. Friedman to become the first champions. |
MLW World Junior Heavyweight Championship
| Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonjay Dutt | 1 | September 19, 2003 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Dutt defeated Christopher Daniels to win the title. |
MLW Radio Network
MLW returned with a changed business model in 2011, focusing exclusively on producing broadcast and digital content within the professional wrestling category."[7] MLW Radio Network has grown to become the leading provider of professional wrestling podcasts in the world with 5-6 podcasts in the top iTunes 100 in the sports category on the average day[8]. Many prominent professional wrestling figures currently appear on the MLW Radio Network, including former WWE and WCW wrestlers Kevin Sullivan, Jim Duggan and MVP, former WWE executive Bruce Prichard, former WCW commentator Tony Schiavone and former WCW President Eric Bischoff.
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/courtbauer?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
- ↑ https://mlw.com/
- ↑ https://mlw.com/about-mlw/
- ↑ "MLW Underground announces new deal". SLAM! Sports. April 23, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
- ↑ https://mlw.com/upcoming-events/
- 1 2 3 4 5 Martin, Fin (August 2003). "Major League Wrestling". Power Slam Magazine. Lancaster, Lancashire, England: SW Publishing LTD. pp. 22–23. 109.
- ↑ http://mlw.com/about.html
- ↑ https://mlw.com/about-mlw/
External links
- Major League Wrestling Underground TV on TV.com
- Major League Wrestling on IMDb.com
- MLW: The Underground on IMDb.com
- MLW: Genesis on IMDb.com
