MLW 9/27/2025 Fury Road '25

MLW 9/27/2025 Fury Road '25

The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/mlw-9132025-fightland-2025.html 

We are in Dallas, Texas. Joe Dombrowski and Tom Lawler on commentary.

We get clips from the last show. Jesus Rodgriguez/Ricardo Rodriguez comes out and introduces Cesar Duran and Salina de la Renta. He says the fans sold the show out. He says they love MLW and MLW loves them. He says while another company shipped off their big show to Saudi Arabia, they came here to Texas. He tries to get a chant for Don Gato going, saying he brought his tequila here. He says you won't want any other tequila once you taste it. Salina says at MLW, they don't play soft or safe, we choose violence.

Atlantis Sr., Blue Panther & Diego Hill vs. Galeon Fantasma (Barboza, Difunto & Zandokan Jr.)

Blue's got his mask on here. He and Dif lock up. Blue takes him down and they stand off as Dif goes for the wristlock. Blue wristlock takedowns him into a headscissors. Dif ties his legs up. Dif top wristlock takedowns him then hammerlocks him. Barb breaks up Blue's submission with a boot.

Dif chops him in the corner then Blue chops him up. Barb chops Hill then Hill chops back. Barb rolls over his back, flips him then armdrag rolls him into a pin attempt. They do more pin attempts and stand off.

Hill flying headscissors Barb then superkicks Zand. Hill is pulled outside and bridged on the apron for a double stomp from Dif. All 6 men fight. Dif pounds on Atlantis' chest. Atlantis takes corner attacks. Barb top rope dropkicks Atlantis.

Blue is triple pounded on then takes corner attacks. Blue is held in the air for a top rope Dif double stomp. Hill takes a double back elbow. Hill then takes a triple gorilla press slam for 2. Dif boots Hill. Atlantis is then triple stomped on. 

Atlantis is held for chops then he forearms the heels down. The faces get the edge on the heels and Atlantis chases Zand into the crowd. Atlantis punches Zand in the crowd then sends him into the rails. Hill sends Dif into the rails. Dif shoulders Hill over. Hill kips up. Hill flips over him as he drops down and Hill hits armdrags.

Hill double stomps Dif's back. Blue ducks a double lariat then flying headscissors Dif. Blue 2nd rope diving headscissors Zand. Atlantis tries to shake hands with Zand but is hit. Atlantis crossbodies him. and hits his partners on accident. Zand then is hit on accident. Atlantis hits a double japanese armdrag then tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Hill tope con hilos Dif outside. Atlantis hurricanrana's Zand and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an okay match here. They went into the crowd, we got a dive and Blue did pretty good for his age. Atlantis didn't do a lot here. Hill looked alright with his flying and didn't look out of place at all.

Blue takes his mask off after, likely because he was hot.

We see a party for Don Gato in the back. Salina says MLW and Gato will link up on 11/20 where they will have the Opera Cup finals. She says there will be a 2 story video screen there. Cesar is hesistant but then supports the idea and says they will drink Don Gato tequila. Ikuro Kwon comes in and Jesus tells him it's a lucha only party. He tells him to leave. Kwon green mists him. Don Gato comes up to Kwon. Kwon tells him he'll be in Charleston on 11/20. He says if Gato shows up, he came to get dragged by the dragon. Gato then stares him down.

Opera Cup 2025 First Round Match - Paul London vs. Okumura

Satoshi Kojima comes on commentary and eats bagels. Kojima mostly talks about bread and says, "I don't understand" anytime he is asked questions.

PL and Oku trade waistlocks. Oku side headlocks him and they fight over a top wristlock. Oku trips him then is armdragged. Oku side headlocks him. PL spinning heel kicks him. PL dropkicks him through the ropes.

PL top rope crossbodies him. PL kicks him in the chest. Oku exploders him. Oku flying lariats him for 2. Paul misses a move off the top. Oku michinoku drivers him for 2. Kojima says, "I love michinoku driver". 

Oku and PL trade chops. Oku eye rakes him then PL superkicks him. Oku spin kicks him in the gut then does a pin attempt for 2. PL face rakes him and Kojima complains. PL sharpshooters him and Oku submits. 

Thoughts: This was too short to be much here. I think the finish was botched as well. Kojima was funny on commentary talking about bread.

Paul is interviewed after. He is asked about Paul Walter Hauser. Paul tells him to take about the win instead. Paul tells him to run to Meltzer and tell him that BS. Paul is asked what's next. Paul says it doesn't matter, it's about going forward. He says it might be his last run and he's here to make it count. He says he didn't come here to play nice but to win.

Mr. Thomas is in the back. He says the only thing standing between him and MLW gold is Kojima. He says he's on his way to bigger and better things. He says he has something to prove to him - when Mr. Thomas wants something, he takes it by any means necessary.

Opera Cup 2025 First Round Match - Volador Jr. vs. Titan

Vol kicks away a handshake. They trade waistlocks. Vol surfboards him. Titan rides his back and leglocks him. Vol armbars him then Titan side headlock takeovers him. Titan does a sharpshooter and Vol ropebreaks.

Vol wristlocks him. Titan bridges, headflips and armdrags out. They try to dropkick each other at the same time, headflip up together and stand off. Titan goes up and over him in the corner and does headflips. Titan 2nd rope headscissors him from behind then shotgun dropkicks him out. Vol flying headscissors him then topes him.

Vol unties Titan's mask. Vol corner lariats Titan then Titan flying lariats him in the corner through the ropes. Titan top rope crossbodies him then dropkicks him out. Titan topes him outside. Titan does a death valley driver variation for 2. Vol mostly pulls off Titan's mask.

They trade shots. Titan hits a strike combo and is superkicked. Titan ducks a lariat and jumping kicks him. Vol then suplexes him. Vol pulls Titan down by the mask but he kips up and pele kicks him. Titan tope con hilos him outside. 

Titan comes off the top and runs into double boots from Vol for 2. Vol half crabs him. Titan blocks a sunset flip and double stomps him for 2. Titan tornado ddt's him. Vol superkicks him the backcrackers him for 2.

Titan drops him with a kick combo then top rope double stomps him. Titan almost goes into the ref, Vol pulls Titan's mask off and pins him. 

Thoughts: The first half was good smooth lucha. The second half kind of had some repetition. The finish wasn't the best but at least the face didn't lose clean here. This was fine.

Alexander Hammerstone talks in the back. He said he believed in wrestling at one point and really tried to elevate this place. He says he did what he did to Mads Krugger as he was supposed to be next. He says Matt Riddle won the title then lost it. He says all of his years of sacrifice got him nothing. He says it's a bunch of politics and lies. He says everyone is afraid to admit he's the best so he's taking things into his own hands. He says it's time everyone remembers who the f*cking alpha is.

We see a Don Gato commercial with him dancing in the field with girls in masks. A guy is jealous of him and talks about what a great time he seems ot be having.

St. Laurent is on a phone in the back. Contra Unit then appears. Mads Krugger pushes him into a door. Mads says he will dismantle The Skyscrapers brick by brick. He's hard to understand then says, "Hail Contra".

Shotzi Blackheart vs. Alejandra Quintanilla

They shake hands. SB rolls out of a wristlock and reverses it. SB side headlock takeovers her. SD shoulders her over and Ale kips up.  SB chops her down then elbow drops her for 2. SB legdrops her in the gut. Ale corner lariats her then corner meteora's her.

SB side headlock takeovers her then does a grounded octopus. SB spinning forearms her in the chest. SB cravates her and hits knees to the face. SB rolling snapmares her then does another grounded octopus. Ale ropebreaks.

Ale boots her then does a slingblade bulldog. Ale pump kicks her in the side of the head for 2. SB neckbreakers her for 2. SB suplexes her into the buckles. Ale hook kicks her then 619's her. Ale takes an iconoclasm.

SB drops her from the buckles then top rope sentons her to win.

Thoughts: It was short and simple. Everyone hit their moves but there wasn't much else to it. Nobody embarrassed themselves though and it went okay.

The Skyscrapers do a promo. Dijak says they will make Krugger pay for attacking their manager St. Laurent. Bishop Dyer says Krugger started something he won't be able to finish. Dyer says he's playing for keeps and says he will be lucky to escape with his head attached to his body.

Lightning Match - Satoshi Kojima vs. Mr. Thomas

Thomas hits Koji during his entrance from behind. Thomas sends him into the post. Thomas hits a black hole slam for 2. Thomas forearms Koji down for 2. Thomas chops him in the corner. Thomas misses a corner charge and takes machine gun chops. 

Koji flying forearms him in the corner and 2nd rope elbow drops him for 2. Koji spinning forearms him then ddt's him. Thomas release suplexes him for 2. Thomas short arm lariats him then hits a big splash for 2. 

Thomas takes off a turnbuckle pad. Thomas goes into the exposed buckle when Kojima moves. Koji hits a koji cutter for 1. Koji running lariats Thomas and wins.

Thoughts: Thomas went a little easy here and didn't fully connect but I liked what we got. It was short and sweet with no real lack of action. They had some nice transitions here and the two worked pretty well together.

Austin Aries gets on the mic before his match. He says he can see the surprise on the fans faces. He says didn't he go away and wasn't he cancelled? He says he didn't come back because he needed to, but because wrestling needed him to. He says he's not going to watch this sport get watered down with pretenders. He says the fans don't know what a wrestler looks like anymore or what the magic and art feels like. He says there's no better place to start than winning The Opera Cup. He says he's here to show you the truth and says he's the last real magician of pro wrestling.

Opera Cup 2025 First Round Match - Austin Aries vs. KUSHIDA

AA leg kicks him and they do some mat wrestling. They get up and Kush double knuckle locks him down. AA bridges and side headlocks him. Kush wristlocks him. AA fireman's carry takeovers him and knee drops his arm. 

Kush hammerlocks him and AA ropebreaks. Kush rolls at him, AA lays on the top rope then Kush lays down and stares at him. Kush shoulders him over. Kush does a hiptoss and cartwheel but AA blocks his basement dropkick. AA side headlocks him. AA armdrags him into an armlock. Kush headscissors him, AA handstands out and Kush block his basement dropkick.

Kush gives him in the finger and they shove each other. Kush's head is banged off the buckles and AA knee chokes him in the corner. AA slingshot swantons him for 2. AA rakes Kush's eyes with his feet.

Kush hits forearms. AA knees him in the gut. AA abdominal stretches him while using the ropes. The ref kicks his hand away and Kush cartwheel basement dropkicks him. Kush hits kicks to the body and handspring back elbows him. Kush is pulled into the buckles. AA runs into a boot in the corner. Kush kicks AA's arm. Kush stops a brainbuster with a knee to the head. They trade forearms. 

Kush spinning forearms him then AA does the same. Kush pele kicks him and both go down. AA comes off the 2nd rope and Kush armbars him. AA ropebreaks. They go on the apron. Kush kicks him in the arm and is pushed into the post. AA neckbreakers him over the 2nd rope. AA then does a tope.

AA tries to get in and is hit with a handspring kick. Kush top rope plancha's him outside then armbars him on the floor. AA does a neck submission on the floor. AA goes up top and is kicked. AA corner dropkicks him then brainbusters him for the win.

Thoughts: It was a decent match. Kush worked the arm and AA worked the neck some before winning with a brainbuster. They moved well and AA did his trademark offense here. I liked what we got.

Aries is in the back and runs into Paul London.  They clap for each other and congratulate each other. Aries says he hopes he took notes. He says it'll be the first time ever between them next week. He tells him to lay off the peanut butter and banana sandwiches. Aries says peanut better leaves your mouth dry. He says he needs water and throws his water in his face. Security then breaks it up.

Mads Krule Krugger vs Bishop Dyer

Dyer says Mads crossed the line and there's no going back from it. He says he took out St. Laurent like the coward punk he is. He says he will stomp the stupid mask of his through the back of his skull. Dijak says Mads is nothing but a coward and a scumbag. He tells him to get down here.

Dijak goes after Mads in the aisle. Mads then is 2v1'd by Dyer and Dijak. Security tries to stop it and gets beaten up for it. Mads is sent into the post. Dyer hits mounted punches on Mads in the ring. Mads is then hit with a double chokeslam. Mads gets up and sends Dijak over the top. He flying lariats Dyer. He fallaway slams Dijak then lariats Dyer over the top. 

Thoughts: Sadly we never got a match here. This is building to something but it is disappointing as someone who wanted to see the match.

Mads pushes security on his way to the back. Hammerstone chairs Mads and they fight. Security then tries to break that fight up.

Overall thoughts: I liked the opener. London/Okumura was too short to develop. Volador/Titan had a good first half and an okay match overall. Shotzi/Alejandra was kept short and it didn't expose anyone. Kojima/Thomas was a fun match. Aries/Kushida was a decent match and sadly, we never really got the main event which isn't acceptable. It was a good show overall and I'd give this a 6 out of 10. They had a nice line-up of stars here.