MLW Fusion 7/18/2026 FantasticaMania USA

MLW Fusion 7/18/2026 FantasticaMania USA

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/mlw-fusion-7112026.html

We are in Charleston, SC. Joe Dombrowski and Tom Lawler are on commentary.

We see clips of The Good Brothers/Contra Mercs vs The Skyscrapers feud. 

The hosts talk about tonight's show.

Don Gato comes out with the girls, his throne and the tequila.

MLW Middleweight Title - KUSHIDA (c) vs Templario vs Alan Angels vs Taiji Ishimori

The four go at it. Kush boots Temp in the corner and TI is thrown out. AA hits punches on Kush. Kush shoulders him over. Kush rolls out of a sunset flip and basement dropkicks AA. Temp powerslams Kush. TI top rope crossbodies Temp and Temp flying headscissors him. Temp dropkicks TI in the knee then basement dropkicks him. Temp is tripped and Kush baseball slides AA.

We go to break and return. Kush pulls on Temp's arm with his feet and Contra interrupts the feed for a second. Kush figure fours Temp. Kush ankle locks AA. AA hangs on the top rope and Kush dropkicks him down. Kush unties Temp's mask on the buckles then TI tries to unmask Temp too.

Kush and TI trade shots. TI eyerakes Kush. Kush handsprings into the ropes and corscrew kicks Kush off of it. AA ddt's Kush and upkicks TI. AA northern lights suplexes TI for 2. Temp top rope dropkicks AA. Temp topes outside.

AA 2nd rope moonsaults Temp outside. AA top rope splashes Temp for 2. Kush does a double kimura on Temp and AA. Kush hoverboard locks Temp. Temp sitout gordbusters Kush. TI rolling death valley drivers Temp. We get some quick action then a 4 person lariat.

TI superkicks Kush. Temp and TI trade shots. TI flying knees him. Temp hits a GTS on TI. Temp is crotched up top and Kush handspring kicks him. AA dropkicks Kush's head into the buckles. Temp comes off the 2nd rope and AA powerbombs him. AA topes TI. Kush rolls up AA with his feet on the ropes but Temp breaks it up.

Kush enzugiri's AA. Kush hammerlock cradles AA and pins him.

Thoughts: It was random but it was fine. We got some flying and fast action and no one overdid it. There was no real reason for Kush to lose here and he didn't. It worked out better than I thought it would.

Kush beats up on Temp after and takes his mask off. Contra Unit hacks into the feed all throughout this.

Contra Unit then hacks the feed. They said while MLW celebrated their victory, they thought all they needed was a black flag to think they are gone. The speaker for it (Josef Samuel) says he's ready for to return for a holy war and will dismantle MLW piece by piece. He says this isn't an invasion but a crusade and crusades are executed.

We see Satoshi Kojima touring Charleston. A fan takes a selfie with him. We see him find a hat and do Stan Hansen impersonations.

The Graveyard Shift with Shotzi

Shotzi says the vibes are deadly, the guests are questionable and nobody makes it out clean. She brings out Scarlett Bordeaux. SB comes out and puts her over. Shotzi asks if she's here to talk or bury her next victim. SB asks if Shotzi will give her a shot at the MLW Women's Title. Shotzi says you don't walk into her graveyard and call the shot. She says you have to earn it. SB says she did earn it and was stacking wins all over the world. She says they could tear the house down. Shotzi says something about burying her. Lady Frost comes in. She says they know she came on the hunt. She says she's not called The Ice Cold Killer for nothing. SB says it doesn't concern her. Lady says if there's a title involved, it does. Shotzi says she will fight both of them. SB and Lady say "good". Shotzi says she found herself 2 new victims.

Diego Hill asks what went wrong. He says Austin Aries just found a way in to get the victory. He says maybe he let Blue Panther down. Mistico comes in. Diego says maybe this isn't his time. Mistico says there is a time for everything and we must take advantage of it. Mist says he has an important opportunity coming up at FantasticaMania where he can show what he's made of. He says he can be a great star there and he wants him to show what he's about there. Hill thanks him for the opportunity.

Rich Bocchini calls in and says Trevor Lee was just attacked in the locker room. 

Labron Kozone vs "SoFly" Manny Lo

They lock up. Lo hammerlocks him and LK side headlocks him. LK takes him down with the headlock. Lo headscissors him and chops him. LK slams him and bottom rope springboard elbow drops him for 2. 

LK euros him and chops him. LK exploders him and Lo goes out. Lo hides behind the ref in the ring. Lo hits some strikes on LK. LK's springboard is caught and Lo backbreakers him. LK hits a big lariat and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one and not quite a squash. It wasn't too much of note. LK hit a nice lariat at the end here.

Rich Bocchini interviews Satoshi Kojima. Someone gives Kojima biscuits. Labron Kozone comes in. Kozone grabs a biscuit and eats it with Koji...then he spits it out. He says they call him Cozy and says they call him Cozy too. LK says they may have something in MLW. Koji congratulates him and says they will eat more biscuits. 

Killer Kross is interviewed in the back. He says a rare opportunity is coming with him vs Satoshi Kojima. He says they just need to sign on the dotted line.

The Skyscrapers (Dijak, Bishop Dyer and Josh Bishop) vs The Contra Mercs (Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows and Mads Krule Krugger)

This was supposed to be a 2v3 handicap match in The Mercs' favor. The big news here is that Dyer is back after it seemed like they wrote him off of TV. This was taped far in advance though before he got signed, so it makes sense.

Dijak and Doc push each other. Dijak clubs and forearms him. They facekick each other. Doc hits punches on him in the corner. Doc misses a corner charge and superkicks Dijak. 

Dyer boots Karl and elbows him over the back of the neck. Dyer chops him and Karl chops back. Dyer throws him in the corner and hits punches. Karl euros Dyer then Dyer lariats him. 

Josh and Krule get in. Josh hits chops and Krule no sells them. Krule chops back and Josh chops back. Josh is thrown over the top but he skins the cat in. All 6 men fight in the ring. Dijak is lariated over the top and Dyer is thrown out. 

Karl boots and punches Josh. Josh double throat thrusts him. Karl double boots him out of the corner. Karl chops Josh. Karl is pulled over the top. Josh hits mounted shots on Karl outside. Dijak boots Karl in the ribs then knees him there. Dijak clubs on Karl.

Dijak elbow drops Karl for 2. Karl takes a double backdrop. Dyer sends Karl shoulder first into the post and out. Karl hits chops on Dyer and is back elbowed down for 2. 

Karl takes elbows from the heels. Karl hits chops and forearms on Dijak. Dijak blocks his tag. Dijak hits Krule but Krule no sells it and gets mad. Karl spinebusters Dijak. Big Damo comes out. He pulls Krule off the apron and crossbodies him. Krule and Damo fight on the floor then fight to the back. 

Karl chops Dijak. Doc tags in and hits shots on all 3 heels. Doc hits corner splashes on the heels. Doc high kicks Dijak. Dyer blocks a magic killer and spears Karl. Dijak rolls up Doc with his feet on the ropes and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an okay tag here. The situation was funny as it was a 3v2 in The Mercs' favor, but then it became a 3v2 in The Skyscrapers favor. No one did anything too wild but it worked. Big Damo made his MLW debut here and he's signed so he will be around more.

Doc is hit from behind by Dyer after. Doc and Karl grab chairs and The Skyscrapers exit. 

Overall thoughts: I liked the 4-way. Shotzi set up a match in her segment and Kozone won a short match. We got a nice surprise in the main as it went from a handicap match to the return of Bishop Dyer (then it turned into a handicap match again at the end). The opener was the best thing on here and the main was fine. I had no issues with this show and would give it a 6 out of 10. This was okay.