MLW Fusion 8/22/2026

MLW Fusion 8/22/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/mlw-fusion-8152026.html

We are in Chattanooga, TN. Joe Dombrowski and Tom Lawler are on commentary.

Killer Kross comes out alone to big pops. The crowd chants, "You deserve it" and Kross says, "We deserve it". He says he likes to keep things fun and says lets do something unpredictable. He asks who is ready to step into this ring right now.

The Skyscrapers come out. Dijak says Bishop Dyer is one of the best athletes on the planet. Dijak says he's a high flying big man and one of the best on the planet. Josh Bishop says he didn't come here to talk but to fight. Josh head into the ring and fights Kross. Officials come to break it up. The announcers speculate over what would happen in that match. The Skyscrapers are walked out. 

Lightning Match - Zamaya vs Angelica Risk

Zam hits her in the gut and double throat thrusts her. Zam throws her town backwards and chokes her in the corner. Zam chest clubs her. Risk shoves and chops her. Risk back elbows her and boots her out of the corner. Risk top rope tornillo's her. Zam lariats her down.

Zam death valley drivers her and pins her.

Thoughts: It was just a quick one here. Zam dominated and won as expected in quick fashion. Zam showed some decent intensity here and hit a nice lariat.

Rich Bocchini interviews Matt Riddle. He says he helped Kross strategize vs Kojima and says Kross owes him. Matt says he's entering the 2026 Opera Cup. He says when he enters, he takes over. 

We get a video on Stardom's HATE.

Corinne Joy and Jazzy Yang talk. Shotzi comes up to them. She welcomes them and asks how they are adjusting. Joy says there's nothing they can't handle. Shotzi says she's looking for new opponents and offers one of them a non-title shot. The girls get excited, do rock, paper, scissors and want in. Lady Frost comes in and complains about matches being handled out. Shotzi says she didn't forget about her and wants to give the new girls a chance to get in the ring. Lady says whoever Shotzi picks, she will demolish the other one.

MLW Southern Crown Title - Trevor Lee (c) vs KUSHIDA

Kush backrolls and leglocks him. they stand off. Kush takes him down. Lee side headlock takeovers him. Kush rolls him and they stand off again. We go to break and return. Kush side headlocks him. Kush jumps up and is atomic dropped. Lee hurricanrana's him.

Lee chest kicks Kush down and kicks him out of the ring. Lee goes to kick him from the apron but Okumura gets in the way. Kush kicks Lee as he gets in. Kush takes him down by the arm and knee drops the arm. 

Kush back elbows him and knee drops him off the buckles. Lee is thrown out and Oku pounds on him outside. Kush ties up both legs an arm and hooks his leg around Lee's head. Kush yanks back on Lee's leg. Kush hits chops.

Kush boots him in the head and face shoves him. Lee hits forearms. Kush pulls Lee's arms back. Lee hits forearms and flying lariats him. Lee corner lariats him and backbreakers him for 2. Lee single leg crabs him. Oku helps him rope break.

Lee gets distracted and Kush rolls him up. Lee backrolls him. Kush reverses it and gets caught hanging on the ropes to try and pin him. Lee rolls him up for 2. Lee and Kush double clothesline each other. 

Contra tries to interrupt the feed and we are told they are in the production truck. Kush hits kicks to the arm. Kush hiptoss cartwheel basement dropkicks him. Kush top rope moonsaults Lee for 2. Kush armbars him. Lee standing spanish flies for 2 when Okumura gets on the apron.

Kush forearms Lee and Lee high kicks him. Kush pele kicks him. Kush chokes him with his belt. Lee throws him off of him. Lee kicks Okumura from the apron. Lee M. Bison stomps Kush and pins him.

Thoughts: I wasn't that into this one. They just didn't get a good enough rhythm going and had some shenanigans with Okumura. Kush maybe worked the arm a little and Lee did usual flying offense.

Lee says tonight is special for him. He says it's his first title defense and his first defense since he had a baby girl. He says being a champ is great but being a dad is a lot better.

Contra Unit of Josef Samael and Brick Savage (new to MLW) come out. Lee goes after Brick. Lee takes a pop up drop and is superkicked. Security comes out and the Brick hits them. Ikuro Kwon and Big Damo then beat up security. 

The Opera Cup begins in 4 weeks. Riddle faces Bishop Dyer next week.

Austin Aries talks on the mic before his match. He says he's one of the best to do it and is still the greatest man to ever live. He says Mistico can't duck him anymore and he will avenge the fluke win Mistico has over him. He says he will still be the Openweight champ after. 

MLW National Openweight Title Three Way Match - Austin Aries (c) vs. Averno vs. Mistico

Mist is double teamed to start. Mist flying headscissors Av and armdrags AA. They all try pins. Mist reverse headscissors Av from the mat and they all stand off. Av stomps Mist. Av and AA then try to rip Mist's mask off.

AA back rakes Mist and foot chokes him. Av drops Mist face first on a table outside. AA dragon screws Mist. Av chops Mist. We go to break and return. Mist is rammed crotch first into the post. 

AA slingshot swantons Mist. AA gets crotched up top. Mist superkicks Av down. AA is up top and is enzugiri'd. Mist and AA fight on the buckles. AA sunset flips him from the top for 2. AA and Av stop each other from winning. They then shove each other. 

Av is pushed into AA. Mist 619's AA. Mist springboard diving headscissors Av. Mist walks up the ropes and top rope diving armdrags AA. Mist spinning headscissors Av down. Mist topes Av then topes AA. Mist code red's Av. Mist goes or a flying headscissors but is dropped face first on the mat. AA neckbreakers Av over the 2nd rope for 2.

Av hits an angel's wings on AA for 2. Mist hits kicks on AA. Av powerslams Mist. Mist superkicks AA. Mist hits a springboard double back elbow on his opponents. Mist slingshot diving headscissors Av outside. Mist sends AA into the post.

Mist toyota rolls Av for 2. Av is on the ropes and is enzugiri'd. Mist top rope spanish flies Av. Mist goes or a pin and AA takes off Mist's mask. AA puts Mist's mask on and brainbusters Av. AA then pins Av.

Thoughts: The match was fine but nothing too memorable. The finish wasn't the best, but it furthers the Mist/Aries feud. Aries winning was probably the best outcome here. The match flowed fine and like a lot of three-way's, it was mostly a serious of 1v1 battles.

Overall thoughts: Zamaya won a quick squash here. Lee/Kushida had interference which dragged it down and they didn't get a good rhythm going. The main was fine but nothing memorable. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 overall as it was average.