MLW Fusion 10/15/2026

MLW Fusion 10/15/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/10/mlw-fusion-1082026.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/10/mlw-fusion-10222026.html 

We are in Philadelphia, PA. Joe Dombrowski and Tom Lawlor are on commentary. 

Killer Kross and Scarlett come out to talk. Kross gets a good reaction and he says the crowd got him fired up. He says MLW does not great talent back. He says speaking of great talent, there's Josh Bishop. He says Josh doesn't like being a called a young kid, but he is. He says he beat Josh 1v1 but then got pinned by him in a tag match. He says he can be the devil you know vs the devil you don't know.

Dijak and Josh Bishop come out. Dijak tells them and Josh to slow down. Dijak says they are a team. He says Josh didn't beat him, they did and "I did". Dijak says if Kross is giving out title matches, he's the captain and leader of The Skyscrapers and he should get the rewards of the victory.

Kross says Josh will have to grow up and speak up for himself someday. Kross says he's advocating for him to get a title shot and asks if he has anything to say. Josh grabs Dijak's mic to talk on it and Dijak tells him to wait. Dijak says this is part of Kross' plan. 

Dijak says Josh will talk when he decides he should talk. Dijak says he deserves the title shot. Dijak says to give him what he wants. Kross then says he will defend the title against Josh if he wants it.

The commentators talk and hype up the show.

Tiara James does her entrance and takes a Zamaya sign along the way. She says she thinks she left Philadelphia better than how she found it last time. She says the city is still full of the things she hates like poor people, bad food and the sign she grabbed. She says the fans are the dumbest to ever do it and say they must be miserable if they support Zamaya. She says she came to give us a top tier experience and is calling out Zamaya. She says she's sick of the losers touting her like she's the next big star. She says she's not a bigger star than her, just a Temu Ultimate Warrior. She says Zamaya is a fraud and rips up the sign. Zamaya then comes out.

Zamaya vs Tiara James

Zam spears her as she enters. TJ tries to run and Zam chases her up the aisle. The bell then rings to start this officially. Zam death valley drivers TJ and pins her.

Thoughts: Zam won with ease here. Tiara did a decent job on the mic here and it's a shame she got squashed so easily.

We get a teaser for Yota Tsuji/Unbound Co. that says "Tonight".

We are told CJ Gallows did not show up to the arena and his debut is not happening tonight.

We are told the ring moved during Jumbo's last match and the ring will be re-enforced from here on out.

We get a video on Masha Slamovich with old clips of Russia.  They talk about her being raised to think for the group and not the person. They say Masha was exiled to Siberia until Josef Samael found her. He says he didn't rescue her, but he recognized her. He says she's a soldier without an army and CONTRA gave her an army. He says her exile is over. 

Lightning Match - Okumura vs. Love Doug

Doug hits lariats and gets nowhere. Doug throws rose petals at him and rolls him up for 2. Doug backrolls and poses. Doug dropkicks him twice. They go out and Oku chops him there. Doug is sent into the post. 

Oku rolls him up for 2. Doug bulldogs him for 2. Oku iconoslams him and does a heavenly lock. Oku submits him.

Thoughts: It was a short squash. Oku didn't get that much in and it felt more like a showcase for Doug than him.

Rich Bocchini interviews Austin Aries, who has a Phantom of the Opera mask on. He says he does things on his time in regards to Riddle wanting a match with him. He doesn't think Riddle deserves a title shot. He says Riddle won't pressure him and there's nothing he can make him do to give him a title shot. 

Don Gato shills tequila to the fans outside.

Opera Cup 2026 First Round Match - Matt Riddle vs Mark Coffey

Mark has GBOT with him. Joe Coffey is on commentary. 

Mark armdrags him. Matt rolls him into an armbar. Matt overhead suplexes him. Mark flying euros him. Mark stomps him. Mark hits forearms. Matt hits chops and Mark lariats him. Mark knee drops and stomps him.

Matt is thrown out and Wolfgang hits Matt outside. Mark knee drops Matt for 2. We go to break and return. Mark back elbows him down then 2nd rope diving shoulderblocks him for 2. 

Matt hits chops and forearms. Mark back elbows him down for 2. Mark chinlocks him. Matt hits forearms. Matt germans him. Matt flying knees him, exploders him and sentons him. Matt headscissors him over the top rope. Matt 2nd rope twisting swantons Mark and Wolfgang outside.

Matt fisherman busters Mark for 2. Mark rolls him up off a tombstone attempt for 2. Mark gamengiri's him. Mark sunset flips him for 2. Matt pumping knees him. Mark punches him and Matt hits a bad uraken that sounds Mark out.

Wolf rolls Mark in. Matt cutters Mark. Matt tombstones Mark and pins him.

Thoughts: Matt won as expected here. Matt's trunks were way too small here and he was showing too much skin. It was acceptable. Mark did the basics but he offense looked fine.

We get a video that says Tessa Blanchard is coming soon to MLW.

Rich Bocchini talks and says Josh Bishop will face Killer Kross at Saturday Night Superfight in a last man standing match for the MLW Title. 

Josef Samael talks to Zamaya in the back. He congratulates her and said she was impressive in disposing of Tiara James. He says success attracts attention and he got the attention of someone who she wished had never noticed here.

We see clips of CJ Gallows arriving. Mark grabs him then Wolfgang nails CJ from behind. CJ is sent into a truck and left laying. Wolf asks where his dad is. Joe says this isn't even his fault. Joe says it's time for GBOT to leave their mark. CJ bleeds from the mouth.

MLW Women's World Featherweight Title Match - Shotzi (c) vs. Rina

Shotzi side headlock takeovers her. Rina hits her in the gut and pulls her hair to keep a headlock on. Shotzi armdrags her then 619's her. Rina dropkicks her. Rina running back elbows her and bangs her head off the buckles.

Rina foot chokes her. Rina throws her and stands on her throat. Rina snapmares her then armbars her. Rina armbars her. Rina cranks Shotzi's arm back then chinlocks her on the ropes. 

Shotzi goes up and over then high kicks her. Shotzi knee lifts her. Rina facekicks her and Shotzi facebusters her. Shotzi suplexes her into the buckles. Shotzi corner la silla's her for 2. They trade chest forearms. Rina hip throws her. 

Rina 2nd rope double knee drops her for 2. Rina double wristclutch suplexes her. Rina abdominal stretch drivers her for 2. Shotzi cradles her for 2. Shotzi koppo kicks her. Shotzi topes her outside. Rina STO's Shotzi on the apron. Rina kicks the 2nd rope into the ref's crotch. Rina then hits Shotzi with a whip. 

Rina chokes her with the whip on the buckles. Rina gori bombs her for 2. Shotzi sunset flips her for 2. Shotzi top rope sentons Rina and pins her.

Thoughts: It was acceptable. The last part of it brought it down some though with the ref bump and weapons usage. The two worked alright together.

We get another Yota Tsuji/Unbound Co. video. We then hear from Yota Tsuji. He says he's coming to Chicago for MLW Saturday Night Superfight and asks if we are ready.

Overall thoughts: Zamaya won a quick squash but Tiara James wasn't bad on the mic before it. Okumura won a quick squash too. Riddle/Coffey got enough time and it was acceptable. The main was also acceptable with Rina/Shotzi working okay together. I'd give it a 5 out of 10. It was average and there was nothing that great here on this one. There's nothing you really need to see from this.