Andrew’s MLW Fusion Results & Ratings: S8 E27

Well SuperFight gave us a title change, and the tapings after SuperFight gave us more stuff – BUT – as we know, Fusion is using footage from the Summer. So we may not see anything actually up to date until January. And then by then, THAT will be old…so…well…dammit MLW speed through your footage and catch up to something reasonable. Shotzi and Lady Frost are in todays episode and we know they are both gone from the company for a while now.

Let’s see if they just try to Frankenstein some old footage with “newer”, and if it continues to be edited as poorly as the previous 26 episodes have been.

Dijak is NOT WILLING TO LET THIS GO!!

Watch FUSION: https://t.co/y45aGqILFw pic.twitter.com/xCdDNlV2fJ

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Ratings:

• Opera Cup Semi-Finals: Austin Aries vs Labron Kozone: Aries wins via Brainbuster on title – ***
• Jumbo vs Foxx Vinyer, Just Jay and Flip Sequoyah: Who cares it’s another Squash – SQUASH
• Beastman w/Kimchee vs Jesus Rodriguez
• Lady Frost, Rina & Saya Kamitani vs Shotzi, Scarlett Bordeaux and Zamaya: Shotzi wins via Victory Roll – ***

Results:

Well we opened with the Josh Bishop presser, and it was okay. As anyone who follows my content would know, I love me some Josh Bishop, but the interesting thing will be seeing how well he talks. Since in JCW he has Joel Gertner and he didn’t do much talking so far in MLW. 

Opera Cup Semi-Finals: Austin Aries vs Labron Kozone

Aries stalls for a little, tries to shoot the half but Labron blocks and they roll around a little until a shove off and rethink the strategy moment. Aries takes a cheap shot during the break, but retreats to the ropes to get in Labron’s head. Arm Drag from Aries, Labron grabs the grounded Headscissors but Aries does his signature Handstand and pop out, as he relaxes in the corner. Shoulder Tackle rocks Aries, Labron wants Ball Game, but Aries powders to avoid. Labron chases, Aries tries to get cute but Labron catches him, and then Back Drops him over the ropes and bounces Aries’ face off the apron. Labron tries a Dive, but Aries cuts him off, then pulls him out, Tornado DDT off the apron, and a commercial.

Coming back from commercial, Aries is in control, Knee Breaker, Pendulum Elbow and absorbs the boos. Aries drops Labron with a Forearm, but Labron Kips Up and levels Aries. Aries falls out of the ring, stumbles but Labron hits the Dive from earlier. Back in the ring, Labron lights up Aries, Senton, Aries tries something but gets caught in an Exploder Suplex. Powerbomb attempt, but Aries counters, some back and forth, they Labron gets caught by Aries in the ropes and Neckbreaker into the middle rope. Aries wants the IED, but gets caught and flipped into the Backbreaker and then a Stacked Powerbomb…but only two.

Ball Game is called, but Aries powders again. Labron pulls Aries back in, but he floats over the Suplex, Discus Forearm to the back of the head, Cradle-no!-Last Chancery! Labron barely gets his foot in the ropes and Aries looks for his title. Aries digs out Brass Knuckles after the referee takes the title away, Aries drops Labron! 1-2-KICK OUT! Aries argues with the ref, shoves the ref, the ref shoves back and Labron Cradle! 1-2-no! Labron slams Aries into the referee. Aries tries to grab the title, Labron connects with a Back Roundhouse Kick! Grabs Aries, but Aries gets away, gouges the eyes and hits the Brainbuster on the title, the ref recovers enough, and Aries wins!

Not a bad match, but it’s Austin Aries. It’s hard for him to have a bad match. 

Jumbo vs Foxx Vinyer, Just Jay and Flip Sequoyah

I hate this Baby Hughie lookin ass moron.

All three and arguing in a corner like idiots, it telegraphs the obvious Splash and triple squash. This is awful, Jumbo looks stupid, and I’m sick of Squash matches every show.

Wait… what WAS Rich looking at? 🤔

Watch the FUSION replay: https://t.co/y45aGqILFw pic.twitter.com/7bMvkXP7f9

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Beastman w/Kimchee vs Jesus Rodriguez

Contra attacks Jesus during his intro, then they attack Beastman, Brick Savage, Damo, Okumura and Ikuro Kwon pick everyone apart while Joseph Samael surveys the mayhem. Samael has a microphone. Samael mocks Jesus, Jesus refuses to play into the Contra agenda so Kwon kicks Jesus in the throat. Diego Hill tries to make the save, but it’s poorly done, Brick Savage hits the Fire/Thunder Driver and then Samael spits the Fireball at Jesus’ face and buries him under the Contra Flag.

Lady Frost, Rina & Saya Kamitani vs Shotzi, Scarlett Bordeaux and Zamaya

Rina and Zamaya start off. Rina messes with Zamaya as is her personality, a little hair pull, a Headlock, a quick Dropkick and Zamaya tags out, then Rina tags. Saya and Shotzi are in and Saya is hitting her splits to dodge, Matrix back bend, Shotzi and Saya are smiling at each other while the final tags happen. Frost and Scarlett are in, Frost with the Drop Step, Scarlett kicks Frost in…between the legs and the referee lets it play. Scarlett works over Frost, Snap Suplex and locomotion corner attacks. Zamaya and Scarlett are working the heels over and once all three are stacked, Shotzi hits the Chupacabra. All three hit some Dive spot, we go to commercial.

Coming back, Saya is working over Scarlett, beel and then stomps on Scarlett’s throat. Saya starts playing with her food a little, so Scarlett fires, DDT plants Saya, Shotzi gets tagged in but then we go to the signature spam spot. But instead of everybody down, Saya and Rina do the classic Oedo Tai corner Foot in the face pose. Since HATE was born from the ashes of Oedo Tai, so I always appreciate seeing them do that.

Frost tags in and just fires Forearms and Strikes into Shotzi. The referee tries to push Frost back, but Frost stays on her. Standing Moonsault, and Saya randomly pulls Scarlett off the apron, its funny how HATE it just chaotic for the LOLZ and not for the strategy. Rina tags in, does the Pentagon style Bone Collector Snap Armbar. Rina kicks Zamaya and Scarlett so they can’t tag. Saya is in and Rina and Saya are teaming up on Shotzi, Jecht Shot from Saya, Pink Devil Knees from Rina, but Scarlett breaks up the pinfall. Shotzi with the Enzuigiri to get space to tag Zamaya. Rina is getting worked over in the corner, Splash, Exploder Suplex, but Saya breaks the pinfall and another signature spam spot.

Frost with the blind tag which bails out Rina, but then Shotzi tags after Zamaya flies across the ring, Killer Driller set up, but Shotzi counters into a Victory Roll and Shotzi wins!

Overall Score: 5.5/10

This show was Frankensteined poorly. Bocchini looks different from the 4 months ago canned footage, so does Matt Riddle, the ADR over dub is obvious and the timeline is inane. So we acknowledge that Josh Bishop is the new champion, but on Fusion, Shotzi is still the women’s champion even though we know Masha is. With all of the recent conversation coming out with people leaving MLW, and they’re still gonna be used for months Fusion is silly.

Aries had a decent match, but it was forgettable and the main event was fun, but mostly inconsequential when most of the women in the match aren’t involved in MLW anymore. It’s just really hard to suspend disbelief when this lives in literally it’s own timeline. This is like Trunks in DBZ level of timeline screwjob.