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Post by Vegas on Oct 5, 2008 13:43:29 GMT -5
BREAKING NEWS:
MLW Chairman Bruno Sammartino has announced that all current champions on Major League Wrestling's (MLW's) RAW and Smackdown brands will NOT be eligible to get drafted to the new EAWA brand next weekend as part of Major League Wrestling's (MLW's) Expansion Draft.
So wrestlers such as RAW's World Champion Nick Bockwinkel and Smackdown's World Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors will be staying on their respective brands. But all current non-champion wrestlers such as The Brothers of Other Mothers, The Crusher, Jimmy Snuka, Frank Gotch, and all members of the Four Horsemen except for MLW Champion Buddy Rogers are eligible to get drafted.
Sammartino also said the way the expansion draft works is that EAWA General Manager The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase gets to pick one wrestler from RAW with only the champions exempt. But then RAW gets to protect 3 more additional wrestlers before DiBiase makes his next pick and so on until DiBiase makes all 7 of his draft picks from RAW and the same goes for DiBiase's 7 Smackdown picks. That way, the RAW and Smackdown brands will still have strong rosters.
See you next weekend for the Major League Wrestling Expansion Draft!
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Post by crimsoncross on Oct 5, 2008 14:28:09 GMT -5
The FED of SEPTEMBER continues to deliver some solid news and action, it wil be interesting to see who DiBiase will pick for his EAWA roster...
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Post by Vegas on Oct 10, 2008 22:33:24 GMT -5
Following tonight's results of Major League Wrestling's (MLW's) Expansion Draft and the subsequent free agent signings (see my Major League Wrestling's Exapnsion Draft thread here in this board's LOW fed forum), these are the updated rosters for each of the 3 major brands of Major League Wrestling (MLW):
RAW World Champion Nick Bockwinkel Bobby Heenan Harley Race Rick Rude Ox Baker Intercontinental Champion Jim Londos Abdullah Farouk The Sheik Bobo Brazil Mil Mascaras MLW Tag Team Champions Fabulous Kangaroos Captain Kangaroo (Captain Lou Albano) Jimmy Snuka Bruiser Brody Ladies Champion Sherri Martel Don Muraco Diamond Dallas Page Ed "Strangler" Lewis New Age Outlaws Cruiserweight Champion Gorgeous George Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake Missing Link Cowboy Bob Orton Jr. Killer Bees Yukon Eric Cousin Luke Pepper Gomez Iron Mike DiBiase S.D. Jones Larry Sharpe Ida Mae Martinez
Smackdown MLW Champion Buddy Rogers Johnny Valentine George Hackenschmidt Larry Zbyszko United States Champion Dan Severn Frank Gotch World Tag Team Champions Road Warriors Antonio Inoki Antonino Rocca Nikita Breznikov Ivan Koloff Nikolai Volkoff Eddie Fyne Don Leo Jonathan Killer Kowalski Steve "Dr. Death" Williams Jim Cornette United States Tag Team Champions Midnignt Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) Dennis Condrey Rapping Red Bastien Tiger Mask Jushin Liger Hacksaw Jim Duggan Mr. Canada (Billy "Red" Lyons) The Mountie Buff Bagwell Boogie Woogie Man The Armstrongs Fritz Von Goering Koko B. Ware Savage-T George South Trinity Denucci Sir Oliver Humperdink The Mongols
EAWA The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase Virgil Sabu The Crusher Larry Hennig Mr. Perfect The Vachons Ray Stevens Hardcore Hodge (Danny Hodge) Giant Baba King Kong Bundy Playboy Buddy Rose The Sandman Justin Credible Bob Orton Sr The Terrible Turk Johnny Valiant Jimmy Valiant Angelo Mosca Masked Superstar] Dick Hutton Konnan Tammy Chris Candido Tom Prichard Danny Doring "Precious" Paul Ellering "Wild" Red Berry
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Post by Vegas on Oct 11, 2008 13:08:34 GMT -5
BREAKING NEWS:
Following yesterday's MLW Expansion Draft (results posted above) to fill out the roster of Major League Wrestling's (MLW's) new 3rd major brand the EAWA, MLW Chairman Bruno Sammartino issued a press release that contained the following points for the new weekly programming schedule for Major League Wrestling:
1) Thursday Night RAW will take place on Thursday nights.
2) Friday Night Smackdown will take place on Friday nights.
3) Saturday EAWA will take place on Saturday.
4) On a week when one of MLW's 3 major brands presents a PPV on Sunday, their regular weekly show probably will not take place that particular week.
5) Because of yesterday's MLW Expansion Draft, none of these regular shows are taking place this weekend but all 3 will resume next weekend following the schedule listed above.
(note: Those are the "official" times for each of my weekly shows but they will actually be played out and posted each week whenever I have the spare time. For years I've wanted to expand Major League Wresting to a 3rd brand and I'm really looking forward to this but I think the challenge will be finding the time to post 3 shows per week).
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Post by Vegas on Oct 12, 2008 13:09:50 GMT -5
Thanks Neil and Chad!
BREAKING NEWS:
On the very first edition of Saturday EAWA this coming Saturday, there will be a 16 man tournament to determine the first-ever EAWA Champion!
EAWA General Manager the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase has declared himself the #1 seed of this tournament and he will wrestle against Chris Candido in the First Round.
Here is the complete tournament bracket for the EAWA Championship:
Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase vs Chris Candido Sabu vs Hardcore Hodge Bob Orton Sr. vs Sandman Masked Superstar vs Angelo Mosca The Crusher vs Konnan Ray Stevens vs Dick Hutton Giant Baba vs Playboy Buddy Rose Larry "The Axe" Hennig vs King Kong Bundy
As with all EAWA matches, all tournament matches will be extreme rules with no DQ and no countout!
Find out this Saturday who will become the first-ever EAWA Champion!
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Post by Vegas on Oct 15, 2008 21:11:20 GMT -5
Major League Wrestling (MLW) RAW Thursday October 16, 2008 The Major League Wrestling Arena Las Vegas, NV (First Third of show)
Match #1: Ed "Strangler" Lewis defeated Rick Rude (managed by Bobby Heenan and accompanied by Heenan Family "problem solver" Ox Baker)
- For this match, before Lewis came out, there was new entrance music for him which started with Lewis' voice saying "My name is The Strangler, I love to fight." Then, to the sound of Celtic bagpipes, Lewis headed to the ring.
- Intercontinental Champion Jim Londos provided guest color commentary at ringside as this match pitted two of the 3 possible wrestlers (Rude and Lewis) that the MLW Universe can vote to challenge Londos for the Intercontinental Championship at Cyber Sunday.
- Lewis won this match by wearing down Rude and forcing him to tap out to his STRANGLER'S HEADLOCK. Lewis then pointed to Londos and moved his hands around his waist to signal that the Intercontinental Championship will soon be his. But will the MLW Universe (MLW fans) vote for Lewis as Londos' challenger at Cyber Sunday?
In the Ring: Ring Announcer Gary Michael Cappetta says that the next match features two wrestlers who since Unforgiven have each picked up a victory against each other and that the winner of their 3rd and deciding match tonight will join Rude and Lewis as the 3rd possibility that the MLW Universe can vote for to challenge Londos for the Intercontinental Championship at Cyber Sunday.
Match #2: Cowboy Bob Orton Jr. defeated the Missing Link
- Orton Jr. won this match via a piledriver to defeat the Missing Link for the 2nd time out of their last 3 matches against each other.
- As a result, Orton Jr. becomes the 3rd possibility along with Rude and Lewis that the MLW Universe can vote for to challenge for Londos' Intercontinental Championship at Cyber Sunday!
In the Ring: MLW Chairman Bruno Sammartino says that the impressive performance by guest wrestler Rikidozan at No Mercy earlier this month has convinced him to once again have a contract match at Cyber Sunday.
- Sammartino says that there will 3 possible matchups involving top free agents that the MLW Universe can vote for and the winner of the selected matchup will receive a MLW contract for one of MLW's 3 major brands (RAW, Smackdown, or the EAWA)!
-Sammartino introduces the 3 possible matchups for the contract match at Cyber Sunday:
(A) Rikidozan vs The Destroyer (B) Rikidozan vs Iron Sheik (C) The Destroyer vs Iron Sheik
- Sammartino then reminds everyone that the polls for Cyber Sunday on November 2 will open next week!
End of First Third. Second Third will be posted next and includes 2 more qualifying matches for Cyber Sunday, an announcement for tonight's RAW main event, and more!
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Post by Vegas on Oct 16, 2008 22:55:34 GMT -5
Major League Wrestling (MLW) RAW Thursday October 16, 2008 The Major League Wrestling Arena Las Vegas, NV (Second Third of show, First Third is posted above)
Backstage: MLW Chairman Bruno Sammartino is in his office meeting with Heenan Family members Bobby Heenan, World Champion Nick Bockwinkel, Harley Race, and Ox Baker.
- Sammartino tells the Heenan Family that he agrees with their argument that before someone on RAW can challenge for Bockwinkel's title they first need to defeat Race as Race was the one to score both eliminations in the main event at Unforgiven.
- Sammartino then says at Cyber Sunday the MLW Universe can choose which wrestler will face Race in a #1 contenders' match and the 3 wrestlers the MLW Universe can choose from to challenge Race are: (A) Mil Mascaras, (B) Jimmy Snuka, or (C) Diamond Dallas Page.
- Bockwinkel then says he assumes he won't be wrestling at Cyber Sunday since nobody on RAW has defeated Race yet to earn a title shot against him (Bockwinkel).
- Sammartino tells Bockwinkel no because he actually will be wrestling in the main event at Cyber Sunday in the biggest main event in MLW history but whether or not Bockwinkel will be defending his title in that match will be determined by the MLW Universe.
- Bockwinkel demands to know what Sammartino means but Sammartino says Bockwinkel will have to wait until his (Sammartino's) scheduled Saturday announcement to find out.
- Sammartino concludes the meeting by telling Bockwinkel that not only does Bockwinkel not have Cyber Sunday off but Bockwinkel also doesn't have tonight on RAW off either as the main event will be Heenan Family members Bockwinkel, Race, and Baker vs the 3 possibilities to wrestle Race in the #1 contenders' match at Cyber Sunday: Mascaras, Snuka, and DDP!
Match #3: Cruiserweight Champion Gorgeous George defeated Larry Sharpe in a non-title match.
- In his MLW debut match, Sharpe looked good early and scored two near pinfalls via his PILEDRIVER against the current cruiserweight champion. But George soon battled back and from that point on never lost the offensive and won the match via his finishing SPINNING TOE HOLD.
- George (to Sharpe after the match, apparently ignoring Sharpe's early success in this match): "You suck. You're lucky you're not in Minor League Wrestling."
-MLW Chairman Bruno Sammartino then arrived and told George he'd face tougher competition at Cyber Sunday where he'll next defend the Cruiserweight Championship against either (A) Pepper Gomez, (B) Iron Mike DiBiase, or (C) the Missing Link depending on how the vote by the MLW Universe goes!
-Sammartino then announced that the MLW Tag Team Champions the Fabulous Kangaroos will also defend their championship at Cyber Sunday against whoever the MLW Universe votes for between (A) former MLW Tag Team Champions New Age Outlaws, (B) Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake, or (C) the winner of this next match!
Match #4: Yukon Eric and Cousin Luke defeated the Killer Bees to become one of the 3 possibilities to challenge the MLW Tag Team Champions the Fabulous Kangaroos at Cyber Sunday!
- In an upset, Yukon Eric and Cousin Luke won this match when Yukon Eric pinned B. Brian Blair via a running tackle.
- Although they earned their way on the ballot with their victory tonight here on RAW, will Yukon Eric and Cousin Luke actually get the votes from the MLW Universe to challenge the MLW Tag Team Champions the Fabulous Kangaroos at Cyber Sunday?
Match #5: Bobo Brazil defeated The Sheik (managed by Abdullah Farouk) by DQ
- The Sheik got DQd when the referee caught him using his FIREBALL against Brazil.
- But the television announcers remind all the viewers that no matter which way the MLW Universe votes for Cyber Sunday, whether it's a steel cage, last man standing, or coffin match that there won't be a DQ winner between Brazil and The Sheik on November 2 as MLW's most vicious current feud of Bobo Brazil vs The Sheik steps up its intensity another notch for Cyber Sunday!
End of Second Third. Final Third will be posted next and includes Bruiser Brody vs Don Muraco in a grudge match, the 6 man tag main event of Mil Mascaras, Jimmy Snuka, and Diamond Dallas Page vs Heenan Family members World Champion Nick Bockwinkel, Harley Race, and Ox Baker, and more!
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Post by Vegas on Oct 16, 2008 23:34:14 GMT -5
Major League Wrestling (MLW) RAW Thursday October 16, 2008 The Major League Wrestling Arena Las Vegas, NV (Final Third of show, First Third and Second Third are both posted above)
Match #6: Don Muraco (accompanied by Ladies Champion Sherri Martel) defeated Bruiser Brody
- Brody controlled most of this match but Muraco got the win via his HAWAIIAN HAMMER after Martel got away with spraying Brody in the face with some type of perfume substance she took put of her purse.
-As Muraco and Martel raised their arms in victory while Bridy sat on his knnes in one of the turnbuckle corners trying to wipe his eyes with a towell, MLW Chairman Bruno Sammartino arrived and announced that at Cyber Sunday these two enemies Brody and Muraco will wrestle each other in either (A) a chain match, (B) a falls count anywhere match, or (C) a street suicide match depending upon how the MLW Universe casts their votes! And no matter what way the MLW universe votes, Sherri Martel won't be able to interfere because at Cyber Sunday she'll be suspended above the ring in a small steel cage for the match between Brody and Muraco!
- Righht after Sammartino finished speaking, Brody regained his sight and chased Muraco and Martel out of the ring with his steel chain.
Cyber Sunday advertisement Cyber Sunday presented by Major League Wrestling's RAW brand Sunday November 5, 2008 The Major League Wrestling Arena Las Vegas, NV
1. The biggest main event in Major League Wrestling's history- details and voting choices to be announced later on Saturday October 11th!
2. Intercontinental Champion Jim Londos vs
(A) Rick Rude or (B) Ed "Strangler" Lewis or (C) Cowboy Bob Orton Jr.
3. _________ vs Harley Race in a #1 contenders' match
(A) Mil Mascaras or (B) Jimmy Snuka or (C) Diamond Dallas Page
4. Bobo Brazil vs The Sheik in a
(A) steel cage match or (B) last man standing match or (C) coffin match
5. MLW Tag Team Champions the Fabulous Kangaroos vs
(A) New Age Outlaws or (B) Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake or (C) Yukon Eric and Cousin Luke
6. Bruiser Brody vs Don Muraco in a
(A) chain match or (B) falls count anywhere match or (C) street suicide match
7. ________ vs Cruiserweight Champion Gorgeous George
(A) Pepper Gomez or (B) Iron Mike DiBiase or (C) Missing Link
8. Contract Match Matchup (winner receives a MLW contract)
(A) Rikidozan vs The Destroyer or (B) Rikidozan vs Iron Sheik or (C) The Destroyer vs Iron Sheik
Cyber Sunday polls open next week!
Match #7: Heenan Family members World Champion Nick Bockwinkel, Harley Race, and Ox Baker (managed by Bobby Heenan) defeated Mil Mascaras, Jimmy Snuka, and Diamond Dallas Page in a 6 man tag team matchup.
- In this main event which pitted the 3 possible options for the MLW Universe to choose from at Cyber Sunday to take on Harley Race in a #1 contendrs' matchup, this match ended when Race pinned DDP via his PILEDRIVER.
- The announcers comment this certainly won't do anything to help DDP's chances at being selected by the MLW Universe on Cyber Sunday to challenge Race in the #1 contenders' matchup.
-As the Heenan Family celebrates their RAW main event victory in the ring, tonight's show somes to an end.
Be sure to check out Major League Wrestling again this weekend for this week's presentations of both Friday Night Smackdown and the very first epsiode of Saturday EAWA which with an extra hour this week features a 16 man tournament to determine the first-ever EAWA Champion!
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Post by Vegas on Oct 17, 2008 22:15:56 GMT -5
It's now time for the first episode of Friday Night Smackdown since No Mercy 2 weeks ago!
Major League Wrestling (MLW) Smackdown Friday October 17, 2008 The Major League Wrestling Arena Las Vegas, NV (First Half of show)
Backstage: Ivan Koloff with Nikolai Volkoff and Nikita Breznikov by his side.
- Koloff, irate that he lost to his enemy Antonino Rocca at No Mercy in Koloff's own specialty match- a Russian chain match, openly challenges Rocca to a feud ending steel cage match tonight on Smackdown!
- The TV announcers ask their audience, who tonight will win this steel cage match and thus this major feud between Rocca and Koloff which has gone on since last year's Royal Rumble?
Match #1: Fritz Von Goering defeated Buff Bagwell
- In a mild upset for tonight's opening match, Von Goering put Bagwell away via his BACKBREAKER.
In the Ring: The Four Horsemen (MLW Champion Buddy Rogers, Johnny Valentine, George Hackenschmidt, and Larry Zbyszko).
- The Horsemen are celebrating Rogers' winning the MLW Championship (for the 4th time) at No Mercy where in the second fall of the two titles two falls triple threat main event Rogers regained the MLW Championship from Frank Gotch by defeating Dan Severn in the second fall.
- The Horsemen's celebration is interrupted by the entrance music for Frank Gotch who in the two titles two falls triple threat main event at No Mercy lost both the United States Championship (to Dan Severn in the first fall) and the MLW Championship (to Rogers in the second fall).
- Gotch demands a rematch against Rogers because it was Severn and not him (Gotch) that Rogers defeated in the triple threat match at No Mercy to take Gotch's MLW Championship.
- Rogers says he may not have defeated Gotch directly but he did defeat the man, Severn, who directly defeated Gotch in the first fall for the United States Championship and (as Valentine, Hackenschmidt, and Zbyszko start to circle Gotch) if Gotch wants a shot at Rogers' MLW Championship then he'll have to earn it by first defeating all of the other Horsemen one by one each week on Smackdown!
- Valentine and Hackenschmidt then suddenly grab Gotch's arms as Zbyszko attacks Gotch with some karate thrusts before the three of them throw Gotch out of the ring and onto the floor as Rogers announces that Gotch's first Horsemen opponent who he'll be wrestling tonight on Smackdown is Zbyszko!
Match #2: The Mongols (managed by Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated the Armstrongs.
- The Armstrongs put up a good fight but the Mongols won their debut match on Smackdown when Geeto Mongol pinned "Bullet" Bob Armstrong following a double clothesline with Bepo Mongol.
Match #3: US Tag Team Champions the Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane, managed by Jim Cornette) defeated the New Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Rapping Red Bastien) in a non-title match.
-The Midnight Express, who successfully defended their title against the New Midnight Express at No Mercy, also won this match when Eaton pinned Condrey via a deathjump after Cornette got away with smacking Condrey with his tennis racket.
Match #4: Steve "Dr. Death" Williams, Killer Kowalski, and Don Leo Jonathan (managed by Eddie Fyne) defeated Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask, and Koko B. Ware in a 6 man tag team match.
- DLJ, who lost his Vegas Haters tag team partner King Kong Bundy in last weekend's MLW Expansion Draft, this week teamed up with Dr. Death and Kowalski who two weeks ago at No Mercy also defeated Liger and Tiger Mask in a tag team match.
- This match ended when DLJ made Tiger Mask submit to a swinging full nelson.
End of First Half. Second Half will be posted next and includes Antonio Inoki in a one on one match vs George Hackenschmidt- the man who rammed Inoki's head into the steel ringpost several weeks ago on Smackdown, Gotch vs Zbyszko in the first of 3 matches against the other members of The Horsemen that Gotch must win to get a title shot against Rogers, the feud ending steel cage main event of Antonino Rocca vs Ivan Koloff, and more!
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Post by Vegas on Oct 17, 2008 23:48:07 GMT -5
Major League Wrestling (MLW) Smackdown Friday October 17, 2008 The Major League Wrestling Arena Las Vegas, NV (Second Half of show, First Half is above)
Match #5: Mr. Canada and The Mountie defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan and United States Champion Dan "the Beast' Severn
- For this match against his enemies Mr. Canada and The Mountie, Duggan introduced the new United States Champion Dan "the Beast" Severn as his tag team partner for tonight.
- This match ended when Mr. Canada threw Duggan out of the ring where Duggan grabbed his 2X4 and smashed it over Mr. Canada's head.
Match #6: George Hackenschmidt defeated Antonio Inoki
- Hackenschmidt pined Inoki via a knee smash.
Hot Seat: World Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors are the guests.
- Right as Bill Apter starts to interview the Road Warriors, Hawk and Animal are attacked from behind by The Mongols.
Match #7: Frank Gotch defeated Larry Zbyszko (accompanied by MLW Champion Buddy Rogers)
- Gotch won this match via an Iowa backdrop.
- After the match, Gotch got on the microphone to tell Rogers "1 down and 2 to go" to indicate the number of Horsemen Gotch still has to defeat to earn a title shot against Rogers when suddenly Hackenschmidt ran into the ring and brutally attacked Gotch from behind before indicating that he (Hackenschmidt) will be the Horsemen Gotch wrestles next week on Smackdown!
Match #8, the main event: Antonino Rocca defeated Ivan Koloff (accompanied by Ivan Koloff and Nikita Breznikov) in a feud-ending steel cage match.
- Rocca won this match, and thus his major feud against Koloff, by putting Koloff away via his ARGENTINIAN BACKBREAKER.
- As a defeated Koloff rolls out of the ring and is helped to the back by Volkoff and Breznikov, to the cheers of the crowd, Rocca climbs to the top of the steel cage and raises his arms in triumph for winning his feud against Koloff as tonight's show comes to an end.
See you tomorrow for the first-ever edition of Saturday EAWA which will feature a 16 man tournament to determine the first-ever EAWA Champion!
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