MLW The World Championship Finals

The World Championship Finals was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on April 12, 2018 at the Gilt Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. It was a television taping for Fusion, with matches taped at the event, were aired on future episodes of Fusion.

The World Championship Finals
PromotionMajor League Wrestling
DateApril 12, 2018
CityOrlando, Florida
VenueGilt Nightclub
Event chronology
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The event was named after its main event, the final round match of a tournament for the reinstated MLW World Heavyweight Championship between Shane Strickland and Matt Riddle, which Strickland won.[1] In other prominent matches on the card, Jimmy Havoc defeated Joey Janela in a Bogus Adventure match, Sami Callihan defeated MVP, Tom Lawlor defeated ACH and Pentagón Jr. defeated Fénix to become the #1 contender for the World Heavyweight Championship.[2]

Event

Preliminary matches

The event kicked off with a match between Mike Parrow and Vandal Ortagun. Parrow executed a powerbomb on Ortagun for the win. The match was followed by a brawl between Jimmy Havoc and Joey Janela which led to the two brawling to the backstage. Low Ki then cut a promo and MVP was about to interrupt him until Sami Callihan attacked MVP from behind.

Next, ACH was scheduled to take on Tom Lawlor but Lawlor claimed that his broken arm had not healed and if ACH wanted a match against him then he must face Lawlor's Team Filthy teammate Simon Gotch. ACH reversed a gutwrench suplex by Gotch and rolled him up for the win. Team Filthy attacked ACH after the match.

Next, Trey Miguel took on Kotto Brazil. Miguel nailed a meteora on Brazil for the win.

The Dirty Blondes took on Team TBD (Jason Cade and Jimmy Yuta) in an elimination tag team match. Yuta delivered a diving crossbody on Michael Patrick but Patrick rolled through and grabbed Yuta's tights to eliminate him, leaving Cade alone. Dirty Blondes' manager Col. Robert Parker then distracted Cade, allowing Dirty Blondes to eliminate him with a double spinebuster for the win.

Next, Fred Yehi took on Maxwell Jacob Friedman. MJF pinned Yehi by grabbing his tights for leverage after using the referee as a shield.

Next, Pentagón Jr. took on Fénix in a match to determine the #1 contender for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship. Pentagón executed a Fear Factor on Fénix for the win.

This was followed by the women's match between Santana Garrett and Aerial Monroe. Garrett won the match by performing a Shining Star Press on Monroe.

Next, MVP took on Sami Callihan. MVP nailed a drive-by kick and a Playmaker to Callihan after the referee was knocked out in the corner after a collision with Callihan, which allowed Leon Scott to make his MLW debut as he chokeslammed MVP. The referee was distracted in ejecting Scott from the ringside, allowing Callihan to hit a low blow to MVP and a Cradle Killer to MVP for the win.

Later, a Bogus Adventure match took place between Jimmy Havoc and Joey Janela. Havoc dropkicked Janela through a door in the corner following it with a Death Valley driver to Janela through some chairs and then delivered an Acid Rainmaker to Janela for the win. Tom Lawlor and Team Filthy attacked Havoc after the match.

It was followed by the penultimate match of the event in which ACH took on Tom Lawlor. Team Filthy distracted ACH, allowing Lawlor to hit him in the head with his repaired forearm to knock him out and then Lawlor applied a rear naked choke on ACH to win the match via technical submission.

Main event match

The main event was the final of a tournament for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship between Shane Strickland and Matt Riddle. After a back and forth match, Strickland nailed a JML Driver to Riddle to win the match and become the first World Heavyweight Champion of the reinstated MLW era.

Results
No. Results Stipulations Times[3]
1 Mike Parrow defeated Vandal Ortagun Singles match N/A
2 ACH defeated Simon Gotch (with Tom Lawlor) Singles match N/A
3 Trey Miguel defeated Kotto Brazil Singles match N/A
4 The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien and Michael Patrick) (with Col. Robert Parker) defeated Team TBD (Jason Cade and Jimmy Yuta) Elimination tag team match N/A
5 Maxwell Jacob Friedman defeated Fred Yehi Singles match N/A
6 Pentagón Jr. defeated Fénix Singles match to determine the #1 contender for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship N/A
7 Santana Garrett defeated Aerial Monroe Singles match N/A
8 Sami Callihan defeated MVP Singles match N/A
9 Jimmy Havoc defeated Joey Janela (with Aria Blake) Bogus Adventure match N/A
10 Tom Lawlor defeated ACH via technical submission Singles match N/A
11 Shane Strickland defeated Matt Riddle MLW World Heavyweight Championship tournament final 21:45
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Tournament brackets
First round
Road To The World Championship
(February 8) 		Semifinals
Spring Break
(March 8) 		Final
The World Championship Finals
(April 12)
         
MVP Pin
Tom Lawlor 10:44
ACH
Matt Riddle
Matt Riddle Pin
Jeff Cobb 13:40
Matt Riddle Pin
Shane Strickland 21:45
Shane Strickland Pin
Brody King 10:53
Shane Strickland
Jimmy Havoc
Jimmy Havoc Pin
Maxwell Jacob Friedman 9:36

References
  1. "SHANE STRICKLAND DEFEATS MATT RIDDLE TO BECOME WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION". Major League Wrestling. April 13, 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. JJ Williams (April 13, 2018). "MLW TV TAPING RESULTS: THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS". WON/F4W. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. "MLW The World Championship Final". Cagematch. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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