{"id":59383,"date":"2018-05-04T00:16:12","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T05:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=59383"},"modified":"2018-05-04T00:16:12","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T05:16:12","slug":"5-3-mlw-fusion-tv-taping-report-jake-hager-a-k-a-jack-swagger-rich-swann-sami-callihan-col-robert-parker-mvp-strickland-pentagon-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/05\/04\/5-3-mlw-fusion-tv-taping-report-jake-hager-a-k-a-jack-swagger-rich-swann-sami-callihan-col-robert-parker-mvp-strickland-pentagon-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"5\/3 MLW Fusion TV Taping Report: Jake Hager (a\/k\/a Jack Swagger), Rich Swann, Sami Callihan, Col. Robert Parker, MVP, Strickland, Pentagon Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-30576087\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>MLW FUSION TV TAPING<br \/>\nMAY 3, 2018<br \/>\nORLANDO, FLA. AT GILT NIGHTCLUB<\/h3>\n<p>This MLW Fusion tapings event was billed as \u201cMLW: Intimidation Games\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ring announcer Tim Barr opened by asking the crowd to refrain from cursing or making vulgar gestures, then began tossing out free BeIN Sports shirts.<\/p>\n<p>(1) Santana Garrett pinned Chelsea Green.\u00a0The wrestlers traded submissions during a feeling out process, targeting one another\u2019s heads. As Garrett was looking pleased to be having even match with her good friend, Green slapped her. Garrett fired up and Green backed off. Green revealed a stick of black lipstick and sloppily painted it across her mouth in a nod to her unhinged Laurel Van Ness character. Green repeatedly slammed Garrett\u2019s head in to a turnbuckle pad, ignoring the referee\u2019s orders to quit grabbing her opponent\u2019s hair. Garrett mounted a comeback, nailing many of her signature spots. Green hit a backstabber for a near fall. Garrett found victory with a swinging DDT.<\/p>\n<p>As Garrett celebrated, Green came to her senses and embraced her friend apologetically.<\/p>\n<p>Shane Strickland was shown arriving earlier in the day with Barrington Hughes. The two took selfies with fans before Salina de la Renta confronted them and signaled &#8220;cero miero.&#8221; Once de la Renta departed, Hughes suggested a new \u201cbrouha\u201d chant for Strickland.<\/p>\n<p>Team Filthy appeared to announce the first ever Simon Gotch prize fight. If anyone can defeat Gotch, they will win $250. A white belt in a gi appeared to no music to accept the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Simon Gotch pinned a white belt.\u00a0The white belt displayed exuberant yet questionable footwork before Gotch handily put him away with a sit-out piledriver.<\/p>\n<p>Gotch taunted the floored white belt with the $250 before exiting.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-415500351\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>(3) The Stud Stable defeated Team TBD with Rhett Giddins via pinfall.\u00a0Colonel Robert Parker introduced the Stud Stable before the match. Giddins and Parrow stood toe-to-toe before the bell.\u00a0Mike Patrick and Jimmy Yuta got things started in a high gear before tagging their respective partners. Leo Brien tagged Parrow, who promptly sent Jason Cade comically fleeing for Giddins. The big men tested one another with forearm strikes before Parrow flattened Giddins with a senton, and Giddins retalited with a massive dropkick. Yuta tagged in and was sent soaring by Parrow for his gumption. The Stud Stable leaned on the numbers game to isolate Yuta. Parrow hauled Yuta around in a torture rack, and flung him in to a turnbuckle. Yuta managed to temporarily ground the Stable and tag Cade, who capitalized on Yuta\u2019s efforts to score a near fall on Brien with a frog splash. Cade soon found himself alone, and fell to a running powerslam from Brien.<\/p>\n<p>Parker and Parrow reaffirmed their new partnership with a handshake as they departed.<\/p>\n<p>MJF entered, and flicked a hat from a fan\u2019s head after feigning the offer of a handshake. He took the mic to list MVP\u2019s various nicknames, including &#8220;Ronin,&#8221; and suggested \u201cThe Jabronin Ronin\u201d as a new one.<\/p>\n<p>(4) MJF pinned MVP.\u00a0MJF tried opening at his own pace, but MVP took charge by pulling MJF in by trunks. The referee failed to count MVP&#8217;s pin attempt until MVP commanded him to. The referee then put himself in the way of a big boot attempt by MVP, giving MJF the advantage. MJF attempted Ballin\u2019 on his prone adversary, and MVP used the opportunity to even the odds with strikes and slams before hitting his own Ballin\u2019. MVP scored a near fall with a fisherman suplex pinning combination. Sami Callihan and Leon Scott interfered, but MVP crushed them by leaping over the top rope to the outside. The distraction afforded MJF a window for a low blow, however, and MJF then leveraged MVP in to a decisive fall with illegal use of the ropes.<\/p>\n<p>On screen, Joey Janela was shown viciously attacking MJF backstage with a kendo stick.<\/p>\n<p>(5) Barrington Hughes pinned Jay Sky.\u00a0Hughes charged at his cannon fodder, and the referee barely got out of the way in time. One backdrop later and Hughes had collected another dominating MLW win in short order.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to doors PW Torch caught up with Hughes, who spoke glowingly about MLW and the team behind the promotion.<\/p>\n<p>(6) \u201cFilthy\u201d Tom Lawlor defeated Fred Yehi via referee stoppage.\u00a0Yehi shocked the lethal Lawlor by controlling much of the heated contest\u2019s early phases. Lawlor eventually wore Yehi down, working Yehi\u2019s head with various holds. Yehi collected his energy and snapped in to reversal mode, culminating with a full Nelson suplex for a near fall. He drove his knee in to Lawlor\u2019s skull over and over, and collected another two-count with an enthusiastic powerbomb. Yehi then took his eyes off his opponent for just one moment, but that moment was enough to allow Lawlor to lock in one final chokehold for the win.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4041094000\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>On the ramp, an interviewer fumbled with a mic before Lawlor swiped it from her and asked her name. She answered and he replied, \u201cVanessa? That\u2019s an ugly name for such a pretty girl.\u201d Lawlor went on to ridicule Shane Strickland\u2019s declaration that MLW is \u201cSwerve\u2019s house.\u201d He said, \u201cEveryone knows Orlando is filthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MJF placed himself at a VIP table at ringside.<\/p>\n<p>(7) Rich Swann pinned Kotto Brazil.\u00a0Swann\u2019s surprise appearance was received warmly by the MLW crowd.\u00a0Brazil kept pace with the amped Swann, looking particularly strong upon earning a near fall with a stunner. Reacting to a fan, MJF could be heard insisting, \u201cI am not here to entertain you, sir. Watch the match!\u201d After a sequence of evasive flips, Swann prowled, and wore Brazil down with various strikes. Swann leapt from the top turnbuckle, but Brazil kicked him in the gut. High spot after high spot led to Brazil chaining a sunset flip powerbomb in to a relentless crossface that Swann finally broke by getting a toe on the rope. Swann found his second wind, and won with a phoenix splash.<\/p>\n<p>The wrestlers put their fists together in mutual respect after the bell.<\/p>\n<p>As Brazil exited up the ramp, Sami Callihan\u2019s music began to drone and Callihan struck Brazil with a bat. Sawyer Fulton and Leon Scott joined Callihan, and threatened MJF at MJF\u2019s VIP table.<\/p>\n<p>(8) Sami Callihan (w\/ Sawyer Fulton, Leon Scott) pinned Joey Janela (w\/Aria Blake).\u00a0Janela was originally advertised to be wrestling a debuting Brian Cage, but the promotional materials replaced Cage with a question mark in the days leading up to the tapings.\u00a0The fight quickly spilled outside. Callihan gouged Janela\u2019s eyes, and delivered a piledriver to the apron. Callihan comfortably kept the proceedings under control, affording himself plenty of time to taunt the crowd. Callihan spat a thick wad of saliva in his own hand, then let it drip back in to his own mouth. Janela withstood a chop, fed off the crowd, and delivered consecutive knees to Callihan. As he went for a pin, the referee counted three without noticing Callihan\u2019s foot on the rope. The referee called off Callihan\u2019s music and resumed the match. Callihan took advantage of an upset Janela, who no-sold a second piledriver. Janela splatted to the mat when Callihan rolled away from a moonsault. Callihan threw Janela in to MJF\u2019s VIP table, spraying ice and champagne everywhere. Callihan declared \u201cbye bye\u201d as he hit a shoulder breaker and pinned Janela.<\/p>\n<p>As Callihan and his cronies left, MJF took to the ring to stomp and pour champagne on Janela. A doctor was called to ringside to examine Janela, who was helped away by the ring crew.<\/p>\n<p>(9) MVP defeated Leon Scott (with Sami Callihan &amp; Sawyer Fulton) via disqualification.\u00a0Callihan limped as he led his crew to the ring, using his bat as a cane.\u00a0MVP took it to Scott straight away, clocking him with rights and a big boot. Callihan ran in swinging his bat, and the referee called for the bell as the match broke down.\u00a0Fulton and Scott held MVP in place for Callihan, but Kotto Brazil appeared and dropkicked Callihan from the top turnbuckle. The menacing trio quickly regained their upper hand, however, and Brazil took a bat to the ribs for his efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Barr announced a Fusion taping for <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_80884253\"><span class=\"aQJ\">June 7<\/span><\/span>, with tickets going on sale <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_80884254\"><span class=\"aQJ\">tomorrow<\/span><\/span> (May 4) at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_80884255\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10 a.m.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(10) Rey Fenix (with Salina de la Renta) pinned ACH.\u00a0ACH entered first, then danced to Fenix\u2019s music.\u00a0The competitors flipped and slid from one end of the ring to the other, trying to find an opening for attack. Finally locked on target, ACH springboarded to the outside and planked on to Fenix. Fenix returned fire, sailing in to the crowd and practically surfing on a row of evacuated chairs due to momentum. Fenix torqued in to a dramatic swanton from the top turnbuckle. ACH found a heavy German suplex for a near fall, and stomped on Fenix\u2019 hand. Noting ACH\u2019s taped shoulder, Fenix drove his opponent&#8217;s vulnerable body part in to the corner then backflipped himself in to a cutter for a two-count. Fenix shushed the crowd and laid in a chop. He leapt at ACH from the top turnbuckle, appearing to come dangerously close to making contact with the GILT Nightclub\u2019s disco ball. When Fenix summited once more, ACH deftly climbed in to a devastating bicycle kick to fell the flying luchador. After trading kicks, ACH hit a suplex for a near fall. Fenix scored the victory with a Fenix Driver.<\/p>\n<p>The wrestlers shook hands after the bell.<\/p>\n<p>(11) Jake Hager (w\/Colonel Robert Parker, The Dirty Blondes) submitted Jeff Cobb.\u00a0Parker demanded the crowd\u2019s attention to introduce Hager as \u201cthe man who rules the world.\u201d The Dirty Blondes preceded Hager, carrying a stretcher to ringside.\u00a0Hager mounted a firm offense, targeting Cobb\u2019s ankle. The resilient Cobb was no match for the latest Stud Stable acquisition. Cobb tapped to the ankle lock after a relatively brief contest.<\/p>\n<p>From the ramp, Hager blew Cobb a kiss before disappearing through the curtain.<\/p>\n<p>(12) Shane Strickland pinned Pentagon, Jr. (with Salina de la Renta) to retain the MLW Championship.\u00a0Pentagon entered with a mariachi band, who played the Mexican National Anthem in the ring.\u00a0The wrestlers soaked in their dueling chants, then Pentagon shut down \u201cSwerve\u2019s house\u201d by simply raising his hand. Pentagon used a camera cord to tie Strickland to the middle rope, and unleashed a score of chops on his prey. He released the champion, then used the cord as a whip. Pentagon kept Strickland on the mat, swiftly kicking him down each time he attempted to stand up. Only when Pentagon averted his attention to senior official Frank Gastineau was Strickland able to fit in some offense. Strickland stomped a mudhole in to the contender, looking exasperated as he relented to the referee\u2019s count. Strickland lowered his knee pad, but Pentagon recovered and kicked the champion back to the mat. The two began going after one another\u2019s arms with submission holds. Pentagon managed to escape before Strickland snapped his arm the way Strickland had snapped Matt Riddle\u2019s arm. Pentagon scored a startlingly close near fall from a Pentagon Driver. He arranged a chair in the middle of the ring, and perched Strickland on the top turnbuckle. Strickland shoved Pentagon on to the chair, but Pentagon countered the resulting attack in to a package piledriver for another incredibly close near fall. Pentagon accidentally sprayed red mist in de la Renta\u2019s face when Strickland dodged. While Pentagon reeled as he realized his own actions, Strickland drilled him with a double stomp from the top and retained his title.<\/p>\n<p>Strickland took the mic, looked at de la Renta, and proclaimed, \u201cBrouha. You now realize whose house this really is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Pentagon started to the back the way he&#8217;d come, de la Renta shook her finger at him and beckoned him in a different direction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2449463815\"><div id=\"pwtor-1338394127\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>MLW FUSION TV TAPING MAY 3, 2018 ORLANDO, FLA. AT GILT NIGHTCLUB This MLW Fusion tapings event was billed as \u201cMLW: Intimidation Games\u201d. 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