{"id":67952,"date":"2018-10-19T13:38:36","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T18:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=67952"},"modified":"2018-10-19T13:39:14","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T18:39:14","slug":"10-12-mlw-fusion-report-teddy-hart-vs-rich-swann-plus-brian-pillman-jr-jimmy-yuta-davey-boy-smith-jr-ach-el-hijo-de-la-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/10\/19\/10-12-mlw-fusion-report-teddy-hart-vs-rich-swann-plus-brian-pillman-jr-jimmy-yuta-davey-boy-smith-jr-ach-el-hijo-de-la-park\/","title":{"rendered":"10\/12 MLW Fusion Report: Teddy Hart vs. Rich Swann, plus Brian Pillman Jr., Jimmy Yuta, Davey Boy Smith Jr., ACH, El Hijo De La Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1235127635\" 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 class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">MLW FUSION \u2013 EPISODE 25<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"gmail-s1\">OCT. 12, 2018<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"gmail-s1\">TAPED IN FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA.<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"gmail-s1\">AIRED ON BE-IN SPORTS NETWORK<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"gmail-s1\">REPORT BY KRIS KARCHER, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><em><span class=\"gmail-s1\">Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Rich Bocchini<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">The MLW into aired.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">The Fusion intro played.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">Rich Bocchini previewed the main event between Teddy Hart and Rich Swann.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">They went to footage from earlier in the day, with Teddy Hart, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Brian Pillman Jr. backstage. Hart said that Rich Swann\u2019s conclusion that kept him out of their last match was all part of the conspiracy against him. He said The Hart Foundation was going to take over MLW and anyone in their place will be taken down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p2\"><strong>(1) Vandel Ortagun vs. Brian Pillman Jr.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">Pillman got in Octagons face before the match started and Ortagun pushed him away. Pillman stomped away at Ortagun in the corner and laughed maniacally. Pillman dominated Ortagun offensively hitting him with punches, kicks, and tossing him from corner to corner. Pillman hit a scoop side slam and then a knee to face for a two count. Pillman slowed things down and applied a side headlock to a seated Ortagun. Ortagun fought out and hit the ropes when Pillman tried to reapply the choke, Ortagun hit a jawbreaker. Ortagun hit a lung blower style maneuver he calls the Turkish twist for a two count. Ortagun climbed to the top rope but when Pillman charged at him he dove back into the ring and Pillman hit him with a spinning backhand. Pillman then hit a twisting neck breaker for the win. After the match, Teddy Hart acted as if he wanted to raise Ortagun\u2019s hand but quickly tossed him out of the ring.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">WINNER: Brian Pillman Jr.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1292497751\" 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 class=\"gmail-p1\"><em><span class=\"gmail-s1\">(Karcher&#8217;s Analysis: Not much here. It was nice to see Pillman\u2019s first singles match in MLW. I wasn\u2019t blown away by the ring work from Pillman, but it wasn&#8217;t all that bad either. His character is holding my interest so I\u2019ll give him some leeway in getting his in-ring work up to par.)<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">A short promo aired advertising Rush coming to MLW.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><strong><span class=\"gmail-s1\">(2) Jimmy Yuta vs. El Hijo De La Park (w\/ Salina de La Renta)<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">This is LA Park\u2019s son? Wow, I did not know that. The crowd was chanting \u201cLA Park\u201d The two exchanged some chain wrestling with Park getting the better of Yuta. More back and forth leads to a standstill between both men. Park takes over on offense and gives Yuta\u2019s chest a hard slap. Yuta put Park in a crossbow submission but Park countered into a pinning attempt. Yuta hit a senton splash for a two count. The two men exchanged some more slaps with Park again winning the battle. Yuta slid out of the ring and Par followed him out by way of a suicide dive. Park took his belt off and whipped Yuta with it. Like father like son I suppose. No DQ? Okay. Park hit a backbreaker, German suplex combination for a two count. Another slap exchange; Yuta must enjoy pain. Yuta hits a superkick and then a dropkick off the ropes followed by a sit-down powerbomb for another two. Park traps Yuta in the corner, legs spread on the middle ropes, and Park hit a codebreaker from that position for a two. Park then went for the moonsault but missed, giving Yuta the chance to hit a side slam for the win.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">WINNER: Jimmy Yuta<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><em><span class=\"gmail-s1\">(Karcher&#8217;s Analysis: Decent match. Very short but grading it on the Fusion curve it was a good match with some decent action. Some of Yuta\u2019s movements could have been smoother but I don&#8217;t want to nitpick too much because in the grand scheme of things this was a bit of a throwaway match. Its only goal was to fill TV time and it accomplished that.)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">They played a video, hyping the return of Stokley Hathaway.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">Schiavone previewed next weeks match between Tom Lawler and Shane Strickland.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-732216515\" 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 class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">They showed a video from earlier in the week where Lawler was informed Strickland was not going to make it to the Press conference they were supposed to be doing. Lawler asked if he was stuck in traffic in Swerve City and said he wasn&#8217;t surprised.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">Both announcers previewed the upcoming Halloween Special on Fusion on Oct. 26. LA Park will take on PCO and Sami Callihan will take on Jimmy Havoc in a spin the wheel make the deal match.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">They went to a video of Jimmy Havoc. Havoc said Callihan was running away from him last time he saw him. He said he doesn&#8217;t care what type of match it is. Whatever it is Callihan is still going to be the one running. Havoc said he will use everything he can get his hands on to his advantage. He said Callihan will regret what he did to him.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">They went backstage where Kaci Lennox was interviewing Rich Swann and ACH. Lennox asked Swann how he feels about his upcoming match with Teddy Hart. Swann said everyone thought Rich Swann was finished when he got hurt in NYC. He said Teddy Hart cannot keep him down. He said Teddy and Fort Lauderdale will find out what it\u2019s like to party all night long. He said he will always have ACH by his side in case The Hart Foundation tries any funny business.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><strong><span class=\"gmail-s1\">(3) Teddy Hart (w\/ Davey Boy Smith Jr. &amp; Brain Pillman Jr.) vs. Rich Swann (w\/ ACH)<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">During Hart\u2019s intro, they played a promo with all the members of The Hart Foundation standing backstage. Hart said like a fine wine he only gets better with age and Rich Swann was going to get to face the best Teddy Hart. He said Swann knows the end of the match will be him on the mat and them with their hands raised. Swann came out without ACH even though he said in his interview that he would be there to watch his back. Hart jumped Swann as he was pandering to the crowd and took over on offense, pounding away at Swann. Hart hit three consecutive lung blowers. Hart side slammed Swann hard and then disrespectfully kicked Swann in the face. Hart hit a backbreaker and then a spinning splash off the ropes for a two count. Hart then bear hugged Swann before grabbing Swann\u2019s arm behind his back and DDTing him for another two counts. Hart hit a standing moonsualt for a two. Hart went to the top rope and went for a moonsualt but Swann got his feet up. Swann hit Hart with a dropkick and then a handspring cutter a two. Swann went to the top rope and hit a frog splash for a two count. Swann hit a fallaway slam but when he went for the cover Hart got his foot on the rope. Swann grinder his boot into Hart\u2019s neck in the corner, but Hart had a very nice reversal into a leg lock. Swann hit a frankensteiner on the top rope sending Hart crashing to the mat. Hart rolled out of the ring and Swann hit a corkscrew suicide diver over the top rope onto hart. Smith Distracted Swann and the ref while Hart recovered and took back the advantage hitting a snap suplex on Swann onto the concrete floor. Hart grabbed one of the guardrails and laid it on its side. Hart took Swann up on the stage that acts as the entrance ramp and suplexed Swann another the wooden stage. Hart took Swann back to the ring and elbowed him in the throat. When Hart tried to toss Swann back onto the stage Swann handspring up onto the stage, super kicked Hart and then did a front flip dive onto Hart. The two brawled to the other side of the ring and Hart slammed Swann onto the guardrail leaving him laying on it. Hart then jumped up to the apron and hit a close legged spring moonsualt onto Swann on the guardrail. Hart placed Swann in between the ropes and hit a modified delayed piledriver. Swann was groggy on the apron. Hart went for a piledriver on the apron but Swann reversed and hit a DDT on Hart directly onto the apron. Smith threw Hart back into the ring and Swann immediately tried to capitalize hitting an awesome 450 frogsplash for a two. Swann then hit another 450 splash for another two count. Swann went to the top for a third time but Hart sprang up and tried to give Swann a huricanrana, but Swann rolled through into a sharpshooter. Hart was able to make it to the rope. Swann placed Hart on the top rope and Smith distracted the ref so Hart was able to low blow Swann. Hart then hit a huge lung blower for the win.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\">WINNER: Teddy Hart<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><em><span class=\"gmail-s1\">(Karcher&#8217;s Analysis: Good match. As usual, MLW comes through with the main event. I can\u2019t say I\u2019ve been enjoying Teddy Hart\u2019s backstage promos or his character in general, but I cannot deny that the man has some serious talent in the ring. He uses the ropes to springboard into moves just as good as anyone out there. Swann is really talented as well. I really liked the spot where Swann flipped up onto the stage, super kicked Hart and then dove on top of him. Some innovative stuff there. This one was given the time it needed and was able to tell a loner (better) story in the ring. They had one really believable near fall when Swann hit the second 450 splash. Great match between these two and considering it ended the way it did I wouldn&#8217;t be opposed to seeing a rematch.)<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span class=\"gmail-s1\"><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> Good show. I&#8217;ll go with a 6.5 out of 10 this week. Again the first two matches didn&#8217;t really excite me much but they were decent TV filler and it was really exciting to see Pillman in action for the first time even if he did underwhelm a bit. Next week we have the huge showdown between Strickland and Lawler. That should be good and I haven\u2019t heard any spoilers from that match so the intrigue is still full. That\u2019s it for this week folks. Be sure to check back here next Friday night for another recap of MLW Fusion exclusively here on <a href=\"http:\/\/pwtorch.com\/\">PWTorch.com<\/a>. I\u2019m Kris Karcher signing off until next week.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S REPORT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/10\/12\/10-5-mlw-fusion-tv-report-pentagon-jr-vs-la-park-davey-boy-smith-jr-vs-ach-simon-gotch-vs-gangrel-in-prize-fight-challenge\/\">10\/5 MLW FUSION TV REPORT: Pentagon Jr. vs. LA Park, Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. ACH, Simon Gotch vs. Gangrel in Prize Fight Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2589266925\"><div id=\"pwtor-1278706673\"><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 \u2013 EPISODE 25 OCT. 12, 2018 TAPED IN FT. 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