This week’s episode of MLW Fusion, which is The Superfight Special, opens up with Matt Striker & Rich Bocchini welcoming us to the show which was live from The 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They then rundown the evening’s card, including a huge title match between MLW Heavyweight champion Low Ki and “Filthy” Tom Lawlor.
The Hart Foundation are on their way to the ring. Teddy Hart carries The MLW Middleweight Title with him. His partner for the bout, Davey Boy Smith Jr, with Brian Pillman Jr. along at ringside comes down next.
The Lucha Brothers are out last and here we go.
The Lucha Brothers (c) vs. The Hart Foundation (MLW Tag Team Title Match): Fenix and Davey start. Davey overpowers Fenix with a test of strength and then puts Fenix on the top rope. He shoves the luchador. Fenix comes right back with some open hand chops, but Davey responds with big strikes of his own. Pentagon nails Davey from the apron before tagging in. Double-team by The Lucha Brothers followed by a double-superkick. Teddy comes in but he runs right into the tandem offense of Pentagon and Fenix. Another double-superkick onto Davey followed by Pentagon flipping his brother onto Davey. Pentagon and Fenix continue to target Davey’s chest to wear the big man down. Davey gets pissed, but refuses to tag out. Pentagon and Fenix go for a double suplex, but Davey hits a double-northern lights suplex on them both. Hart tags in. He destroys The Lucha Brothers with a double-draping DDT. We go to our first commercial of the evening. Back from the commercial break and Davey is on the outside with The Lucha Brothers. Teddy Hart comes out of nowhere with a springboard asai moonsault. Big pop for Hart. Back in the ring, Hart and Davey double-team Fenix. Powerbomb lung-blower from Hart. He hands him to Davey on the top rope. Top rope powerslam. Hart climbs and hits a twisting moonsault elbow drop. He goes for the cover, but Pentagon breaks it up. Pentagon and Hart in the ring now. They trade strikes. Pentagon bounces off the ropes and hits a slingblade. He puts Hart up on the top rope and goes for a superplex, but Hart blocks it. He pushes Pentagon off. Canadian destroyer from Hart. He looks like he hurt his leg and can’t execute a quick cover. Fenix tags in but runs right into an uppercut from Hart. Fenix responds with a superkick and a rolling cutter. Pentagon comes in. Mexican destroyer by Pentagon onto Hart. They knock Davey off the apron. Another thrust kick by Fenix onto Hart. Pentagon with the Pentagon driver. The cover and Hart kicks out. Brian Pillman Jr. tries to get involved, but Fenix hits him with a knee strike. Pentagon and Hart are out on the apron. Mexican destroyer onto the apron by Pentagon. He throws Hart back in the ring and nails a package piledriver. He goes for the pinfall, but Brian Pillman Jr. pulls the referee out. Meanwhile Pentagon and Fenix put Hart up for a double-superplex. Davey Boy pulls off Pentagon’s mask. He goes down. Hart with a low-blow on Fenix. The referee didn’t see it. Davey boy puts Fenix on his shoulders with Hart still on the top. Doomsday destroyer onto Fenix and that will do it. Winners & The New MLW Tag Team Champions: The Hart Foundation
After the match, The Hart Foundation celebrates with the fans at ringside, including Davey Boy Smith Jr’s sister.
Commentary team then reminds us that Low Ki has been undefeated in MLW for over 15 years.
Low Ki then cuts a promo. He says that the day has finally arrived. He then says that in the last 15 years he has conquered every opponent that has stepped before him. He then runs down his accolades including winning the title from Shane Strickland, ripping off Daga’s ear and proving a point to Konnan. He then calls himself the trophy hunter and promises that Lawlor has not seen anything from him yet.
Ricky Martinez vs. Kotto Brazil is next as we go to another commercial break.
Striker& Bocchini then gives an update on the main event. Kotto Brazil is out first for the grudge match and he is still wearing the eye-patch from Martinez’s attack in Miami.
Ricky Martinez is out next and he is accompanied by Salina de la Renta.
Kotto Brazil vs. Ricky Martinez: Brazil surprises Martinez with a tope con hilo right over Salina to start the match. He tears away at Martinez’s shirt, pounding him with fists and whipping him into the barricade. He tosses Martinez back in the ring, climbs to the top and hits a missile dropkick. Early pinfall attempt but Martinez escapes. Brazil continues with his onslaught, stomping Martinez down in the corner. Enziguiri from Brazil on the apron. Salina grabs Brazil’s leg, distracting him long enough for Martinez to nail Brazil off the apron and into the steel barricade. Martinez then runs around the ring to gain speed and levels Brazil with a basement dropkick. As Martinez taunts the crowd, Brazil dropkicks him to ringside. Plancha attack from Brazil but Martinez catches him. He puts him in the fireman position and drops Brazil onto the apron before whipping him into the barricade again. Back in the ring, Martinez wraps his legs around Brazil’s head and does his signature head smash to the count of 10. Up in the corner, Martinez unloads chops, uppercuts and fists onto Brazil. Brazil lands a boot and tries to go high-risk, but Martinez yanks his foot off the rope and lands a backbreaker. Martinez climbs now and he taunts to the crowd again. Brazil takes advantage and hops up on the turnbuckle and hits a top rope arm-drag. Both men are down. Brazil counters Martinez and hits a series of running lariats. Brazil strings together attacks including a flush dropkick that knocks Martinez onto his back. Martinez gets up quick and climbs the middle rope. Brazil ties him up and hits a rope-assisted lung-blower. Pinfall and Martinez kicks out. Brazil climbs to the top and hits a huge frog splash. Martinez kicks out again. Martinez catches Brazil going high-risk again and lands an electric chair face-crusher. Martinez picks him right up and land a huge slam. Martinez goes for a middle-rope codebreaker but Brazil counters and catches Martinez in a submission. He’s right in the center. Martinez eventually gets to the ropes to break the hold. Quick-German suplex from Brazil sends Martinez to ringside again. Martinez tries to leave but Brazil chases him down and throws him back in the ring. Martinez rips at the eye-patch when Brazil comes back in. Martinez lands a pop-up knee to the face. Pinfall and Brazil kicks out this time. Martinez bounces him off the ropes. Brazil with a code-red. He transitions right into a submission. Salina with a referee distraction. Martinez taps but the referee doesn’t see it. Salina sprays Brazil with a pepper spray. Martinez with the lateral press and that will do it. Winner: Ricky Martinez
We then get a commercial break.
We then get a promo for Jimmy Havoc’s return.
Striker & Bocchini then welcome us back to the show. They get hit with some pepper spray as well. They preview MLW’s next live show in Chicago. They then show a recap of the previous bout between Ricky Martinez & Kotto Brazil. Bocchini says that Brazil is being attended to by MLW doctors.
We head backstage where The Hart Foundation is celebrating with champagne. MJF walks up and asks Hart how he feels for stealing The Middleweight Title from him when he was injured. Hart tells MJF that anytime he wants, they can go. He then tells MJF to go join The Elite and stop interrupting their celebration.
Mance Warner, The Souther Psycho, is set to make his MLW debut soon.
We then get another commercial break.
“Filthy” Tom Lawlor is on his way to the ring, which means it’s main event time. Low Ki is out next and he is accompanied as always by Salina de la Renta.
Low Ki vs. Tom Lawlor (MLW Heavyweight Title Match): Both men open up with a hockey fight brawl. Lawlor wins the exchange and takes Low Ki down with a big left hand. Low Ki forces Lawlor into the corner, but Lawlor grabs a waist-lock to escape the attack. Lawlor whips Low Ki into the corner, but Low Ki pops up and lands a flush dropkick onto Lawlor. Lawlor fires back with a slam and follows that up with a big uppercut. He goes for the rear-naked choke early. Low Ki breaks the hold by charging into the corner slamming Lawlor into the turnbuckle. Low Ki goes outside and grabs a door from under the ring. He places it in the corner like a table and charges. Lawlor moves and Low Ki smashes through the door. Lawlor with the cover but Low Ki just escapes. Lawlor with another slam attempt, but Low Ki locks on a dragon sleeper through the ropes. He climbs to the top but Lawlor catches him with a superman punch. He climbs for a superplex but Low Ki blocks it. He pushes Lawlor but Lawlor stays attached via middle rope. Double-Stomp from Low Ki. Pinfall attempt and Lawlor kicks out. Low Ki goes for a submission but Tom Lawlor switches into the rear-naked choke hold. Low Ki tries to fight it off, but Lawlor traps the arm. Low Ki passes out and the match is put to a stop. Winner & The New MLW Heavyweight Champion: Tom Lawlor
After the match, Lawlor celebrates. Commentary and Salina can’t believe it. MLW Superfight goes off the air.