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Kings Of Colosseum (2024)
Kings of Colosseum (2024) was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). It took place on January 6, 2024, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and streamed live on Triller TV (formally known as FITE). It was the fourth event under the Kings of Colosseum chronology. Additional matches were taped for "MLW Reload," a TV special named after the 2002 event, which aired on BeIN Sports USA and MLW's YouTube channel on January 20. Production Background Kings of Colosseum is a reoccurring professional wrestling supercard event produced by MLW that was first held on July 6, 2019. The first event would air live as a special episode of MLW's weekly television series, '' Fusion''. On September 3, 2023, at Fury Road, MLW announced that Blood & Thunder would take place on January 6, 2024. On December 11, however, it was announced that Kings of Colosseum would be taking place on January 6, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Wrestling
Major League Wrestling (MLW), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in New Rochelle, New York. The promotion was founded in 2002 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by former WWE writer Court Bauer. The promotion markets its product as "Hybrid Wrestling", with its roster featuring a mix of different styles. The promotion originally ran live events between 2002 and 2004, with these events seen on the television series, ''MLW Underground TV''. MLW returned to promoting events in July 2017, with a new weekly television show named ''MLW Fusion'' premiering in April 2018. History Formation (2002–2004) Following the closures and acquisitions of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as the WWE) in 2001, Major League Wrestling (MLW) was founded in 2002. Shortly after its founding, the promotion spent three months moving their headquarters from Philadelphia to New York. MLW styled itsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fury Road (2023)
Fury Road (2023) was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW) that took place on September 3, 2023, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the fourth event under the Fury Road chronology and streamed live on FITE, with additional matches being taped for future episodes of '' MLW Fusion''. The event marked the beginning of a partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling, with Kushida set to appear at the event. The event also featured the MLW in-ring debut of Matt Cardona on the live broadcast, who was announced to be signed with the promotion at Never Say Never in July. Production Background MLW Fury Road was first held in 2018 as a television taping for MLW's weekly program, '' Fusion'', with the second event airing as a special live episode on June 1, 2019. On May 2, 2023, a new partnership between MLW and FITE was announced, in-which the promotion would produce live events for FITE+ subscribers. MLW would subsequently announce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Cardona
Matthew Brett Cardona (born May 14, 1985) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Zack Ryder from 2005 to 2020. Cardona debuted in professional wrestling in 2004, teaming with Curt Hawkins on the independent circuit. Both men were signed by WWE the following year, making their main roster debuts in 2007. After the team split in 2009, he made appearances on WWE's '' ECW'' brand until 2010, following which he was featured sparingly on television. In 2011, he launched a YouTube web series in which he proclaimed himself WWE's "Internet Champion"; this, along with his creative use of social media, helped him establish a substantial cult following. Over the course of his time with WWE, Cardona held the Intercontinental, United States, and Raw Tag Team Championships (the latter with Hawkins on two occasions). After being released b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MLW World Heavyweight Championship
The MLW World Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by Major League Wrestling (MLW). It is the promotion's principal championship. The championship was established on September 26, 2002 during the MLW Reload event and was active until February 10, 2004 after the promotion stopped hosting events. History On June 15, 2002, Major League Wrestling held an eight-man single-elimination tournament to crown the first MLW Champion at its inaugural Genesis event. Jerry Lynn, Shane Douglas, Vampiro and Taiyo Kea advanced to the semifinals. Douglas defeated Lynn to advance to the finals, and caused the match between Vampiro and Kea to be declared a no contest. As a result, both wrestlers advanced to the finals for a three-way dance. Douglas defeated both Kea and Vampiro to become the first champion. Afterwards, Douglas threw the title down, like he did with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Referee John Finnegan threatened that Douglas woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Kane
Alex Kane (born October 21, 1993) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Major League Wrestling where he is the current MLW World Champion in his first reign he's also a one time MLW National Openweight Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2018–present) Major League Wrestling (2021–present) On May 27, 2021, it was announced that Kane signed with MLW. He debuted at Battle Riot III, defeating Budd Heavy in the opening match and also entered in the eponymous Battle Riot match. At War Chamber, Kane won the vacant MLW National Openweight Championship in a five way ladder match. He successfully defended title against Aero Star on January 13 and January 21, 2022, respectively at ''AZTECA'' and ''Fusion''. On February 26, Special edition of ''Fusion: Super Fight'' he retained title in a three-way match against Calvin Tankman and ACH. On June the 23, 2022 Alex Kane lost the MLW National Openweight title to Davey Richards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moka Miyamoto
(born March 19, 1999) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former karateka currently signed to Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW). She is also known for her work in the Japanese independent scene. Early life Miyamoto is a former Shotokan karateka, sport in which she has obtained one Dan. In university, her major was Japanese culture, reason why her ring attire mainly features traditional Japanese costumes. She graduated in March 2021. Professional wrestling career Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (2020–present) Miyamoto made her professional wrestling debut in Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling at ''TJPW Brand New Wrestling 4'' on July 23, 2020, where she teamed up with Suzume in a losing effort against Mirai Maiumi and Sena Shiori in tag team competition. During her time in TJPW, Miyamoto challenged for the promotion's titles. At ''TJPW All Rise '23'' on October 27, 2023, she teamed up with Juria Nagano to unsuccessfully challenge Free WiFi (Hikari Noa and Nao Kakuta) for the Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nao Kakuta
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW) where she a former Princess Tag Team Champions alongside Hikari Noa. She also known for her tenure with the professional wrestling promotion Actwres girl'Z. Professional wrestling career Actwres girl'Z (2015–2020) Kakuta made her professional wrestling debut in Actwres girl'Z at ''AgZ Prologue'', the first-ever show hosted by the promotion on May 31, 2015, where she fell short to Tae Honma in singles competition. She chased for various accomplishments put up for grabs by the promotion. She participated in the inaugural tournament of the AWG Single Championship, where she fell short to Kakeru Sekiguchi in the first rounds from September 25, 2018. Independent circuit (2016–present) Kakuta has competed for a multitude of promotions on the Japanese independent scene. She made her first appearance in Wrestle-1 on the third night of the ''W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2017 Outbreak'' from June 11, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyper Misao
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotions Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (2015–present) Misao made her professional wrestling debut at '' TJPW Shinjuku Dash'' on February 28, 2015, where she teamed up with Mizuho in a losing effort against Chikage Kiba and Kanna as a result of a tag team match. During her time in the promotion, she was part of the Neo Biishiki-gun stable and chased after various championships promoted by it. At ''TJPW Yes! Wonderland 2022'' on May 3, she unsuccessfully challenged Shoko Nakajima for the Princess of Princess Championship. At ''TJPW Spring Tour '22'' on April 17, 2022, Misao participated in a 20-on-1 handicap match in which she, alonsgide Arisu Endo, Haruna Neko, Hikari Noa, Maki Itoh, Yuki Kamifuku, Yuki Arai and others defeated Marika Kobashi. While in a brief abroad excursion, she compted in Pro-Wrestling: EVE's ''Wrestle Queendom 5'' from November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling
, often abbreviated to TJPW, is a Japanese joshi puroresu or women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2012 as a sister promotion of DDT Pro Wrestling. Initially running alongside other shows such as live music and other idol performances, it became its own standalone promotion starting on February 28, 2015. TJPW's biggest show of the year is the annual January 4th "Ittenyon" show held at Korakuen Hall. As of 2020, TJPW is promoted under the CyberFight banner as a sister promotion to both DDT Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah. History Formation (2012–2013) On June 4, 2012, Tokyo Joshi Pro was announced by DDT Pro Wrestling. Set to be run by former Ice Ribbon and NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling promoter and booker Tetsuya Kodo and wrestler Nozomi, the promotion was established in late 2012 and thus a recruitment process began for wrestlers. Four of the first wrestlers recruited were Miyu Yamashita, Shoko Nakajima, Kanna and Chikage Kiba. The training of the wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Riddle
Matthew Fredrick Riddle (born January 14, 1986, in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand, but is currently inactive due to going for drug rehab. As a professional MMA fighter from 2008 to 2014, Riddle made a name for himself by appearing on SpikeTV's ''The Ultimate Fighter 7'' and went on to hold a four-fight winning streak in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) before being fired upon testing positive for smoking marijuana in February 2013. He also fought for Titan FC and compiled a career record of 8–3 (2). In 2014, Riddle began training at the Monster Factory for a career in professional wrestling and made his actual debut in February 2015. Readers of the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' recognized him as the Rookie of the Year and Most Improved wrestler of the year in 2016. Between 2015 and 2018, he worked on the independent circuit, wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sami Callihan
Samuel Alton Johnston (born September 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by the ring name Sami Callihan, currently signed with Impact Wrestling and is a former Impact World Champion. He also wrestled for Lucha Underground under the ring names Jeremiah Crane, and later, Jeremiah Snake, and on the independent circuit. He has worked for several independent promotions throughout the United States. He found the most success in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Major League Wrestling (MLW), but has also wrestled for Dragon Gate USA, Evolve, Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Full Impact Pro, and All American Wrestling. In CZW, he held the CZW Iron Man Championship, the CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship, and the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship, and won the 2012 Best of the Best tournament. He also worked for WWE from 2013 to 2015, appearing in NXT under the ring name Solomon Crowe. He also runs an independent wrestling promotio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery Communications
Discovery, Inc. was an American multinational mass media factual television conglomerate based in New York City. Established in 1985, the company operated a group of factual and lifestyle television brands, such as the namesake Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and TLC. In 2018, the company acquired Scripps Networks Interactive, adding networks such as Food Network, HGTV, and Travel Channel to its portfolio. Since the purchase, Discovery described itself as serving members of "passionate" audiences, and also placed a larger focus on streaming services built around its properties. Discovery owned or had interests in local versions of its channel brands in international markets, in addition to its other major regional operations such as Eurosport (a pan-European group of sports channels, most prominently the rightsholder of the Olympic Games throughout most of Europe), GolfTV (an international golf-focused streaming service, which is the international digital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
