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Mads Krügger
Matthew Waters (born August 23, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he performs under the ring name Mads Krule Krügger and is the leader of the Contra Unit. He also performs on the independent circuit under the ring name Krule. Krügger's first national exposure came when he signed with MLW in 2019 as The Dynasty (professional wrestling), The Dynasty's monster bodyguard Grogan. However, he soon left The Dynasty and changed his ring name to Logan Creed. He was repackaged in the fall of 2020 as Contra Unit's fifth member "The Black Hand of Contra" Mads Krügger. He departed MLW in 2023, but returned in 2024. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2012–present) Matthew Waters was trained by Shawn Hunter and made his professional wrestling debut on January 20, 2012 under the ring name Logan Creed by teaming with Mike Pain as No Remorse at an All-Star Wrestling Network (AWN) event ''Fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyons, Georgia
Lyons is a city in Toombs County, Georgia, Toombs County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 4,239 in 2020. The city is the county seat of Toombs County. History Lyons was founded as a depot on the Central of Georgia Railway. The community was named after one Mr. Lyons, a railroad official. It was incorporated on December 9, 1897. In 1905, Lyons was designated seat of the newly formed Toombs County. Geography Lyons is located at (32.204287, -82.322732). The city is located at the junction of U.S. Routes U.S. Route 1 in Georgia, 1 and U.S. Route 280, 280. U.S. 1 runs north–south through the center of town, leading north 12 mi (19 km) to Oak Park, Georgia, Oak Park just south of its junction with Interstate 16 and south 31 mi (50 km) to Baxley, Georgia, Baxley. U.S. 280 runs east–west through the city as West Liberty Avenue, leading southeast 15 mi (24 km) to Reidsville, Georgia, Reidsville and west 6 mi (10&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcore Wrestling
Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling where disqualifications, count-outs, and all other different rules do not apply. Taking place in usual or unusual environments, hardcore wrestling matches allow the use of numerous items, including ladders, tables, chairs, thumbtacks, barbed wire, light tubes, shovels, glass, baseball bats (sometimes wrapped in barbed wire) and other improvised weapons used as Foreign object (professional wrestling), foreign objects. Although hardcore wrestling is a staple of most wrestling promotions, where they are often used at the climaxes of Feud (professional wrestling), feuds, some promotions (such as Big Japan Pro Wrestling, International Wrestling Syndicate, IWA-MS, Game Changer Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling) specialize in hardcore wrestling, with many matches performed in this manner. Hardcore wrestling was first acknowledged as a major wrestling style in Japan with promotions such as Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling and W*ING. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Maxwell Tyler Friedman (born March 15, 1996), better known by the ring name Maxwell Jacob Friedman and the shortened epithet MJF, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. , he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Hurt Syndicate. He is a one-time AEW World Champion, with his reign being the longest in the title's history, and is also a one-time AEW International Champion. Friedman previously worked for Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he became a one-time MLW World Tag Team Championship, MLW World Tag Team Champion and a one-time and inaugural MLW World Middleweight Championship, MLW World Middleweight Champion. He has also worked on the American independent circuit for promotions such as Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he became a one-time CZW World Heavyweight Championship, CZW World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time CZW Wired Championship, CZW Wired Champion. Early life Maxwell Tyler Friedman was born into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Thatcher
Timothy Andrew Moura (born March 17, 1983), better known by the ring name Timothy Thatcher, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a trainer for the WWE ID program and as in-ring performer on the Evolve brand; he is best known for first tenure in WWE as an in-ring performer on the NXT brand . He additionally wrestles for various promotions such as Pro Wrestling Noah, Major League Wrestling (MLW), and on the independent circuit. Moura is best known for his work in Evolve, where he is the longest-reigning Evolve Champion, as well as a former (and final) Open the Freedom Gate Champion and the 2014 Style Battle Tournament winner. In addition to his work for WWNLive promotions, Thatcher has worked internationally for numerous notable promotions, including Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Progress Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro), Preston City Wrestling (PCW), Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) and, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). Moura is the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Royal (professional Wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal or battle royals) is a multi-competitor match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared the winner. Typical battles royal begin with a number of participants in the ring, who are then eliminated by going over the top rope and having both feet touch the venue floor. Variations Battlebowl In a two-ring variation on a battle royal, the wrestlers start in one ring and try to throw wrestlers into the second ring, after which they can be eliminated by being thrown out of that ring. The last remaining wrestler in the first ring can rest until only one wrestler is left in the second ring, after which they fight in both rings until one is eliminated and a winner is declared, in similar fashion to a double elimination tournament. The two-ring version was held in World Championship Wrestling's 1991 Starrcade event. Subsequent Battlebowl matches occurred under normal battl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hammerstone
Alex Rohde (born January 17, 1991), better known by the ring name Alexander Hammerstone or simply Hammerstone, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he was a former MLW World Heavyweight Champion, the inaugural and longest reigning MLW National Openweight Champion, and the winner of Battle Riot III. He is also known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), through which he also made appearances on WWE's NXT brand. Professional wrestling career Early career (2013–2016) Rohde debuted on the Arizona independent circuit in 2013 with Championship Wrestling from Arizona (CWFA) and Arizona Wrestling Federation (AWF) under the ring name Alexander Hammerstone. In 2014, he wrestled in Las Vegas for Paragon Pro Wrestling (PPW) and Future Stars of Wrestling (FSW) and West Coast Wrestling Connection (WCWC) in Oregon. There he won his first championship, the WCWC Legacy Championship, in 2014, which he held for 132 days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MLW Fusion
''MLW Fusion'' is an American professional wrestling streaming television program produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW) that premiered on April 20, 2018. Originally airing on beIN Sports USA, ''Fusion'' moved to MLW's YouTube channel in 2020; with beIN Sports now airing replays on Saturdays. From November 10, 2022, to February 2, 2023, the series would stream on Pro Wrestling TV. A thirteen-part mini-series, titled ''MLW Fusion: Alpha'' (stylized as ''MLW Fusion: ALPHA''), aired from September 22 to December 16, 2021. A second mini-series, '' MLW Azteca'', aired from Thursday January 6 to February 3, 2022. History 2018–2020 Major League Wrestling announced their partnership with beIN Sports on March 30, 2018, in which the network would air a weekly television series. Subsequently, MLW announced their television tapings would take place at Gilt Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. ''MLW Fusion'' aired on Friday nights beginning on April 20, 2018. On September 19, MLW announced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Major League Wrestling Events
This is a list of professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV), Card (sports)#Supercard, supercard, and streaming events held by Major League Wrestling (MLW). From 2018–2023, select matches from MLW's supercard events were presented as part of MLW Fusion#Special episodes, special episodes of ''MLW Fusion'', the ''MLW Fusion: Alpha'' mini-series, and ''MLW Underground Wrestling''. Between 2018–2019, portions of several supercard events, as well as a pre-show for 2019's Saturday Night SuperFight PPV, were broadcast live as ''Fusion'' specials; the remaining matches on those cards would air later on broadcast delay. Other events (namely Battle Riot III, the 2021 Fightland (2021), Fightland event, and Battle Riot IV) would air as standalone TV specials – equivalent to a PPV. In 2023, MLW began a partnership with TrillerTV to air live events through the latter's subscription service; its first event would be MLW Never Say Never (2023), Never Say Never on July 8 of that year. Since Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood And Thunder (2019)
Blood and Thunder (2019) was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by the Major League Wrestling (MLW) promotion, which took place at the GILT Nightclub in Orlando, Florida on November 9, 2019. It was the first event under the MLW Blood and Thunder chronology. The event was a television taping for the subsequent episodes of ''MLW Fusion'' that followed the Saturday Night SuperFight pay-per-view. Fifteen matches were taped at the event. The main event was a battle royal won by the debuting Grogan. In other prominent matches on the card, Jacob Fatu retained the MLW World Heavyweight Championship against Ross Von Erich, Alexander Hammerstone successfully defended the MLW National Openweight Championship against Douglas James and Myron Reed defeated Teddy Hart in Hart's final MLW match to win the MLW World Middleweight Championship. Prominent non-title matches including Low Ki versus Timothy Thatcher, Tom Lawlor versus Davey Boy Smith Jr. and a Falls Count Anywhere ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Ciatso
Frank Caiazzo (November 5, 1975 – January 20, 2024), better known by his ring name Francisco Ciatso, was an American professional wrestler, known for his time with the National Wrestling Alliance, Deep South Wrestling, and brief appearances with the WWE and TNA. Life and career Ciatso began his career on the independent circuit in 1996. On May 25, 2001, he made his NWA Florida debut, losing to Chris Layton. In the fall of 2005, he started working for Deep South Wrestling, a WWE developmental territory. On March 6, 2006, he made his WWE debut, losing to Matt Striker on WWE Heat. He also wrestled Tatanka on March 7, 2006, on WWE Velocity. In 2019, a documentary titled Journeyman was released, documenting his career. Ciatso died on January 20, 2024, at the age of 48. Championships and accomplishments *American Combat Wrestling **ACW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gus De La Vega *Allied Independent Wrestling Federations **AIWF America's Heavyweight Championship (1 ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griff Garrison
Garrett Griffith is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name Griff Garrison. He is a member of The Frat House stable. Early life Garrison was born in Austell, Georgia, relocating to North Carolina as a youth. He attended North Davidson High School in Welcome, North Carolina, graduating in 2016. While in high school he played American football as a wide receiver. He went on to attend Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, graduating in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in education and history. During his time at Guilford College, he played American football for the Guilford Quakers. Professional wrestling career Early career (2016–2020) Garrison was trained by LaBron Kozone, debuting in 2016. He initially wrestled for Fire Star Pro Wrestling in his home state of North Carolina. He also appeared with promotions such as the Georgia-based Anarchy Wrestling and Southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sal Rinauro
Salvatore Rinauro (born September 12, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, performing for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He is best known for his work in Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro and National Wrestling Alliance in addition to being a member of The Embassy. He also makes appearances on the independent circuit. Profressional wrestling career Ring of Honor (2005–2006) After honing his skills at NWA Wildside as well as winning the promotion's Junior Heavyweight Championship, Rinauro debuted under the name "Mellow" as a member of Special K in Ring of Honor. After beating Antonio Blanca earlier in the show, Rinauro (now using his real name) competed for and won a Ring of Honor Contract by defeating Steve Madison, Claudio Castagnoli, and Jerrelle Clark at Do or Die 5 on August 20, 2005. Rinauro, along with Tony Mamaluke, won the ROH World Tag Team Championship at the show Joe vs. Kobashi on October 1, 2005, by defeating B. J. Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
