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Summer of the Beasts
PromotionMajor League Wrestling
DateAugust 29, 2024
CityQueens, New York
VenueMelrose Ballroom
Event chronology
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Summer of the Beasts is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). It will take place on August 29, 2024, at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York. The event will stream live on MLW's YouTube channel, while additional matches will be taped for future a TV special on BeIN Sports USA and YouTube.[1]

Production

Background

On April 22, 2024, MLW announced that Summer of the Beasts would take place on August 29, 2024, at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York.[2][3]

Storylines

The card will consist of matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by MLW's writers. Storylines are played out at MLW events, and across the league's social media platforms.[4]

As part of MLW's "Open Door Policy," several freelance wrestlers and wrestlers from other promotions would be scheduled to appear at the event. Names include New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) Kenta, Stardom rookie Hanako and Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW) star Miyu Yamashita.[5][6][7] Former MLW wrestler and current NJPW wrestler TJP was announced as an alternate for the Opera Cup tournament.[8] Brock Anderson, the son of Arn Anderson, would also be announced for Summer of the Beasts, teaming with former MLW wrestler C. W. Anderson.[9]

At War Chamber, Team MLW (MLW World Tag Team Champions CozyMax (MLW World Heavyweight Champion Satoshi Kojima and Shigeo Okumura) and The Second Gear Crew (Matthew Justice and 1 Called Manders) were celebrating their victory in the titular match. However, they would be interrupted by the re-emergence of Contra Unit (Mads Krule Krügger, Ikuro Kwon, and the Sentai Death Squad), who would attack the four men inside the cage to close out the show.[10][11] Contra Unit would feud with CozyMax and the SGC over the summer, mainly the latter, but also targeted the former for their championship titles. On July 22, MLW announced that CozyMax would defend the MLW World Tag Team Championship against Contra's Kwon and Minoru Suzuki, who was revealed to have joined the faction at Battle Riot VI, at Summer of the Beasts.[12]

Opera Cup

Summer of the Beasts will also feature the quarterfinals of the Opera Cup tournament. The first match was announced on July 15, with NJPW's Kenta wrestling Akira.[13] On August 12, they announced MLW World Middleweight Champion Místico would face fellow Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) wrestler Atlantis Jr..[14] The following day, MLW National Openweight Champion| Bad Dude Tito facing Alex Kane was made official.[15]

World Titan Federation (WTF) stablemates Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Tom Lawlor, both former Opera Cup winners, were originally scheduled to face each other in the quarterfinals. However, on August 15, MLW announced that Smith had to withdraw due to an injury. As a result, tournament alternate TJP was announced as Smith's replacement.[16]

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1The Andersons (Brock Anderson and C. W. Anderson) vs. TBATag team match[9]
2Bobby Fish vs. Timothy ThatcherSingles match[17]
3Delmi Exo (with Cesar Duran) vs. Miyu YamashitaSingles match[7]
4Matt Riddle vs. Matthew Justice (with Bill Alfonso)Singles match[18]
5Kenta vs.Akira2024 Opera Cup Tournament quarterfinal match[13]
6Místico vs. Atlantis Jr.2024 Opera Cup Tournament quarterfinal match[14]
7Alex Kane vs. Bad Dude Tito2024 Opera Cup Tournament quarterfinal match[15]
8TJP vs. Tom Lawlor (with Mister Saint Laurent)2024 Opera Cup Tournament quarterfinal match[16]
9Janai Kai (c) vs. HanakoSingles match for the MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship[19]
10CozyMax (Satoshi Kojima and Shigeo Okumura) (c) vs. Contra Unit (Minoru Suzuki and Ikuro Kwon)Tag team match for the MLW World Tag Team Championship[12]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

References

  1. ^ "MLW Moving PPVs To YouTube For Paid Members". Fightful. June 1, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Tessier, Colin (April 22, 2024). "MLW Returning To New York City For MLW Summer Of The Beasts On August 29". Fightful. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Lee, Joseph (April 22, 2024). "MLW Returning To New York City in August With 'Summer of the Beasts'". 411Mania. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  5. ^ "KENTA fights at Summer of the Beasts in NYC, Aug 29". Major League Wrestling. July 11, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "STARDOM's HANAKO debuts in NYC Aug. 29". Major League Wrestling. July 18, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Yamashita-Exo 2 signed for Aug 29 in NYC". Major League Wrestling. July 25, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "TJP Returns at Summer of the Beasts in NYC Aug. 29". Major League Wrestling. July 23, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "The Andersons debut in NYC August 29". Major League Wrestling. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  10. ^ Tessier, Colin (March 29, 2024). "MLW War Chamber 2024 Results (3/29/24): Matt Riddle, War Chamber Match, More". Wrestlezone. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  11. ^ Vetter, Chris (March 29, 2024). "MLW "War Chamber" results (3/29): Vetter's review of Satoshi Kojima, Matthew Justice, 1 Called Manders, and Okumura vs. Tom Lawlor, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Richard Holliday, and Josh Bishop in a War Chamber match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Minoru Suzuki & Kwon vs. CozyMAX in NYC Aug. 29". Major League Wrestling. July 22, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "KENTA vs. AKIRA in NYC Aug. 29". Major League Wrestling. July 15, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Místico vs. Atlantis Jr. set for August 29 in NYC". Major League Wrestling. August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Alex Kane vs. Bad Dude Tito in NYC August 29". Major League Wrestling. August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  16. ^ a b "TJP vs. Lawlor Opera Cup match set for Aug 29 in NYC". Major League Wrestling. August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  17. ^ "Thatcher vs. Fish signed for NYC August 29". Major League Wrestling. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  18. ^ "Matt Riddle vs. Matt Justice at Summer of the Beasts". Major League Wrestling. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  19. ^ "Stardom's HANAKO challenges for MLW title Aug 29 in NYC". Major League Wrestling. July 29, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
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