MLW War Chamber

War Chamber was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on September 7, 2019. It aired on television as a special episode of MLW's television program Fusion on September 14, 2019 on beIN Sports.[1]

War Chamber
PromotionMajor League Wrestling
DateSeptember 7, 2019
(aired September 14, 2019)
CityNorth Richland Hills, Texas
VenueNYTEX Sports Centre
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Twelve matches were contested at the event, with two matches airing at War Chamber while eight matches being taped for future episodes of Fusion and two non-televised matches.[2] The main event was the namesake War Chamber match, pitting Team Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich, Ross Von Erich, Low Ki and Tom Lawlor) against Contra Unit (Ikuro Kwon, Jacob Fatu, Josef Samael and Simon Gotch), which Tom Von Erichs won. The undercard featured a match between Leo Brien and Blake Banks.[3]

Production

Background

Major League Wrestling previously held the WarGames event twice which featured the namesake WarGames match. However, in 2018, WWE acquired the rights to the WarGames name from MLW for its NXT TakeOver events, which led to MLW stopping the usage of WarGames name.[4]

On June 2, 2019, MLW.com reported that MLW would be holding an event in Dallas, Texas for the first time later in the year.[5] The following day, it was reported that the event which would be titled War Chamber would be taking place on September 7 at the NYTEX Sports Centre.[6] It was later revealed that the War Chamber match would headline the event, which was a variation of the WarGames match, with the only difference being that the ring would be locked by a carbon steel chamber and barbed wire would be placed on the top of the chamber and victory could be attained by pinfall or submission.[7] It was announced that the War Chamber event would air on television as a special episode of Fusion on beIN Sports on September 14.[8]

Storylines

The card consisted of matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by MLW's writers. Storylines were played out on MLW's television program Fusion.[9]

The Contra Unit trio of Simon Gotch, Jacob Fatu and Josef Samael debuted in MLW at Intimidation Games by attacking Tom Lawlor after Lawlor had successfully defended the MLW World Heavyweight Championship against Low Ki in a steel cage match.[10] The group attacked Lawlor numerous times,[11][12][13] leading to a title match between Lawlor and Fatu at Kings of Colosseum, which Fatu won thus winning the World Heavyweight Championship.[14] On the June 22 episode of Fusion, Ross Von Erich and Marshall Von Erich, the sons of Von Erich family member Kevin Von Erich made their MLW debut alongside Lawlor to defeat Contra Unit in a six-man tag team match, thus becoming Lawlor's allies in the rivalry.[15] On the August 3 episode of Fusion, Ikuro Kwon made his MLW debut as the newest Contra Unit member by spraying mist into Marshall Von Erich's eyes after the Von Erichs defeated The Spirit Squad.[16][17] On August 4, MLW.com reported that Lawlor and the Von Erichs challenged Contra Unit to the namesake match at the War Chamber event,[18] which was made official on August 7.[19] On the August 10 episode of Fusion, Kwon was added to the War Chamber as the fourth member of the Contra Unit.[20][21] On August 20, it was announced that Kevin Von Erich would be the cornerman for Lawlor and Von Erichs at War Chamber.[22] On the August 31 episode of Fusion, Lawlor received his rematch against Fatu for the World Heavyweight Championship, which Fatu retained with the help of Contra Unit. Contra Unit attacked Lawlor and the Von Erichs after the match until Low Ki made the save for them.[23] On September 3, it was announced that Ki would be joining Lawlor and the Von Erichs as the fourth member on their team in the War Chamber, stemming from a previous attack by Contra Unit on Low Ki on the May 25 episode of Fusion.[24][25]

Event

The event opened with a match between Leo Brien and Blake Banks. Brien executed an Oklahoma Stampede on Banks for the win. After the match, LA Park and Salina de la Renta showed up and Park attacked Banks and the referee and then Renta announced that Park would be cashing in his Golden Ticket opportunity for the World Heavyweight Championship at Saturday Night Superfight pay-per-view.

The main event was the namesake War Chamber match, pitting Team Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich, Ross Von Erich, Low Ki and Tom Lawlor) against Contra Unit (Ikuro Kwon, Jacob Fatu, Josef Samael and Simon Gotch). Marshall and Ross hit a double-team iron claw slam on Gotch for the win.

Aftermath

LA Park would receive his World Heavyweight Championship opportunity against Jacob Fatu at Saturday Night SuperFight, where Fatu retained the title.

Results
No. Results[26] Stipulations
1FUS Dominic Garrini defeated Ariel Dominguez Singles match
2D The Spirit Squad (Kenny and Mikey) defeated Andy Dalton and enhancement talent Tag team match
3 Leo Brien defeated Brandon Banks Singles match
4FUS Gringo Loco and Air Wolf defeated Myron Reed and Kotto Brazil Tag team match
5FUS Austin Aries defeated Brian Pillman Jr. Singles match
6FUS Mance Warner defeated Jimmy Havoc Bunkhouse match
7FUS Timothy Thatcher defeated Douglas James Singles match
8D Mega Danger defeated Ace Austin Singles match
9FUS Los Parks (El Hijo de L.A. Park and LA Park) (with Salina de la Renta) defeated Magnus and Septimo Dragon Tornado tag team match
10FUS Jordan Oliver defeated Zenshi Singles match
11FUS The Dynasty (MJF and Richard Holliday) (c) defeated The Hart Foundation (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Teddy Hart) Two out of three falls match for the MLW World Tag Team Championship
12 Team Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich, Ross Von Erich, Low Ki and Tom Lawlor) (with Kevin Von Erich) defeated Contra Unit (Ikuro Kwon, Jacob Fatu, Josef Samael and Simon Gotch) War Chamber match
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • D – indicates the match was a dark match
  • FUS – indicates the match was taped for broadcast on a future episode of Fusion

References
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  3. "RECAP: TEAM VON ERICH TAKES ON CONTRA IN THE WAR CHAMBER". Major League Wrestling. September 14, 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. Mike Johnson (February 15, 2019). "WWE ACQUIRES RIGHTS, TRADEMARK TO WARGAMES FROM MLW". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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  6. "MLW MAKES DALLAS DEBUT SEPTEMBER 7 WITH WAR CHAMBER; TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY AT 10 A.M." Major League Wrestling. June 3, 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  7. Wayne Daly (August 7, 2019). "MLW Announce Full Details On War Chamber Match". Wrestling News.net.
  8. Dave Scherer (September 13, 2019). "MLW'S WAR CHAMBER TO AIR ON beIN SPORTS". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  9. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
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  20. "FUSION RECAP: HAMMERSTONE SQUARES UP AGAINST SAVIO VEGA". Major League Wrestling. August 10, 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  21. "THE CONTRA DOSSIER: WHO IS IKURO KWON?". Major League Wrestling. August 14, 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  22. "KEVIN VON ERICH RETURNS TO DALLAS SEPT 7 AS HE CORNERS HIS SONS AND LAWLOR IN WAR CHAMBER MATCH". Major League Wrestling. August 20, 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  23. "FUSION RECAP: FILTHY TOM GETS HIS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE REMATCH". Major League Wrestling. August 31, 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  24. "LOW KI SET AS 4TH MAN ON VON ERICH/LAWLOR TEAM FOR WAR CHAMBER THIS SATURDAY IN DALLAS". Major League Wrestling. September 3, 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  25. "FUSION RECAP – MAY 25, 2019". Major League Wrestling. May 25, 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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