MLW Fusion Results, Highlights, and Grades: September 7, 2018
Jason Cade stepped into the spotlight last week with a victory over former TBD tag team partner Jimmy Yuta. As one tag team dissolves, though, another is on the rise as the Lucha Bros look to continue their winning ways against Rey Horus and Drago.
Before the main event, we get a recap of the events of last week between Cade and Yuta. As Cade feigned injury, Rhett Giddins slid into the ring and laid Yuta out with a clothesline to give Cade the win.
This week, Casey Lennox is joined backstage by Cade who is aghast at Lennox’s assertion that his victory last week was controversial. Cade makes the claim that he won the match all on his own and that he can shift gears to his new goal – to become the greatest MLW World Middleweight Champion of all time.
Grade: Good. A super short promo from Cade who is reinventing himself as the cocky heel after the run with Yuta as tumultuous tag team partners. I’m excited to see what Cade can offer as a singles wrestler because his match with Yuta last week was off the charts. If you haven’t seen it yet, go back and check it out!
MLW World Tag Team Titles: Lucha Bros vs Rey Horus & Drago
At this point, you know exactly what you’re getting when you get a Lucha Bros match – and that’s not a bad thing, that’s a good thing! Wherever these two go, they put on an incredible show and bring you to your feet whether you’re in the arena or on your couch at home. When they get to lock horns with other luchadores, you can expect things to be fast and furious.
Striker and Schiavone on commentary explain lucha libre tag team rules early on, focusing on the idea that tags aren’t totally necessary as partners trade positions inside and out of the ring. Referee Bryce Remsburg lets the action go so these four can fly unhindered in our main event.
Horus and Drago put in a solid effort here but there is no teamwork in professional wrestling right now that competes with Pentagon and Fenix. They move so fluidly together and work with a crispness that feels entirely unique to them and that isn’t replicated with any other team in the world. With rumors that the pair could be heading NXT in the future, my heart breaks a little bit at all of the potential matches we could be missing out on with the Lucha Bros in the US, Mexico, Japan, and beyond.
Pentagon and Fenix lay Drago out with the double-stomp package piledriver combo, but he kicks out at two as Fenix hurls his body at Horus on the floor. After disposing of Drago’s lifeless corpse, the Lucha Bros connect with the double-stomp package piledriver on Horus to grab the three and the victory in a successful title defense.
Grade: Great. I think it’s safe to say that anything involving Pentagon and/or Fenix starts at the baseline level of “great.” If you need more confirmation on that, go watch All In right now and the insane matches they were both a part of.
After the match, Fenix and Pentagon get on the mic and thank the fans as well as Drago and Horus for the match and the evening. Pentagon leads the crowd in a “please come back” chant directed at their opponents. Fenix talks about how proud he feels that four luchadores just competed for the fans in New York City. I’ve touched on it before, but the way Penta and Fenix have ushered in a new wave of mainstream lucha libre reminds me of Mysterio, Psicosis, and Juventud in ECW stealing the show and blowing minds with every match.