MLW Fusion Results, Highlights, and Grades: Filthy’s Revenge

Rush Is Mining Gold In MLW

In a backstage segment, Rush added more fuel to the fire ahead of his April 4 main event against LA Park. Rush once again made the claim that the feud between himself and Park is “worth gold” and the main reason he came to Major League Wrestling.

Rush plans to show everybody why he is known as “the biggest a-hole” in Mexico and CMLL as he brings lucha libre to center stage in a major US promotion.

Grade: Good. More Rush and a greater focus on lucha libre will always be a thumbs up for me.

Since its rebirth, MLW has put a big spotlight on lucha libre in the United States. With a main event slot the week of WrestleMania, Rush and LA Park have an opportunity to put more eyes on lucha libre who may otherwise not be exposed to that style of wrestling.

While WWE struggles at times to feature a more diverse cast of wrestlers at the top of their card, MLW is looking to prove that there are stars all throughout their company who can draw in and captivate viewers. I’m looking forward to what Rush will do in MLW and especially to the continued feud with LA Park.

Hijo de LA Park vs DJZ

With two equally matched competitors, it was no surprise that these two started off with a bit of a stalemate as they attempted to utilize their skill sets against one another. As DJZ raised the arm of Hijo de LA Park to the appreciation of the crowd, though, Hijo leveled him with a clothesline before following up with a superkick.

Out on the arena floor, Hijo de LA Park drove DJZ groin-first into the steel railing twice and the ring post once. There will be no little DJZs in the near future. Back inside, DJZ swung the pendulum back into his own favor until the always-lurking Salina de la Renta grabbed him by the foot as he rebounded off of the ropes.

With a running Codebreaker out of the corner, DJZ sent Hijo de LA Park to the arena floor before following up with a somersault dive to the floor coming dangerously close to crashing onto the stairs of the stage. Once again, though, DJZ’s momentum would be thwarted by a pair of knees from the luchador as he attempted a springboard moonsault.

Fighting from underneath, DJZ made one final effort to end things with an attempted tiltawhirl move on Hijo de LA Park. He would be caught mid-movement, though, and driven head-first into the mat with a sitout spike piledriver to end things.

Grade: Good. Another solid performance from both men with Hijo de LA Park making up some much-needed ground.

Hijo de LA Park has some solid victories under his belt but needed a win here to revitalize himself after coming up short with his father against The Lucha Bros in Chicago. DJZ looked good again here this week and will hopefully be a fixture on future MLW shows as he brings another dynamic to the ever-growing Middleweight division.