John Hennigan dethroned Davey Richards to become the new MLW National Openweight Champion on this week’s episode of MLW Underground.
Hennigan defeated Richards courtesy of a timely interference from Cesar Duran that distracted the referee. Taya Valkyrie then blasted Richards with her MLW Women’s Featherweight Title and Hennigan covered him for the pin to win the MLW National Openweight Championship.
The match (which was taped at MLW Blood & Thunder on January 7th) marks Hennigan’s maiden run with the MLW National Openweight Championship. Richards won the gold from Alex Kane at Battle Riot IV and his title reign ends at 198 days.
You can check out some highlights from the match below:
A controversial finish, but @TheRealMorrison walks away as the new #Openweight champion! #AndNew #MLWUnderground #MLW #MajorLeagueWrestling pic.twitter.com/IgLMhEjrSh
— REELZ (@ReelzChannel) March 1, 2023
