Major League Wrestling (MLW) has announced World Heavyweight Champion Alex Kane vs. Matt Cardona for its MLW: One Shot 2023 show in New York City on December 7th.
You can check out the announcement below:
NEW YORK — MLW in association with the World Titan Federation today announced a World Heavyweight Title Fight: World Heavyweight Champion Alex Kane vs. Matt Cardona at MLW: ONE-SHOT live and exclusively on FITE+ Thursday, December 7 at the Melrose Ballroom in New York City.
🎟 Grab tickets at http://www.MLWNYC.com and at Eventbrite.
As the promoter / booker of record for One-Shot, Saint Laurent dropped a bombshell on this past week’s FUSION revealing Matt Cardona will fight for the World Heavyweight Championship live and exclusively on FITE+!
Sign up for your FITE+ subscription now and enjoy a FREE 7-day trial!
The question now is: will it be Alex Kane or Jacob Fatu defending the belt walking into NYC December 7 as champion?
That question won’t be known until they throw down in Philly at FIGHTLAND November 18th.
Having traded favors (and files) with Salina de la Renta, Saint Laurent was granted power to produce and promote One-Shot, MLW’s December premium live event… and the huckster hype man will do so under the World Titan Federation banner.
With the “Crown Jewel” of the World Titan Federation having secured a title fight in his home state of New York, the question now is who will be the fighter with the belt that night?
Saint Laurent and World Titan Federation Superstar® Matt Cardona claim they don’t care.
“Kane is just a ‘rassler. NOT a Titan! Not a sports entertainer! Cardona will be crowned champion in the New York territory! That belt and its rich lineage dating back to Satoshi Kojima will be rebranded as my World Titan Federation Universal linear championship title,” states Saint Laurent.
Kane, the captain of the Bomaye Fight Club has enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top in 2023, winning the Battle RIOT en route to becoming the World Heavyweight Champion. Since then, he has choked out a who’s who of challengers.
Recently, Kane has gone for Cardona’s neck on social media, calling him all sorts of names. Cardona and the World Titan Federation sent a message of their own on FUSION this past week: viciously attacking Mr. Thomas.
But what happens if Cardona has to switch gears and fight Fatu for the title on just 2 week notice on December 7? Is Cardona truly ready for such a change in strategy?
And what if Cardona loses the loser leaves MLW match to Mance Warner at FIGHTLAND? MSL retains the right to substitute with a mystery challenger for the title fight at ONE-HOT. Who could THAT be?!
One thing is certain: The next 30 days will be a wild ride to title town in New York City.
Lock in your tickets now at http://www.MLWNYC.com and see it go down Thursday, December 7 in New York City.
FIGHTLAND FITE+ CARD
World Heavyweight Championship
Alex Kane (champion) vs. Matt Cardona (with Saint Laurent)
FUSION TV TAPING BOUTS
TBA
Some of the athletes and talent signed to compete and appear include:
The Bomaye Fight Club
Jacob Fatu
World Tag Team Champions The Calling Rickey Shane Page & AKIRA
“Filthy” Tom Lawlor
World Middleweight & CMLL World Historic Welterweight Champion Rocky Romero
Salina de la Renta
Jesus Rodriguez
World Featherweight Champion Janai Kai
Mance Warner
Miyu Yamashita of Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling
Matt Striker
1 Called Manders
Matthew Justice
Love, Doug
Delmi Exo
Tony Deppen
Ichiban
Kevin Blackwood
TJ Crawford
Griffin McCoy
Zayda Steel
Joe Dombrowski
Mane Event
Brett Ryan Gosselin
J Boujii
Saint Laurent and the World Titan Federation
Plus MORE to be announced in the days ahead!
More athletes and matches will be announced at MLW.com.
Tickets start at $15 at MLWNYC.com. Tickets will also be available day of show at the box office unless the event sales out in advance.
*** SPECIAL 7PM START TIME ***
General Public Doors Open: 5:30 p.m. with a special bell time of: 7:00pm.
DAY OF EVENT INFO
The schedule for the event is as follows:
5:30 p.m.: Early entry for front row ticket holders
6:00 p.m.: Doors open for general public (all ticket holders)
7:00 p.m.: Showtime
The world of MLW never stops. See you at the Melrose Ballroom for Major League Wrestling!
MORE ABOUT THE MELROSE BALLROOM
Located in the heart of Long Island City just minutes away from Manhattan, Melrose Ballroom is one of New York City’s premiere exclusive venues for live performance, music, and entertainment shows.
Melrose Ballroom is located at: 36-08 33rd Street Long Island City, NY 11106.
About Major League Wrestling
Major League Wrestling (MLW®) is a sports media holding company, offering television content, action figures, apparel, live events, and ancillary entertainment. MLW operates live events in major markets throughout the United States and Mexico, including New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Tijuana.
One of the fastest growing wrestling leagues today, MLW programming is available in over 60 countries worldwide, including MLW Fusion on beIN Sports in the U.S. and Ayozat TV on SKY in the United Kingdom.
MLW premium live events stream monthly live and exclusively on FITE+.
MLW events showcase diversity and the full spectrum of professional wrestling, with athletes representing countries around the world with fighting styles, including: technical, Japanese strong style, lucha libre, King’s Road brawling, MMA, catch wrestling, hybrid wrestling, submission grappling and other disciplines.
For more information visit MLW.com and follow MLW on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
