Fightland (2022)

Fightland (2022) was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). It took place on October 30, 2022, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the fourth event in the Fightland chronology, and served as a television taping for Fusion. Other matches from the event aired as part of MLW's new flagship series, Underground Wrestling, which premiered on February 7, 2023.^[1][2]

Fightland (2022)
Promotional poster featuring various wrestlers
Promotion	Major League Wrestling
Date	October 30, 2022
City	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue	2300 Arena
Event chronology
← Previous Super Series Next → Blood and Thunder
Fightland chronology
← Previous 2021 Next → 2023

Production

Background

On August 15, 2022, MLW announced that Fightland will take place on October 30 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.^[3][4]

Storylines

The show features several professional wrestling matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.^[5]

Through MLW's "Open Door Policy", several free agents would appear at the event. This includes Willie Mack^[6] and former MLW World Middleweight Champion Lio Rush.^[7] On October 7, MLW announced the signing of Sam Adonis, who will make his MLW debut at Fightland.^[8] On October 11, it was announced that Davey Boy Smith Jr. would return to the company at the event.^[9] On October 18, Ring of Honor (ROH) veteran Delirious was announced for Fightland.^[10] On October 25, independent middleweight wrestler Alec Price was announced for Fightland.^[11]

At Battle Riot IV, Alexander Hammerstone retained the MLW World Heavyweight Championship against Richard Holliday in a falls count anywhere match. After the match, Hammerstone would be confronted by MLW World Tag Team Champion EJ Nduka, who was looking to get the next shot at the title. Hammerstone would accept, but would later be attacked by Nduka, who had turned heel for the first time since arriving in MLW. The attack ended when Nduka put Hammerstone through a table.^[12] Their rivalry continued at Super Series, where Nduka jumped Hammerstone after the latter's match against Bandido, and then Hammerstone returned that favor after Nduka's match.^[13] On October 6, MLW announced on their website that Hammerstone and Nduka will face off for the title in a last man standing match.^[14]

Results

No.	Results^[21]^[22]	Stipulations	Times
1	Dr. Dax defeated Vinny Pacifico by pinfall	Singles match	1:57
2	Alex Kane (with Eel O'Neal and O'Shay Edwards) defeated The Marvelous Jafar by referee stoppage	Prize Fight Challenge	1:26
3	Mance Warner defeated nZo by pinfall	Singles match^[15]	0:31
4	Lince Dorado defeated Shun Skywalker (c) by pinfall	Singles match for the MLW World Middleweight Championship^[16]	13:01
5	The Samoan SWAT Team (Lance Anoa'i and Juicy Finau) (with Jacob Fatu) defeated The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Ray Jaz) by pinfall	Tag team match^[17]	2:41
6	Taya Valkyrie (c) (with Cesar Duran) defeated Trish Adora by pinfall	Singles match for the MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship^[18]	5:26
7	Calvin Tankman defeated Willie Mack by pinfall	Singles match^[19]	9:40
8	Alexander Hammerstone (c) defeated EJ Nduka by pinfall	Last Man Standing match for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship^[14]	11:26
9	Sam Adonis (with Cesar Duran) defeated Johnny Patch by pinfall	Singles match^[8]	2:16
10	Davey Boy Smith Jr. and The Billington Bulldogs (Thomas and Mark Billington) defeated The Bomaye Fight Club (Alex Kane, Myron Reed, and Mr. Thomas) by pinfall	Six-man tag team match^[20]	8:55
11	nZo defeated Mance Warner by pinfall	Street Fight	5:20
12	Microman and Lince Dorado defeated Azteca Underground (Delirious and Mini Abismo Negro) (with Cesar Duran) by pinfall	Tag team match^[10]	8:31
13	Alec Price defeated TJ Crawford by pinfall	Singles match^[11]	5:50
14	Trish Adora defeated Gia Scott by pinfall	Singles match	4:00
15	Jacob Fatu defeated Lio Rush by pinfall	Singles match^[7]	9:32
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

1. Rice, Lynette (January 20, 2023). "Reelz Becomes Official U.S. Home For Major League Wrestling". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
2. "Underground Recap: Hammerstone vs. Nduka In Last Man Standing For World Title". Major League Wrestling. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
3. "FIGHTLAND'22 coming to Philly's 2300 Arena October 30". Major League Wrestling. August 15, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
4. Russell, Skyler (August 15, 2022). "MLW Returning To Philadelphia In October For 'Fightland 22'". Fightful. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
5. Grabianowski, Ed. . HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
6. "Willie Mack is coming to Philly Oct 30". Major League Wrestling. September 20, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
7. "Lio Rush vs. Jacob Fatu: Oct 30 in Philly". Major League Wrestling. October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
8. "Sam Adonis signs, debuts Oct 30 in Philly". Major League Wrestling. October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
9. "Davey Boy Smith Jr. returns to MLW in Philly Oct 30". Major League Wrestling. October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
10. "Delirious debuts in MLW Oct 30 in Philly". Major League Wrestling. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
11. "Alec Price to make debut this Sunday in Philly". Major League Wrestling. October 25, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
12. "SPOILERS: MLW Battle Riot IV Taping Results from 6/23/2022". PWMania. PWMania.com Staff. June 24, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
13. Reichlin, Michael (September 19, 2022). "MLW Super Series 2022 Results from Atlanta, GA". SE Scoops. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
14. "Last Man Standing for World Championship in Philly Oct 30". Major League Wrestling. October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
15. "Real 1 vs. Mance Warner signed for Philly Oct 30". Major League Wrestling. October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
16. "Lince Dorado vs. Shun Skywalker for Middleweight Title Oct 30". Major League Wrestling. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
17. "Samoan SWAT Team vs. The FBI added to Philly Oct 30". Major League Wrestling. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
18. "Taya Valkyrie vs. Trish Adora World Featherweight Championship this Sunday in Philly". Major League Wrestling. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
19. "Willie Mack vs. Calvin Tankman set for Philly 10/30". Major League Wrestling. September 28, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
20. "Davey Boy Smith & Billington Bulldogs to debut Oct 30 in Philly". Major League Wrestling. October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
21. Pritchard, Bill (October 31, 2022). "MLW Fightland 2022 Results: Title Change, Sam Adonis Debuts". wrestlezone.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
22. Renner, Ethan (October 31, 2022). "MLW Fightland spoilers: Title change, Jacob Fatu vs. Lio Rush MLW held their Fightland 2022 TV taping on Sunday night at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia". yardbarker.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

External links

• Major League Wrestling official website