Major League Wrestling

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Major League Wrestling (MLW) was a popular professional wrestling promotion that described itself as hybrid wrestling bring together many different forms of wrestling to produce an alternative to sports entertainment. In February 2004 founder, Court Bauer was forced to close the company. In March of that year he would go on to announce an agreement to sell MLW's assets and properties to W.G.O. Properties based in Asia.

MLW's television show MLW: Underground, also known as Underground TV, aired in the United States on April 7, 2003. The gritty TV shows, featuring music by 50 Cent and Powerman 5000, were hosted by Joey Styles and lasted 34 episodes, with the final one airing on February 14, 2004. The shows were made from pre taped matches, these matches came from wrestling cards mainly held in, and around, Florida, though its first show was from the ECW Arena, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with the second event being held at the Manhattan Center in New York City.

[edit] MLW World Heavyweight Championship

Wrestler:	Location:	Date:	Notes:
Shane Douglas	June 15, 2002	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Douglas defeated Vampiro and Taiyō Kea in a 3-way match to become the first champion.
Vacated	September 2002
Satoshi Kojima	September 26, 2002	New York City, New York	Kojima pinned Jerry Lynn to win the vacant MLW World Heavyweight title.
Mike Awesome	June 20, 2003	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Steve Corino	June 20, 2003	Fort Lauderdale, Florida

[edit] MLW Global Tag Team Championship

Wrestler:	Location:	Date:	Notes:
C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond	May 9, 2003	Orlando, Florida	C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond defeated Steve Williams and P.J. Friedman to become the first champions.

[edit] MLW World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Wrestler:	Location:	Date:	Notes:
Sonjay Dutt	September 19, 2003	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Sonjay Dutt defeated Christopher Daniels to win the title.