Intimidation Games (2022)

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Intimidation Games (2022)
PromotionMajor League Wrestling
DateMarch 31, 2022
CityDallas, Texas
VenueGilley's Dallas
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Intimidation Games (2022) is an upcoming professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which will take place on March 31, 2022, at Gilley's Dallas in Dallas, Texas. It is the first of two MLW events to take place in Texas, the other being MLW Azteca Underground.

It will be the third event under the Intimidation Games chronology, and a television taping for MLW Fusion.

Production[]

Background[]

On November 5, 2019, MLW.com announced that Intimidation Games would take place in Chicago on February 29, 2020.[1] On December 10, however, the event was pushed back to April 18.[2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was once again rescheduled to June 5, 2021,[3] and later, November 6, 2021, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] On October 16, it was announced that War Chamber (2021) would take place on that date instead.[5] Finally, on January 28, 2022, it was announced that Intimidation Games would take place at Gilley's Dallas in Dallas, Texas on March 31.[6]

Storylines[]

The card will consist of matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by MLW's writers. Storylines were played out on MLW's television program Fusion.[7]

On the February 10, 2022 Fusion season premiere, Alexander Hammerstone retained the MLW World Heavyweight Championship against Pagano in a falls count anywhere match. After the match, Alexander would be joined by his Dynasty stablemate Richard Holliday, and MLW interviewer Alicia Atout. As Atout would try and conduct an interview with Hammerstone, she suddenly gave Hammerstone a low blow before Holliday attacked him as well. Atout would then give the championship to Holliday before the two kissed, with the two officially turning heel, and the latter disbanding The Dynasty in the process.[8] On the following episode, Holiday explained he was only pretending to be Hammerstone's friend.[9] It was further revealed at the end of the February 24 episode of Fusion that Holiday had been working with MLW matchmaker and Azteca Underground owner Cesar Duran to defeat Contra Unit (including joining "The Hammerheads" team against Contra it the 2021 War Chamber match) in order to help Duran gain more power in MLW in exchange for a World title shot.[10] Hammerstone would successfully retain the title against 2021 Opera Cup winner Davey Richards, at SuperFight, but Holliday attacked Hammerstone after the match.[11] Duran threatened to strip Hammerstone of the World Heavyweight Championship, as he had not been heard from since the attack, but Hammerstone would return to attack Holliday on the March 24 episode of Fusion.[12][13]

Matches[]

No. Matches* Stipulations
1 E.J. Nduka and Calvin Tankman (c) vs. Arez and Gino Medina Tag team match for the MLW World Tag Team Championship
2 Alexander Hammerstone (c) vs. Richard Holliday (with Alicia Atout) Singles match for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship
3 The Von Erichs (Marshall and Ross) vs. 5150 (Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie) (with Dr. Julius Smokes and Konnan) Tag team match
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • *Card subject to change

References[]

  1. ^ "MLW Announces Intimidation Games 2020 For February 29". fightful.com. November 5, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "MLW: Intimidation Games Postponed To April 18, 2020 | Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  3. ^ "MLW reschedules Intimidation Games tapings to June 2021". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. May 4, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "MLW Re-Schedules Return To Action Due To COVID-19 Surge, War Chamber Moved To 2022". Wrestling Inc. August 20, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "War Chamber Match Will Main Event 11/6 MLW TV Taping". Mandatory. October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "MLW Intimidation Games 2022 Announced For March 31 In Dallas". Mandatory. January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  7. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  8. ^ "Fusion Recap: Hammerstone vs. Pagano Leads To A Friendship Shattered". Major League Wrestling. February 11, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  9. ^ MLW Fusion results: 5150 vs. Los Parks Tag Team title ladder match; F4WOnline; Ian Oliver; Feburary 18, 2022
  10. ^ 2/24 MLW Fusion Results: Mads Krugger vs. Jacob Fatu, Microman Debuts; Mandatory - Wrestle Zone; Bill Pritchard; February 25, 2022
  11. ^ "SuperFight Recap: Alex Hammerstone Defends World Title Against Davey Richards". Major League Wrestling. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  12. ^ MLW Fusion Report: TJP vs. Buddy Matthews, Rok-C vs. Miranda Gordy; March 17, 2022; John Siino; POST Wrestling
  13. ^ MLW Fusion: Mads Krugger vs. Jacob Fatu in a Stairway to Hell match; March 24, 2022; John Siino; POST Wrestling

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