On the May 5, 2021 episode of Fusion, Alicia Atout announced that an open draft would be taking place on MLW's website and official YouTube channel where various wrestlers from the MLW roster and free agents from various promotions in Japan, Mexico and the independent circuit would be drafted on the MLW roster in order to refresh the roster.[3][4] On the season finale of Fusion on beIN Sports, former Lucha Underground authority figure Dario Cueto was revealed to be "El Jefe", who sacrificed Salina de la Renta for not paying him his dues for providing financial assistance to Renta's group Promociones Dorado. This would explain de la Renta's legitimate departure from MLW.[5][6][7] The new stage name of Cueto would reveal to be "Cesar Duran" and he would begin representing his own faction called Azteca Underground.[8] It was announced that the draft would begin on May 20.[9]
Selections[]
The first round of the open draft began on May 20 with various wrestlers being drafted in various rounds including members of the MLW roster and new employees.