MLW has sent out a press release revealing that the company will be unveiling a new title in the company called the National Openweight Championship.
According to the press release, The Openweight title is exactly that, no weight limitations between two competitors and provides open competition on the roster for fighters of all shapes and sizes. The inaugural series for the vacant title will include four fighters who will be announced as April rolls on as the finals for the championship will take place June 1 in Milwaukee, WI. Full statement from MLW is below:
MLW launches National Openweight Championship; Milwaukee to host finals on June 1st
NEW YORK – Major League Wrestling extends to new boundaries with the introduction of a new championship as the inaugural National Champion is crowned at MLW: Fury Road 2019 at the Waukesha County Expo Center on Saturday night June 1st.
Tickets start at just $10 at http://www.MLWTickets.com.
Over the next several weeks, 4 wrestlers will vie for the new championship with the finals on Saturday June 1st at the Waukesha County Expo Center in the greater Milwaukee area.
MLW matchmakers will reveal the 4 grapplers in the championship tournament later this month.
“The new championship means bigger fights with greater regularity,” said MLW CEO and founder Court Bauer.
In the coming weeks on FUSION, some of the world’s most exceptional wrestlers from a variety of different backgrounds will converge to compete for the new championship.
The National Championship is an openweight division, where there is no weight limit and fighters with a dramatic difference in size can compete against each other.
With super heavyweights, middleweights and heavyweights all eligible to compete for the championship, the championship match-ups are endless.
The tournament will begin May with the finalists fighting it out on June 1st as the league crowns the first-ever National Champion.
Media and business inquiries for this event can be sent to: milwaukee@mlw.com.
Buy General Admission tickets starting at $10 at MLWTickets.com.
Matches signed for June 1st:
National Championship Finals
Signed thus far for MLW FURY ROAD:
“Filthy” Tom Lawlor • LA Park • Hart Foundation • Low Ki • Salina de la Renta • Hijo de LA Park • CONTRA Unit • Ace Romero • Mance Warner • Alex Hammerstone • MJF • Ricky Martinez • Gringo Loco and more!
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