Major League Wrestling

Major League Wrestling, LLC

Trade name	Major League Wrestling
Company type	Holding
Industry	Professional wrestling
Founded	April 7, 2002 (2002-04-07) (original); July 2017 (2017-07) (revival)
Founders	Court Bauer
Headquarters	New Rochelle, New York
Key people	Court Bauer (CEO) Jared St Laurent (COO)
Products	Publishing Television Merchandise Pay-per-view Live events
Services	Licensing
Owner	Court Bauer
Divisions	MLW Radio Network
Subsidiaries	MLW Media, LLC
Website	mlw.com

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History History of professional wrestling By year Early wrestling championships Gold Dust Trio 1980s boom Black Saturday 1994 NWA World Title Tournament Monday Night War Attitude Era 2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus The Invasion Wednesday Night Wars
Notable promotions All Elite Wrestling All Japan Pro Wrestling All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling All Star Wrestling American Wrestling Association Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Extreme Championship Wrestling DDT Pro-Wrestling Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Jim Crockett Promotions Joint Promotions Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Major League Wrestling Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling National Wrestling Alliance New Japan Pro-Wrestling Pro Wrestling Noah Ring of Honor Soft Ground Wrestling Stampede Wrestling Titanes en el ring Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling Total Nonstop Action Wrestling UWF International Women of Wrestling World Championship Wrestling (Australia) World Championship Wrestling (United States) World Wonder Ring Stardom WWE Raw SmackDown NXT Evolve Others
Notable men Early 20th century Bert Assirati Billy Riley Billy Sandow Ed "Strangler" Lewis Frank Gotch George Hackenschmidt The Great Gama Jack Pfefer Joe Stecher Jim Londos Lou Thesz Martin "Farmer" Burns Orville Brown Salvador Lutteroth Toots Mondt Mid 20th century Blue Demon Bruno Sammartino Buddy Rogers "Classy" Freddie Blassie Danny Hodge Dick "The Destroyer" Beyer Édouard Carpentier El Santo Gene Kiniski Gorgeous George Karl Gotch Rikidōzan Sam Muchnick Stu Hart Verne Gagne 1970s Abdullah The Butcher Akira Maeda André the Giant Antonio Inoki Baron von Raschke Big Daddy Billy Robinson Carlos Colón Dory Funk Jr. Dusty Rhodes Ernie Ladd Giant Baba Gordon Solie Harley Race Jack Brisco Mil Máscaras Negro Navarro Nick Bockwinkel Terry Funk 1980s Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Dynamite Kid Genichiro Tenryu Hulk Hogan Jim Crockett Jr. "Macho Man" Randy Savage Ric Flair Ricky Steamboat "Rowdy" Roddy Piper Satoru "Tiger Mask" Sayama Stan Hansen Vince McMahon 1990s Akira Taue Antonio Peña Atsushi Onita Bret Hart Eric Bischoff Jim Ross Jushin Thunder Liger Keiji Muto (The Great Muta) Kenta Kobashi Kevin Nash Mick Foley Mitsuharu Misawa Owen Hart Paul Heyman Ron Simmons Scott Hall Shawn Michaels Sting "Stone Cold" Steve Austin The Rock The Undertaker Toshiaki Kawada Triple H Vince Russo 2000s AJ Styles Batista Brock Lesnar Chris Jericho Eddie Guerrero Edge Hiroshi Tanahashi Jeff Hardy Jeff Jarrett John Cena Kurt Angle Místico Randy Orton Rey Mysterio 2010s and 2020s Bryan Danielson CM Punk Cody Rhodes Jon Moxley Kazuchika Okada Kenny Omega Nick Khan Roman Reigns Rossy Ogawa Seth Rollins Tetsuya Naito Tony Khan
Notable women Before 1975 Chabela Romero Cora Livingston Donna Christanello Ethel Johnson Irma González June Byers La Dama Enmascarada Mae Young Mildred Burke The Fabulous Moolah Late 20th century (1975 to 1999) Aja Kong Akira Hokuto Bull Nakano Chigusa Nagayo Chyna Dump Matsumoto Jackie Sato Lady Apache Lioness Asuka Madusa Miceli Manami Toyota Megumi Kudo Miss Elizabeth Sherri Martel Wendi Richter 2000s Awesome Kong Ayako Hamada Beth Phoenix Faby Apache Gail Kim Lita Madison Eagles Marcela Nanae Takahashi Sara Del Rey Stephanie McMahon Trish Stratus 2010s Alexa Bliss Asuka Bayley Becky Lynch Charlotte Flair Iyo Sky Kairi Sane Mayu Iwatani Meiko Satomura Mercedes Moné Princesa Sugehit Ronda Rousey 2020s Bianca Belair Giulia Liv Morgan Rhea Ripley Sareee Syuri Toni Storm Utami Hayashishita
Notable tag teams and stables Mid 20th Century − 1970s Assassins Blackjacks Blond Bombers The Duseks Fabulous Kangaroos First Family Kalmikoffs Los Misioneros de la Muerte Sharpe Brothers Valiant Brothers Wild Samoans 1980s Brain Busters British Bulldogs Bushwackers Crush Gals Demolition Fabulous Freebirds Four Horsemen Hart Foundation Heenan Family Los Infernales Mega Powers Midnight Express Revolution Road Warriors Rock 'n' Roll Express Steiner Brothers 1990s Dangerous Alliance D-Generation X (New Age Outlaws) Doom Dudley Brothers and the Dudley Boyz Dungeon of Doom Heisei Ishingun Holy Demon Army Jado & Gedo Kai En Tai Las Cachorras Orientales Los Gringos Locos Miracle Violence Connection New World Order (Outsiders) 2000s Age of the Fall Apollo 55 Beer Money, Inc. The Briscoes Brothers of Destruction Burning Colony Edge & Christian Evolution Hardy Boyz Kings of Wrestling Latin American Xchange Los Guerreros Main Event Mafia Motor City Machine Guns Voodoo Murders 2010s and 2020s The Addiction / SCU American Wolves Blackpool Combat Club / Death Riders Bloodline (Usos) Bullet Club Chaos Elite FTR Golden Lovers Judgment Day Los Ingobernables (de Japón) Los Perros del Mal New Day Oedo Tai Queen's Quest Shield Undisputed Era (reDRagon) Wyatt Family Young Bucks
By region Australia Bolivia Canada China France India Iran Israel Japan Mexico New Zealand Puerto Rico Russia Saudi Arabia United Kingdom United States
Styles British wrestling All-in style Mountevans rules Cruiserweight X Division French catch Hardcore Intergender Lucha libre Midget Mini-Estrella Puroresu Shoot style U-Kei Women's
Concepts Attire Masks Wrestling singlet Wrestling shoe Blading Championship World Heavyweight Dirt sheet Glossary of terms Kayfabe Gimmick Face Heel Shoot Heat Job Push House show Match types Music Ring name Sports entertainment Tag team Weight classes Wrestling ring
Culture Backyard wrestling Cauliflower Alley Club Cauliflower ear Comic books Fantasy wrestling Films Luchador films Magazines Paintings Gustave Courbet Thomas Eakins William Etty George Luks Rib Ribera Steakhouse Ten-bell salute Video games Wrestling personalities in politics Zubaz
Media outlets Botchamania Box y Lucha Dark Side of the Ring Fighting Spirit Magazine Live Audio Wrestling OSW Review Power Slam Pro Wrestling Illustrated Solowrestling Súper Luchas WrestleCrap Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Controversies Animals in professional wrestling Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide David Arquette in WCW Death of Owen Hart Fingerpoke of Doom Killing of Bruiser Brody Killing of Rikidōzan Mass Transit incident Montreal Screwjob Premature deaths Ring boy scandal Speaking Out United States v. McMahon Vince McMahon sex trafficking scandal WWE–Saudi Arabia relationship
Lists Attendance records Championships Families Halls of fame Matches rated 5 or more stars by Dave Meltzer Moves Promotions Rivalries Rosters TV shows Wrestling families
Related topics Combat sport Comparison of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts Martial arts Mock combat Pankration Shootfighting Sport wrestling Amateur Catch Shoot Submission Lancashire Luta Livre Pehlwani Stage combat Theatre Theatresports

Major League Wrestling (MLW) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in New Rochelle, New York. The promotion was founded in 2002 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by former WWE writer Court Bauer. The promotion markets its product as "Hybrid Wrestling", with its roster featuring a mix of different wrestling styles.

The promotion originally ran live events until 2004, with these events seen on the television series, MLW Underground TV. MLW returned to promoting events in July 2017, and resumed weekly television programming with the premiere of MLW Fusion in April 2018.