Major League Wrestling (MLW), one of the fastest-growing wrestling companies in the world, today announced the return of its flagship weekly series, MLW Fusion, with a special two-hour premiere on Saturday, May 30. MLW Fusion will air hour-long episodes free every Saturday at 6:05 PM ET on the MLW YouTube channel. The series will also air later that evening at 10 PM ET on beIN Sports.
“6:05 is sacred ground,” said MLW Founder and CEO Court Bauer. “That time slot belongs to the history of this sport as made famous by legendary Ted Turner. We’re not just bringing back a weekly show; we’re planting our flag and celebrating wrestling’s southern soul. MLW Fusion is back, it’s free, and it’s built for the fans who remember what Saturday night wrestling felt like.”
MLW Fusion’s return marks a new era for the company, which will produce live special events alongside the weekly series. Fans can look forward to major upcoming shows in New York City on June 11 and Philadelphia on June 12 & 13. The news came a few days after the announcement of the strategic alliance between MLW and STARDOM.
A Loaded Roster
The new season of MLW Fusion arrives backed by a wave of major roster additions. Recent additions to the company include top free-agent signings Shotzi, Lady Frost, and Trevor Lee. The top European stars Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang, and Big Damo are also included. Also, rising prospects Brick Savage, Zamaya, and Jay Bishop represent the next generation of MLW talent.
They join an already loaded roster that includes MLW World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kross, former UFC star Matt Riddle, Mexico’s biggest box office draw Mistico, plus fan-favorites The Good Brothers, The Skyscrapers Bishop Dyer and Donovan Dijak, Satoshi Kojima, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, Alex Hammerstone, and more.
The current MLW Champions are:
- Killer Kross – MLW World Heavyweight Champion
- Shotzi Blakcheart – MLW Women’s World Featherweight Champion
- Austin Aries – MLW National Openweight Champion
- Donovan Dijak and Bishop Dyer (fka Baron Corbin) – MLW World Tag Team Champions
- Templario – MLW World Middleweight Champion
MLW Fusion premieres Saturday, May 30 at 6:05 PM ET, free on YouTube, with the encore airing at 10 PM ET on beIN Sports. One of the fastest-growing wrestling leagues today, MLW programming is available in over 60 countries worldwide, including on beIN Sports in the U.S. This brand-new episode will be the 195th edition of MLW Fusion.
Some MLW Fusion history
Major League Wrestling announced its partnership with beIN Sports on March 30, 2018, in which the network would air a weekly television series. In January 2019, the show began airing internationally. After a pandemic hiatus, MLW Fusion returned on November 18, 2020, with new episodes airing on MLW’s YouTube channel the same night.
Following the 2023 Fusion season finale, MLW revamped its event schedule to air two events every month: a live, premium event and a free, taped special for BeIN Sports and MLW’s YouTube channel. During MLW x Don Gato Tequila: Lucha de los Muertos on November 20, 2025, it was announced that Fusion would return in 2026.
MLW is the company where the Samoan Werewolf, Jacob Fatu, and former AEW World Heavyweight Champion MJF made their debut and broke their first records. Fatu still holds the record of the longest MLW World Heavyweight Championship reign at 819 days.
Here are a few MLW alumni, since the company’s creation in 2002:
- WWE’s CM Punk, Penta, Fénix, Dragon Lee, Matt Cardona, and Rey Mysterio;
- NXT’s Lexis King and Lince Dorado;
- AAA’s El Hijo del Vikingo;
- AEW’s Christopher Daniels, AEW World Champion Darby Allin, Sammy Guevara, Swerve Strickland, the Rascalz, Ace Austin, Darius Martin, Beast Mortos, Hologram, El Clon, Komander, and Zayda Steel;
- Wrestling legends Homicide, the Sandman, Raven, Bobby Fish, and Paul London;
- TNA Wrestling’s Sami Callihan, Trey Miguel, Rich Swann, KC Navarro, and TNA World Champion Mike Santana.
