{"id":41126,"date":"2019-03-16T23:01:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T03:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=41126"},"modified":"2019-03-21T16:24:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T20:24:49","slug":"andnew-two-new-melbourne-city-wrestling-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/03\/16\/andnew-two-new-melbourne-city-wrestling-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"#AndNEW: Two New Melbourne City Wrestling Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night at <i>Clash Of The Titans <\/i><b>Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW)<\/b> crowned new Tag Team Champions and a new World Heavyweight Champion.<\/p>\n<p>The MCW Tag Team Championships were contested under TLC rules when <b>The Law<\/b> (<b>Dowie James <\/b>and <b>Adam Brooks<\/b>)<b> <\/b>took on <b>The Brat Pack <\/b>(<b>Mitch Waterman <\/b>and <b>Nick Bury<\/b>). This match was described by those in attendance as an absolute car wreck that you simply couldn\u2019t look away from. Ultimately The Brat Pack would come out on top and become three-time MCW Tag Team Champions, equalling a record set by The Law.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AND YOUR NEW MCW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE BRAT PACK, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MitchWatermanPW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MitchWatermanPW<\/a> and @realnickbury !! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCWTitans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MCWTitans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HLPKS7mkoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/HLPKS7mkoo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Melbourne City Wrestling (@mcitywrestling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcitywrestling\/status\/1106863325294424064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then later in the night, it was Champion versus Champion when the MCW Intercommonwealth Champion <b>Slex<\/b> took on the MCW World Heavyweight Champion <b>Gino Gambino.\u00a0<\/b>Following lengthy introductions, which included a retrospective on the previous champions to hold the MCW World Heavyweight Championship, the two competitors would make their way to the ring. Slex would enter first to an incredibly loud and positive crowd reaction. Gambino would then make his way to the ring with an elaborate entrance featuring a knights guard of honour before he was then crowned \u201cthe king of champions\u201d by his manager <b>Sebastian Walker.<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Everything is on the line for @MrGinoGambino and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/slexthebusiness?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@slexthebusiness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCWTitans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MCWTitans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2JKSnoRE6E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2JKSnoRE6E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Melbourne City Wrestling (@mcitywrestling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcitywrestling\/status\/1106880274153914369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Once the match got started it quickly broke down into chaos thanks to the No DQ and No Countout stipulations, which were enacted to ensure a victor. The two men would brawl throughout the Thornbury Theatre before Gambino would drive Slex through the announce desk from the stage with a death valley drive. After Slex was miraculously able to recover though Walker would attempt to attack Slex with the Championship but would be cut off by special guest ring announcer <b>Seb Costello.<\/b> In the end, Slex was able to finally dethrone \u2018the king\u2019 and become the duel MCW Intercommonwealth &amp; MCW World Heavyweight Champion, which sent the crowd into an uproar of delight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcitywrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mcitywrestling<\/a> STILL YOUR INTERCOMMONWEALTH CHAMPION AND NEWWWWW MCW WORLD CHAMPION, THE BUSINESS SLEX! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/slexthebusiness?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@slexthebusiness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCWTitans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MCWTitans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mRmoclyUCb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/mRmoclyUCb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pardo (@djpardo27) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/djpardo27\/status\/1106916096236371968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As of writing, we\u2019re unsure what this means for the future of the two MCW singles championships. Will the titles be defended separately or does this now unify them into one title?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night at Clash Of The Titans Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) crowned new Tag Team Champions and a new World Heavyweight Champion. The MCW Tag Team Championships were contested under TLC rules when The Law (Dowie James and Adam Brooks) took on The Brat Pack (Mitch Waterman and Nick Bury). 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