Mat Memory- 7 16 83 Snuka vs Muraco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=931VIssKB-0

MLW Fusion #93: Opera Cup Finals Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Brian Pillman | Myron Reed vs. El Lindaman

Matches: •Opera Cup Finals: Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Brian pillman Jr. •World Middleweight Title Match: Myron Reed (c) vs. El Lindaman •NYC Street Fight: Savio Vega vs. Gino "El Intocable" Medina MLW invites you to experience history in the making as the 2019 Opera Cup comes to a close with the tournament finals on this week’s MLW FUSION. After 71 years the Opera Cup will be presented to a new winner as Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Brian Pillman Jr. clash in the finals. Will Smith’s power, technique and sheer size be too much for Pillman? Or, will Pillman’s tenacity prove unstoppable? Tune in to see the Hart Foundation collide before a capacity crowd in New York City. Complimenting Opera Cup finals is a World Middleweight Championship bout. In his first title defense, Myron Reed will take on Japan’s El Lindaman. Will the powerful middleweight from Japan bring gold back to the StrongHearts? Will Injustice prevail as their momentum surges? Following the heinous attack on Konnan, Savio Vega has challenged Gino “El Intocable” Medina to a New York Street Fight. The “Brawling Boricua” is not happy with the disrespect shown to his fellow hermano and looks to beat some respect into the newly minted member of the Dynasty. A new Lifestyles of the Rich and Dynastic brings viewers into the rarified air of the tony 21 Club in midtown Manhattan. The Dynasty toast their newest member with champagne and caviar. Is this foursome now unstoppable? Will Tom Lawlor feel the heat for his attack on the Von Erichs? You may be surprised to hear who he is in hot water with! Will the Opera Cup alternates Injustice interrupt the historic Opera Cup? Plus, Alicia Atout provides an exclusive with both finalists. Join AJ Kirsch and Rich Bocchini for a memorable night from the Melrose Ballroom in New York City.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FhGIAmRaGU

Mat Memory- Ace Romero vs Keith Lee

In preparation for Ace Romero's return to the Pro Wrestling Magic kingdom on January 25th at "Full House," we here at PWM have decided to bring you a classic from Acey Baby's past. Ace Romero takes on current NXT Superstar, The Limitless Keith Lee. Enjoy the match and get hyped for "Full House" on January 25th, where Ace Romero will enter the 2020 Chad Adams Memorial Rumble to battle for a title shot of his choice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irxTdLYo4jI

Mat Memory- Rocky Johnson vs Bruiser Brody (From 1978 Houston)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45cRy4x_zrM

Eric Young On How TNA Used To Be A Legitimate Alternative To WWE

Eric Young grew up a pro wrestling fan and has been in the industry for over 20 years. While speaking with NewsChannel 5, he talked about how he got to fulfill a dream with TNA.

"Pro wrestling is all that I've wanted to do since I was five years old," Young said. "My first and only goal in wrestling was to sign a contract to say, 'this is what I do for a living.' I don't have another job on the side. I pay my bills, and live a decent life through wrestling. In 2004, that became a reality for me, and TNA was the reason for that."

Young also talked about his unique career in TNA and how it opened up other opportunities outside of wrestling.

"My career is interesting for that way. I've done everything. I've wrestled the opening match. I've wrestled the main event. I've won every title there was. I've wrestled girls. I was Knockouts Tag Team Champions with ODB. I can truly say that I've done it all. People say, 'did you like doing the comedy stuff?' The first year I was there I was a member of Team Canada. I didn't say a word for two years. I did the comedy thing for almost eight years, maybe closer to nine years. Loved that," Young said. "[I] got a fishing show out of that, branched into television. Hosted a thing on Spike and did a bunch of other stuff because it showed I could do other things."

Young was asked about the similarities between Vince McMahon and Dixie Carter, and he praises McMahon for growing WWE into a multi-billion dollar business.

"The similarities is that wrestling, at all levels, has all of the same problems, they're just at a different scale. [They're] two professionals. [The] two [have] very different views on business, very different views on wrestling," Young said. "Vince McMahon, if you're asking my opinion, is a genius. He invented network television, how we know it. He was ahead of the curve on how television was going to be consumed in the next five years by having the WWE [Network] for $9. He went from a $750-800 million business to a $2.9 billion business. He did that in a year. Who grows a company like that? Nobody and that's just for the rights to air his television shows. That's not including digital content [and] merchandising. T-shirt sales alone, I don't think there's another media business that sells as many t-shirts as WWE."

Young talked about how TNA was more of an alternative to WWE rather than serious competition. He also pointed out how AJ Styles was made popular thanks to TNA.

"When I was in TNA, there was a point where it was a legitimate alternative. There was a place that guys could go. Guys could make a very good living. If you were a fan, and you were tired of this, you could go see this. If you didn't like this, then you could switch back over to this. There was never a point where it was a competition. We were never competing with the WWE. We were definitely an alternative, but there was never a competition," Young said.

"We were playing the same game. We're doing the same things. They were the Yankees. We were the Nashville Sounds. Nashville Sounds are fun. It's still professional baseball. Some of those guys are just as good as some guys in the majors, but they don't have that one-way contract yet. That's what it was. Look at the WWE roster now. 10 of the top 20 guys worked with me. In my opinion, right now, AJ Styles is the best in-ring performer there is. He's been that for a long time. Well, he was put on the map and discovered by TNA wrestling, and he would say that too."

Sean Waltman On Marty Scurll Possibly Fixing ROH's Recent "Lackluster" TV Product

WWE Hall of Famer, Sean 'X-PAC' Waltman, took to his X-Pac 1, 2, 360 podcast to discuss the recent re-signing of Ring Of Honor star, Marty Scurll. Waltman believes that this is a huge move in the world of pro wrestling because regardless of where Scurll would have ended up, it would have brought about a positive change.

"Marty is a smart guy, I am sure he weighed his options very carefully," Waltman said. "And it was an incredibly important decision to make at this time in wrestling because if he goes to AEW and he's on that stage, he could make a difference wherever he goes.

"He chose to stay there… [ROH] has some good talent there. Marty's there, I am a fan of Brody King, and some other guys there."

Despite enjoying Marty's work overall, Waltman says that ROH has been putting on some lackluster matches as of late. He hopes that Scurll will spawn some change amongst the locker room so that ROH will bring back some "flavor" to it's broadcast.

"But I turn the [ROH] TV on, I watch their TV show and I am like, 'What's going on here?' [There are] lackluster matches. I am not trying to s--t on their product because I root for them but when I watched ROH recently, I didn't feel that feeling that I usually feel," Waltman explained. "It didn't have that vibe, that flavor. When you used to think of ROH, that was the 5-star match factory.

"I hope it changes because I root for them. And thank God for that company because half the main roster in WWE that's making that money now came from there. So I am hoping they listen to Marty because Marty's got fresh eyes, fresh thoughts."