Middleweight title match set for MLW TV tapings
MLW has added a Middleweight title match to their June television tapings.
It was announced today that Teddy Hart will defend his Middleweight Championship against Jimmy Havoc at MLW’s tapings in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Saturday, June 1. The tapings are taking place at the Waukesha Expo Center.
Hart is the second Middleweight Champion in MLW history. He won the title in a ladder match in December after MJF had to vacate it due to injury.
Hart also holds the MLW Tag Team titles with Davey Boy Smith Jr. Smith will face MJF in a singles match at the tapings in Waukesha, continuing The Hart Foundation’s storyline with The Dynasty (MJF, Richard Holliday, and Alexander Hammerstone).
Havoc returned to MLW over WrestleMania week, with Tom Lawlor retaining his World Heavyweight Championship against Havoc.
Lawlor facing Contra Unit in a tag match (Lawlor’s partners have yet to be revealed), Sami Callihan vs. Mance Warner in a falls count anywhere match, and the National Openweight title tournament finals are also set for the June 1 tapings, along with the MLW debuts of Ross & Marshall Von Erich and Adam Brooks.
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