MWA – Mayhem Wrestling Alliance 2021

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Mayhem Wrestling Alliance

The Year is 2021. The Global Pandemic of 2020 changed the economic landscape of the entire world. As the world dealt with the challenges all around, many entertainment avenues including WWE, TNA & AEW did their best to produce a positive distraction for the masses. The downside being that with no live shows, PPV buy rates were nonexistent and the Sports Entertainment industry went bankrupt by the end of the year.

In the spring of 2021, as the pandemic is brought under control, a relatively unknown real estate tycoon makes the following announcement.

“My name is William James Pemberton III and I have recently acquired assets from some of the recently liquidated professional wrestling organizations. This not only includes production equipment, transportation materials and set pieces but talent contracts as well. “

“I am here today to announce the birth of the Mayhem Wrestling Alliance. On July 25, 2021, I invite you to join us live or on Pay per view for Global Warfare! The main event for Global Warfare will be an 8-man pinfall elimination match to decide the very first Mayhem World Champion! Each of these 8 men have held championship gold in other promotions and any of them will make a fine brand ambassador for MWA!”

“We will also have 2 Tag Team Elimination Gauntlet matches with each having 4 teams. These 2 teams will compete at a future show for the Mayhem Tag Team Championships!”

“We look forward to providing top tier entertainment for the Wrestling fans going forward and will have a press release soon to announce where you can find your weekly fix of Mayhem!”

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TV ad1: (2 weeks out)
Sunday July 25, 2021
(A slow moving camera pans cross the Atlanta, GA skyline as the voice over kicks in)
Live Wrestling returns to State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA! A city that has a celebrated history of Sports Entertainment! Join the Mayhem Wrestling Alliance as they add to that legacy as they crown their first MWA World Champion!

(The camera settles in on a shadowed figure standing in front of a green and blue backdrop and the lights come up to bring his face into focus)
“Oh, it’s Damn True!
I’ll be your host for MWA’s Global Warfare! And a war is what we are going to have on our hands! The main event is going to blow the roof off of Atlanta!

We have a top crew of talent that’s looking forward to take MWA to the limit and win championship gold in the process!

If the main event wasn’t enough, our women’s division will have the first 2 of 4 first round qualifying matches for the Mayhem Women’s title tournament! The MWA Women’s championship will be decided at a later date, but we get to see the start of this high powered women’s division!

Oh, it’s True! It's Damn True!"

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Global Warfare 2021

The pyros go off and the music kicks in As 18,000 screaming fans are excited for the first safe live sports events since the Covid-19 era has come to an end. The music changes as Kurt Angle makes his way out to the stage.
“Welcome to Global Warfare and State Farm Arena! We couldn’t be more thrilled to be here tonight with the premier broadcast for the Mayhem Wrestling Alliance! Before we get started with tonight’s card, Mr. Pemberton has authorized me to announce that 2 weeks from tomorrow, we will debut the first week of our ongoing weekly telecast of Mayhem Monday starting at 9:00 EST on NBC Sports. So set those DVRs tonight! We are thrill…..”

“Awwww Atlanta! Don’t you dare be sour… “ The crowd erupts as The New Day makes their way out onto the Stage. They are here to let the crowd know that not only will they be involved in one of the Tag Team qualifier matches, but Kofi plans to not only participate in but to win the Global Warfare match to become the First ever M…W..A… World Champion!
Kurt takes back the mic “While that may be true, First up tonight, we have our first MWA Women’s qualifier match up next!”

The lights go down in anticipation as the music hits for the Legit Boss.

Candice LeRae vs. Sasha Banks
A solid back and forth match between these high energy competitors, but in the end, the former NXT Diva takes Sasha Banks on a Wild Ride for the victory. Candice celebrates on the turnbuckle while Sasha looks on with frustration and anger.

Candice LeRae pinned Sasha Banks with the Ms. LeRae's Wild Ride in 0:15:01.
Rating: *** 1/4


The MegaTron transitions from showing the match recap to Renee Young at the interview backdrop backstage. “The energy tonight couldn’t be any higher for tonight’s Main Event! With me now is the second competitor entered in tonight’s Global Warfare match… Certainly my biased favorite.. Jon Moxley!” Mox points out that he was the Final Champion when AEW folded and he’s spent the last few months at home looking to replace the Championship belt that he didn’t lose and that happens tonight!

The lights go down and out comes the “Goddess” Alexa Bliss followed in short order by Kairi Sane in her full pirate themed gear.

Alexa Bliss vs. Kairi Sane

This match was hard hitting both in and out of the ring. Kairi hit a big dive over the top rope and down to the floor that helped set up her Insane Elbow on Bliss.

Kairi Sane pinned Alexa Bliss with the Insane Elbow in 0:08:51.
Rating: *** 1/4

The Megatron shows Samoa Joe walking the hall backstage flanked on both sides by Akam & Rezar and all 3 of them look to be in a seriously bad mood.

Back in the arena, the entrances start for the next match. As the New Day gets the crowd hyped for the second time tonight, their music is cut short as the Bar’s entrance music kicks in. Cesaro & Sheamus start insulting their longtime rivals as they make their way down the aisle. The Undisputed Era are out next. Adam Cole accompanies Fish & O’Reilly out to the stage with a mic talking about a new prophesy and their upcoming domination of the championship landscape of MWA before he heads back and with a creepy music played on a children’s piano kicks in and the final team comes out in dark hooded cloaks. Halfway down the aisle, the drop the cloaks start laughing…. It’s Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian. It seems they were mocking their previous personas from a former employer.

Four Corners Match Tag Title Qualifier #1:
SCU vs. The New Day vs. The Bar vs. The Undisputed Era

Plenty of action here. Sheamus tried to bend the rules and took Big E outside but made a mistake and had his head bounced off the ring post instead allowing a New Day tag and getting eliminated by Woods. Another quick tag and Big E was able to eliminate Bobby Fish with a Bear hug! With the first 2 teams eliminated, the remaining teams settled into a battle to advance to the Championship match! The finish saw SoCal Uncensored take the win!

Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian defeated The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods), The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) and The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro):
x X. Woods beat Sheamus via a Shining Wizard in 0:06:20
x Big E beat B. Fish via a bearhug in 0:10:25
x F. Kazarian beat Big E via the Ocean Cyclone Suplex in 0:20:30
Rating: ** 1/2

“My Name… Is Paul Heyman… and I am the advocate for the future… reigning… defending MWA World Champion… BROCK LESNAR…. It is a foregone conclusion that by the end of the night, we will be leaving this arena with Championship gold and the other ‘competitors’ will be taking a one-way trip to Grady Hospital just down the road. Welcome to Suplex City!”

Music, lights & pyros start, and the second Tag Title Qualifier is on its way. With little wasted effort the Authors of Pain make their way down to the ring and stare up the aisle awaiting their opponents. Out second with a huge crowd pop is the reunited DIY, Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa.
“Quiet on the set!” We have the most Must See Tag Team that Hollywood has ever produced! The Miz & Morrison! Finally, The Uso brothers are on their way to the ring.

Four Corners Tag Title Qualifier #2:
The Usos vs. The Authors of Pain vs. DIY vs. Miz & Morrison

In a marathon match of epic proportions that didn’t see its first elimination until after the 30 minute mark, The Uso brothers advance to face the SCU for the MWA Tag Team Titles! In what can only be referred to as a spot fest, showing off all 4 teams, the only downside was Rezar’s inadvertent collision with referee Elisabeth Storm that resulted in the AOP’s disqualification. Samoa Joe’s hired muscle were obviously not happy with the outcome, letting the officials know that they would not stand for this! In the end, Miz felt the full impact of the Double Uce and 1… 2… 3!

The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) defeated The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar), DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) and John Morrison and The Miz:
x Akam beat T. Ciampa via a forearm to the back in 0:32:41
x Miz beat Rezar via disqualification in 0:41:14
x Jimmy beat Miz after the Double Uce in 0:48:34
Rating: *** 1/2

Kurt Angle returned to the stage to than the 18,673 folks in attendance and announcing that the very first Mayhem Wrestling Alliance has sold out it’s first PPV event and the first event in almost 18 months! “Oh, its true… Its Damn True! And its all because of you, the fans!”
And now, on to the main event!

Lights and music take over as the “Big Dog” Roman Reigns makes his way down the stairs and through the crowd. As Roman hits the ring, Jon Moxley comes down through the crowd on the opposite side of the arena. “Adam Cole, Bay Bay!” Cole taunts the fans as he walks the aisle. Brock Lesnar comes out to the stage with Heyman at his side. He stops at the stage and bounces from foot to foot before making his way to the ring with a purpose. Kofi is out next to a “New Day Rocks!” Chant. “Welcome to Mayhem is Jericho” LeChampion is out and looking to regaining championship gold. Ireland’s favored son, Finn Balor is out and the crowd is blowing the roof off. Lastly, a very pissed off Samoa Joe runs down and slides in and starts brawling with Roman and the match is on!


Mayhem World Title Global Warfare Match: ( 8-man Elimination Match)
Adam Cole vs. Samoa Joe vs. Chris Jericho vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Jon Moxley vs Finn Balor vs Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar

All eight of our competitors are seriously beating the hell out of each other in this one, but Samoa Joe was out for blood!  Joe and Lesnar were a couple of devastation machines, but Joe came up just short after passing out to Lesnar’s submission hold in the end.

Brock Lesnar won the Global Warfare Match
x A. Cole defeated R. Reigns after an Aztecan suplex in 0:11:55
x Joe defeated J. Moxley after a rear naked choke in 0:15:59
x Joe defeated F. Balor after a powerslam in 0:21:24
x B. Lesnar defeated K. Kingston after the F-5 in 0:23:54
x Joe defeated C. Jericho after a powerslam in 0:25:32
x B. Lesnar defeated A. Cole after a side step in 0:26:21
x B. Lesnar defeated Joe after an armlock hammerlock submission in
0:30:45
Rating: **** 1/2
(Brock Lesnar won the Mayhem World Title.)

Lesnar and Heyman celebrate in the center of the ring as the broadcast goes off the air

Card rating: *** 3/4

[jlamb]

Kairi the best in the world if she can drag Alexa Bliss to a ***1/4 match.

[cardsflyinhigh]

Not a bad start. Looking forward to seeing who steps up to be the face to challenge Lesnar

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Monday Mayhem 8.1

(my naming convention makes it easier to keep up with. Month.week)

The show opens with a modern, high impact video montage with a hard rock soundtrack. The announcers welcome everyone to the debut broadcast of Monday Mayhem on NBC Sports!
And immediately, the Empress of Tomorrow’s entrance starts followed by the return of the “Man” Becky Lynch. Her return match after taking time away to start her family. The announce team reminds the viewers that this is the 3rd of 4, first round Women’s Title Tournament matches that will come to an end 4 weeks at MWA Onslaught!

Becky Lynch vs. Asuka

A solid match between 2 old rivals. We see the finish when Asuka missed a Dropkick from the middle turnbuckle hitting her head & Becky made the cover for the win.

Becky Lynch pinned Asuka after a side step in 0:13:47.
Rating: ****

Becky celebrates in the corner as her music plays and we go to commercial break.

Back from the break, the announcers hype the next match as something of a rematch from the Global Warfare match highlights show Joe and Kofi from the match and show Joe’s dominance as one of the final 2 men.

The announce team points out that later tonight our new MWA World Champion, Brock Lesnar will be here to show off the new title belt.

Joe’s music hits as he wastes little time getting to the ring for the next match, followed by the high energy entrance of Kofi Kingston.

Samoa Joe vs. Kofi Kingston

Joe dominated the match. In the end, Kofi went up top one time too many and Joe swept his feet knocking him down and covered him for the pin.

Samoa Joe defeated Kofi Kingston via pinfall in 0:11:14.
Rating: ** 3/4

Joe makes a hasty retreat after the match as we go to commercial break.

Back from break a promo for next week’s episode highlighting Charlotte Flair in the final First round match in the Women’s Title Tournament.

“Don’t you dare be sour… Here comes the New Day, followed by what is billed as the most “Must See” Tag Team in MWA, The Miz and Morrison

The New Day vs. John Morrison and The Miz

A great back and forth match that sees the end with Miz taking woods down on the outside as Morrison hits Starship Pain on Big E.

John Morrison and The Miz defeated The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) when
J. Morrison pinned Big E with the Starship Pain in 0:17:18.
Rating: *** 1/4

Morrison & Miz celebrate as we go to commercial break.

Coming back from the break, we waste no time…

“My name… is Paul Heyman… (Heyman & Lesnar make their way out to the stage and while talking they make their way to the ring where there is a pedestal with a cloth covering something) and as I predicted 2 weeks ago, I’m the Advocate for the reigning… defending.. Mayhem World Champion… BROCK LESNAR. “
Once they enter the ring, Heyman goes on “Eight men entered the Global Warfare match and, in the end, as expected BROCK LESNAR was the last one standing. Tonight, we are here to unveil the new Mayhem World Championship belt.” (Lesnar has a big smile on his face as Heyman pulls back the cover to show the gold plates on a dark green leather strap)

As Lesnar reaches out and puts the belt over his shoulder, Joe’s music hits. Joe walks out with Akam and Rezar behind him, all 3 dressed in suits.

The three men stop at the stage and give a slow sarcastic golf clap.

“Well done Brock…. You did a great job… Paul had a perfect strategy for you… Let me do the heavy lifting… and in the end when it was just the 2 of us…. When you could not beat me in the ring… you tried to kill me. “
The Megatron shows replays from the Global Warfare where Lesnar hit a F-5 on the concrete, followed by slamming his head into the steps and finishing up with an F-5 through the announce table before rolling him into the ring to pin him

“Your problem is that you didn’t finish the job…”

Joe, Akam & Razer make their way slowly down the ramp. “You and I have a history. And after our last match… Your Advocate had to work to earn his money to prevent me from getting another match against you, but your luck just ran out…in 3 weeks at Onslaught, your Ass… and that title are mine.”

Brock takes the mic from Paul “You couldn’t beat me in the past… You couldn’t beat me at Global Warfare… and now you have to bring backup with you just to run your mouth?” Brock Laughs.

Joe walks up the steps and into the ring to stand facing Lesnar while the other 2 men stay at the bottom of the ramp.

“Brock, you have things all wrong. They aren’t here to back me up. They are here to keep the security team from rescuing you” Joe hits Lesnar with a 2-leg takedown and starts hitting him with mounted punches. Security and the locker rooms empty with officials trying to get down to break up the brawl, with the AOP blocking the path as the show goes off the air.

Card rating: *** 1/2

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Mayhem 8.2

As the opening montage ends, the announcers welcome everyone back to Monday Mayhem on NBC Sports! They lead us into footage from the end of last week and the altercation between Samoa Joe and MWA World Champion, Brock Lesnar. Lesnar’s Advocate, Paul Heyman, will be with us tonight to address the assault on his client.

The music hits as Adam Cole begins to make his way out to the ring accompanied by Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reiley. The members of the Undisputed Era insulting the members of the crowd while making their way ringside. As Cole stands in the corner posing, Jon Moxley’s music hits and he makes his way down through the crowd.

Adam Cole vs. Jon Moxley
Mox was putting on a clinic of violence at the expense of Adam Cole until Bobby Fish jumped up on the apron hit him with a hotshot across the top rope while the referee was distracted, allowing Cole to hit the Last Shot and get the pin.
Adam Cole pinned Jon Moxley with the Last Shot in 0:11:21.
Rating: *** 1/4
[Bobby Fish interfered against Jon Moxley.]

We get a highlight reel for the Women’s Championship tournament so far and the advancing Candice LaRae, Kairi Sane and Becky Lynch and setting up for the final first round match up next

Charlotte Flair vs. Lacey Evans


The Sassy Southern Belle put up a tough fault battle, but it wasn’t enough in the end as Charlotte locked in the Figure Four leglock in true Flair Style, celebrating with an arrogant Woooooo in the center of the ring.

Charlotte Flair pinned Lacey Evans after a figure-four leglock in 0:19:24.
Rating: ** 1/2

The cameras pan to the backstage area where…”My name is Paul Heyman… and I’m the advocate for the Reigning… Defending... MWA World Champion…. BROCK LESNAR…”
Heyman takes a deep breath and smiles a fake smile
“Last week, Samoa Joe, you made a huge mistake…. It wasn’t a new mistake, but a repeat of a mistake you first made in 2017… You stuck your nose where it did not belong! And just like last time, you assaulted my client, BROCK LESNAR…. The problem is, you seem to think that warrants you getting a title shot? I don’t think so, my friend! The only thing that entitles you to is a beating of epic proportions! And that will not come when you demand it….but when we see fit!”

Back to the ring we have the music and entrance for the Bar…taunting the fans as they make their way to the ring.

Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian make their way out to the stage with a mic.
“Kaz, we’ve tagged together around the world! we’ve tagged together in just about every territory, every federation, every alliance. Every time we change jobs, they try to rebrand us and call us something different. Deep down, nothing has ever changed…. We have all ways and continue to be Bad Influence!

Bad Influence vs. The Bar

A back and forth battle between the four combatants, in the end Sheamus clotheslined Kazarian out to the floor and in a rare move, goes for a high cross bodyblock over the top rope and missed knocking himself out cold. Kaz rolls Sheamus back in and makes the tag, allowing Daniels to hit the BME.

Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) defeated The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro)
when C. Daniels pinned Cesaro after the Best Moonsault Ever in 0:28:21.
Rating: *** 3/4

Daniels looks into the camera and says “Just like that, at Onslaught we’ll be the MWA Tag Team Champions!’
The announcers Thank everyone for watching and the show goes off the air

Card rating: *** 1/4

[LillaThrilla]

Good promo by Joe. AOP are perfect sidekicks for him.

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Mayhem 8.3

The Mayhem opening theme & montage ring in the opening of the show. Our broadcast team welcomes us and hypes tonight’s main event, Kairi Sane meets Candace LeRae in the semifinal for the Women’s Championship tournament.

First we go to the ring for our first match of the night. The Undisputed Era makes their way down to ramp first as Adam Cole is set to face off with the Big Dog.

Reigns makes his way in through the crowd to a huge pop.

Adam Cole vs. Roman Reigns
A solid contest between these 2 great athletes, but as one would expect Fish & O’Reiley on the outside with a distraction and Cole hits the Last Shot….1…2…3.
After the bell, all 3 members start ganging up on Reigns until his cousins, The Usos hit the ring for the save and the Undisputed Era makes their way up the ramp. I don’t think we have seen the end of this yet.

Adam Cole pinned Roman Reigns with the Last Shot in 0:08:52.
Rating: ** 3/4

The broadcast team shows highlights from last week’s Paul Heyman Promo, as the clip ends, they inform the viewers that later tonight we will have a statement from upper management regarding the Brock Lesnar and Samoa Joe situation. Speaking of Joe, he’s walking out on stage now with our next competitors.

Music for the Authors of Pain starts up as they are being accompanied by Joe. They waste no time getting to the ring and pace briskly inside the ring as the Music changes over to that of DIY.

The Authors of Pain vs DIY
This looked to be the start of a solid match, but once things got going, the AOP utterly destroyed Gargano and Ciampa. They hit both their combo Powerbomb/Neckbreaker and the Super Collider before finally covering for the pin fall.

The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) defeated
DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) when Rezar defeated T. Ciampa
via pinfall in 0:04:14.
Rating: * 1/2

As the AOP celebrate, Mr. Pemberton, Owner of MWA appears on the Tron screen.
“Thanks to everyone for Supporting the MWA as we are still just getting started. Over the last few weeks, we have had quite the situation brewing between Samoa Joe and Brock Lesnar. After speaking with our competition committee, we have decided that Mr. Lesnar will defend his MWA World Championship in the main event at Onslaught in 13 days. “ Joe has a big smile on his face as he and his compatriots make their way out of the ring and to the back.

‘Pirate Queen’ Kairi Sane makes her way to the ring with the crowd cheering loudly.

Before Kairi finishes recognizing the crowd, the music switches and Candice is on her way out to the ring.

Candice LeRae vs. Kairi Sane
This match is certainly living up to the hype as our main event as these 2 competitors are fighting hard, back and forth. In the end, Sane clotheslines Lerae over the top rope and to the floor. Sane goes for a running dive through the ropes and misses, knocking herself out cold. LeRae rolls her back into the ring and hits her ‘Wicked Stepsister’ Stomp on the lifeless body of Sane and covers for the victory and advances to the Championship match at Onslaught!

Candice LeRae defeated Kairi Sane with the Wicked Stepsister in 0:24:23.
Rating: *** 1/4

She’s celebrating in the ring as tonight’s episode goes off the air.

Card rating: ** 3/4