SuperFight (2024) was a
professional wrestling event produced by
Major League Wrestling (MLW). It took place on February 3, 2024, at the
2300 Arena
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in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was streamed live on
Triller TV. It was the fourth event under the
SuperFight
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chronology.
Additional matches were
taped
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for MLW's "The Burning Crush", a free special which aired on
BeIN Sports USA and MLW's
YouTube channel on February 17.
Production
Background
SuperFight is a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling. The
first event
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was broadcast as a special live episode of ''
Fusion'' that aired on February 2, 2019; the second live special in the show's history. The second event,
Saturday Night SuperFight, was held later that year on November 2 as MLW's first-ever
pay-per-view
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card.
On December 11, 2023, it was announced that SuperFight would be taking place on February 3, 2024, at the
2300 Arena
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in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As part of MLW's partnership with
Triller TV to produce live specials for TrillerTV+ subscribers, the 2024 edition will also be the first to air live since 2019.
Storylines
The card consisted of matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray
villains,
heroes, or
less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by MLW's writers. Storylines are played out across the league's social media platforms.
Per MLW's "Open Door Policy," several freelancers would be announced for SuperFight. Several wrestlers from partner promotion
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
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(CMLL) and
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) will also appear. Names include
Místico,
Averno,
Shigeo Okumura,
and
Yuji Nagata.
After
Alex Kane successfully defended the
MLW World Heavyweight Championship at
Kings of Colosseum, his next challenger was announced to be former world champion
Satoshi Kojima. Their title match would be set for SuperFight.
At Kings of Colosseum, former tag team partner and stablemate
Akira challenged
Rickey Shane Page of
The Calling
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in a
Taipei Deathmatch for the latter's
MLW National Openweight Championship. In the closing moments, Akira would suffer from interference by a returning
Sami Callihan which would cost him the match. In a promo after the match, an irate Akira put a challenge out to Callihan for a match at SuperFight, which was made official, but under "
Death Machine Rules."
For months, Ichiban had been trying to gain an
MLW World Middleweight Championship match but was constantly shot down by champion
Rocky Romero and Promociones Dorado promoter
Salina de la Renta. At
Fightland, Ichiban would team with
Máscara Dorada to defeat Romero and
Bárbaro Cavernario. During the
Holiday Rush special aired on December 23, 2023, Ichiban would face de la Renta in an
intergender match
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, which he won by
disqualification due to run-ins by Promociones Dorado.
Regardless, per pre-match stipulations, Ichiban finally earned a title opportunity against Romero, which was made for SuperFight in a
two-out-of-three falls match.
Results
References
{{MLWPPV, SuperFight
Major League Wrestling shows
2024 in professional wrestling
2024 in Philadelphia
Professional wrestling shows in Philadelphia
February 2024 events in the United States