Never Say Never (2019) was a

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produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on July 25, 2019, at the

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. The event was a television taping for future episodes of '' Fusion'' on beIN Sports. It was the third event in the Never Say Never chronology. Fourteen

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were taped at the event with most of the matches airing on future episodes of ''Fusion''. In the

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, Jacob Fatu successfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Tom Lawlor. In other prominent matches on the card,

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defeated

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in a New York City Street Fight, Teddy Hart retained the

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against

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and Alexander Hammerstone retained the National Openweight Championship against the debuting

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. The event also featured the MLW debut of Spirit Squad (

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and

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) as they competed against The Von Erichs (Marshall and Ross) in a losing effort.

Production

Background

In July 2017, Major League Wrestling resumed promoting events for the first time since the promotion's original closure in 2004. The success of these events lead MLW to secure a television deal with beIN Sports for a new program, '' MLW Fusion'', which debuted on April 20, 2018. On April 9, 2019, it was announced on MLW's website that the third edition of Never Say Never would take place on July 25 at the Melrose Ballroom in

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Storylines

On March 26, it was announced that

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would take on

in a New York City Street Fight at Battle Riot II. However, Havoc withdrew from the match due to his injury. The match was later set for Never Say Never. On June 12, it was announced that Austin Aries would be returning to MLW at Never Say Never. It was later announced that Aries would take on Ace Austin at the event. On June 18, it was announced that

would make his MLW debut. Billed as the Caribbean Heavyweight Champion, Vega was supposed to take on Alexander Hammerstone for the latter's National Openweight Championship. On June 21, it was announced that Timothy Thatcher would be making his MLW debut. It was announced on July 9 that Thatcher would be taking on

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in the former's MLW debut at Never Say Never. On June 30, it was announced that Zenshi would be making his MLW debut at Never Say Never. At

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, Jacob Fatu defeated Tom Lawlor to win the World Heavyweight Championship. On July 10, Lawlor invoked his rematch clause against Fatu with the rematch set for Never Say Never. On July 11, it was announced that

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and Rey Horus would compete in a match at Never Say Never. The ongoing rivalry between The Hart Foundation and

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continued as it was announced that Teddy Hart would defend the

against

and

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would take on Richard Holliday.

Results

References

External links

Major League Wrestling official website
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