MLW Blood & Thunder 2023 announced for Philadelphia

MLW has announced that January’s Blood & Thunder event will be held in Philadelphia. 

The event will take place Saturday, January 7, 2023, from the famed 2300 Arena. Matches on the show will be filmed for future episodes of MLW Fusion. 

MLW presented Fightland 2022 from the same venue last month. Last year’s Blood & Thunder event was held in Gilley’s Dallas and featured Alexander Hammerstone defending the promotion’s world championship against Pagano. 

Tickets to the show are set to go on-sale Tuesday, November 8 at 10 a.m Eastern time. 

The following are advertised to appear on the show:

  • World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone
  • Jacob Fatu
  • Alex Kane and the Bomaye Fight Club
  • Real1
  • Davey Boy Smith Jr. & The Billington Bulldogs
  • World Tag Team Champions Hustle & Power (EJ Nduka & Calvin Tankman)
  • Lince Dorado
  • Women’s World Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie
  • Microman
  • Davey Richards
  • Mance Warner
  • Delirious
  • Sam Adonis
  • Cesar Duran
  • The Samoan SWAT Team
  • The FBI

MLW debuts on Pro Wrestling TV on Thursday, November 3. The “new season” of Fusion kicks off with the airing of Battle Riot IV, which was filmed in June from New York’s Melrose Ballroom.