MLW issued the following:
NEW YORK / TOKYO — MLW today announced a MLW World Featherweight Title Fight: Janai Kai (champion, presented by Salina de la Renta) vs. Maki Itoh at MLW: ONE-SHOT live and exclusively on FITE+ Thursday, December 7 at the Melrose Ballroom in New York City.
Grab tickets at http://www.MLWNYC.com and at Eventbrite.
The “Kick Demon” Janai Kai, presented by Salina de la Renta defends the belt against Maki Itoh live and exclusively on FITE+! Sign up for your FITE+ subscription now and enjoy a FREE 7-day trial!
Itoh, a former DDT Pro Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion & Tokyo Joshi Pro International Princess & Tag Team Champion, has her eyes set on making history and being the first to topple the undefeated Kai.
Kai, who dethroned Delmi Exo to win the belt, has been dominating the division, delivering vicious TKO ref stoppages in her wake. Fighting for Salina’s Promociones Dorado, Kai has become a standout amongst an impressive roster under Salina’s guidance.
Now, Janai Kai readies for her greatest challenge to date and it goes down in the bright lights of the Big Apple.
Will the “Fired Idol” extinguish Janai Kai’s hot streak? Or will the Kick Demon kick the mischief out of Itoh?
Lock in your tickets now at http://www.MLWNYC.com and see it go down Thursday, December 7 in New York City.
FIGHTLAND FITE+ CARD
World Heavyweight Championship
Alex Kane (champion) vs. Matt Cardona (with Saint Laurent)*
Satoshi Kojima vs. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor (with Saint Laurent)
World Featherweight Title Fight:
Janai Kai (champion, presented by Salina de la Renta) vs. Maki Itoh
TJPW Princess of Princess Championship
Miyu Yamashita (champion) vs. “God Queen” Delmi Exo
FUSION TV TAPING BOUTS
TBA
Some of the athletes and talent signed to compete and appear include:
The Bomaye Fight Club
Jacob Fatu
Rickey Shane Page
AKIRA
World Middleweight & CMLL World Historic Welterweight Champion Rocky Romero
Salina de la Renta
Jesus Rodriguez
Matt Striker
1 Called Manders
Matthew Justice
Love, Doug
Tony Deppen
Ichiban
Kevin Blackwood
TJ Crawford
Griffin McCoy
Zayda
Joe Dombrowski
Mane Event
Brett Ryan Gosselin
J Boujii
Saint Laurent and the World Titan Federation
Plus MORE to be announced in the days ahead!
More athletes and matches will be announced at MLW.com.
Tickets start at $15 at MLWNYC.com. Tickets will also be available day of show at the box office unless the event sales out in advance.
*** SPECIAL 7PM START TIME ***
General Public Doors Open: 5:30 p.m. with a special bell time of: 7:00pm.
DAY OF EVENT INFO
The schedule for the event is as follows:
5:30 p.m.: Early entry for front row ticket holders
6:00 p.m.: Doors open for general public (all ticket holders)
7:00 p.m.: Showtime
The world of MLW never stops. See you at the Melrose Ballroom for Major League Wrestling!
MORE ABOUT THE MELROSE BALLROOM
Located in the heart of Long Island City just minutes away from Manhattan, Melrose Ballroom is one of New York City’s premiere exclusive venues for live performance, music, and entertainment shows.
Melrose Ballroom is located at: 36-08 33rd Street Long Island City, NY 11106.
About Major League Wrestling
Major League Wrestling (MLW®) is a sports media holding company, offering television content, action figures, apparel, live events, and ancillary entertainment. MLW operates live events in major markets throughout the United States and Mexico, including New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Tijuana.
One of the fastest growing wrestling leagues today, MLW programming is available in over 60 countries worldwide, including MLW Fusion on beIN Sports in the U.S. and Ayozat TV on SKY in the United Kingdom.
MLW premium live events stream monthly live and exclusively on FITE+.
MLW events showcase diversity and the full spectrum of professional wrestling, with athletes representing countries around the world with fighting styles, including: technical, Japanese strong style, lucha libre, King’s Road brawling, MMA, catch wrestling, hybrid wrestling, submission grappling and other disciplines.
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