Английская Википедия:Intimidation Games (2024)

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Шаблон:Primary sources Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox Wrestling event Intimidation Games (2024) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on February 29, 2024, at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York. It was the fourth event under the Intimidation Games chronology and streamed live on Triller TV.

Additional matches were taped for MLW's "Once Upon A Time In New York" special, which will air on BeIN Sports USA and MLW's YouTube channel on March 16.

Production

Background

On November 7, 2018, MLW announced on their website that it would hold an event in Chicago on March 2, 2019 titled Intimidation Games, which was first held as a television taping for Fusion on May 3, 2018. The 2019 event was a live televised special episode of Fusion which aired on on beIN Sports USA on March 2, 2019, thereby establishing Intimidation Games as a reoccurring event.

On December 18, 2023, MLW announced that the fourth Intimidation Games would take place on February 29, 2024, at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York.

Storylines

The card consisted of matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed 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 were played out across MLW's social media platforms.

Per MLW's "Open Door Policy," several free agents would be announced for the event, including the MLW return of Bobby Fish. and the debut of former WWE wrestler A. J. Franci$.

On December 27, 2023, MLW announced on their website that Matt Riddle will be in action at Intimidation Games. During The Burning Crush, which aired on February 17, 2024, Riddle in vignette challenged anyone from New Japan Pro-Wrestling to meet him at the event. Later, it was announced that Bad Dude Tito of TMDK would be Riddle's opponent. Several days later on Night 1 of NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo, Riddle defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to capture the NJPW World Television Championship, with MLW announcing that his match with Tito at Intimidation Games will be for the title.

During the Reload special on January 20, 2024, Minoru Suzuki was announced to be returning to MLW at SuperFight. His opponent would be revealed as Satoshi Kojima at SuperFight. In the main event of SuperFight. Later in the night, Kojima would defeat Alex Kane to win the MLW World Heavyweight Championship, thus making his match with Suzuki at Intimidation Games a title match.

When Místico was announced to debut in MLW at SuperFight, Promociones Dorado promoter Salina de la Renta was confused as she had not authorized the deal. As her stable was the main pipeline for Latin American wrestlers to MLW, she was suspicious. As such, de la Renta would accompany Místico's rival Averno for their match at SuperFight. Over the next several weeks, several signs began pointing to Cesar Duran, former MLW matchmaker and owner of Azteca Underground – which had previously purchased Promociones Dorado in 2020 – returning to the company.Шаблон:Citation needed Duran had been kidnapped and reported missing since the summer of 2023, though his masked Azteca henchmen would still maintain a presence.Шаблон:Citation needed It was eventually revealed that de la Renta orchestrated Duran's disappearance after he held her captive back in 2021.Шаблон:Citation needed At SuperFight, Duran fully returned to announce Místico for his match, where he beat Averno. After the match, MLW announced that Místico would challenge Promociones Dorado's Rocky Romero for the MLW World Middleweight Championship at Intimidation Games.

External links

• Intimidation Games official website