Additional details have emerged surrounding recent MLW developments.
According to Fightful Select, MLW’s newly announced partnership with Tubi is a rights fees agreement covering MLW’s primetime television show, supplemented by a revenue share for the integration of MLW’s library content. The deal was officially finalized in August, coming just short of the five-year anniversary of WWE’s original Tubi arrangement with MLW being terminated.
MLW confirmed the new deal on Thursday, with MLW Fusion now airing weekly on the streaming platform every Thursday at 8 pm ET. MLW is not the only wrestling promotion on Tubi, as AEW maintains a 24/7 channel and WWE Evolve broadcasts every Wednesday.
Tessa Blanchard & MLW
Controversy surfaced in recent weeks after Tessa Blanchard announced her signing with MLW during a TMZ interview earlier this month. CMLL subsequently released a statement clarifying that only a single appearance on September 12 had been agreed upon.
However, according to Fightful Espanol, TMZ sources indicated that CMLL representatives were actually present on the interview call with Blanchard at the time it took place.
“Regarding the Tessa Blanchard-MLW situation, we’re told that CMLL should not have been as caught off guard by it as they appeared. TMZ sources told Fightful Espanol that CMLL reps were actually on the interview call with her,” they wrote.
MLW subsequently removed Blanchard from their promotional materials, while CMLL booked Blanchard on their card for September 12, confirming that she would no longer be appearing for MLW.
