Rocky Romero vs Akira will be title vs title.
The matchup has been made official for MLW Slaughterhouse with the CMLL World Historic Welterweight Title and MLW World Middleweight title will be on the line.
You can read the MLW announcement below.
MLW today announced an inter-promotional title versus title bout: CMLL World Historic Welterweight Champion Rocky Romero (with Salina de la Renta) vs. MLW World Middleweight Champion AKIRA at MLW Slaughterhouse live and exclusively on FITE+ Saturday, October 14 at Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena.
— Grab tickets at MLW2300.com and the 2300 Arena box office. Tickets start at $15.
For the first-time-ever CMLL and MLW world titles will be up for grabs in the SAME match and it goes down at Slaughterhouse LIVE and exclusively on FITE+. Sign up for your FITE+ subscription now.
Fright night is upon us and we have a big match just signed for Slaughterhouse and it is an inter-promotional title versus title championship showdown.
Salina de la Renta has brokered a blockbuster bout as CMLL World Historic Welterweight Champion Rocky Romero, presented by the Empresaria of Lucha herself, will wrestle MLW World Middleweight Champion AKIRA!
“The Brujah” is back with a vengeance and what better way to cement it by having that MLW World Middleweight belt on display in Promociones Dorado’s offices?
The bout marks the first collaboration between MLW and CMLL, which recently announced a landmark strategic alliance.
Will history be made as CMLL and MLW titles are up for grabs?
Find out as The Calling’s Death Fighter looks to bury Salina de la Renta’s return six feet under!
October 14 in Philadelphia at http://www.MLW2300.com
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