| Never Say Never | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | Major League Wrestling |
| First event | Never Say Never (2017) |
MLW Never Say Never is an annual professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW) first held in 2017.
The first four events were television tapings for MLW Fusion, with the fourth event taped behind closed doors as a special episode. The fifth event was the first to air live, and MLW's first overall live broadcast since the 2019 Saturday Night SuperFight pay-per-view event. It would also be the first event to be produced as part of a partnership with Triller TV (formerly known as FITE), in-which MLW would produce live events for TrillerTV+ subscribers.[1]
| Aired Live |
| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never Say Never (2017) | December 7, 2017 | Orlando, Florida | GILT Nightclub | Darby Allin and Jimmy Havoc vs. John Hennigan and Shane Strickland | [2] |
| 2 | Never Say Never (2018) | December 13, 2018 | Miami, Florida | Scottish Rite Temple | Teddy Hart vs. Pentagón Jr. | [3] |
| 3 | Never Say Never (2019) | July 25, 2019 | Queens, New York City, New York | Melrose Ballroom | Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Tom Lawlor for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship | [4] |
| 4 | Never Say Never (2021) | March 31, 2021 | Orlando, Florida | GILT Nightclub | Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Calvin Tankman for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 5 | MLW Never Say Never (2023) | July 8, 2023 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2300 Arena | Alexander Hammerstone (c) vs. Alex Kane for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 6 | Never Say Never (2024) | July 12, 2024 (aired on August 10, 2024) |
St. Petersburg, Florida | The Coliseum | Satoshi Kojima, Matt Riddle, and Akira vs. Contra Unit (Mads Krule Krügger, Minoru Suzuki, and Ikuro Kwon) |
| Never Say Never (2024) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Major League Wrestling | ||
| Date | July 12, 2024 (aired August 10, 2024) | ||
| City | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||
| Venue | The Coliseum | ||
| Never Say Never chronology | |||
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Never Say Never (2024) was a television special that aired on August 10, 2024 on BeIN Sports USA and MLW's YouTube channel. It featured matches that were taped during Blood & Thunder; which took place at The Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida on July 12, 2024.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[12] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1D | Gigi Rey defeated Gianna Gage | Singles match | — | ||
| 2 | Místico defeated Magnus by submission | 2024 Opera Cup Tournament first round match[5] | 13:59 | ||
| 3 | Bad Dude Tito Escondido (with Jesús Rodríguez and Salina de la Renta) defeated Danny Jones by pinfall | 2024 Opera Cup Tournament first round match[6] | 6:18 | ||
| 4 | Brett Ryan Gosselin defeated Jake Crist by pinfall | Singles match | 2:49 | ||
| 5 | A. J. Franci$ defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr. (with Mister Saint Laurent) by disqualification | Singles match[7] | 6:11 | ||
| 6 | Delmi Exo (with Cesar Duran) defeated Renee Michelle by pinfall | Singles match[8] | 4:42 | ||
| 7 | Alex Kane defeated Mr. Thomas by pinfall | 2024 Opera Cup Tournament first round match[9] | 5:49 | ||
| 8 | Paul Walter Hauser defeated Tom Lawlor by pinfall | MMA Cage match[10] | 14:17 | ||
| 9 | Contra Unit (Mads Krule Krügger, Minoru Suzuki, and Ikuro Kwon) (with Janai Kai) defeated Satoshi Kojima, Matt Riddle, and Akira | Six-man tag team match[11] | 10:34 | ||
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