Major League Wrestling has announced via social media that former WWE/IMPACT star John Morrison will be competing at the January 7th Blood and Thunder event to take place in Philadelphia. As Morrison is known for changing his name to reference each promotion he works for, he will be known as Johnny Fusion in MLW.
JUST SIGNED: @TheRealMorrison is coming to Philly January 7. See Johnny Fusion LIVE!
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— MLW (@MLW) December 8, 2022
The MLW World Champion Alex Hammerstone weighed in on this announcement.
BOOOM! https://t.co/HKshCzBLp5
— Hammerstone (@alexhammerstone) December 8, 2022
John Morrison has made appearances for numerous promotions over the last few months including AEW as Johnny Elite and Lucha Libre AAA as Johnny Caballero.
His last match was on November 26th at WrestleCade as he won by DQ over the current AML Champion Brad Attitude. Morrison wrestled as Johnny WrestleCade for that match.
Morrison’s wife Taya Valkyrie is the current MLW World Featherweight Champion.
— TAYA VALKYRIE (@thetayavalkyrie) December 8, 2022
MLW has not yet confirmed an opponent for Johnny Fusion at Blood and Thunder.
Here is the updated card for MLW Blood and Thunder Event:
- MLW World Heavyweight Title: Alex Hammerstone (c) vs YAMATO
- Jacob Fatu vs Ben-K
- Johnny Fusion vs TBD
