Jacob Fatu is your new MLW National Openweight Champion.
The Samoan Werewolf defeated John Hennigan (aka John Morrison, aka Johnny Elite) on this evening’s edition of MLW Fusion to capture the title, which is his second major singles title under the MLW banner. Fatu was previously the MLW world champion for 819 days before eventually losing it to the current world champ, Alexander Hammerstone.
NEW CHAMP! @SAMOANWEREWOLF took out @TheRealMorrison to become your National Openweight Champion! #MLWFusion @betonline_ag
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— MLW (@MLW) June 23, 2023
#AndNEW @SAMOANWEREWOLF! pic.twitter.com/zPcbJuwlaY
— MLW (@MLW) June 23, 2023
Hennigan will be making a surprise return to AEW on tomorrow’s taped edition of Rampage. He is expected to be a regular for AEW going forward.