Shotzi Blackheart defends MLW Title against CMLL star Kira at Fusion

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Shotzi Blackheart began her first Major League Wrestling (MLW) Women’s World Championship reign earlier this year when she defeated Shoko Nakajima at “Fusion.”

It’s her first title of any kind in MLW and she relished being on top of the MLW women’s division after officially joining the company in March.

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“Oh my God, it feels so good. Look at this beauty. I love it,” he said, showing off his championship belt in an interview with Pak Gazette Digital. “I love MLW. I’m a very proud champion. I love this company so much. I’ve never had a company that understands Shotzi Blackheart more than MLW. So to be the champion there is the best thing ever. Yeah, I’m very proud.”

Now, Shotzi has a target on his back. The challengers are lining up. He will make his final title defense against Kira, who is a rising star in the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).

Kira joined CMLL in 2023 and became an immediate player, participating in the tournament to crown CMLL Universal Amazonas champion. She didn’t win that match, but she has a good chance to win the MLW Women’s World Title against Shotzi on Saturday.

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Shotzi Blackheart makes an appearance at the MLW Women’s World Championship. (MLW)

Shotzi suggested that she was excited about what Kira can bring to the ring.

“I mean, she’s amazing. I saw her a lot when I went to CMLL a few months ago, and she’s a promising person,” Shotzi said. “I think she could be CMLL Women’s Champion any time soon. I really think she could run the company at some point, and for her to come into MLW is amazing.

“I want to fight girls like her, who you can tell have spent a lot of time in the ring and really love this sport and take it very seriously and I’m sure she’ll challenge me. She’s an incredible flyer. She does all the tricks and flips and it’s really amazing to watch. I was really impressed when I was researching her. I’m really excited about it. I think it’s going to be an amazing match.”

Kira is far from the only one looking to get close to Shotzi.

Scarlett Bordeaux, a good friend of the champion, previously told Pak Gazette Digital that she will always support Shotzi but when the time comes to fight, she will give it her all.

Scarlett Bordeaux celebrates in a Major League Wrestling ring. (MLW)

In response, Shotzi believed that Bordeaux could be a great champion and would love to have a fight with her.

“I’m all for it. I think Scarlett would be an amazing champion all around,” he told Pak Gazette Digital. “But yeah, I would definitely make her work for it. But maybe she’ll be the one to take it away from me. I don’t know. We’ll see. But I would love a fight against Scarlett. I would love that. And I would just say, ‘Hey girl, don’t hold back, you know, because I’m not going to do it either.’ I mean, we love each other, but we’re kind of ready to beat each other up, too.”

Still, Shotzi said he loves having the target on his back.

“I mean, it feels good. It feels good to be loved, you know? I love having a target on my back,” she said. “I’m all for it. I love the drama, physicality and all that. But yeah, with MLW teaming up with CMLL and Stardom, there are some really amazing girls coming out and they want my neck and I’m all for it.”

The MLW women’s roster is so deep that no one can really expect who will come next for the champion. Lady Frost, Zamaya, Priscilla Kelly and others from companies like CMLL and Stardom lurk in the shadows waiting to get their chance against Shotzi and his championship.