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MLW Announces ‘Filthy Island’ Event Coming Soon
MLW 2020 Opera Cup winner Tom Lawlor is taking the promotion to Filthy Island. MLW has announced that a “Filthy Island” event is coming soon. The name is a play on UFC’s “Fight Island” shows that they have host on Yas Island in the United Arab Emirates during the pandemic.
The announcement reads:
Filthy Island is coming soon
A “filthy” MLW marquee event is in the works
Following Tom Lawlor’s extraordinary 2020 Opera Cup victory, Court Bauer finally confirmed Filthy Island would be coming to Major League Wrestling — and soon!Got a call from a possibly still drunk @FilthyTomLawlor this morning about Filthy Island. I can't share too much but YES, it's very real and it's coming very soon to @MLW. 🏝️
— Court Bauer (@courtbauer) December 24, 2020
Since June, Lawlor has hinted at grandiose plans for a Filthy Island fight card on Pulp FUSION. Following winning the Opera Cup, Lawlor spoke out again on a media call about it.
MLW.com will continue to follow this story as it develops.
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