Shotzi Blackheart defends MLW title against CMLL star Kira on 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 on „Fusion.“

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

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„Oh my god, it feels so good. Like, look at this beauty. I love it,“ she said, showing off her championship belt in an interview with Fox News Digital. „I love MLW. I am such a proud champion. Like, I love this company so much. I’ve never had a company understand Shotzi Blackheart more than MLW. So, to be the champion there is just like the greatest thing ever. Yes, so proud.“

Now, Shotzi has a target on her back. The challengers are lining up. She will make her latest title defense against Kira, who is a rising star with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).

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

Shotzi Blackheart shows up the MLW Women’s World Championship. (MLW)

Shotzi suggested she was excited for what Kira can bring in the ring.

„I mean, she’s amazing. I watched her a lot when I went to CMLL a few months ago, and she is like the up and coming thing,“ Shotzi said. „Like, I think she could be CMLL women’s champion at any point soon. Like, I really think that she could run the company at some point, and to have her come into MLW is awesome.

„I want to go up against girls like her – that that you can tell they like have spent a lot of time in the ring and they really love this sport and they take it really seriously and she’s going to challenge me for sure. She’s a really awesome high-flyer. She does all the tricks and flips and it’s really awesome to see. Like I was very impressed when I was doing my research on her. I’m so excited for it. I think it’s going to be an awesome match.“

Kira is far from the only one looking to step up to Shotzi.

Scarlett Bordeaux, a good friend of the champion, told Fox News Digital previously that she’ll always support Shotzi but when the time comes to fight, she’s going to give it her all.

Scarlett Bordeaux smiles on the top rope

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

In response, Shotzi believed Bordeaux could be a great champion and would love a feud with her.

„I am all for it. I think that Scarlett would be an awesome champion everywhere,“ she told Fox News Digital. „But yeah, I would definitely make her work for it. But maybe she’s the one to take it from me. I don’t know. We’ll see. But I would love a feud against Scarlett. I would love it. And I would just say like, ‘Hey girl, don’t hold back, you know, because I’m not going to either.’ I mean, we love each other, but in a way we’re like we’re ready to beat the s— out of each other, too.“

Regardless, Shotzi said she loves having the target on her back.

„I mean, it feels good. It feels good to be wanted, you know? I love a target on my back,“ she said. „I’m for it. I love the drama – physical and whatnot. But yeah, with MLW teaming up with CMLL and Stardom, really awesome girls are coming through and they want my neck and I’m all for it.“

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