MLP Forged In Excellence Night 1 Show Results – Oct. 19, 2024 – “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Konosuke Takeshita

October 19, 2024
Windsor, Ontario, Canada – St. Clair College
Commentary: Mauro Ranallo and Don Callis

Quick Match Results:

1. Six-Man Tag Team match – Josh Alexander, Stu Grayson, & El Phantasmo defeated Trevor Lee, Rocky Romero, & Alex Zayne via C4 Spike (pinfall)
   • Alexander pinned Romero after hitting the C4 Spike to give his team the victory.
2. QT Marshall defeated Bhupinder Gujjar via Diamond Cutter (pinfall)
3. Four-way match – Kylie Rae defeated Laynie Luck, Aurora Teves, and Taylor Rising via Pinfall
   • Rae pinned Teves after all four hit their finishers on each other that ended with Teves getting laid out and Rae hit a superkick on Luck and fell on Teves for the victory.
4. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Four-way match – Jet Setters (Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA) (c) defeated Rogue Squadron (Sheldon Jean & Rohit Raju) vs. El Reverso & Aiden Prince vs. Brett Banks & Johnny Swinger via Diving Crossbody and Neckbreaker combo (pinfall)
   • KUSHIDA pinned Swinger after the Jet Setters hit their double team finisher onto Swinger to retain their tag titles.
5. PWA Champion’s Grail – Rohan Raja defeated Jake Something via Seek & Destroy (pinfall)
6. Tables match – Bully Ray defeated Raj Dhesi
   • Near the end of the match, the referee got accidentally laid out leading to Dhesi hitting a chokeslam to Ray through the table that didn’t count. This led to QT Marshall running out and laid out Dhesi with a chain strike and dragged Dhesi’s body over the broken table. This led to the referee coming back to his senses and saw Dhesi laid out on the table and called for the bell to give the victory to Ray. Following the match, Ray & Marshall attacked Dhesi leading to Bhupinder Gujjar running out to save Dhesi and cleared the ring of Ray and Marshall.
7. Gisele Shaw defeated Miyu Yamashita via The Denouement (pinfall)
   • This match featured the stipulation of if Yamashita won, then she would be added to the ROH Women’s Championship match between Shaw and Athena for Night 2.
8. AEW International Championship Eliminator match – Konosuke Takeshita (c) defeated “Speedball” Mike Bailey via Raging Fire (pinfall)
   • Following the match, Josh Alexander came out to the ring and engaged in a staredown with Takeshita ahead of their upcoming match for Takeshita’s title on Sunday’s Night 2 show.