2018–2020 Major League Wrestling announced their partnership with
beIN Sports on March 30, 2018, in which the network would air a weekly television series. Subsequently, MLW announced their television tapings would take place at Gilt Nightclub in
Orlando, Florida.
MLW Fusion aired on Friday nights beginning on April 20, 2018. On September 19, MLW announced a deal for the show to be streamed through
FITE TV, and to air on beIN Sports in
Spanish. On November 29, MLW announced that
Fusion would be broadcast live for the first time on its December 14 episode, during MLW's
Zero Hour event. Since then the company continued to air periodic live specials. In January 2019,
Fusion added its first international broadcast partner,
EGO TV in
Israel. In February 2019, MLW announced that
Fusion would be moving from Friday to Saturday nights. After the conclusion of the
MLW vs AAA Super Series on the May 9, 2020, episode,
Fusion went on a hiatus due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. A spinoff series, titled
Pulp Fusion, was uploaded weekly on MLW's
YouTube channel in the interim beginning on May 29, 2020.
"The Restart", Fusion: Alpha, and Azteca (2020–2022) On September 10, MLW announced that
Fusion would move to Wednesday nights on
fubo Sports Network. On October 10, they revealed
Fusion would return on November 18 at 7pm EST and new episodes would also premiere on MLW's
YouTube channel on the same night. With the move to YouTube and Fubo Sports,
Fusion abandoned its original year-round, weekly format; a special "season finale" aired on May 5, 2021. During the premiere of
Battle Riot III on July 24, 2021, MLW announced a new season of
Fusion to air on "a new home" in the Fall, and a new, four-part mini-series titled
MLW Fusion: Alpha (stylized as
MLW Fusion: ALPHA) to lead into the new season. Initially intended to air in August,
Fusion: Alpha was later re-announced on September 6, 2021, as "a new season and series from MLW" to premiere on September 22 on MLW's YouTube channel, and would also air on Saturdays and Mondays on Bein Sports. Beginning October 19, 2021,
Fusion: Alpha also streamed on
FITE TV. On December 7, MLW announced that the series finale of
Fusion: Alpha would air on December 15, 2021, MLW also announced a new "anthology mini-series" titled
MLW Azteca, which was taped during the
MLW Azteca/The Crash show in December 2021. The series premiered on Thursday January 6, 2022, on MLW's YouTube channel and
FITE TV, and aired for five episodes. On the June 23 episode, they announced that the current season would end with the
Kings of Colosseum special on July 14, 2022. On October 11, 2022, MLW announced a partnership with
streaming platform Pro Wrestling TV (PWTV), bringing the promotion's programming library to the service beginning November 3. The new season of
Fusion premiered on PWTV on November 10. On January 20, 2023, MLW announced a broadcast deal with U.S. cable channel
Reelz to produce a new flagship show titled
MLW Underground Wrestling, which premiered on February 7 and featured matches and segments that were originally taped for
Fusion. Following its premiere, BeIN Sports ceased airing
Fusion, and the show's February 9, 2023, episode was postponed. On the April 11 episode of
Underground Wrestling, MLW announced that
Fusion would return and feature the
2023 Super Series. On May 11, MLW's website revealed that the new season of
Fusion would premiere on Bein Sports and Bein Sports Xtra in the U.S. and Canada, on Friday, May 26. The following day, MLW announced that the season would air first on the MLW YouTube channel, beginning on Thursday, May 25. On May 16, 2023, they announced that
Fusion would also be included with a FITE+ subscription, as part of a larger partnership between MLW and FITE announced on May 2. MLW announced on May 24, 2023, that
MLW Fusion would return to BeIN Sports on June 16; airing Fridays on BeIN Sports Xtra, and Saturdays on Bein Sports in the U.S. and Canada. Following the 2023
Fusion season finale, MLW revamped their event schedule to air two events every month; a live, premium event for Triller TV+ subscribers, and a free, taped special for BeIN Sports and MLW's YouTube channel.
2026-present During
MLW x Don Gato Tequila: Lucha de los Muertos on November 20, 2025, it was announced that
Fusion would return in 2026. ==Production==