No ropes, no mercy, no medical insurance — just pain as performance art.
Blood & Thunder (2024) was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on July 12, 2024, at The Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida. It was the fourth event under the Blood and Thunder chronology, and the first to be aired live. The event streamed live on MLW's YouTube channel, while additional matches were taped for Never Say Never, which aired as a TV special on August 10 on BeIN Sports USA and MLW's YouTube channel.
Practical Effects
Real bumps, real blood, zero CGI safety net.
Stunts
Suzuki and KENTA bring NJPW credibility to a Florida parking lot.
Production
First live MLW stream — charmingly unpolished broadcast energy.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Blood & Thunder 2024 represents MLW's pivot toward hybrid MMA-wrestling credibility, importing Japanese legends Suzuki and KENTA while leaning into the 'No Ropes' format popularized by 1990s FMW and current GCW.
The Coliseum in St. Petersburg is the same venue where Dusty Rhodes headlined in 1975 — fitting for an event explicitly invoking wrestling's bloodier, less sanitized past.
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