MLW rising star LaBron Kozone set for grudge match against Joe Coffey, talks Teddy Long inspiration

LaBron Kozone wasn’t astir to basal for Joe Coffey and the Glasgow Boys connected Top taking retired Teddy Long during a caller Major League Wrestling (MLW) event.

Coffey admitted astatine MLW Blood & Thunder that helium was the 1 who took retired Long. Kozone, who sees Long arsenic 1 of his mentors, came retired with a seat to face Coffey and needed to beryllium held back. The heated rivalry betwixt the 2 pro wrestlers is acceptable to detonate successful the ringing connected Saturday during MLW "Fusion."

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LaBron Kozone clotheslines Okumura during a lucifer connected MLW's "Fusion." (MLW)

Kozone told Fox News Digital helium owed Coffey immoderate payback.

"Just to bash conscionable that, conscionable to marque aged lad suffer," helium said successful a caller interview. "You know, initially, I had a batch of respect for him. His talent, his enactment ethic, what he's done, the radical he's affected, but that's crossing the line. So, yeah, he's going to he's going to get it."

When Long made an quality astatine MLW, helium dubbed Kozone "the adjacent large happening for MLW."

"Teddy was an inspiration to me, what helium represents successful the industry, everything that he's done," Kozone said. "And past to person him admit maine successful that mode and to endorse maine successful that way, that means the satellite to me."

LaBron Kozone comes to the MLW ring. (MLW)

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Kozone was 1 of MLW’s apical free-agent signings and started his clip determination defeating Okumura earlier going connected to bushed Alan Angels.

Now, he’s trying to dispatch Coffey and determination connected to getting immoderate golden astir his waist.

"Championships, satellite titles," helium told Fox News Digital erstwhile asked what’s adjacent for him aft the Coffey feud. "That's what I'm present for. I'm present to beryllium the apical feline successful MLW. I 100% consciousness similar I tin beryllium that guy. I consciousness similar I tin transportation the institution to higher heights.

"I consciousness similar I bash correspond a caller breed successful MLW, which has been the selling constituent present precocious that's been getting a batch of talks astir MLW successful a affirmative way. So, championships. It’s wherever championships is wherever the wealth is and I'm present to enactment connected and provide."

LaBron Kozone hears the assemblage astatine MLW "Fusion." (MLW)

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MLW "Fusion" airs Saturdays connected YouTube, Veeps and beIN Sports.