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Former WWE Million Dollar champion wins MLW Southern Crown

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What happened?

Trevor Lee, formerly known in WWE NXT as Cameron Grimes, became the inaugural MLW Southern Crown Champion on the July 4, 2026 episode of MLW Fusion. He won a 10-man Bunkhouse Stampede match under no-disqualification rules, with the first pinfall or submission deciding the titleholder. The match included outside-the-ring chaos and notable involvement or appearances from names such as Festus, Ricardo Rodriguez, Don Gato, and Paul Walter Hauser.

Key Takeaways

Trevor Lee won MLW’s first Southern Crown Championship.
The title was created to honor the history of southern wrestling.
Lee captured the championship in a 10-man Bunkhouse Stampede match on MLW Fusion.
The match was contested under no-disqualification rules, with pinfall or submission deciding the winner.
Lee secured the win by pinning Andrew Everett after a jumping double stomp.

AI Timeline

Title introduced

MLW created the Southern Crown Championship to honor southern wrestling history.

Bunkhouse Stampede held

Trevor Lee entered a 10-man Bunkhouse Stampede match on the July 4, 2026 episode of MLW Fusion.

Match breaks down

Several competitors brawled to the back as the field thinned during the no-disqualification bout.

Late-match sequence

Andrew Everett hit a shooting star press on Diego Hill, but Paul Walter Hauser pulled him away from the pin attempt.

Finish

Trevor Lee hit Everett with a jumping double stomp and scored the pin to become inaugural Southern Crown Champion.

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Former WWE Million Dollar champion wins MLW Southern Crown

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Trevor Lee is a different man from his days as WWE Million Dollar Champion Cameron Grimes in NXT. His perseverance in career rediscovery paid off in MLW to become the inaugural titleholder for the Southern Crown Championship. The match also featured cheeky shenanigans from Festus, Ricardo Rodriguez, and Don Gato. Lee competed against nine other men in a Bunkhouse Stampede match on MLW Fusion (airing July 4, 2026). The Southern Crown Championship was created to honor the history of southern wrestling. Bunkhouse Stampede rules were no disqualification and first man to a pin or submission is the winner. In the end, the herd thinned out as several participants brawled to the back. Andrew Everett landed a shooting star press on Diego Hill. Paul Walter Hauser grabbed Everett off the pin, however, Everett reversed position to dump the award-winning actor from the ring. Everett turned around to become victim to a jumping double stomp from Lee, and that maneuver earned Lee the Southern Crown ti

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