Just 48 hours before Saturday Night SuperFight, Killer Kross puts the MLW World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Donovan Dijak—and Chicago’s main event could change before MLW ever reaches the pay-per-view. From a sold-out Philadelphia, this is the final stop before SuperFight, with championship ambitions and deeply personal grudges threatening to derail the biggest weekend of the year. Watch MLW Fusion tonight at 8 PM ET, streaming free on Tubi.
Tonight’s Line-Up
Main Event: MLW World Heavyweight Championship: Killer Kross (with Scarlett Bordeaux) vs. Donovan Dijak
Opera Cup Quarterfinal: Big Damo, with Josef Samael, vs. Oddyssey
Triple Threat: Templario vs. Soberano Jr. vs. Ikuro Kwon
JUMBO vs. TWO wrestlers!
Killer Kross vs. Donovan Dijak: Chicago Can’t Wait. Neither Can the World Title
Killer Kross is preparing for a Last Man Standing fight with Josh Bishop at Saturday Night SuperFight. But first, the Blood King must get through the other Skyscraper – and there is nothing routine about this title defense.
Donovan Dijak has pushed his way ahead of his own teammate, claiming that Bishop’s pinfall over Kross belongs to The Skyscrapers collectively. The self-appointed captain wants the rewards, the spotlight, and the championship. Now he gets the opportunity to back up every word.
With Scarlett Bordeaux in his corner, Kross faces a towering challenger who knows exactly how much damage one victory could do to MLW’s pay-per-view plans. Even if the Blood King keeps his crown, what will this fight take out of him before Saturday? And if Dijak leaves Philadelphia with the gold, what becomes of Bishop’s championship opportunity?
MLW Insider Rich Bocchini has an update on the implications for SuperFight. Before anyone looks ahead to Chicago, the World Championship must make it through tonight.
The Good Brothers: This Is About Family
For Doc Gallows and “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson, the countdown to Chicago is not about another championship defense. It is about getting their hands on the men who brutalized CJ Gallows.
The Good Brothers and Glasgow Boys On Top are headed for a Chicago Street Fight with the MLW World Tag Team Championship at stake. But after everything GBOT has done… and everything the Scotsmen have said since, the gold is only part of this fight. Gallows and Anderson want revenge for an attack that crossed a line no championship rivalry can excuse.
Both teams are in Philadelphia, and Bocchini catches up with the challengers as the final hours tick away. Can anyone keep this personal war contained until Saturday?
Matt Riddle and Austin Aries: Time to Back It Up
Matt Riddle wanted the fight. Austin Aries agreed to it. In 48 hours, the MLW National Openweight Championship goes on the line, and neither man will be able to talk his way out of what comes next.
The Rude Dude believes he can take Aries’ championship and knock the arrogance out of him in the process. Aries insists he will embarrass Riddle and prove the gulf between them is bigger than the challenger realizes. Fusion revisits the increasingly bitter rivalry as the final preparations for SuperFight get underway.
Riddle also checks in with Kross ahead of the World Title main event. With the Rude Dude involved, even fight preparation rarely stays strictly business.
CONTRA’s Warning to the World of Z
The undefeated ZAMAYA has overwhelmed everyone put in her path. Josef Samael sees that dominance as a target.
With Masha set to battle ZAMAYA at Saturday Night SuperFight, CONTRA’s propaganda machine is growing more personal and targeted. Samael has another ominous message as his Russian soldier prepares to test the force behind Major League Z.
ZAMAYA has built her reputation on being unstoppable. CONTRA wants to make her the latest example of what happens when the black flag comes calling. Hear the warning before these two destructive forces collide in Chicago.
Opera Cup Quarterfinal: Big Damo vs. Oddyssey
Big Damo and Oddyssey collide in a super heavyweight quarterfinal with a place in the Opera Cup semifinals at stake.
For the Big O, the tournament is an opportunity to turn his return from Japan into a career-defining breakthrough. He has already beaten CONTRA’s Okumura, but now he faces the Beast of Belfast, with Josef Samael accompanying Damo. Size alone will not intimidate either man. This is about which giant can impose his will when the other refuses to move.
CONTRA wants control of the Cup. Oddyssey has the power to stand in its way. Can the Big O stop another soldier of the black flag and keep his tournament run alive?
Templario vs. Soberano Jr. vs. Ikuro Kwon
Templario and Soberano Jr. bring their rivalry into a triple threat with CONTRA’s self-styled Lucha Hunter, Ikuro Kwon.
Templario’s power and technique meet Soberano’s rudo swagger and aerial brilliance, but neither can afford to lose sight of Kwon. With Okumura accompanying the Concrete Dragon, old rivalries and outside threats make this a fight where concentrating on one opponent could leave an opening for the other.
Don Gato is also in the house to take in the lucha. Cool times and big fights are on the agenda!
JUMBO: Two Opponents. One Very Big Problem.
JUMBO steps into a two-on-one match, bringing 400 pounds of force into a ring MLW is taking extra precautions to reinforce.
Having a partner might sound reassuring. Standing across from the Big 400 could change that calculation quickly. Can two opponents find a way to contain one of MLW’s biggest threats?
The next stop is Chicago. But first, a World Championship fight could change the destination for everyone involved. Watch the final stop before Saturday Night SuperFight tonight at 8 PM ET, streaming free on Tubi.
Pre-order Saturday Night SuperFight on VEEPS and be ready when MLW goes live this Saturday.
Replay & On-Demand
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