The King of Bros is not leaving MLW after dropping the world title.
Matt Riddle suffered a huge defeat at the hands of Mads Krugger to lose the MLW World Heavyweight Championship at Fightland. Riddle is no stranger to controversy outside the ring, so that had fans wondering if the King of Bros was on his way out of MLW after dropping the world title. Back in the saddle for Riddle as MLW booked his next bout, and it’s a doozy.
MLW announced that Riddle will wrestle Alexander Hammerstone at the Slaughterhouse event on October 4 in Long Beach, CA.
This clash of former world champions is a main event worthy matchup in its own right. Riddle looks to rebound back to the top, and Hammerstone has an even angrier attitude after a powwow with MJF. To add fuel on the fire, the MLW press release reports:
What makes this bout even more bitter is that, as MLW President Cesar Duran confirmed, it was originally slated to be contested for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship. That stipulation is now off the table, leaving Hammerstone especially seething as he sets his sights on Riddle.
Hammerstone chimed in on social media:
If you thought I was violent in a Texas Deathmatch… that was just the tip of the iceberg. It made me sick to see you as champ, Matt…. And even tho you no longer have a belt to take… well I still have a statement to make.
As for Krugger, his first world title defense will be inside the Chamber of Horrors. The Contra mercenary faces off against Matthew Justice, Mr. Thomas, CW Anderson, and two more wrestlers at Slaughterhouse.
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