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Former MLW Champion reportedly gone from the company

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Former MLW World Heavyweight Champion Mads Krule Krugger has reportedly departed MLW, aka Major League Wrestling.

According to a recent report by Mike Johnson of PWInsider, Krugger has now left MLW. A former MLW World Heavyweight Champion, Krugger first joined MLW in 2019 and stayed with the promotion till February 2020.

He later made a return in November 2020 with his masked gimmick and stayed with the company till 2023 before getting released. A few months later, in January 2024, he again returned to MLW. This marked his second return to the promotion, which lasted Thursday, May 21, 2026, when reports of his leaving emerged.

Krugger, 40, has wrestled across several promotions and used multiple different names and gimmicks. However, he is extremely well known as Mads Krule Krügger in MLW.

While there has been no confirmation, it is now to be seen if he will again return to MLW in the near future.

Arn Anderson to manage son for MLW World title match

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Brock Anderson will have his father in his corner when he challenges for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship next month.

It was announced today that Mads Krule Krugger will defend the MLW World title against Anderson in a Bunkhouse match on November 20. For the bout, Anderson will be managed by his father — the legendary Four Horsemen member Arn Anderson.

“For this special bout, Brock’s father, the legendary Arn Anderson, will return to ringside to corner his son as part of a triple main event spectacular, bringing with him the same grit, fire, and strategy that made him one of the sport’s most respected figures,” MLW wrote.

“With ‘The Enforcer’ crafting the game plan and standing behind his son, Brock enters Charleston prepared for the fight of his life — and the chance to bring the World Heavyweight Title home to the Andersons for the first time ever.”

Krugger won the MLW World Championship from Matt Riddle this September and is on the second defense of his reign. The first was a multi-man Chamber of Horrors match that included both Brock Anderson and his tag team partner CW Anderson. The story is that Brock is looking to get revenge for how Krugger took out CW Anderson in that match.

The November 20 event is taking place as part of a collaboration between MLW and Hollywood star Danny McBride’s Don Gato tequila brand. The show is being held in Charleston, South Carolina and will air live on YouTube and beIN Sports at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

MLW x Don Gato Tequila: Live Special (Thursday, November 20) —

  • 2025 Opera Cup Finals: Mistico vs. Volador Jr.
  • Bunkhouse match: MLW World Heavyweight Champion Mads Krule Krugger defends against Brock Anderson (w/ Arn Anderson)
  • Matt Riddle vs. Killer Kross (w/ Scarlett Bordeaux)
  • MLW World Tag Team Champions The Skyscrapers (Bishop Dyer & Donovan Dijak) defend against The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows)

Chamber of Horrors World title match set for MLW Slaughterhouse

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The MLW World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line in a stipulation match at Slaughterhouse 2025 next month.

MLW has announced that new World Champion Mads Krule Krugger will defend his title against five other competitors in a Chamber of Horrors match at the Halloween-themed Slaughterhouse event. Matthew Justice, CW Anderson, and Mr. Thomas have been named as three of the challengers, with the other two opponents to be revealed soon.

The Chamber of Horrors is a steel cage match with a variety of weapons.

“Barbed wire. Steel. Weapons hanging like ornaments of destruction. Once you enter… there’s no way out,” MLW wrote. “The Chamber of Horrors has haunted generations of fighters, leaving behind only screams and scars for those foolish enough to step inside. Now the echoes of the past will return — louder, darker, and deadlier than ever before.”

Krugger — the leader of Contra Unit — won the MLW World Heavyweight Championship at Fightland last weekend. The main event of that show was supposed to be Matt Riddle defending the title against Donovan Dijak, but Krule was in possession of a title shot contract that he won at the beginning of the year. Krule cashed in to make it a triple threat, and he went on to pin Riddle and become the new champion.

Slaughterhouse is being held at Thunder Studios Arena in Long Beach, California on October 4. The show will air live on MLW’s YouTube channel for free.

MLW Slaughterhouse 2025 (Saturday, October 4) —

  • Chamber of Horrors match: MLW World Heavyweight Champion Mads Krule Krugger defends against Matthew Justice, CW Anderson, Mr. Thomas, and two more opponents to be announced
  • MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion Shoko Nakajima defends against HIMAWARI
  • Opera Cup 2025 quarterfinal match: Mistico vs. Ultimo Guerrero

New MLW World Champion crowned at Fightland

Posted on by Ian Carey

Mads Krule Krugger is the new MLW World Champion.

Krugger defeated Donovan Dijak and Matt Riddle in a triple threat match on Saturday night at MLW Fightland in Dallas. The bout was originally scheduled as Riddle defending against Dijak in a singles match, but Krugger cashed in his Gravity Gamble contract, which he earned by winning a ladder match at Kings of the Colosseum in January, to make it a three-way.

The finish saw Riddle appear to have the match won after hitting Dijak with a Brostone piledriver, but Krugger grabbed Riddle from behind after the move, gave him a full nelson slam, and pinned him for the win. 

Krugger didn’t have long to celebrate the win, however. He was attacked by Dijak after the bell and the two brawled throughout the NYTEX Sports Center. Then just as the show was going off the air, former MLW World Champion Hammerstone appeared and hit Krugger with a chair.

MLW.com wrote about the title change:

“For the first time in four years, CONTRA Unit once again holds the World Heavyweight Championship, a chilling reminder of the international cabal’s ruthless dominance.”

This was the 13th time the MLW World Championship has changed hands and Krugger becomes the 12th wrestler to win the title. 

The full MLW Fightland show is available on YouTube below: