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Women’s title match booked for MLW Fightland

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A Women’s Championship match featuring two competitors from Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling has been booked for MLW Fightland 2025.

Shoko Nakajima will put her MLW Women’s Featherweight Championship on the line against Yuki Kamifuku at the September 13 event in North Richland Hills, Texas. The show is airing live on MLW’s YouTube channel for free.

In April of this year, Nakajima made her MLW debut by defeating Delmi Exo to become the new Women’s Featherweight Champion. The title has existed since 2022 with Exo, Janai Kai, and Taya Valkyrie being past champions.

Kamifuku debuted for MLW in June with a victory over Wakana Uehara.

“This summer in Japan, the rivalry turned ugly when Yuki Kamifuku viciously attacked Shoko Nakajima, going as far as to strike the champion with her own championship belt,” MLW wrote. “Now, the world will see the fallout when these two clash in MLW’s return to Dallas/Ft. Worth.”

The Fightland broadcast has a start time of 10 p.m. Eastern.

MLW Fightland 2025 (Saturday, September 13) —

  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Matt Riddle defends against Donovan Dijak
  • Templario vs. Ikuro Kwon for the vacant MLW Middleweight Championship
  • MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion Shoko Nakajima defends against Yuki Kamifuku
  • Opera Cup tournament first-round match: Volador Jr. vs. Titan
  • Opera Cup tournament first-round match: Zandokan Jr. vs. Blue Panther Jr.
  • Texas Death Match: Alex Hammerstone vs. Matthew Justice
  • Shotzi vs. Alejandra Quintanilla

Texas Death Match booked for MLW Fightland

Posted on by Joseph Currier

When MLW comes to Texas next month, a death match will be part of the lineup.

MLW has announced that Alex Hammerstone vs. Matthew Justice in a Texas Death Match will take place at Fightland 2025. The show is being held at the NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills on September 13 and will air live on MLW’s YouTube channel.

Hammerstone — a former MLW World Heavyweight Champion — returned to the promotion this April following a stint with TNA Wrestling. He’s set his sights on becoming World Champion again but challenged for a different belt this June, facing Ultimo Guerrero for the MLW National Openweight Championship. It was supposed to be a one-on-one match until Justice was added at the last minute.

In the triple threat, Guerrero ended up retaining the National Openweight title after Justice cost Hammerstone the win.

MLW wrote:

Hammerstone came within seconds of reclaiming the title, only for Justice to crash the moment. After the bell, frustration turned physical as the two erupted in a violent post-match confrontation, throwing live rounds until MLW security intervened. The tension hasn’t cooled since.

Hammerstone has since lashed out, labeling Justice ‘Mud Show Matt,’ mocking his no-rules brawling style and questioning his place in MLW. But Justice hasn’t backed down—firing back by calling out Hammerstone for walking away from the league, claiming, ‘I bleed MLW. You left to chase greener pastures.’

Justice is a former National Openweight and Tag Team Champion in MLW.

The live Fightland broadcast will begin at 10 p.m. Eastern time on September 13. Here’s the updated card:

MLW Fightland 2025 (Saturday, September 13) —

  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Matt Riddle defends against Donovan Dijak
  • Templario vs. Ikuro Kwon for the vacant MLW Middleweight Championship
  • Opera Cup tournament first-round match: Volador Jr. vs. Titan
  • Texas Death Match: Alex Hammerstone vs. Matthew Justice

TV taping portion (will not air live)–

  • Opera Cup tournament first-round match: Austin Aries vs. KUSHIDA
  • Opera Cup tournament first-round match: Ultimo Guerrero vs. Esfinge

MLW announces match for vacant Middleweight title

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A new MLW Middleweight Champion will be crowned at the promotion’s Fightland event next month.

MLW has announced that CMLL star Templario will face off against Ikuro Kwon on September 13 with the vacant Middleweight title on the line. The winner will be the first wrestler to hold the belt since Mistico — who had been champion for 401 days — had to relinquish it due to injury this April.

Templario was scheduled to challenge Mistico for the Middleweight title at April’s Battle Riot event prior to Mistico being forced off the card. There was instead a three-way match where Templario defeated Esfinge and Hechicero.

Despite not being able to compete then, Mistico still appeared at Battle Riot and vacated the Middleweight Championship. There was an angle where Kwon physically stole the title belt on behalf of Contra Unit.

Fightland 2025 is taking place at the NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills, Texas and will air live on MLW’s YouTube channel.

MLW Fightland 2025 (Saturday, September 13) —

  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Matt Riddle defends against Donovan Dijak
  • Templario vs. Ikuro Kwon for the vacant MLW Middleweight Championship