Matt Riddle is no longer the King of Bros, now calling himself The Rude Dude.
The former MLW World Champion turned heel at MLW Slaughterhouse on Saturday night in Long Beach, California. He defeated Alex Hammerstone with a low blow before turning on the fans in a post-match interview.
Riddle said:
“Well, looky looky, what do we got here? Another beta with a microphone. Why don’t you get your little dong energy out of here,” Riddle said to MLW commentator, Joe Dombrowski.
“I used to think wrestling fans were awesome, I used to think that you actually had a brain between your ears. But at the end of the day, what I’ve come to conclusion is: That you guys are a bunch of morons, bro. I’ve been working my ass off just so some fat piece of trash can sit at home in his mom’s basement, go on X, and talk that s–t? Been there done that.”
Riddle then egged the crowd on to boo him even more. Before the finish of his match with Hammerstone, he’d received a mixed reaction, with fans chanting “Let’s go Riddle/Riddle sucks.”
“I’m going to leave with this: The King of Bros is dead and this is the era of The Rude Dude.”
Riddle is coming off having dropped the MLW World Championship at Fightland last month to Mads Krule Krugger, after Krugger cashed in his title match contract to make Riddle’s match against Donovan Dijak a three-way.
“I certainly didn’t expect that from the bro,” said MLW commentator and our own Tom Lawlor following Riddle’s win over Hammerstone.
In early September, Riddle and Global Wrestling Kingdom were involved in a public dispute after the promotion accused him of no-showing an event and not returning his deposit. Riddle responded that the promotion had booked him to fly out several days before the show, something he was unable to do. Shortly after, GWF confirmed that Riddle had returned the deposit.
MLW Slaughterhouse 2025 is available on YouTube below.
MLW has announced new additions to the lineup for Slaughterhouse.
Matt Riddle vs. Alex Hammerstone is now scheduled for the show, which takes place Saturday, October 4 in Long Beach, California. Riddle is coming off having dropped the MLW World Championship at Fightland earlier this month.
Also announced for MLW Slaughterhouse is the debut of a new segment featuring Shotzi Blackheart, titled The Graveyard Shift.
Ahead of next week’s show, MLW Fury Road will air tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern time on YouTube. It was taped the same night as Fightland on September 13 in North Richland Hills, Texas. The lineup for Fury Road and the updated lineup for Slaughterhouse is below.
MLW Fury Road lineup to air on September 27:
Shotzi Blackheart vs. Alejandra Quintanilla
Opera Cup First Round: Paul London vs. Okumura
Opera Cup First Round: Volador Jr. vs. Titan
Opera Cup First Round: KUSHIDA vs. Austin Aries
Satoshi Kojima vs. Mr. Thomas
Bishop Dyer vs. Mads Krule Krugger
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
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
MLW has announced a change to one of its matches planned for Slaughterhouse 2024.
After announcing yesterday that Donovan Dijak vs. TJP would be taking place at the event, MLW shared an update today revealing that it will now be Dijak vs. Trevor Lee at Slaughterhouse. The show is taking place from The Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida on October 4 and will air for free live on MLW’s YouTube channel.
“In a shocking twist ahead of MLW Slaughterhouse on October 4 at the Coliseum, Trevor Lee has stepped up to face the unstoppable force known as Donovan Dijak. Following TJP’s unexpected withdrawal from the match, MLW’s roster was notified of an open contract to fight Dijak,” the promotion wrote. “Wasting no time, a fearless Trevor Lee raced to sign his name, setting the stage for an electrifying debut.”
Dijak and Lee both departed WWE earlier this year. Dijak left the company in June when his contract was not renewed, while Lee (formerly known as Cameron Grimes) was released by WWE back in April.
Lee is making his MLW debut at Slaughterhouse. Dijak arrived in the promotion last month at MLW Summer of the Beasts.
Here’s the updated card for Slaughterhouse:
MLW Slaughterhouse 2024 (Friday, October 4) —
MLW World Heavyweight Champion Satoshi Kojima defends against Ultimo Guerrero
MLW Tag Team Champions Minoru Suzuki & Ikuro Kwon defend against Bomaye Fight Club (Alex Kane & Mr. Thomas)
Weapons of Mass Destruction match: Mads Krule Krugger vs. AKIRA
NJPW and CMLL legends are set to clash over the MLW World Heavyweight Championship next month.
Satoshi Kojima will defend his World Heavyweight Championship belt against CMLL’s Ultimo Guerrero at MLW Slaughterhouse on Friday, October 4. The show is taking place from The Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida and will air live for free on MLW’s YouTube channel.
For more than seven months now, Kojima has held the MLW World title. He had a title defense against Mads Krugger at MLW Fightland this past weekend, but the match ended in a disqualification after Contra Unit interfered and Krugger threw a fireball at Kojima. There was then a post-match angle where Matt Riddle and AKIRA made the save for Kojima.
Kojima celebrated his 54th birthday on the day of Fightland.
Everyone at MLW congratulated me.
I am moved by having someone do something like this for me in a foreign country.
Ultimo Guerrero, 52, has only wrestled for MLW once before, losing to Atlantis Jr. in May. MLW posted a video on Sunday with him calling out Kojima for this title match.
MLW presented Slaughterhouse on Saturday night at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
Two new champions were crowned, Matt Cardona came out to challenge the main event winner, and a member of the Calling was electrocuted inside Chamber of Horrors.
The Halloween-themed show kicked off with a Chamber of Horrors match pitting The Second Gear Crew against The Calling. It featured an electric chair in a caged ring, much like the original match from Halloween Havoc 91 did. The Calling’s Talon was electrocuted after being strapped into the chair by Mance Warner and Matthew Justice flipped the switch.
Rocky Romero defeated AKIRA to win the MLW World Middleweight Championship. He hit a low blow and a Sunset Driver for the win. Romero was also defending his CMLL World Historic Welterweight Championship in this title vs. title match.
In storyline, Romero was brought into the promotion by the recently returned Salina de la Renta and her Promociones Dorado faction. Jesus Rodriguez (FKA as Ricardo Rodriguez in WWE) performed as ring announcer for Romero’s entrance as well.
A video announcing TJPW’s Miyu Yamashita is coming to MLW aired.
Janai Kai won the MLW World Featherweight Championship in her debut with the promotion. She was revealed by Salina de la Renta as Delmi Exo’s mystery opponent on the show. Kai just returned from a tour with GLEAT in Japan and regularly performs with GCW. The finish of the match saw Exo tap out to a Dragon Sleeper after Kai landed a series of kicks.
Minoru Suzuki defeated Jacob Fatu in singles action. The finish saw Suzuki briefly lock in a rear-naked choke and then land a Gotch style piledriver for the win. The two shook hands and Suzuki raised Fatu’s hand after the match.
Rickey Shane Page defeated 1 Called Manders in a Falls Count Anywhere match to retain the MLW National Openweight Championship. This was a Spin the Wheel Make A Deal match. The match actually took place in two parts, as the cameras were unable to keep up with the wrestlers when their brawl made its way backstage. The two fought back to the ring area after Suzuki vs. Fatu.
The Calling’s AKIRA made his way to ringside, seemingly to help his stablemate but RSP shoved him into a lariat from Manders. RSP then hit Manders with a Raven Effect and got a three count. After the match, RSP and AKIRA got into an argument and RSP shoved AKIRA to the floor and walked to the back.
After Davey Boy Smith Jr. had to be pulled from the card due to emergency appendix and colon surgery, our own Tom Lawlor, a former MLW World Heavyweight Champion, was brought in as a last minute replacement.
Alex Kane defeated Lawlor to retain the MLW World Heavyweight Championship in the main event. It was a Roddy Piper vs. Bret Hart WrestleMania VIII finish as Lawlor had Kane in a rear-naked choke but Kane reversed it into a pinning combination for the win.
After the match, Cardona came out to the stage area along with Mister Saint Laurent. He said he should be MLW Champion and wants to save the company. Lawlor then hit Mr. Thomas from behind with a chair and the show closed with a brawl around ringside.
I won the @WSWWrestlingAUS Championship in Australia yesterday…showed up at @MLW in Philadelphia today.
At MLW Slaughterhouse this Saturday night, Davey Boy Smith Jr. was supposed to challenge Alex Kane for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship. But MLW announced today that Smith “has withdrawn from the bout and has been placed on the emergency injured reserved list.” Lawlor will be replacing Smith in the title match.
This will be the first time Lawlor has wrestled for MLW in two years. He’s a former MLW World Heavyweight Champion, holding the title for five months in 2019.
Kane won the MLW World Heavyweight Championship from Alex Hammerstone this July.
Slaughterhouse is taking place from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia this Saturday and will air live on Fite+. Here’s the updated card for the show:
MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Kane defends against Tom Lawlor
Minoru Suzuki vs. Jacob Fatu
Title vs. title match: NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion Rocky Romero vs. MLW Middleweight Champion AKIRA
Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match: MLW National Openweight Champion Rickey Shane Page defends against 1 Called Manders
MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion Delmi Exo defends against a mystery challenger
Chamber of Horrors match: Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner & Matthew Justice) vs. The Calling (Cannonball & Talon) vs. Matt Cardona and a mystery partner
MLW announced today that Delmi Exo will defend her Featherweight Championship against B3CCA at Slaughterhouse on Saturday, October 14. The show is airing live on Fite+.
There was an angle on MLW Fusion this August where B3CCA injured Exo with a guitar shot. After campaigning for a title match against Exo, B3CCA officially earned the opportunity by defeating Maki Itoh at MLW Fury Road earlier this month.
In April of this year, Exo won the MLW Women’s Featherweight Championship from Taya Valkyrie. Exo is only the second-ever wrestler to hold the title since it was introduced in 2022. She’s made three successful title defenses, retaining against Valkyrie, Paris Van Dale, and Ava Everett.
Exo defeated B3CCA when they faced off in MLW earlier in 2023.
MLW Slaughterhouse will emanate from Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena. Here’s the updated card for the show:
MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Kane defends against Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Minoru Suzuki vs. Jacob Fatu
MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion Delmi Exo defends against B3CCA
Davey Boy Smith Jr. is getting a World Heavyweight Championship shot at MLW Slaughterhouse.
It was announced today that Smith will challenge Alex Kane for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship at next month’s Slaughterhouse event. The show is taking place at Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena on Saturday, October 14. It will air live on Fite+.
Earlier this year, Smith was crowned as the winner of the 2023 Opera Cup tournament in MLW. Smith, who also won the tournament in 2019, is a two-time Opera Cup holder.
Kane and Smith were the final two wrestlers in this year’s MLW Battle Riot match. Kane won the Battle Riot and later defeated Alex Hammerstone to win the MLW World Heavyweight Championship. Kane has been champion since July.
The Kane vs. Smith match is part of a double main event at Slaughterhouse. In the other top match on the show, Minoru Suzuki faces off against Jacob Fatu. The match is Suzuki’s MLW debut.
These are the first two matches that have been confirmed for Slaughterhouse.
Minoru Suzuki now has an opponent for his MLW debut.
MLW has confirmed that Suzuki will face Jacob Fatu at the promotion’s Slaughterhouse event in Philadelphia on Saturday, October 14. The show is airing live on Fite+.
A partnership between MLW and NJPW was announced last month. On the most recent episode of MLW Fusion, Fatu responded to the news that Suzuki would be debuting for MLW at Slaughterhouse. Fatu called out Suzuki to face him.
“Last week on Fusion Fatu laid down the challenge, calling out Suzuki — and the ‘King of Pro Wrestling’ was delighted to accept and cautions there will be no mercy as these two fight for the first time ever,” MLW wrote.
Fatu is a former MLW World Heavyweight Champion and a former MLW National Openweight Champion.
The MLW-NJPW partnership began at Fury Road earlier this month. At that show, KUSHIDA made his MLW debut by defeating Tony Deppen.
Slaughterhouse is taking place at Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena. This is the first match that’s been made official for the show.
