A Quarterfinals Match Between Paul London And Austin Aries Is Added To MLW's SLAUGHTERHOUSE

A Quarterfinals Match Between Paul London And Austin Aries Is Added To MLW's SLAUGHTERHOUSE

The former TNA World Heavyweight Champion is making his grand return to MLW in the Opera Cup and will face his toughest challenge to date - Paul London.

By EliteGuy101 - Oct 02, 2025 04:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Indy Wrestling
Source: Fightful.com

Austin Aries is back in MLW.

The former TNA World Heavyweight Champion made his grand return to MLW during the Opera Cup by getting a win over KUSHIDA in a hard fought battle at Fury Road. But now Aries has to face a man that has almost as much experience as the returning MLW star - Paul London. The former WWE star got a quick win over Okumura in the first round.

Both men came up through Ring of Honor, but London and Aries followed different paths. Aries conquered ROH and became one of the longest reigning ROH World Champions in the company’s history. Paul London was picked up by WWE pretty early and went on to be in one of the most decorated tag teams in the ruthless aggression era. 

Paul London has 25 years of experience. Austin Aries has 24. Both men have accomplished huge accolades in numerous companies. However, neither has won MLW’s Opera Cup. What will happen when these former ROH and WWE stars collide in the quarter finals of the 2025 Opera Cup? 

We’ll find out on Saturday, October 4th! That card is really shaping up to be something special with Mad Krugger set to defend the MLW World Heavyweight title in the main event. In the other Quarter finals match, Mistico and Ultimo Guerrero will fight to advance to the semi-finals.

Check out the confirmed matches for MLW Slaughterhouse next month thus far. MLW Slaughterhouse is scheduled live on YouTube (10pm ET start):

2025 Opera Cup Quarterfinals

Mistico vs. Ultimo Guerrero

MLW Women’s World Featherweight Champion

Shoko Nakajima (c) vs. HIMAWARI

Chamber of Horrors for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship:

Mads Krule Krugger (c) vs. Matthew Justice vs. Mr. Thomas vs. CW Anderson vs. ? vs. ?

The debut of THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT with SHOTZI

Alex Hammerstone vs. Matt Riddle

2025 Opera Cup Quarterfinals

Satoshi Kojima vs. Bishop Dyer

2025 Opera Cup Quarterfinals

Austin Aries vs. Paul London

beIN SPORTS card (7 pm CT local start)

MLW National Openweight Championship:

Blue Panther (c) vs. Atlantis vs. Rugido

Scramble-5 Match:

Magnus vs. Ikuro Kwon vs. Okumura vs. Stigma vs. Diego Hill

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