Mads “Krule” Krugger’s first title defense has officially been set.
For anyone who’s been under a rock for the past month, Matt Riddle is no longer the MLW World Heavyweight Champion. Originally, Riddle and Donovan Dijak were supposed to fight for the world title in a one-on-one match at MLW Fightland, but Mads 'Krule' Krugger activated his Gravity Gamble contract before the main event, which turned into a triple threat match.
The match came down to Riddle and Dijak, with the former hitting a Brostone Piledriver on Dijak. Riddle was about to get the three count when Krule broke it up and hit a full nelson face slam on the former world champion. He got the three count and officially became the new MLW World Heavyweight Champion.
Now, Krugger’s first test has been confirmed as he’ll defend the MLW World Heavyweight Championship in a Chamber of Horrors match at MLW Slaughterhouse.
What is a chamber of horrors? The MLW snippet below will explain.
Barbed wire. Steel. Weapons hanging like ornaments of destruction. Once you enter… there’s no way out. 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, Matthew Justice, Mr. Thomas, and CW Anderson have been confirmed as entrants thus far. However, don’t be surprised if Donovan Dijak is added next. The MLW World Tag Team Champion continued to brawl with Krugger following his world title win at MLW Fightland. Though there’s no word on who the next two entrants will be.
Check out the updated line-up for MLW’s Slaughterhouse show:
MLW Slaughterhouse live on YouTube card (10pm ET start)
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Shoko Nakajima (champion) vs. HIMAWARI – MLW Women’s World Featherweight Champion
Chamber of Horrors for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship:
Mads Krule Krugger (champion) vs. Matthew Justice vs. Mr. Thomas vs. CW Anderson vs. ? vs. ?