MLW Fusion aired June 13, 2026, with an episode taped at Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois, and the main event between Killer Kross and Matt Riddle never reached a clean finish. Alex Hammerstone made sure of that.
Kross retained the MLW World Heavyweight Championship after their title rematch collapsed into a no contest, the latest sign that CONTRA Unit’s grip on the promotion is only tightening.
Quick Results
- KUSHIDA (c) def. Alan Angels to retain the MLW World Middleweight Championship
- Josh Bishop def. Matthew Justice in a Chicago Street Fight
- Killer Kross (c) vs. Matt Riddle for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship ended in a no contest, Kross retained
- Okumura revealed as the newest member of CONTRA
- Alex Hammerstone confronted Matt Riddle backstage and was later ejected from the building
- The MLW Southern Crown Championship was introduced
- The voice of CONTRA announced Cesar Duran had been eliminated
MLW World Middleweight Championship: KUSHIDA (c) def. Alan Angels
The show opened with KUSHIDA defending the middleweight title against Alan Angels, a match originally booked for the previous week before KUSHIDA attacked Angels backstage to delay it. KUSHIDA worked barefoot and spent much of the bout targeting Angels’ left arm.
Angels mounted a comeback with a half-nelson suplex and a top-rope frog splash for a near fall, but his damaged arm gave out when he reached for the Angel’s Wings. KUSHIDA capitalized, locking in a cross-armbreaker to force the tap.
After the finish, Okumura pulled on a CONTRA shirt, confirming his alignment with the faction. The middleweight title now sits under CONTRA’s banner alongside its growing influence across the roster. KUSHIDA’s win in last week’s episode continued that momentum.
Chicago Street Fight: Josh Bishop def. Matthew Justice
Bishop and Justice wasted no time, trading bombs from the opening bell. Bishop hit a top-rope superplex within seconds and a Black Hole Slam onto a garbage can soon after.
The fight spilled into the crowd, where Justice attempted a leap from a balcony railing roughly 20 feet up. The railing shifted as he jumped, and he crashed through a single table well short of his target in a scary spot. Bishop finished things with a Razor’s Edge off the bleachers through a table on the floor to score the pin.
The Southern Crown Championship Arrives
Commentary announced a new MLW Southern Crown Championship, with further details promised in the coming weeks. The introduction adds another title to the MLW landscape during a period of heavy expansion for the promotion.
MLW World Heavyweight Championship: Killer Kross (c) vs. Matt Riddle Ends In No Contest
The rematch from Riddle signing Kross’ open contract delivered a hard-hitting back-and-forth. Kross, accompanied by Scarlett Bordeaux, nearly stole an early pin and taunted Riddle over how close it was. Riddle answered with a flurry of sentons, an exploder suplex, and a cross-armbreaker.
The two traded finishers down the stretch. Riddle connected with a top-rope twisting moonsault, but Kross immediately countered into a rear-naked choke. As Kross had a sleeper locked in deep and looked poised to win, Alex Hammerstone stormed the ring and attacked both men, collapsing the match into a no contest.
Hammerstone had already been a presence all night. He confronted Riddle backstage earlier in the show before security separated them, and commentary later noted he had been ejected from the building. His interference keeps the title on Kross, who first claimed it at Battle Riot VIII, while setting up a three-way tension between champion, challenger, and the former titleholder.
Cesar Duran Eliminated
The episode closed with the voice of CONTRA declaring that MLW President Cesar Duran had been eliminated. The announcement positions CONTRA as the dominant force heading into the promotion’s next stretch of programming.
What’s Next
With CONTRA now holding the middleweight title, claiming control over the company’s leadership, and a new Southern Crown Championship on the way, MLW’s storyline direction runs straight through the faction. The unresolved Kross-Riddle-Hammerstone triangle points toward a multi-man picture for the World Heavyweight Championship in the weeks ahead.