Banged Up Matt Riddle Ready To Defend Mlw World Title Against Donovan Dijak At Azteca Lucha

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Matt Riddle will locomotion into Major League Wrestling’s (MLW) Azteca Lucha pay-per-view Saturday nighttime banged up erstwhile he takes connected Donovan Dijak for nan world title.

Riddle has held nan MLW world heavyweight title loop for astir 4 months aft he defeated Satoshi Kojima astatine Kings of Colosseum.

Since then, he’s defeated Kojima and Alex Kane astatine SuperFight 6 and won nan Battle Riot lucifer past period to clasp onto nan title.

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Matt Riddle and Tom Lawlor successful nan ring (MLW)

Dijak whitethorn beryllium Riddle’s toughest situation yet. He’s yet to beryllium pinned aliases submitted since he made his MLW debut past year. He mislaid to Riddle astatine MLW’s One Shot successful December via disqualification. He made speedy friends pinch head Saint Laurent and recovered a caller state successful Bishop Dyer erstwhile he made his debut astatine Battle Riot past month.

Riddle told Fox News Digital he’s alert of nan challenges he faces, but it’s portion of nan load of being nan apical feline successful nan company.

"At nan extremity of nan day, it’s benignant of for illustration motivation. Sometimes, erstwhile you’re conscionable one-on-one pinch somebody, you benignant of driblet your guard," Riddle said. "Unfortunately for me, it’s ne'er a one-on-one situation, moreover erstwhile it’s expected to be. It’s conscionable different time for nan bro. It’s conscionable different time for nan MLW heavyweight champion of nan world.

"I deliberation I’m ready. After winning nan Battle Riot and having 39 different competitors, including (Rob Van Dam) location and still stepping distant … MLW world heavyweight champion, I’m confident, but not excessively confident, that I cognize what I person to do to get nan occupation done."

Riddle will participate nan lucifer pinch immoderate busted ribs he sustained successful a alloy chair battle from Dijak. Riddle still vowed to take sides nan title.

Matt Riddle surrounded successful nan ring (MLW)

"The ribs are a small banged up," Riddle said. "But that’s bound to hap successful this statement of work. I deliberation nan important portion is that Dijak is nan 1 responsible for injuring my ribs. He’ll astir apt beryllium trying to target them successful this world title lucifer successful Chicago.

"I’m looking retired for that, but, astatine nan aforesaid time, I’ve been doing immoderate sit-ups. I’ve been trying to support nan abs tight."

Austin Aries is expected to beryllium connected nan telephone for nan event. He returned to MLW connected nan mic astatine Battle Riot. He shared his thoughts connected nan lucifer pinch Fox News Digital.

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"I cognize arsenic bully arsenic anybody to triumph nan title is difficult, but to support nan title is moreover much difficult because now you’re a marked man, everyone’s coming for you, everyone’s gunning for you," Aries said. "And, connected apical of that, you’re being asked to do media, you’re getting asked to beryllium nan look of nan company. It’s a dense load to carry, and Riddle’s been carrying for a while.

"If there’s anyone that’s going to return nan title disconnected of them and if astatine immoderate constituent it’s gonna happen, Chicago coming up present connected May 10 very good could beryllium that day."