Billie Starkz vs. Kayla Kassidy added to MLW Blood & Thunder
Indie favorite Billie Starkz will make her MLW debut at the company’s first show of 2023.
Starkz will face the debuting Kayla Kassidy at Blood & Thunder, an MLW Fusion TV taping taking place in Philadelphia, PA’s 2300 Arena on Saturday, January 7th.
Both women are entering the company’s women’s featherweight division that currently has Taya Valkyrie as the champion.
The 18-year-old Starkz is coming off her AEW debut as she took on Britt Baker and Red Velvet during last Saturday’s Dark tapings at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. She also recently had her first tour of Japan and has been busy on the indies with well over 100 matches this calendar year.
Kassidy has appeared in two NWA matches and primarily has been working in the Midwest indie scene.
The two are both Kentucky natives and have a history together as opponents in both singles and multi-woman matches.
Here’s the updated card for the show:
- MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone defends against Yamato
- MLW Tag Team Champions EJ Nduka & Calvin Tankman defend against The Samoan Swat Team (Lance Anoa’i & Juicy Finau)
- MLW National Openweight Champion Davey Richards defends against Johnny Fusion
- Jacob Fatu vs. Ben-K
- Real1 vs. Microman
- Billie Starkz vs. Kayla Kassidy