Matt Riddle to defend NJPW World TV title at MLW War Chamber
At MLW War Chamber, Matt Riddle will put his NJPW World Television Championship up for grabs.
Riddle vs. Kosei Fujita for the NJPW World TV title is now set for MLW War Chamber in St. Petersburg, Florida on Friday, March 29. The 21-year-old Fujita, an NJPW wrestler, is making his MLW debut in the match.
It was previously announced that Riddle would face Timothy Thatcher in a non-title match at War Chamber. That match will still be happening in St. Petersburg on March 29, but it will instead be part of the MLW television taping portion of the War Chamber event. Riddle vs. Fujita will be airing live on the War Chamber broadcast on TrillerTV+.
In storyline, Riddle decided to have two matches at War Chamber as part of his quest to earn an MLW World Heavyweight Championship shot. Satoshi Kojima currently holds that title.
Riddle won the NJPW World TV title from Hiroshi Tanahashi this February. His first title defense was in MLW against Bad Dude Tito.
Here’s the updated War Chamber card:
Triller TV+ live broadcast —
- War Chamber match: Team MLW (Satoshi Kojima, Okumura, Matthew Justice & 1 Called Manders) vs. World Titan Federation (Tom Lawlor, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Richard Holliday & Josh Bishop)
- NJPW World Television Champion Matt Riddle defends against Kosei Fujita
- MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion Janai Kai defends against Unagi Sayaka
- AJ Francis vs. Alex Kane
- Mads Krugger goes to war against MLW
TV taping —
- War Chamber match: The Calling (Sami Callihan, Rickey Shane Page, Cannonball & Talon) vs. Raven, AKIRA, Jimmy Lloyd & Jake Crist
- Matt Riddle vs. Timothy Thatcher
- Zayda vs. Sofi Castillo
