Matt Riddle hopes to start his 2025 with a world championship victory.
It has been confirmed that Riddle for the MLW World heavyweight Championship at the promotion's Kings of Colosseum event on Saturday, January 11. The show takes place in North Richland Hills, Texas and airs for free on MLW's YouTube channel.
Riddle got that chance by winning MLW Battle Riot 2024. If he defeats Kojima, it would be Riddle's first championship reign in MLW. He made it to the finals of a title tournament in 2018 (when MLW returned as a promotion), but lost to Swerve Strickland.
Kojima has been champion since dethroning Alex Kane in 2024. It is the second time Kojima has held the title, with his first world championship reign coming in 2002–2003 during the original incarnation of MLW.
Before the Kings of the Colosseum, riddle at Eric Bischoff's MLW One-shot event in New York City on Thursday, December 5th. Kojima will defend his MLW World Championship against CMLL's Ultimo Guerrero in the TV taping portion of this show.
