Banged up Matt Riddle ready to defend MLW world title against Donovan Dijak at Azteca Lucha

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Matt Riddle volition locomotion into Major League Wrestling’s (MLW) Azteca Lucha pay-per-view Saturday nighttime banged up erstwhile helium takes connected Donovan Dijak for the satellite title.

Riddle has held the MLW satellite heavyweight title loop for astir 4 months aft helium defeated Satoshi Kojima astatine Kings of Colosseum.

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

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Matt Riddle and Tom Lawlor successful the ring (MLW)

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

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

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

"I deliberation I’m ready. After winning the Battle Riot and having 39 different competitors, including (Rob Van Dam) determination and inactive walking distant … MLW satellite heavyweight champion, I’m confident, but not excessively confident, that I cognize what I person to bash to get the occupation done."

Riddle volition participate the lucifer with immoderate busted ribs helium sustained successful a alloy seat battle from Dijak. Riddle inactive vowed to support the title.

Matt Riddle surrounded successful the ring (MLW)

"The ribs are a small banged up," Riddle said. "But that’s bound to hap successful this enactment of work. I deliberation the important portion is that Dijak is the 1 liable for injuring my ribs. He’ll astir apt beryllium trying to people them successful this satellite rubric lucifer successful Chicago.

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

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

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"I cognize arsenic bully arsenic anybody to triumph the title is difficult, but to support the title is adjacent much hard due to the fact that present 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 bash media, you’re getting asked to beryllium the look of the company. It’s a dense load to carry, and Riddle’s been carrying for a while.

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