Dijak Challenges Kross for MLW Title Days Before SuperFight

Killer Kross will defend the MLW World Heavyweight Championship against Donovan Dijak on MLW Fusion, airing Thursday, November 5 at 8 PM ET on Tubi, just two days before Kross is set to defend the same title against Josh Bishop in a Last Man Standing match at Saturday Night SuperFight in Chicago on November 7.

The matchup stems from Dijak’s insistence that Bishop’s pinfall victory over Kross — the win that earned Bishop his SuperFight opportunity in the first place — doesn’t belong to Bishop alone. As the self-appointed leader of The Skyscrapers, Dijak has framed that pinfall as a group achievement, and he’s using it to justify inserting himself into the title picture ahead of his own teammate.

That argument now gets put to the test in the ring. If Dijak beats Kross on Fusion, he walks away as MLW World Heavyweight Champion — and suddenly Bishop’s hard-earned Last Man Standing opportunity at SuperFight would be rendered meaningless, with his own stablemate holding the title instead of the man who actually pinned the champion.

Even if Kross survives the challenge and retains, he’s not off the hook. A Last Man Standing match is built on physical punishment, and Kross taking a brutal title defense just 48 hours beforehand is the kind of compressed turnaround that tends to work against champions, not for them. Every move Dijak lands between now and Thursday night could leave Kross diminished heading into Chicago, handing Bishop an edge he wouldn’t otherwise have.

There’s also the subplot of Scarlett Bordeaux, who remains in Kross’s corner and whose presence has been a constant thread throughout his reign. How she factors into a match with this much riding on it — both for Thursday’s result and for what it means heading into the weekend — is worth watching.

MLW has teased that company insider Rich Bocchini will offer additional context on how this Fusion matchup ties into the SuperFight stakes, suggesting the implications go beyond a simple champion-versus-contender showdown. With Bishop watching from the wings and Dijak attempting to jump the line, MLW has manufactured a genuine sense of uncertainty heading into its pay-per-view — not just over who survives Last Man Standing, but over who even shows up to that match as champion.

Fusion airs live Thursday at 8 PM ET on Tubi, with replays available on YouTube, Veeps, and NJPW World, and episodes purchasable through Amazon Prime Video. Saturday Night SuperFight is available for pre-order on Veeps ahead of its live pay-per-view broadcast this weekend.