Riddle, Aries Set For Title Clash On MLW Fusion Go-Home Show

Matt Riddle and Austin Aries will share the screen one more time before settling their differences in the ring, with MLW Fusion airing Thursday, November 5 at 8 p.m. ET on Tubi serving as the final stop before their MLW National Openweight Championship showdown at Saturday Night SuperFight in Chicago on Saturday, November 7.

The rivalry has sharpened with each passing week. Riddle pushed for this opportunity and got exactly what he asked for, and he’s made clear he intends to take the title off Aries while also deflating the champion’s ego in the process. Aries, for his part, isn’t interested in a competitive fight — he’s promising to expose what he sees as a significant gap in ability between himself and his challenger, embarrassing Riddle in the process.

Thursday’s Fusion will give both men one last platform to make their case before the bell rings in Chicago. Expect the go-home show to lean into the personal nature of this feud rather than just hype package highlights — Riddle and Aries have spent weeks trading verbal jabs, and with only 48 hours separating talk from action, neither man figures to back down now.

Adding another layer to the show, Riddle is also set to check in with Killer Kross ahead of Kross’s MLW World Heavyweight Championship main event at SuperFight. On paper, that’s a simple pre-fight conversation between two of the promotion’s bigger personalities. In practice, given Riddle’s current frame of mind and his own high-stakes match looming, it’s hard to imagine that segment staying purely business.

The National Openweight title picture has been one of the more compelling undercurrents in MLW this fall, with Aries leaning on his veteran credentials and technical pedigree against a challenger in Riddle who has built his MLW run on unpredictability and a willingness to talk trash to anyone holding gold. A title change in Chicago would be a notable moment for Riddle’s time in the promotion, while a successful defense would reinforce Aries as one of the company’s most dependable champions heading into the new year.

Fusion will stream free on Tubi, with on-demand replays also available via Tubi, YouTube, VEEPS, and NJPW World, and episodes available for purchase on Amazon Prime Video. Saturday Night SuperFight is available to pre-order on VEEPS for Saturday’s live pay-per-view, where Riddle and Aries will finally find out whose predictions hold up.