Various: Yota Tsuji vs. Trevor Lee and More Matches Set for MLW Saturday Night SuperFight, TNA’s Talks with OVW For Potential Partnership Deal Update, Indies/Misc.

Oct 30, 2026

Yota Tsuji vs. Trevor Lee, and More Matches Set for MLW Saturday Night SuperFight

Thursday’s MLW Fusion show on Tubi featured three new matches announced for the card of MLW Saturday Night SuperFight, which takes place on November 7 at the Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois.

The first new match announced was a singles match of Yota Tsuji vs. Trevor Lee.

Trevor Lee (@TrevorLeePro) is the MLW Southern Crown Champion for a reason, and he’ll get to show off just how good he is at MLW Saturday Night SuperFight!! Tune into MLW FUSION on @Tubi: https://t.co/y45aGqIdPY https://t.co/kXoizAa7Ch
— MLW (@MLW) October 30, 2026

The second new match announced was a MLW National Openweight Championship match of Matt Riddle vs. Austin Aires (c).

It’ll be “The Phantom of the Opera Cup” @AustinAries taking on “The Original Bro” Matt Riddle (@SuperKingofBros) at MLW Saturday Night SuperFight!! Tune into MLW FUSION on @Tubi: https://t.co/y45aGqIdPY Order the PPV on @Veeps! https://t.co/NWqrOGcAoB
— MLW (@MLW) October 30, 2026

The third new match announced was a singles match of Masha Slamovich vs. ZAMAYA.

Two dangerous women step into the ring when @THEZAMAYA takes on @mashaslamovich!! Tune into MLW FUSION on @Tubi: https://t.co/y45aGqIdPY Order the PPV on @Veeps! https://t.co/JpJqYAXsBd
— MLW (@MLW) October 30, 2026

Current card for MLW Saturday Night SuperFight:

MLW World Championship Last Man Standing match – Josh Bishop vs. Killer Kross (c)
MLW World Tag Team Championship Chicago Street Fight match -Glasgow Boys On Top (Wolfgang, Mark Coffey, & Joe Coffey) vs. The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) (c)
MLW National Openweight Championship – Matt Riddle vs. Austin Aires (c)
Tessa Blanchard vs. Keyra
Yota Tsuji vs. Trevor Lee
Masha Slamovich vs. ZAMAYA
Mistico vs. mystery opponent

TNA’s Talks with OVW For Potential Partnership Deal Update

As noted before, TNA Wrestling has been in talks with Ohio Valley Wrestling since this past June for a potential partnership between both companies that would involve OVW becoming a developmental system for TNA.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that TNA is currently planning to begin filming episodes of their TNA Xplosion series at OVW’s Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky.

Johnson reported that the decision for the change from taping Xplosion matches alongside TNA Impact! events is due to cost savings reasons related to expenses for traveling and touring.

Johnson also reported that TNA President Carlos Silva has not been seen in attendance at OVW shows in recent months after attending several shows earlier this year as part of the talks between the two companies.

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that there are currently issues within TNA Wresting regarding their events schedule for 2027. Johnson reported that TNA talent have yet to receive their 2027 TNA events calendars meaning the roster has not been fully informed about the company’s plans for next year.

As noted before, Chris Bey has been out of action for TNA since October of 2024 due to a broken neck injury and surgery. Bey revealed on Twitter that he was a special guest trainer at Nattie and TJ Wilson’s The Dungeon 2.0 wrestling school for a Thursday night training session.

In a recent interview with 107.5 FM Alive’s Medd in the Morning show, Cedric Alexander gave his thoughts about the current partnership between TNA and WWE and his belief that there is still room to improve it. Alexander stated “I remember I was in NXT when the partnership was announced. And I remember being excited because I remember thinking, ‘Ooh, I could probably go to TNA and do some things in TNA.’ That was my exact thought.” (Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com)

Game Changer Wrestling recently announced that this year’s New Year’s Eve event will be taking place on December 31 at The Mecca in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.

Steph De Lander recently celebrated on Twitter about Thursday being the one year anniversary of her marriage to Mance Warner. De Lander stated “𝟷𝟶.𝟸𝟿.𝟸𝟻 One whole year of being married to my best friend. I feel honoured to be loved by you ❤️😇“

Thursday’s Stardom Crimson Nightmare 2026 event in Tokyo, Japan featured Stardom President Taro Okada holding a backstage press conference discussing the company’s current testing of a new business strategy for their events to help improve attendances. Okada stated that there are fans who can’t attend weekend shows and those same people have thanked him for giving them the chance to get to watch big matches on Stardom’s weekdays events. Okada also gave his thoughts about his belief that appealing to both weekend and weekday audiences will help Stardom reach more fans and improve the attendances for their shows. Okada stated “In order for us to move to the next stage, we need to fill weekday events as well. And we need to be able to meet the needs of all kinds of customers as much as possible so that people will choose Stardom. I think it won’t become established unless we persevere. We want to continue looking for opportunities to do so.” (Transcript h/t: Tokyo Sports)

Indies wrestler Dillon McQueen recently announced on Twitter his retirement from his in-ring wrestling career. McQueen stated “I have had the time of my life and truly enjoyed every step of my journey in the business and am thankful for everything I’ve received. I love you all. Thank you for everything it was a great ride. I am stepping away from professional wrestling with the most joy, happiness and optimism I could. What a ride. Thank you for everything.” Prior to his announcement, McQueen had been wrestling since July of 2019.

PRODUCE Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their co-promoted PRODUCE x ASSEMBLY event on November 14 in Kingston, New York: