Mads Krugger Retains MLW World Title, Opera Cup QFs Set Slaughterhouse

Major League Wrestling held its Slaughterhouse event on Saturday night, October 4, at the Thunder Studios Arena in Long Beach, California, where Mads Krule Krugger retained the MLW World Heavyweight Championship in a multi-competitor Chamber of Horrors match and the promotion staged all four quarterfinals of the 2025 Opera Cup tournament. The show aired live on MLW’s YouTube channel and was also carried on the beIN SPORTS network.

Krule Krugger emerged from the Chamber of Horrors match still champion after outlasting Matthew Justice, Brock Anderson, CW Anderson, Mr. Thomas, and Chris Adonis. The match featured the weaponry and stipulations typical of the Chamber concept and included surprise elements that ultimately favored Krugger’s title retention.

Slaughterhouse also completed the Opera Cup quarterfinal slate, setting up next-round storylines. In the tournament matches, Místico defeated Último Guerrero in a lucha libre-style encounter, Satoshi Kojima beat Bishop Dyer, Austin Aries prevailed over Paul London, and Volador Jr. topped Star Jr. Aries attacked Místico after his match, signaling continued tension ahead of their scheduled semifinal pairing.