List of current champions in Major League Wrestling

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Major League Wrestling (MLW) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in New Rochelle, New York. Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines. There are currently five championships in MLW.

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There are three singles, one traditional tag team championship for male wrestlers and one singles championship for female wrestlers.

As of September14, 2025, five wrestlers officially hold championships. This list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title, the date and location of the win, and a description of the winning bout. [1]

Overview

The American professional wrestling promotion Major League Wrestling (MLW) promotes several professional wrestling championships for its men's and women's divisions. MLW often broadcasts championship matches on their weekly streaming program while also regularly being featured on online programs. Major championship defenses also occur at MLW’s periodic pay-per-view events.

Men

At the top of MLW's championship hierarchy for male wrestlers is the MLW World Heavyweight Championship. It is held by Matt Riddle who defeated two-time champion Satoshi Kojima at Kings of Colosseum .

The secondary title for male wrestlers is the MLW National Openweight Championship, which is held by first-time champion Último Guerrero who defeated Matthew Justice at CMLL vs. MLW for the title.

The MLW World Middleweight Championship is a specialty championship, featuring matches being conducted under the company's "Cruiserweight & Lightweight division". It is currently vacanted by first time champion Místico who said he wanted to move up to the Heavyweight division.

The MLW World Tag Team Championship is MLW's traditional tag team title, being contested by teams of two wrestlers. The current champions are The Skyscrapers (Donovan Dijak and Bishop Dyer) who defeated Los Depredadores (Magnus and Rugido) in Queens, New York at Summer of the Beasts. They are in their second reign both as a team and individually. [2]

Women

MLW has one championship for its women's division. The title is called the MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship, which is held by Shoko Nakajima for the first time who defeated Delmi Exo at Battle Riot VII.

Current champions

As of September14, 2025.

Men's division

Singles
ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held [3] 		LocationNotesRef.
MLW World Heavyweight Championship Mads Krule Krügger 1September 13, 20251 North Richland Hills, Texas Defeated previous champion Matt Riddle and Donovan Dijak in a three-way match at Fightland, which also served as Krügger's Gravity Gramble cash-in match. [4]
MLW National Openweight Championship Ultimo Guerrero 2017.jpg Último Guerrero 1May 2, 2025135 Mexico City, Mexico Defeated Matthew Justice at CMLL vs. MLW. [5]
MLW World Middleweight Championship MX MM TERCERA LUCHA 19 (cropped).jpg Templario 1September 13, 20251+ North Richland Hills, Texas Defeated Ikuro Kwon to win the vacant title. Previous champion. Místico vacated the title after announcing his intention to move up to the heavyweight division. [4] [6]
Tag team
ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held		LocationNotesRef.
MLW World Tag Team Championship Chris Dijak Axxess 2018 crop.jpg
Baron Corbin April 2018.jpg 		The Skyscrapers
(Bishop Dyer and Donovan Dijak)		1June 26, 202580 Queens, New York Defeated Los Depredadores (Magnus and Rugido) at Summer of the Beasts. [7]

Women's division

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held [3] 		LocationNotesRef.
MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship Zhong Dao Xiang Zi 2024.jpg Shoko Nakajima 1April 5, 2025162 Long Beach, California Defeated Delmi Exo at Battle Riot VII. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Staff, MLW.com. "MLW Fighters (Roster)". MLW.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ Pizzazz, Manolo Has (June 27, 2025). "Former WWE big men win MLW tag titles as the new Skyscrapers". Www.cagesidedseats.com. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  3. 1 2 As of September14, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Vetter, Chris (September 14, 2025). "MLW Fightland results (9/13): Vetter's review of Matt Riddle vs. Donovan Dijak for the MLW Championship, Matthew Justice vs. Alex Hammerstone in a Texas Deathmatch". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ Perkins, Nick (May 3, 2025). "Ultimo Guerrero Wins MLW National Openweight Championship At CMLL vs. MLW Show". fightful.com. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "MLW Battle Riot VII: Místico renuncia al campeoanto Middleweight y apunta a cotas más altas".
  7. ↑ Vetter, Chris (June 27, 2025). "MLW "Summer of the Beasts" results (6/26): Vetter's review of Matt Riddle vs. Kenta for the MLW Championship, Último Guerrero vs. Alex Hammerstone for the MLW National Openweight Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ Vetter, Chris (April 5, 2025). "MLW "Battle Riot VII" results (4/5): Vetter's review of the Battle Riot match, Delmi Exo vs. Shoko Nakajima for the MLW Featherweight Title, Hechicero vs. Esfinge vs. Templario". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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