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AUSTIN ARIES TALKS MLW RETURN, UPDATED LUCHA AZTECA LINEUP FOR CHICAGO

By Mike Johnson on 2025-05-02 17:26:00

Austin Aries spoke with FOX News about his return to MLW as an announcer at this link.  "It feels good," Aries said. "Just kind of readjusting. I hadn’t been at MLW for a number of years, worked with them a few times over my career, never anything sustained. It’s just been exciting to watch the growth of the company, the momentum they’ve been building and a lot of the names they’ve been bringing in.  So when the opportunity presented itself for me to get back into the fold and to do it behind the commentary desk, it was definitely something I wanted to take them up on."  

 CMLL will hold a combined show with MLW in Mexico City, Mexico tonight at Arena Mexico, featuring:

*KUSHIDA vs. Mistico.

*MLW Openweight Tag Team Champion Matthew Justice vs. Ultimo Guerrero.

*Neon vs. Paul London.

*MLW Tag Team Champions Satoshi Kojima & Okumura vs. Barboza & Zandokan Jr.

*Janai Kai vs. Reyna Isis.

The promotion's next live event after tonight will be Azteca Lucha on Saturday 5/10 from Chicago's Cicero Stadium, which has been announced as sold out.   Announced for that show:

*MLW Champion Matt Riddle vs. Donovan Dijak (with Saint Laurent)

*Atlantis & Esfinge vs. Guerrero Maya Jr. & Hechicero.

*Místico vs. Templario vs. Ikuro Kwon.

*Satoshi Kojima vs. Alex Hammerstone.

*MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion Shoko Nakajima in action.

Upcoming dates include 6/26 in NYC at The Melrose Ballroom in Queens for Summer of Beasts and 9/13 in Dallas, Texas for Fightland 2025 at the Nytex Sports Centre - Olympic Hall.  These will each stream live on MLW's YouTube channel with additional material also taped for later broadcast.

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