MLW excels at building their own stars and that’s one of the reasons EJ Nduka signed with the company following his release from WWE.
Major League Wrestling star EJ Nduka recently spoke with the Dallas Morning News ahead of MLW: Blood & Thunder and delved into why he signed with the company.
“MLW was actually the last promotion that contacted me,” Nduka admitted. “The reason why I went with MLW, they were the only ones that did not ask me what happened. I was not trying to keep doing interviews and talking about why I got fired. I wanted to become a star.”
Nduka spoke more about getting a chance to succeed with MLW, noting that the fans will decide if he’s a star, no one else.
“I didn’t want to end up back in a system,” Nduka said. “Nothing against the bigger promotions, but after being in the WWE, I know how this machine works. If you’re not one of their guys, then you’ve got to work from the bottom up. … I’m 33 years old now. I don’t have four or five years to start from the bottom again and earn my stripes. I want to go somewhere where they believe in me as much as I believe in myself, and then let the fans and the world decide if I’m a star or not. I knew once I got on TV, it was a wrap. I knew it.”
Nduka will face King Mo in his hometown of Dallas, Texas at MLW: Blood & Thunder tonight (1/21).
The updated card for MLW: Blood & Thunder can be found below, including the new reveal that Buddy Matthews will be making his debut on the show.
- Alex Hammerstone (C) vs. Pagano — MLW World Championship
- 5150 (Danny Rivera & Slice Boogie) vs. TBA — MLW Tag Team Championship
- Alex Kane (C) vs. Calvin Tankman — MLW Openweight Championship
- Tajiri (C) vs. Myron Reed vs. TBA — MLW Middleweight Championship
- Matt Cross vs. TJP — MLW Middleweight Championship #1 Contenders Match
- Aramis, El Dragon & TBA vs. Arez, Gino Medina & Mini Abmiso Negro
- Jacob Fatu vs. Mads Krügger
- EJ Nduka vs. King Mo
- nZo vs. King Muertes
- ACH vs. Davey Richards
- Rok-C vs. Miranda Gordy
- Ho Ho Lun vs. KC Navarro
- The Saito Brothers (Jun Saito & Rei Saito) vs. TBA
- Buddy Matthews vs. TBA
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