Bishop Wins MLW World Heavyweight Title in Chicago
Josh Bishop defeated Killer Kross in a Last Man Standing match at Major League Wrestling's first pay-per-view of the year.
Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Wrestling
Josh Bishop defeated Killer Kross to win the MLW World Heavyweight Championship at Saturday Night SuperFight, held at Cicero Stadium in Chicago. Austin Aries also retained the MLW National Openweight Championship by defeating Matt Riddle.
Why it matters
The event was Major League Wrestling's first pay-per-view of the year and changed the top championship in the promotion. The result sets the title picture for the coming months of MLW programming.
The title change was decided by a 10-count in a Last Man Standing match, and Aries vs. Riddle ran 30 minutes before time expired with no pinfall. Kross had won the title at Battle Riot VIII before losing it at this event.
The players
Major League Wrestling
Major League Wrestling is an American professional wrestling promotion that staged the event and its championships.
Josh Bishop
Josh Bishop is a professional wrestler who won the MLW World Heavyweight Championship from Killer Kross.
Killer Kross
Killer Kross is a professional wrestler who lost the MLW World Heavyweight Championship after winning it at Battle Riot VIII.
Austin Aries
Austin Aries is a professional wrestler who retained the MLW National Openweight Championship against Matt Riddle.
Matt Riddle
Matt Riddle is a professional wrestler who lost to Austin Aries in a 30-minute match for the National Openweight Championship.
The details
Bishop hit Kross with Exit 187 through a table and kicked a chair from Kross' grasp before the referee's count reached 10. Riddle hit a cutter on Aries, but time expired before a pinfall, leaving Aries with the National Openweight Championship. The card also included Tessa Blanchard's MLW debut, a win by Yota Tsuji over Trevor Lee, a Chicago Street Fight in which Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows retained the tag titles, and Ultimo Guerrero's triple-threat win.
Timeline
Battle Riot VIII: Killer Kross won the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.
November 8, 2026: Saturday Night SuperFight took place at Cicero Stadium in Chicago.
Season Trajectory
The title change follows the Battle Riot VIII tournament, through which Killer Kross first won the belt. It marks a new champion for Major League Wrestling at its first pay-per-view of the year.
Bishop's title win changes who holds MLW's top belt for fans following the promotion's programming. Viewers tracking championship picks or title contention will need to follow the reigns that now begin at Saturday Night SuperFight.
The takeaway
The result shows that a single pay-per-view can reset a promotion's championship picture, so following title matches closely helps readers track who holds the belts. Keeping up with a promotion's card announcements is the simplest way to stay current.
Further reading
For more coverage of the wrestling scene, see Wrestling in Chicago.
