Janai Kai was crowned the new MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion at their Slaughterhouse event on Oct. 14. She dethroned Delmi Exo who held the gold since April 6. Exo tapped out to Kai.
Prior to the event, Exo’s opponent was simply known as the Phantom Opponent. Kai was confirmed as the challenger right before the match by Salina de la Renta. Kai was originally set to face B3CCA.
A vignette aired showing the TJPW’s Miyu Yamishita was coming soon to MLW. A date was not confirmed.
Recently it was confirmed that the Notorious Mimi (NXT’s Sloane Jacobs) signed with MLW. Her first match will be taped on today’s MLW Fusion.