 With the wave of momentum Dijak was riding in the first few months of 2024 in NXT having had show-stealing performance after show-stealing performance, many fans figured his breakout year was bound to continue, especially once he was drafted back to the Raw roster shortly following WrestleMania 40.
Although Dijak has continued to kill it inside the squared circle, it hasn't been with WWE. The former Ring of Honor Top Prospect Tournament winner shocked the wrestling world when he announced that WWE opted not to renew his contract at the end of June. He wasted no time returning to the independent circuit, showing up at Blitzkrieg Pro within a day of his deal expiring. After a summer of standout matches across countless promotions, Donovan Dijak has found a new home in MLW. Over a dozen years removed from their last chat at Chaotic Wrestling, WrestleRant's Graham "GSM" Matthews caught up with Dijak to discuss what sold him on signing with the promotion, the positives of his time in WWE, finally getting the freedom to executed his freedom to the fullest extent, and much more.
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Exclusive: NWA Champions Colby Corino and Kenzie Paige Discuss NWA's New Era Ahead of Samhain10/27/2023  Credit: NWA/Hiban Huerta NWA's two-night 75 Anniversary pay-per-view extravaganza in late August marked the end of an era for the promotion, while Saturday's Samhain event will mark the beginning of another.
NWA 75 saw several new champions crowned, including Colby Corino and Kenzie Paige. Corino completed his journey to the NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship by beating Kerry Morton for the belt on Night 1 while Paige ended the two-year-plus NWA World Women's Heavyweight Championship reign of the undefeated Kamille on Night 2. Both will be in action at Samhain this Saturday, October 28th, emanating live from Cleveland and airing on FITE TV, defending their titles against elite competition in Joe Alonzo and Ruthie Jay, respectively. 
In early October, WWE partnered with Netflix to present an unprecedented interactive special entitled Escape The Undertaker, which saw The New Day's Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods journey into the haunted home of The Undertaker in pursuit of his iconic urn. It was met with universal acclaim from wrestling fans and left everyone who watched its many creative twists and turns wanting more.
Escape The Undertaker director Ben Simms, who has also worked on several other Netflix projects including You vs. Wild, told WrestleRant.com in an exclusive interview that it was originally presented to him as an "escape room" idea and that Netflix was fully on board with it. “We came up with a bunch of different ideas," he said. "New Day from the start were paired with The Undertaker. They're obviously incredible personalities and huge Superstars, so that was a no-brainer and what drew me to the project, seeing the contrast and dynamic between Undertaker and New Day. I saw opportunity of so many fun and different directions we could go in.” |
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