Trish Adora to challenge for MLW Women’s Featherweight title at Fightland

In her debut for the promotion, Trish Adora is getting a shot at the MLW Women’s Featherweight Championship.

MLW has announced that Adora will challenge Taya Valkyrie for the Women’s Featherweight Championship at this Sunday’s Fightland tapings in Philadelphia. The tapings are being held at the 2300 Arena.

Adora is a United States Army veteran. She was one of the standout performers in the ROH women’s division before ROH went on hiatus at the end of 2021.

Adora has made several appearances on AEW Dark, including unsuccessfully challenging Mercedes Martinez for the ROH Women’s Championship earlier this year. Adora was also part of a six-woman tag match on AEW Rampage this April

Valkyrie was crowned the inaugural MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion this May.

Matches from the Fightland tapings will air on future episodes of MLW Fusion. The updated lineup for the tapings is listed below:

MLW Fightland (Sunday, October 30) — 

  • Last Man Standing match: MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone defends against EJ Nduka
  • MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie defends against Trish Adora
  • MLW Middleweight Champion Shun Skywalker defends against Lince Dorado
  • Jacob Fatu vs. Lio Rush
  • Willie Mack vs. Calvin Tankman
  • Real 1 (nZo) vs. Mance Warner
  • Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Billington Bulldogs vs. Bomaye Fight Club
  • Samoan Swat Team vs. The FBI
  • Sam Adonis debuts
  • Delirious debuts

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