Overview
- MLW ran an on-air segment about Bishop Dyer on June 27 that described his future with the promotion as a 'contract dispute' and teased a formal update on the July 4 episode of MLW FUSION.
- The promotion told viewers it is in active negotiations with Dyer and presented parts of the situation as storyline, saying he has hired a major agent and is making hardline demands.
- On-screen reporting attributed specific demands to Dyer, including a $190,000 vehicle signing bonus, $2,000-per-night hotel suites, and investment in a coffee business, but those claims have not been independently verified.
- Dyer currently holds one half of the MLW World Tag Team Championships with Donovan Dijak, so any contract outcome could force booking changes for upcoming tag-team storylines and title defenses.
- Outside MLW, Fightful reported in May that WWE discussed a possible return for the former Baron Corbin, and recent posts show Dyer wrestling overseas, suffering an eye injury that required stitches, and later competing in a jiu-jitsu tournament.