MLW Open Draft Round 6 results: EJ Nduka joins the promotion

Round 6 of the MLW Open Draft has passed and during the event, the promotion announced the arrival of former NXT Superstar EJ Nduka (formerly known as Ezra Judge).

In this round, hosted once again by Alicia Atout, the fate of multiple Superstars was revealed as it announced the state of a top stable, the return of another wrestler, and a new wrestler joining the ranks of Major League Wrestling.

Here are the picks for the sixth round of the MLW Draft:

Contra Unit (Josef Samael, Ikuoro Kwon & Shawn Daivari) return to MLW

Bu Ku Dao returns to MLW

EJ Nduka joins MLW

Speaking Alicia Atout after being drafted, the former NXT Superstar revealed that he had multiple offers from other companies before joining Major League Wrestling. He said:

"“I can confirm that I did receive several offers from other companies. Ultimately, I decided to come to MLW because I love the prestige, I love the pedigree, I love the history, and I felt like it was the best place for the Judge”"

It will not be long until we see Nduka inside the MLW ring, as he revealed that he will be showing up on July 10 to take part in the 2021 Battle Riot. He stated:

"“The Judge plans to arrive 10 toes down and not give 80%, not give 90%, but give 150%. I want to officially announce, right now, that the Judge plans to debut at the Battle Riot on July 10 in Philadelphia, at the old ECW Arena. I plan to show up and show out.”"

Nduka was released from WWE on May 19, 2021, and revealed in an interview with Fightful that he was looking forward to exploring other alternatives outside WWE. He said:

"“I believe June 19 I can technically start working and get back on the scene. Yeah (I’ve had offers). It wasn’t even in two hours after I got released, my DMs, all these promotions asking me (to work). I wasn’t really familiar with the non-compete clause, I didn’t know if it was 30 days or 90 days. Main roster is 90, NXT is 30. Originally, I was like, ‘Ah man, I can’t do anything from three months.’ They were like, ‘No, check that again.’ We looked at the contract and saw it was 30 days, so we answered accordingly. I just want to say that the positive feedback…Twitter is normally the world of trolls, but I haven’t received one bad message or comment. it’s been supportive. I’m like, ‘Where were yall when I was there? Why are you giving me my flowers now?’ It’s one of those things where you get your flowers when you pass away. I’m here now, let me get my flowers.” (Transcription by Jeremy Lambert)"

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