Because leaving WWE in 2024Donovan Dijak has Called MLW his home. But that’s about to change, at least according to Dijak. In a lengthy statement released to X on Monday morning, Dijak announced that he is leaving MLW “after much thought and consideration” and will now be a free agent. All was well in Dijac’s end, as he thanked MLW promoter Court Bauer and highlighted his MLW run, especially his Skyscrapers tag team/stable with Josh Bishop and current WWE star Baron Corbin, whom Dijac defeated for the MLW World Tag Team Championship.
At least at this point, it appears that Diyak is not looking for a WWE reunion with Corbin, as he is excited to continue working with various indie promotions, including Juggalo Championship Wrestling and PROGRESS, where he is the current Proteus Champion. Dijak also hinted that he will be making changes in 2027, revealing that he will be “introducing brand new and unusual characters really soon.” He didn’t reveal any details about the character other than his excitement.
I graduated from MLW and am now a free agent
BookDijak@gmail.com pic.twitter.com/sFtxOBH3mF
— DONOVAN DIJAK (@DijakFYE) November 9, 2026
Initially gaining fame competing for North East India and Ring of Honor in the mid-2010s, Dijak signed with WWE in 2017, initially appearing in NXT. Although he would spend the next seven years with WWE, Dijak would never win a championship during his promotion and would instead be best associated with the infamous stable Retribution, who goes by the name T-BAR. She now becomes the third MLW talent to leave the promotion in the past few months, following Lady Frost and Shotzi Blackheart. who has since joined TNA.