Josef Samael’s Return As CONTRA Leader Had Been Planned Since January

Details about Josef Samael being back as the leader of CONTRA.
With Josef Samael being back as the leader of CONTRA UNIT in Major League Wrestling, Fightful Select learned additional details about it.
“Josef Samael’s return as CONTRA’s leader had been planned since January, @FightfulSelect has learned.
We’re also told Samael’s fireball attack on Mads Krule Krugger wrote Krugger off in what ended up being his final MLW match.”
Josef Samael’s return as CONTRA’s leader had been planned since January, @FightfulSelect has learned.
We’re also told Samael’s fireball attack on Mads Krule Krugger wrote Krugger off in what ended up being his final MLW match. pic.twitter.com/volI9F9XqS
— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) August 4, 2026
Before his return, Samael had not been involved with MLW since 2021.
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