[1][2][3] On September 25, 2024, MLW announced that Kings of Colosseum would take place on January 11, 2025, at the NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills, Texas.

[6] At Lucha Apocalypto, Místico successfully defended the MLW World Middleweight Championship against Titán and Averno, in a three-way match.

Mads Krule Krügger, Akira, Brett Ryan Gosselin, MLW National Openweight Champion Matthew Justice, and Trevor Lee were named as the participants.

[13] On January 3, MLW announced that Lee would be replaced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) star Kevin Knight for unspecified reasons.

[19] With many questions surrounding the incident, MLW would announce that Bischoff would appear via satellite at Kings of Colosseum to address his new plans for the promotion.