Paul Walter Hauser Leaves MLW, Citing Creative Differences
Summary: Actor and wrestler Paul Walter Hauser said on Instagram on Sunday, Nov. 1, that he has left MLW over creative differences, days before the company's Saturday Night SuperFight pay-per-view on Nov. 7.
The quick version
- Hauser announced the exit himself, on Instagram on Sunday, Nov. 1. He said he left "late last week."
- He gave one reason: "creative differences." MLW has not commented in anything we found.
- MLW named him an executive producer in March 2025, and still listed him as one in September, per POST Wrestling.
Paul Walter Hauser has left Major League Wrestling. The actor, who also wrestles, announced it in an Instagram post on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, according to POST Wrestling, F4W Online and Wrestling Inc. MLW holds its first pay-per-view in seven years, Saturday Night SuperFight, on Nov. 7.
What he said
Per the text POST Wrestling and F4W Online published, Hauser wrote: "With a heavy heart, but a clear mind, I said goodbye to the MLW family late last week." He said he wanted to head off speculation: "my decision was simply rooted in creative differences. The truest, & least sexy, answer."
He thanked MLW founder Court Bauer, the production team and the wrestlers who worked with him. He also wrote that he did not think any of his best matches were in MLW, "but I did the best I could with what I had at the time," per the text Wrestling Inc and eWrestlingNews published.
His role
POST Wrestling reports MLW named Hauser an executive producer in March 2025, working on creative and production as well as appearing on screen. MLW was still listing him as one when it announced its Tubi distribution deal in September. His last MLW match was at the Sept. 12 television tapings, a win over Cody Fluffman, per POST Wrestling.
What is not known
- Whether MLW has responded. We found no MLW statement.
- Whether Hauser will wrestle elsewhere. Ringside News says that is unclear.
- Whether he was booked for SuperFight. Wrestling Inc says his exit means one less face at the show, but we did not find him on a published card.
Source: Hauser's own Instagram post, as quoted in full or in part by POST Wrestling, F4W Online, Wrestling Inc and eWrestlingNews. We did not open the post ourselves. We did not contact MLW. Nothing in this story is a rumor.
Sources
- POST Wrestling (Neal Flanagan), "Paul Walter Hauser parts ways with MLW, cites 'creative differences'", Nov. 1, 2026 (role, last match, Tubi timing). https://postwrestling.com/2026/11/01/paul-walter-hauser-parts-ways-with-mlw-cites-creative-differences
- F4W Online, "Paul Walter Hauser parts ways with MLW, cites 'creative differences'", Nov. 2026, date not shown in the excerpt we read. https://f4wonline.com/news/mlw/paul-walter-hauser-parts-ways-with-mlw-cites-creative-differences
- Wrestling Inc, "Paul Walter Hauser Announces MLW Exit Due To 'Creative Differences'", Nov. 2026, date not shown in the excerpt we read (SuperFight timing). https://wrestlinginc.com/2304469/mlw-paul-walter-hauser-announces-exit-creative-differences
- eWrestlingNews, "Paul Walter Hauser Gone From MLW", Nov. 2026, date not shown in the excerpt we read. https://ewrestlingnews.com/news/indie/paul-walter-hauser-gone-from-mlw
- Ringside News, "Paul Walter Hauser Announces MLW Departure Over Creative Differences and Issues Warning", Nov. 2026, date not shown in the excerpt we read. https://ringsidenews.com/paul-walter-hauser-announces-mlw-departure-creative-differences-issues-warning
- Paul Walter Hauser, Instagram post, Nov. 1, 2026, as linked by POST Wrestling. We did not open it. https://www.instagram.com/p/DfNeE3htYGT/
- WrestlingNews.com staff reporting: compared five outlets' quotes of the post. We did not contact MLW or Hauser.
How we credit sources: Editorial standards.