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Battle Riot

Battle Riot
PromotionsMajor League Wrestling
First eventBattle Riot I
Signature matchesBattle Riot match

Battle Riot is an annual professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). The inaugural event took place on July 19, 2018.

The event is named after the Battle Riot match, a multi-competitor match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared winner. The match begins with two participants in the ring. Another fighter then enters every minute until 40 wrestlers have joined the match. Competitors are eliminated by either pin, submission, or going over the top rope and having both feet touch the venue floor. The declared winner of the Battle Riot match receives a future title shot for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.

The first two, and fourth, events served as television tapings for MLW Fusion. The first and second events were broadcast as special episodes of Fusion, with the second event airing live on Bein Sports USA.

The third, fourth, and sixth events have been presented as standalone specials, equivalent to a pay-per-view; with matches from the third event also being taped for the MLW Fusion: Alpha miniseries. The fifth event was a television taping for MLW Underground Wrestling on Reelz, and aired as a special episode on April 25, 2023; it would be the show's penultimate episode before its cancellation. A "Special Edition" of the telecast was streamed on May 18 for FITE+ subscribers as part of MLW's partnership with the streamer.[1]

Dates, venues and winners

Aired Live
# Event Date City Venue Main event Winner Entry No.
1 Battle Riot I July 19, 2018 Queens, New York Melrose Ballroom 40-man Battle Riot match Tom Lawlor 5
2 Battle Riot II April 5, 2019 40-man Battle Riot match LA Park 29
3 Battle Riot III July 10, 2021 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2300 Arena 41-man Battle Riot match Alexander Hammerstone 35
4 Battle Riot IV June 23, 2022 Queens, New York Melrose Ballroom 40-man Battle Riot match Jacob Fatu 28
5 Battle Riot V April 8, 2023 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2300 Arena 40-man Battle Riot match Alex Kane 1
6 Battle Riot VI June 1, 2024 Atlanta, Georgia Center Stage 40-man Battle Riot match Matt Riddle 31

Championship match for winner

  – Championship victory
  – Championship match loss
Winner Event Year Championship match
1 Tom Lawlor SuperFight 2018 Lawlor defeated Low Ki for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.
2 LA Park Saturday Night SuperFight 2019 Park lost to Jacob Fatu for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.
3 Alexander Hammerstone Fightland 2021 Hammerstone defeated Jacob Fatu for MLW World Heavyweight Championship in a title vs. title match also for Hammerstone's MLW National Openweight Championship.
4 Jacob Fatu SuperFight 2022 Fatu lost to Alexander Hammerstone for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.
5 Alex Kane Never Say Never 2023 Kane defeated Alexander Hammerstone for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.

References

  1. ^ Roseveare, Nik (May 16, 2023). "MLW Fusion now on FITE+". Advanced Television. Retrieved June 7, 2024.