Battle Riot II

Battle Riot II was the second Battle Riot professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). It took place on April 5, 2019 at the Melrose Ballroom in New York, New York. The event aired as a live two-hour television special episode of Fusion on beIN Sports.[1]

Battle Riot II
PromotionMajor League Wrestling
DateApril 5, 2019
CityNew York, New York
VenueMelrose Ballroom
Event chronology
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Battle Riot chronology
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Intimidation Games
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Fury Road

Twelve matches were contested at the event with four matches airing live at Battle Riot. The other seven matches were taped for future episodes of Fusion and one match was a non-televised match. The main event was the 39-man Battle Riot match, in which the winner would earn a future MLW World Heavyweight Championship opportunity. LA Park won the Battle Riot to earn the title shot. Also on the card, Teddy Hart retained the World Middleweight Championship against Ace Austin.[2][3][4][5]

Event

Preliminary matches

The event opened with a match in which Teddy Hart defended the World Middleweight Championship against Ace Austin. During the match, The Dynasty provided guest commentary and Hart snatched MJF's champagne then drank it and threw it in the security guard's face. Hart executed a diving Hart Destroyer and then a second Hart Destroyer on Austin for the win to retain the title. After the match, Hart berated MJF during an interview which led MJF to hit Hart with a bottle of champagne thus knocking him out with a concussion.

Next, Minoru Tanaka made his televised MLW debut against Myron Reed. Tanaka pinned Reed with a cradle for the win.

The next match to air on the Battle Riot special was a street fight, in which Tom Lawlor defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Jimmy Havoc. The match was taped at Rise of the Renegades on April 4. Havoc knocked out the referee when the referee warned him about repeatedly using the stapler. Lawlor would then execute a Death Valley Driver to Havoc onto the wood and then nailed an Acid Rainmaker to Havoc onto a chair and covered him for the pinfall but the referee was knocked out. A second referee arrived and then Lawlor hit Havoc with the chair in his jaw twice to win the match and retain the title.

Main event match

LA Park won the 2019 Battle Riot match to earn the Golden Ticket.

The main event was the namesake Battle Riot match, where the winner would earn a World Heavyweight Championship opportunity at any time and any place of his choosing within six months. Maxwell Jacob Friedman was the #1 entrant and Dan Severn was the #2 entrant. Teddy Hart was supposed to be the #16 entrant but he was unable to compete due to concussion suffered from the earlier attack by MJF. The #23 entrant Jacob Fatu attacked several of the competitors along with his Contra Unit teammates Josef Samael and Simon Gotch and poured gas on them which led to the security escorting Fatu away from the ring thus removing him from the match. The assault by Contra Unit allowed MJF to pin Jimmy Yuta, Rey Horus and Kotto Brazil in quick succession. The #26, #27 and #28 entrants were Santana, Ortiz and Konnan respectively. The three members of The Latin American Exchange brawled with The Hart Foundation, which resulted in Brian Pillman Jr. eliminating Santana and Ortiz and a brawl between Harts and LAX led Konnan to leave the ring. The final four participants were LA Park (#30), Alexander Hammerstone (#34), Sami Callihan (#35) and Mance Warner (#39). Warner and Hammerstone brawled with each other on the apron and Warner knocked him to eliminate. Hammerstone would then be eliminated by Callihan. Park nailed Callihan with a backbreaker and a spear and then tossed him over the top rope to win the Battle Riot and earn the Golden Ticket.

Results

No. Results Stipulations
1D J-Rocc defeated Troy Hollywood Singles match
2FUS El Hijo de LA Park defeated Gringo Loco Singles match
3FUS Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix) defeated Air Wolf and Rey Horus Tag team match
4FUS Mance Warner and Sami Callihan defeated El Hijo de LA Park and Ricky Martinez Tag team match
5FUS Alexander Hammerstone defeated Gringo Loco Singles match
MLW National Openweight Championship tournament semi-final
6FUS Brian Pillman Jr. defeated Rich Swann Singles match
MLW National Openweight Championship tournament semi-final
7 Teddy Hart (c) defeated Ace Austin Singles match for the MLW World Middleweight Championship
8 Minoru Tanaka defeated Myron Reed (with Rich Swann) Singles match
9FUS Tom Lawlor (c) defeated Avalanche Singles match for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship
10 LA Park won by last eliminating Sami Callihan 39-man Battle Riot match for a future MLW World Heavyweight Championship opportunity
11FUS Jacob Fatu and Josef Samael defeated Ace Romero and Barrington Hughes Tag team match
12FUS Low Ki defeated Daga Singles match
13FUS LA Park defeated Sami Callihan Singles match
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • D – indicates the match was a dark match
  • FUS – indicates the match was taped for broadcast on a future episode of Fusion

Battle Riot match entrances and eliminations

Draw Entrant[6] Order[6] Eliminated by[6] Method of elimination[6] Elimination(s)
1Maxwell Jacob Friedman21Brian Pillman, Jr.Over the top rope5
2Dan Severn5Minoru TanakaOver the top rope0
3El Hijo de L.A. Park7Pentagon, Jr.Over the top rope1
4Air Wolf2UnknownOver the top rope0
5Minoru Tanaka10Rich Swann and Myron ReedOver the top rope3
6Jordan Oliver3Ace RomeroOver the top rope0
7Rey Fénix1Maxwell Jacob FriedmanOver the top rope0
8Pentagón Jr.4El Hijo de L.A. ParkOver the top rope0
9Avalanche15Ace RomeroOver the top rope2
10Ace Romero22Davey Boy Smith, Jr.Over the top rope5
11Ken Kerbis9Ace RomeroOver the top rope0
12Leo Brien6Minoru TanakaOver the top rope0
13Michael Patrick8Minoru TanakaSubmission0
14Gringo Loco11AvalancheOver the top rope0
15Kotto Brazil20Maxwell Jacob FriedmanPinfall0
16Teddy HartWithdrew due to concussion
17Rey Horus18Maxwell Jacob FriedmanPinfall0
18Rich Swann14Ace RomeroPinfall0
19Myron Reed12Ace Romero and Barrington HughesOver the top rope1
20Barrington Hughes13Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Avalanche, Rey Horus and Ace AustinOver the top rope1
21Ace Austin16Jimmy YutaOver the top rope1
22Jimmy Yuta19Maxwell Jacob FriedmanPinfall1
23Jacob Fatu17Escorted out by security0
24Brian Pillman Jr.26Alexander HammerstoneOver the top rope1
25Davey Boy Smith Jr.35Alexander HammerstoneOver the top rope5
26Ortiz24Davey Boy Smith, Jr.Over the top rope0
27Santana23Davey Boy Smith, Jr.Over the top rope0
28Konnan25HimselfOver the top rope0
29Low Ki28DagaOver the top rope0
30LA ParkWinner2
31Emil Sitoci29Davey Boy Smith, Jr.Over the top rope0
32Daga31LA ParkOver the top rope1
33The Blue Meanie27Sami CallihanPinfall0
34Alexander Hammerstone36Mance WarnerOver the top rope3
35Sami Callihan38LA ParkOver the top rope2
36Ariel Dominguez30Alexander HammerstoneOver the top rope0
37Ricky Martinez32Mance WarnerOver the top rope0
38Lance Anoa'i33Richard HollidayPinfall0
39Mance Warner37Sami CallihanOver the top rope2
40Richard Holliday34Davey Boy Smith, Jr.Over the top rope0

References

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