Battle Riot II

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Battle Riot II
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Promotional poster featuring various wrestlers
Promotion Major League Wrestling
DateApril 5, 2019
City New York City, New York
VenueMelrose Ballroom
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Battle Riot II was a 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 live as a two-hour special episode of Fusion on beIN Sports. [1] It was the second event under the Battle Riot chronology.

Contents

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. L. A. 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

L. A. Park won the 2019 Battle Riot match to earn the Golden Ticket. LA Park at LuchaTO Jan 2016.jpg
L. A. 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 L. A. 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.ResultsStipulations
1DJ-Rocc defeated Troy Hollywood Singles match
2FT El Hijo de L.A. Park defeated Gringo LocoSingles match
3FT Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix) defeated Air Wolf and Rey Horus Tag team match
4FT Mance Warner and Sami Callihan defeated El Hijo de L.A. Park and Ricky MartinezTag team match
5FT Alexander Hammerstone defeated Gringo LocoSingles match
MLW National Openweight Championship tournament semi-final
6FT 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
9FT Tom Lawlor (c) defeated Avalanche Singles match for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship
10 L. A. Park won by last eliminating Sami Callihan 39-man Battle Riot match for a future MLW World Heavyweight Championship opportunity
11FT Jacob Fatu and Josef Samael defeated Ace Romero and Barrington HughesTag team match
12FT Low Ki defeated Daga Singles match
13FT L. A. Park defeated Sami Callihan Singles match
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
D – this was a dark match
FT – the match was taped for a future broadcast of Fusion

Battle Riot match entrances and eliminations

DrawEntrant [6] Order [6] Eliminated by [6] Method of elimination [6] Elimination(s)
1 Maxwell Jacob Friedman 22Brian Pillman Jr.Over the top rope6
2 Dan Severn 5Minoru TanakaOver the top rope0
3 El Hijo de L.A. Park 7Maxwell Jacob Friedman.Over the top rope1
4 Air Wolf 2UnknownOver the top rope0
5 Minoru Tanaka 11Rich Swann and Myron ReedOver the top rope3
6 Jordan Oliver 3Ace RomeroOver the top rope0
7 Rey Fénix 1Maxwell Jacob FriedmanOver the top rope0
8 Pentagón Jr. 4El Hijo de L.A. ParkOver the top rope0
9 Avalanche 16Ace RomeroOver the top rope2
10 Ace Romero 23Davey Boy Smith Jr.Over the top rope5
11Ken Kerbis10Ace RomeroOver the top rope0
12Leo Brien6Minoru TanakaOver the top rope0
13Michael Patrick8Minoru TanakaSubmission0
14Gringo Loco12AvalancheOver the top rope0
15Kotto Brazil21Maxwell Jacob FriedmanPinfall0
16 Teddy Hart 9–Withdrew due to concussion–
17 Rey Horus 19Maxwell Jacob FriedmanPinfall0
18 Rich Swann 15Ace RomeroPinfall0
19 Myron Reed 13Ace Romero and Barrington HughesOver the top rope1
20Barrington Hughes14Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Avalanche, Rey Horus and Ace AustinOver the top rope1
21 Ace Austin 17Jimmy YutaOver the top rope1
22 Jimmy Yuta 20Maxwell Jacob FriedmanPinfall1
23 Jacob Fatu 18–Escorted out by security0
24 Brian Pillman Jr. 27Alexander HammerstoneOver the top rope1
25 Davey Boy Smith Jr. 36Alexander HammerstoneOver the top rope5
26 Ortiz 25Davey Boy Smith Jr.Over the top rope0
27 Santana 24Davey Boy Smith Jr.Over the top rope0
28 Konnan 26HimselfOver the top rope0
29 Low Ki 29DagaOver the top rope0
30 L. A. Park –Winner–2
31 Emil Sitoci 30Davey Boy Smith Jr.Over the top rope0
32 Daga 32L. A. ParkOver the top rope1
33 The Blue Meanie 28Sami CallihanPinfall0
34 Alexander Hammerstone 37Mance WarnerOver the top rope3
35 Sami Callihan 39L. A. ParkOver the top rope2
36Ariel Dominguez31Alexander HammerstoneOver the top rope0
37Ricky Martinez33Mance WarnerOver the top rope0
38 Lance Anoa'i 34Richard HollidayPinfall0
39 Mance Warner 38Sami CallihanOver the top rope2
40 Richard Holliday 35Davey Boy Smith Jr.Over the top rope0

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