Battle Riot II | |||
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Promotion | Major League Wrestling | ||
Date | April 5, 2019 | ||
City | New York, New York | ||
Venue | Melrose 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.
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]
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.
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.
No. | Results | Stipulations | ||||||
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1D | J-Rocc defeated Troy Hollywood | Singles match | ||||||
2FT | El Hijo de L.A. Park defeated Gringo Loco | Singles 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 Martinez | Tag team match | ||||||
5FT | Alexander Hammerstone defeated Gringo Loco | Singles 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 Hughes | Tag team match | ||||||
12FT | Low Ki defeated Daga | Singles match | ||||||
13FT | L. A. Park defeated Sami Callihan | Singles match | ||||||
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Draw | Entrant [6] | Order [6] | Eliminated by [6] | Method of elimination [6] | Elimination(s) |
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1 | Maxwell Jacob Friedman | 22 | Brian Pillman Jr. | Over the top rope | 6 |
2 | Dan Severn | 5 | Minoru Tanaka | Over the top rope | 0 |
3 | El Hijo de L.A. Park | 7 | Maxwell Jacob Friedman. | Over the top rope | 1 |
4 | Air Wolf | 2 | Unknown | Over the top rope | 0 |
5 | Minoru Tanaka | 11 | Rich Swann and Myron Reed | Over the top rope | 3 |
6 | Jordan Oliver | 3 | Ace Romero | Over the top rope | 0 |
7 | Rey Fénix | 1 | Maxwell Jacob Friedman | Over the top rope | 0 |
8 | Pentagón Jr. | 4 | El Hijo de L.A. Park | Over the top rope | 0 |
9 | Avalanche | 16 | Ace Romero | Over the top rope | 2 |
10 | Ace Romero | 23 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Over the top rope | 5 |
11 | Ken Kerbis | 10 | Ace Romero | Over the top rope | 0 |
12 | Leo Brien | 6 | Minoru Tanaka | Over the top rope | 0 |
13 | Michael Patrick | 8 | Minoru Tanaka | Submission | 0 |
14 | Gringo Loco | 12 | Avalanche | Over the top rope | 0 |
15 | Kotto Brazil | 21 | Maxwell Jacob Friedman | Pinfall | 0 |
16 | Teddy Hart | 9 | – | Withdrew due to concussion | – |
17 | Rey Horus | 19 | Maxwell Jacob Friedman | Pinfall | 0 |
18 | Rich Swann | 15 | Ace Romero | Pinfall | 0 |
19 | Myron Reed | 13 | Ace Romero and Barrington Hughes | Over the top rope | 1 |
20 | Barrington Hughes | 14 | Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Avalanche, Rey Horus and Ace Austin | Over the top rope | 1 |
21 | Ace Austin | 17 | Jimmy Yuta | Over the top rope | 1 |
22 | Jimmy Yuta | 20 | Maxwell Jacob Friedman | Pinfall | 1 |
23 | Jacob Fatu | 18 | – | Escorted out by security | 0 |
24 | Brian Pillman Jr. | 27 | Alexander Hammerstone | Over the top rope | 1 |
25 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | 36 | Alexander Hammerstone | Over the top rope | 5 |
26 | Ortiz | 25 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Over the top rope | 0 |
27 | Santana | 24 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Over the top rope | 0 |
28 | Konnan | 26 | Himself | Over the top rope | 0 |
29 | Low Ki | 29 | Daga | Over the top rope | 0 |
30 | L. A. Park | – | Winner | – | 2 |
31 | Emil Sitoci | 30 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Over the top rope | 0 |
32 | Daga | 32 | L. A. Park | Over the top rope | 1 |
33 | The Blue Meanie | 28 | Sami Callihan | Pinfall | 0 |
34 | Alexander Hammerstone | 37 | Mance Warner | Over the top rope | 3 |
35 | Sami Callihan | 39 | L. A. Park | Over the top rope | 2 |
36 | Ariel Dominguez | 31 | Alexander Hammerstone | Over the top rope | 0 |
37 | Ricky Martinez | 33 | Mance Warner | Over the top rope | 0 |
38 | Lance Anoa'i | 34 | Richard Holliday | Pinfall | 0 |
39 | Mance Warner | 38 | Sami Callihan | Over the top rope | 2 |
40 | Richard Holliday | 35 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Over the top rope | 0 |
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