Battle Riot VI

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Battle Riot VI
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Promotion Major League Wrestling
DateJune 1, 2024
City Atlanta, Georgia
Venue Center Stage
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Battle Riot VI was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on June 1, 2024, at the Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the sixth event under the Battle Riot chronology, the first to air live since Battle Riot II in 2019, and featured the opening rounds of the 2024 Opera Cup.

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The event was streamed on MLW's YouTube channel, while additional matches were taped for the "MLW Anniversary '24" special, which was also streamed on YouTube on June 22. [1] The event featured the in-ring debuts of actor Paul Walter Hauser and YouTuber Chris Danger, [2] [3] as well as appearances by former WWE talents Mark Henry and Teddy Long.

Production

Background

Battle Riot is an annual event produced by Major League Wrestling that was first held in 2018 as a television taping for MLW Fusion . 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 a number of participants in the ring, who are then 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 "golden ticket", which they can redeem for a future MLW World Heavyweight Championship title shot anytime and anywhere.

On February 19, 2024, it was announced that Battle Riot VI would take place on June 1, 2024, at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia. [4] [5]

In addition to MLW's regular roster, and several surprise appearances, guest personalities from outside of pro wrestling were announced as participants. On May 15, it was announced in a press release that actor Paul Walter Hauser would be in the Battle Riot match. [2] On May 24, YouTuber Chris Danger announced in a social media post that he would enter the Battle Riot. [3]

Storylines

The card consists of matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by MLW's writers. [6]

Alex Kane had been embroiled in a feud with World Titan Federation (WTF) member A. J. Franci$ since February's The Burning Crush special. At Intimidation Games, Franci$, making his in-person debut, confronted Kane after his match to claim that not every member of Kane's Bomaye Fight Club (BFC) was loyal to him. [7] Franci$ would go on to defeat Kane in the former's in-ring debut at War Chamber due to interference from WTF promoter Mister Saint Laurent, a low blow, and a fast count from the referee. Several members of the BFC would come out after the match and raise their fists in salute to Franci$. [8] During the Fury Road special, which aired on May 18, Kane defeated one of Franci$'s henchmen. After the match, Franci$, via vignette, challenged Kane to a "Ritual Combat match" at Battle Riot VI for control of the BFC, which Kane accepted. [9]

Since losing the MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship to Janai Kai – then representing Salina de la Renta's Promociones Dorado – at Slaughterhouse the previous October, Delmi Exo has unsuccessfully attempted to recapture the title on multiple occasions. During the Once Upon A Time In New York special, which aired on March 16, Exo aligned herself with Azteca Lucha's Cesar Duran and defeated Zayda to become the #1 contender. In the aftermath of Salina's abduction by Duran at the end of the MLW Azteca Lucha event, Kai was revealed as a double agent for Contra Unit during the Fury Road TV special (which aired the following week); helping facilitate the group's return to prominence. Kai would then retain her title against Exo, Zayda, and Miyu Yamashita in a four-way match that same night. [10] On May 23, MLW announced that Exo would finally get a one-on-one rematch against Kai for the Featherweight title at Battle Riot VI. [11]

Reception

The live broadcast received mixed reviews. While praise was given to the World Heavyweight title match, criticism was directed at the Ritual Combat match, the Featherweight title match, and the Duran-Salina segments. [1] [12]

Results

Battle Riot VI
No.Results [1] StipulationsTimes [13]
1 Janai Kai (c) (with Ikuro Kwon) defeated Delmi Exo (with Cesar Duran) by pinfall Singles match for the MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship [11] 6:31
2 Alex Kane (with Faye Jackson and Mr. Thomas) defeated A. J. Franci$ Ritual Combat match [9]
The winner took control of the Bomaye Fight Club.
The rules were that whoever sat on the throne between judges Mark Henry and Teddy Long for ten seconds untouched became the leader of the Bomaye Fight Club.
15:19
3 Satoshi Kojima (c) (with Shigeo Okumura) defeated Tom Lawlor by pinfall Singles match for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship [14] 11:53
4 Matt Riddle won by last eliminating Sami Callihan 40-man Battle Riot match for a future MLW World Heavyweight Championship match50:29
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Anniversary '24 (June 22)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [15]
1 Bobby Fish defeated Adam Priest by pinfall Singles match 3:25
2 Davey Boy Smith Jr. (with Mister Saint Laurent) defeated Timothy Thatcher by pinfall 2024 Opera Cup Tournament first round match 12:36
3 Bad Dude Tito (c) (with Promociones Dorado (Salina de la Renta and Jesús Rodriguez)) defeated Jake Crist by pinfall Singles match for the MLW National Openweight Championship 7:38
4 Akira defeated Ikuro Kwon by pinfall 2024 Opera Cup Tournament first round match 5:33
5 Místico (c) defeated Star Jr. by submission Singles match for the MLW World Middleweight Championship [16] 14:37
6 Miyu Yamashita defeated Jazzy Yang and Dani Jordyn by pinfall Three-way match 4:15
7 Mads Krule Krügger defeated 1 Called Manders by pinfall Bullrope match 8:42
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Battle Riot match entrances and eliminations

DrawEntrantOrderEliminated byMethod of eliminationElimination(s)
1 Místico 4Star Jr.Over the top rope1
2 Jimmy Yang 2Star Jr.Pinfall0
3 Star Jr. 6Tom Lawlor and Josh BishopOver the top rope2
4 Rugido 3Tom LawlorOver the top rope0
5 Jesús Rodriguez 1MísticoSubmission0
6 Shigeo Okumura 5Tom LawlorOver the top rope0
7Ikuro Kwon8Akira *Over the top rope1
8 Akira 9Ikuro Kwon *Over the top rope1
9 Tom Lawlor **7Paul Walter HauserOver the top rope3
10Josh Bishop11Minoru SuzukiTechnical submission1
11 Bobby Fish 13Bad Dude TitoOver the top rope0
12 Bad Dude Tito 26Matt RiddleOver the top rope2
13Adam Priest10Minoru SuzukiOver the top rope0
14 Paul Walter Hauser 18Sami CallihanOver the top rope3
15Slim J12Paul Walter HauserPinfall0
16 Mads Krule Krügger 201 Called Manders ***Over the top rope1
17Mr. Thomas16Bad Dude TitoOver the top rope0
18 Minoru Suzuki 35Matt RiddleOver the top rope4
19Brett Ryan Gosselin23Matthew JusticePinfall1
20 C. W. Anderson 24Alex KaneTechnical submission0
21 Scotty Riggs 14Paul Walter HauserPinfall0
22 Jake Crist 17Brett Ryan GosselinOver the top rope0
23 Violent J 15Chris DangerPinfall0
24Chris Danger31Timothy ThatcherOver the top rope2
25 Ernest "The Cat" Miller 22Matt RiddlePinfall0
26 1 Called Manders 19Mads Krule Krügger ***Over the top rope1
27 Sami Callihan 38Matt RiddleOver the top rope2
28 The Masked Assassin **21Alex KaneOver the top rope0
29 Alex Kane 34Timothy Thatcher, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Minoru SuzukiOver the top rope2
30 Matthew Justice 33Sami CallihanOver the top rope3
31 Matt Riddle Winner4
32 Andrew Everett 28Shane MercerOver the top rope0
33 Kimchee 25Chris DangerPinfall0
34 Timothy Thatcher 37Davey Boy Smith ****Over the top rope2
35Dr. Cornwallis27Minoru SuzukiSubmission0
36Suge D29Shane MercerOver the top rope0
37 Rickey Shane Page 30Sami CallihanPinfall0
38Shane Mercer32Matthew JusticeOver the top rope2
39 Arachnaman **N/AN/AN/AN/A
40 Davey Boy Smith Jr. 36Timothy Thatcher ****Over the top rope2

(*) Kwon and Akira eliminated each other.

(**) Tom Lawlor entered the match 3 times under different personas: his original self, The Masked Assassin, and Arachnaman; before Arachnaman could enter the ring, Paul Walter Hauser showed up and unmasked him, revealing it to be Lawlor. Lawlor didn't enter the ring and thus wasn't officially eliminated or entered into the match.

(***) Krügger and Manders eliminated each other.

(****) Thatcher and Smith eliminated each other.

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