Battle Riot VII

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Battle Riot VII
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Promotional poster featuring various wrestlers
Promotion Major League Wrestling
DateApril 5, 2025
City Long Beach, California
Venue Thunder Studios Arena
Event chronology
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Battle Riot VII was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on April 5, 2025, at Thunder Studios Arena in Long Beach, California. It was the seventh event under the Battle Riot chronology.

Contents

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, however in this year, World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line in this Battle Riot.

On December 2, 2024, it was announced that Battle Riot VII would take place on April 5, 2025, at the Commerce Casino & Hotel in Commerce, California. [1] On March 21, 2025, MLW decided to move the event to larger Thunder Studios Arena in Long Beach, California. [2]

Storylines

The card will consist of matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by MLW's writers. [3]

At SuperFight 6, after Matt Riddle defended the MLW World Heavyweight Championship against Satoshi Kojima and Alex Kane, he was confronted by the executive producer for the night Eric Bischoff on the video wall. [4] Bischoff was unhappy with Riddle, who went over Bischoff and made the match himself; Bischoff had previously fired Kane at One Shot the past December, but Riddle circumvented that decision by bringing Kane back through MLW's "Open Door" policy. As such, Bischoff retaliated by declaring that, for the first time, Riddle would defend the MLW World Heavyweight Championship at Battle Riot VII in the titular match. [5]

At SuperFight 6, MLW announced that Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW) wrestler Shoko Nakajima would make her MLW debut at Battle Riot VII. [6] A few weeks later on MLW's website, the company confirmed that Nakajima would challenge Delmi Exo for the MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship at the event. [7]

At SuperFight 6, MLW World Middleweight Champion Místico teamed with Máscara Dorada to face Templario and Esfinge. The match ended with the latter team victorious, with Templario pinning Místico. This marked the first time Místico had ever been pinned in MLW. [4] Immediately after, Cesar Duran came out to speak with Templario, who put out a challenge to Místico for the MLW World Middleweight Championship. Duran proposed the match for Battle Riot VII, which Místico accepted. The match was made official via MLW's website on March 4. [8] On May 4, however, MLW announced that the match would be cancelled due to Místico sustaining an injury. A three-way match between Templario, Esfinge, and Hechicero would replace the title match, with Místico still appearing at the event for a live interview. [9]

Results

Battle Riot VII
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [10]
1 Atlantis, Atlantis Jr., and Star Jr. defeated Último Guerrero, Bárbaro Cavernario, and Magnus by pinfall Trios match [11] 11:48
2 Janai Kai defeated Himawari by pinfall Singles match [12] 7:24
3 Templario defeated Hechicero and Esfinge by submission Three-way match [9] 9:51
4 Shoko Nakajima defeated Delmi Exo (c) by pinfall Singles match for the MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship [7] 9:15
5 Matt Riddle (c) won by last eliminating Rob Van Dam 40-man Battle Riot match for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship [5] 1:06:31
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Battle Riot match entrances and eliminations

DrawEntrantOrderEliminated byMethod of eliminationElimination(s)
1 Alex Hammerstone 28Matt RiddleOver the top rope7
2 Raj Dhesi 16Alex HammerstoneOver the top rope1
3 Atlantis Jr. 2MagnusOver the top rope0
4 Virus 1Raj DhesiPinfall0
5 Jesús Rodríguez 14Alex HammerstoneOver the top rope1
6 Star Jr. 5Alex HammerstoneOver the top rope0
7 Esfinge 6Alex HammerstoneOver the top rope0
8 Ikuro Kwon 3Alex HammerstoneSubmission0
9 Bárbaro Cavernario 4Alex HammerstoneOver the top rope0
10 Blue Panther 10HechiceroPinfall1
11 Magnus 11Jesús RodríguezOver the top rope1
12Juicy Finau15Alex HammerstoneOver the top rope0
13 Último Guerrero 8Blue PantherSubmission1
14 Atlantis 7Último GuerreroSubmission0
15 Hechicero 12Mr. ThomasOver the top rope1
16 Okumura 9Mr. ThomasOver the top rope0
17Ariel Dominguez13Mr. ThomasOver the top rope0
18Mr. Thomas18Matt RiddleOver the top rope3
19Journey Fatu17Alex HammerstoneOver the top rope0
20 Bobby Fish 19Paul Walter Hauser and Paul LondonOver the top rope0
21 C. W. Anderson 21Paul Walter HauserPinfall0
22 Chris Adonis 20Matt RiddleOver the top rope0
23 Paul Walter Hauser 22Brock AndersonOver the top rope2
24Brett Ryan Gosselin24Matt Riddle and Satoshi KojimaOver the top rope0
25 Matt Riddle (c)Winner8
26 Brock Anderson 23Paul LondonOver the top rope1
27 Paul London 25Bishop DyerOver the top rope2
28 Alex Kane 26Bishop DyerOver the top rope0
29 Matthew Justice 27Mads Krule KrüggerOver the top rope0
30 Satoshi Kojima 31Mads Krule KrüggerOver the top rope1
31 Bishop Dyer 37Rob Van DamOver the top rope3
32 Kushida 30Donovan DijakOver the top rope0
33 Shane Haste 29Mads Krule KrüggerOver the top rope0
34 Mads Krule Krügger 36Matt Riddle and Rob Van DamOver the top rope3
35 Tom Lawlor 34Donovan DijakOver the top rope1
36 Donovan Dijak 38HimselfOver the top rope2
37 Anthony Greene 33Matt Riddle and Tom LawlorOver the top rope0
38 Titus Alexander 35Bishop DyerOver the top rope0
39Dr. Dax32Matt RiddleOver the top rope0
40 Rob Van Dam 39Matt RiddleOver the top rope2

References

  1. Tessier, Colin (December 2, 2024). "MLW To Make Los Angeles Debut With MLW Battle Riot VII". Fightful. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  2. Lambert, Jeremy (March 21, 2025). "MLW Battle Riot VII Moving To Larger Venue". Fightful. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  3. Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Vetter, Chris (February 9, 2025). "MLW "SuperFight 6" results: Vetter's review of Matt Riddle vs. Satoshi Kojima vs. Alex Kane in a three-way for the MLW Championship, Donovan Dijak vs. Tom Lawlor, Paul London vs. BRG in a Honey Trap match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Matt Riddle to defend MLW World Title IN Battle RIOT". Major League Wrestling. February 11, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  6. "Shoko Nakajima makes debut in Los Angeles, April 5". Major League Wrestling. February 12, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Inter-promotional title fight signed for MLW's LA debut". Major League Wrestling. February 25, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  8. "Místico vs. Templario Set for Battle RIOT VII in Los Angeles". Major League Wrestling. March 4, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "3-Way Match added to Battle RIOT VII; Mistico injured". Major League Wrestling. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  10. Vetter, Chris (April 5, 2025). "MLW "Battle Riot VII" results (4/5): Vetter's review of the Battle Riot match, Delmi Exo vs. Shoko Nakajima for the MLW Featherweight Title, Hechicero vs. Esfinge vs. Templario". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  11. "CMLL Trios match signed for LA on April 5". Major League Wrestling. March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  12. "HIMAWARI vs. Janai Kai Set for April 5 in LA". Major League Wrestling. March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.