Battle Riot II

Battle Riot II
Promotional poster featuring various wrestlers
Promotion	Major League Wrestling
Date	April 5, 2019
City	New York, New York
Venue	Melrose Ballroom
Event chronology
←Previous Rise of the Renegades Next→ Fury Road
Battle Riotchronology
←Previous I Next→ III
MLW Fusionspecial episodeschronology
←Previous Intimidation Games Next→ Fury Road

Battle Riot IIwas aprofessional wrestlingeventproduced byMajor League Wrestling(MLW). It took place on April 5, 2019 at the Melrose Ballroom inNew York, New York.The event aired live as a two-hour special episode ofFusiononbeIN Sports.It was the second event under theBattle Riotchronology.

Twelve matches were contested at the event with four matches airing live at Battle Riot. The other seven matches were taped for future episodes ofFusionand one match was anon-televised match.Themain eventwas the 39-manBattle Riot match,in which the winner would earn a futureMLW World Heavyweight Championshipopportunity.L. A. Parkwon the Battle Riot to earn the title shot. Also on the card,Teddy Hartretained theWorld Middleweight ChampionshipagainstAce Austin.

Event

Preliminary matches

The event opened with a match in whichTeddy Hartdefended theWorld Middleweight ChampionshipagainstAce Austin.During the match, The Dynasty provided guest commentary and Hart snatchedMJF's champagne then drank it and threw it in the security guard's face. Hart executed adivingHart Destroyerand then a secondHart Destroyeron 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 Tanakamade 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 astreet fight,in whichTom Lawlordefended theWorld Heavyweight ChampionshipagainstJimmy Havoc.The match was taped atRise of the Renegadeson April 4. Havoc knocked out the referee when the referee warned him about repeatedly using the stapler. Lawlor would then execute aDeath Valley Driverto Havoc onto the wood and then nailed anAcid Rainmakerto 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. Parkwon the 2019 Battle Riot match to earn the Golden Ticket.

The main event was the namesakeBattle 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 andDan Severnwas 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 entrantJacob Fatuattacked several of the competitors along with his Contra Unit teammatesJosef SamaelandSimon Gotchand 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 Horusand Kotto Brazil in quick succession. The #26, #27 and #28 entrants wereSantana,OrtizandKonnanrespectively. The three members ofThe Latin American Exchangebrawled withThe Hart Foundation,which resulted inBrian Pillman Jr.eliminating Santana and Ortiz and a brawl between Harts and LAX led Konnan to leave the ring. The final four participants wereL. A. Park(#30),Alexander Hammerstone(#34),Sami Callihan(#35) andMance 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 abackbreakerand aspearand 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
2FT	El Hijo de L.A. Parkdefeated Gringo Loco	Singles match
3FT	Lucha Brothers(Pentagon Jr.andRey Fenix) defeated Air Wolf andRey Horus	Tag team match
4FT	Mance WarnerandSami CallihandefeatedEl Hijo de L.A. Parkand Ricky Martinez	Tag team match
5FT	Alexander Hammerstonedefeated Gringo Loco	Singles match MLW National Openweight Championshiptournament semi-final
6FT	Brian Pillman Jr.defeatedRich Swann	Singles match MLW National Openweight Championship tournament semi-final
7	Teddy Hart(c) defeatedAce Austin	Singles match for theMLW World Middleweight Championship
8	Minoru TanakadefeatedMyron Reed(withRich Swann)	Singles match
9FT	Tom Lawlor(c) defeatedAvalanche	Singles match for theMLW World Heavyweight Championship
10	L. A. Parkwon by last eliminatingSami Callihan	39-manBattle Riot matchfor a future MLW World Heavyweight Championship opportunity
11FT	Jacob FatuandJosef SamaeldefeatedAce Romeroand Barrington Hughes	Tag team match
12FT	Low KidefeatedDaga	Singles match
13FT	L. A. ParkdefeatedSami Callihan	Singles match
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match D – this was adark match FT – the match was taped for a future broadcast ofFusion

Battle Riot match entrances and eliminations

Draw	Entrant	Order	Eliminated by	Method of elimination	Elimination(s)
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