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Battle Riot
PromotionsMajor League Wrestling
First eventBattle Riot I
Signature matchesBattle Riot match

Battle Riot is a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). 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 two participants in the ring. Another fighter then enters every minute until 40 wrestlers have joined the match. Competitors are 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 future title shot for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.

The inaugural event took place on July 19, 2018.

Dates, venues and winners

# Event Date City Venue Main event Winner Entry No.
1 Battle Riot I July 19, 2018 Queens, New York Melrose Ballroom 40-man Battle Riot match Tom Lawlor 5
2 Battle Riot II April 5, 2019 40-man Battle Riot match LA Park 29
3 Battle Riot III July 10, 2021 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2300 Arena 40-man Battle Riot match Alexander Hammerstone 35
4 Battle Riot IV June 23, 2022 Queens, New York Melrose Ballroom 40-man Battle Riot match Jacob Fatu 28

Championship match for winner

  – Championship victory
  – Championship match loss
Winner Event Year Championship match
1 Tom Lawlor SuperFight 2018 Lawlor defeated Low Ki for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.
2 LA Park Saturday Night SuperFight 2019 Park lost to Jacob Fatu for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.
3 Alexander Hammerstone Fightland 2021 Hammerstone defeated Jacob Fatu for MLW World Heavyweight Championship; Hammerstone's MLW National Openweight Championship was also defended in the match, making it a title vs. title match