Battle Riot V
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| Promotion | Major League Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 8, 2023 (aired April 25, 2023) | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | 2300 Arena | ||
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Battle Riot V was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW) that took place on April 8, 2023, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the fifth event under the Battle Riot chronology.
The main event aired as a special episode of MLW Underground Wrestling on Reelz on April 25, 2023, while other matches were taped for future MLW programming.
Production
Background
Battle Riot is a recurring event that was established by MLW in 2018. 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 future title shot for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship. On February 8, 2023, it was announced that Battle Riot V would take place on June 23, 2022, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.[1][2]
On the March 21 episode of MLW Underground Wrestling, it was announced that the event will air on Reelz in the U.S.[3] It was later announced that Battle Riot V will air on April 25 as an episode of Underground Wrestling.[4][5]
Storylines
The show will feature several professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[6]
The main feature of the event is the titular Battle Riot match, a 40-man rumble rules-based match where the winner will receive a "golden ticket", which they can redeem for an MLW World Heavyweight Championship match anytime and anywhere.
On March 27, via MLW's "Open Door Policy," MLW announced, in collaboration with Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), Shigehiro Irie will defend the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship against Calvin Tankman at Battle Riot V.[7]
Results
Opera Cup Tournament bracket
| Semifinals War Chamber April 6 | Final Battle Riot April 8 | ||||||||
| Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Pin | ||||||||
| Calvin Tankman | 10:29 | ||||||||
| Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Pin | ||||||||
| Tracy Williams | 9:45 | ||||||||
| Tony Deppen | 11:42 | ||||||||
| Tracy Williams | Pin | ||||||||
Battle Riot match entrances and eliminations
| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by | Method of elimination | Elimination(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Kane | – | Winner | – | 11 |
| 2 | Willie Mack | 9 | Calling Soldier 2 | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 3 | Jesus Rodriguez | 4 | Mance Warner | Pinfall | 0 |
| 4 | Lince Dorado | 14 | Akira | Over the top rope | 1 |
| 5 | Calvin Tankman | 11 | Rickey Shane Page | Over the top rope | 1 |
| 6 | Lance Anoa'i | 2 | Alex Kane | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 7 | Micro Man | 7 | Alex Kane | Submission | 2 |
| 8 | Los Azteca Treinta y Tres | 1 | Microman and Lince Dorado | Pinfall | 0 |
| 9 | Juicy Finau | 23 | Rickey Shane Page | Over the top rope | 1 |
| 10 | The Beastman | 3 | Calvin Tankman, Juicy Finau, and Microman | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 11 | Little Guido | 8 | Calling Soldier #1 | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 12 | Sam Adonis | 6 | Mance Warner * | Over the top rope | 1 |
| 13 | Mance Warner | 5 | Sam Adonis * | Over the top rope | 2 |
| 14 | Jimmy Lloyd | 13 | Raven | Pinfall | 0 |
| 15 | Mr. Thomas | 15 | Delirious | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 16 | TJ Crawford | 12 | Akira | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 17 | Ken Broadway | 10 | Akira | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 18 | Calling Soldier 1 | 20 | Jacob Fatu | Over the top rope | 1 |
| 19 | Calling Soldier 2 | 21 | Jacob Fatu | Over the top rope | 1 |
| 20 | Dr. Cornwallis | 18 | Jacob Fatu | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 21 | Akira | 22 | Jacob Fatu | Over the top rope | 3 |
| 22 | Rickey Shane Page | 25 | Jacob Fatu | Over the top rope | 4 |
| 23 | Delirious | 19 | Jacob Fatu | Over the top rope | 1 |
| 24 | Raven | 17 | Himself | Over the top rope | 1 |
| 25 | Los Azteca Nueve | 16 | Rickey Shane Page | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 26 | Jacob Fatu | 24 | Rickey Shane Page ** | Over the top rope | 5 |
| 27 | Kim Chee | 26 | Alex Kane | Submission | 0 |
| 28 | Midas Black | 27 | Alex Kane | Submission | 0 |
| 29 | Taya Valkyrie | 28 | Alex Kane | Pinfall | 0 |
| 30 | Jay Lyon | 29 | Alex Kane | Submission | 0 |
| 31 | Ray Jaz | 30 | Alex Kane | Submission | 0 |
| 32 | Lio Rush | 35 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Over the top rope | 1 |
| 33 | Tracy Williams | 33 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 34 | O'Shay Edwards | 36 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Over the top rope | 1 |
| 35 | Duke Droese | 31 | Alex Kane | Submission | 0 |
| 36 | 1 Called Manders *** | 32 | John Hennigan | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 37 | John Morrison | 37 | Alex Kane | Over the top rope | 2 |
| 38 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | 39 | Alex Kane | Submission | 4 |
| 39 | Shigehiro Irie | 38 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 40 | Gene Snitsky | 34 | Alex Kane, O'Shay Edwards, John Hennigan, and Lio Rush | Over the top rope | 0 |
(*) – Adonis and Warner eliminated each other.
(**) – Page and Fatu eliminated each other.
(***) – Manders replaced fellow Second Gear Crew member Matthew Justice after the latter was attacked by The Calling.
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