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2019 Battle Riot Participant List Released But WHO Will Be The Wild Card Entrants?


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NEW YORK — This Friday night LIVE on beIN SPORTS 40 wrestlers will rampage in a match with a title shot anytime, anywhere being awarded to the winner. WHO will walk out as the 2019 winner? Find out LIVE!

See MLW's April 5th Battle Riot event live at the Melrose Ballroom or on beIN SPORTS.

MLW has just released more tickets at http://www.MLWTickets.com

Confirmed participants in the Battle Riot include: Teddy Hart Pentagón Jr. Low Ki Davey Boy Smith Jr. MJF Rey Feníx Brian Pillman Jr. Sami Callihan  Daga Dan "The Beast" Severn LA Park Hijo de LA Park Ricky Martinez Rey Horus Mance Warner Alex Hammerstone Gringo Loco Rich Swann Minoru Tanaka Richard Holliday Jimmy Havoc Air Wolf wXw Shotgun Champion Emil Sitoci "Avalanche" Robert Dreissker Ken Kerbis Ariel Dominguez Jordan Oliver Ace Austin Lance Anoa'i Barrington Hughes Myron Reed Kotto Brazil Jimmy Yuta The Dirty Blondes

Plus WILD CARD entries to be revealed LIVE on beIN SPORTS this Friday night!

What is the Battle Riot®?  A mash-up of a battle royal, royal rumble and anything goes street fight, this super-sized main event will feature 40 wrestlers with new participants entering the ring every 60 seconds.

There will be surprises!

There will be legends!

There will be WTF entries!

And there will be no disqualifications!

Elimination is by pinfall, submission or by throwing an individual over the top rope.

Anything is possible April 5th in a Battle Riot!


What does the winner get?  The winner gets a World Heavyweight Title Shot anywhere, anytime!  It could be that night; it could be in 6 months. The challenger has the key to unlock an instant title shot against whoever the champion is!

See the 2019 Battle Riot® LIVE in New York April 5 at the Melrose Ballroom as MLW presents a live national network special for beIN SPORTS (buy tickets).

The card has a 7pm start time. The beIN SPORTS broadcast begins at 8pm ET.

Tickets to witness the event live in New York start at $20 at MLWTickets.com.  Tickets will also be available day of show at the box office unless the events sells out in advance.

Buy tickets starting at $20 at MLWTickets.com.

Signed thus far for April 4th's RISE OF THE RENEGADES:

NYC Street Fight for the World Championship: "Filthy" Tom Lawlor vs. Jimmy Havoc

Pentagón Jr. vs. LA Park (presented by Salina de la Renta)

6-Man Tables Match: The Hart Foundation vs. The Dynasty

Sami Callihan vs. Mance Warner

GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Minoru Tanaka vs. Daga

Rey Feníx vs. Air Wolf

MJF vs. Brian Pillman Jr.

Grudge Match! Ace Romero vs. Josef Samael of CONTRA Unit

War of the Monsters! Barrington Hughes vs. Jacob Fatu of CONTRA Unit

Gringo Loco vs. Hijo de LA Park

Rey Horus vs. Ace Austin

Kotto Brazil vs. Jordan Oliver

Plus: Jim Cornette • Low Ki • Salina de la Renta • Simon Gotch • Myron Reed • Ariel Dominguez Signed thus far for April 5th's BATTLE RIOT II:

DREAM MATCH LA Park (presented by Salina de la Renta) vs. Jimmy Havoc

THE REMATCH: Daga vs. Low Ki (presented by Salina de la Renta)

WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT:  Teddy Hart (c) vs. Ace Austin

Brian Pillman Jr. vs. Rich Swann

THE BATTLE RIOT Participants: Low Ki • Pentagón Jr. • Minoru Tanaka • Teddy Hart • Davey Boy Smith Jr. • MJF • Ace Romero • Alex Hammerstone • Ace Austin • Ken Kerbis • Brian Pillman Jr. • Sami Callihan • LA Park • Rey Feníx • Hijo de LA Park • Mance Warner • Barrington Hughes • DAGA • Kotto Brazil • Lance Anoa'i • Air Wolf • Jimmy Yuta • Avalanche • Myron Reed • Richard Holliday • Dan "The Beast" Severn • Rich Swann • Jordan Oliver • The Dirty Blondes • Richard Holliday • Emil Sitoci

More matches and wrestlers will be announced at MLW.com.

There will be several meet and greet opportunities featuring Major League Wrestling wrestlers and personalities.  Additionally, there are limited VIP tickets available which includes early entry (5:30 p.m.) featuring a special pre-show meet and greet with extended meet and greet privileges.

Tickets to each event start at $20 at MLWTickets.com. There is also a $30 fan appreciation ticket that gives you access to both the April 4th and April 5th matches.

General Public Doors Open: 6 p.m. with a bell time of 7 p.m.  League officials anticipate the card will end at approximately 10:45 p.m.

Please note: General Admission SRO Tickets are: $20 for advance sales, $25 Day of Event at the door.


MORE ABOUT THE VENUE: Located in the heart of Long Island City just minutes away from Manhattan, the Melrose Ballroom is one of New York City’s premiere exclusive venues for live performance, music, and entertainment shows.

The venue is located at: 36-08 33rd Street Long Island City, NY 11106.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Subway, bus and directions to the Melrose Ballroom can be found here: http://melroseballroomnyc.com/directions/


Contact: Andy Seeley Head of Media Relations Andy@mlw.com


About Major League Wrestling Major League Wrestling (MLW®) is a sports media holding company with a focus on professional wrestling sporting events/programming, digital content and ancillary entertainment.  The fastest growing wrestling league today, MLW’s weekly TV series, Major League Wrestling: FUSION, airs Saturday nights 9pm ET / 5pm PT on beIN SPORTS in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. MLW Fusion airs on Tuesday nights at 6:10pm on Ego Total in Israel. 

MLW features a roster full of high profile fighters and on-air talent from around the world including: Tony Schiavone, the Hart Foundation, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, Low Ki, LA Park, Pentagon Jr., Rey Fenix, Salina de la Renta, MJF, Ace Romero, Konnan, Colonel Robert Parker and many more.

MLW is the parent company of the MLW Radio Network, the leading provider of professional wrestling podcasts in the world with 5-6 podcasts in the top iTunes 100 in the sports category on the average day.  MLW content has been distributed commercially in in the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, India, Denmark and Bangladesh among other territories.    

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