Battle Riot III was a
professional wrestling
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event
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produced by
Major League Wrestling
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(MLW) that took place on July 10, 2021, at the
2300 Arena
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in
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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. It was MLW's first event since its hiatus due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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to feature live ticketed fans, the last being the
MLW vs AAA Super Series in 2020. It was the third event under the
Battle Riot
Battle Riot is a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling
Major League Wrestling (MLW), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in New Rochelle, New York. The promotion was founded in 2002 in Philadelphia, P ...
chronology.
The event featured matches that would be taped for future MLW programming; the main card aired on July 24, 2021, on
beIN Sports USA
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and MLW's
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channel, while the undercard would air as part of the mini-series, ''
MLW Fusion: Alpha'', which premiered on September 22, 2021, on YouTube.
Storylines
The show featured twelve
professional wrestling matches
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that resulted from scripted
storylines, where wrestlers portrayed
villains
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,
heroes
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, or
less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Several names announced to participate in the Battle Riot were
Alexander Hammerstone
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,
King Muertes
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,
Richard Holliday
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, Zenshi, Lee Moriarty,
TJP, Gringo Loco,
Arez, Kevin Ku,
Mads Krügger
Matthew Waters (born August 23, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and actor, who performs under the ring name Mads Krügger. He is known for his time on the independent circuit under the ring names Logan Creed and Krule, during which he ...
,
Myron Reed, Gino Medina,
Calvin Tankman
Christopher Heyward III is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Calvin Tankman. He is currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenures with Major League Wrestling and IWA Mid-South.
Professional wres ...
,
Savio Vega
Juan Rivera (born August 10, 1964) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is known for his work in the World Wrestling Council, where he won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship three times and the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Champion ...
,
E. J. Nduka
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,
Aramís
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,
Marshall Von Erich
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,
Ross Von Erich
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,
King Mo
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Central Oklahoma Bronchos
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, Bu Ku Dao, Alex Kane,
Davey Richards
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,
Daivari, Kit Osbourne,
Josef Samael
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,
Simon Gotch
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, Ikuro Kwon,
Tom Lawlor
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, KC Navarro and
Jordan Oliver Jordan Oliver may refer to:
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* Jordan Oliver (professional wrestler)
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.
Event
Before the match,
Azteca Underground owner
Cesar Duran
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made his first appearance in an MLW ring and announced he was MLW's new matchmaker. He was then interrupted by
Myron Reed and
Jordan Oliver Jordan Oliver may refer to:
* Jordan Oliver (amateur wrestler) (born 1990), American freestyle and graduated folkstyle wrestler
* Jordan Oliver (professional wrestler)
Jordan Oliver Jr. (born June 18, 1999) is an American professional wrestler ...
of
Injustice
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, who demanded a match for the
MLW World Tag Team Championship
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. They were in-turn interrupted by
Konnan
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and a new incarnation of
The Latin American Xchange
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The group achieved initial succes ...
(now composed of Slice Boogie, Rivera (formally known as Danny Limelight) and Dr.
Julius Smokes
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History
The Rottweilers started out as ...
), later to be known as 5150, and the two teams would get into a brawl.
Results
Battle Riot match entrances and eliminations
(*) - LAX were already eliminated when they pulled Injustice off the ring apron
(**) - Lawlor disguised himself as
L. A. Park
Adolfo Margarito Tapia Ibarra (November 14, 1965) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' ( masked professional wrestler), who currently performs as L. A. Park for Major League Wrestling in the United States, where he is a former MLW World Tag ...
to reenter the match
(***) - Two of Contra's Sentai Death Squad members entered
See also
*
2021 in professional wrestling
References
External links
Battle Riot III official website
{{Professional wrestling in the United States
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