Battle Riot II was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). It took place on April 5, 2019 at the Melrose Ballroom in New York, New York. The event aired live as a two-hour special episode of Fusion on beIN Sports. It was the second event under the Battle Riot chronology.

Twelve matches were contested at the event with four matches airing live at Battle Riot. The other seven matches were taped for future episodes of Fusion and one match was a non-televised match. The main event was the 39-man Battle Riot match, in which the winner would earn a future MLW World Heavyweight Championship opportunity. L. A. Park won the Battle Riot to earn the title shot. Also on the card, Teddy Hart retained the World Middleweight Championship against Ace Austin.

Event Preliminary matches The event opened with a match in which Teddy Hart defended the World Middleweight Championship against Ace Austin. During the match, The Dynasty provided guest commentary and Hart snatched MJF's champagne then drank it and threw it in the security guard's face. Hart executed a diving Hart Destroyer and then a second Hart Destroyer on 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 Tanaka made 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 a street fight, in which Tom Lawlor defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Jimmy Havoc. The match was taped at Rise of the Renegades on April 4. Havoc knocked out the referee when the referee warned him about repeatedly using the stapler. Lawlor would then execute a Death Valley Driver to Havoc onto the wood and then nailed an Acid Rainmaker to 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

The main event was the namesake Battle 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 and Dan Severn was 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 entrant Jacob Fatu attacked several of the competitors along with his Contra Unit teammates Josef Samael and Simon Gotch and 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 Horus and Kotto Brazil in quick succession. The #26, #27 and #28 entrants were Santana, Ortiz and Konnan respectively. The three members of The Latin American Exchange brawled with The Hart Foundation, which resulted in Brian Pillman Jr. eliminating Santana and Ortiz and a brawl between Harts and LAX led Konnan to leave the ring. The final four participants were L. A. Park (#30), Alexander Hammerstone (#34), Sami Callihan (#35) and Mance 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 a backbreaker and a spear and then tossed him over the top rope to win the Battle Riot and earn the Golden Ticket.

Results

Battle Riot match entrances and eliminations DrawEntrantOrderEliminated byMethod of eliminationElimination(s)1Maxwell Jacob Friedman22Brian Pillman Jr.Over the top rope62Dan Severn5Minoru TanakaOver the top rope03El Hijo de L.A. Park7Maxwell Jacob Friedman.Over the top rope14Air Wolf2UnknownOver the top rope05Minoru Tanaka11Rich Swann and Myron ReedOver the top rope36Jordan Oliver3Ace RomeroOver the top rope07Rey Fénix1Maxwell Jacob FriedmanOver the top rope08Pentagón Jr.4El Hijo de L.A. ParkOver the top rope09Avalanche16Ace RomeroOver the top rope210Ace Romero23Davey Boy Smith Jr.Over the top rope511Ken Kerbis10Ace RomeroOver the top rope012Leo Brien6Minoru TanakaOver the top rope013Michael Patrick8Minoru TanakaSubmission014Gringo Loco12AvalancheOver the top rope015Kotto Brazil21Maxwell Jacob FriedmanPinfall016Teddy Hart9–Withdrew due to concussion–17Rey Horus19Maxwell Jacob FriedmanPinfall018Rich Swann15Ace RomeroPinfall019Myron Reed13Ace Romero and Barrington HughesOver the top rope120Barrington Hughes14Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Avalanche, Rey Horus and Ace AustinOver the top rope121Ace Austin17Jimmy YutaOver the top rope122Jimmy Yuta20Maxwell Jacob FriedmanPinfall123Jacob Fatu18–Escorted out by security024Brian Pillman Jr.27Alexander HammerstoneOver the top rope125Davey Boy Smith Jr.36Alexander HammerstoneOver the top rope526Ortiz25Davey Boy Smith Jr.Over the top rope027Santana24Davey Boy Smith Jr.Over the top rope028Konnan26HimselfOver the top rope029Low Ki29DagaOver the top rope030L. A. Park–Winner–231Emil Sitoci30Davey Boy Smith Jr.Over the top rope032Daga32L. A. ParkOver the top rope133The Blue Meanie28Sami CallihanPinfall034Alexander Hammerstone37Mance WarnerOver the top rope335Sami Callihan39L. A. ParkOver the top rope236Ariel Dominguez31Alexander HammerstoneOver the top rope037Ricky Martinez33Mance WarnerOver the top rope038Lance Anoa'i34Richard HollidayPinfall039Mance Warner38Sami CallihanOver the top rope240Richard Holliday35Davey Boy Smith Jr.Over the top rope0

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