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, and featured the finals of the 2023 Opera Cup.
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. A "Special Edition" of the telecast was streamed on May 18 for FITE+ subscribers as part of MLW's new partnership with the streamer.
Production Background + Other on-screen personnelRole:Name:CommentatorsJoe DombrowskiRich Bocchini 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.
On the March 21 episode of MLW Underground Wrestling, it was announced that the event will air on Reelz in the U.S. It was later announced that Battle Riot V will air on April 25 as an episode of Underground Wrestling.
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.
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.
Results
Opera Cup Tournament bracket
Battle Riot match entrances and eliminations DrawEntrantOrderEliminated byMethod of eliminationElimination(s)1Alex Kane–Winner–112Willie Mack5Sam AdonisOver the top rope03Jesus Rodriguez4Mance WarnerPinfall04Lince Dorado14AkiraOver the top rope15Calvin Tankman11Rickey Shane PageOver the top rope16Lance Anoa'i2Alex KaneOver the top rope07Micro Man6Alex KaneSubmission28Los Azteca 331Microman and Lince DoradoPinfall09Juicy Finau23Akira and Rickey Shane PageOver the top rope210The Beastman3Calvin Tankman, Juicy Finau, and MicromanOver the top rope011Little Guido9Juicy FinauOver the top rope012Sam Adonis8Mance WarnerOver the top rope213Mance Warner7Sam AdonisOver the top rope214Jimmy Lloyd13RavenPinfall015Mr. Thomas15DeliriousOver the top rope016TJ Crawford12AkiraOver the top rope017Ken Broadway10AkiraOver the top rope018Calling Soldier 120Jacob FatuOver the top rope019Calling Soldier 221Jacob FatuOver the top rope020Dr. Cornwallis18Jacob FatuOver the top rope021Akira22HimselfOver the top rope522Rickey Shane Page25Jacob FatuOver the top rope423Delirious19Jacob FatuOver the top rope124Raven17HimselfOver the top rope225Los Azteca 916Rickey Shane PageOver the top rope026Jacob Fatu24Rickey Shane PageOver the top rope527Kim Chee26Alex KaneSubmission028Midas Black27Alex KaneSubmission029Taya Valkyrie28Alex KanePinfall030Jay Lyon29Alex KaneSubmission031Ray Jaz30Alex KaneSubmission032Lio Rush35Davey Boy Smith Jr.Over the top rope133Tracy Williams33Davey Boy Smith Jr.Over the top rope034O'Shay Edwards36Davey Boy Smith Jr.Over the top rope135Duke Droese31Alex KaneSubmission0361 Called Manders32John HenniganOver the top rope037John Morrison37Alex KaneOver the top rope238Davey Boy Smith Jr.39Alex KaneSubmission439Shigehiro Irie38Davey Boy Smith Jr.Over the top rope040Gene Snisky34Alex Kane, O'Shay Edwards, John Hennigan, and Lio RushOver the top rope0
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