Battle Riot VI was a professional wrestling live streaming event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on June 1, 2024, at the Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the sixth event under the Battle Riot chronology, the first to air live since Battle Riot II in 2019, and featured the opening rounds of the 2024 Opera Cup.

The event was streamed on MLW's YouTube channel, while additional matches were taped for the "MLW Anniversary '24" special, which was also streamed on YouTube on June 22. The event featured the in-ring debuts of actor Paul Walter Hauser and YouTuber Chris Danger, as well as appearances by WWE Hall of Famers Mark Henry and Teddy Long.

Production Background + Other on-screen personnelRole:Name:CommentatorsJoe DombrowskiChristian Cole Battle Riot is an annual event produced by Major League Wrestling that was first held in 2018 as a television taping for MLW Fusion. 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 "golden ticket", which they can redeem for a future MLW World Heavyweight Championship title shot anytime and anywhere.

On February 19, 2024, it was announced that Battle Riot VI would take place on June 1, 2024, at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.

In addition to MLW's regular roster, and several surprise appearances, guest personalities from outside of pro wrestling were announced as participants. On May 15, it was announced in a press release that actor Paul Walter Hauser would be in the Battle Riot match. On May 24, YouTuber Chris Danger announced in a social media post that he would enter the Battle Riot.

Storylines The card consists of matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by MLW's writers.

Alex Kane had been embroiled in a feud with World Titan Federation (WTF) member A. J. Franci$ since February's The Burning Crush special. At Intimidation Games, Franci$, making his in-person debut, confronted Kane after his match to claim that not every member of Kane's Bomaye Fight Club (BFC) was loyal to him. Franci$ would go on to defeat Kane in the former's in-ring debut at War Chamber due to interference from WTF promoter Mister Saint Laurent, a low blow, and a fast count from the referee. Several members of the BFC would come out after the match and raise their fists in salute to Franci$. During the Fury Road special, which aired on May 18, Kane defeated one of Franci$'s henchmen. After the match, Franci$, via vignette, challenged Kane to a "Ritual Combat match" at Battle Riot VI for control of the BFC, which Kane accepted.

Since losing the MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship to Janai Kai – then representing Salina de la Renta's Promociones Dorado – at Slaughterhouse the previous October, Delmi Exo has unsuccessfully attempted to recapture the title on multiple occasions. During the Once Upon A Time In New York special, which aired on March 16, Exo aligned herself with Azteca Lucha's Cesar Duran and defeated Zayda to become the #1 contender. In the aftermath of Salina's abduction by Duran at the end of the MLW Azteca Lucha event, Kai was revealed as a double agent for Contra Unit during the Fury Road TV special (which aired the following week); helping facilitate the group's return to prominence. Kai would then retain her title against Exo, Zayda, and Miyu Yamashita in a four-way match that same night. On May 23, MLW announced that Exo would finally get a one-on-one rematch against Kai for the Featherweight title at Battle Riot VI.

Reception The live broadcast received mixed reviews. While praise was given to the World Heavyweight title match, criticism was directed at the Ritual Combat match, the Featherweight title match, and the Duran-Salina segments.MLW “Battle Riot VI” results (6/1): Vetter’s review of the 40-wrestler Battle Riot, Satoshi Kojima vs. Tom Lawlor for the MLW Title, Janai Kai vs. Delmi Exo for the MLW Featherweight Title

Results

Battle Riot match entrances and eliminations DrawEntrantOrderEliminated byMethod of eliminationElimination(s)1Místico4Star Jr.Over the top rope12Jimmy Yang2Star Jr.Pinfall03Star Jr.6Tom Lawlor and Josh BishopOver the top rope24Rugido3Tom LawlorOver the top rope05Jesús Rodriguez1MísticoSubmission06Shigeo Okumura5Tom LawlorOver the top rope07Ikuro Kwon8AkiraOver the top rope18Akira9Ikuro KwonOver the top rope19Tom Lawlor7Paul Walter HauserOver the top rope310Josh Bishop11Minoru SuzukiTechnical submission111Bobby Fish13Bad Dude TitoOver the top rope012Bad Dude Tito26Matt RiddleOver the top rope213Adam Priest10Minoru SuzukiOver the top rope014Paul Walter Hauser18Sami CallihanOver the top rope315Slim J12Paul Walter HauserPinfall016Mads Krule Krügger201 Called MandersOver the top rope117Mr. Thomas16Bad Dude TitoOver the top rope018Minoru Suzuki35Matt RiddleOver the top rope419Brett Ryan Gosselin23Matthew JusticePinfall120C. W. Anderson24Alex KaneTechnical submission021Scotty Riggs14Paul Walter HauserPinfall022Jake Crist17Brett Ryan GosselinOver the top rope023Violent J15Chris DangerPinfall024Chris Danger31Timothy ThatcherOver the top rope225Ernest "The Cat" Miller22Matt RiddlePinfall0261 Called Manders19Mads Krule KrüggerOver the top rope127Sami Callihan38Matt RiddleOver the top rope228The Masked Assassin21Alex KaneOver the top rope029Alex Kane34Timothy Thatcher, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Minoru SuzukiOver the top rope230Matthew Justice33Sami CallihanOver the top rope331Matt Riddle––Winner432Andrew Everett28Shane MercerOver the top rope033Kimchee25Chris DangerPinfall034Timothy Thatcher37Davey Boy SmithOver the top rope235Dr. Cornwallis27Minoru SuzukiSubmission036Suge D29Shane MercerOver the top rope037Rickey Shane Page30Sami CallihanPinfall038Shane Mercer32Matthew JusticeOver the top rope239ArachnamanN/AN/AN/AN/A40Davey Boy Smith Jr.36Timothy ThatcherOver the top rope2

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