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We are in New York City and your announcers are Tony Schiavone and Matt Striker.
The rules are announced for Battle Riot and it is mentioned that the match is No Disqualification and the winner of the match gets a title match, any time, anywhere.
Match Number One: Myron Reed versus Kotto Brazil
Reed with a take down and Brazil flips Reed to his feet. Reed goes for a cutter but Brazil escapes. Brazil with a shoulder tackle and Reed kicks him away. Brazil and Reed go face to face. Brazil with a thrust kick and drop kick. Reed gets a boot up when Brazil charges into the corner. Reed with a springboard seated splash for a near fall. Reed with a slam for a near fall. Reed with a forearm and chop.
Reed with an Irish whip and forearm into the corner. Reed with an Irish whip and Brazil floats over and hits a clothesline in the corner. Brazil with a slingshot kick to the chest and he gets a near fall. Brazil with an arm bar and then he applies a hammer lock using the leg and he adds a chin lock. Reed gets to the ropes to force Brazil to release the hold.
Brazil with forearms to the back and then he goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Reed lands on his feet. Reed goes for a belly-to-back suplex and Brazil floats over and lands on his feet. Both men go for cross bodies at the same time and both men go down. Brazil with a waist lock but Reed with a standing switch. Brazil sends Reed to the apron and Brazil with a knee and springboard drop kick to send Reed to the floor. Brazil with a suicide dive that sends Reed into the guardrails. Brazil with a second suicide dive. Brazil is encouraged to do it again but Reed gets back into the ring and hits a drop kick.
Reed with a plancha onto Brazil on the floor. Reed sends Brazil back into the ring and Reed goes to the apron for a springboard back elbow and he gets a near fall. Reed with an Irish whip and Brazil tries to float over but Reed catches him and Brazil sends Reed into the turnbuckles. Brazil with a German suplex for a near fall. Brazil goes up top and Reed gets his knees up. Reed is able to stop short and he applies a scorpion submission and Reed gets to the ropes to force a release of the hold.
Brazil with a front face lock and knee. Reed blocks a suplex but Brazil with a punch. Reed with a forearm but Brazil with a bicycle kick. Reed with a cutter for a near fall. Reed pulls Brazil into the corner and Reed goes up top. Reed goes for a 450 splash but he lands on Brazil’s knees. Brazil gets a near fall. Brazil sets for a suplex but Reed counters into a cutter. Brazil with a Shiranui for the three count.
Winner: Kotto Brazil
Maxwell J Friedman is asked about his match against Joey Ryan and he says that Joey is talented but he is not concerned with that. He says that we are going to the greatest place in the world. It is the greatest because he was born in New York City. He will be going one on one against that sleezeball, Joey Ryan and after about three or four minutes, he will become the first Middleweight Champion.
Konnan is in the back and he is asked about participating in the Battle Riot. Konnan says he has been contemplating coming out of retirement but what better place than MLW in New York. This is what he loves to do.
Joey Ryan is asked about his match against Maxwell J. Friedman. Joey says he had to drop 5 pounds to get to the weight. He had to cut down on lollipops and baby oil. Joey says he is rich too and he didn’t make his money by having it given to him. He earned his money in the wrestling ring so he is good. He has rock star charisma, movie star good looks, and he is bringing sleazy back to wrestling. He says he will be the first Middleweight Champion.
We go to commercial.
Team Filthy is picking their spots in the Battle Riot and Tom Lawlor is asked about his loss to Jimmy Havoc. Tom says Jimmy lost a lot of blood. Tom says he was concerned about Jimmy’s wellbeing and then he got pinned.
Tom looks at his number and walks away.
Match Number Two: Maxwell J Friedman versus Joey Ryan for the MLW Middleweight Championship
Before the match starts, Joey goes to the floor to give his lollipop to an eager fan. Joey then applies some baby oil to his body before the match starts.
They lock up and Friedman with a waist lock. Ryan wants Maxwell to touch his groin area but Friedman refuses, but the crowd is disappointed. They lock up and Ryan with a wrist lock. Friedman with a reversal and take down. Friedman says that he will touch it if Joey shakes his hand because he wants sportsmanship. Joey refuses to shake his hand because he thinks Friedman will punch him.
Ryan avoids a punch and then he hits a drop kick. Friedman drops Ryan’s arm onto the top rope and then he hits a slingshot divorce court followed by knees to the arm. Friedman with a back drop onto the arm. Friedman with an arm bar. Ryan with a wrist lock but Friedman with an arm wringer and he gets a near fall. Friedman with an elbow to the back of the neck. Friedman continues to work on Ryan’s arm. Ryan with a wrist clutch belly-to-back suplex.
Friedman misses a splash and Ryan with a clothesline and elbow. Ryan with an Irish whip and clothesline into the corner. Ryan with a spinebuster for a near fall. Ryan tries to get some feeling into his injured arm. Ryan runs into a back elbow. Friedman goes to the turnbuckles and hits a double stomp to the back. Friedman with a back drop side slam for a near fall. Friedman kicks Ryan in the head. Ryan with a punch and Friedman punches back. They go back and forth with punches and forearms with Ryan getting the advantage. Friedman spits on Ryan and Ryan goes for a clothesline and misses. Friedman is flipped and lands on his feet. Friedman with a thumb to the eyes and then they collide against the ropes and Friedman tries to avoid falling onto Joey’s gimmick, but he cannot stop.
Friedman goes for a reverse atomic drop and it hurts Friedman. Ryan with a super kick for a near fall. Ryan reaches into his tights and pulls out a lollipop. Ryan sticks the lollipop in Maxwell’s mouth and Maxwell with a thumb to the eyes followed by a package shoulder breaker for the three count.
Winner: Maxwell J Friedman (new Champion)
After the match, Maxwell says that he told everyone he would not touch it. He is asked how does he feel after winning. Maxwell says he feels better than the scumbags in the crowd. Maxwell says in this business, it is old man talking, young man dying. When you are this good, you get to jump the line. To all of those veterans who would pull him to the side and give him advice and tell him someday he would be a star, he is a star. Now, he is a supernova. He tells everyone to get in your Honda Civic and drive home to your mommy and daddy’s basement and open three bags of Flaming Hot Cheetos and watch MLW every week and take notes on how to be better than you. He says he is champion because it is talent over tenure.
Sawyer Fulton, Leon Scott, and Sami Callihan make their picks for their spots in the Battle Riot.
We see a recap of last week’s title match when Low Ki became the new MLW World Champion.
We see Swoggle pick his spot in the Battle Riot. He is not happy with his pick.
We see a video package for what lead to the match between Shane Strickland and Low Ki.
Low Ki and Salina de la Renta are in the back. Salina says she is proud to announce that she is in a partnership with Low Ki. Low Ki welcomes everyone to the majors. It is all about the fight and he is here to bring it. It does not matter what country or company you represent. Low Ki says he has challengers from all over the world trying to claim this position. Low Ki says he was part of the first incarnation of MLW with Gary Hart. He was feared and well respected because he brought the streets to the ring. He has had to survive in the big city. You can never deny him his ability to fight. They will run things around here.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Battle Riot for an MLW World Championship Match
Entrants 1 and 2 are Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix
Pentagon and Fenix shake hands as the bell rings and Pentagon with a back heel kick. Fenix goes for an arm drag but Pentagon avoids him. Fenix with a near fall and Pentgaon gets a near fall. They go back and forth for near fall. Fenix with a kick and Pentagon with a super kick. Both men with kicks and both go down.
Entrant 3 is Brody King
King with a chop to Fenix and Pentagon. King with clotheslines to both men but Fenix and Pentagon with thrust kicks. Fenix with a springboard spinning kick to King and then Fenix catapults Pentagon into King in the corner. Pentagon with a chop to King.
Entrant 4 is Kenny Doane
Kenny kicks Fenix and punches Pentagon. Kenny plays to the crowd and Pentagon and Fenix with a double super kick. King with a clothesline to Fenix but Pentagon with a kick to King. King punches Fenix and Doane punches Pentagon and tries to force him over the top rope.
Entrant 5 is Tom Lawlor
King and Pentagon chop each other. Lawlor with a choke to King and King passes out.
Brody King eliminated
Lawlor kicks Pentagon and connects with shoulders. Doane and Fenix exchange punches.
Entrant 6 is Lance Anao’i
Lance with punches to Pentagon and he chops Fenix. Pentagon chops Lance and so does Fenix. Fenix with a snap mare to Lance and Fenix with a Shining Wizard. Pentagon chokes Lawlor. Fenix saves Pentagon when Doane tries to send Pentagon over the top rope.
Entrant 7 is Rey Horus
Horus pulls Pentagon down and then he kicks Fenix. Horus with kicks to Doane and then he hits a leg drop. Pentagon with an enzuigiri to Horus. Lance punches Lawlor. Doane goes to the turnbuckles and Fenix chops Doane to the apron and Fenix goes for a double stomp but lands on the apron when he misses.
Entrant 8 is Kevin Sullivan
Sullivan punches Doane and Lance with the spike. He does the same to Horus. Lawlor chokes Sullivan and he taps.
Kevin Sullivan Eliminated
Doane rolls up Lawlor and gets a near fall.
Entrant 9 is Fallah Bahh
Horus with forearms and kicks to Bahh but Bahh refuses to be Irish whipped. Horus floats over and Horus with more kicks and punches. Bahh with a shoulder tackle that flips Horus. Bahh with a cross body to Horus. Pentagon throws Horus over the ropes but he stays in the match.
Entrant 10 is Swoggle
Swoggle goes after Bahh and bites his rear end. Swoggle with a German suplex to Doane. Fenix goes for a German suplex on Swoggle but Swoggle blocks it and hits a German suplex on Fenix and Pentagon. He does the same to Horus. Lance with a super kick to Swoggle for a ner fall.
Entrant 11 is Samu
Samu with a head butt to Doane, Lawlor, Fenix, and Pentagon. Lance stops Samu from headbutting him and they head butt Bahh. Samu is eliminated by Lance
Samu is eliminated
Entrant 12 is ACH
ACH with elbows to Doane, Lance, Pentagon, and Fenix. Horus chops Swoggle and then ACH pats Swoggle on the head before chopping him. Swoggle chops ACH to his knees while Lance chops Bahh. Bahh chops back. Pentagon kicks Swoggle in the back of the head.
Entrant 13 is Konnan
Horus sends Doane into the turnbuckles. Horus gets in Konnan’s face and Konan with a double leg take down and then he applies a Paradise Lock and sits on Horus’ back. Lawlor with a wrist lock but Konnan with an STO into the Tequila Sunrise but ACH kicks Konnan.
Entrant 14 is Barrington Hughes
Hughes kicks Lawlor and then he sees Bahh in the ring. They bump each other in the center of the ring and Swoggle gets between them and Swoggle chops Bahh. Lawlor with a guillotine on Swoggle and he taps out.
Swoggle eliminated
Entrant 15 is Jimmy Yuta
Yuta hits Horus from behind and goes after Pentagon with forearms. Hughes with an Irish whip to Doane and then he hits a splash on Doane and Lance in the corner. Yuta drop kicks Pentagon and hits an Olympic Slam on Fenix as Hughes pins Lance and Doane.
Kenny Doane and Lance Anoa’i eliminated
Pentagon chops Bahh and then Fenix chops him. Hughes with a splash on Konnan and he pins Konnan.
Konnan eliminated
Yuta punches and kicks Horus. Pentagon and Fenix eliminate Bahh by giving him a double hip toss over the top rope but the momentum sends Pentagon and Fenix over the top rope to the floor.
Fallah Bahh, Pentagon Jr., and Rey Fenix eliminated
Entrant 16 is Kotto Brazil
Brazil with an enzuigiri and slingshot spear to Yuta for a near fall. Lawlor kicks Brazil and Brazil with a tornado DDT. Hughes throws Horus off his back. Hughes with a splash to Horus. Hughes slaps Brazil.
Entrant 17 is Richard Holliday
Holliday kicks Brazil and connects with forearms. Yuta with punches to Holliday. Hughes backs Holliday into the corner. Holliday kicks Yuta. Hughes chops Holliday in the back. Hughes chops Holliday while Yuta and Lawlor fight in one corner.
Entrant 18 is Fred Yehi
Brazil with punches and forearms to Yehi but Yehi sends Brazil face first into the mat and then Yehi hits a running gourdbuster. Lawlor with a shoulder breaker to pin Brazil.
Kotto Brazil eliminated
Horus with a drop kick to Hughes’ knees. Yehi with forearms to Hughes.
Entrant 19 is Jason Cade
Cade and Yuta have words and Cade misses a clothesline but Yuta with a punch. Cade hides behind Hughes. Hughes pushes everyone away and Hughes back drops Horus to the floor.
Rey Horus eliminated
Most of the people in the ring go after Hughes again and they all go over the top rope to the floor.
Barrington Hughes, Richard Holliday, Jimmy Yuta, Fred Yehi, Jason Cade eliminated
Tom Lawlor is the only one left in the match.
Entrant 20 is Teddy Hart
Hart goes to the apron and he hits an Asai Moonsault onto the people who were recently eliminated.
Teddy Hart eliminated
Lawlor laughs at what Hart just did as Teddy goes around the ring to talk to the fans.
Entrant 21 is Vandal Ortagun
Vandal with forearms to Lawlor but Lawlor with a judo throw into a cross arm breaker and Ortagun taps out.
Vandal Ortagun eliminated
Lawlor waits for the next entrant.
Entrant 22 is Mikey Mondo
Mikey blows his whistle as Lawlor watches. Mikey with a kick and then he is choked out by Lawlor.
Mikey Mondo eliminated
Entrant 23 is Pierre Carl Oulette
Pierre gets in Lawlor’s face and Lawlor with kicks. Pierre with a kick and he misses a clothesline. Lawlor with a take down and he goes for a crossface but Pierre escapes. Lawlor with forearms to Pierre.
Entrant 24 is LA Smooth
Pierre with a sit out power bomb for a near fall on Lawlor. Pierre with punches to LA but LA with head butts and he hits a running butt splash on Pierre. LA goes for a Samoan drop but Pierre lands on his feet and hits a clothesline for a three count.
LA Smooth eliminated
Entrant 25 is Simon Gotch
Gotch attacks Pierre from behind and kicks Pierre. Gotch with a waist lock but Pierre with a back elbow. Pierre chops Gotch and Lawlor hits Pierre from behind. Gotch with an enzuigiri and Pierre stays on his feet and backs into the corner. Gotch and Lawlor with a double back body drop.
Entrant 26 is Homicide
Homicide with a splash to Pierre followed by punches and kicks while Gotch and Lawlor watch. Homicide rakes the eyes and Pierre with chops to Homicide. Homicide rakes the eyes and connects with shoulders in the corner. Homicide with a knee to Pierre.
Entrant 27 is Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Smith kicks Gotch and connects with knees. Smith with a shoulder to Gotch in the corner but Lawlor hits Smith from behind. Gotch with a European uppercut while Smith fires back. Pierre and Homicide with chops and kicks in the opposite corner.
Gotch and Lawlor work over Smith.
Entrant 28 is Blue Meanie
Homicide with a power bomb to Smith from a Tower of Doom spot with Smith superplexing Lawlor and Gotch. Meanie wants to work with Homicide but he wants to dance first. Homicide says he does not dance. Pierre sends Lawlor into Gotch on a double noggin knocker. Homicide kicks Meanie and sends him over the top rope.
Blue Meanie eliminated
Gotch and Lawlor send Pierre over the top rope to the floor.
Pierre Carl Oulette eliminated
Entrant 29 is Michael Patrick
Patrick punches Smith and Smith sends Patrick into the corner while Lawlor and Gotch work over Homicide. Gotch gets Homicide on his shoulders and Homicide bites Lawlor and Gotch. Homicide with a shoulder to Gotch in the corner.
Entrant 30 is Sami Callihan
Sami and Patrick send Homicide over the top rope to the floor.
Homicide eliminated
Patrick rakes Gotch’s eyes and Callihan joins in the attack and Gotch hangs on to the ropes. Gotch rakes Callihan’s eyes and Gotch with an enzuigiri to Patrick.
Entrant 31 is Sawyer Fulton
Callihan kicks Smith and Sawyer punches Smith. Sawyer with a forearm to Smith’s back. Patrick chops Lawlor in the corner. Sawyer has Smith on the ropes and Callihan tries to get Smith to release his grip on the ropes.
Entrant 32 is Shane Strickland
Strickland with a double leg take down on Callihan and Fulton pulls Shane off Sami. Shane kicks Sami but Sami with a punch to Shane. Sawyer kicks Shane and then Sami gouges the eyes and chokes Strickland.
Entrant 33 is Leon Scott
Scott punches Strickland and Fulton helps him out while Callihan squares off with Smith. Fulton punches Smith while Lawlor chops Patrick and chokes him in the corner. Smith is clotheslined over the top rope by Fulton and Scott.
Davey Boy Smith Jr. eliminated
Gotch with a forearm to Callihan’s back. Fulton kicks Gotch and Lawlor hits Fulton.
Entrant 34 is Drago
Drago kicks Gotch in the head and then he goes after Callihan. Drago bites Callihan’s foot. Patrick with a forearm to Drago followed by punches. Lawlor with a forearm to Fulton but Fulton with a forearm to Gotch while Callihan works over Lawlor.
Entrant 35 Leo Brien
Brien and Patrick with punches to Gotch. Gotch holds on to the ropes when Brien and Patrick try to send him over the top rope. Gotch lands on the ramp and slides back into the ring. Callihan, Fulton, and Scott work over Strickland and Fulton and Callihan splash Strickland.
Entrant 36 is Joey Ryan
Callihan with a forearm to Ryan and Ryan tries to throw Callihan over the top rope. Callihan hangs on to the ropes and lands on the ramp. Ryan kicks Callihan while Fulton and Strickland exchange punches.
Entrant 37 is Maxwell J Friedman
Ryan punches Brien but Friedman and Ryan go face to face. They exchange punches in the center of the ring. Gotch and Lawlor join in and they clothesline Ryan and Friedman over the top rope to the floor.
Joey Ryan and Maxwell J Friedman eliminated
Patrick hits Lawlor from behind and Gotch with a shot on Patrick. Brien goes after Gotch.
Entrant 38 is Jake Hager
Scott goes after Hgaer and Patrick with a forearm to Scott. Hager kicks Scott. Scott is thrown over the top rope by Hager.
Leon Scott eliminated
Fulton and Callihan try to send Hager over the top rope to the floor but Hgaer holds on to the apron.
Entrant 39 is John Hennigan
Hennigan with a flying clothesline onto Callihan. Hennigan with kicks to Patrick but Brien sends Hennigan to the apron. Patrick is thrown over the top rope by Hennigan.
Michael Patrick eliminated
Brien punches Gotch and Hager helps Brien.
Entrant 40 is Jimmy Havoc
Havoc with punches to Drago and Drago with kicks. Havoc and Drago exchange kicks and forearms. Drago is sent to the apron by Havoc and he falls to the floor.
Drago eliminated
Havoc kicks Hager and Hager tries to eliminate him. Strickland with boots to Brien and then Strickland goes up top and hits a double stomp. Strickland with elbows to Havoc. Strickland sends Brien over the top rope to the floor.
Leo Brien eliminated
Callihan kicks Strickland and Strickland with a kick to the knee and a jumping kick to the head. Hager cover Callihan but the referee does not get to make the count. Hager has Hennigan on the turnbuckles but Hennigan gets back to his feet.
Havoc tries to eliminate Strickland but Strickland gets back to his feet. Hennigan kicks Callihan and Fulton. Fulton has Hennigan up and Callihan kicks him. Hennigan punches Callihan and gets a three count on Fulton with a small package.
Sawyer Fulton eliminated
Fulton attacks Hennigan before leaving the ring. Havoc with a forearm and rolling elbow. Hennigan gets a near fall with a rollup on Callihan. Strickland with a rollup on Havoc for a near fall. Strickland sends a charging Havoc over the top rope to the floor.
Jimmy Havoc eliminated
We are down to five men: Tom Lawlor, John Hennigan, Sami Callihan, Jake Hager, and Shane Strickland.
Callihan sends Strickland over the top rope but Shane holds on to the ropes and Strickland pulls Callihan onto the apron. Callihan punches Shane in the groin and Callihan with a piledriver on the apron to send Strickland to the floor.
Shane Strickland eliminated
Lawlor applies a choke on Callihan and he is eliminated.
Sami Callihan eliminated
Hager sends Hennigan over the top rope to the floor.
John Hennigan eliminated
We are down to the final two, Jake Hager and Tom Lawlor.
Hager sends Lawlor to the mat and then Hager kicks Lawlor in the ribs. Hager with a belly-to-belly slam for a near fall. Hager backs Lawlor into the corner and puts Lawlor on the turnbuckles. Lawlor with forearms from the turnbuckles and he applies a triangle hanging from the ropes. Hager picks up Lawlor and hits a power bomb for a near fall. Hager tries to send Lawlor over the top rope but Lawlor holds on to the middle rope. Lawlor gets Hager’s legs and Jake holds on to the ropes. Hager gets back into the ring and Lawlor with a German suplex.
Lawlor with a forearm and Hager with a punch. They go back and forth with punches and uppercuts into Lawlor starts with kicks. Lawlor with strikes to send Hager to his knees. Lawlor with a kick to the chest. Lawlor with another kick to the chest. Lawlor with a third kick and then he connects with a fourth kick.
Lawlor with a running boot to Hager for a near fall. Lawlor applies the choke but Hager gets to the ropes and that allows Lawlor to get on Hager’s back. Lawlor adds a standing body scissors as Hager gets down to his knees. Hager rolls through and applies an ankle lock. Lawlor rolls through and kicks Hager but Hager is able to reapply the ankle lock.
Lawlor gets to the turnbuckles to try to escape the hold but Hager has Lawlor back on the mat. Lawlor looks like he is going to tap out and the crowd does not want that to happen. Lawlor gets to the turnbuckles to minimize the impact of the hold. Hager returns to the ankle lock with Lawlor hanging on the turnbuckles. Lawlor with kicks to the body and then he holds on to the ropes and sends Hager to the floor.
Jake Hager eliminated
Winner: Tom Lawlor
Matt Striker interviews Tom in the ring after his victory. Tom says the top combat sports athlete in the world is in MLW and now he gets what he so rightfully deserves . . . a shot at the best whenever he wants it.
Tom says he is used to the major leagues and he wants to turn the “L” in MLW and make it stand for Filthy Tom Lawlor.
We go to credits.
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