MLW Announces 2 New Championship Matches For Battle Riot Event, Updated Card
On July 19th, 2018, Major League Wrestling will air a special 2-hour event on BeIN Sports.
The featured match of the evening will be the 40-person Battle Riot match itself but the promotion recently announced 2 new championship matches to take place on the card.
MLW World Heavyweight Champion, Shane “Swerve” Strickland, will defend his title against Sami Callihan.
the New Hart Foundation (Teddy Hart & Davey Boy Smith Jr) w/ Brian Pillman II vs ACH & Rich Swann
MLW World Middleweight Championship (Vacant)
Maxwell Jacob Friedman vs Joey Ryan
MLW Tag Team Championships
Pentagon & Ray Fenix (c) vs Aerostar and Drago
MLW Heavyweight Championship
Shane “Swerve” Strickland vs Sami Callihan
40-Person Battle Riot Match
The winner will receive an MLW World Title shot
Battle Riot Confirmed Participants
Tom Lawler
Pentagon Jr.
Pierre Carl Ouellet
Rich Swann
Jason Cade
Joey Ryan
“Taskmaster” Kevin Sullivan
ACH
John Morrison
Lance Anoa’i
Swoggle
Konnan
Jake Hager
“Worldwide Desperado” Sami Callihan
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Teddy Hart
Barrington Hughes
Jimmy Yuta
“A mash-up of a battle royal, royal rumble and anything goes street fight, this super-sized main event will feature 40 wrestlers with new participants entering the ring every 60 seconds.
Elimination is by pinfall, submission or by throwing an individual over the top rope.”
Court Bauer on MLW Battle Riot Airing Live For Free:
“I heavily considered pay per view, but I want to give the fans something special and do it for free,” Bauer said. “Some promoters put a price tag on everything and I could see the temptation here, but I want to reward fans that have been supporting us. Disruption is key for MLW, and a free two-hour special is the ultimate disruption. BeIN is a great partner and I’m glad they agree.”
