MLW Battle Riot III

Battle Riot III was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW) that took place on July 10, 2021, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was MLW's first event since its hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic to feature live ticketed fans, the last being the MLW vs AAA Super Series in 2020. It was the third event under the Battle Riot chronology.
The event featured matches that would be taped for future MLW programming; the main card aired on July 24, 2021, on beIN Sports USA and MLW's YouTube channel, while the undercard would air as part of the mini-series, MLW Fusion: Alpha, which premiered on September 22, 2021, on YouTube.
==Storylines==
The show featured twelve 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.
Several names were announced to participate in the Battle Riot were Alexander Hammerstone, King Muertes, Richard Holliday, Zenshi, Lee Moriarty, TJP, Gringo Loco, Arez, Kevin Ku, Mads Krügger, Myron Reed, Gino Medina, Calvin Tankman, Savio Vega, EJ Nduka, Aramís, Marshall Von Erich, Ross Von Erich, King Mo, Bu Ku Dao, Alex Kane, Davey Richards, Daivari, Kit Osbourne, Josef Samael, Simon Gotch, Ikuro Kwon, Tom Lawlor, KC Navarro and Jordan Oliver.
==Event==
Before the match, former Lucha Underground boss Cesar Duran made his first appearance in an MLW ring and announced he was MLW's new matchmaker. He was then interrupted by Myron Reed and Jordan Oliver of Injustice, who demanded a match for the MLW World Tag Team Championship. They were in-turn interrupted by Konnan and 5150 (Slice Boogie, Rivera (formally known as Danny Limelight) and Dr. Julius Smokes), the two teams would get into a brawl.
==Results==
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*Dark Match: Rustin Grundy defeated Anthony Catena
*Alex Kane defeated Budd Heavy (3:08)
*Gino Medina defeated KC Navarro (4:16)
*The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich and Ross Von Erich) defeated Team Filthy (Kevin Ku and Kit Osbourne) (w/ Tom Lawlor) in a Bunkhouse Brawl (11:24)
*Calvin Tankman defeated Lee Moriarty (10:59)
*King Muertes defeated Richard Holliday (c) in a Caribbean Rules match to win the MLW Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (11:12)
*Alexander Hammerstone (c) defeated Tom Lawlor to retain the MLW National Openweight Championship (12:43)
*Willow Nightingale defeated Ashley Vox (w/ Delmi Exo) (7:16)
*Davey Richards defeated TJP (15:01)
*5150 (Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie) (w/ Julius Smokes & Konnan) defeated Injustice (Jordan Oliver and Myron Reed) (6:59)
*Aramís defeated Arez (11:50)
*Jacob Fatu (c) (w/ Josef Samael) defeated Matt Cross to retain the MLW World Heavyweight Championship (11:17)
*Alexander Hammerstone won a 40-man Battle Riot match for a future MLW World Heavyweight Championship opportunity (56:00)
===Battle Riot match entrances and eliminations===
Draw	Entrant 	Order 	Eliminated by 	Method of elimination	Elimination(s)
1 	Davey Richards 	24 	Lance Anoa'i 	Over the top rope 	2
2 	Tom Lawlor 	2 	Davey Richards 	Over the top rope 	0
3 	TJP 	13 	E. J. Nduka 	Over the top rope 	1
4 	Lee Moriarty 	15 	Calvin Tankman 	Over the top rope 	0
5 	Kit Osbourne 	4 	Marshall Von Erich 	Pinfall 	0
6 	King Mo 	9 	E. J. Nduka 	Over the top rope 	0
7 	Calvin Tankman 	18 	E. J. Nduka 	Over the top rope 	2
8 	Arez 	11 	E. J. Nduka 	Over the top rope 	0
9 	Gringo Loco 	6 	E. J. Nduka 	Over the top rope 	0
10 	Zenshi 	7 	E. J. Nduka 	Over the top rope 	0
11 	Aramis 	3 	Slice Boogie 	Over the top rope 	0
12 	Alex Kane 	8 	E. J. Nduka 	Over the top rope 	0
13 	Myron Reed 	21 	Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie * 	Pulled down 	1
14 	Savio Vega 	1 	Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie 	Pinfall 	0
15 	Jordan Oliver 	22 	Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie * 	Pulled down 	1
16 	The Beastman 	5 	E. J. Nduka 	Over the top rope 	0
17 	Danny Rivera 	19 	Jordan Oliver and Myron Reed 	Over the top rope 	1
18 	Slice Boogie 	20 	Jordan Oliver and Myron Reed 	Over the top rope 	2
19 	Matt Cross 	14 	E. J. Nduka 	Over the top rope 	1
20 	Bu Ku Dao 	12 	TJP 	Pinfall 	0
21 	Marshall Von Erich 	37 	Mads Krügger 	Over the top rope 	4
22 	EJ Nduka 	17 	Calvin Tankman 	Over the top rope 	10
23 	Kimchee 	10 	E. J. Nduka 	Over the top rope 	0
24 	Zicky Dice 	25 	Ikuro Kwon 	Pinfall 	0
25 	Kevin Ku 	16 	Davey Richards 	Submission 	0
26 	KC Navarro 	28 	Mads Krügger 	Over the top rope 	0
27 	Lance Anoa'i 	27 	Mads Krügger 	Over the top rope 	1
28 	L. A. Park ** 	23 	Marshall Von Erich 	Over the top rope 	0
29 	Simon Gotch 	38 	Alexander Hammerstone 	Over the top rope 	0
30 	Daivari 	39 	Alexander Hammerstone 	Over the top rope 	0
31 	The Blue Meanie 	26 	King Muertes 	Pinfall 	0
32 	Ikuro Kwon 	35 	Marshall Von Erich 	Over the top rope 	1
33 	Ross Von Erich 	36 	Mads Krügger 	Over the top rope 	1
34 	Josef Samael 	34 	Alexander Hammerstone 	Over the top rope 	0
35 	Alexander Hammerstone 	–	Winner 	– 	5
36 	Sentai Death Squad ***	32/33 	Alexander Hammerstone and Marshall Von Erich	Over the top rope 	0
37 	Kwang The Ninja 	30 	King Muertes 	Pinfall 	0
38 	King Muertes 	31 	Marshall and Ross Von Erich 	Over the top rope 	3
39 	Gino Medina 	29 	King Muertes 	Over the top rope 	0
40 	Mads Krügger 	40 	Alexander Hammerstone 	Over the top rope 	4
(*) - LAX were already eliminated when they pulled Injustice off the ring apron
(**) - Lawlor disguised himself as L.A. Park to reenter the match
(***) - Two of Contra's Sentai Death Squad members entered
==External links==
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* Results
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