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Battle Riot V
Promotional poster for the "Special Edition" broadcast on FITE
Promotion	Major League Wrestling
Date	April 8, 2023 (aired April 25, 2023)
City	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue	2300 Arena
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Battle Riot chronology
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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

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

2(*) – Adonis and Warner eliminated each other.

2(**) – Page and Fatu eliminated each other.

(***) – Manders replaced fellow Second Gear Crew member Matthew Justice after the latter was attacked by The Calling.

References

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External links

• Battle Riot
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• April 2023 events in the United States
• Professional wrestling shows in Philadelphia
• 2023 American television episodes
• 2020s American television specials