MLW Battle Riot II Results
April 5, 2019
Report by Colin Tessier for Wrestlezone.com
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Rich Bocchini and Jim Cornette welcome viewers to the show and preview the lineup.
MLW Middleweight Championship: Teddy Hart (c) vs. Ace Austin
The members of the Dynasty are sitting at ringside to scout Teddy Hart. Austin and Hart refuse to shake hands; instead, they trade strikes. Hart sends Austin to the outside with a backbreaker. A suplex on the concrete floor keeps the momentum firmly in Hart’s corner. The champion hits a springboard moonsault and Hart is dominating. Austin capitalizes when Hart argues with the Dynasty. The challenger takes control of the match and takes Hart down with an ankle-scissors takedown off the top rope.
The champion nails a Canadian Destroyer off the top. He quickly picks Austin up and plants him with another Canadian Destroyer to win the match.
Winner: Teddy Hart
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After the match, Hart insults the Dynasty and they attack him. MJF smashes a champagne battle over Hart’s head.
Myron Reed (with Rich Swann) vs. Minoru Tanaka
Bocchini and Cornette discuss Tanaka’s accomplished background. They also discuss Reed’s rivalry with MLW’s referees. Tanaka and Reed lock up and exchange some technical counters. Swann hits Tanaka in the back and Reed drops the Japanese superstar with a kick to the head. Tanaka hits a dropkick off the top. Reed escapes an armbar and drops Tanaka with a stunner.
Tanaka kicks Reed in the head and rolls him up for the victory.
Winner: Minoru Tanaka
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A video package recaps Contra Unit’s heinous actions in recent weeks.
LA Park, Low KI, Mance Warner and others draw their numbers for the Battle Riot. Warner secretly switches numbers of one of Salina de la Renta’s clients.
A video package previews the upcoming MLW World Heavyweight Championship match between Tom Lawlor and Jimmy Havoc.
In a backstage interview, Brian Pillman Jr. awkwardly talks to Salina de la Renta, who tries to take his Battle Riot number.
MLW World Championship: Tom Lawlor (c) vs. Jimmy Havoc (New York City Street Fight)
Havoc attacks Lawlor before the match officially begins. The champion doesn’t let Havoc get the upper hand, as he plants him with a German Suplex. Havoc throws a chair at Lawlor’s face and drops him with a lariat. The champion hits Havoc with a wooden board. The challenger hits Lawlor with a chair several times. After Havoc flips off the crowd, Lawlor slams him through the board.
Havoc sends Lawlor headfirst into a chair and drops him with a DDT. Lawlor powerbombs Havoc on two chairs set up on a table. The champion toss Havoc across the ring with a suplex onto another chair. Both moves result in near falls. Havoc escapes a Figure Four by shooting Lawlor with a staple gun. Lawlor is busted open and Havoc licks his wound. The challenger drops the referee with an Acid Rainmaker.
The champion slams Havoc through a board and on a chair but the referee is down. Havoc kicks out when another referee counts the pin. Three knees to the head put Havoc down and give Lawlor the win.
Winner: Tom Lawlor
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Salina de la Renta and her associates steal Ken Kerbis’ number in the Battle Riot.
A video package recaps the first Battle Riot.
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