MLW Returning to New York City For Battle Riot II, AXS TV To Air Full NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed Event Tonight

Tonight, AXS TV will air last Sunday’s NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed event from Long Beach, and below is the full card:

IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Championship Match:
-Juice Robinson vs. NWA Champion Cody

-The Golden Lovers, Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kazuchika Okada

-IWGP Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks vs. The Guerillas of Destiny

-IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Final: Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay

-KUSHIDA & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Gedo & Jay White

-SANADA & EVIL & Tetsuya Naito vs. Killer Elite Squad & Zack Sabre Jr

-Jeff Cobb & Flip Gordon & Chris Sabin vs. Chuckie T & Beretta & Hirooki Goto

-So Cal Uncensored vs. Chase Owens & Hangman Page

-Jushin Liger & Rysuke Taguchi & ACH vs. Roppongi 3K & Rocky Romero

MLW Returning to NYC For Battle Riot II

MLW has announced the following:

MLW: BATTLE RIOT II TO HEADLINE NIGHT 2 IN NEW YORK CITY ON APRIL 5; TICKETS ON SALE THIS WEDNESDAY 10/10 AT 10 A.M.

NEW YORK – Major League Wrestling (“MLW”) announced today that the league has added a second night to its return to New York City in April 2019 with a Friday April 5th card and TV taping at the Melrose Ballroom featuring the return of the 40-wrestler BATTLE RIOT®.

MLW: BATTLE RIOT II joins the already announced Thursday April 4th FUSION TV taping event, which also takes place at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, NYC. Both are MLW FUSION TV tapings.

Tickets go on sale for both events 10/10 at 10 a.m. at www.MLWTickets.com. Tickets start at just $20.

Both cards have a start time of 7:00 p.m. and should conclude by 10:30 p.m.

There will be special Night 1/Night 2 packages for fans looking for bundled ticketing options to ensure they have great seats both nights at a great price.

“We don’t price gauge. This is a big weekend for wrestling fans and we want them to enjoy it all,” said MLW CEO Court Bauer. “You won’t just get 2 great nights of MLW but you’ll get a great deal that allows you to come out to MLW while not breaking the bank for the rest of your weekend.”

While the Friday night card will now feature the 40-wrestler Battle Riot® as its main event, speculation continues to grow over what or who will headline the April 4th card.

“All I can say is… this is going to be a BIG one. How big? I’ve been working on this one for months. You won’t see this main event anywhere else anytime soon,” said Bauer.

Minutes from the center of Manhattan, the Melrose Ballroom is easily accessible by subway, car or bus.

ABOUT THE BATTLE RIOT®

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.

There will be surprises! There will be legends! There will be WTF entries… and there will be no disqualifications!

Elimination is by pinfall, submission or by throwing an individual over the top rope.

Anything is possible in a Battle Riot!

What does the winner get?

The winner gets a World Heavyweight Title Shot anywhere, anytime! It could be that night; it could be in 6 months. The challenger has the key to unlock an instant title shot against whoever the champion is!

Matches will be announced in the coming months at MLW.com.

There will be several meet and greet opportunities featuring Major League Wrestling wrestlers and personalities. Additionally, there are limited VIP tickets available which includes early entry (5:30pm) featuring a special pre-show meet and greet with extended meet and greet privileges.

Tickets start at $20 at MLWTickets.com starting Wednesday October 10th at 10 a.m

General Public Doors Open: 6 p.m. with a bell time of: 7 p.m. League officials anticipate the card will end at approximately 10:45pm.

Please note: General Admission SRO Tickets are: $20 for advance sales, $25 Day of Event at the door.

MORE ABOUT THE VENUE:
Located in the heart of Long Island City just minutes away from Manhattan, the Melrose Ballroom is one of New York City’s premiere exclusive venues for live performance, music, and entertainment shows.

The venue is located at: 36-08 33rd Street Long Island City, NY 11106.

MORE ABOUT MLW:

Major League Wrestling (MLW®) is a sports media holding company with a focus on professional wrestling sporting events/programming, digital content and ancillary entertainment.

MLW’s weekly TV series, Major League Wrestling: FUSION, airs Friday nights 8pm ET / 5pm PT on beIN SPORTS (with replays at 11pm ET) in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

MLW Radio Network is the leading provider of professional wrestling podcasts in the world with 5-6 podcasts in the top iTunes 100 in the sports category on the average day.

MLW content has been distributed commercially in in the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, India, Denmark and Bangladesh among other territories.

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