Major League Wrestling has announced that Mance Warner, 1 Called Manders, and Matthew Justice, the Second Gear Crew, have all been added to MLW Battle Riot V, which will emanate from the iconic 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 8. As previously noted, MLW Battle Riot V will then air on REELZ on April 25 at 10e/p. You can check out the full announcement here.
The following wrestlers have been announced for the Battle Riot match so far: Jacob Fatu, John Hennigan, Raven, Willie Mack, Alex Kane, Rickey Shane, Page, Shigehiro Irie, Mance Warner, Matthew Justice, Lance Anoa’i, Sam Adonis, Mr. Thomas, 1 Called Manders, and Jimmy Lloyd.
A Battle Riot Match is a mash-up of a traditional Battle Royal and a Street Fight, with 40 wrestlers competing for an anytime, anywhere, shot at the World Heavyweight Championship (the winner essentially holding the same privilege as the Money in the Bank contract holder in WWE). Eliminations occur by pinfall, submission or by throwing an individual over the top rope.
Also at Battle Riot V, Alex Hammerstone will defend the MLW World Heavyweight Championship against Real1.
Excalibur, the lead play-by-play announcer for AEW, is set to be inducted into the Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023 by GCW. He will be joining Jimmy Jacobs, Christopher Daniels, Mike Modest, and Cheerleader Melissa. The identity of Excalibur’s inductor remains unknown.
You can check out the official announcement below:
*Indie HoF Update*
Inductee #5
EXCALIBURPlus:
Christopher Daniels (By Kazarian)
Cheerleader Melissa (By Prazak)
Jimmy Jacobs (By Shelley)
Mike Modest (TBA)The #IndieHOF welcomes The Class of 2023!
Sun 4/2 – Noon
The Millenium Biltmore
(Live from @Wrestlecon)Ticket Info ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/bFKaWUMnfV
— GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) March 23, 2023
The induction ceremony is scheduled to take place on April 2 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, one of several events GCW will produce during the WrestleMania weekend.
