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MLW signs Arez for new season, Battle Riot III set for Philadelphia

Posted on by Josh Nason

During their weekly video announcing new “draft picks,” MLW revealed that Arez will be joining the roster for their upcoming season.

The 29-year-old will be part of Azteca Underground within MLW. An 11-year veteran, Arez is an AAA regular that has also been on the U.S indie scene this year with stops in Warrior Wrestling, GCW and AAW.

He will be in Philadelphia, PA, for the company’s July 10th TV taping in front of live fans. More seats have been released for that show.

It was also announced Thursday that Battle Riot III will be held on July 10th. The match is a 40-man, no DQ battle royale where the winner gets an MLW World title shot. Elimination is by pin, submission or over the top rope.

Tom Lawlor won the first one in 2018 with LA Park winning the second one in 2019.

Other Thursday notes:

  • National Openweight Champion Alex Hammerstone is the first entrant into the Battle Riot match.
  • Calvin Tankman and Mads Krugger were announced as returning for this season.

MLW announces Battle Riot III for Philadelphia

Posted on by Joseph Currier

MLW has confirmed the location of this year’s Battle Riot event.

Battle Riot III will take place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 18. The show will be headlined by a 40-man Battle Riot match for a future shot at the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.

MLW wrote about the rules for the battle royal:

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 – you just don’t know. The challenger has the key to unlock an instant title shot against whoever the champion is!

Battle Riots I and II both took place at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York. Tom Lawlor won the inaugural match in July 2018, while LA Park won Battle Riot II in April of last year.

With the title shot that he got for winning the Battle Riot, Lawlor defeated Low Ki for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship in February of last year. Lawlor dropped the title to Jacob Fatu in July, and LA Park unsuccessfully challenged Fatu for the title in the main event of November’s Saturday Night SuperFight pay-per-view.

Tickets for Battle Riot III are on sale now.