Royal Rumble season isn’t over yet. Major League Wrestling is airing their version, known as the Battle Riot, on Thursday night (Feb. 5, 2026). 40 wrestlers are vying to win the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.
The Battle Riot match is no disqualification with eliminations via pinfall, submission, or over the top rope. The handful of favorites include reigning champion Mads Krugger, former champions Matt Riddle and Alexander Hammerstone, as well as marquee names from the wrestling world in Killer
Kross, the Good Brothers, Bishop Dyer (aka Baron Corbin), Donovan Dijak, Austin Aries, and the list goes on. Battle Riot also tends to have interesting surprises.
The Battle Riot broadcast airs at 8 pm ET on beIN SPORTS and for free on the MLW YouTube channel. Join us then, click play above, and chat in the comments.
The Battle Riot event was previously taped last week (Jan. 29, 2026) from Osceola Heritage Park Events Center in Kissimmee, FL. NOTE: Spoilers are out there floating on the internet, but many Cagesiders don’t partake. If you are going to post or discuss spoilers for this show before they happen, please use the spoiler bar in your comment. Much obliged.
The advertised lineup for Battle Riot VIII includes:
Battle Riot for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship
40 participants including Mads Krugger (c), Matt Riddle, Alexander Hammerstone, Killer Kross, Bishop Dyer (aka Baron Corbin), Donovan Dijak, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, Austin Aries, Matthew Justice, Kushida, Templario, Ikuro Kwon, Paul London, Mr. Thomas, Jesus (Ricardo) Rodriguez, Diego Hill, Okumura, Adam Brooks, Anthony Greene, Mark Coffey, Joe Coffey, Wolfgang, Cody Fluffman, Cha Cha Charlie, Paul Walter Hauser, and moreMLW World Middleweight Championship
Templario (c) vs. Kushida
Check back on Cageside Seats for a recap of Battle Riot VIII. In the meantime, share your thoughts on the program, and boogie in the chat.
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