Various: MLW Announces Los Angeles Debut for Battle Riot VII, Nikki Garcia on Divorce from Artem Chigvintsev, TNA Holding Fan Voting for 2024 Year End Awards

MLW Announces Los Angeles Debut for Battle Riot VII

Major League Wrestling announced that they will be holding next year’s Battle Riot VII event on April 5, 2025 at the Commerce Casino & Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

It was also announced that tickets for this upcoming event will officially go on sale starting on December 9th.

This will be the company’s debut event in the city.

Official press release:

MLW debuts in Los Angeles with Battle RIOT on April 5

Get ready, Los Angeles—the RIOT is coming! Get your tickets starting December 9 at 10am PT.

Tickets Available Monday December 9 at MLWLA.com

Los Angeles, CA – Major League Wrestling (MLW) is bringing its most anticipated event of the year, Battle RIOT VII, to Los Angeles for the first time ever! On Saturday, April 5, 2025, MLW will take over the Commerce Casino & Hotel as 40 combatants riot in the biggest match in MLW.

Tickets go on sale Monday, December 9 at 10 a.m. PT at www.MLWLA.com and Eventbrite, starting at just $10. This is an all-ages event, so all fans are welcome to experience the thrill live and in person.

The Commerce Casino & Hotel will host MLW’s Los Angeles debut. The majestic nine-story hotel is located within minutes of downtown Los Angeles, and just an elevator ride away from its iconic card room, boasting the most table and casino card games in Southern California.‍ The Commerce Casino & Hotel in Los Angeles features luxurious rooms and suites, popular poker games and tournaments, 24/7 table-side services, and more.

Battle RIOT VII will showcase 40 competitors in a no-holds-barred extravaganza, as they fight for a chance to challenge the MLW World Heavyweight Champion. A unique mash-up of a battle royal and an anything-goes street fight, this super-sized main event features new participants entering the ring every 60 seconds.

Expect surprises, legends, and jaw-dropping moments as the best from MLW, CMLL, and New Japan Pro Wrestling collide to secure a title shot any time, anywhere. Eliminations occur by pinfall, submission, or by tossing competitors over the top rope—anything can happen in the Battle RIOT!

CONFIRMED TO APPEAR:
Matt Riddle
KENTA
Satoshi Kojima
Minoru Suzuki
Donovan Dijak
Mads Krule Krugger
AKIRA
“Filthy” Tom Lawlor
César Durán
Alex Kane
Janai Kai

Many more to be announced in the weeks leading up to the event!

Bring your signs and be part of the MLW experience as MLW TV trucks will be rolling up for this premium live special.

Don’t miss your chance to witness history as Major League Wrestling makes its long-awaited debut in Los Angeles with Battle RIOT VII!

TICKETS: On sale Monday, December 9 at 10 a.m. PT at www.MLWLA.com and Eventbrite.

For more information, visit www.MLW.com.


Nikki Garcia Comments on Her Divorce from Artem Chigvintsev

As noted before, WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Garcia’s husband Artem Chigvintsev arrested for domestic battery this past August in Napa, California. Garcia filed for her divorce from Chigvintsev this past September and the charges against him were dropped later that month. Both Garcia and Chigvintsev agreed this past November to a settlement deal for their divorce as a couple.

A recent episode of The Nikki & Brie Show podcast featured co-host Garcia giving her thoughts about her recent divorce from Artem Chigvintsev.

“It’s been tough, it’s been really tough. I’ve been heartbroken, sad. You dream of having this family and you have this incredible love and it goes the other way and you go from having a great love story to having a terrible one and never saw any of it coming in terms of what the ending would be, so it’s just been a struggle. And this is the thing, I know being a public figure I have to say a little bit about this and after this, I never want to talk about it again because I truly do want privacy for Matteo that has been the most important part but obviously, I’ve had a public relationship, I’m a public figure, so and I have to talk about what’s gone on.

When it came to our relationship it’s sad, it just hadn’t been great for a long time and I really played it up like things were a lot better than they were in the public eye, which I have regrets in that, I felt if I can put this person on a pedestal and maybe if this person hears it enough what I believe in them they can believe that in themselves.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com


TNA Holding Fan Voting for 2024 Year End Awards

TNA Wrestling announced that fan voting polls are currently open for this year’s Year End Awards until this Friday, December 5th.