[4] In addition to several freelancers per MLW's "Open Door Policy", wrestlers from partner promotions Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) would also appear on the event.

[5] Contra Unit (Mads Krule Krügger, Ikuro Kwon, and later joined by Minoru Suzuki and MLW World Women's Featherweight Champion Janai Kai) have been feuding with CozyMax (MLW World Heavyweight Champion Satoshi Kojima and Shigeo Okumura) over the summer, dating back to former's assault on them at the end of War Chamber.

[8] Suzuki and Kwon would then defeat CozyMax to win the MLW World Tag Team Championships at Summer of the Beasts on August 29.

[10] Exo had been unsuccessful in recent opportunities at the Fury Road TV special (which was taped at MLW Azteca Lucha) and Battle Riot VI.

[17] The live Fightland broadcast received mixed reviews, with the main criticism directed at its booking and several botched spots.