A Dam FIne Rescue One Way Teleporter

[Deadpan]

So I went through the one way teleporter to buy some stuff and I'm running through the stronghold but the door where Mad Mike comes out is closed, no enemies besides the starting area. I'm playing on console.

[z00t]

I am not sure if Mad Mike will respawn after a while. You do need him to so that the door will open again.
Save/quit/restart and you will be at the beginning of Bloodshot Stronghold again.

If you do run out of ammo on the Ramparts you can always run back to the vendors at the start, rather than fast travelling out.

[Renfrew]

Like many areas in Borderlands 2, to progress you need to kill enemies, Mad Mike won't come out until that happens.

[Deadpan]

Yeah, that fixed it, on chapter 12 now. Seemed like I had to kill the starting guys and completely fight my way through Satan's Suckhole for him to spawn. The thing I was talking about was the lack of enemies.

[Deadpan]

There was no Badass Nomad to open the door, it was already open