Daniel Garcia’s departure from this year’s Battle of Los Angeles came about thanks to a request by All Elite Wrestling.
In the first round of the tournament hosted by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Garcia lost to Titus Alexander, who would lose to Konsuke Takeshita in the second round.
Takeshita would make it to the tournament finals, where he would lose a 27-minute war to ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey.
Request
Given that he is the reigning PWG World Champion, Garcia’s early elimination came as a shock to the fans in attendance.
On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer stated that AEW did not want Garcia to lose clean, and requested the DQ finish.
While Garcia came up short this year, he won last year’s Battle of Los Angeles, ironically defeating this year’s winner Mike Bailey in the finals.
Night Two
Garcia’s elimination from the tournament allowed him to exit the running without dropping a fall, but also freed him up for night two of the event.
On the second night, Garcia, would make a surprise appearance among the rest of the Jericho Appreciation Society.
That show saw Chris Jericho make his PWG debut, teaming with Garcia, Matt Menard, Angelo Parker and Sammy Guevara to defeat Jonathan Gresham, Evil Uno, SB Kento, Michael Oku, and Kevin Blackwood.
Jericho got the pinfall on Blackwood, and after the match, said he and the JAS had a “f***ing blast.”
The former AEW World Champion added that PWG is the modern-day ECW in that the show has passion and allows indie wrestlers to hone their skills in front of a rabid crowd.
Chris Jericho has now added yet another promotion to his impressive collection by showing up at Pro Wrestling Guerilla’s Battle of Los Angeles.
Alongside the entire roster of the Jericho Appreciation Society, the former World Champion teamed with Sammy Guevara, Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, and Daniel Garcia, who is the reigning PWG World Champion
The Jericho Appreciation Society would face Jonathan Gresham, Evil Uno, SB Kento, Michael Oku, and Kevin Blackwood in a 10-man tag bout.
Jericho’s debut for PWG proved to be a successful one, with the leader of the JAS getting the pinfall on Blackwood after hitting the Judas Effect.
Dave Meltzer’s live notes on the match called it “super entertaining” and that the crowd and wrestlers treated it as a “major match, all action.”
Meltzer added that there was a slow-motion spot for minutes until Jericho started chopping Oku hard, and called Oku and Jericho the highlight of the match.
Jericho gave Blackwood multiple near-falls on him before hitting the Judas Effect.
After the Match
Jericho and his team were victorious, but the former AEW and WWE World Champion had plenty to say after the match.
Saying that they had a “f***ing blast,” Jericho added that PWG is “the modern-day ECW,” noting the passion of the fans and the lack of guard rails.
Jericho added that PWG, like ECW has a great atmosphere that allows indie wrestlers to hone their skills in front of a rabid crowd.
This weekend, various wrestling promotions hosted Friday, Saturday & Sunday night shows. Game Changer Wrestling, ICW No Holds Barred, NWA, STARDOM, NJPW Strong, Freelance Underground, NJPW, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. all presented events from 7/1-7/3.
We have compiled results for the independent shows below along with ways to stream them, if possible.
7/1
Game Changer Wrestling
Game Change Wrestling hosted its Gateway To The Death event in Sauget, Illinois. The event took place on July 1 at Pop’s Nightclub. The event aired on FITE TV.
GCW Gateway To The Death Results (7/1)
Blake Christian def. Gringo Loco
2 Cold Scorpio def. Allie Katch
Ninja Mack def. Axton Ray
Nick Wayne def. Tony Deppen
Davey Richards def. Joey Janela
Jordan Oliver def. Dark Sheik
EFFY def. Delirious
Lucha Extrema Match: Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner, Matthew Justice & 1 Called Manders) def. Los Macizos (Ciclope & Miedo Extremo) and Jimmy Lloyd
GCW Ultraviolent Championship Match: Alex Colon (c) def. Cole Radrick
.@ManceWarner wants the split screen to have a name, he'll get a split screen with a fucking name
ICW No Holds Barred hosted its Volume 27 event in Maybee, Michigan. The event took place on July 1 at the US Military Veterans Motorcycle Club. The event aired on IWTV.
ICW No Holds Barred: Volume 27 Results (7/1)
SHLAK def. AKIRA
Bobby Beverly def. Kaplan
Tommy Vendetta def. Josh Bishop
Danny Demanto def. Randi West
Krule def. The Kirks (Brandon & Kasey Kirk)
John Wayne Murdoch def. Dale Patricks
ICW American Deathmatch Championship: Joel Bateman def. Eric Ryan (c)
The most recent episode of NWA USA debuted on July 2. The episode is available on their YouTube here.
NWA USA Stream And Results (7/2)
Gaagz the Gymp def. BLK Jeez
“Magic” Jake Dumas def. AJ Cazana
NWA World Women’s Tag Team Titles: Kenzie Paige & Ella Envy (c) def. Allysin Kay & Marti Belle
ICW No Holds Barred
ICW No Holds Barred hosted its The Pit 7 event in Maybee, Michigan. The event took place on July 2 at the US Military Veterans Motorcycle Club. The event aired on IWTV.
ICW No Holds Barred: The Pit 7 Results (7/2)
Neil Diamond Cutter def. Malcolm Monroe III
Isaiah Broner def. Aaron Williams
The Carver def. Satu Jinn
Brandon Kirk def. Darren McCarty
During John Wayne Murdoch’s entrance, he grabbed a microphone and explained that there was a stabbing outside the venue and that the remainder of the event is canceled.
Cosmic Angels show their teamwork against Himeka, and Tam shows why she's the Top Kawaii of the Cosmos! From earlier today in Osaka. pic.twitter.com/eVmyXumacD
ICW No Holds Barred hosted its Volume 28 event in Maybee, Michigan. The event took place on July 2 at the US Military Veterans Motorcycle Club. The event aired on IWTV.
ICW No Holds Barred: Volume 28 Results (7/2)
SHLAK def. Eric Ryan
AKIRA def. Brandon Kirk
Satu Jinn def. Neil Diamond Cutter
Tommy Vendetta def. Bobby Beverly
Kasey Kirk (w/ Brandon Kirk) def. Dale Patricks
Krule def. The Carver
ICW American Deathmatch Championship: Joel Bateman (c) def. John Wayne Murdoch
NJPW STRONG
NJPW aired their newest episode of NJPW Strong on July 2 on NJPW World. The tapings took place on May 15 as a part of the NJPW STRONG Collision tapings at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Will Ospreay (w/ Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) def. Homicide (w/ Eddie Kingston)
Freelance Underground
Freelance Underground hosted its Blaze of Glory event in Joliet, Illinois. The event took place on July 2 at Cantigny Post 367 VFW. The event aired on IWTV.
FU Blaze Of Glory Results (7/2)
FU Independent Championship: Storm Grayson (c) def. GPA
Mojo McQueen def. Alfonso Gonzalez
Billie Starkz def. Katalina Perez
FU Tag Team Championships: The Brothers Of Funstruction (Ruffo The Clown & Yabo The Clown) (c) def. Pick N Pop (Darius Latrell & Koda Hernandez) and Joey Marx & Mason Conrad
Project MONIX def. Davey Bang
Joe Alonzo def. August Matthews and Gunner Brave
Laynie Luck def. Sandra Moone
FU Heavyweight Championship: Calvin Tankman (c) def. Shane Mercer
New Japan Pro Wrestling hosted its night six of its New Japan Road tour in Tokyo, Japan. The event took place on July 3 at the Korakuen Hall. The event aired on NJPW World.
Game Change Wrestling hosted its Rock-N-Roll Forever event in Evansville, Indiana. The event took place on July 3 at the Evansville Coliseum. The event aired on FITE TV.
GCW Rock-N-Roll Forever Results (7/3)
Jordan Oliver def. Calvin Tankman
Tony Deppen def. Kerry Morton
Nick Wayne def. Axton Ray
Blake Christian def. Shane Mercer
Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner, Matthew Justice & 1 Called Manders) def. The Bloodfighters (Alex Colon, Dale Patricks & Akira)
Scramble Match: Nate Webb def. Alec Price, Carter Gray, Larry D, Yoya & Jimmy Lloyd
Cole Radrick def. Joey Janela
Billie Starkz def. Dark Sheik
The Rock N Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) def. The Rejects (John Wayne Murdoch & Reed Bentley)
PWG’s (Pro Wrestling Guerrilla) Battle of Los Angeles is in the books as the promotion held Night 3 of this year’s Battle of Los Angeles tournament on Sunday from the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Bandido won the tournament after defeating David Starr and Jonathan Gresham in a Triple Threat Match that served as the tournament finals.
He beat Puma King in the first round, Brody King in the second round, and Dragon Lee in the semi-finals. You can see the full results here:
PWG returns this weekend for the annual Battle of Los Angeles tournament. These events are slated to take place over the course of three days on September 19, 20, and 22 at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
The first-round matches will occur over the first two nights before the winner is crowned on the third day in the tournament finals.
The winner of this tournament will receive a future shot at the PWG World Title at a later date. All first-round tournament matches, as well as three non-tournament matches, have been revealed.
Those matches not included in the tournament include
PWG BOLA 2019: Night 1
Jeff Cobb vs. Daisuke Sekimoto
Jonathan Gresham vs. Artemis Spencer
Darby Allin vs. Black Taurus
Dragon Lee vs. Rey Horus
Brody King vs. Caveman Ugg
A-Kid vs. Lucky Kid
Lucha Brothers (REY FENIX & PENTA EL ZERO M) take on MexaBlood (Bandido & Flamita) – non-tournament match
PWG BOLA 2019: Night 2
Bandido vs. Puma King
Orange Cassidy vs. David Starr
Pentagon Jr. vs. Tony Deppen
Fenix vs. Aramis
Joey Janela vs. Mick Moretti
Jake Atlas vs. Jungle Boy
Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) take on The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz & Dezmond Xavier) for the PWG World Tag Titles
Jonathan Gresham & Daisuke Sekimoto take on Jeff Cobb & Brody King – non-tournament match
PWG BOLA 2019: Night 3
Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) take on The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) in a possible PWG World Tag Title Match
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) has announced the full card for their next event, titled 16th anniversary show. This will mark the third event of the new year for the California-based promotion
PWG Tag Team Champions The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) defending against LAX (Santana & Ortiz) in a ladder match is slated to headline this event.
Other big matches taking place at this show include Brody King vs. David Starr, Jungle Boy vs. Joey Janela, and MJF vs. Darby Allin.
PWG 16th Anniversary Card
PWG Tag Team Champions The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) defending against LAX (Santana & Ortiz) in a ladder match
Brody King vs. David Starr
Jungle Boy vs. Joey Janela
Black Taurus, Laredo Kid & Puma King vs. Bandido, Flamita & Rey Horus
MJF vs. Darby Allin
The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) vs. Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor)
Flip Gordon vs. Trey Miguel
PWG 16th anniversary show takes place on Friday, July 26 at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Tickets are set to go on sale Thursday, June 20th.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla held its 200th show on Friday night, aptly titled, PWG 200. The show took place from Los Angeles, CA at the Globe Theater and featured Jeff Cobb defending the PWG World Championship against Bandito in the main event.
PWG 200 Results
– Jungle Boy defeated Jake Atlas and Trey Miguel
– Puma King defeated Laredo Kid
– Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent) defeated Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis)
– Brody King defeated Darby Allin
– Jonathan Gresham defeated David Starr
– PWG Tag Team Champions The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) retained against LAX (Ortiz & Santana) and the Lucha Bros. (Penta El Zero M & Rey Fenix)
– PWG World Champions Jeff Cobb retained against Bandido
Here are some photos from the event courtesy of Twitter user @Socaluncensored:
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) has is slated to hold their next event, titled Two Hundred. This will mark the second event of the new year for the California-based promotion. The show goes down on Friday, March 1st at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
PWG World Champion Jeff Cobb vs. Bandido is slated to headline this event. It should be noted that The Young Bucks, who regularly work PWG, are not advertised to work this event.
Other big matches taking place at this show include PWG World Tag Team Champions ‘The Rascalz’ vs. LAX vs. Pentagon Jr. & Fenix in a Triple Threat Match and Laredo Kid vs. Puma King.
Here is the full card:
PWG World Tag Team Champions ‘The Rascalz’ (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) vs. LAX (Santana & Ortiz) vs. Pentagon Jr. & Fenix – Three-Way Match
PWG World Champion Jeff Cobb vs. Bandido
Trey Miguel vs. Jake Atlas vs. Jungle Boy – Three-Way Match
Laredo Kid vs. Puma King
‘Aussie Open’ (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) vs. ‘Best Friends’ (Chuckie T & Trent Baretta)
Darby Allin vs. Brody King
What are your thoughts on the lineup for this show? Do you plan on watching it once released on-demand or DVD?
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) has announced the full card for their next event, titled Two Hundred. This will mark the second event of the new year for the California-based promotion
PWG World Champion Jeff Cobb vs. Bandido is slated to headline this event. It should be noted that The Young Bucks, who regularly work PWG, are not advertised to work this event.
Other big matches taking place at this show include PWG World Tag Team Champions ‘The Rascalz’ vs. LAX vs. Pentagon Jr. & Fenix in a Triple Threat Match and Laredo Kid vs. Puma King.
Here is the full card:
PWG World Tag Team Champions ‘The Rascalz’ (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) vs. LAX (Santana & Ortiz) vs. Pentagon Jr. & Fenix – Three-Way Match
PWG World Champion Jeff Cobb vs. Bandido
Trey Miguel vs. Jake Atlas vs. Jungle Boy – Three-Way Match
Laredo Kid vs. Puma King
‘Aussie Open’ (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) vs. ‘Best Friends’ (Chuckie T & Trent Baretta)
Darby Allin vs. Brody King
PWG Two Hundred takes place on Friday, March 1st at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Tickets are set to go on sale Tuesday, February 5th at 8PM PDT.
What are your thoughts on the lineup for this show? Do you plan on watching it once released on-demand or DVD?
PWG has announced the full card for their next event, which is titled Hand of Doom. This will mark the first event of the new year for the promotion based in California.
The show will be headlined by Jeff Cobb vs. Trevor Lee for the PWG Title while other top matches include The Rascalz vs. Best Friends for the PWG Tag Team Titles, Flip Gordon vs. Bandido in a singles contest and LAX vs. Flamita & Rey Horus in a tag team match. It should be noted that The Young Bucks, who regularly work PWG, are not advertised to work this event.
The event is slated to take place on Friday, January 18 at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Tickets for Hand of Doom are likely to go on sale Thursday, December 20th at 8PM PDT. Here is the full card:
Hand of Doom Card
PWG Champion Jeff Cobb vs. Trevor Lee
PWG Tag Team Title Champions The Rascalz
Flip Gordon vs. Bandido
LAX vs. Flamita & Rey Horus
Jonathan Gresham vs. Robbie Eagles
Puma King vs. DJZ
Brody King vs. Jungle Boy
What are your thoughts on the lineup for this show? Do you plan on watching it once released on-demand or DVD? Sound off in the comment section.
PWG returns this weekend with their latest event, which is titled Smokey and the Bandido.
The show will be headlined by WALTER defending the PWG Title against Jeff Cobb. If you recall, Cobb won BOLA, Battle of Los Angeles, which was a tournament that saw him earn a future shot at the PWG Title. Obviously, he won’t have to wait for long to get this title opportunity.
LAX (Ortiz & Santana) make their promotional debut when they challenge The Rascalz in a PWG World Tag Title Match, REY FENIX takes on Bandido, and Hechicero making his PWG debut to take on Zack Sabre, Jr is the other big matches featured on the card.
The event is slated to take place on Friday, October 19 at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California. This show has already sold out and will not be streamed but rather released on DVD and digital at a later date. Here is the full card:
Smokey And The Bandido Card
PWG Champion WALTER vs. Jeff Cobb
PWG Tag Team Title Champions The Rascalz vs. LAX (Ortiz & Santana)
Singles Match: Hechicero vs. Zack Sabre, Jr
Singles Match: REY FENIX vs. Bandido
Singles Match: Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela
Singles Match: Brody King vs. Timothy Thatcher
Three Way Match: Flamita vs. Rey Horus vs. Puma King
What are your thoughts on the lineup for this show?
PWG has announced the full card for their next event, which is titled Smokey and the Bandido.
This show comes off three events that spanned over the course of three nights that was branded as BOLA, Battle of Los Angeles, which was a tournament that saw Jeff Cobb win in order to get a future shot at the PWG Title. He won’t have to wait for long to get this title opportunity.
The show will be headlined by WALTER defending the PWG Title against Cobb. Other big matches on this card include LAX (Ortiz & Santana) making their promotional debut when they challenge The Rascalz in a PWG World Tag Title Match, REY FENIX takes on Bandido, and Hechicero making his PWG debut to take on Zack Sabre, Jr.
The event is slated to take place on Friday, October 19 at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Tickets for Threemendous V go on sale Thursday, September 27th at 8PM PDT. Here is the full card:
Smokey And The Bandido Card
PWG Champion WALTER vs. Jeff Cobb
PWG Tag Team Title Champions The Rascalz vs. LAX (Ortiz & Santana)
Singles Match: Hechicero vs. Zack Sabre, Jr
Singles Match: REY FENIX vs. Bandido
Singles Match: Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela
Singles Match: Brody King vs. Timothy Thatcher
Three Way Match: Flamita vs. Rey Horus vs. Puma King
What are your thoughts on the lineup for this show?
PWG Tag Team Champions The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) defeat The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero M & Rey Fenix)
PWG BOLA 2018 Semi-finals
Jeff Cobb defeats Trevor Lee
Bandido defeats Joey Janela
Shingo Takagi defeats WALTER
In a non-tournament tag team match, Dan Barry, Darby Allin, Jody Fleisch, PCO & Puma King defeat Adam Brooks, David Starr, DJ Z, T-Hawk & Timothy Thatcher
PWG BOLA 2018 Finals
Jeff Cobb defeats Bandido and Shingo Takagi to win the BOLA tournament in a three-way elimination match.
The winner and your new Battle of Los Angeles 2018 winner, Jeff Cobb #pwg#bola
Best BOLA finals ever. Crowd was as hot as it's ever been in PWG for the 10 minute final stretch. Congrats Jeff Cobb. What a warrior – career match here. Bandido is so special pic.twitter.com/aSOtGMKvBD
PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles, which is a 24-man tournament held over three nights, continued on Saturday night at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Here are the results from PWG BOLA 2018 Night 2:
First Round Tournament Match
Trevor Lee defeats Marko Stunt
First Round Tournament Match
Jonah Rock defeats Sammy Guevara
First Round Tournament Match
Robbie Eagles defeats DJ Z
First Round Tournament Match
Jeff Cobb defeats Darby Allin
First Round Tournament Match
Shingo Takagi defeats Ilja Dragunov
First Round Tournament Match
WALTER defeats Timothy Thatcher
– In the six-man tag team main event (not part of the tournament), CIMA, Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz defeated Bandido, Flamita & Rey Horus
After Stage 2, 12 competitors remain and will face off Sunday night in a series of singles matches leading to the finals, which is a triple threat match. The 12 remaining competitors are:
Trevor Lee
Jonah Rock
Robbie Eagles
Jeff Cobb
Shingo Takagi
WALTER
Rey Horus
Flamita
CIMA
Bandido
Joey Janela
Brody King
Check back later tonight for results from Night 3 of BOLA 2018.
Posted September 16th, 2018 in News. Tagged: BOLA, PWG.
PWG’s (Pro Wrestling Guerrilla) Battle of Los Angeles, a 24-man tournament held over three nights, began on Friday night at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Night two will feature more first round tournament matches on Saturday night from the same location.
Here are the results from PWG BOLA 2018 Night 1:
First Round Tournament Match
Rey Horus defeats Adam Brooks
First Round Tournament Match
Flamita defeats Puma King
First Round Tournament Match
CIMA defeats Jody Fleisch
First Round Tournament Match
Bandido defeats T-Hawk
First Round Tournament Match
Joey Janela defeats David Starr
First Round Tournament Match
Brody King defeats PCO
– In the tag team main event (not part of the tournament), Ringkampf (Timothy Thatcher & WALTER) defeated Ilja Dragunov & Shingo Takagi.
Check back later tonight for results from Night 2 of BOLA 2018.
Posted September 15th, 2018 in News. Tagged: BOLA, PWG.
PWG has been announcing several names for their upcoming Battle of Los Angeles tournament over the past few days. Two of the most intriguing competitors confirmed for the prestigious tournament are UK independent stars Chris Brookes and Jody Fleisch.
Chris Brookes is one of the most in demand stars on the UK circuit right now, his hugely successful run alongside Kid Lykos in #CCK has seen him catapulted into the ranks of PROGRESS wrestling’s main event scene and he was tipped as one of the favourites to win the Super Strong Style 16 tournament, unfortunately losing in an incredible bout against NXT Superstar Kassius Ohno. Since Lyko’s most recent injury Brookes has once again been establishing himself as a legitimate singles star and this inclusion in the BOLA is a testament to his abilities as an in-ring competitor.
Jody Fleisch is a severely underrated veteran from the UK independent scene, the ‘Phoenix’ has been wowing UK and European crowds since his debut in 1997 and he has gone on to appear for companies across the globe including Ring of Honor, TNA/IMPACT, IPW:UK, XWA, ICW, 5* and Rev Pro. Fleisch’s athletic abilities are going to finally be showcased at one of the biggest tournaments in independent wrestling.
Other names already confirmed for the tournament include PCO, Brody King, Ilja Dragunov, Robbie Eagles, Joey Janela, Puma King, David Starr and Rey Horus.
Chris Brookes is the tenth entrant in the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles!
Pro Wrestling Guerilla has announced that top European independent star and wXw Unified Heavyweight Champion Ilja Dragunov will be taking part in the upcoming Battle of Los Angeles tournament.
Dragunov became the wXw Champion during the company’s 16 Carat Gold 2018 event back in March of this year, he defeated then Champion John Klinger and WWE linked star WALTER in an incredible bout that headlined day two of the tournament. This marked the return of Dragunov to the company and he received a thunderous reception from the wXw fanbase.
Dragunov is also scheduled to face WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne as part of PROGRESS’ biggest ever show this September at Wembley Arena. Promoter of Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) Christian Michael Jakobi appeared during PROGRESS Wrestling’s Super Strong Style 16 event recently and challenged the reigning WWE UK Champion to a bout against the wXw World United Heavyweight Champion.
Other names already announced for the tournament include PCO, Brody King and UK independent wrestling legend Jody Fleisch.
Ilja Dragunov is the fourth entrant in the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles!
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) held what could be their final ever event at the legendary Legion Hall in Reseda, California last night. ‘Bask In His Glory’ would see new PWG Champion WALTER defend his belt against Sammy Guevara and would also be the final PWG event to feature ‘Limitless’ Keith Lee.
Here are the results:
Tyler Bateman b. Andy Brown – Bateman took the win in around 13 minutes after hitting a jumping tombstone piledriver and gaining the pinfall
Rey Horus b. Jake Atlas – Horus hit the Tornado DDT in around 14 minutes for the pinfall win
Bandido b. Robbie Eagles – Bandido took the win after a top rope torture rack into a Falcon Arrow
Adam Brooks b. Keith Lee – Brooks took the win and left Lee on his back for his final PWG appearance after hitting a Senton Bomb
Jonah Rock b. Timothy Thatcher – Rock hit a Frog Splash to take the win against the Ringkampf stable member Thatcher
Matthew Riddle b. David Starr – Riddle took the win after hitting a cradle tombstone piledriver from the 2nd rope in around 18 minutes
WALTER b. Sammy Guevara – WALTER hit a lariat to retain the PWG World Championship in around 17 minutes
PWG has announced the full card for their next event, which is titled Bask in His Glory.
The show will be headlined by WALTER defending his title against Sammy Guevara. In the co-main event, it will see Keith Lee vs. Adam Brooks in a singles match.
The event is slated to take place on Friday, May 25 at the American Legion in Reseda, California and will be the last show at the building because of the venue has been sold, and may be torn down. Here is the full card:
– PWG World Champion WALTER defending against Sammy Guevara – Singles Match: Keith Lee vs. Adam Brooks – Singles Match: Bandido vs. Robbie Eagles – Singles Match: Matt Riddle vs. David Starr – Singles Match: Jonah Rock vs. Timothy Thatcher – Singles Match: Jake Atlas vs. Rey Horus – Singles Match: Tyler Bateman vs. Trevor Lee
What are your thoughts on the lineup for this show? Sound off in the comment section below.
Former PWG Champion Keith Lee has taken to Twitter to offer his congratulations to the man who dethroned him at this past weekend’s All-Star Weekend.
It is being described as an enthralling main event between three of the top independent performers in the world. wXw and PROGRESS star WALTER defeated both Keith Lee and Jonah Rock to become the PWG Champion for the very first time. Lee made the following comments on Twitter following his loss: “*sigh* @WalterAUT….do it right. Do it with passion. Do it with pride. But most importantly….do it BIG.”
The man who asks you to “bask in his glory” also made the following statement regarding the company and their fans: “Just wanted to start this morning off with an enormous thank you to @OfficialPWG and its fans. I love you. All of you.”
Whilst this is in no way an indication that he will be leaving the independent scene for a run in WWE/NXT the title loss and this message certainly come at an intriguing time. Lee and interestingly WALTER have both been linked with WWE in the past few months and both appeared at the Axxess shows over Wrestlemania weekend.
You can see the report from earlier this year linking the two men with WWE here.
Just wanted to start this morning off with an enormous thank you to @OfficialPWG and its fans. I love you. All of you.
The Young Bucks have made public tributes and said their farewells to one of the most beloved venues in independent wrestling and PWG’s longtime home; American Legion Hall/Post #308 in Reseda, CA.
Due to a ticketing error PWG’s last event Time Is A Flat Circle was moved to the Globe Theater in Los Angeles, California. That error appeared to be a signal that the independent company was planning on moving home at some point in the near future.
The Young Bucks’ time as part of PWG and their performances in the Legion Hall have become the stuff of legend, as such they made it a personal goal to at least perform on one of the final dates in the venue:
Pro Wrestling Guerilla will be holding their final ever events in the Legion Hall this weekend for ‘All Star Extravaganza’ with the following matches set over the two nights:
All Star Weekend Night 1 Friday April 20th
PWG Tag Team Champions Matt Riddle & Jeff Cobb vs. The Young Bucks vs. Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz
PWG Champion Keith Lee vs. Adam Page.
WALTER & Timothy Thatcher vs. Tyler Bateman & Brody King
Taiji Ishimori vs. Bandido
Jonah Rock vs. Joey Janela.
Robbie Eagles vs. Flash Morgan Webster vs. Sammy Guevara.
You may have seen recent reports linking independent stars Keith Lee and WALTER with a possible move to WWE. WALTER has recently rebuffed these claims and categorically stated that WWE has had no contact with him recently regarding any potential contract. The initial report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter stated that; both performers have been offered spots at the Performance Center starting in May but it is unknown if WALTER will accept. Lee is expected to accept WWE’s offer.
WWN, PWG and PROGRESS star Keith Lee has remained silent thus far on the rumor but he recently took to Twitter to state that he will be addressing “a rumor I’ve been asked about most recently.”
Whether this refers to WWE remains to be seen, this could easily be a rouse and an intriguing way to push his upcoming independent dates, which include PROGRESS’ Super Strong Style 16 tournament in May.
I think tomorrow morning I'm gonna post a quick video to address a rumor I've been asked about most recently. Be on the look out.
PWG’s Mystery Vortex V event took place this past Friday from the American Legion Post #308 in Reseda, California.
Here are the results from the event:
David Starr b. Fred Yehi in 18:42
Joey Janela b. Morgan Webster in 13:54
Sammy Guevara b. Rey Fenix in 13:50
Keith Lee b. Zack Sabre Jr. in 19:09
Trent b. Marty Scurll in 20:10
PWG World Tag Team Title Match – The Chosen Bros (Jeff Cobb & Matthew Riddle) (c) b. Ringkampf (Timothy Thatcher & WALTER) in 18:29
PWG World Title Guerrilla Warfare Match – Chuck Taylor b. Ricochet (c) in 23:56 after the match Ricochet said farewell to the fans following the news of his impending move to WWE
UK promotion Fight Club: Pro will be holding their annual Dream Tag Team Invitational event in March/April from Wolverhampton, Manchester and an as yet unnamed city in the United Kingdom.
Already announced for the illustrious events is the team of Matt Riddle and Jeff Cobb (the ‘Chosen Bros’) and now Fight Club has unveiled the next two teams to be making their way across the pond from the United States to participate.
PWG’s Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta, also known as ‘Best Friends’ and Lucha Underground’s Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero M will be joining the ranks alongside some of the UK and Europe’s best in just a few short months.
New Japan Pro Wrestling star Ricochet captured the PWG World Championship at PWG’s All Star Weekend Night 2 yesterday after defeating Chuck Taylor in the main event.
The match had to be restarted after Ricochet cheated to win however he eventually won cleanly. Ricochet cut a post match promo claiming that he was not “going anywhere” and that “Daddy is here to stay.”
There have been reports recently claiming that Ricochet is WWE bound after his contract with Lucha Underground finishes, whether his promo after the championship win is a rouse remains to be seen.