Battle of Los Angeles (2009)
Battle of Los Angeles (2009) | |||
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Promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla | | ||
Date | Night One: November 20, 2009[1] Night Two: November 21, 2009[2] | ||
City | Reseda, Los Angeles, California | ||
Venue | American Legion Post No. 308 | ||
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Battle of Los Angeles (2009) was the fifth Battle of Los Angeles professional wrestling tournament produced by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). It was a two-night event which took place on November 20 and November 21, 2009 at the American Legion Post No. 308 in Reseda, Los Angeles, California.[3][4]
The vacant
Background
At Guerre Sans Frontières, Bryan Danielson defeated Chris Hero in the former's farewell match in PWG to win the PWG World Championship and then immediately vacated the title due to signing a developmental contract with WWE. After vacating the title, Danielson announced that the new champion would be crowned in the 2009 Battle of Los Angeles tournament.[8]
Qualification
Qualifying matches took place for the Battle of Los Angeles tournament at the Against the Grain event on October 2, where local newcomers Brandon Gatson and Jerome Robinson won fatal four-way matches to qualify for the tournament.[9]
No. | Results Shane Haste Four-way match to qualify for the 2009 Battle of Los Angeles | 7:01 | |
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Johnny Goodtime was given a spot in the tournament despite losing in the qualification as he replaced the originally scheduled participant Chris Sabin, who was forced to pull out due to a neck injury.[12]
Event
Night 1
The night one of the tournament kicked off with a tag team match between The Cutler Brothers (Brandon Cutler and Dustin Cutler) and the team of Malachi Jackson and
Next, the Battle of Los Angeles tournament began for the vacant PWG World Championship with a match between Scott Lost and Jerome Robinson. Robinson avoided a Big Fat Kill by Lost but Lost applied a legsweep on Robinson and delivered a Big Fat Kill to Robinson for the win.
Next, Human Tornado took on Matt Jackson. Jackson and his brother Nick Jackson constantly interfered in the match leading to Rick Knox making the save and preventing Nick from interfering in the match. This allowed Tornado to hit a DND to Matt for the win.
Next,
Next,
Next,
Next, the ROH World Champion Austin Aries took on Brian Kendrick. The match had a bizarre ending as Aries hit Kendrick with the ROH World Championship title belt while Kendrick hit Aries with a foreign object which knocked both men out but Kendrick's arm landed on Aries' body and he inadvertently pinned Aries for the win.
It was followed by the final match of the opening round between
Night 2
The second night of the Battle of Los Angeles began with the second round of the tournament. The first match took place between Brian Kendrick and Joey Ryan. After avoiding Kendrick's underhanded tactics, Ryan hit a
Next, Scott Lost took on Kenny Omega. Omega avoided a Superman Spear by Lost and delivered a Croyt's Wrath to Lost for the win.
It was followed by a match between Alex Shelley and Brandon Gatson. After hitting two superkicks to Gatson, Shelley attempted a third superkick but Gatson countered with a jackknife and pinned Shelley for the win.
Next, Human Tornado took on Roderick Strong. Strong ended the match by hitting a Power-Breaker and followed it with a mule kick for the win.
It was followed by a six-man tag team match featuring wrestlers who either failed to qualify for the tournament or lost in the opening round. The team of Colt Cabana, Jerome Robinson and Johnny Goodtime took on Austin Aries and The Cutler Brothers. Robinson hit a
Next, the semifinal round of the Battle of Los Angeles tournament took place with Joey Ryan taking on Kenny Omega in the first semifinal match. Ryan attempted to nail a That 70's Kick to Omega but Omega countered it with two Hadoukens and hit a Croyt's Wrath for the win.
It was followed by the second semifinal match between Roderick Strong and Brandon Gatson. Strong nailed Gatson with a double underhook powerbomb and a mule kick for the win.
Later, the penultimate match of the event took place in which The Young Bucks defended the
It was followed by the main event match between Kenny Omega and Roderick Strong, the tournament final of the Battle of Los Angeles for the vacant PWG World Championship. Omega hit a reverse headscissors takedown and a Croyt's Wrath to Strong for the win, thus winning the tournament and the vacant World Championship in the process. After the match, Omega invited the Young Bucks, who attacked him and then Brian Kendrick joined Young Bucks in triple teaming Omega until El Generico made the save forcing them to retreat.
Reception
Ryan Rozanski of 411Mania rated the night one of the tournament 7.5 out of 10, considering it "a consistent show and a breeze to watch". According to him, "Half of the tournament matches clocked in at three stars or above and the PWG locals shined throughout the card." He praised a few matches of the tournament by quoting "(El) Generico and (Alex) Shelley comes awfully close. Elsewhere, (Kenny) Omega and (Kevin) Steen offer a smartly worked contest, while (Johnny) Goodtime put in his best performance to date." He recommended that there was "enough quality on this show to warrant a purchase".[6]
He also praised the night two of the tournament, rating it 8.5 out of 10 and considered it "an extremely good show that just manages to raise the bar set by Night One". He praised the World Tag Team Championship match, which would "make you love professional wrestling". According to him, the event "barely misses equaling the best PWG shows of the year, it will illustrate for you why PWG can be considered the best pro wrestling promotion going today."[7]
Aftermath
Kenny Omega held the PWG World Championship for two months before losing the title to Davey Richards at As The Worm Turns.[13]
El Generico continued to pursue the World Tag Team Championship and resumed his feud with The Young Bucks as he teamed with Chuck Taylor to challenge the Bucks for the titles at As The Worm Turns but failed to win.[13] Generico then formed a tag team with Paul London called ¡Peligro Abejas! to participate in the 2010 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament. They won the tournament by defeating Young Bucks in the final for the World Tag Team Championship.[14]
Results
No. | Results Tag team match 8:43 | | |
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2 | Scott Lost defeated Jerome Robinson | Battle of Los Angeles tournament first round match | 7:46 |
3 | Human Tornado defeated Matt Jackson (with Nick Jackson) | Battle of Los Angeles tournament first round match | 14:14 |
4 | Joey Ryan defeated Colt Cabana | Battle of Los Angeles tournament first round match | 10:49 |
5 | Roderick Strong defeated Johnny Goodtime via submission | Battle of Los Angeles tournament first round match | 16:56 |
6 | Brandon Gatson defeated Nick Jackson (with Matt Jackson) | Battle of Los Angeles tournament first round match | 12:16 |
7 | Brian Kendrick defeated Austin Aries | Battle of Los Angeles tournament first round match | 14:29 |
8 | Kenny Omega defeated Kevin Steen | Battle of Los Angeles tournament first round match | 12:45 |
9 | Alex Shelley defeated El Generico | Battle of Los Angeles tournament first round match | 16:44 |
No. | Results Tag team match for the PWG World Tag Team Championship 22:16 | | |||
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9 | Kenny Omega defeated Roderick Strong | Battle of Los Angeles tournament final for the vacant PWG World Championship | 19:40 | ||
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Tournament brackets
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Single elimination tournament |
Participants | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Kenny Omega |
Runner-up | Roderick Strong |
→ |
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Kenny Omega | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kevin Steen
| 12:45 [3] | ||||||||||||||
Kenny Omega | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Scott Lost | 13:52 [4] | ||||||||||||||
Scott Lost | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Jerome Robinson | 07:46 [3] | ||||||||||||||
Kenny Omega | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Joey Ryan | 15:05 [4] | ||||||||||||||
Austin Aries | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Brian Kendrick | 14:29 [3] | ||||||||||||||
Brian Kendrick | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Joey Ryan | 09:01 [4] | ||||||||||||||
Colt Cabana | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Joey Ryan | 10:49 [3] | ||||||||||||||
Kenny Omega | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | 19:40 [4] | ||||||||||||||
Brandon Gatson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Nick Jackson | 12:16 [3] | ||||||||||||||
Brandon Gatson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Alex Shelley | 11:51 [4] | ||||||||||||||
El Generico | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Alex Shelley | 16:44 [3] | ||||||||||||||
Brandon Gatson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | 05:28 [4] | ||||||||||||||
Johnny Goodtime | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | 16:56 [3] | ||||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Human Tornado | 09:41 [4] | ||||||||||||||
Matt Jackson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Human Tornado | 14:14 [3] |
References
- ^ a b "PWG Battle Of Los Angeles 2009 - Tag 1". Cagematch. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b "PWG Battle Of Los Angeles 2009 - Tag 2". Cagematch. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2009 Battle of Los Angeles – Night One". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "2009 Battle of Los Angeles – Night Two". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ^ "Bryan Danielson Wins PWG Title In Last PWG Appearance". 411Mania. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
- ^ a b Ryan Rozanski (March 5, 2010). "Break It Down: PWG 2009 Battle of Los Angeles – Night One". 411Mania. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ a b Ryan Rozanski (March 9, 2010). "Break It Down: PWG 2009 Battle of Los Angeles – Night Two". 411Mania. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Saul Stradlin (September 5, 2009). "BRYAN DANIELSON WINS AND VACATES PWG TITLE IN PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA FAREWELL, COMPLETE PWG LIVE REPORT FROM RESEDA, CA". PWInsider. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Ryan Rozanski (February 8, 2010). "Break It Down: PWG Against The Grain". 411Mania. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Against The Grain". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ "PWG Against the Grain". Cagematch. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "2009 Battle of Los Angeles – Nov 20 & 21! Update". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ a b Ryan Rozanski (June 9, 2010). "Break It Down: PWG As The Worm Turns". 411Mania. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ Ryan Rozanski (July 5, 2010). "Break It Down: PWG DDT4 (2010)". 411Mania. Retrieved 8 December 2022.