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Battle of Los Angeles (2014)
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Battle of Los Angeles (2014) was the tenth

Reseda, Los Angeles, California
.

It was a twenty-four man tournament which concluded with a

three-way match in the final, in which Ricochet defeated Johnny Gargano and Roderick Strong. Various non-tournament matches took place at the event.[1]

On the first night,

The Inner City Machine Guns (Rich Swann and Ricochet) and Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian in a three-way match while Men of Low Moral Fiber (Kenny Omega and Chuck Taylor) and Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Mount Rushmore (Adam Cole and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)).[2]

On the second night,

Biff Busick and Drew Gulak and The Young Bucks defeated Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian.[3]

On the third night, the

Willie Mack defeated Biff Busick, Brian Myers, Cedric Alexander, Drew Gulak and Tommaso Ciampa in a ten-man tag team match.[4]

Background

PWG announced the 2014 edition of the Battle of Los Angeles as a twenty-four man tournament, making it the first time since the

A. R. Fox and Trent? were originally announced for the tournament, but on August 6, PWG announced that they would have to pull out due to injuries.[7] They were replaced by Bobby Fish and Candice LeRae, respectively. This made LeRae, the first female participant in the Battle of Los Angeles.[8] On the first day of the tournament, it was announced T. J. Perkins would be replacing an injured Brian Cage.[9]

Event

Night One

The 2014 Battle of Los Angeles tournament kicked off with a match between

T.J. Perkins. Perkins countered a Flying Fish Hook by Fish into a bridge and pinned him for the win.[2][10]

Next,

Biff Busick. Strong delivered an End of Heartache to Busick for the win.[2][10]

Next,

Trevor Lee took on Cedric Alexander. Lee caught a running Alexander and delivered an Orange Crush to Alexander for the win.[2][10]

Next,

The Inner City Machine Guns (Rich Swann and Ricochet) and Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) in a three-way match. LeRae delivered a reverse hurricanrana to Swann to win the match and retain the titles.[2][10]

The first round of the Battle of Los Angeles continued as Michael Elgin took on Tommaso Ciampa. Elgin hit a back fist and a lariat to Ciampa for the win.[2][10]

Next,

AJ Styles took on Brian Myers. Styles made Myers submit to the Boston crab and delivered some Styles Clashes to Myers.[2][10]

Next, the World Champion Kyle O'Reilly took on Drew Gulak. O'Reilly hit a brainbuster and followed it by applying an Arm-Ageddon to Gulak for the win.[2][10]

It was followed by the main event, a

superkick to Hernandez. Trent hit Cole and the Bucks with chairs. Sabre hit a football kick to Cole and Omega followed it with a Croyt's Wrath and Taylor delivered an Awful Waffle to Cole and pinned him. Trent counted the pinfall for the win.[2][10]

Night Two

The first round of the Battle of Los Angeles continued on the second night as Candice LeRae took on Rich Swann, thus making LeRae, the first female participant in the Battle of Los Angeles. LeRae tried to deliver a Moustache Ride to Swann but Swann countered and dropped her onto the mat. He followed it by attempting a Five Star Swann Splash but LeRae blocked it with her knees and pinned Swann with a small package for the win.[3][11]

Next, Chuck Taylor took on Johnny Gargano. Gargano made Taylor submit to the Garga-No-Escape for the win.[3][11]

Next, Chris Sabin took on Ricochet. Ricochet delivered a 630° senton to Sabin for the win.[3][11]

Next, reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish) took on Biff Busick and Drew Gulak. reDRagon delivered a Chasing The Dragon (a roundhouse kick by Fish and a brainbuster by O'Reilly combination) to Gulak for the win.[3][11]

The Battle of Los Angeles tournament continued as Chris Hero took on Matt Sydal. Sydal delivered a DDT to Hero and followed it by delivering a Shooting Sydal Press for the win.[3][11]

Next, Adam Cole took on Zack Sabre Jr. Sabre pinned Cole with a bridge for the win.[3][11]

Next, Kenny Omega took on ACH. Omega delivered a Croyt's Wrath to ACH for the win.[3][11]

It was followed by the main event, in which Bad Influence took on The Young Bucks. Bucks delivered a Meltzer Driver (springboard somersault senton and a kneeling reverse piledriver combination) to Kazarian for the win.[3][11]

Night Three

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinal round of the Battle of Los Angeles began with a match between Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano. Gargano delivered a Hurts Donut to LeRae for the win.[4][12]

Next, T.J. Perkins took on Ricochet. Ricochet delivered a Benadryller to Perkins for the win.[4][12]

Next, Michael Elgin took on Trevor Lee. Lee countered an Elgin Bomb attempt by Elgin into a reverse hurricanrana and pinned Elgin with a small package for the win.[4][12]

Next, Kenny Omega took on Matt Sydal. Omega avoided a Shooting Sydal Press by Sydal and delivered a double underhook powerbomb to Sydal for the win.[4][12]

Next, AJ Styles took on Roderick Strong. The referee Justin Borden got knocked out during the match, allowing Strong to get steel chairs and hit Styles with them. Styles got the chairs and hit Strong with the chairs and the referee recovered to see Styles hitting Strong with the chair, thus disqualifying him.[4][12]

Next, Kyle O'Reilly took on Zack Sabre Jr. O'Reilly made Sabre submit to the triangle choke for the win. Roderick Strong attacked O'Reilly and Sabre after the match. He attacked Rick Knox and Excalibur with chairs after the two tried to prevent him from using the chairs. He injured O'Reilly by delivering an End of Heartache to O'Reilly onto the chairs and applied a Stronghold on O'Reilly. Bobby Fish made the save forcing Strong to retreat. The assault by Strong forced O'Reilly to miss the semifinal match against Strong and Strong directly advanced to the final round.[4][12]

Next, ACH, Brian Myers and Chris Sabin took on Mount Rushmore. Adam Cole delivered a Panama Sunrise to ACH and Young Bucks followed by hitting a More Bang For Your Buck (a rolling fireman's carry slam followed by a moonsault and a 450° splash combination) to ACH for the win.[4][12]

Semifinals

The semifinal round began with a match between Johnny Gargano and Trevor Lee. Gargano made Lee submit to the Garga-No-Escape for the win.[4][12]

Next, Kenny Omega took on Ricochet. Ricochet delivered a Benadryller to Omega for the win.[4][12]

It was followed by a ten-man tag team match, in which Chris Hero,

Willie Mack, Joey Ryan, Rich Swann and Chuck Taylor took on Biff Busick, Drew Gulak, Cedric Alexander, Bobby Fish and Tommaso Ciampa. It was Mack's farewell match in PWG. Trent Beretta interfered in the match by attacking Ciampa and putting a grenade in Fish's underpants which exploded. Swann took advantage and delivered a Five Star Swann Splash to Fish for the win.[4][12]

Final

The final was a

three-way match, in which Roderick Strong took on Johnny Gargano and Ricochet. Ricochet delivered a Benadryller to Gargano to win the 2014 Battle of Los Angeles tournament. Strong attacked Ricochet after the match by hitting him with an End of Heartache and broke the Battle of Los Angeles trophy.[4][12]

Reception

Jake St. Pierre gave overwhelmingly positive reviews to the 2014 Battle of Los Angeles, directing praise towards night two and night three while criticizing night one. He rated it 5.5, considering it "a pretty skippable show from a promotion who's made it a mission to not put skippable shows on." He said that the show was "filled with a lot of house show-esque efforts and a general lack of excitement". He criticized the match between AJ Styles and Brian Myers, stating it "useless" but appreciated the six-man tag team match in the main event, calling it "tremendous and" "pretty much worth the price of admission along with the Tag Title match".[10]

He rated the night two 8.0 calling it "a show worthy of" PWG's catalogue. According to him, "There weren't any MOTYC's here, but everyone worked hard and provided PWG with a terrific variety of wrestling that no other promotions can give." He praised the match between ACH and Kenny Omega, considering it a "must-see for this show".[11]

He rated the night three 8.5. He praised the overall event as "an immensely entertaining tournament with a barrage of premium indy wrestling, comedy, and storytelling". He criticized the length of night three as a very long event where "the fans had to sit through 170 minutes of in-ring wrestling in a burning-up building". There were "fantastic matches all down the card" but specific criticism was directed at the match between AJ Styles and Roderick Strong.[12]

Aftermath

Roderick Strong's assault on Kyle O'Reilly led to a match between the two for the PWG World Championship at Untitled II, where O'Reilly retained. However, Strong attacked O'Reilly and the referee Rick Knox after the match.[13] The 2014 Battle of Los Angeles winner Ricochet received his title shot for the World Championship against Kyle O'Reilly at Black Cole Sun, but failed to win. Strong suddenly showed up after the match and attacked O'Reilly and forced him to give him an immediate World Championship title shot. O'Reilly accepted it as a Guerrilla Warfare match, which Strong won.[14]

Results

Night 1 (August 29)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1
Six-man tag team match
21:46
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Night 2 (August 30)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1
Six-man tag team match
19:23
Night 3 (August 31)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1
Three Way match in the Battle of Los Angeles
tournament final		14:41

Tournament brackets

Battle of Los Angeles (2014)
Tournament information
Sport
Single elimination tournament
Participants24
Final positions
ChampionRicochet
1st runner-upRoderick Strong
2nd runner-upJohnny Gargano
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals
         
Drew Gulak Sub
Kyle O'Reilly 17:28[15]
Kyle O'Reilly Sub
Zack Sabre Jr. 17:00[17]
Zack Sabre Jr. Pin
Adam Cole 18:03[16]
Kyle O'Reilly Bye
Roderick Strong [17]
Biff Busick
Pin
Roderick Strong 12:26[15]
Roderick Strong DQ
A.J. Styles 16:35[17]
A.J. Styles
 		Sub
Brian Myers
14:10[15]
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals
         
Candice LeRae Pin
Rich Swann 12:07[16]
Candice LeRae Pin
Johnny Gargano 10:41[17]
Chuck Taylor Sub
Johnny Gargano 14:00[16]
Johnny Gargano Sub
Trevor Lee 15:48[17]
Michael Elgin Pin
Tommaso Ciampa 15:15[15]
Michael Elgin Pin
Trevor Lee 12:39[17]
Trevor Lee
 		Pin
Cedric Alexander 13:33[15]
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals
         
Bobby Fish Pin
T. J. Perkins 13:47[15]
T. J. Perkins Pin
Ricochet 10:23[17]
Ricochet Pin
Chris Sabin 14:54[16]
Ricochet Pin
Kenny Omega 18:53[17]
ACH Pin
Kenny Omega 24:34[16]
Kenny Omega Pin
Matt Sydal 13:49[17]
Matt Sydal Pin
Chris Hero 18:25[16]
Final
   
Roderick Strong
Johnny Gargano 		Pin
Ricochet 14:41[17]

References

  1. ^ Chad Simplico (September 3, 2014). "Recap of PWG's 3 Nights of 2014 Battle of Los Angeles 2014". SoCal Uncensored. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Mike (August 30, 2014). "[RESULTS] PWG "Battle of Los Angeles" Night 1 Aug 29th". SoCal Uncensored. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Mike (August 31, 2014). "PWG "Battle of Los Angeles 2014" Night 2 Aug 30th". SoCal Uncensored. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mike (September 1, 2014). "[RESULTS] PWG "Battle of Los Angeles 2014" Night 3 Aug 31st". SoCal Uncensored. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ^ Caldwell, James (2014-06-21). "PWG News: Battle of Los Angeles big announcement, including recent WWE star as the first entrant". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  6. ^ Caldwell, James (2014-07-03). "PWG News: Entire Battle of Los Angeles field announced". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  7. ^ "Due to injuries, AR Fox and Trent? will not be able to participate in the 2014 Battle of Los Angeles". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Twitter. 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  8. ^ "PWG news: Battle of Los Angeles Weekend – Styles, Sabin, recent WWE stars, ROH champ, PWG champ, Hero, Daniels & Kaz, Young Bucks, full line-ups". Pro Wrestling Torch. 2014-08-29. Archived from the original on 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  9. ^ "Brian Cage is still recovering from an injury and will not be able to wrestle at BOLA. T. J. Perkins will be taking his place!". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Twitter. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i Jake St-Pierre (September 4, 2015). "Guerrilla Reviewfare: PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2014 (Night One)". 411Mania. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i Jake St-Pierre (September 5, 2015). "Guerrilla Reviewfare: PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2014 (Night Two)". 411Mania. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Jake St-Pierre (September 6, 2015). "Guerrilla Reviewfare: PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2014 (Night Three)". 411Mania. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  13. ^ Jake St-Pierre (September 30, 2015). "Guerrilla Reviewfare: PWG Untitled II". 411Mania. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  14. ^ Mike (December 13, 2014). "[RESULTS] PWG'S "Black Cole Sun" on Dec 12th 2014". SoCal Uncensored. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "Show results – 8/29 PWG Battle of Los Angeles Night 1: A.J. Styles vs. former WWE star, Elgin, Daniels & Kaz, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  16. ^ a b c d e f "Show results – 8/30 PWG Battle of Los Angeles Night 2: Sabin returns, Sydal vs. Hero, Bucks vs. Daniels & Kaz main event". Pro Wrestling Torch. 2014-08-31. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Show results – 8/31 PWG Battle of Los Angeles Night 3: The Finals of huge tournament with Styles, former WWE stars, PWG champ, ROH champ, mega-tag match, Willie Mack says good-bye". Pro Wrestling Torch. 2014-08-31. Retrieved 2014-09-01.

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