Battle of Los Angeles (2015)
| Battle of Los Angeles (2015) | |||
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Reseda, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Venue | American Legion Post #308 | ||
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| Battle of Los Angeles chronology | |||
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Battle of Los Angeles (2015) was the eleventh
It was a twenty-four man tournament, which concluded with a three-way elimination match, in which Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Chris Hero and Mike Bailey. Several non-tournament matches took place across three nights.
On the first night,
On the second night,
On the third night, Mount Rushmore 2.0 (The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson), Roderick Strong and Super Dragon) defeated Angélico, Fenix and
Reception
Jake St. Pierre praised the event, considering it "far and away the finest BOLA of them all and one of the best wrestling tournaments to ever take place". He rated the first night of the tournament 8.5, calling it "one of the best Night One's in the tournament's history". According to him, "The debuts - whether they be from England or Mexico - all worked tremendously", with Will Ospreay and Fenix having "best matches wrestling-wise". He criticized Aero Star's match against Brian Cage, considering it "an inoffensive off-night more than an overhyped mess" and the tag team match between Inner City Machine Guns and Los Gueros del Cielo, "a big letdown".[2]
He specifically praised the night two, rating it 10 as a virtually perfect event. According to him, it was "show of the year" having "everything truly great about PWG". It was the writer's "pick for best PWG show of all time." The undercard had a "consistency" with matches like "Thatcher vs. Hero, Pentagon/Drago vs. Fenix/Aerostar, Galloway vs. Speedball, & Mt. Rushmore 2.0 vs. Busick/Everett/Lee", with the match between Drew Galloway and Mike Bailey being the "best tournament match so far, a near MOTYC with tremendous psychology and workrate out the wazoo". The night two had "one of the best matches in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's twelve year history."[3]
He rated the night three 9.5 as an amazing event. While it was "not as compact and easy-to-watch as Night One was" and was not "topping Stage Two" but had a huge variety of wrestling itself "from comedy (the ten-man) to phenomenal technical wrestling (Scurll vs. Sabre Jr) to flips (Ospreay vs. Speedball) to maniacal multi-man spotfests (Mt Rushmore vs. Angelico/Fenix/Aerostar/ICMG) to gratifyingly great squash matches (Evans vs. Hero) to dramatic wars of attrition (the finals)."[4]
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1 | Six-man tag team match | 26:42 |
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1 | Trevor Lee | Guerrilla Warfare | 16:36 |
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ten-man tag team match | 22:50 | |
| 12 | Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Chris Hero and Mike Bailey[Note 1] | Three Way Elimination match in the Battle of Los Angeles tournament final | 35:54 |
- ^ Eliminations were as follows:
Eliminated Wrestler Eliminated by Elimination Method Time 1 Mike Bailey Chris Hero Pinfall 27:23 2 Chris Hero Zack Sabre Jr. Submission 35:54 3 Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
Tournament brackets
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Single elimination tournament |
| Participants | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Zack Sabre Jr. |
| 1st runner-up | Chris Hero |
| 2nd runner-up | Mike Bailey |
→ | |
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
| Aero Star | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Brian Cage | 6:52[5] | |||||||||||||
| Brian Cage | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Jack Evans | 4:54[7] | |||||||||||||
| Jack Evans | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Angélico | 17:13[6] | |||||||||||||
| Jack Evans | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Chris Hero | 15:26[7] | |||||||||||||
| Timothy Thatcher | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Chris Hero | 17:56[6] | |||||||||||||
| Chris Hero | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Biff Busick | 8:51[7] | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Everett | Pin | |||||||||||||
Biff Busick
| 14:19[5] | |||||||||||||
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
| Trent? | Pin | |||||||||||||
Trevor Lee
| 14:20[5] | |||||||||||||
| Trevor Lee | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Marty Scurll | 15:23[7] | |||||||||||||
| Rich Swann | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Marty Scurll | 11:18[6] | |||||||||||||
| Marty Scurll | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | 29:07[7] | |||||||||||||
| Pentagón Jr. | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Drago | 11:27[5] | |||||||||||||
| Pentagón Jr. | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | 12:34[7] | |||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Ricochet | 23:17[6] | |||||||||||||
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
| Fénix | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Matt Sydal | 18:44[5] | |||||||||||||
| Matt Sydal | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | 15:30[7] | |||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Mark Andrews | 10:50[5] | |||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Mike Bailey | 11:11[7] | |||||||||||||
| Mike Bailey | Pin | |||||||||||||
Drew Galloway
| 17:48[6] | |||||||||||||
| Mike Bailey | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Tommy End | 9:53[7] | |||||||||||||
| Drew Gulak | Pin | |||||||||||||
Tommy End
| 11:50[6] | |||||||||||||
| Final | ||||
| Chris Hero | Win | |||
| Zack Sabre Jr. Mike Bailey | 35:54 | |||
References
- ^ "PWG news: PWG announces several upcoming shows, including BOLA 2015". Pro Wrestling Torch. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
- ^ Jake St-Pierre (October 13, 2015). "Guerrilla Reviewfare: PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2015 (Stage One)". 411Mania. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Jake St-Pierre (October 13, 2015). "Guerrilla Reviewfare: PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2015 (Stage Two)". 411Mania. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Jake St-Pierre (October 13, 2015). "Guerrilla Reviewfare: PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2015 (Final Stage)". 411Mania. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Show results – 8/28 PWG Battle of Los Angeles Night 1: First Round matches, plus big main event of PWG Champ & Tag Champs vs. Team Europe". Pro Wrestling Torch. 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ^ a b c d e f "Show results – 8/29 PWG Battle of Los Angeles Night 2: Guerrilla Warfare main event, First Round matches with Drew Galloway, Chris Hero, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. 2015-08-30. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Caldwell, James (2015-08-30). "Show results – 8/30 PWG Battle of Los Angeles Night 3: This year's BOLA Winner determined, plus mega tag matches, more details". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-08-31.