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Battle of Los Angeles (2018) was the fifteenth

Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California
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The twenty-four man tournament concluded with a three-way elimination match in the final, in which Jeff Cobb defeated Bandido and Shingo Takagi.[1] Several non-tournament matches took place during three nights.[2]

On the night one,

ten-man tag team match.[5]

Background

On May 3, 2018, PWG revealed the dates and venue of the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles tournament via its official Twitter account.[6] PWG completed the lineup of the twenty-four participants of the tournament in June.[7] Originally, Matthew Riddle was announced as a participant, but he was replaced by Trevor Lee.[8] Travis Banks was also a participant, but he was pulled off due to an injury and was replaced by Sammy Guevara.[9] Chris Brookes would also be pulled from the tournament due to an injury and was replaced by Marko Stunt.[10]

Event

Night One

The 2018 Battle of Los Angeles tournament kicked off with a match between Rey Horus and Adam Brooks. Horus pinned Brooks with a wheelbarrow victory roll from the top rope.[11][12][13]

Next, Flamita took on Puma King. Flamita delivered a corkscrew 450° splash to King for the win.[11][12][13]

Next, CIMA took on Jody Fleisch. CIMA delivered a Meteora to Fleisch for the win.[11][12][13]

Next,

T-Hawk. Bandido delivered a Revolution Fly to T-Hawk for the win.[11][12][13]

Next,

superkick to Starr for the win.[11][12][13]

Next, PCO took on Brody King. King pulled PCO off the top rope and delivered a Gonzo Bomb to PCO for the win.[11][12][13]

It was followed by a

WALTER). Thatcher pinned Dragunov with a roll-up for the win.[11][12][13]

Night Two

The first round of the Battle of Los Angeles continued in the second night with a match between

Trevor Lee and Marko Stunt. Lee delivered a Cave-In to Stunt for the win.[14][15][16]

Next,

Jonah Rock took on Sammy Guevara. Rock won the match by applying a guillotine choke on Guevara for the win.[14][15][16]

Next,

DJZ made his PWG debut against Robbie Eagles. Eagles delivered a 450° splash on DJZ's leg and inflicted pain on his leg by applying a Ron Miller Special on DJZ and made him submit for the win.[14][15][16]

Next,

German suplex to Allin for the win.[14][15][16]

Next, Shingo Takagi took on Ilja Dragunov. Takagi delivered a Made in Japan to Dragunov for a near-fall and then he delivered a lariat in the corner to Dragunov and followed it with a second Made in Japan for the win.[14][15][16]

Next, WALTER took on Timothy Thatcher. WALTER delivered a lariat to Thatcher for the win.[14][15][16]

It was followed by a

Zachary Wentz) to take on Bandido, Flamita and Rey Horus. CIMA delivered a Meteora to Bandido from the top rope and then CIMA and Rascalz together pinned him for the win.[14][15][16]

Night Three

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinal round of the Battle of Los Angeles began with a match between Brody King and Trevor Lee. Lee delivered a Collision Course to King for the win.[17][18][19]

Next, Jeff Cobb took on Rey Horus. Cobb delivered a Tour of the Islands to Horus for the win.[17][18][19]

Next, Shingo Takagi took on Robbie Eagles. Takagi applied a rear naked choke on Eagles and made him submit to the hold for the win.[17][18][19]

Next, CIMA took on Joey Janela. Janela delivered a superkick to CIMA for the win.[17][18][19]

Next, WALTER took on Jonah Rock. WALTER delivered a powerbomb to Rock for the win.[17][18][19]

It was followed by the last match in the quarterfinal round between Bandido and Flamita. Bandido delivered a

21 Plex to Flamita for the win.[17][18][19]

Next, The Rascalz defended the World Tag Team Championship against

Penta El Zero M). Zachary Wentz delivered an assisted moonsault to Fenix for the win.[17][18][19]

Semifinals

The semifinal round began with a match between Jeff Cobb and Trevor Lee. Lee interrupted Cobb's entrance to the ring by mocking him with a promo but Cobb attacked him and delivered a Tour of the Worlds to Lee for the win.[17][18][19]

Next, Bandido took on Joey Janela. Janela set up steel chairs in the corner and tried to deliver a package piledriver to Bandido from the top rope but Bandido countered it by hitting a Revolution Fly for the win.[17][18][19]

It was followed by the last semifinal match between WALTER and Shingo Takagi. After failing to drop WALTER down with a series of clotheslines, Takagi delivered a Pumping Bomber to WALTER for the win.[17][18][19]

Next, a ten-man tag team match took place in which the team of PCO, Darby Allin, Puma King, Dan Barry and Jody Fleisch took on Timothy Thatcher, David Starr, T-Hawk, DJZ and Adam Brooks. PCO delivered a senton from the top rope to Barry while Thatcher had applied a choke on Barry. PCO then pinned Barry for the win.[17][18][19]

Final

The final of the Battle of Los Angeles was a

three-way elimination match in which Bandido took on Jeff Cobb and Shingo Takagi. After Takagi knocked Cobb out of the ring by hitting a Pumping Bomber, he battled Bandido on the top rope and Bandido delivered a Revolution Fly to Takagi to eliminate him, leaving the contest to Bandido and Cobb. Cobb countered a Revolution Fly attempt by Bandido from the top rope by delivering a Tour of the Islands to Bandido from the top rope and followed it by hitting a second Tour of the Islands to win the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles.[17][18][19]

Aftermath

After winning the Battle of Los Angeles, Jeff Cobb received a title shot against WALTER for the PWG World Championship at Smokey and the Bandido,[20] which he won.[21][22]

Results

Night 1 (September 14)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1
Tag team match
22:18
Night 2 (September 15)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1
Six-man tag team match
11:49
Night 3 (September 16)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1
Ten-man tag team match
18:17
12Jeff Cobb defeated Bandido and Shingo Takagi[Note 1]Three Way Elimination match in the Battle of Los Angeles tournament final24:04
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
  1. ^ Eliminations were as follows:
    Eliminated Wrestler Eliminated by Elimination Method Time
    1 Shingo Takagi Bandido Pinfall 9:12
    2 Bandido Jeff Cobb Pinfall 24:04
    3 Winner: Jeff Cobb

Tournament brackets

Battle of Los Angeles (2018)
Tournament information
Sport
Single elimination tournament
Participants24
Final positions
ChampionJeff Cobb
1st runner-upBandido
2nd runner-upShingo Takagi
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals
         
Rey Horus Pin
Adam Brooks 20:33
Rey Horus Pin
Jeff Cobb 9:05
Jeff Cobb Pin
Darby Allin 9:57
Jeff Cobb Pin
Trevor Lee 0:14
PCO Pin
Brody King 11:22
Brody King Pin
Trevor Lee 14:17
Trevor Lee
 		Pin
Marko Stunt 9:11
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals
         
Flamita Pin
Puma King
12:13
Flamita Pin
Bandido 11:02
T-Hawk
Pin
Bandido 12:18
Bandido Pin
Joey Janela 14:27
Jody Fleisch Pin
CIMA 16:35
CIMA Sub
Joey Janela 14:30
David Starr Pin
Joey Janela 15:59
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals
         
Sammy Guevara Sub
Jonah Rock
 		12:14
Jonah Rock Pin
WALTER 5:28
WALTER
 		Pin
Timothy Thatcher 18:05
WALTER Pin
Shingo Takagi 17:21
Shingo Takagi Pin
Ilja Dragunov 16:20
Shingo Takagi Sub
Robbie Eagles 9:59
DJZ
Sub
Robbie Eagles 11:54
Final
   
Jeff Cobb Win
Bandido
Shingo Takagi 		24:04

References

  1. ^ Justin Barrasso (September 19, 2018). "The Week in Wrestling: Jeff Cobb in Awe of Adding His Name to List of BOLA Winners". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ TJ Hawke (November 20, 2018). "Hawke's 2018 PWG Battle of Los Angeles Review". 411Mania. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ Steve Bryant (September 14, 2018). "PWG Battle of Los Angeles n1 – 14 September 2018 – Results". SoCal Uncensored. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  4. ^ Steve Bryant (September 15, 2018). "PWG Battle of Los Angeles n2 – 15 September 2018 – Results". SoCal Uncensored. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ^ Steve Bryant (September 16, 2018). "PWG Battle of Los Angeles n3 – 16 September 2018 – Results". SoCal Uncensored. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ^ Joseph Currier (May 3, 2018). "PWG announces Battle of Los Angeles 2018 dates and location". WON / F4W. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ^ Bryan Rose (June 26, 2018). "PWG rounds out lineup for 2018 Battle of Los Angeles". WON / F4W. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Matt Riddle Off Pwg Bola". PWInsider.com. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  9. ^ "Travis Banks out of PWG Battle of Los Angeles due to injury". 31 August 2018.
  10. ^ Bryan Rose (September 12, 2018). "Marko Stunt replaces Chris Brookes in PWG's BOLA tournament". WON / F4W. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "PWG BOLA night one results: Ringkampf vs. Dragunov & Takagi". WON / F4W. September 15, 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g Steve Bryant (September 15, 2018). "PWG 2018 Battle of Los Angeles Stage 1 - review". SoCal Uncensored. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g Sean Radican (April 26, 2020). "RADICAN'S Guide To The Highspots Wrestling Network: PWG BOLA 2018: Night One in-depth". PWTorch. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g "PWG BOLA night two results: First round concludes". WON / F4W. September 16, 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g Steve Bryant (September 16, 2018). "PWG 2018 Battle of Los Angeles Stage 2 – review". SoCal Uncensored. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g Sean Radican (May 6, 2020). "Radican's Guide To The Highspots Wrestling Network Podcast Companion: PWG BOLA 2018: Stage 2". PWTorch. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Scott Winter; Brian Reznick (September 17, 2018). "PWG BOLA night three results: Tournament winner crowned". WON / F4W. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Steve Bryant (September 17, 2018). "PWG 2018 Battle of Los Angeles Final Stage – review". SoCal Uncensored. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Sean Radican (May 27, 2020). "RADICAN'S Guide to the Highspots Wrestling Network Companion – PWG BOLA 2018: Final Stage tournament concludes with second, semi-final, and final round matches". PWTorch. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  20. ^ Joseph Currier (September 21, 2018). "PWG announces card for Smokey and the Bandido". WON / F4W. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  21. ^ Steve Bryant (October 19, 2018). "PWG Smokey and the Bandido – 19 October 2018 – Results". SoCal Uncensored. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  22. ^ Dave Meltzer (October 20, 2018). "PWG Smokey and the Bandido results: Two title matches". WON / F4W. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

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