Pro Wrestling Guerrilla presented it's 4th annual Battle Of Los Angeles Tournament in Burbank, CA in front of around 400 fans. The show started late due to technical difficulties, but everyone booked for the event made it to the show. Things started out with each participant being introduced and everyone taking a group picture with the BOLA trophy.
Match 1: TJ Perkins over Chuck Taylor: Taylor started off with various Lucha style armdrags. TJ would later gain control. He introduced some brass knuckles in the middle of the match, which resulted in Taylor stealing them and using them for the victory. After the match, the referee saw the brass knuckles, and disqualified Taylor and awarded the match to TJ.
Match 2: Brandon Bonham over Kenny Omega: Really good match. Lots of comedy from Omega in this match, which also saw him push his tights into his ass, giving himself a wedgie. The final moments of the match started to get exciting, with several counters, and Bonham picking up the victory with a pin following a Canadian Destroyer. Kenny Omega received a "please come back" chant from the fans after the match.
Match 3: Nigel McGuinness over Austin Aries: Great match. Lots of back and forth action, and some really cool spots in this such as Nigel hitting Aries with a Tower Of London onto the ring apron. The finish was very exciting, with Nigel going for a lariat several times only for it to be countered by Aries. Nigel also counted several of Aries' attempts to lock in the Last Chancery. The finish saw Nigel make Aries tap out to the London Dungeon. Great match.
Match 4: Low Ki over Roderick Strong: Another great match. Pretty much what you'd expect with these two. Lots of hard hitting with some pretty intense moments through out. One cool spot saw Roderick going from a Fireman's Carry into a Gutbuster, but Low Ki countered in midair with a double stomp onto the knees of Strong. Ki gets the win after making Strong tap out to a Dragon Clutch.
Match 5: Scott Lost over Joey Ryan: This was a post-intermission match, so the crowd wasn't really into it as they were getting settled in. Several cool spots in this, with plenty of counters as the story going into this was that since they were partners, they'd know each other really well. Finish saw Scott Lost get the victory after kicking Joey in the face and then pinning him.
Match 6: Bryan Danielson over Davey Richards: Great match. Davey Richards played a tremendous heel in this. Lots of fun to watch. Danielson was tremendous as usual, and the finishing segment of the match was really heated and the fans were eating things up. Danielson wins after getting Davey to tap to the Cattle Mutilation. Post match, Davey Richards knocked out the Danny Devito looking referee. Hilarious moment.
Match 7: Masato Yoshino over El Generico and Nick Jackson: Another great match. Standard triple threat affair with two guys going at it while one guy was on the outside, but it was well done. The fans really enjoyed this match.
Match 8: Chris Hero over Necro Butcher: This started out with Hero and Necro doing some wrestling, but it quickly degenerated into a brawl around the venue with several weapons involved. The finish saw Hero deliver multiple elbows to Necro Butcher. After Necro went down, Hero applied the Hero's Clutch to make Necro tap. Post match Hero put over Necro as being one of his toughest opponents.
Really fun show. MOTN honors goes to Richards/Danielson, with Aries/Nigel, Ki/Strong, and the triple threat trailing behind. Matches announced for tomorrow:
-Round 2: Brandon Bonham vs. Nigel McGuinness
-Round 2: Low Ki vs. Masato Yoshino
-Round 2: TJ Perkins vs. Bryan Danielson
-Round 2: Chris Hero vs. Scott Lost
- Non-Tournament 9-Man Tag: Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, and Davey Richards vs. Joey Ryan, Chuck Taylor, and Kenny Omega vs. El Generico, Nick Jackson, and Necro Butcher
