Battle of Los Angeles (2015)

Battle of Los Angeles (2015) was the eleventh Battle of Los Angeles professional wrestling tournament produced by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). It was a three-night event which took place on August 28, August 29 and August 30, 2015 at the American Legion Post #308 in Reseda, Los Angeles, California.[1]

Battle of Los Angeles (2015)
PromotionPro Wrestling Guerrilla
DateNight One:
August 28, 2015
Night Two:
August 29, 2015
Night Three:
August 30, 2015
CityReseda, Los Angeles, California
VenueAmerican Legion Post #308
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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, Los Güeros del Cielo (Angélico and Jack Evans) defeated The Inner City Machine Guns (Rich Swann and Ricochet) and Mount Rushmore 2.0 (The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and Roderick Strong) defeated Euro Trash (Marty Scurll, Tommy End and Zack Sabre Jr.).

On the second night, Aero Star and Fenix defeated Drago and Pentagon Jr. The event was headlined by a Guerrilla Warfare, in which Mount Rushmore 2.0 (The Young Bucks and Super Dragon) defeated Andrew Everett, Biff Busick and Trevor Lee.

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 The Inner City Machine Guns (Rich Swann and Ricochet) and Aero Star, Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent), Drew Galloway and Drew Gulak defeated Andrew Everett, Drago, Mark Andrews, Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa.

Reception

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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

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Night 1 (August 28)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Brian Cage defeated Aero StarSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament6:52
2Biff Busick defeated Andrew EverettSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament14:19
3Will Ospreay defeated Mark AndrewsSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament10:50
4Los Güeros del Cielo (Angélico and Jack Evans) defeated The Inner City Machine Guns (Rich Swann and Ricochet)Tag team match21:43
5Trevor Lee defeated Trent?Singles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament14:20
6Pentagon Jr. defeated DragoSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament11:27
7Matt Sydal defeated FenixSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament18:44
8Mount Rushmore 2.0 (The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and Roderick Strong) defeated Euro Trash (Marty Scurll, Tommy End and Zack Sabre Jr.)Six-man tag team match26:42
Night 2 (August 29)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Marty Scurll defeated Rich SwannSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament11:18
2Jack Evans defeated AngélicoSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament17:13
3Chris Hero defeated Timothy ThatcherSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament17:56
4Aero Star and Fenix defeated Drago and Pentagon Jr.Tag team match15:55
5Tommy End defeated Drew GulakSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament11:50
6Mike Bailey defeated Drew GallowaySingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament17:48
7Zack Sabre Jr. defeated RicochetSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament23:17
8Mount Rushmore 2.0 (The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and Super Dragon) defeated Andrew Everett, Biff Busick and Trevor LeeGuerrilla Warfare16:36
Night 3 (August 30)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Jack Evans defeated Brian CageSingles match in the quarter-final round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament4:54
2Chris Hero defeated Biff BusickSingles match in the quarter-final round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament8:51
3Marty Scurll defeated Trevor LeeSingles match in the quarter-final round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament15:23
4Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Pentagon Jr.Singles match in the quarter-final round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament12:34
5Mike Bailey defeated Tommy EndSingles match in the quarter-final round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament9:53
6Will Ospreay defeated Matt SydalSingles match in the quarter-final round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament15:30
7Mount Rushmore 2.0 (The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson), Roderick Strong and Super Dragon) defeated Angélico, Fenix and The Inner City Machine Guns (Rich Swann and Ricochet)Eight-man tag team match19:00
8Chris Hero defeated Jack EvansSingles match in the semi-final round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament15:26
9Mike Bailey defeated Will OspreaySingles match in the semi-final round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament11:11
10Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Marty ScurllSingles match in the semi-final round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament29:07
11Aero Star, Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent), Drew Galloway and Drew Gulak defeated Andrew Everett, Drago, Mark Andrews, Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso CiampaTen-man tag team match22:50
12Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Chris Hero and Mike Bailey[Note 1]Three Way Elimination match in the Battle of Los Angeles tournament final35:54
  1. ^ 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

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Battle of Los Angeles (2015)
Tournament information
SportProfessional wrestling
LocationReseda, Los Angeles, California
DatesAugust 28, 2015–August 30, 2015
Tournament
format(s)
Single elimination tournament
Participants24
Final positions
ChampionZack Sabre Jr.
1st runner-upChris Hero
2nd runner-upMike Bailey
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2016 →
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

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  1. ^ "PWG news: PWG announces several upcoming shows, including BOLA 2015". Pro Wrestling Torch. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  2. ^ Jake St-Pierre (October 13, 2015). "Guerrilla Reviewfare: PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2015 (Stage One)". 411Mania. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  3. ^ Jake St-Pierre (October 13, 2015). "Guerrilla Reviewfare: PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2015 (Stage Two)". 411Mania. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. ^ Jake St-Pierre (October 13, 2015). "Guerrilla Reviewfare: PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2015 (Final Stage)". 411Mania. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
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