Battle of Los Angeles (2022) explained

Battle of Los Angeles (2022)
Promotion:Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
Date:Night One:
January 29, 2022[1]
Night Two:
January 30, 2022[2]
Attendance:Night One:
600
Night Two:
600
Venue:Globe Theatre
City:Los Angeles, California
Liveevent:y
Lastevent:It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)
Nextevent:Delivering The Goods
Event:Battle of Los Angeles
Lastevent2:2019
Nextevent2:2023

Battle of Los Angeles (2022) was the sixteenth Battle of Los Angeles professional wrestling tournament produced by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). It was a two-night event which took place on January 29 and January 30, 2022 at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California.[3] [4]

The night one of the tournament featured the first round matches of the tournament. The night two featured the quarterfinals, semifinals and final rounds of the tournament and an eight-man tag team match featuring losers of the first round matches from night one. Daniel Garcia defeated Mike Bailey in the final to win the 2022 Battle of Los Angeles.

Production

Background

PWG postponed its planned event KOBE scheduled for March 29, 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[5] On June 11, 2021, PWG announced via Twitter that it would resume holding events with Mystery Vortex 7 on August 1, the last event held being The Makings of a Varsity Athlete on December 20, 2019.[6] [7] On November 29, PWG announced that Battle of Los Angeles tournament would return in 2022 for the first time since 2019 and would be taking place on January 29 and January 30, 2022.[8]

Original line-up

The following participants would be announced for the tournament: Jonah Rock,[9] Alex Shelley,[10] Kevin Blackwood,[11] Lio Rush,[12] Black Taurus,[13] Daniel Garcia,[14] Jack Cartwheel,[15] 2019 winner and PWG World Champion Bandido,[16] Lee Moriarty,[17] 2006 winner Davey Richards,[18] Aramis,[19] Jonathan Gresham,[20] JD Drake,[21] Rey Horus,[22] the fictitious "Phillip Five Skulls" and Buddy Matthews.[23]

Replacement

On January 11, 2022, PWG announced that the non-existent Skulls had retired and he was replaced by ″Speedball″ Mike Bailey.[24] [25] On January 28, Gresham withdrew from the tournament due to testing positive for COVID-19.[26] Gresham's scheduled opponent Richards also withdrew from the tournament and both men would be replaced by Wheeler Yuta and Blake Christian, who would compete against each other.[27]

Aftermath

After winning the 2022 Battle of Los Angeles, Garcia received a title shot against Bandido for the PWG World Championship at Delivering The Goods event on May 1,[28] which Garcia won.[29]

Results

Tournament brackets

Battle of Los Angeles (2022)
Sport:Professional wrestling
Location:Los Angeles, California
Tournament Format:Single elimination tournament
Participants:16
Champion:Daniel Garcia
Runner-Up1:Mike Bailey
Previous:2019
Next:2023

†Lio Rush suffered an injury which forced him to withdraw and was replaced by his quarterfinal opponent Buddy Matthews.[30]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PWG Battle Of Los Angeles 2022 - Tag 1 . Cagematch . 28 December 2020.
  2. Web site: PWG Battle Of Los Angeles 2022 - Tag 2 . Cagematch . 28 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Bryan Rose . PWG Battle of Los Angeles night one results: Opening round matches . . 16 March 2022 . January 30, 2022.
  4. Web site: Bryan Rose . PWG Battle of Los Angeles night two results: A tournament winner is crowned . . 16 March 2022 . January 31, 2022.
  5. Web site: . PWG postpones March 29 'Kobe' show . . 16 March 2022 . March 12, 2020.
  6. Web site: Joseph Currier . PWG returning with first show since 2019 . . 16 March 2022 . June 10, 2021.
  7. Web site: Bryan Rose . PWG announces Mystery Vortex 7 event for August 1 . . 16 March 2022 . July 5, 2021.
  8. Web site: Ethan Renner . PWG announces dates for Battle of Los Angeles 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . November 29, 2021.
  9. Web site: Bryan Rose . Jonah announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . December 6, 2021.
  10. Web site: Ethan Renner . Alex Shelley announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . December 7, 2021.
  11. Web site: Ethan Renner . Kevin Blackwood announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . December 8, 2021.
  12. Web site: Ethan Renner . AEW's Lio Rush announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . December 9, 2021.
  13. Web site: Ethan Renner . Black Taurus announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . December 10, 2021.
  14. Web site: Jeremy Thomas . Daniel Garcia Added to 2022 PWG Battle Of Los Angeles . 411Mania . 16 March 2022 . December 13, 2021.
  15. Web site: Bryan Rose . Jack Cartwheel announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles . . 16 March 2022 . December 14, 2021.
  16. Web site: Ethan Renner . Bandido announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . December 15, 2021.
  17. Web site: Ethan Renner . AEW's Lee Moriarty announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . December 16, 2021.
  18. Web site: Ethan Renner . Davey Richards announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . December 17, 2021.
  19. Web site: Ethan Renner . Aramis announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . December 20, 2021.
  20. Web site: Ethan Renner . Jonathan Gresham announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . December 21, 2021.
  21. Web site: Ethan Renner . JD Drake announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . December 22, 2021.
  22. Web site: Ethan Renner . Rey Horus announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . December 23, 2021.
  23. Web site: Ethan Renner . All participants revealed for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . December 24, 2021.
  24. Web site: Ethan Renner . PWG announces first round matches for Battle of Los Angeles . . 16 March 2022 . January 10, 2022.
  25. Web site: Bryan Rose . 'Speedball' Mike Bailey set for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . January 10, 2022.
  26. Web site: Joseph Currier . Jonathan Gresham off PWG Battle of Los Angeles due to COVID-19 . . 16 March 2022 . January 28, 2022.
  27. Web site: Bryan Rose . PWG announces two replacements for Battle of Los Angeles . . 16 March 2022 . January 29, 2022.
  28. Web site: PWG announces full card for May 1 Delivering the Goods event . WON / F4W . 10 September 2022 . April 4, 2022.
  29. Web site: Bryan Rose . PWG Delivering the Goods results: Bandido vs. Daniel Garcia . WON / F4W . 10 September 2022 . May 2, 2022.
  30. Web site: Bryan Rose . Lio Rush injured at PWG Battle of Los Angeles . . 16 March 2022 . January 31, 2022.

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