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Battle of Los Angeles (2010)
The 2010 tournament winner Joey Ryan
PromotionPro Wrestling Guerrilla
DateNight One:
September 4, 2010
Night Two:
September 5, 2010
CityReseda, Los Angeles, California
VenueAmerican Legion Post #308
Attendance900 (combined)
Night One: 450[1]
Night Two: 450[2]
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Battle of Los Angeles (2010) was the sixth Battle of Los Angeles professional wrestling tournament produced by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). It was a two-night event held on September 4 and 5, 2010 at the American Legion Post #308 in Reseda, Los Angeles, California.[1][2]

The tournament concluded with Joey Ryan defeating Chris Hero in the final. Aside from the tournament, several non-tournament matches took place at the event. At the first night, The Cutler Brothers (Brandon Cutler Dustin Cutler) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) in a tag team match.[3] On night two, ¡Peligro Abejas! (El Generico and Paul London) successfully defended the World Tag Team Championship against Cutler Brothers and The Fightin' Taylor Boys (Brian Cage, Chuck Taylor and Ryan Taylor) defeated Johnny Goodtime, Ricochet and Rocky Romero in a six-man tag team match.[4] The event marked the PWG debut of Ricochet.

Event

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Night One

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The 2010 Battle of Los Angeles tournament kicked off with a match between Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson, the two members of The Young Bucks, who interrupted the PWG commissioner Excalibur as he announced the tournament lineup in front of the live crowd. Bucks demanded that the referee Rick Knox count both of them out but Excalibur ordered them to compete because they needed to have a winner. Bucks responded by superkicking Knox and then a second referee Patrick Hernandez stepped in and disqualified both men. The Cutler Brothers (Brandon Cutler and Dustin Cutler) entered the ring to begin an immediate match against Young Bucks. Cutlers hit a double-team kneeling reverse piledriver to Matt for the win.[3]

Next, Brandon Gatson took on Ryan Taylor. Gatson hit a corner splash and delivered a sit-out side powerslam to Taylor for the win.[3]

Next, Joey Ryan took on Chuck Taylor. Ryan delivered That 70's Kick twice to Taylor for the win.[3]

Next, Paul London took on Roderick Strong. Strong delivered a Death From Roderick and a seated big boot to London for the win.[3]

Next, Ricochet made his PWG debut against Claudio Castagnoli. Castagnoli made Ricochet submit to the Neutralizer for the win.[3]

Next, Austin Aries took on Rocky Romero. Aries powered out of a triangle choke by Romero and delivered a brainbuster to Romero for the win.[3]

Next, Brandon Bonham took on Brian Cage. Bonham got a near-fall after performing a Hammer of the Gods on Cage and then Bonham executed a second Hammer of the Gods on Cage for the win.[3]

Next, El Generico took on Akira Tozawa. Tozawa avoided a Brainbustaah!!! by Generico and delivered a German suplex for a near-fall before hitting a second German suplex for the win.[3]

Next, Christopher Daniels took on Chris Hero. Hero countered a Last Rites by Daniels into a Hero's Welcome and then applied a dragon sleeper on Daniels to make him submit for the win.[3]

Night Two

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Quarterfinals

The second night of the tournament began with the quarterfinal round of the tournament. The first quarterfinal match pitted Austin Aries against Joey Ryan. Ryan delivered a That 70's Kick to Aries, who was about to perform an IED. Ryan followed by hitting another That 70's Kick to Aries for the win.[4]

Next, Claudio Castagnoli took on Roderick Strong. Castagnoli hit a pop-up European uppercut to Strong for the win.[4]

Next, Brandon Bonham took on Brandon Gatson. Gatson reversed a Hammer of the Gods attempt by Bonham into a near-fall and then hit a sit-out side powerslam to Bonham for the win.[4]

Next, Chris Hero took on Akira Tozawa. Hero hit a running elbow smash and a moonsault on Tozawa for the win.[4]

Semifinals

The semifinal round match between a match between Claudio Castagnoli and Joey Ryan. As Castagnoli tried to dive onto Ryan from the ropes, Ryan hit a mid-air That 70's Kick and followed it with a second That 70's Kick for the win.[4]

In the second semifinal match, Chris Hero took on Brandon Gatson. Hero countered a handspring elbow by Gatson by hitting an elbow smash and then followed by hitting a Deathblow and applied a Stretch Plum Alpha on Gatson to make him submit for the win.[4]

Non-tournament matches

Next, a six-man tag team match took place in which Brian Cage joined forces with Chuck Taylor and Ryan Taylor and changed his name to Brian Taylor, with the trio collectively known as Fightin' Taylor Boys. They took on the team of Johnny Goodtime, Ricochet and Rocky Romero. Chuck delivered an Awful Waffle to Ricochet to pick up the win for Fightin' Taylor Boys.[4]

Next, ¡Peligro Abejas! defended the World Tag Team Championship against The Cutler Brothers. London hit a superkick on Dustin Cutler allowing Generico to deliver a Brainbustaah!!! to Dustin to win the match and retain the titles.[4]

Final

The tournament final took place between Chris Hero and Joey Ryan. Ryan countered a rolling elbow attempt by Hero and pinned him with a small package to win the 2010 Battle of Los Angeles tournament.[4]

Reception

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Ryan Rozanski of 411Mania rated the night one 7 out of 10, stating it "lengthy" with "enough quality matches to earn a slight recommendation". He stated that "the show started off with a hot opener and ended with an enjoyable main event." He considered Ricochet's debut against Claudio Castagnoli in the first round "the match of the night" while Austin Aries and Rocky Romero's match was "smartly-worked".[3]

He heavily praised the night two as "a consistent show with worthwhile matches throughout the card". He rated it 8 out of 10. Rozanski appreciated Akira Tozawa for delivering "a star-making performance" against Chris Hero and praised the six-man tag team match featuring Fightin' Taylor Boys as an "energetic" contest. He gave mixed reviews to the last two matches which he believed "weren’t able to top expectations" and "there was definitely room for improvement".[4]

Aftermath

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After winning the 2010 Battle of Los Angeles tournament, Joey Ryan was supposed to receive his title shot for the PWG World Championship but the champion Davey Richards vacated the title due to his outside commitments and was unable to compete in PWG for the rest of the year. As a result, at the following event, The Curse of the Guerrilla Island, a four-way match was set up for the vacant title between Joey Ryan, Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli and Brandon Gatson, the four semifinalists of the Battle of Los Angeles.[5] Castagnoli won the vacant title.[6]

However, Ryan remained entitled to a World Championship match which he earned due to his Battle of Los Angeles win. Ryan successfully defended his #1 contendership for the title against the Open Invitational Gauntlet winner Candice LeRae at the 2011 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament.[7] Ryan subsequently cashed in his title shot against Claudio Castagnoli at Card Subject To Change III but failed to win.[8]

The alliance which formed between Brian Cage, Chuck Taylor and Ryan Taylor would begin to be referred as Fightin' Taylor Boys and Cage's ring name was changed to Brian Cage-Taylor at The Curse of the Guerrilla Island.[6] Cage used that name and remained a part of the trio until the 2012 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament.[9] He then quietly left the group and reverted to using his Brian Cage ring name at Death To All But Metal.[10]

Results

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Night 1 (September 4)
No.Results[11]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Matt Jackson vs. Nick Jackson ended in a double disqualificationSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament—
2The Cutler Brothers (Brandon Cutler and Dustin Cutler) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)Tag team match12:28
3Brandon Gatson defeated Ryan TaylorSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament13:58
4Joey Ryan defeated Chuck TaylorSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament11:51
5Roderick Strong defeated Paul LondonSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament21:45
6Claudio Castagnoli defeated RicochetSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament12:06
7Austin Aries defeated Rocky RomeroSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament20:06
8Brandon Bonham defeated Brian CageSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament14:30
9Akira Tozawa defeated El GenericoSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament17:58
10Chris Hero defeated Christopher DanielsSingles match in the first round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament18:18
Night 2 (September 5)
No.Results[12]StipulationsTimes[2]
1Joey Ryan defeated Austin AriesSingles match in the quarter-final round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament15:26
2Claudio Castagnoli defeated Roderick StrongSingles match in the quarter-final round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament13:50
3Brandon Gatson defeated Brandon BonhamSingles match in the quarter-final round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament6:19
4Chris Hero defeated Akira TozawaSingles match in the quarter-final round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament13:54
5Joey Ryan defeated Claudio CastagnoliSingles match in the semi-final round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament13:21
6Chris Hero defeated Brandon GatsonSingles match in the semi-final round of Battle of Los Angeles tournament9:02
7The Fightin' Taylor Boys (Brian Cage, Chuck Taylor and Ryan Taylor) defeated Johnny Goodtime, Ricochet and Rocky RomeroSix-man tag team match20:13
8¡Peligro Abejas! (El Generico and Paul London) (c) defeated The Cutler Brothers (Brandon Cutler and Dustin Cutler)Tag team match for the PWG World Tag Team Championship18:22
9Joey Ryan defeated Chris HeroSingles match in the Battle of Los Angeles tournament final23:13
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Tournament brackets

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Battle of Los Angeles (2010)
Tournament information
SportProfessional wrestling
LocationReseda, Los Angeles, California
DatesSeptember 4, 2010–September 5, 2010
Tournament
format(s)
Single elimination tournament
Participants18
Final positions
ChampionJoey Ryan
Runner-upChris Hero
← 2009
2011 →

The tournament included eighteen participants, up from previous two years.[11][12]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
        
Claudio Castagnoli Sub
Ricochet 12:06[11]
Claudio Castagnoli Pin
Roderick Strong 13:50[12]
Paul London Pin
Roderick Strong 21:45[11]
Claudio Castagnoli Pin
Joey Ryan 13:21[12]
Austin Aries Pin
Rocky Romero 20:06[11]
Austin Aries Pin
Joey Ryan 15:26[12]
Joey Ryan Pin
Chuck Taylor 11:51[11]
Joey Ryan Pin
Chris Hero 23:13[12]
Brandon Bonham Pin
Brian Cage 14:30[11]
Brandon Bonham Pin
Brandon Gatson 6:19[12]
Brandon Gatson Pin
Ryan Taylor 13:58[11]
Brandon Gatson Sub
Chris Hero 9:02[12]
El Generico Pin
Akira Tozawa 17:58[11]
Akira Tozawa Pin
Chris Hero 13:54[12]
Christopher Daniels Sub
Chris Hero 18:18[11]
First round
   
Matt Jackson Double DQ
Nick Jackson [11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "PWG Battle Of Los Angeles 2005 - Tag 1". Cagematch. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "PWG Battle Of Los Angeles 2005 - Tag 2". Cagematch. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Ryan Rozanski (October 31, 2010). "Break It Down: PWG 2010 Battle of Los Angeles – Night One". 411Mania. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Ryan Rozanski (October 31, 2010). "Break It Down: PWG 2010 Battle of Los Angeles – Night Two". 411Mania. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Davey Richards forfeits World Title and More PWG News". Inside Pulse. September 14, 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b Ryan Rozanski (November 26, 2010). "Break It Down: PWG The Curse of Guerrilla Island". 411Mania. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  7. ^ Jake St-Pierre (November 30, 2012). "Guerrilla Reviewfare: PWG DDT4 2011". 411Mania. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  8. ^ Ryan Rozanski (June 6, 2011). "Break It Down: PWG Card Subject to Change III". 411Mania. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  9. ^ Jake St-Pierre (August 21, 2012). "Guerrilla Reviewfare: PWG DDT4 2012". 411Mania. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  10. ^ Jake St-Pierre (August 22, 2012). "Guerrilla Reviewfare: PWG Death to All But Metal". 411Mania. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "2010 Battle of Los Angeles – Night One". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2010 Battle of Los Angeles – Night Two". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
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