Battle of Los Angeles (2022)

Battle of Los Angeles (2022)
The 2022 tournament winner Daniel Garcia
PromotionPro Wrestling Guerrilla
DateNight One:
January 29, 2022[1]
Night Two:
January 30, 2022[2]
CityLos Angeles, California
VenueGlobe Theatre
AttendanceNight One:
600[1]
Night Two:
600[2]
Event chronology
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Delivering The Goods
Battle of Los Angeles chronology
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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

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Background

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Night 1 (January 29)
No.Results[1]Stipulations
1Aramís defeated Rey HorusBattle of Los Angeles tournament first round match
2Wheeler Yuta defeated Blake ChristianBattle of Los Angeles tournament first round match
3Buddy Matthews defeated JONAHBattle of Los Angeles tournament first round match
4Daniel Garcia defeated Kevin BlackwoodBattle of Los Angeles tournament first round match
5Lio Rush defeated Jack CartwheelBattle of Los Angeles tournament first round match
6Black Taurus defeated JD DrakeBattle of Los Angeles tournament first round match
7Alex Shelley defeated Lee MoriartyBattle of Los Angeles tournament first round match
8Mike Bailey defeated BandidoBattle of Los Angeles tournament first round match
Night 2 (January 30)
No.Results[2]Stipulations
1Black Taurus defeated AramísBattle of Los Angeles tournament second round match
2Daniel Garcia defeated Alex ShelleyBattle of Los Angeles tournament second round match
3Lio Rush defeated Buddy Matthews by disqualificationBattle of Los Angeles tournament second round match
4Mike Bailey defeated Wheeler YutaBattle of Los Angeles tournament second round match
5Daniel Garcia defeated Black TaurusBattle of Los Angeles tournament semi-final match
6Mike Bailey defeated Buddy MatthewsBattle of Los Angeles tournament semi-final match
7Blake Christian, JONAH, Kevin Blackwood and Rey Horus defeated Bandido, Jack Cartwheel, JD Drake and Lee MoriartyEight-man tag team match
8Daniel Garcia defeated Mike BaileyBattle of Los Angeles tournament final

Tournament brackets

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Battle of Los Angeles (2022)
Tournament information
SportProfessional wrestling
LocationLos Angeles, California
DatesJanuary 29, 2022–January 30, 2022
Tournament
format(s)
Single elimination tournament
Participants16
Final positions
ChampionDaniel Garcia
Runner-upMike Bailey
← 2019
2023 →
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final[30]
        
Daniel Garcia Submission
Kevin Blackwood 14:57
Daniel Garcia Submission
Alex Shelley 14:14
Alex Shelley Pinfall
Lee Moriarty 18:12
Daniel Garcia Submission
Black Taurus 9:58
Aramís Pinfall
Rey Horus 13:05
Aramís 12:54
Black Taurus Pinfall
Black Taurus Pinfall
JD Drake 14:21
Daniel Garcia Submission
Mike Bailey 28:06
Mike Bailey Pinfall
Bandido 20:36
Mike Bailey Pinfall
Wheeler Yuta 13:10
Blake Christian 14:07
Wheeler Yuta Pinfall
Mike Bailey Pinfall
Buddy Matthews† 0:08
Jonah 15:25
Buddy Matthews Pinfall
Buddy Matthews 15:44
Lio Rush† DQ
Jack Cartwheel 13:14
Lio Rush Pinfall

†Lio Rush suffered an injury which forced him to withdraw and was replaced by his quarterfinal opponent Buddy Matthews.[31]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "PWG Battle Of Los Angeles 2022 - Tag 1". Cagematch. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "PWG Battle Of Los Angeles 2022 - Tag 2". Cagematch. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Bryan Rose (January 30, 2022). "PWG Battle of Los Angeles night one results: Opening round matches". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. ^ Bryan Rose (January 31, 2022). "PWG Battle of Los Angeles night two results: A tournament winner is crowned". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. ^ Dave Meltzer (March 12, 2020). "PWG postpones March 29 'Kobe' show". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. ^ Joseph Currier (June 10, 2021). "PWG returning with first show since 2019". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  7. ^ Bryan Rose (July 5, 2021). "PWG announces Mystery Vortex 7 event for August 1". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  8. ^ Ethan Renner (November 29, 2021). "PWG announces dates for Battle of Los Angeles 2022". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  9. ^ Bryan Rose (December 6, 2021). "Jonah announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  10. ^ Ethan Renner (December 7, 2021). "Alex Shelley announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  11. ^ Ethan Renner (December 8, 2021). "Kevin Blackwood announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  12. ^ Ethan Renner (December 9, 2021). "AEW's Lio Rush announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  13. ^ Ethan Renner (December 10, 2021). "Black Taurus announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  14. ^ Jeremy Thomas (December 13, 2021). "Daniel Garcia Added to 2022 PWG Battle Of Los Angeles". 411Mania. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  15. ^ Bryan Rose (December 14, 2021). "Jack Cartwheel announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  16. ^ Ethan Renner (December 15, 2021). "Bandido announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  17. ^ Ethan Renner (December 16, 2021). "AEW's Lee Moriarty announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  18. ^ Ethan Renner (December 17, 2021). "Davey Richards announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  19. ^ Ethan Renner (December 20, 2021). "Aramis announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  20. ^ Ethan Renner (December 21, 2021). "Jonathan Gresham announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  21. ^ Ethan Renner (December 22, 2021). "JD Drake announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  22. ^ Ethan Renner (December 23, 2021). "Rey Horus announced for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  23. ^ Ethan Renner (December 24, 2021). "All participants revealed for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  24. ^ Ethan Renner (January 10, 2022). "PWG announces first round matches for Battle of Los Angeles". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  25. ^ Bryan Rose (January 10, 2022). "'Speedball' Mike Bailey set for PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2022". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  26. ^ Joseph Currier (January 28, 2022). "Jonathan Gresham off PWG Battle of Los Angeles due to COVID-19". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  27. ^ Bryan Rose (January 29, 2022). "PWG announces two replacements for Battle of Los Angeles". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  28. ^ "PWG announces full card for May 1 Delivering the Goods event". WON / F4W. April 4, 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  29. ^ Bryan Rose (May 2, 2022). "PWG Delivering the Goods results: Bandido vs. Daniel Garcia". WON / F4W. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  30. ^ Homegrown, Todd (2022-01-30). "PWG Battle Of Los Angeles: Night Two Results – 1/30/22". Bodyslam.net. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  31. ^ Bryan Rose (January 31, 2022). "Lio Rush injured at PWG Battle of Los Angeles". WON / F4W. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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