Arena Reports 9/4 PWG results in California: "Battle of Los Angeles" tournament Day 1 - GenMe vs. GenMe, Hero vs. Daniels, Aries, Strong, London in first round matches
Sep 5, 2010 - 2:17:32 AM
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Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) "Battle of Los Angeles" tournament results - Day One
September 4, 2010
Reseda, Calif.
Report by Matt Massingham, PWTorch correspondent
(1) Matt Jackson (Max Buck) vs. Nick Jackson (Jeremy Buck) went to a double DQ in a battle of the Young Bucks/Generation Me in a First Round Battle of Los Angeles tournament match. By virtue of the double DQ, the Jacksons were eliminated from the tournament in advance of flying to Orlando for TNA.
(2) Brandon & Dustin Cutler beat Young Bucks (Generation Me) with a combination Tombstone.
(3) Brandon Gatston beat Ryan Taylor with a DDT out of a Torture Rack in a First Round Battle of Los Angeles tournament match.
(4) Joey Ryan beat Chuck Taylor with a pair of superkicks in a First Round Battle of Los Angeles tournament match.
(5) Roderick Strong beat Paul London with a Gutbuster, then a running Yakuza kick in a First Round Battle of Los Angeles tournament match.
(6) Claudio Castagnoli beat Ricochet in a First Round Battle of Los Angeles tournament match.
[Intermission]
(7) Austin Aries beat Rocky Romero with a kick to the head and brainbuster combination in a First Round Battle of Los Angeles tournament match.
(8) Brandon Bonham beat Brian Cage with a pair of Canadian Destroyers in a First Round Battle of Los Angeles tournament match.
(9) Akira Tozawa beat El Generico with a pair of German Suplexes in a First Round Battle of Los Angeles tournament match.
(10) Chris Hero beat Christopher Daniels in a First Round Battle of Los Angeles tournament match. Hero won with the Hero's Welcome, followed by the Stretch Plumb submission hold for the win.
-- For Day Two of BOLA on Sunday, (1) Gatson, (2) Joey Ryan, (3) Strong, (4) Castagnoli, (5) Aries, (6) Bonham, (7) Tozawa, and (8) Hero advance to the semi-final round. PWG did not announce second round matches after Saturday night's show. The finals will also be held on Sunday.
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