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PWG FLASHBACK: Hollywood show 10 yrs. ago - C.M. Punk surprise match pre-WWE, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Styles defends PWG Title, more

Jul 10, 2015 - 1:15:59 AM

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Ten years ago today, PWG toured Hollywood/Los Angeles with a card that included C.M. Punk making a one-off return during the "Summer of Punk," Kevin Steen (Kevin Owens) vs. Super Dragon, El Generico (Sami Zayn in WWE), Petey Williams & Chris Sabin, and a main event of A.J. Styles vs. Christopher Daniels vs. James Gibson (Jamie Noble on WWE TV) for the PWG Title...

Pro Wrestling Guerilla presents: "Bicentennial Birthday Extravangza" Night Two
July 10, 2005
Hollywood, California at the Los Feliz JCC
Live Report by James Caldwell

The Big Stories: A.J. Styles successfully defended his PWG Title against Christopher Daniels and James Gibson in a high-intensity main event match... C.M. Punk made his return to Southern California as the mystery opponent for Ricky Reyes and Punk's return did not disappoint... Kevin Steen finished off the weekend with another victory over Super Dragon in a brutal grudge match.

[ Read the Full Report HERE ]

(1) Quicksilver (w/Dino Winwood) defeated Ronin at 9:45.

(2) T.J. "Puma and Pinoy Boy" Perkins (w/Rocky Romero) defeated Davey Richards at 14:25.

(3) Petey Williams & Chris Sabin defeated X-Foundation (Scott Lost & Joey Ryan) at 13:25.

(4) C.M. Punk defeated Ricky Reyes (w/Rocky Romero) at 17:30. Ricky's opponent was listed as the dreaded mystery opponent and turned out to be none other than Punk. Punk received an enormous reception for his first appearance in PWG in nearly one year with the last appearance occurring on August 14, 2004. After solid wrestling, the finishing sequence followed a pattern of counters to counter moves with Punk reversing a pin attempt with a quick roll-up for a three count.

- After the match, Punk took the mic and thanked the fans for their support. Punk heralded the second half of the show featuring the best in So Cal wrestling. During intermission, Punk signed autographs for an endless line of fans and said he was genuinely excited about heading to WWE.

(5) Kevin Steen defeated Super Dragon at 27:05 in a #1 Contender's Match.

[Intermission]

(6) El Generico & Human Tornado defeated Los Luchas (Phoenix Star & Zokre) and HookGun (Hook Bomberry & Top Gun Talwar) and SBS (Disco Machine & Excalibur) at 25:50 in a #1 Contender's elimination match.

(7) A.J. Styles defeated Christopher Daniels and James Gibson at 12:30 to retain the PWG Title. Despite being the second-shortest match of the night, the action did not disappoint as all three men packed in some great wrestling at the tail-end of a strenuous three-day weekend of wrestling for all three men. The finish came when Styles came up from behind Daniels and Gibson, who were locked in a front-to-back grappling position, and flipped Gibson out of the ring before catching Daniels in position for the Styles Clash all in one swift motion to deliver his finisher. Styles rolled Daniels over and pinned him for the victory to retain the PWG Title. Quick-paced match that delivered some nice combination spots to take the show home.