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Pro Wrestling Guerrilla: “Mystery Vortex II” in Reseda, CA 11/23/2013 @ 8:00 PM - midnight $30 Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s "Mystery Vortex II" Saturday, November 23, 2013 8:00 PM Bell Time American Legion Post #308 7338 Canby Ave., Reseda, CA 91335 ALL MATCHES: TBD

Recap of PWG’s "Cole World, Cole Life, Cole Blooded" 10-19-13 GIF Of The Night - PWG - 10-19-23 POSTED BY: Jay Danielson 10/21/2013 This Chaos Column is a recap of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's October show, "Cole World, Cole Life, Cole Blooded." The show marked the PWG return of Colt Cabana, along with the debut of Timothy Thatcher, and set up an interesting situation for the company's second-ever Mystery Vortex show next month. Excalibur was joined at the DVD Commentary Table by Cabana, Chuck Taylor, Kenny Omega, Eddie Kingston and Rocky Romero. 1 — Eddie Kingston & Sami Callihan def. Brian Cage & Jeff Cobb and Candice LeRae & Johnny Gargano via pinfall (14:29) A lot of heavy-hitting in this opener from the Kingston-Callihan and Cage-Cobb teams, while Candice and Johnny tried to pick their spots. PWG's power couple came close to pulling off the win on multiple occasions, but their opponents powered out of their pin attempts each time. A ridiculously good striking sequence between Kingston and Cobb finished this one off, with Kingston hitting his signature Spinning Back Fist to grab his first win in Reseda. 2 — ACH, Ricochet & Shane Strickland def. Johnny Guerrilla, AR Fox & Rich Swann via pinfall (16:50) This was an aerial spot fest that never let up from the opening bell. Tons of crazy high-flying moves in this one — not all of them were hit perfectly, especially a scary miss from ACH on a dive to the floor — and the crowd ate it up. Fox was on the wrong end of a 630 from Ricochet, scoring a bit of an upset win for the babyfaces. After the match, Johnny Guerrilla looked quite upset at Fox and Swann, blaming them totally for the loss. 3 — Kenny Omega def. Prince Devitt via pinfall (17:55) To the surprise of absolutely no one, this was the match of the night. Devitt defeated Omega at NJPW's Dominion earlier this year to retain his IWGP Junior Heavyweight title. Devitt — who has since lost his title to Shingo Takagi and has focused his work in Japan on building up Bullet Club — and Karl Anderson got a win over Omega and Kota Ibushi last month. In the rematch from their excellent match in Japan, Omega got his revenge. Both guys brought their A game. The finish was insane, with Omega managing to reverse a Bloody Sunday before hitting a V-Trigger and a One-Winged Angel. The crowd really loved this one. 4 — Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent Beretta) def. Drew Gulak & Timothy Thatcher (15:41) Best Friends are picking up steam here, and it might not be too long before we see them challenge The Young Bucks for the PWG World Tag Team titles. A solid back-and-forth match here, with Chuck and Trent's antics irritating the other side before erupting in a surprisingly stiff finish. Trent hit the Strong Zero on Gulak to score the win, but I came away from the match being the most impressed by Thatcher in his PWG debut. The star from nearby APW looks like he definitely belongs in Reseda. (after intermission) 5 — Kota Ibushi def. Kyle O'Reilly via pinfall (20:15) KOR looked determined to bounce back from his disappointing and controversial World title loss to Adam Cole at Oh, What A Rushmore. I personally had high hopes for this match, but something felt off about it throughout. Ibushi and KOR have been two of the best performers of the last few months in PWG, so I was surprised that they didn't click. Ibushi countered KOR's usual finishing combo and drilled him with a brutal knee to score the victory. It wasn't a bad match, but I think a lot of us were expecting more. 6 — Kevin Steen def. Colt Cabana via pinfall (12:53) The fans in Reseda were happy to see the fun-loving Colt Cabana back in the Legion Hall, and that seemed to only piss off Kevin Steen all the more. Cabana did his best to keep up, but Steen was determined to make an example out of the indie veteran. After not one, but two Pop-Up Powerbombs, Steen cracked Cabana with a Steenalizer and stood on his chest for the win. Boos all around. Kill Steen Kill, indeed. 7 — The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) def. Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero) via pinfall to retain the PWG World Tag Team titles (22:31) Another great title defense from the Brothers Jackson, who aren't showing any signs of slowing down in their quest to match their record-breaking reign from 2008 to 2010. Koslov and Romero got a rare opportunity to wrestle as the presumptive faces in this one, as The Bucks' Mount Rushmore antics have garnered even more boos. These two well-known tag teams threw everything they had at each other, but a More Bang for Your Buck on Romero turned out to be the difference-maker. Main Event — Adam Cole def. Roderick Strong via pinfall to retain the PWG World title (28:14) Cole stood tall at the end of the show that bears his name, and he didn't even need interference from the rest of Mount Rushmore this time around. Roddy had the crowd behind him and had several great moments in this nearly half-hour match. But Cole pulled out every trick in the book to stay in the match, and the crowd in Reseda knew what was about to come next. A Panama Sunrise followed up by a Last Shot put Strong away, giving Cole yet another title defense in what has been a strong 2013 for him. At the end of the show, Cole cut a great heel promo, and he was joined by Steen and The Bucks. They called out everyone in the back and tore into the PWG fans for not accepting them as the faces of the company. All four men closed by saying that PWG could throw anything at them at Mystery Vortex and All-Star Weekend — they guaranteed that they'd still be on top. This was another solid show from PWG... not as good as their last few, but definitely a good addition to what has been a great 2013 for the super indy so far. Now, all eyes will be on Mystery Vortex — like the one from earlier this year where Cole beat Steen for the World title, no matches will be announced before the show.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla: “Cole World, Cole Life, Cole Blooded” in Reseda, CA 10/19/2013 @ 8:00 PM - midnight $30 Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s "Cole World, Cole Life, Cole Blooded" Saturday, October 19, 2013 8:00 PM Bell Time American Legion Post #308 7338 Canby Ave., Reseda, CA 91335 PWG World Title: Adam Cole (c) vs. Roderick Strong PWG World Tag Team Titles: The Young Bucks (c) vs. Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero) Colt Cabana vs. Kevin Steen Kota Ibushi vs. Kyle O'Reilly Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent Beretta) vs. Drew Gulak & Timothy Thatcher Kenny Omega vs. Prince Devitt ACH, Ricochet & Shane Strickland vs. AR Fox, Johnny Guerrilla & Rich Swann Brian Cage & Jeff Cobb vs. Candice LeRae & Johnny Gargano vs. Eddie Kingston & Sami Callihan

if my math is right, @Dalton picked the most correct winners so far, so he gets to name the October show before Mystery Vortex

Recap of PWG’s "Oh, What A Rushmore" 09-28-13 Shot Of The Night - PWG - 09-28-13 POSTED BY: Jay Danielson 09/30/2013 This Chaos Column is a recap of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's September show, "Oh, What A Rushmore," a reference to the newly formed faction of Adam Cole, Kevin Steen and The Young Bucks during the fallout of last month's Battle of Los Angeles. It was another packed house in the Legion Hall in Reseda. The first match started a little after 9 p.m., and the show ended a little after 1 a.m. Excalibur's solo guest at the DVD Commentary table was Chuck Taylor, as the Best Friends were not scheduled on the card for this one. That ought to make for a fun rewatch. 1 — Will Hobbs & Willie Mack def. AR Fox & Rich Swann via pinfall (11:54) A fun opener between two very different tag teams — the power of the two Wills versus the high-flying antics of Fox and Swann. Both sides got a good amount of offense in this one, but Hobbs turned it on late in the match, to the delight of a SoCal crowd that has really taken a liking to the young talent from Palo Alto. Hobbs crushed Fox with a Spinebuster to seal it. 2 — Eddie Edwards def. Drew Gulak via submission (15:33) This was a technical wrestling matchup that has become a lot more common in PWG these days, with Gulak making his debut for the company after years of building indie hype in places like CHIKARA, CZW and EVOLVE. Gulak looked pretty impressive in his first PWG match, but this turned out to be Edwards' night, as he pulled off a nice reversal to lock in the Beast Choker for the victory. 3 — Roderick Strong def. Davey Richards, Eddie Kingston and Sami Callihan via pinfall (18:49) If you enjoy watching four dudes brawl all around an entire venue, this match is for you. This quartet of heavy-hitters used every part of the ring and every part of the outside area in the Legion Hall to wear each other down, with Kingston and Callihan teeing off at each other at one point with as many chairs as they could get their hands on. The match turned toward a violent throwdown between Strong and Richards back in the ring, and Roddy hit the End of Heartache to clinch the win. Strong looked really good here, I have to say. 4 — Johnny Guerrilla def. Ricochet via pinfall (20:05) This was a thrill ride from beginning to end, as Guerrilla and Ricochet went back and forth with crazy aerial moves, trying to one-up each other. Guerrilla didn't seem to like the fact that Ricochet was getting the love from the Reseda crowd, which turned him more violent toward the end of the match. The fans really wanted Ricochet to pull it out, but Guerrilla was able to get a quick roll-up after a furious sequence of near-misses to land the win. 5 — Kevin Steen def. ACH via pinfall (16:22) Steen got an interesting reaction from Reseda in his first match since joining up with Adam Cole and The Young Bucks, with a few more boos than usual sprinkled into the noise. This was the PWG debut for Texas native ACH, who fans recognized for his work in Ring of Honor. ACH definitely put on a show with his high-flying skills, but this was always going to be a night to witness Kill Steen Kill. A pop-up powerbomb that made it look like ACH was about to hit the light fixtures punctuated this victory. (intermission) — Karl Anderson and Kenny Omega go through their respective entrances for the next match, with Kota Ibushi joining Omega in his corner. Before the bell rings, though, Anderson stops Referee Rick Knox and asks for a microphone. He says he isn't going to be outnumbered in this match, so he brought a friend of his own. Through the curtain steps... Prince Devitt, the man who beat Omega in the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match back at Dominion in New Japan! The sight of the leader of the Bullet Club clearly shocks Omega, but he regains his composure long enough to snatch the microphone from Anderson and say since the four of them are out there... why not turn this into a tag match? Ring the bell! 6 — Prince Devitt & Karl Anderson def. The Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) via pinfall (19:47) Boys and girls, we have a new PWG Match of the Year contender. This impromptu match had the crowd buzzing from the opening bell all the way to the finish, and it was well-deserved hype. Not everyone has gotten the chance to see Devitt in the ring over here, and they've been missing out. He was electric, but The Golden Lovers matched his intensity the whole way. Anderson looked like he got hampered by a potential injury midway through the match, which made it look like the Lovers were gonna take it. But Anderson showed it was all a ruse, playing possum to ambush Ibushi and then tag Devitt in for his Bloody Sunday DDT. Long standing ovation after this one. Hopefully this isn't the last we'll see of Devitt in Reseda. 7 — The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) def. Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae via pinfall to retain the PWG World Tag Team titles (23:42) A match created from the fallout of the BOLA finale, The Bucks got everything they asked for and then some from the newly formed tag team of Johnny and Candice. There was a real chemistry between the two, and it looks like they might really work as a tandem moving forward. In typical Bucks fashion, though, whenever Candice was in the ring, they seemed to step up the intensity of their moves. This got the Reseda crowd upset, and the Bucks ate it up. After a particularly brutal Stereo Superkick to Candice, Johnny managed to tag himself back in the match, even though he looked absolutely worn out. The Brothers Jackson hit a More Bang For Your Buck on him to get the win. Really good tag title match, just a tick below the wild ladder fest at TEN. Main Event — Adam Cole def. Kyle O'Reilly via pinfall to retain the PWG World title (27:43) This was Cole's toughest test since winning the PWG World title, as KOR kept the hot streak from his Battle of Los Angeles win going in this one. Very even match throughout, with neither one really gaining an upper hand for the majority of the time. That is, until the end, when the rest of Mount Rushmore hit the ring, first taking out Rick Knox and then putting some extra punishment on KOR. The Reseda crowd was upset at this finish, but... that was the entire point. Cole covered KOR to get the win, which prompted a further beatdown from Mount Rushmore. Several others from the back soon hit the ring to help clear out the damage, including the victorious Roderick Strong, Eddie Edwards, Will Hobbs and Willie Mack. Mount Rushmore scampered off, but the damage was done. Afterwards, Roddy grabbed the microphone and called out Cole, saying he wants a title match at the next PWG show. This card had plenty of great matches, headlined by the Bullet Club-Golden Lovers showcase and a red-hot Guerrilla vs. Ricochet. The main event outcome soured some folks, and I honestly think it could have been handled better. But it'll be interesting to see where PWG goes from here with Mount Rushmore. The company hasn't announced its plans for its October show yet, but the word is they'll finish the year with a second Mystery Vortex in November and an All-Star Weekend in December.

Tony "Dalton" Khan is back

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla: “Oh, What a Rushmore” in Reseda, CA 09/28/2013 @ 8:00 PM - midnight $30 Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s "Oh, What a Rushmore" Saturday, September 28, 2013 8:00 PM Bell Time American Legion Post #308 7338 Canby Ave., Reseda, CA 91335 After an explosive finale to the 2013 Battle of Los Angeles Tournament, PWG will return later this month to the Legion Hall in Reseda for their first show in what Kevin Steen, Adam Cole and The Young Bucks are calling "The Mount Rushmore Era." The four members of the new group will headline the show, which has two world title matches and the PWG debuts of indie talents ACH and Drew Gulak. PWG World Title: Adam Cole (c) vs. Kyle O'Reilly PWG World Tag Team Titles: The Young Bucks (c) vs. Candice LeRae & Johnny Gargano ACH vs. Kevin Steen Karl Anderson vs. Kenny Omega Johnny Guerrilla vs. Ricochet Davey Richards vs. Eddie Kingston vs. Roderick Strong vs. Sami Callihan Drew Gulak vs. Eddie Edwards AR Fox & Rich Swann vs. Will Hobbs & Willie Mack

Recap of PWG’s "Battle of Los Angeles 2013, Night 2" 08-25-13 Shot Of The Night - PWG - 08-25-13 POSTED BY: Jay Danielson 08/27/2013 This Chaos Column is a recap of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's 2013 Battle of Los Angeles, Night 2, at American Legion Post #308 in Reseda on August 24, 2013. Night 2 of Battle of Los Angeles was an all-timer for PWG, including a shocking finale that will undoubtedly resonate through the scene for years to come. Excalibur had a who's who with him at the DVD Commentary desk, including: Chuck Taylor, Kenny Omega, Kevin Steen, Adam Cole, Rocky Romero, Referee Rick Knox and Roderick Strong. 1 — Johnny Guerrilla def. Roderick Strong via pinfall (19:53) I wouldn't have predicted that this match would've been the quarterfinal the blew the roof off of the Legion Hall in Reseda, but it did. Johnny Guerrilla looked like he was shot out of a cannon for this one, hitting incredible spot after incredible spot. Roderick Strong also put in what I would consider to be his best match in a PWG ring. This match got the "fight forever" chant, despite the fact that it was the first of quite a few for this card. Guerrilla finished Strong with a Starship Pain after a wild sequence to advance to the semifinals. 2 — Kyle O'Reilly def. Davey Richards via submission (17:38) Maybe it was going to be impossible to follow up what we saw in the opener, but this second quarterfinal seemed to fall flat. O'Reilly and Richards, on paper, should have had a great technical matchup. But this was disjointed, and it looked like there was something off with Richards for most of the way. KOR got the crowd back toward the end with his big move combo to finish it off, yet this felt immediately like it would go down as the biggest miss on the card. 3 — Kenny Omega def. Ricochet via pinfall (12:39) The Reseda crowd got right back up after KOR-Richards, though, because Omega and Ricochet went all the way out for a little over a dozen minutes. This was a match where it seemed like the two were trying to one-up each other the whole way. Omega pulled off an absolutely ridiculous counter to a Ricochet dive, which led to a V-Trigger that felt like it took Ricochet's head off. The One-Winged Angel followed shortly, putting Omega into the semifinals. 4 — Kevin Steen def. Kota Ibushi via pinfall (21:43) Like in Night 1, Steen was the pure Kill Steen Kill version of himself on Night 2. While Ibushi dazzled the crowd with his striking and aerial moves, Steen looked like he just wanted to rip the Japanese star limb from limb. This was a ridiculous match that ended in an even more ridiculous way — Steen countering the Kamigoye and then immediately spiking Ibushi into the turnbuckle with the always-brutal Steenalizer, which we haven't seen in quite some time. 5 — AR Fox and Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero) def. Will Hobbs and Dark & Lovely (Human Tornado & Scorpio Sky) via submission (11:36) The crowd in Reseda seems to have taken a liking to young Will Hobbs, but he was unable to pull off an upset here. The love for Hobbs seemed to frustrate AR Fox, who went out of his way to take out Hobbs whenever momentum was rolling for him. Forever Hooligans got in a ton of offense and put away Dark & Lovely for the win, with Koslov hitting the Red Scare (Russian leg sweep into a bridging cobra clutch) on Human Tornado for the victory. 6 (after intermission)— Kyle O'Reilly def. Johnny Guerrilla via pinfall (24:27) Two of the hottest talents in PWG right now, based on sheer momentum, entered this semifinal — and you could never really tell at any point who was going to come out with the victory. KOR did a good job early of trying to keep Johnny Guerrilla grounded, but that could only work for so long. KOR looked worn down, yet he kicked out after Guerrilla's escalating offense time and time again. In the end, it was some old-school wrestling that gave KOR the victory, as he quickly rolled up Guerrilla with an impressive maneuver to snatch the victory. 7 — Kenny Omega def. Kevin Steen via pinfall (20:29) Say it with me: Match. Of. The. Year. This was an instant classic between two of the best wrestlers ever to step foot in a PWG ring. The crowd was split right down the middle for this one, which seemed to irritate Steen all the more. Steen told Omega throughout the match that he was destroy him like he did his boy Ibushi, and that really fired Omega up. These two guys threw everything they had at each other — powerbombs, dives, absolutely sick turnbuckle attacks, you name it. But Omega was able to reverse Steen's attempt at another Steenalizer into a One-Winged Angel from the middle rope for the victory. Unreal stuff here. Omega goes to the final. 8 — Adam Cole and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) def. Eddie Edwards, Johnny Gargano and Paul London (16:44) This served as a great bridge between that incredible semifinal and the main event. Cole and The Bucks cooled off the crowd some with their comedic heel work, and when this match really got going, it still delivered. Gargano and Cole's bad blood from TEN look to be quite fresh, and the former challenger for the world title seemed close to pulling off the win here on multiple occasions. But a Superkick Party gave way to More Bang for Your Buck on London, and the champs kept their hot streak going. Main Event — Kyle O'Reilly def. Kenny Omega via pinfall to win the 2013 Battle of Los Angeles Tournament (28:13) This didn't quite get up to the level of Steen-Omega, but man, it was close. KOR looked like he wouldn't be able to go the distance here, as Omega's freak physical condition gave him an early advantage that he continued through the first half. But when KOR turned it on at the halfway point, the Reseda crowd really started to believe that his red-hot summer was going to end with a massive BOLA victory. Both men hit their furious combo of finishing moves near the half-hour mark, and it took KOR not one, not two, but three straight brainbusters on Omega to score the pinfall. Phenomenal tournament with a fitting final. This will go down as one of the greats for PWG. After the match, PWG champion Adam Cole came out to give his congratulations "to the second best member of Future Shock." KOR and Cole came face-to-face in the ring, and that's when things got insane. The Young Bucks charged the ring and ambushed KOR before both Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae ran down to attempt a save. Cole and The Bucks destroyed both with superkicks. That sent Kevin Steen charging down the ramp, along with referee Rick Knox. As Knox tried to break up the fight, Steen turned around... AND DROPPED KNOX WITH A PACKAGE PILEDRIVER. He then hit one on O'Reilly before destroying the BOLA trophy, which he told fans he would do on Night 1. This brought basically the entire roster out, to which Steen, Cole and the Bucks made their escape. O'Reilly recovered and then cut a promo thanking the fans for their support. Wow. What an insane way to end an incredible couple of nights. Kyle O'Reilly's hot streak has taken him to the very top of PWG, and he's definitely looking like championship material after this run. Omega and Steen's semifinal was the match of the weekend for me, but you can't overlook the trio of matches featuring Johnny Guerrilla and the excellent work of Kota Ibushi and Ricochet. And now it looks like Steen is going to be joining up with the Young Bucks and his longtime rival Cole, further shown by this promo that PWG posted after the show: Welcome to the Mount Rushmore Era of PWG. Business is definitely picking up in Reseda.

I'll throw this out there, too: whoever has the best prediction record after BOLA Night 2 and the September show I've already run in this save can name the October show... before I run Mystery Vortex II in November and an All-Star Weekend in December good luck to all

Recap of PWG’s "Battle of Los Angeles 2013, Night 1" 08-24-13 Shot Of The Night - PWG - 08-24-13 POSTED BY: Jay Danielson 08/25/2013 This Chaos Column is a recap of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's 2013 Battle of Los Angeles, Night 1, at American Legion Post #308 in Reseda on August 24, 2013. We'll have a recap of tonight's final later this week on the site. All eight quarterfinal matches in this year's BOLA tournament were contested in front of a capacity crowd in the Legion Hall, and the show included a trios match featuring PWG champions Adam Cole and The Young Bucks. There's a lot to get to here, so let's dive right in. 1 — Kyle O'Reilly def. Karl Anderson via submission (18:24) Again, it's been the Summer of KOR in PWG, and the latest proof was his opening win over "Machine Gun" to kick off this year's BOLA. This was a hard-hitting matchup, with Anderson bringing some of the strong style of NJPW over to wear KOR down. But, as the case has often been with KOR during this hot streak, once he pulls off his chain of impressive technical moves, it's over. "The Five-Move Combo of Doom" finished with a Cross Armbreaker, and Anderson just had to submit. 2 — Roderick Strong def. Brian Cage via pinfall (13:11) There was a pretty scary moment in this match when Strong took a powerbomb on the outside that he was very slow to get up from. He stayed in the match, though, and powered through to take out Cage. It was impressive to see him lift the big man up for his End of Heartache backbreaker finisher, which got him through to Night 2 of this year's tournament. 3 — Kota Ibushi def. Sami Callihan via pinfall (16:23) Ibushi might just be one of the best talents working anywhere in the world right now, and he put on a show for the PWG faithful in his first BOLA match. This was also a good showing for Callihan, who proved he could hang with Ibushi without turning the match into a straightforward brawl. Ibushi got so high up on his finishing Phoenix Splash that I thought he was going to hit the ceiling inside the Legion Hall. Excellent match. 4 — Ricochet def. Rocky Romero via pinfall (12:29) To my surprise, Ricochet and Romero immediately one-upped the Ibushi-Callihan match with a 12-minute aerial assault that didn't slow down for a single second. These two dudes went all out, and it was incredible to witness. It felt like they used every square inch of the ring and the ropes to soar into the air. Romero came extremely close to pulling out a "sneaky style" win on several occasions, but Ricochet held on until he was able to hit a picture-perfect 630 Senton for the victory. This was the match of the night, hands down. 5 — Adam Cole and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) def. Candice LeRae and Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) (20:10) While I would have expected this one to go in the main event slot, PWG decided to cut the eight first-round matches in half and put the special trios match in the middle. This had some really fun tag team action in it, but one of the highlights happened before the bell — when Chuck Taylor hit a standing moonsault onto Matt Jackson's jacket, to the delight of the Reseda crowd. I really thought the non-champs were going to pull off the upset here, but some stereo superkicks from the Bucks and a Florida Keys from Cole onto Candice scored the win. After the match, Best Friends and The Bucks continued to mix it up, which makes me think we could see a title match between those two teams soon. 6 (after intermission)— Johnny Guerrilla def. Paul London via pinfall (15:47) Johnny Guerrilla's surprise debut at TEN wasn't a one-off by any means, and he kept things going into BOLA with a good second match in PWG. I will say, though, for two guys that probably have squared off quite a lot in the past... they didn't seem to be on the same page for this one. Guerrilla was able to recover enough to pull off a nice finishing sequence for the victory, but I personally would have expected more from this match. 7 — Kenny Omega def. Eddie Kingston via pinfall (14:29) It's been five years since we've seen Eddie Kingston in a PWG ring. Since then, he's become the longtime grand champion of Chikara in Philly, where his style is a crazy-good contrast to the characters and gimmicks over there. Kingston and Omega went to war in this match, as there were several stretches where it looked like it would have fit right in with an old All Japan match. Omega's speed was ultimately too much for Kingston, though, as he hit the One-Winged Angel for the win. This was a fun return for Kingston, and I hope we get to see more of him in PWG moving forward. 8 — Davey Richards def. Eddie Edwards via submission (20:28) The American Wolves continue to work together in places such as Ring of Honor, but they haven't teamed up in their most recent PWG run. The BOLA bracket made it easy for them to cross paths in singles competition, and we were treated to an emotional and violent contest between the two partners. What ultimately got Richards over the top in this one was his ability to escalate things just a little more than Edwards, and his 14:59 (Keylock) finisher caused his fellow Wolf to reluctantly tap out. Main Event — Kevin Steen def. Johnny Gargano via pinfall (21:45) Steen looked determined to take more of his anger out on Gargano after neither man failed to capture the PWG World title from Adam Cole in that brutal Guerrilla Warfare match at TEN last month. Gargano stayed hot, and you could tell the crowd was really behind him as the match went on. That seemed to anger Steen even more, and he finally put Gargano down with a devastating Pop-Up Powerbomb to finish the first round. After the match, Steen grabbed a microphone and immediately cut an angry promo, calling himself "Mr. PWG" and saying that he built this place into what it is today. He then warned the crowd that at the second night of BOLA, he would show everybody on the entire roster that he still runs things in Reseda. This was a red-hot Night 1 of BOLA. Ricochet-Romero was phenomenal, and I would say that Ibushi-Callihan and Omega-Kingston weren't too far behind. The only real drop-offs of the night came in the Guerrilla-London match and that rough powerbomb moment with Strong and Cage. The card for tonight's Night 2 action is already out, and it's shaping up to be one of the best nights in the Legion Hall in recent memory. 🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍 PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA'S BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES 2013, NIGHT 2 BOLA Quarterfinal: Johnny Guerrilla vs. Roderick Strong BOLA Quarterfinal: Davey Richards vs. Kyle O'Reilly BOLA Quarterfinal: Kenny Omega vs. Ricochet BOLA Quarterfinal: Kevin Steen vs. Kota Ibushi BOLA Semifinal: Guerrilla/Strong vs. Richards/O'Reilly BOLA Semifinal: Omega/Ricochet vs. Steen/Ibushi BOLA Final: ??? vs. ??? AR Fox and Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero) vs. Will Hobbs and Dark & Lovely (Human Tornado & Scorpio Sky) Adam Cole and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. Eddie Edwards, Johnny Gargano & Paul London

my only Cliff Compton story is that I know a woman who once went on a date with him he apparently was nice PUSH CLIFF

Cliff Compton, wow

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla: "Battle of Los Angeles, Night 1" in Reseda, CA 08/24/2013 @ 8:00 PM - Midnight SOLD OUT Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s "Battle of Los Angeles, Night 1" Saturday, August 24, 2013 8:00 PM Bell Time American Legion Post #308 7338 Canby Ave., Reseda, CA 91335 Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's famed Battle of Los Angeles Tournament kicks off its ninth edition later this month. Sixteen of the best independent professional wrestlers in the world will collide in a two-night event, with the winner earning a shot at Adam Cole's PWG World title. Here's the Night 1 lineup, which will feature all eight quarterfinal matches and a special six-man tag match with the PWG champs: Karl Anderson vs. Kyle O'Reilly Brian Cage vs. Roderick Strong Kota Ibushi vs. Sami Callihan Ricochet vs. Rocky Romero Johnny Guerrilla vs. Paul London Eddie Kingston vs. Kenny Omega Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards Johnny Gargano vs. Kevin Steen Special Six-Man Tag: Adam Cole & The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent Beretta) & Candice LeRae

Recap of PWG’s "TEN" 07-26-13 Shot Of The Night - PWG - 07-26-13 POSTED BY: Jay Danielson 07/28/2013 This Chaos Column is a recap of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's 10th anniversary show, "TEN," at American Legion Post #308 in Reseda on June 26, 2013. Once again, there was a capacity crowd in the Legion Hall, as PWG celebrated a decade of what it calls "The Very Best Professional Wrestling in the Universe." The first match started at 9:10 p.m., and the show ended a little after 1 a.m. Excalibur's guests at the DVD Commentary Table were Roderick Strong, Adam Cole, Referee Rick Knox, Chuck Taylor and Rocky Romero. 1 — Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent) & Candice LeRae def. AR Fox, B-Boy & Samuray Del Sol and Peter Avalon, Rust Taylor & Willie Mack via pinfall (10:52) Things got rolling with a chaotic but fun "triple trios match," which showcased a mixture of SoCal talents and some of the recent PWG mainstays. PWG original Scott Lost was ringside for this match, and the finale really got going when AR Fox inadvertently struck the retired wrestler-turned-comic book artist and usual backstage presence. Lost hit Fox with a Diamond Cutter as Candice LeRae scored the pinfall over Pretty Peter Avalon with her Heartbreaker finisher. 2 — Sami Callihan def. Will Hobbs via submission (12:47) The second match of the night wasn't the prettiest one you'll find, as it was about two guys simply beating the snot out of each other. This was a PWG debut for Hobbs, a young talent from Palo Alto who has been working in All Pro Wrestling for the last few years. This was my first time seeing Hobbs live, and he looks like one to watch for the future, as he's got charisma, athleticism and a ton of power. But this match was ultimately about Callihan rebounding from his title loss to Adam Cole last month, and he eventually wore down Hobbs before applying the Stretch Muffler for the win. 3 — Davey Richards def. Paul London via pinfall (13:26) This was a really fun clash of styles, as Richards tried to keep London grounded throughout the match but was unable to keep the high-flyer on his level. But London also showed that he's got the technical chops to hang with Richards, which created a great back-and-forth. Richards turned the physicality up toward the end and nearly took London's head off with a Creeping death (discus roundhouse kick) to score the victory. 4 — Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero) def. Dark & Lovely (Human Tornado & Scorpio Sky) via submission (12:59) Koslov and Romero recently recaptured the IWGP Junior Heavyweight tag titles in New Japan, and they looked like a team on a mission in Reseda on Saturday night. The veterans in the PWG crowd were happy to see the return of familiar faces Human Tornado and Scorpio Sky, and the reunited Dark & Lovely team got quite a bit of aerial offense in this match. Still, Koslov and Romero were a step ahead, and Romero's Diablo Armbar forced a tap out from Sky as Koslov took out Tornado on the other side of the ring. A solid tag team affair, and I wonder if we'll be seeing any more of Human Tornado and Scorpio Sky... or if this was just an anniversary show reunion. 5 — Johnny Guerrilla def. Brian Cage via pinfall (19:37) After Cage entered first, the Legion Hall crowd starting buzzing, wondering who would be the mystery "big name" debut. Some psychedelic rock music blared out as out through the curtain stepped... John Hennigan! The former WWE star, who lives in Los Angeles, was announced as "Johnny Guerrilla," which I hope is a naming convention that sticks around for as long as he's away from the fed. There might have been some skepticism as to if Johnny could hang with the PWG style, but that was put to rest almost immediately. He had a ton of creative offense in this one, and the amped-up crowd seemed to bring out even more in Cage. The big man looked like he was going to pull off the win multiple times, but Johnny hit a string of reversals that eventually led to his Starship Pain finisher. What a memorable surprise debut for Guerrilla, who told the crowd as he exited that he'd be back for BOLA next month. 6 (after intermission) — Kyle O'Reilly def. Karl Anderson via submission (17:26) The summer of KOR continues, as this was my favorite match of the non-title ones. "Machine Gun" came back to PWG sporting a new attitude, as he's one of the members of the recently created Bullet Club stable in New Japan. This was an even more violent version of Anderson than the last time Reseda crowds saw him, and he even got some boos for what he was doing to O'Reilly at times. KOR stayed tough, though, getting the advantage towards the end of the match with a furious finishing combo of German Suplex-to-Brainbuster-to-Cross Armbreaker. Once he locked on that ARMageddon, it was over. Anderson tapped, and KOR got another momentum-building win heading into BOLA. 7 — Adam Cole def. Johnny Gargano and Kevin Steen in a Guerrilla Warfare match to retain the PWG World title (22:37) This match was absolutely brutal... in a good way. One table, what felt like a dozen chairs, a trash can plus lid and a traffic cone were all used in this match. Gargano and Steen sort of teamed up on Cole throughout the match, as the champion took a crazy amount of punishment. Gargano put Cole in the trash can and slammed it on his head, then Steen gave Cole a sick Brainbuster onto the top turnbuckle that drew an "Ole!" pop in honor of the departed El Generico. It felt like there was absolutely no way Cole was going to win this match, and Gargano and Steen soon went head to head for momentum. Gargano was able to take Steen out, which turned his attention toward a dazed Cole. When Gargano went for his finisher, Cole rolled him up out of nowhere and escaped with yet another title defense. Cole quickly took his belt and escaped. Steen, stunned that he lost a title match without getting pinned, took out his frustrations on Gargano before storming off to the back. Main Event — The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeated The Dojo Bros (Roderick Strong & Eddie Edwards), Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi)) and The Inner City Machine Guns (Ricochet & Rich Swann) in a Ladder Match to retain the PWG World Tag Team titles (20:10) This match featured three different ladders, including a gigantic one that almost scraped the ceiling in the Legion Hall. All four teams brought their A game with some inventive spots, most notably with Ricochet clearing the steel post and a medium-sized ladder for a corner suicide dive onto Kenny Omega. That move is sure to be one you'll see online sooner rather than later. In the end, The Young Bucks would take control of the match after Nick hit Rich Swann through a table with a Sunset Flip Powerbomb over a ladder. A massive Superkick Party took out the Dojo Bros and the Golden Lovers, giving Nick enough time to climb the ladder and retrieve the belts for the Bucks. Even though neither title match ended with a change, they were both a ton of fun to watch. Roderick Strong grabbed the microphone after the main event and thanked the fans. Then Excalibur did the same, acknowledging the crowd for helping a company that started with just a handful of SoCal wrestlers in 2003 turn into one of the best independent wrestling promotions on the planet. Another highlight of the post-show was a large number of wrestlers and Rick Knox signing the trash can lid from the Guerrilla Warfare match and giving it to super fan "Legion Larry." The match of the night was the ladder match, and I would say it's probably the top contender for Match of the Year in PWG right now. My other two favorites were the Guerrilla Warfare match, followed by KOR vs. Anderson... but I will have to say the surprise debut of "Johnny Guerrilla" was also a major highlight of the night. PWG has already announced that Battle of Los Angeles 2013 will be held on the final Saturday and Sunday nights in August. The full 16-man bracket will be announced next week.

fun surprise for me, too! I’ve got another future AEW talent that was just starting out in 2013 who will be on the card after BOLA, too

^ this is a good idea that I might steal for mine

I’ll post TEN in the next couple of days, but I try to stay a few events ahead whenever I do a dynasty so I’ve already run BOLA and… I think y’all are going to enjoy it a mixture of what PWG actually did and what PWG could have done

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla: “TEN” in Reseda, CA 07/26/2013 @ 8:00 PM - 11:30 PM $30 Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s "TEN" Saturday, July 26, 2013 8:00 PM Bell Time American Legion Post #308 7338 Canby Ave., Reseda, CA 91335 Pro Wrestling Guerrilla returns to Reseda next month for their 10th anniversary show, fittingly called TEN. Both of the world titles will be on the line in no-holds-barred multi-side matches, a rumored "big name debut" will step through a mini-Mystery Vortex, and the special occasion will feature several PWG returns. Ladder Match for the PWG World Tag Team Titles: The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (c) vs. The Dojo Bros (Eddie Edwards & Roderick Strong) vs. Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) vs. The Inner City Machine Guns (Rich Swann & Ricochet) Guerrilla Warfare Match for the PWG World Title: Adam Cole (c) vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Kevin Steen "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson vs. Kyle O'Reilly Brian Cage vs. Mystery Debut Dark & Lovely (Human Tornado & Scorpio Sky) vs. Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero) Davey Richards vs. Paul London Sami Callihan vs. Will Hobbs Triple Trios Match: AR Fox, B-Boy & Samuray Del Sol vs. Candace LeRae and Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent) vs. Peter Avalon, Rust Taylor & Willie Mack

yeah, I stuck with what PWG actually did for this event for most of this card — just replaced who they had (because I did not want to book him) with Gargano I’ll go ahead and share that the main event of TEN is Cole vs. Gargano vs. Steen in a 3-way Guerrilla Warfare match

Okada Nakamura Tanahashi Shibata Makabe Honma TenCozy Bullet Club Time Splitters Gedo, Jado & Friends

Recap of PWG’s "Is Your Body Ready?" 06-15-13 Shot Of The Night - PWG - 06-15-13 POSTED BY: Jay Danielson 06/17/2013 This Chaos Column is a recap of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's "Is Your Body Ready?" at American Legion Post #308 in Reseda on June 15, 2013. As usual, there was a capacity crowd in the Legion Hall, as PWG held its first event since March's All-Star Weekend. The first match started at 9:15 p.m., and the show ended a little after 1 a.m. Excalibur's guests at the DVD Commentary Table were Referee Rick Knox, Kevin Steen, Sami Callahan and Chuck Taylor. 1 — Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) def. Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero) via pinfall (15:15) The opener was clearly the best match of the night, and for good reason. Reseda welcomed back Kenny Omega, whose tag team with Kota Ibushi is one of the hottest things in all of Japanese wrestling right now. Rocky Romero's return also got a big pop, as his team with Alex Koslov is making big strides both in New Japan and Ring of Honor. This match had a ton of fantastic spots, including a phenomenal sequence where Ibushi and Romero rattled off counter after counter against each other. All in all, it was a perfect first match in three months for PWG, with Omega destroying Romero with a One-WInged Angel from the top rope as Ibushi hit Koslov on a suicide dive to the outside. 2 — Kyle O'Reilly def. Davey Richards via submission (19:39) The second match of the night was very different from the first, as Kyle O'Reilly locked up with Davey Richards in a technical wrestling clinic that a number of fans on the West Coast have been treated to over the past year. Richards worked O'Reilly's right ankle throughout the match, and it looked like it was going to be all over when Richards was able to lock in his patented Ankle Lock. But O'Reilly managed to roll out of the maneuver and work his way into his ARMageddon (Armbar), which forced Richards to surprisingly tap out. Huge win for KOR. 3 — The Dojo Bros (Eddie Edwards & Roderick Strong) def. Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent) via pinfall (20:09) I hope Chuckie T got all of his jokes in with Excalibur on commentary before this match, because the ending was not kind to him. This was a fun balance of serious wrestling from The Dojo Bros and great comedy from Chuck and Trent, who he's been tagging with more frequently on the independent scene. Best Friends came close to stealing a victory several times, but Eddie and Roddy turned it on late. Eddie hit Trent with a Top Rope Double Stomp, allowing Roddy to drill Chuck with the DBR Backbreaker to get the pin. 4 — Johnny Gargano def. Kevin Steen via pinfall (19:55) I'm not sure there were very many people in Reseda who saw this coming on Saturday night. Steen has been on a warpath since losing the PWG World Title to Adam Cole, and Gargano seemed like he would just be the next in a line of victories. But Gargano held his own against Steen, and then some, by brawling right back with the heavy hitter both inside and outside the ring. In the midst of some chaos, Rick Knox took a hit, which opened the door for Cole to run in with the title belt. He smacked Steen with it and almost got Gargano, too. But Gargano was able to drop Cole with a Slingshot DDT, then quickly roll up a dazed Steen as Knox came to his senses. Fun match and big win for Gargano, even if it came with some Cole antics. 5 (After Intermission) — The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) def. AR Fox & Samuray Del Sol via pinfall to retain the PWG World Tag Team titles (22:18) The unlikely tag team of AR Fox and Samuray Del Sol, the latter of which has been rumored to be in WWE's sights, gave The Young Bucks everything they had in this co-main event. All four men brought their A game in this one, but it ultimately was The Bucks who got the last laugh. A Superkick Party paved the way for More Bang For Your Buck on SDS, which extended the Jacksons' impressive third championship reign that started back at DDT4 in January. Main Event — Adam Cole def. Sami Callihan in a Last Man Standing match to retain the PWG World Title (27:53) There was a rumor that this was originally planned to be a 60-minute Iron Man match, but I'm not sure either of these two guys would've lasted past the halfway point of that one. Cole and Callahan absolutely brutalized each other in this match, with plenty of stiff shots from both men. It was one of the hardest-hitting PWG main events I can remember, and the Reseda crowd ate it up. The match ended outside the ring, as Cole dropped Callihan onto the floor with a hard slam and then set his head up against the ring post for a brutal Last Shot knee. Callihan had no chance of getting up from that one as Rick Knox counted to 10. After celebrating the win, Cole went to continue his assault on Callihan before Steen came out from the back. Cole escaped the wrath of Steen, who grabbed a microphone after the match and cut a promo about how he's ready to reclaim his spot on top of PWG soon. This was a great return card for PWG. The Match of the Night had to be the opener, but the Bucks' title defense was right up there. This will go down as one of the better shows of the year, and I'm sure a lot of people will want to get their hands on the DVD from it. PWG will celebrate its 10th anniversary at the end of July with "TEN," followed by the Battle of Los Angeles Tournament in August. Details about those shows will be coming soon, but fans afterwards are already buzzing about the potential of Omega and Ibushi being involved in BOLA.

I didn't have access to ROH TV after the Sinclair takeover, so I'm not quite as familiar with this era — but yeah, as @CGN91 said, that roster is S T A C K E D

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla: “Is Your Body Ready?” in Reseda, CA 06/15/2013 @ 8:00 PM - 11:30 PM $30 Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s "Is Your Body Ready?" Saturday, June 15, 2013 8:00 PM Bell Time American Legion Post #308 7338 Canby Ave., Reseda, CA 91335 Last Man Standing Match for the PWG World Title: Adam Cole (c) vs. Sami Callahan PWG World Tag Team Titles: The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (c) vs. AR Fox & Samuray Del Sol Johnny Gargano vs. "Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent) vs. The Dojo Bros (Eddie Edwards & Roderick Strong) Davey Richards vs. Kyle O'Reilly Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero) vs. The Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi)

Editor's Note: After having fun with my very short-lived current day PWG dynasty, I'm rolling with another low-frills one on the new boards — this time, using Bigpapa's excellent 2013 mod to bounce back to what I would consider the promotion's golden days in Reseda. I'm going to stick with the SoCalUncensored.com format from my last one, because I don't have a lot of time during the fall to do much additional writing. I'll be using what actually happened at PWG in 2013 as a guide, especially early on. However, as you might notice from the very first show, I'm not booking several wrestlers from this time period who were later found out to be controversial or criminal individuals. Forget realism. I'm not going to give those people the virtual time of day. With that being said, let's guerrilla.

PWG WORLD TITLE Current Champion: Kenny Omega (second reign) Defeated Adam Cole at All-Star Weekend 10 (December 2013) 🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍 PWG WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES Current Champions: The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (third reigns) Defeated The Unbreakable F'n Machines at DDT4 2013 (January 2013) 🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍 PWG BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES TOURNAMENT 2013 Champion: Kyle O'Reilly (first title) Defeated Kenny Omega in the final