Pro Wrestling Guerilla has announced they will return with another show in September.
The company announced tonight that Threemendous VI will take place on Sunday, September 26 at the Globe Theater in Los Angeles. No matches or talent were announced.
PWG has not held a show since Makings of a Varsity Athlete back in December of 2019. A show called Kobe planned for March of 2020 was cancelled due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. Their first show back will be on August 1 when they will hold Mystery Vortex 7, a card where matches and talent are not announced until the show begins.
The last Threemendous card was held on July 13, 2018. On that card, then PWG World Champion WALTER defeated Brody King to retain the title.
The current PWG World Champion is Bandido, who won the title at Makings of a Varsity Athlete, defeating Jeff Cobb. Zachary Wentz and Desmond Xavier hold the PWG World Tag Team titles, but they signed with the WWE during the pandemic, making the status of the titles unclear.
The company announced the show Monday evening. It will take place at the Globe Theater in downtown Los Angeles, which has been their home base for shows since 2018. Participants and matches for Mystery Vortex cards are not revealed ahead of time.
This will be the first PWG show since “The Makings of a Varsity Athlete” took place in December of 2019. An event called “KOBE” was scheduled for March of 2020, but that show was delayed due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. PWG officially announced their return last month, announcing the August 1 date.
Current champions in the company are Bandido, who carries the PWG World Heavyweight Championship, and The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz) are the PWG World Tag Team Champions. During the course of the pandemic, The Rascalz signed with the WWE, where they are in NXT and are the NXT Tag Team Champions as MSK. PWG has not addressed the status of their tag team titles.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla is returning with its first show since 2019.
It was announced on Thursday night that PWG will make its return with an event on Sunday, August 1. Further details about the show haven’t been revealed.
This will be PWG’s first event since “The Makings of a Varsity Athlete” in December 2019. The promotion was supposed to run an event titled “KOBE” in March 2020, but that was postponed following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. PWG announced at the time:
Out of concern for the safety of our fans and performers, and to comply with California’s new policy on gatherings of 250 or more people, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla will be postponing our event, KOBE, previously scheduled for March 29, 2020.
While we do have a rescheduled date planned for KOBE, due to the fluidity of the global pandemic we will assess the situation and make an announcement as soon as possible.
Tickets purchased for KOBE will be honored on the rescheduled date, however fans wishing for a refund can do so by contacting [email protected].
Thank you for your patience, and please stay safe.
Bandido is the current PWG World Champion and was scheduled to defend his title against Jonathan Gresham at KOBE. The Rascalz’s Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz held the PWG Tag Team titles but are now signed to WWE. Xavier & Wentz are now known as MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) in NXT and are the NXT Tag Team Champions.
PWG’s home venue is the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
As expected after California announced a policy on gatherings of 250 or more people, PWG has postponed its March 29 show at the Globe Theater in Los Angeles.
“Out of concern for the safety of our fans and performers, and to comply with California’s new policy on gatherings of 250 or more people, Pro Wrestling Guerilla will be postponing our event, KOBE, previously scheduled for March 29, 2020,” the company told the Wrestling Observer. “While we do have a rescheduled date planned for KOBE, due to the fluidity of the global pandemic we will assess the situation and make an announcement as soon as possible. Tickets purchased for KOBE will be honored on the rescheduled date, however fans wishing for a refund can do so by contacting [email protected]. Thank you for your patience, and please stay safe/”
The show was scheduled to feature Bandido vs. Jonathan Gresham for the PWG title, as well as Dragon Lee vs. Flamita, Blake Christian, Alex Zayne & Tony Deppen vs. Zachary Wentz, Dezmond Xavier & Trey Miguel, Jeff Cobb vs. David Starr, Caveman Ugg vs. Brody King vs. Black Taurus vs. JD Drake, Orange Cassidy vs. Mick Moretti among other matches.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla has announced the full card for Kobe, an event named after the late NBA star and L.A. fixture Kobe Bryant.
Scheduled for Sunday, March 29th at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, this will be PWG’s first event of the year:
PWG Champion Bandido vs. Jonathan Gresham
Blake Christian/Tony Deppen/Alex Zayne vs. The Rascalz (Trey Miguel/Zachary Wentz/Dezmond Xavier)
Dragon Lee vs. Flamita
JD Drake vs. Brody King vs. Black Taurus vs. Caveman Ugg
Orange Cassidy vs. Mick Moretti
Jeff Cobb vs. David Starr
The VeloCities (Jude London & Paris De Silva) vs. Aramis & Rey Horus
This will be Bandido’s first defense of the title he won from Cobb at December’s The Makings of a Varsity Athlete event. The 2019 BOLA winner defeated Gresham and David Starr in the finals. Gresham is coming off a win over Starr at the December show.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla has announced the lineup for their next show, The Makings of a Varsity Athlete.
The PWG title will be on the line, with Battle of Los Angeles winner Bandido facing champion Jeff Cobb. The PWG Tag Team champions, The Rascalz, will face Aramis & Rey Horus in a non-title matche.
Other matches signed for the event include Rey Fenix taking on Jonathan Gresham, JD Drake (making his PWG debut) vs. David Starr, Orange Cassidy vs. Tony Deppen and Jake Atlas vs. Blake Christian.
The card will take place on December 20 at the Globe Theater in Los Angeles, California. Tickets will go on sale on PWG’s website on November 21 at 11 p.m. ET.
Here is the full card:
Bandido vs. Jeff Cobb for the PWG title
Rey Fenix vs. Jonathan Gresham
The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz & Dezmond Xavier) vs. Aramis & Rey Horus in a non-title match
Bandido, the crowd favorite and betting favorite, won PWG’s 2019 BOLA tournament in a three-way over Jonathan Gresham and David Starr.
Sunday’s night three was an amazing show in front of an electric crowd, coming across like PWG from a few years ago. The show built well and featured a variety of different styles. A number of names new to the promotion stood out and the show ended with a clear direction of Bandido facing Jeff Cobb once again for the PWG title in a program that has been around in some form for a year.
BOLA Round 2: Dragon Lee defeated Jake Atlas
Lee won after hitting a running knee. At this point, this was the consensus best match of the tournament, although it would be topped later. Atlas, who most thought had the best first round match with Jungle Boy, got a deafening reaction.
BOLA Round 2: Bandido defeated Brody King
Bandido won after a GTS and 21 Plex. This was a Lucha Libre style match and for a 300 pounder, King looked amazing with his movements.
BOLA Round 2: Jonathan Gresham defeated A-Kid
Gresham won after working on his knee and smashing it on the ground over and over in an excellent match.
BOLA Round 2: Joey Janela defeated Fenix
Janela pulled off the upset by twisting Fenix’s mask around so he couldn’t see and gave him a superkick.
BOLA Round 2: Darby Allin defeated Pentagon Jr.
Allin pulled off an upset with a sunset bomb and a kneebar into a roll-up. This was another great match. Allin has improved a lot as far as coming across as a star as opposed to a guy who got over just based on taking insane bumps.
BOLA Round 2: David Starr defeated PWG Champion Jeff Cobb in a non-title match
Starr won after hitting Cobb with a belt shot as the ref was thrown down, followed by a lariat.
The Dark Order defeated Aramis & Rey Horus
Horus was pinned after a Gori Special by Evil Uno combined with a blockbuster off the top rope by Stu Grayson for the pin. Crowd gave Aramis & Horus a standing ovation after the match.
BOLA Round 3: Jonathan Gresham defeated Joey Janela with an Octopus submission.
BOLA Round 3: Bandido defeated Dragon Lee
This would have been a match of the year candidate in most years. Lee did a tope flying at least five rows into the crowd. Bandido did a moonsault off the post to the floor and nearly hit the balcony.
BOLA Round 3: David Starr defeated Darby Allin
Starr advanced when Allin went for a coffin drop off the top rope and Starr turned it into a shoulderbreaker.
Orange Cassidy & Artemis Spencer & Caveman Ugg & Jungle Boy & Paris Da Silva defeated Tony Deppan & Lucky Kid & Mick Moretti * Kyle Fletcher & Black Taurus
This was a super entertaining match featuring a lot of great moves and a lot of preposterous antics. Even the big guys like Ugg and Taurus were flying around. Cassidy pinned Deppan after spitting orange juice in his face and rolling him up.
BOLA Finals: Bandido beat David Starr and Jonathan Gresham in a three-way
Gresham eliminated Starr with the Octopus and elbows on the ground for a ref stoppage. This left Bandido vs. Gresham with Bandido using a Samoan drop, a reverse fallaway slam off the top rope and the 21 Plex for the win.
The show peaked early as Jungle Boy and Jake Atlas had a long match filled with great spots and near falls. The debut of Aramis, who looks to follow in the footsteps of Fenix, Bandido and Dragon Lee, also got a strong reaction. It was very hard for people to follow them, although there were good matches that followed them.
Unlike in the past when I have seen long PWG shows where early matches tear down the house but sustain crowd interest through the end, Friday peaked early and the crowd was very tired toward the latter part of the card. Tonight was four hours after a long show on Thursday.
BOLA Round 1: Joey Janela defeated Mick Morretti
Janela defeated the Australian after a superkick. Morretti was aggressive, in great condition, and got very loud “please come back” chants.
BOLA Round 1: Jake Atlas defeated Jungle Boy
This was one tremendous match. It wasn’t perfect, but as far as what this crowd was looking for, many had it as the best match so far of the tournament. It was the best Jungle Boy match I have seen to date and his improvement since January is astounding. At one point, Atlas did a cartwheel on the ropes, Jungle Boy superkicked him to the floor, hit a tope and then hit a Canadian Destroyer. (We got a ton of that move again tonight.) Atlas used a V-Trigger, Diamond Cutter, and cartwheel on the ropes into a DDT for the pin. Fans threw money in the ring afterward.
BOLA Round 1: Rey Fenix defeated Aramis
In my opinion, this was the best match of the tournament so far. People were tired from the blowout match previously, but they were into this. Aramis did a ropewalk 450 and also did a ropewalk flip plancha to the floor. Fenix won with a spinning muscle buster. Fans threw money in the ring again.
Fenix put over Aramis as the next generation Mexican who will show the world Lucha Libre. He said that there are people who talk bad about Aramis but he showed everyone tonight. Aramis said that when he was a kid, he told his parents that some day he would be in PWG and now he’s here. I suspect Aramis will be getting contract offers coming out of this performance. Regarding Atlas, he’s already getting offers. It’s a different world today when it comes to being an indie talent.
This was supposed to be for the PWG tag titles but it was made non-title due to an injury to Mark Davis of Aussie Open who blew out his knee during the afternoon. He wasn’t doing anything risky, but it was just one of those things where guys do the craziest things and are fine, and then get hurt doing something simple. He was hospitalized and showed up later with a big cast on his leg. A-Kid took his place.
This ws very heavy on the comedy, but featured some good wrestling as well. They were in a tough position and also went more than 22:00. There was lots of Wentz trying to kiss Kid & Fletcher.
BOLA Round 1: Bandido defeated Puma King to win the DDT Ironmetal Heavyweight title
Bandido won after a fallaway slam and spike in a really good match. Bandido did a super high springboard plancha.
Puma King defeated Bandido to win the DDT Ironmetal Heavyweight title
After the match, Puma King cradled Bandido so he got his belt back which is a DDT storyline.
BOLA Round 1: Pentagon Jr. defeated Tony Deppan
Pentagon Jr. won with the broken arm spot and Canadian Destroyer in a very good match. Deppan is very animated and reminds me of Oney Lorcan. The crowd liked him a lot.
BOLA Round 1: David Starr defeated Orange Cassidy
Starr won with a running forearm. They went 19:00 which was too long. This was mostly Starr beating on Cassidy.
Daisuke Sekimoto & Jonathan Gresham defeated Jeff Cobb & Brody King
This was eally good but the crowd was tired. They also went long and told a story with Cobb and King not getting along. King did comedy telling “Marty” and “PCO” to do stuff like he was conditioned to think of them as partners. There was a big pop for little Gresham power ombing King.
Sekimoto pinned King with a German suplex and they all raised each others’ arms, leaving the ring to Sekimoto who thanked the fans. It felt like they were building Cobb vs. King but it was stage one of a build.
PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles traditionally is the highest quality weekend-long singles tournament of the year in pro wrestling, but the first night ended up being stolen by tag teams.
With fans from all over the world present, Thursday featured a lot of newcomers in an era where the type of talent that in another generation would be PWG fixtures now have contracts as WWE continues to stockpile talent.
BOLA Round 1: A-Kid defeated Lucky Kid
A-Kid from Spain beat Lucky Kid from Germany with an armbar in a hard hitting bout which saw Lucky Kid suffer some small cuts. Both guys had welts on their chests due to hard slaps that, at times, sounded like a shotgun going off.
BOLA Round 1: Brody King pinned Caveman Ugg
King defeated the Australian after a ganso bomb in a battle between two agile big guys. King has gotten much bigger since the last time I saw him live and looks to be close to 300 pounds. But, he still did a lot of acrobatic stuff.
BOLA Round 1: Dragon Lee pinned Rey Horus after a running knee. This was very good as expected.
Joey Janela & Alex Zayne beat Blake Christian & Tony Deppan
Zayne pinned Deppan after a somersault to end an insane match that tore the house down. Fans threw money in the ring when it was over, which happens often after a great Lucha match but this was the first time I’ve seen it for non-Lucha wrestlers. Zayne, in particular, showed a world of potential and has a good look, good physique, and great athletics. Fans were chanting “GCW” since they all came from there. You’ll be hearing a lot in the next year from Zayne, Christian and Deppan. All four of these guys have insane creativity.
BOLA Round 1: Darby Allin pinned Black Taurus
This was an excellent match. The finish, a leg cradle, came out of nowhere. To show how much of an impression Taurus made, Allin is very popular and worked like crazy, but the fans booed his win because they wanted Taurus to continue. Taurus came across like a great worker and a real star.
BOLA Round 1: Jonathan Gresham defeated Artemis Spencer
Gresham won after a lateral guillotine combined with ground and pound. Spencer did good moves, but the match never fully captured the crowd. Gresham is a great mat wrestler while Spencer is a guy who does a lot of big moves, so the styles didn’t mesh.
BOLA Round 1: Jeff Cobb pinned Daisuke Sekimoto
Cobb won after hitting Tour of the Islands in an excellent match. This was a very hard hitting battle between two powerhouses. Sekimoto’s selling is strong.
Pentagon Jr. & Fenix defeated Flamita & Bandido
The finish saw Flamita kick out of the package piledriver after a double foot stomp off the top rope by Fenix. So, Pentagon & Fenix did the combo move again on the apron, and Pentagon pinned Flamita while Fenix used a rope with the Mexican flag on Bandido.
The spot of the match saw Fenix standing upright while standing on Pentagon’s shoulders and Bandido was standing on Flamita’s shoulders. From that position, Fenix used a Spanish fly on Bandido.
The match featured incredible spots galore. At times, it felt unfocused at certain points but was still a highly spectacular match. Fenix is amazing and Bandido has the charisma.
PWG has announced a change to the lineup for this year’s Battle of Los Angeles.
On Sunday night, PWG tweeted that Laredo Kid will no longer be taking part in the tournamemt. Puma King is taking his place and will face Bandido in a first-round match on night two.
Puma King made his PWG debut in BOLA 2018 and has had seven matches for the promotion.
BOLA 2019 is taking place at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California this week. It will begin on Thursday, with the second night taking place on Friday. The third and final night of the tournament will then be held on Sunday.
If PWG World Champion Jeff Cobb doesn’t win the tournament, the winner will get a future shot at his title.
The first round matchups are set for this year’s Battle of Los Angeles.
There’s been one change to the list of participants for the tournament, with PWG announcing that luchador Aramis is replacing Barbaro Cavernario. PWG said that Cavernario isn’t able to wrestle in the tournament due to a scheduling conflict.
Aramis will face Fenix in the first round.
BOLA is taking place at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Thursday, September 19, Friday, September 20, and Sunday, September 22. First round matches will be held over the first two shows. The remainder of the tournament will take place on the final night, with it culminating in a three-way elimination match.
If current PWG World Champion Jeff Cobb doesn’t win BOLA, the winner will get a future shot at his title.
Here are the first round matches for the tournament:
Night one —
Jeff Cobb vs. Daisuke Sekimoto
Jonathan Gresham vs. Artemis Spencer
Darby Allin vs. Black Taurus
Dragon Lee vs. Rey Horus
Brody King vs. Caveman Ugg
A-Kid vs. Lucky Kid
Night two —
Bandido vs. Laredo Kid
Orange Cassidy vs. David Starr
Pentagon Jr. vs. Tony Deppen
Fenix vs. Aramis
Joey Janela vs. Mick Moretti
Jake Atlas vs. Jungle Boy
Five non-tournament matches have also been announced. Pentagon Jr. & Fenix vs. Bandido & Flamita is set for night one, along with Joey Janela & Alex Zayne vs. Tony Deppen & Blake Christian.
PWG Tag Team Champions The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) will defend their titles against Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) on night two. Daisuke Sekimoto & Jonathan Gresham will also team against Jeff Cobb & Brody King.
On night three, Aussie Open will face The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson). It will be a Tag Team Championship match if Aussie Open win the titles from The Rascalz on night two.
BOLA is taking place at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles next month. It’s a three-show tournament, with the first night set for Thursday, September 19. The second night is on Friday, September 20, and the tournament will then conclude on Sunday, September 22.
If PWG World Champion Jeff Cobb doesn’t win BOLA, the winner will get a future shot at his title.
The lineup for the 2019 Battle of Los Angeles has almost been fully announced.
PWG confirmed last night that Pentagon Jr. will be an entrant in this year’s BOLA. There’s only one wrestler left to be announced for the tournament.
Pentagon made his PWG in BOLA 2015 and was also an entrant in the tournament in 2016 and 2017.
The Lucha Bros (Pentagon & Fenix) are former PWG Tag Team Champions. Both are set to take part in BOLA this year.
BOLA is a three-night tournament. It will take place at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 19, Friday, September 20, and Sunday, September 22. If current champion Jeff Cobb doesn’t win, the winner of the tournament will get a future shot at the PWG World Championship.
Dragon Lee is set to make his PWG debut next month.
On Monday, PWG revealed that Lee will be an entrant in this year’s Battle of Los Angeles. There are two wrestlers left to be announced for the tournament.
Lee wrestles for CMLL and also appears for NJPW and ROH. He’s been announced as an entrant for NJPW’s Super J-Cup, which is taking place in the United States later this month.
Lee won All Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Revolution’s King of Indies tournament for the second straight year in July.
BOLA will begin at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 19. It will continue on Friday, September 20, then will conclude on Sunday, September 22. If Jeff Cobb doesn’t win the tournament, the winner will get a future shot at his PWG World Championship.
PWG’s World Champion has officially been added to this year’s Battle of Los Angeles.
It was announced on Saturday that Jeff Cobb will be taking part in BOLA. Cobb has been PWG World Champion since winning the title from WALTER last October.
Cobb got that title shot against WALTER by winning BOLA last year. In the finals, he defeated Bandido and Shingo Takagi in an elimination match.
Cobb is the 21st entrant to be announced for BOLA. There are three wrestlers left to be confirmed for the tournament. If Cobb doesn’t win BOLA, the winner will get a future shot at his title.
BOLA is taking place at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 19, Friday, September 20 and Sunday, September 22. Here’s the updated list of entrants:
