PWG Battle of Los Angeles Results, 9-3: Cody Rhodes PWG Debut, Tommaso Ciampa's PWG Farewell, Two Big Upsets

If you don't know what BOLA is, it's like a real-life Kumite from Bloodsport at an American Legion Hall in front of a few hundred rabid, drunken fans, bringing together some of the best independent wrestlers in the world.

Highlights from 2015 are above.

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ICYMI: Results from Night One of the Tournament.

 

 

So without further ado, we present:

2016 PWG Battle of Los Angeles
First Round Matches:

Night Two, Saturday Sept. 3

 

Dalton Castle def. Jack Gallagher Tommaso Ciampa by pinfall with Bangarang.
       (Gallagher had some travel issues and couldn't make it. Tommaso ably filled in.)

Cue the Boyz II Men.

It's so hard ... to say goodbye ... to yesterday ...

Mandrews def. Pete Dunne by pinfall with a shooting star press.

Cody Rhodes def. Sami Callihan by pinfall with Cross Rhodes.

Wearing PWG BOLA themed ring gear, no less.

Trevor Lee def. Kamaitachi by pinfall with a small package driver.

UPSET ALERT:
Mark Haskins
 def. Cedric Alexander by submission with a bridging Fujiwara armbar.

DOUBLE UPSET ALERT:
Kyle O’Reilly
 def. Matt Riddle by pinfall with a reversal of the Bromission into a pinning predicament.

(People were said to be shocked and dismayed over these last two results.)

Non-Tournament Tag Team Matches:

Fénix & Pentagón, Jr. def. Heroes.Eventually.Die (Chris Hero & Tommy End) by pinfall with a 450 splash.

and now your main event of the evening

Matt Sydal, Ricochet, & Will Ospreay def. Adam Cole & the Young Bucks by pinfall with simultaneous shooting star presses.

Can confirm.

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