Pro Wrestling Guerrilla crowned the winner of the 2023 Battle of Los Angeles tournament on January 8, and Mike Bailey emerged victorious.
On Sunday, PWG concluded the two-night tournament at the Globe Theater in Los Angeles, California. Bailey defeated Jordynne Grace, Shun Skywalker, and Bryan Keith on the same night to advance to the finals. Meanwhile, Takeshira beat Michael Oku on the first night before he defeated Komander and Titus Alexander on the second night of action. Bailey, who wrestled four times on Sunday because he was unable to make Saturday’s show, became the first wrestler to make it to the finals three times. He defeated Konosuke Takeshita in the finals to win the tournament.
In doing so, Bailey joined names like Daniel Garcia, Bandido, Ricochet, Zack Sabre. Jr, Kyle O’Reilly, Adam Cole, and Kenny Omega on the list of tournament winners.
.@SpeedballBailey wins in 27:22 and is the #PWG #BOLA2023 winner. pic.twitter.com/KXs6IjWQcC
— SoCal UNCENSORED (@socaluncensored) January 9, 2023
2023 Battle of Los Angeles winner @SpeedballBailey #PWG #BOLA2023 pic.twitter.com/DJ2A1xufPy
— SoCal UNCENSORED (@socaluncensored) January 9, 2023
Bailey is signed to IMPACT Wrestling, where he is a former X-Division Champion. Takeshita recently signed with AEW.
The full results are available here.
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