Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) Battle of Los Angeles tournament - Day Two September 5, 2010 Reseda, Calif.
After Day One's first round matches, the BOLA tournament brackets unfolded as follows for the quarterfinals, semi-finals, and finals on Day Two:
-- Joey Ryan vs. Austin Aries -- Claudio Castagnoli vs. Roderick Strong -- Winners to Semi-finals
-- Brandon Gatson vs. Brandon Bonham -- Chris Hero vs. Akira Tozawa -- Winners to Semi-finals
-- Bracket 1 winner vs. Bracket 2 winner in BOLA Finals
(1) Joey Ryan beat Austin Aries in a second round Battle of Los Angeles tournament match.
(2) Claudio Castagnoli beat Roderick Strong with a toss-up European Uppercut in a second round Battle of Los Angeles tournament match.
(3) Brandon Gatson beat Brandon Bonham with a DDT out of the torture rack in a second round Battle of Los Angeles tournament match.
(4) Chris Hero beat Akira Tozawa with a rolling elbow and moonsault in a second round Battle of Los Angeles tournament match. This was the match of the tournament thus far.
(5) Joey Ryan beat Claudio Castagnoli in a semi-final Battle of Los Angeles tournament match.
(6) Chris Hero beat Brandon Gatson with a pair of rolling elbows in a semi-final Battle of Los Angeles tournament match.
(7) Chuck Taylor & Ryan Taylor & Brian Cage beat Rocky Romero & Ricochet & Johnny Goodtime in the traditional BOLA multiple-man match prior to the finals.
(8) PWG tag champions Paul London & El Generico beat the Cutler Brothers with a combination Yakuza kick and turnbuckle brainbuster to retain the PWG Tag Titles.
(9) Joey Ryan beat Chris Hero in the finals of the Battle of Los Angeles tournament to win BOLA 2010. The finish saw Hero go for a roaring elbow, but Joey rolled him up with a small package. There was strong heel heat on Joey after he won the tournament when the audience was going for Hero after anticipating a potential Hero vs. Claudio finals.
Report by Matt Massingham, PWTorch correspondent
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