Battle of Los Angeles (professional wrestling)
The Battle of Los Angeles tournament (the BOLA) is an annual independent wrestling tournament in North America, run and promoted by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Over the years, the tournament has featured numerous notable wrestlers such as A.J. Styles, Christopher Daniels, Bryan Danielson and Kenny Omega.
Battle of Los Angeles | |
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Promotion(s) | Pro Wrestling Guerrilla |
First event | Battle of Los Angeles (2005) |
Event gimmick | Annual single elimination tournament |
The tournament setup
In the first year of the Battle of Los Angeles, there were sixteen participants, with eight opening round matches, four quarterfinal matches, two semifinal matches, and a final. In 2006 the tournament was expanded to 24 participants, which caused the addition of another eight person bracket and created three semifinals matches and an elimination three-way final match. In 2008 the tournament returned to its 16-man format. In 2011, the tournament was completely revamped, taking place for the first time as a one night tournament with only eight participants. Since 2014, the tournament has reverted to a 24-man format held over three nights. The first two nights are all first-round matches, while the third night contains the quarter- and semi-finals before culminating in a three-way match for the championship. All nights also feature non-tournament special attractions, which are usually tag-team matches involving tournament participants from other nights or eliminated wrestlers.
List of winners
Results
2005
2006
The 2006 BOLA was held on September 1, September 2 and September 3, 2006 in Reseda, California.[1][2][3] The tournament saw the PWG returns of The Briscoe Brothers, after no-showing a number of events, and Super Dragon, who had been injured by the Dynasty earlier in the year.
Alex Koslov was originally scheduled to take part in the tournament, but was replaced by Austin Aries, after going on a six-month learning excursion to Mexico.[4] After no-showing Threemendous a month earlier, Jay and Mark Briscoe were taken out of the tournament and replaced by Bryan Danielson and Dragon Kid, respectively.[4] However, Danielson separated his shoulder on August 26 in a Ring of Honor match against Colt Cabana[5] and was therefore taken out of the tournament and replaced by Disco Machine.
The 2006 BOLA saw the introduction of wrestlers from Dragon Gate, which was represented by three regulars (Cima, Genki Horiguchi and Dragon Kid), and finished the tournament with a combined 5–3 record.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Colt Cabana | Pin | |||||||||||||
Chris Sabin | 09:01 [1] | |||||||||||||
Chris Sabin | Pin | |||||||||||||
El Generico | 16:20 [6] | |||||||||||||
Delirious | Pin | |||||||||||||
El Generico | 15:42 [1] | |||||||||||||
El Generico | Pin | |||||||||||||
Cima | 19:01 [6] | |||||||||||||
Cima | Pin | |||||||||||||
M-Dogg 20 | 12:00 [1] | |||||||||||||
Cima | Pin | |||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | 14:18 [6] | |||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | Pin | |||||||||||||
Matt Sydal | 15:57 [1] | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Quicksilver | Pin | |||||||||||||
Dragon Kid | 12:05 [1] | |||||||||||||
Dragon Kid | Sub | |||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | 15:14 [6] | |||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | Sub | |||||||||||||
Rocky Romero | 17:34 [1] | |||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | Pin | |||||||||||||
Davey Richards | 11:07 [6] | |||||||||||||
Austin Aries | Sub | |||||||||||||
Disco Machine | 10:26 [2] | |||||||||||||
Austin Aries | Sub | |||||||||||||
Davey Richards | 14:13 [6] | |||||||||||||
Davey Richards | Pin | |||||||||||||
Ronin | 12:12 [2] | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Jack Evans | Pin | |||||||||||||
Claudio Castagnoli | 14:26 [2] | |||||||||||||
Jack Evans | Pin | |||||||||||||
Genki Horiguchi | 10:23 [6] | |||||||||||||
Chris Hero | Pin | |||||||||||||
Genki Horiguchi | 10:42 [2] | |||||||||||||
Jack Evans | Pin | |||||||||||||
Super Dragon | 09:16 [6] | |||||||||||||
Frankie Kazarian | Pin | |||||||||||||
Scorpio Sky | 12:21 [2] | |||||||||||||
Frankie Kazarian | Bye | |||||||||||||
Super Dragon | 00:00† [6] | |||||||||||||
Super Dragon* | Pin | |||||||||||||
Necro Butcher* | 25:59 [2] | |||||||||||||
Finals: Davey Richards defeated Cima‡ via pinfall in 13:42 to win the 2006 BOLA[6]
* = This was a No Disqualification match
† = Frankie Kazarian was attacked by the Dynasty allowing Super Dragon to get a bye to the next round
‡ = Super Dragon was attacked backstage by the Dynasty before his final match taking him out of the tournament
2007
The 2007 BOLA was held on August 31, September 1 and September 2, 2007 in Burbank, California.[7][8][9] The event suffered many losses leading up to it including PWG World Champion Bryan Danielson suffering an eye injury, former World Champion Super Dragon pulling himself from the event and former BOLA winner Chris Bosh announcing his retirement out of nowhere. They were replaced by TNA wrestler Alex Shelley, local worker Tony Kozina and the Necro Butcher.[10] At Giant-Size Annual #4 the month before the event Austin Aries defeated Rocky Romero to take his spot in BOLA.[11]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Joey Ryan | DQ | |||||||||||||
Chris Hero | 16:42 [7] | |||||||||||||
Joey Ryan | Sub | |||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | 07:32 [9] | |||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | Pin | |||||||||||||
Austin Aries | 14:30 [7] | |||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | Pin | |||||||||||||
Alex Shelley | 15:30 [9] | |||||||||||||
Jimmy Rave | Pin | |||||||||||||
Matt Sydal | 09:32 [7] | |||||||||||||
Matt Sydal | Pin | |||||||||||||
Alex Shelley | 12:41 [9] | |||||||||||||
Alex Shelley | Pin | |||||||||||||
Tyler Black | 20:07 [7] | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Claudio Castagnoli | Pin | |||||||||||||
Doug Williams | 14:33 [7] | |||||||||||||
Claudio Castagnoli | Pin | |||||||||||||
Pac | 12:10 [9] | |||||||||||||
Jack Evans | Pin | |||||||||||||
Pac | 11:36 [7] | |||||||||||||
Pac | Pin | |||||||||||||
Cima | 14:12 [9] | |||||||||||||
Cima | Pin | |||||||||||||
Human Tornado | 10:53 [8] | |||||||||||||
Cima | Pin | |||||||||||||
Shingo Takagi | 12:05 [9] | |||||||||||||
Scott Lost | Pin | |||||||||||||
Shingo Takagi | 11:53 [8] | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Necro Butcher | Pin | |||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | 08:15 [8] | |||||||||||||
Necro Butcher | Pin | |||||||||||||
Nigel McGuinness | 08:20 [9] | |||||||||||||
Nigel McGuinness | Pin | |||||||||||||
Davey Richards | 15:32 [8] | |||||||||||||
Nigel McGuinness | Pin | |||||||||||||
El Generico | 12:48 [9] | |||||||||||||
El Generico | Pin | |||||||||||||
Tony Kozina | 12:09 [8] | |||||||||||||
El Generico | Pin | |||||||||||||
Dragon Kid | 08:01 [9] | |||||||||||||
Dragon Kid | Pin | |||||||||||||
Susumu Yokosuka | 16:36 [8] | |||||||||||||
Finals: Cima defeated Roderick Strong and El Generico in an elimination three-way match at 13:17 to win the 2007 BOLA[9]
- Elimination order:
- Cima eliminated El Generico via pinfall (08:57)
- Cima eliminated Strong via pinfall (13:17)[9]
2008
The fourth annual BOLA was held on November 1 and November 2, 2008 in Burbank, California.[12][13] The tournament was set to follow the 24 man format of the previous two and take place on the weekend of August 30 and 31, but PWG management was unable to book the talent they wished to for the event and decided to move the event and drop the entrants down to 16. On October 16 PWG announced that 17 participants will be in the tournament, this occurred because the two PWG commissioners (Excalibur and Dino Winwood) couldn't come to a conclusion on who would be the final entrant, which led to one first round match being a three-way dance.
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Brandon Bonham | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kenny Omega | 16:35 [12] | ||||||||||||||
Brandon Bonham | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Nigel McGuinness | 08:31 [13] | ||||||||||||||
Austin Aries | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Nigel McGuinness | 14:46 [12] | ||||||||||||||
Nigel McGuinness | DQ | ||||||||||||||
Low Ki | 08:48 [13] | ||||||||||||||
Low Ki | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | 16:53 [12] | ||||||||||||||
Low Ki | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Masato Yoshino | 7:45 [13] | ||||||||||||||
El Generico and Nick Jackson* | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Masato Yoshino * | 13:52 [12] | ||||||||||||||
Low Ki | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Chris Hero | 18:56 [13] | ||||||||||||||
T.J. Perkins | DQ | ||||||||||||||
Chuck Taylor | 12:29 [12] | ||||||||||||||
T.J. Perkins | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Bryan Danielson | 22:12 [13] | ||||||||||||||
Bryan Danielson | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Davey Richards | 21:49 [12] | ||||||||||||||
Bryan Danielson | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Chris Hero | 14:07 [13] | ||||||||||||||
Chris Hero † | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Necro Butcher † | 29:40 [12] | ||||||||||||||
Chris Hero | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Scott Lost | 11:38 [13] | ||||||||||||||
Scott Lost | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Joey Ryan | 12:39 [12] | ||||||||||||||
* = This match was a three-way dance † = This was a No Disqualification match
2009
2010
The sixth annual BOLA was held on September 4 and 5, 2010, in Reseda, California. The tournament included 18 participants, up from previous two years.[14][15]
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Claudio Castagnoli | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Ricochet | 12:06[14] | ||||||||||||||
Claudio Castagnoli | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | 13:50[15] | ||||||||||||||
Paul London | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | 21:45[14] | ||||||||||||||
Claudio Castagnoli | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Joey Ryan | 13:21[15] | ||||||||||||||
Austin Aries | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Rocky Romero | 20:06[14] | ||||||||||||||
Austin Aries | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Joey Ryan | 15:26[15] | ||||||||||||||
Joey Ryan | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Chuck Taylor | 11:51[14] | ||||||||||||||
Joey Ryan | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Chris Hero | 23:13[15] | ||||||||||||||
Brandon Bonham | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Brian Cage | 14:30[14] | ||||||||||||||
Brandon Bonham | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Brandon Gatson | 6:19[15] | ||||||||||||||
Brandon Gatson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Ryan Taylor | 13:58[14] | ||||||||||||||
Brandon Gatson | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Chris Hero | 9:02[15] | ||||||||||||||
El Generico | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Akira Tozawa | 17:58[14] | ||||||||||||||
Akira Tozawa | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Chris Hero | 13:54[15] | ||||||||||||||
Christopher Daniels | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Chris Hero | 18:18[14] | ||||||||||||||
First round | ||||
Matt Jackson | Double DQ | |||
Nick Jackson | [14] | |||
2011
The seventh annual BOLA took place on August 20, 2011, in Reseda, California. For the first time, the entire tournament was held over one night with only eight participants.[16]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Chris Hero | Pin | |||||||||||||
Willie Mack | 19:17[17] | |||||||||||||
Willie Mack | Pin | |||||||||||||
El Generico | 10:30[17] | |||||||||||||
Claudio Castagnoli | Pin | |||||||||||||
El Generico | 15:18[17] | |||||||||||||
El Generico | Pin | |||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | 13:46[17] | |||||||||||||
Eddie Edwards | Pin | |||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | 17:50[17] | |||||||||||||
Eddie Edwards | Sub | |||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | 12:32[17] | |||||||||||||
Dave Finlay | Sub | |||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | 15:00[17] | |||||||||||||
2012
The eighth annual BOLA took place on September 1 and 2, 2012, in Reseda, California. Initially, on July 22, the tournament was announced as taking place in one night with twelve participants,[18] however, the following day it was expanded to two nights with four more wrestlers added, when another event scheduled for the Reseda venue was cancelled.[19]
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Sami Callihan | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Willie Mack | 13:28[20] | ||||||||||||||
Sami Callihan | Sub | ||||||||||||||
T.J. Perkins | 12:49[21] | ||||||||||||||
T.J. Perkins | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Joey Ryan | 13:19[20] | ||||||||||||||
Sami Callihan | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Adam Cole | 10:14[21] | ||||||||||||||
Adam Cole | Pin | ||||||||||||||
El Generico | 11:06[20] | ||||||||||||||
Adam Cole | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Eddie Edwards | 15:08[21] | ||||||||||||||
Eddie Edwards | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Kyle O'Reilly | 17:47[20] | ||||||||||||||
Adam Cole | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | 13:54[21] | ||||||||||||||
Ricochet | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | 15:53[20] | ||||||||||||||
Ricochet | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | 16:28[21] | ||||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Drake Younger | 13:50[20] | ||||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Ricochet | 13:58[21] | ||||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Davey Richards | 23:22[20] | ||||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Brian Cage | 17:47[21] | ||||||||||||||
B-Boy | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Brian Cage | 16:57[20] | ||||||||||||||
2013
The ninth annual BOLA took place on August 30 and 31, 2013, in Reseda, California.[22][23] Davey Richards was originally announced for the tournament, but later pulled out.[24][25]
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Rich Swann | 14:36[26] | ||||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | 17:31[27] | ||||||||||||||
AR Fox | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | 17:54[26] | ||||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Johnny Gargano | 20:07[27] | ||||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Chuck Taylor | 16:52[26] | ||||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Johnny Gargano | 17:08[27] | ||||||||||||||
Johnny Gargano | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Willie Mack | 15:23[26] | ||||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Kyle O'Reilly | 14:56[27] | ||||||||||||||
Kyle O'Reilly | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Trent? | 23:04[26] | ||||||||||||||
Kyle O'Reilly | Sub | ||||||||||||||
ACH | 22:37[27] | ||||||||||||||
ACH | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Anthony Nese | 19:00[26] | ||||||||||||||
Kyle O'Reilly | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Drake Younger | 14:19[27] | ||||||||||||||
Joey Ryan | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Drake Younger | 9:55[26] | ||||||||||||||
Drake Younger | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Brian Cage | 6:50[27] | ||||||||||||||
Brian Cage | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Tommaso Ciampa | 12:39[26] | ||||||||||||||
2014
The tenth annual BOLA took place on August 29, 30 and 31, 2014, in Reseda, California.[28] Taking place over three nights for the first time in seven years, the tournament featured 24 participants.[29] AR Fox and Trent? were originally announced for the tournament, but on August 6 PWG announced that they would have to pull out due to injuries.[30] They were replaced by Bobby Fish and Candice LeRae, respectively.[31] On the first day of the tournament, it was announced T.J. Perkins would be replacing an injured Brian Cage.[32]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Drew Gulak | Sub | |||||||||||||
Kyle O'Reilly | 17:28[33] | |||||||||||||
Kyle O'Reilly | Sub | |||||||||||||
Zack Sabre Jr. | 17:00[34] | |||||||||||||
Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | |||||||||||||
Adam Cole | 18:03[35] | |||||||||||||
Kyle O'Reilly | Bye | |||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | [34] | |||||||||||||
Biff Busick | Pin | |||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | 12:26[33] | |||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | DQ | |||||||||||||
A.J. Styles | 16:35[34] | |||||||||||||
A.J. Styles | Sub | |||||||||||||
Brian Myers | 14:10[33] | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Candice LeRae | Pin | |||||||||||||
Rich Swann | 12:07[35] | |||||||||||||
Candice LeRae | Pin | |||||||||||||
Johnny Gargano | 10:41[34] | |||||||||||||
Chuck Taylor | Sub | |||||||||||||
Johnny Gargano | 14:00[35] | |||||||||||||
Johnny Gargano | Sub | |||||||||||||
Trevor Lee | 15:48[34] | |||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | Pin | |||||||||||||
Tommaso Ciampa | 15:15[33] | |||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | Pin | |||||||||||||
Trevor Lee | 12:39[34] | |||||||||||||
Trevor Lee | Pin | |||||||||||||
Cedric Alexander | 13:33[33] | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Bobby Fish | Pin | |||||||||||||
T.J. Perkins | 13:47[33] | |||||||||||||
T.J. Perkins | Pin | |||||||||||||
Ricochet | 10:23[34] | |||||||||||||
Ricochet | Pin | |||||||||||||
Chris Sabin | 14:54[35] | |||||||||||||
Ricochet | Pin | |||||||||||||
Kenny Omega | 18:53[34] | |||||||||||||
ACH | Pin | |||||||||||||
Kenny Omega | 24:34[35] | |||||||||||||
Kenny Omega | Pin | |||||||||||||
Matt Sydal | 13:49[34] | |||||||||||||
Matt Sydal | Pin | |||||||||||||
Chris Hero | 18:25[35] | |||||||||||||
Finals: Ricochet defeated Johnny Gargano and Roderick Strong via pinfall at 14:41 to win the 2014 BOLA[34]
2015
The eleventh annual BOLA took place on August 28, 29 and 30, 2015, in Reseda, California.[36]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Aero Star | Pin | |||||||||||||
Brian Cage | 6:52[37] | |||||||||||||
Brian Cage | Pin | |||||||||||||
Jack Evans | 4:54[38] | |||||||||||||
Jack Evans | Pin | |||||||||||||
Angélico | 17:13[39] | |||||||||||||
Jack Evans | Pin | |||||||||||||
Chris Hero | 15:26[38] | |||||||||||||
Timothy Thatcher | Pin | |||||||||||||
Chris Hero | 17:56[39] | |||||||||||||
Chris Hero | Pin | |||||||||||||
Biff Busick | 8:51[38] | |||||||||||||
Andrew Everett | Pin | |||||||||||||
Biff Busick | 14:19[37] | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Trent? | Pin | |||||||||||||
Trevor Lee | 14:20[37] | |||||||||||||
Trevor Lee | Sub | |||||||||||||
Marty Scurll | 15:23[38] | |||||||||||||
Rich Swann | Sub | |||||||||||||
Marty Scurll | 11:18[39] | |||||||||||||
Marty Scurll | Sub | |||||||||||||
Zack Sabre Jr. | 29:07[38] | |||||||||||||
Pentagón Jr. | Pin | |||||||||||||
Drago | 11:27[37] | |||||||||||||
Pentagón Jr. | Sub | |||||||||||||
Zack Sabre Jr. | 12:34[38] | |||||||||||||
Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | |||||||||||||
Ricochet | 23:17[39] | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Fénix | Pin | |||||||||||||
Matt Sydal | 18:44[37] | |||||||||||||
Matt Sydal | Pin | |||||||||||||
Will Ospreay | 15:30[38] | |||||||||||||
Will Ospreay | Pin | |||||||||||||
Mark Andrews | 10:50[37] | |||||||||||||
Will Ospreay | Pin | |||||||||||||
Mike Bailey | 11:11[38] | |||||||||||||
Mike Bailey | Pin | |||||||||||||
Drew Galloway | 17:48[39] | |||||||||||||
Mike Bailey | Pin | |||||||||||||
Tommy End | 9:53[38] | |||||||||||||
Drew Gulak | Pin | |||||||||||||
Tommy End | 11:50[39] | |||||||||||||
Finals: Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Chris Hero and Mike Bailey in an elimination three-way match at 35:54 to win the 2015 BOLA[38]
- Elimination order:
2016
The twelfth annual BOLA took place on September 2, 3 and 4, 2016, in Reseda, California.[40] Adam Cole was originally announced for the tournament, but he later removed himself and was replaced by Cedric Alexander.[41] Jack Gallagher was originally announced for the tournament, but could not make the show due to travel issues and was replaced by Tommaso Ciampa.[42]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Dalton Castle | Pin | |||||||||||||
Tommaso Ciampa | 13:26[42] | |||||||||||||
Dalton Castle | Pin | |||||||||||||
Trevor Lee | 13:37[43] | |||||||||||||
Kamaitachi | Pin | |||||||||||||
Trevor Lee | 11:36[42] | |||||||||||||
Trevor Lee | Pin | |||||||||||||
Mark Andrews | 8:18[43] | |||||||||||||
Chris Hero | Pin | |||||||||||||
Jushin Thunder Liger | 15:00[44] | |||||||||||||
Chris Hero | Pin | |||||||||||||
Mark Andrews | 6:30[43] | |||||||||||||
Mark Andrews | Pin | |||||||||||||
Pete Dunne | 18:24[42] | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
John Hennigan | Pin | |||||||||||||
Matt Sydal | 14:15[44] | |||||||||||||
John Hennigan | Pin | |||||||||||||
Ricochet | 11:51[43] | |||||||||||||
Jeff Cobb | Pin | |||||||||||||
Ricochet | 13:54[44] | |||||||||||||
Ricochet | Pin | |||||||||||||
Will Ospreay | 10:08[43] | |||||||||||||
Tommy End | Sub | |||||||||||||
Zack Sabre Jr. | 16:40[44] | |||||||||||||
Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | |||||||||||||
Will Ospreay | 10:56[43] | |||||||||||||
Fénix | Pin | |||||||||||||
Will Ospreay | 10:29[44] | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Marty Scurll | Sub | |||||||||||||
Pentagón Jr. | 13:06[44] | |||||||||||||
Marty Scurll | Pin | |||||||||||||
Cody R | 11:39[43] | |||||||||||||
Cody R | Pin | |||||||||||||
Sami Callihan | 11:33[42] | |||||||||||||
Marty Scurll | Sub | |||||||||||||
Mark Haskins | 16:44[43] | |||||||||||||
Cedric Alexander | Sub | |||||||||||||
Mark Haskins | 14:32[42] | |||||||||||||
Mark Haskins | Sub | |||||||||||||
Kyle O'Reilly | 15:09[43] | |||||||||||||
Kyle O'Reilly | Pin | |||||||||||||
Matthew Riddle | 16:09[42] | |||||||||||||
Finals: Marty Scurll defeated Trevor Lee and Will Ospreay in an elimination three-way match at 29:15 to win the 2016 BOLA
- Elimination order:
2017
The thirteenth annual BOLA took place on September 1, 2 and 3, 2017, in Reseda, California. TK Cooper was originally announced for the tournament, but had to pull out due to an injury and was replaced by Joey Janela.[45] Ricochet became the first person to win the Battle of Los Angeles twice.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Brian Cage | Pin | |||||||||||||
Dezmond Xavier | 10:41[46] | |||||||||||||
Dezmond Xavier | Pin | |||||||||||||
Ricochet | 10:47[47] | |||||||||||||
Flamita | Pin | |||||||||||||
Ricochet | 22:11[46] | |||||||||||||
Ricochet | Pin | |||||||||||||
Travis Banks | 12:19[47] | |||||||||||||
Flash Morgan Webster | Sub | |||||||||||||
Marty Scurll | 15:34[46] | |||||||||||||
Marty Scurll | Pin | |||||||||||||
Travis Banks | 13:52[47] | |||||||||||||
Mark Haskins | Pin | |||||||||||||
Travis Banks | 16:58[48] | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Joey Janela | Pin | |||||||||||||
Sammy Guevara | 14:30[48] | |||||||||||||
Sammy Guevara | Pin | |||||||||||||
Jeff Cobb | 5:11[47] | |||||||||||||
Jeff Cobb | Pin | |||||||||||||
Sami Callihan | 11:41[48] | |||||||||||||
Jeff Cobb | Pin | |||||||||||||
Matthew Riddle | 9:05[47] | |||||||||||||
Matt Sydal | Pin | |||||||||||||
Penta el Zero M | 11:05[46] | |||||||||||||
Penta el Zero M | Sub | |||||||||||||
Matthew Riddle | 14:18[47] | |||||||||||||
Matthew Riddle | Pin | |||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | 17:59[48] | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Jonah Rock | Sub | |||||||||||||
Zack Sabre Jr. | 18:07[46] | |||||||||||||
Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | |||||||||||||
Rey Fenix | 14:34[47] | |||||||||||||
Rey Fenix | Sub | |||||||||||||
Rey Horus | 16:07[46] | |||||||||||||
Rey Fenix | Pin | |||||||||||||
Keith Lee | 9:35[47] | |||||||||||||
Donovan Dijak | Pin | |||||||||||||
Trevor Lee | 11:34[48] | |||||||||||||
Donovan Dijak | Pin | |||||||||||||
Keith Lee | 21:42[47] | |||||||||||||
Keith Lee | Pin | |||||||||||||
Walter | 19:44[48] | |||||||||||||
Finals: Ricochet defeated Jeff Cobb and Keith Lee in an elimination three-way match at 19:00 to win the 2017 BOLA[47]
- Elimination order:
2018
The fourteenth annual BOLA tournament took place on September 14,15, and 16 from the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. Originally, Matthew Riddle was announced as a participant, but he was replaced by Trevor Lee.[49] Travis Banks was also a participant, but he was pulled off due to an injury and was replaced by Sammy Guevara.[50] Chris Brookes would also be pulled from the tournament due to an injury and was replaced by Marko Stunt.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Rey Horus | Pin | |||||||||||||
Adam Brooks | 20:33 | |||||||||||||
Rey Horus | Pin | |||||||||||||
Jeff Cobb | 9:05 | |||||||||||||
Jeff Cobb | Pin | |||||||||||||
Darby Allin | 9:57 | |||||||||||||
Jeff Cobb | Pin | |||||||||||||
Trevor Lee | 0:14 | |||||||||||||
PCO | Pin | |||||||||||||
Brody King | 11:22 | |||||||||||||
Brody King | Pin | |||||||||||||
Trevor Lee | 14:17 | |||||||||||||
Trevor Lee | Pin | |||||||||||||
Marko Stunt | 9:11 | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Flamita | Pin | |||||||||||||
Puma King | 12:13 | |||||||||||||
Flamita | Pin | |||||||||||||
Bandido | 11:02 | |||||||||||||
T-Hawk | Pin | |||||||||||||
Bandido | 12:18 | |||||||||||||
Bandido | Pin | |||||||||||||
Joey Janela | 14:27 | |||||||||||||
Jody Fleisch | Pin | |||||||||||||
CIMA | 16:35 | |||||||||||||
CIMA | Sub | |||||||||||||
Joey Janela | 14:30 | |||||||||||||
David Starr | Pin | |||||||||||||
Joey Janela | 15:59 | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Sammy Guevara | Sub | |||||||||||||
Jonah Rock | 12:14 | |||||||||||||
Jonah Rock | Pin | |||||||||||||
WALTER | 5:28 | |||||||||||||
WALTER | Pin | |||||||||||||
Timothy Thatcher | 18:05 | |||||||||||||
WALTER | Pin | |||||||||||||
Shingo Takagi | 17:21 | |||||||||||||
Shingo Takagi | Pin | |||||||||||||
Ilja Dragunov | 16:20 | |||||||||||||
Shingo Takagi | Sub | |||||||||||||
Robbie Eagles | 9:59 | |||||||||||||
DJZ | Sub | |||||||||||||
Robbie Eagles | 11:54 | |||||||||||||
Finals: Jeff Cobb defeated Bandido and Shingo Takagi in an elimination three-way match at 24:04 to win the 2018 BOLA
- Elimination order:
- Bandido eliminated Takagi via pinfall (9:12)
- Cobb eliminated Bandido via pinfall (24:04)
2019
The fifteenth annual BOLA tournament took place on September 19, 20, and 22 from the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. Due to a scheduling conflict, Bárbaro Cavernario was replaced by Aramís.[51] Laredo Kid was replaced by Puma King.[52]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Artemis Spencer | TKO | |||||||||||||
Jonathan Gresham | 13:09 | |||||||||||||
Jonathan Gresham | TKO | |||||||||||||
A-Kid | 18:03 | |||||||||||||
A-Kid | Sub | |||||||||||||
Lucky Kid | 18:31 | |||||||||||||
Jonathan Gresham | Sub | |||||||||||||
Joey Janela | 8:30 | |||||||||||||
Rey Fénix | Pin | |||||||||||||
Aramís | 13:13 | |||||||||||||
Rey Fénix | Pin | |||||||||||||
Joey Janela | 15:58 | |||||||||||||
Joey Janela | Pin | |||||||||||||
Mick Moretti | 12:29 | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Brody King | Pin | |||||||||||||
Caveman Ugg | 10:52 | |||||||||||||
Brody King | Pin | |||||||||||||
Bandido | 10:40 | |||||||||||||
Puma King | Pin[note 1] | |||||||||||||
Bandido | 10:40 | |||||||||||||
Bandido | Pin | |||||||||||||
Dragon Lee | 11:53 | |||||||||||||
Jake Atlas | Pin | |||||||||||||
Jungle Boy | 19:05 | |||||||||||||
Jake Atlas | Pin | |||||||||||||
Dragon Lee | 10:55 | |||||||||||||
Rey Horus | Pin | |||||||||||||
Dragon Lee | 14:30 | |||||||||||||
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
PENTA EL 0M | Pin | |||||||||||||
Tony Deppen | 14:35 | |||||||||||||
PENTA EL 0M | Pin | |||||||||||||
Darby Allin | 16:24 | |||||||||||||
Darby Allin | Pin | |||||||||||||
Black Taurus | 11:32 | |||||||||||||
Darby Allin | Pin | |||||||||||||
David Starr | 5:39 | |||||||||||||
Jeff Cobb | Pin | |||||||||||||
Daisuke Sekimoto | 15:26 | |||||||||||||
Jeff Cobb | Pin | |||||||||||||
David Starr | 11:15 | |||||||||||||
Orange Cassidy | Pin | |||||||||||||
David Starr | 18:46 | |||||||||||||
Finals: Bandido defeated David Starr and Jonathan Gresham in a three-way elimination match at 23:26 to win the 2019 BOLA
Elimination order:
- Jonathan Gresham eliminated David Starr via Referee Stoppage/Elbow Strikes (9:12)
- Bandido eliminated Jonathan Gresham via pinfall (23:26)
Notes
- This match was also for Puma King's Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.
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