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Battle Of Los Angeles (2023)
Battle of Los Angeles (2023) was the 17th Battle of Los Angeles professional wrestling tournament produced by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). It was a two-night event on January 7 and 8, 2023, at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The tournament marked the PWG debuts of Michael Oku, Shun Skywalker, El Hijo del Vikingo, SB Kento and Bryan Keith as well as the surprise PWG debut of Chris Jericho. Mike Bailey won the Battle of Los Angeles tournament by defeating Konosuke Takeshita in the final. Two non-tournament matches took place on the second night. In the first match, Black Taurus and Latigo defeated Aramis and Rey Horus. The second match was a ten-man tag team match in which Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Daniel Garcia, Angelo Parker, Matt Menard and Sammy Guevara) defeated Jonathan Gresham, Kevin Blackwood, Michael Oku, Player Uno, and SB Kento. Background On November 22, 2022, PWG announced via its official Twitter handle that the 2023 Battle of Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Bailey (wrestler)
Émile Charles Baillargeon-Laberge is a Canadian professional wrestler and taekwondo practitioner, currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name "Speedball" Mike Bailey. He is a former X Division Champion. He is a former two-time IWS World Heavyweight Champion and two-time KO-D Tag Team Champion. Bailey was also the winner of CZW's 2015 Best of the Best, DDT's 2016 DNA Grand Prix, RevPro's 2021 British J Cup and PWG's 2023 Battle of Los Angeles tournaments. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2006–present) Bailey made his professional wrestling debut at a Federation de Lutte Quebecoise house show from January 6, 2006 as Mike Sydal, where he teamed up with Bouncer and Brad Foley in a losing effort to Alextreme, Sheik Tank Ali and Sweet Pete in a six-man tag team match. He is known for working with various wrestling promotions and would often compete under the nickname of ''Speedball''. International Wrestling Syndicate (2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Látigo (wrestler)
Látigo (born August 24, 1996, in Mexico City) is a Mexican luchador, a masked professional wrestler. He is known for his time with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) where he wrestled as a rudo (heel), a part of the ''Los Nuevos Vipers'' group, based on the original stable Los Vipers. Career Latigo debuted in International Wrestling Revolution Group in 2012. In 2014 IWRG would repackage him as ''Leo'', leader of the ''Tortugas Ninjas'' group. Látigo would leave the gimmick some time in 2015. A long time wrestler on the Mexico City independent scene, throughout 2015 and 2016 he would garner attention as a member of the ''La Mala Hierba'' stable with Fly Warrior and Centvrion. In May 2018 he would wrestle his first match in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide at a taping in Tehuacán. Wrestling another handful of matches for the promotion in 2018 and 2019, he wouldn't become a regular until 2021. October 9, 2021 at Héroes Inmortales XIV, the ''Los Nuevos Vipers'' group was formed, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordynne Grace
Patricia Forrest Parker (born March 5, 1996) is an American professional wrestler and powerlifter currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she performs under the ring name Jordynne Grace. She is currently the Impact Knockouts World Champion in her second reign. She is also a former one-time Impact Digital Media Champion and Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champion. Upon becoming the inaugural Digital Media Champion, Grace was recognized by Impact Wrestling as the first Knockouts Triple Crown winner. She is also known for her appearances in Beyond Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and Shine Wrestling. As a powerlifter, she holds the World Natural Powerlifting Federation (WNPF) Georgia State and National Records holder in the squat at , the bench press at and the deadlift at in the 165 lb. weight class. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2018–present) On September 1, 2018, Grace participated in a 19-person over budget battle royale to de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Shelley
Patrick Kenneth Martin (born May 23, 1983) is an American professional wrestler and physical therapy clinician, better known by the ring name, Alex Shelley, makes appearances with Impact Wrestling (formerly known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling), where he is a former one-time X Division Champion and two-time World Tag Team Champion. He first gained fame on the independent circuit, working for Ring of Honor (ROH), as well as in Japan, for Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max. He has also worked for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion alongside Kushida and a current Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion alongside Chris Sabin, as the Motor City Machine Guns. Aside from wrestling, he is the lead singer of a rock band called The High Crusade, which includes his friends and fellow wrestlers Chris Sabin and Petey Williams. Professional wrestling career Training and early career (2002–2005) Martin initially started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komander
Komander (born December 15, 1998 in Reynosa, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican luchador, a masked professional wrestler, currently working with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He made his debut for the promotion in Saltillo on August 10, 2019 in a winning effort teaming with Eclipse Jr. and Lady Shani vs. Villano III Jr., Australian Suicide and La Hiedra. In 2021, Komander participated in the ''Alas de Oro'' annual cibernetico at Verano de Escandalo. He has also appeared for notable promotions such as Lucha Memes, MDA, Pro Wrestling Mexico, EMLL and WAR City. In 2022 he recurrently wrestled in the United States for Game Changer Wrestling. His gimmick and nicknames is ''El As del Espacio'' (meaning ''The Ace of Space'') and ''El humilde luchador'' ''(The humble luchador)''. His official theme song named after his catchphrase ''¿Quién anda ahí?'' ''(Who's there?)'' is rapped and produced by himself. He uses a Shooting Star Press for his finisher, sometimes featuring a corkscrew. Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masha Slamovich
Ann Khozine (russian: Анна Хозина, ''Anna Khozina''; born 18 June 1998), known by her ring name Masha Slamovich, is a Russian-American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling. Early life Ann Khozine was born in Moscow, Russia and has dual U.S. and Russian citizenship. Khozine began training as a professional wrestler at age 16, training under Johnny Rodz. In 2021, she earned a degree in criminal justice. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2016–present) In 2016, Khozine made her in-ring debut in Reina, an independent women's professional wrestling promotion in Japan. She wrestled under the ring name Skinripper. In February 2020, she returned to Japan and trained in the Marvelous Dojo under Chigusa Nagayo. In 2019 and 2022, Slamovich competed for the Russian Independent Wrestling Federation (IWF). She lost to Ivan Markov in an intergender match at IWF Strike 119, which aired on 10 February 2022. On 2 January 2023 at Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Meltzer
David Allen Meltzer (born October 24, 1959) is an American journalist who reports on professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. Since 1983, he has been the publisher and editor of the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' (''WON''). He has also written for the ''Oakland Tribune'', the ''Los Angeles Times'', Yahoo! Sports, SI.com, and ''The National Sports Daily''. He has extensively covered mixed martial arts since UFC 1 in 1993 and currently covers the sport for SB Nation. He has been called "the most accomplished reporter in sports journalism" by Frank Deford of ''Sports Illustrated''. He is also a frequent lecturer on many aspects of the business of MMA, professional wrestling, and boxing at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Early life Meltzer lived in upstate New York, later moving with his family to San Jose, California. Meltzer earned a journalism degree from San Jose State University and started out as a sportswriter for the ''Wichita Falls Time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evil Uno
Nicolas Dansereau (born July 20, 1987), better known by the ring name Evil Uno, is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Dark Order. Formerly known as Player Uno, he regularly teamed with Stu Grayson as the Super Smash Brothers for various independent promotions across North America, including Alpha-1 Wrestling, Capital City Championship Combat (C*4), Inter Species Wrestling (ISW), and California-based Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). Together, they are former one-time Chikara Campeones de Parejas, one-time PWG World Tag Team Champions and winners of PWG's '' 2012 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament''. Career Early career Dansereau first began wrestling at the age of 14. At the time, he went under the name "El PoPo". On an episode of Colt Cabana's podcast, ''The Art of Wrestling'', he explained that the decision to change his name came, when El Generico wanted to be called Player 1. Uno c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Gresham
Jonathan Gresham (born March 20, 1988) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling. He has previously wrestled for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Champion, ROH Pure Champion, and ROH World Tag Team Champion with Jay Lethal. Earlier in his career, Gresham wrestled regularly on the independent circuit, in such promotions as Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) where he is a former CZW World Heavyweight Champion as well as Chikara, IWA Mid-South, Full Impact Pro (FIP), and Evolve among others. He also has international experience, having wrestled in over 15 countries, including in Germany with Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), and in England for Progress Wrestling, where he is a former Progress World Champion. Early life Joanathan Gresham was born on March 20, 1988 in Atlanta, Georgia. Gresham competed in amateur wrestling until he was 17. Some of Gresham's influences were Rey Mysterio, Hayabusa, Bam Bam Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Guevara
Samuel George Guevara (born July 28, 1993) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Jericho Appreciation Society. He is a record tying three-time former AEW TNT Champion. He also appears in AEW's Mexico based partner promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where is currently in a former AAA Mixed Tag Team Champion with real life wife Tay Melo. During a previous stint with AAA, he held the AAA Cruiserweight Championship. Guevara made his professional wrestling debut in 2010 - after being trained by Booker T - beginning his career in Booker's Reality of Wrestling promotion. Throughout the 2010s, he worked for numerous U.S. companies, most notably Impact Wrestling. He has also wrestled in Japan with DDT Pro Wrestling. Guevara has been with AEW since the promotion's founding in 2019, featured early on as a member of Chris Jericho's first stable, The Inner Circle. Early life Sammy Guevara was born on July 28, 1993 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Garcia (wrestler)
Daniel Garcia is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Jericho Appreciation Society stable. He also appears for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he a one-time ROH Pure Champion. As part of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), he is the current PWG World Champion in his first reign. Career Early career and independent circuit (2018–present) Garcia began competing for Limitless Wrestling in 2018. He appeared for WWE on an episode of ''205 Live'' in July 2018, during which he lost against Drew Gulak. In January 2021, he competed against Tyler Rust in WWE on ''NXT'', where he lost. Garcia won the Limitless World Championship in March. He lost the title to Anthony Greene in September. In January 2022, he competed in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG)'s Battle of Los Angeles and eventually won the tournament by defeating Mike Bailey in the final round. In May 2022, he won the PWG World Championship by defeating Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jericho Appreciation Society
The Jericho Appreciation Society (JAS) is a villainous professional wrestling stable formed in American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), created and led by Chris Jericho and also appears in AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH). The group also consists of Daniel Garcia, Jake Hager, Angelo Parker, Matt Menard, Sammy Guevara, Tay Melo, and Anna Jay. Real life husband and wife Guevara and Melo hold the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship from AEW partner promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) in their first reign. The gimmick of the group uses the references of "sports entertainment", a term used by WWE, where Jericho previously wrestled from 1999 until 2018. History On March 6 at Revolution, Chris Jericho was defeated by Eddie Kingston. On March 9, Jericho turned heel when he, 2point0, Daniel Garcia, and Jake Hager attacked Santana and Ortiz, and Kingston. The following week, Jericho stated that the fans and the Inner Circle did no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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