Pro Wrestling Guerrilla announced the following:
Unfortunately, Lio Rush suffered an injury that will keep him from competing in BOLA. Bryan Keith will make his PWG debut as he enters the 2023 Battle of Los Angeles to take on SB KENTo!
— PWG (@OfficialPWG) January 6, 2023
The following first round matches have been announced for the 2023 PWG Battle of Los Angeles tournament at The Globe Theater:
*Bandido vs. Black Taurus vs. El Hijo del Vikingo.
*Titus Alexander vs. Daniel Garcia.
*Michael Oku vs. Konosuke Takeshita.
*Jordynne Grace vs. Jonathan Gresham.
*Aramis vs. Shun Skywalker.
*Alex Shelley vs. Masha Slamovich.
*SB KENTo vs. Bryan Keith.
*Latigo vs. Komander.
Created in 2005, the two day tournament is generally considered one of the top events within independent wrestling.
Previous winners:
2005 - Chris Bosh.
2006 - Davey Richards.
2007 - CIMA.
2008 - Low Ki.
2009 - Kenny Omega.
2010 - Joey Ryan.
2011 - El Generico.
2012 - Adam Cole.
2013 - Kyle O'Reilly.
2014 - Ricochet.
2015 - Zack Sabre Jr.
2016 - Marty Scurll.
2017 - Ricochet.
2018 - Jeff Cobb.
2019 - Bandido.
2020 - No tournament due to COVID.
2021 - No tournament due to COVID.
2022 - Daniel Garcia.
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