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Post by Vegas on Jan 9, 2023 8:55:42 GMT -5
Last night at BOLA, in the non-tournament tag match between the Semi-Finals and Finals, Chris Jericho showed up with the rest of the JAS (all previously unannounced except for of course PWG World Champion Daniel Garcia) and Jericho wrestled in the match!  |
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Post by TTX on Jan 9, 2023 8:57:15 GMT -5
Very cool surprise.
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Post by Vegas on Jan 9, 2023 9:52:25 GMT -5
What happened was on Night 1, Danie Garcia got himself DQd and eliminated from the tournament in the First Round by blatantly striking Titus Alexander with the PWG World Championship belt which was surprising at the time since Garcia was the champion (this is the 2nd consecutive year the current champion has been eliminated in the first round at BOLA) and because there are very few DQs in PWG. Afterward, Garcia said he did not need to win BOLA because that was already on his resume but said he would still be wrestling on Night 2.
On Night 2, between the Semi-Finals and Finals, it was time for the multi-man non-tournament tag match which usually (but not always) involves wrestlers who lost in the First Round of the tournament. Evil Uno, Michael Oku, and SB KENTo appeared first and were followed out next by Jonathan Gresham and Kevin Blackwood. Daniel Garcia then appeared and at first it looked like Garcia would be teaming with Gresham and Blackwood (his former Buffalo Brothers tag team partner.) Garcia though said he only teams with sports entertainers and then, from the JAS, Angelo Parker and Matt Menard (who have appeared in PWG many years before) appeared. Sammy Guevara (another PWG almuni) then appeared followed by Jake Hager, Anna Jay AS, and Tay Melo. Finally, Chris Jericho appeared carrying Floyd. The Globe Theater went crazy as the JAS took on Evil Uno, Oku, SB KENTo, Gresham, and Blackwood.
Jericho scored the pinfall for his team when Garcia hit someone (I think it was Oku if I remember correctly) with Floyd and Jericho followed up with the JUDAS EFFECT for the 3 count.
Afterward, Jericho talked to the crowd and praised PWG which he said reminded him of a modern-day ECW. Jericho also said he had told Excalibur he wanted to work a Battle of Los Angeles show one day. This was awesome!
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Post by stu on Jan 9, 2023 10:51:49 GMT -5
That HAD to have been very cool Zeke, to be there live for that!
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Post by Justin Case on Jan 9, 2023 12:19:45 GMT -5
Cool to have the connection! Sounds like a fun show!
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