The “Battle of Los Angeles” is an independent pro wrestling tournament hosted annually by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.

In year’s past, the winner has gone on to receive a shot at the PWG World Championship.

Previous winners include Davey Richards, Adam Cole, El Generico (now Sami Zayn in NXT), Kenny Omega and Kyle O’Reilly.

Courtesy of PWG’s official Twitter account, here’s a list of the participants taking place in this year’s tournament:

  • Will Ospreay
  • Marty Scurll
  • Timothy Thatcher
  • “Speedball” Mike Bailey
  • Chris Hero
  • Biff Busick
  • Mark Andrews
  • Brian Cage
  • Ricochet
  • Tommy End
  • Trevor Lee
  • Pentagon Jr.
  • Drew Gulak
  • Angelico
  • Trent?
  • Andrew Everett
  • Fenix
  • Rich Swann
  • Jack Evans
  • Drago
  • Matt Sydal
  • Aero Star
  • Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Drew Galloway

Due to a new clause in the contract of select ROH stars, a majority of the roster members are longer allowed to compete at PWG events.

The tournament will run over three days from Aug. 28-30.

Editor’s Note

If you’ve never checked out some of the footage from past BOLA tournaments on YouTube, do yourself a favor and watch it the first chance you get. This is one of the most exciting events in all of independent wrestling, with companies like ROH, CZW, Global Force Wrestling, TNA and Lucha Underground all being represented.

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