Before they were AEW gods, they were killing each other in a Reseda garage.
Tag Team Match 1. The Cutler Brothers (Brandon & Dustin Cutler) vs. Malachi "CK" Jackson & Ryan Taylor 2009 Battle of Los Angeles Block A First Round Match 2. Scott Lost vs. Jerome "LTP" Robinson 2009 Battle of Los Angeles Block D First Round Match 3. Human Tornado vs. Matt Jackson 2009 Battle of Los Angeles Block B First Round Match 4. Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana vs. Joey Ryan 2009 Battle of Los Angeles Block D First Round Match 5. Johnny Goodtime vs. Roderick Strong 2009 Battle of Los Angeles Block C First Round Match 6. Brandon Gatson vs. Nick Jackson 2009 Battle of Los Angeles Block B First Round Match 7. Austin Aries vs. Brian Kendrick 2009 Battle of Los Angeles Block A First Round Match 8. Kenny Omega vs. "Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen 2009 Battle of Los Angeles Block C First Round Match 9. El Generico vs. Alex Shelley
Acting
Omega vs. Steen before they were household names—pure hunger.
Stunts
El Generico and Shelley inventing moves WWE would steal later.
Production
Zero budget, maximum passion—PWG's garage aesthetic is sacred.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This tournament launched Kenny Omega's international reputation; he wouldn't win BOLA until 2014, but this match with Steen made scouts notice.
Rami Sebei as El Generico was still anonymous here—Sami Zayn wouldn't debut in NXT for four more years, making this a time capsule of a character WWE would eventually own.
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