Battle of Los Angeles

Battle of Los Angeles (2011) was the seventh Battle of Los Angeles professional wrestling tournament produced by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). The event took place on August 20, 2011, at the American Legion Post #308 in Reseda, Los Angeles, California. It marked the first time that the Battle of Los Angeles tournament was held over one night. The event concluded with a tournament final in which El Generico defeated Kevin Steen. The card included non-tournament matches aside from the tournament which saw The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) retain the World Tag Team Championship against The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) and The Dynasty (Joey Ryan and Scorpio Sky) defeat The RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime and Johnny Yuma) to become the #1 contenders for the World Tag Team Championship. The event featured the PWG debut of veteran wrestler Dave Finlay. Background In July 2011, PWG announced the 2011 Battle of Los Angeles as an eight-man tournament to be held on one night unlike previous editions which took place across two or three nights. The participants announced for the tournament included Dave Finlay, the World Champion Kevin Steen, Roderick Strong, Eddie Edwards, Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, El Generico and Willie Mack. Aside from the tournament, it was announced that The Dynasty (Joey Ryan and Scorpio Sky) would take on The RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime and Johnny Yuma) at Battle of Los Angeles. The winning team would receive a title shot against The Young Bucks for the World Tag Team Championship at The Perils of Rock N' Roll Decadence.