Six matches, zero gravity, and Dalton Castle's peacock entrance—indie wrestling's finest hour.
2016 Battle of Los Angeles First Round Match Pentagón Jr. vs. "The Villain" Marty Scurll 2016 Battle of Los Angeles First Round Match "Mr. Athletic" Jeff Cobb vs. Ricochet 2016 Battle of Los Angeles First Round Match John Hennigan vs. "Reborn" Matt Sydal 2016 Battle of Los Angeles First Round Match Fénix vs. Will Ospreay 2016 Battle of Los Angeles First Round Match Tommy End vs. Zack Sabre, Jr. 2016 Battle of Los Angeles First Round Match Chris Hero vs. Jushin Thunder Liger Six-Person Tag Team Match Dalton Castle & The Boys (Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly) vs. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)
Stunts
Fénix vs. Ospreay redefined what human bodies can do.
Acting
Dalton Castle's peacock strut is character work genius.
Practical Effects
Zero CGI, all real pain—indie wrestling at peak craft.
Brett Giehl
Dalton Castle
Robert Anthony Fish
Himself
Kyle Greenwood
Kyle O'Reilly
Austin Jenkins
Adam Cole
Nicholas Massie
Nick Jackson
Matthew Massie
Matt Jackson
Chris Spradlin
Chris Hero
Keiichi Yamada
Himself
Tom Büdgen
Tommy End
Luke James Uggles Eatwell
Zack Sabre, Jr.
Fénix
Himself
William Ospreay
Will Ospreay
John Hennigan
Himself
Matthew Joseph Korklan
Matt Sydal
Jeffrey Cobb
Jeff Cobb
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This tournament launched or cemented half of AEW's original roster—Omega was already gone, but everyone else was here.
PWG's BOLA 2016 is widely considered the peak of the 'indie wrestling boom' before WWE raids and AEW changed everything.
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