Pro Wrestling Guerrilla has announced on Twitter that “Speedball” Mike Bailey will no longer be able to compete on night one of the 2023 BOLA tournament. However, since Bailey is able to compete on night two he will not be removed from the tournament, and instead, an eighteenth participant will be added that way a match doesn’t get removed from night one. Bayley will face the winner of this added match.
As for the participant…PWG announced it will be SB KENTo.
PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles 2023 will take place on Saturday, January 7 and Sunday, January 8 from the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
The final list of participants for the 2023 BOLA tournament now looks like this:
* Michael Oku
* Shun Skywalker
* Masha Slamovich
* Mike Bailey
* Komander
* NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion & Impact World Tag Team Champion Alex Shelley
* Jonathan Gresham
* Aramis
* SB KENTo
* Titus Alexander
* Impact World Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace
* Lio Rush
* Black Taurus
* Latigo
* PWG World Champion & ROH Pure Champion Daniel Garcia
* Bandido
* Konosuke Takeshita
* AAA Mega Champion El Hijo del Vikingo