The Curse of Guerrilla Island takes place October 9, 2010!By Silverback, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Staff WriterScabb Island, CA - When
Davey Richards became Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Champion earlier this year, it was a career-long dream fulfilled. However, just as Davey reached the pinnacle of his career in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, his career outside of the company was about to take a huge leap forward as well. In June, Davey was invited to compete in the
Best of the Super Junior tournament by New Japan Pro Wrestling, and thanks to his stellar performance Davey earned himself a position as one of the company's regular American wrestlers. While this is good for both Davey and the Japanese fans, it's not so great for everyone else, Pro wrestling Guerrilla included. Because of his outside obligations Richards would be unable to attend any of the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla events for the rest of 2010. Therefore, due to his inability to defend the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Championship on a regular basis, Davey Richards has decided to abdicate the title.
While it is unfortunate for a champion to lose a title without actually losing the match, Richards felt it was fair not only to the other competitors, but the fans of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla for him to step aside and then attempt to reclaim the title when the timing is more favorable, rather than continue as a champion
in absentia. With this announcement coming just days after the conclusion of the
2010 Battle of Los Angeles, it raises a very interesting set of questions. With his tournament victory and number one contendership, where does
Joey Ryan stand in the title picture? Top contender? Interim champion? What about former World Champion and
2010 Battle of Los Angeles finalist
Chris Hero? All of these questions, and many more, will be answered at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's
The Curse of Guerrilla Island!
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's
The Curse of Guerrilla Island takes place on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at American Legion Post #308 in Reseda, CA. Front Row Tickets are $30 each, and General Admission Tickets are $25 each, and they are on sale now on the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Ticket Page. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's
The Curse of Guerrilla Island is scheduled to feature:
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Championship Title Four-Way MatchClaudio Castagnoli vs.
Brandon Gatson vs.
Chris Hero vs.
Joey Ryan-- After enduring four torturous rounds over the course of two nights to win the
2010 Battle of Los Angeles,
Joey Ryan thought his next match would be against
Davey Richards for the World Championship. After all, Joey had to beat four of the top independent wrestlers in the world to get to this point, so the last thing he wants is for three other guys to waltz into a title shot because Davey Richards vacated the title. While the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Board of Directors can certainly understand Joey's position, a new champion must be crowned, and unfortunately, there is no clear Number Two contender for the title. Because of this, the title will be up for grabs in a four-way match at
The Curse of Guerrilla Island.
However, that decision does not render Joey Ryan's
2010 Battle of Los Angeles win completely meaningless. If Joey Ryan does not win the World Championship at
The Curse of Guerrilla Island, he will still be able to challenge the newly crowned champion to a future title match. It is with that safety net that Joey Ryan accepts the match, as he will face off with
Chris Hero, and the remaining two
2010 Battle of Los Angeles semi-finalists,
Claudio Castagnoli and
Brandon Gatson, to determine the new Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Champion!
Tag Team MatchThe Briscoe Brothers (
Jay &
Mark Briscoe) vs. The Cutler Brothers (
Brandon &
Dustin Cutler)
-- While the concept of brothers forming a tag team in pro wrestling is nothing new, the fact that so many sets of brothers have competed in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla is truly astounding. Currently, there are three sets of brothers competing as tag teams in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and while The Young Bucks and The Cutler Brothers have had their fair share of meetings (and the Bucks and Briscoe Brothers, as well), a match that has never taken place is
Jay and
Mark Briscoe facing off with
Brandon and
Dustin Cutler. Luckily that will no longer be the case after
The Curse of Guerrilla Island!
After earning their first ever victory over the Young Bucks in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla at Night One of the
2010 Battle of Los Angeles, The Cutler Brothers went on to challenge World Tag Team Champions