Low Ki out, CIMA in at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's EIGHT on July 23!By Silverback, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Staff WriterNorth Hollywood, CA - In a bit of unfortunate news,
Low Ki has contacted Pro Wrestling Guerrilla to inform us that he was pulling himself off of our eighth anniversary event,
EIGHT, taking place on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at American Legion Post #308 in Reseda, CA. Low Ki said that he would be missing the event due to "personal issues." With that information in mind, as
Freddie Mercury famously sang, the show must go on.
On any normal show, this situation could be seen as a huge blow to the event. However, on July 23, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla will be celebrating eight years of not just the best professional wrestling in the entire universe, but eight years of rolling with the punches. If, for some strange reason, one were to think that Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's events were not the best in the universe (to be fair, we hear good things about Kaylar Pro Wrestling on Rigel VII), that person would have to at least admit that Pro Wrestling Guerrilla was the leader in making the best of a bad situation. So fear not, loyal fan of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, we, along with some of the best professional wrestlers from around the world, have got you covered.
Low Ki's absence on July 23 leaves former Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Champion
Chris Hero without an opponent at
EIGHT, which at first may seem like a bad thing. After all, Chris Hero is a professional wrestler, and as a professional, if he doesn't wrestle, he doesn't get paid. However, things have a way of working themselves out in professional wrestling, especially if during your most recent shot at reclaiming the title the top rope broke, leading to some people (including the Board of Directors) clamoring for a rematch. Oddly enough, that was exactly what happened when
Claudio Castagnoli defended the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Championship against Chris Hero at
All Star Weekend 8!
But to grant Chris Hero a straight-up rematch with Claudio Castagnoli would do a huge disservice to fellow former champion
Davey Richards, who is scheduled to challenge for the World Championship at
EIGHT. So in the interest of fairness, and in the interest of making this eighth anniversary event the best eighth anniversary event Pro Wrestling Guerrilla will ever have, Claudio Castagnoli will now defend the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Championship against Davey Richards and Chris Hero in a single fall, three-way title match!
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's
EIGHT takes place on July 23, 2011 at American Legion Post #308 in Reseda, CA at 8:00PM. General Admission tickets are available right now on the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Ticket Page.
EIGHT is scheduled to feature:
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Championship Title Three-Way MatchClaudio Castagnoli (Champion) vs.
Davey Richards (Challenger) vs.
Chris Hero (Challenger)
Non-Title Tag Team Grudge MatchThe Young Bucks (
Matt &
Nick Jackson) vs.
CIMA & "Mr. Wrestling"
Kevin SteenTag Team MatchEl Generico &
Ricochet vs.
Alex Shelley &
Roderick StrongDream Rematch"The Man That Gravity Forgot"
PAC vs. "Mr. Wrestling"
Kevin SteenTag Team MatchThe Dynasty (
Joey Ryan &
Scorpio Sky) vs. RockNES Monsters (
Johnny Goodtime &
Johnny Yuma)
Singles MatchBrian Cage-Taylor vs.
Brandon GatsonSingles Match"Pretty"
Peter Avalon vs.
Ryan TaylorPro Wrestling Guerrilla's
EIGHT takes place Saturday, July 23, 2011, at 8:00 PM at American Legion Post #308 in Reseda, CA. American Legion Post #308 is located at 7338 Canby Ave., Reseda, CA 91335. Front Row tickets are sold out, and General Admission tickets are $25. Online tickets orders are subject to the PayPal Service Charge (2.9% + $0.30). Tickets purchased in advance allow for priority admittance to the venue, along with guaranteed event seating. Online tickets sales for this event will end on July 19, 2011, at 11:59PM. Any remaining tickets will be available for purchase at the door. Tickets are not refundable. Outside alcoholic beverages are not permitted on the premises. Video recording devices are not permitted. Card subject to change.