by pwggrodd » Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:46 pm
Jonah vs. Cobb would be pretty awesome too.
Little bit of info here-
Flamita, 1st BOLA and PWG debut
Keith Lee, 1st BOLA
WALTER, 1st BOLA and PWG debut
Travis Banks, 1st BOLA and PWG debut
REY FENIX, 3rd BOLA (3 consecutive appearances)
Dezmond Xavier, 1st BOLA
Donovan Dijak, 1st BOLA and PWG debut
Jeff Cobb, 2nd BOLA (2nd consecutive)
Trevor Lee, 4th BOLA (4th consecutive)
Flash Morgan Webster, 1st BOLA and PWG debut
Zack Sabre Jr., 4th BOLA (4th consecutive, '15 winner)
Sammy Guevara, 1st BOLA
Mark Haskins, 2nd BOLA (2nd consecutive)
Jonah Rock, 1st BOLA and PWG debut
Brian Cage, 5th BOLA (prior appearances in '10, '12, '13, and '15)
Rey Horus, 1st BOLA
Marty Scurll, 3rd BOLA (3rd consecutive, '16 winner)
Michael Elgin, 4th BOLA (prior appearances in '12, '13, and '14)
TK Cooper, 1st BOLA and PWG debut
Matt Sydal, 6th BOLA (prior appearances in '06, '07, '14, '15, and '16; tied for the most appearances of anyone in the tournament this year)
Sami Callihan, 3rd BOLA (prior appearances in '12 and '16)
Matthew Riddle, 2nd BOLA (2nd consecutive)
Ricochet, 6th BOLA (prior appearances in '10, '12, '14, '15, and '16, '14 winner; tied for the most appearances of anyone in the tournament this year)
PENTA EL ZERO M, 3rd BOLA (3rd consecutive)
The three most recent winners are all present. 13 of the 24 have prior appearances, and of the 11 new competitors, 7 are PWG debuts. The other 4 new competitors all debuted in 2017. Tough to call a winner this year-I feel like both Lees, Callihan, and Cobb are the likeliest. Elgin's a potential dark horse, and Ricochet could become the first 2 time winner, as he and Chuck Taylor have a long history, but haven't wrestled each other in several years now. Any other guesses?