Date: January 2nd, 2016
PWG World Champion - Roderick Strong (Since December 2014 - Black Cole Sun)
PWG World Tag Team Champions - The Young Bucks (Since June 2015 - Mystery Vortex III)
Commentators: Excalibur, Chris Hero, & Drew Gulak
The first show of 2016.
1) Brian Cage vs. Chris Dickinson
"I wonder if Chris Dickinson and Rick Knox share the same barber." - Excalibur
Cage was originally supposed to be facing Angelico here, but a minor injury kept the beloved luchador from competing on this particular weekend. SO, Cage got a new opponent in the form of the debuting Chris Dickinson. Dickinson and Cage have met before in Dickinson's home promotion in Rhode Island, Beyond Wrestling however this is obviously their first match together in Reseda. They pretty much went out and busted out all the marbles here. It took a second to get going, but once it did, it was quite the match. Cage & Dickinson dropped each on their heads numerous times with spots that will make you cringe and basically just beat the hell out of each other. Best Cage match in AWHILE. This ended up being my favorite match of the night! Bring Dickinson back!
Match rating - ***1/2
2) Timothy Thatcher vs. Drew Gulak
Wrestler of the Year: Roderick Strong
Despite his dastardly actions throughout the year, there's nobody in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla that had a better year than Roderick Strong. After nearly 10 years of putting his body on the line and being at just about every PWG event, Strong's hardwork paid off as he held the PWG World Championship for the entire calendar year. Having a number of must see title defenses along the way against the likes of Zack Sabre Jr, Mike Bailey, and Chris Hero. And how could I neglect to mention all the moments he was involved in that no one will ever forget such as the returns of Super Dragon & Adam Cole and the formation of Mount Rushmore 2.0. For many years Roderick Strong was a part of PWG, but in 2015, Roderick Strong WAS PWG.
Tag Team of the Year: The Young Bucks
For the third year in a row and fifth time overall, The Young Bucks are your PWG Tag Team of the Year. Despite missing the first few months of 2015 due to their busy schedule in Japan, The Bucks returned in June to dethrone the new beloved duo of Trevor Lee & Andrew Everett to regain the PWG Tag Team Titles and form Mount Rushmore 2.0 with Super Dragon & Roderick Strong on the same night. They would go on to have a hot streak of matches to close out the year battling all the fan favorites in Reseda in breathtaking contests like The Bucks are known for. The Bucks are undoubtedly the greatest tag team in PWG history and they head into 2016 with the tag titles around their waist as they continue to build their legacy.
Top 10 Matches of the Year:
