{"id":12240,"date":"2018-01-13T10:49:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T15:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=12240"},"modified":"2018-01-13T11:17:57","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T16:17:57","slug":"chuck-taylor-reclaims-pwg-world-championship-ricochet-says-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/01\/13\/chuck-taylor-reclaims-pwg-world-championship-ricochet-says-goodbye\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Taylor Reclaims PWG World Championship, Ricochet Says Goodbye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, <strong>Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG)<\/strong> held it&#8217;s <em><strong>PWG Mystery Vortex V<\/strong><\/em>, it&#8217;s annual show where none of the matches are announced beforehand. The main event ended up being PWG World Heavyweight Champion <strong>Ricochet<\/strong> defending his title against the man he won it from, <strong>Chuck Taylor<\/strong>. Taylor also happens to be the man who trained Ricochet and a mentor to Ricochet in his earliest days of professional wrestling, when they both wrestled for <strong>CHIKARA<\/strong> and <strong>Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Holy shit this match <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MysteryVortexV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MysteryVortexV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cWZvQWWS6U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/cWZvQWWS6U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David (@strydersnake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/strydersnake\/status\/952085635535261696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The match was held under Guerrilla Warfare rules (no DQ) and after a brutal match, Chuck Taylor scored the win and became a 2x PWG World Heavyweight Champion, joining <strong>Daniel Bryan, Sami Zayn<\/strong> (as <strong>El Generico<\/strong>), <strong>Human Tornado<\/strong> and <strong>Frankie Kazarian<\/strong> as the only 2x PWG World Champions in the company&#8217;s 15 year history &#8211; <strong>Kevin Owens<\/strong> remains the only 3x winner.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinenriquez_\/status\/952086503261290496<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingRicochet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KingRicochet<\/a> farewell thanks for everything brother and good luck <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PWG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#PWG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MysteryVortexV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MysteryVortexV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MN5qw9EKti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MN5qw9EKti<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; #WHRADIO (@wrestlingheads) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wrestlingheads\/status\/952160123132133376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following the match, there was an emotional farewell for Ricochet, as both men took to the mic to praise the other, with Ricochet saying that without Chuck Taylor, Ricochet &#8220;wouldn&#8217;t be here.&#8221; It was the final goodbye for Ricochet as he prepares to join WWE&#8217;s NXT brand in the coming weeks. Ricochet was spotted at last week&#8217;s <em><strong>Smackdown Live<\/strong><\/em> tapings backstage, which were held in Orlando, with many assuming it was to finalize his starting details (although he could have just been visiting or getting an orientation).<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackHeartless\/status\/952088108412973056<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chuck puts over Ricochet with tacs stuck to his back.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PWG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#PWG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MysteryVortexV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MysteryVortexV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f8WZ5bFlPQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/f8WZ5bFlPQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PWPonderings (@pwponderings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pwponderings\/status\/952086975678332928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackHeartless\/status\/952087321599385602<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There&#39;s only one <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingRicochet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KingRicochet<\/a>.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MysteryVortexV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MysteryVortexV<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThankYouRicochet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ThankYouRicochet<\/a> for so many great memories. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B67zyjV3J9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/B67zyjV3J9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; cozy superkick \u267b\ufe0f (@cozysuperkick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cozysuperkick\/status\/952105586539270144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trent is disinfecting Chuckie T&#39;s bloody back. They&#39;re best friends in real life! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PWG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#PWG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MysteryVortexV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MysteryVortexV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dUHabQkWzi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/dUHabQkWzi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cageside Seats (@cagesideseats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cagesideseats\/status\/952090772232273920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinenriquez_\/status\/952088206320721922<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) held it&#8217;s PWG Mystery Vortex V, it&#8217;s annual show where none of the matches are announced beforehand. The main event ended up being PWG World Heavyweight Champion Ricochet defending his title against the man he won it from, Chuck Taylor. Taylor also happens to be the man who trained [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":12250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6,9],"tags":[71,116,95,70],"class_list":["post-12240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-north-america","category-pwg","tag-chuck-taylor","tag-nxt","tag-pwg","tag-ricochet"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}