{"id":25868,"date":"2018-09-13T19:17:04","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T23:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=25868"},"modified":"2018-09-15T07:56:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T11:56:59","slug":"marko-stunt-added-to-pwg-battle-of-los-angeles-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/09\/13\/marko-stunt-added-to-pwg-battle-of-los-angeles-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Marko Stunt Added to PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With just days to go before this year&#8217;s instalment of the <strong>Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG)<\/strong>&#8216;s annual <strong>Battle of Los Angeles (BOLA)<\/strong> tournament, <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/09\/10\/pwg-battle-of-los-angeles-2018-preview-september-14-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the field seemed set for PWG&#8217;s most international tournament yet<\/a>, with a lot of amazing talent who are on the verge of exploding on the global indie scene. Yesterday, however, PWG BOLA suffered a huge hit when British star <strong>Chris Brookes<\/strong> had to withdraw from this weekend&#8217;s events, including the BOLA tournament itself, due to an injury.<\/p>\n<h1>Marko Stunt Added to PWG BOLA 2018<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Due to an injury Chris Brookes will not be able to compete at the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PWG (@OfficialPWG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialPWG\/status\/1040002879392608256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But it wouldn&#8217;t take long for PWG to announce Brookes&#8217; replacement. Within moments, they announced that taking Chris Brookes&#8217; spot in this year&#8217;s BOLA would be <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/08\/19\/mr-fun-size-an-exclusive-interview-with-marko-stunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">current indie sensation <strong>Marko Stunt<\/strong><\/a>, who has quickly become the talk of the town in the past several weeks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Marko Stunt has entered the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles to face Trevor Lee on Night Two!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PWG (@OfficialPWG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialPWG\/status\/1040003082409525248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following a breakout moment at\u00a0<em><strong>Joey Janela&#8217;s Lost in New York<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>with KTB (Kyle The Beast), then an appearance at\u00a0<em><strong>All In<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>two weeks ago, the wrestling world was suddenly infatuated with the young grappler who had been turning heads around the Southern indie scene. Prior to his BOLA announcement, he&#8217;d also been announced with debuts for Wrestling Revolver, PCW ULTRA and more, including a return to Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) later this month.<\/p>\n<p>We spoke to Marko Stunt today about his crazy past few weeks and when he found out about BOLA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"DirectMessage-container\">\n<div class=\"DirectMessage-message with-text dm-message u-chromeOverflowFix\">\n<div class=\"DirectMessage-contentContainer\">\n<div class=\"DirectMessage-text\">\n<div class=\"js-tweet-text-container\">\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><strong>So when did you get the call to replace Chris Brookes?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">I got the cal last night. Everything was just real fast! I hate that Brookes won\u2019t be able to attend, but I hope I can live up to what he would have brought.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><strong>Your stock has risen so many times the past month, with Joey Janela&#8217;s Lost in New York, then the All In announcement, then All In itself, and now you&#8217;re going to your first BOLA. Safe to say 2018 has been a dream year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">I\u2019d say even more than a dream year. It\u2019s been absolutely unreal. From Mississippi to All In to BOLA, I don\u2019t think I could\u2019ve even dreamed it happening like this!<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><strong>How was your experience with All In? Any fun tales to tell?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">I absolutely loved All In and I hope there will be a second! Everything from getting to work with so many big names, and just getting to hangout with fans and friends is what did it for me I think. Walking out on the stage though, was probably the most surreal thing that\u2019s happened so far. I don&#8217;t know if I can even describe that feeling.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marko Stunt VS Jacksyn Crowly AMM6 5\/19\/2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yt2YRZUX3RA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With just days to go before this year&#8217;s instalment of the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG)&#8216;s annual Battle of Los Angeles (BOLA) tournament, the field seemed set for PWG&#8217;s most international tournament yet, with a lot of amazing talent who are on the verge of exploding on the global indie scene. 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