{"id":28910,"date":"2018-10-20T10:56:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T14:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=28910"},"modified":"2018-10-20T10:56:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-20T14:56:27","slug":"andnew-jeff-cobb-wins-pwg-world-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/10\/20\/andnew-jeff-cobb-wins-pwg-world-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"#AndNEW: Jeff Cobb wins PWG World Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With NXT snapping up American indie mega stars such as\u00a0<strong>Keith Lee\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Matt Riddle\u00a0<\/strong>recently, there are gaps to be filled.\u00a0 Guys like\u00a0<strong>Shane Strickland\u00a0<\/strong>have become big names in top companies in the absence of the old stars.\u00a0 Another guy that has stepped up to fill the gap at the top of the scene is\u00a0<strong>Jeff Cobb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SPLX Athlete Jeff Cobb becomes the winner of the 2018 PWG\u2019s Battle Of Los Angeles tournament.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamSPLX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TeamSPLX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JeffCobb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#JeffCobb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BOLA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BOLA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BOLA2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BOLA2018<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SPLX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SPLX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YPGuDcqBXo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/YPGuDcqBXo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SPLX Apparel (@SuplexWrestling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuplexWrestling\/status\/1041664150391463936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cobb shocked everyone when <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/09\/17\/breaking-jeff-cobb-wins-pwg-battle-of-los-angeles-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he became the winner of\u00a0<strong>Pro Wrestling Guerrila&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>(PWG) prestigious\u00a0<strong>Battle Of Los Angeles\u00a0<\/strong>(BOLA)<\/a> tournament, when he defeated\u00a0<strong>Shingo Takagi\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Bandido\u00a0<\/strong>in the final to claim the prestigious tournament for the first time.\u00a0 In the interim, he has also <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/10\/15\/andnew-title-changes-hands-at-ring-of-honor-tv-tapings-spoilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">become\u00a0<strong>Ring Of Honor <\/strong>TV Champion<\/a> and been appearing for New Japan Pro Wrestling.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jeff Cobb has defeated WALTER for the PWG championship <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/andnew?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#andnew<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PpcQ60BP1z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/PpcQ60BP1z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Wrestling Outsiders\ud83e\udd18 (@TWO_Sweeet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TWO_Sweeet\/status\/1053554056692752384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cobb&#8217;s reward for winning BOLA was a PWG championship match against wrestling&#8217;s final boss\u00a0<strong>WALTER.<\/strong>\u00a0 One of the most intimidating men in wrestling today and 2018&#8217;s MVP WALTER facing Mr. Athletic Jeff Cobb is a dream match anywhere in the world.\u00a0 Again, to the shock of everyone, Jeff Cobb defeated WALTER to become PWG World Champion for the first time ever.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scoop #17: New ROH TV Champion Jeff Cobb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3zSZ1UZJF9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/3zSZ1UZJF9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrJacobCohen\/status\/1046220737772572672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The independent scene in 2018 has needed to restock and Jeff Cobb could end up one of the biggest winners of NXT&#8217;s signing spree.\u00a0 Out of nowhere he has emerged as a pushed commodity in some of the biggest independent wrestling companies in the US and he has capped it all of by capturing the top prize in independent wrestling the PWG World Championship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With NXT snapping up American indie mega stars such as\u00a0Keith Lee\u00a0and\u00a0Matt Riddle\u00a0recently, there are gaps to be filled.\u00a0 Guys like\u00a0Shane Strickland\u00a0have become big names in top companies in the absence of the old stars.\u00a0 Another guy that has stepped up to fill the gap at the top of the scene is\u00a0Jeff Cobb. 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