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Six Man Mayhem: QT Marshall vs Silas Young vs Mike Sydal vs Adam Page vs ACH vs Tadarius Thomas
Matt Taven won the Top Prospect Tournament to earn a TV Title shot at
Adam Cole later on tonight, and this match is made up of six of the
seven other men who participated in the tournament. Antonio Thomas is
the one . Page and ACH start us off and got back and forth, then Young
and Thomas come in and trade shots until Young backdrops him to the
floor. Sydal comes in and drills Young with a kick to the side of the
head that knocks him to the floor, but Marshall comes in and blindsides
Sydal before knocking Page off the apron. ACH catches Marshall with a
flying headscissors, then all the other participants take turns beating
Marshall up until Page clotheslines him to the floor. Young goes after
Page and dumps him out to the apron, and Page comes off the apron with a
shooting star press to Thomas on the floor. Barrister RD Evans grabs
ACH's ankle from the floor to stop him from hitting a dive on Marshall,
so Thomas takes his place and hits a Space Flying Tiger Drop. Sydal
wipes everyone else out with a moonsault to the floor except for ACH,
who follows him out and nails the five guys with a dive. RD Evans
climbs up the corner for some reason, so Young goes up and suplexes him
to the floor where they take everyone out again. Wow, this is really
old school ROH! The fans chant "this is awesome" as ACH hits a Stunner
on Marshall and then tries a springboard move, Marshall trips him up by
kicking the ropes and then kicks Page's hand (which is in a cast) and
plants him with an Alabama Slam. Sydal hits Thomas with a flying
neckbreaker and a standing shooting star press for 2, then tries a
flying crossbody on Young, but Young rolls through, powers Sydal into a
Finlay Roll and tries the headstand suplex. Sydal moves and ACH pops
Young over into a short fisherman's buster for the win.
Winner: ACH
Hell of an opener! This was so old school in terms of the type of
action we saw out there and gave ACH a strong first win after signing
his ROH deal.
Steve Corino & Jimmy Jacobs vs Cedric Alexander & Caprice Coleman
Coleman and Alexander don't even wait for the bell, and go right after
SCUM as soon as they get in the ring. Corino and Alexander fight
outside and Coleman leaps over the ropes to hit a springboard moonsault
to Corino, then Alexander slides into the ring and takes both of SCUM
out with a dive. C&C bring Jacobs inside the ring and take over
with some fancy double teaming, then Corino comes in and has the same
luck, getting laid out with a Hart Attack and then a pair of
suplex/slingshot senton combos. Coleman charges Corino in the corner
and runs into his boot, Jacobs tags in and immediately finds himself on
the receiving end of another beating, getting slingshot into a forearm
by Alexander, who then slingshots in and nails Jacobs with a twisting
elbow. Corino cheapshots Coleman from outside the ring and comes in for
a double team back elbow with Jacobs. Coleman is in the wrong part of
town as SCUM work him over, hitting a double necktie beckbreaker and
baiting Alexdander into the ring so they can get more free shots in on
Coleman. Corino with a Saito suplex, Coleman surprises him with a
Silver Slice and makes the tag to Alexander. Alexander goes to town on
Jacobs with running forearms and a diving kick, followed by the IED and a
back suplex into a backbreaker. That looked really nasty, and so did
what happened right after when Corino came in and speared him shoulder
first into the ringpost. Coleman comes in to help and winds up in the
wrong part of town, Jacobs tried coming off the second rope with
something but Coleman low blows him on the way down and C&C hit a
series of suplexes on both Corino and Jacobs. Jacobs and Coleman wind
up out on the apron, Jacobs spears Coleman as Corino lariats Alexander,
SCUM hit an assisted Contra Code and Corino hits the sliding lariat, but
only get 2. Alexander catches Jacobs coming off the ropes again and
hits a facebuster, Coleman hits Jacobs with a second rope legdrop, then
they dump Corino to the floor and go for Overtime, but Corino superkicks
Coleman and Jacobs gets the knees up when Alexander comes off the top
with a frogsplash. Corino picks Alexander up and Jacobs comes off the
ropes with a spike cradle piledriver, and Alexander is DEAD as Jacobs
covers for the win.
Winners: Steve Corino & Jimmy Jacobs
That is a hell of a devastating looking finish. Coleman and Alexander
looked good, but they're in the same spot they were when they got here,
so there wasn't a whole lot of suspense.
No Holds Barred Streetfight: BJ Whitmer vs Charlie Haas
This match is a continuation of the WGTT-All Night Express feud from
last year that culminated in Haas nearly breaking BJ's neck with a
suplex through a table, and then escalated as a result of an incident at
a car dealership. Haas waits for Whitmer in the aisle and they start
fighting in the entryway, then brawl down to ringside where Whitmer rams
Haas into the barricades. Whitmer sends Haas inside and brings in a
trash can that he puts over Haas' head, then big boots Haas and stomps
on Haas' face through the can. Whitmer goes under the ring for a
stepladder and rams it into Haas' ribs, then whips him into the corner
and skeeballs the ladder into...well, Haas' skeeballs. Just to up the
ante even more, Whitmer then takes a chair and slams it into the bottom
of the ladder, ramming it into Haas' skeeballs one more time. Haas
tries to escape to the floor, but Whitmer won't let up as he follows
Haas outside, sets up a table between the ring and barricade, then goes
after Haas. Haas had enough time to recover that he's able to Tully
Whitmer into the barricade, smash a chair into his head, and back suplex
him onto the barricade. Haas then sends Whitmer back inside and
repeatedly smashes the ladder down onto him. Haas sets up the ladder in
the corner, and he goes all Stone Cold when it falls back down nad he
has trouble getting it to stay there. Eventually he manages to get the
ladder to stay on the top turnbuckle facing into the ring and whips
Whitmer face first into it. Haas grabs a piece of wood and prepares to
bash Whitmer in the head with it, but the kid from the wrestling school
that Haas beat up comes down and distracts Haas long enough for Whitmer
to get a piece of wood of his own and trade shots with Haas. Haas gets
the advantage and suplexes Whitmer over the top rope and through the
table Whitmer set up earlier, then brings him back inside and covers for
2. HJaas is pissed off now, so he puts the ladder over Whitmer and
nails him with a chair about fifteen times. Haas finally stops and
covers, but BJ kicks out at 2. Haas sets up a chair in between the top
and middle rope and rams Whitmer headfist into it, then pulls a table
out from under the ring and sets it up in the middle of the ring. Haas
puts Whitmer on the top rope to try for a repeat of Final Battle, and
while Whitmer doesn't go through the table headfirst, Whitmer sure does
get suplexed through the table. Haas covers and Whitmer somehow kicks
out at 2, so Haas gets another couple of chairs and uses them to set up a
"ladder table" in the corner, and tries to hit the Hacker Slam onto the
ladder. Whitmer slips out the back and suplexes Haas through the
ladder, Whitmer covers and Haas kicks out at 2, so Whitmer starts
pummeling Haas with kneestrikes to the head and the referee quickly
stops the match.
Winner: BJ Whitmer
Whitmer keeps ramming kneestrikes to Haas' head until the referee tells
him to stop because he won the match, but Whitmer has now earned his
biggest singles win yet since returning to ROH last year. HELL of a
fight, just a good, old fashioned brawl between two guys who want to
hurt each other. Loved it, loved it, loved it.
American Wolves vs Forever Hooligans
A lot of history here between Davey Richards and Rocky Romero, who were
ROH World Tag Team Champions when both were members of the No Remorse
Corps. For those who have never seen Romero wrestle, he's probably one
of the three most talented people to ever work for ROH and not win the
ROH World Title. He brings a terrific blend of MMA, submissions, and
lucha libre, and is one of the smoothest wrestlers I've ever seen, and
makes it looks like everything he does requires no effort whatsoever.
I've never been quite as high on Koslov, he's okay but I always thought
he relied more on the Soviet gimmick than his in-ring skills. He sings
the Soviet national anthem, reminiscent of Nikolai Volkoff, though I'll
give him enough credit to say he's a better wrestler and in much better
shape than Nikolai ever was.
We don't waste any time getting down to business, starting off with
Davey and Romero. Romero ducks a tie up and punches Davey in the ribs
on his way through, then does the azucar dance to get in his head. They
do another feeling out sequence and Romero dropkicks Richards and
dances again. Richards bridges out of an armbar and kicks Romero in the
shoulder and azucar dances back at Romero, who were also former IWGP
Tag Team Champions according to the announce team. Back and forth
sequence ends with Richards dropkicking Romero, and Romero gets on his
knees to beg for mercy. Richards gets an incredulous look on his face
as Romero gets to his feet and asks for a handshake, then hugs toe
referee to show his sincerity. He of course was just setting Davey up
for a kick, but Davey caught his foot and beat the crap out of him, then
Eddie comes into the ring and the two of them absolutely beat the crap
out of Romero, then give Koslov the same treatment. They dump the
Hooligans out to the apron, connect with stereo kicks and then stereo
dives. The crowd is going nuts for the Wolves as Davey gets a 2 count
on Romero, then Edwards comes in and unloads with chops on Romero.
Romero goes to the eyes and tags Koslov in, but Koslov immediately winds
up on the receiving end of an onslaught from Edwards, who kicks
Koslov's legs out from under him before connecting with a running
kneestrike for 2. Koslov finall manages a cheapshot and turns the
advantage around on Edwards as Romero attacks Davey and lays him out at
ringside. Now Edwards in in the wrong part of town, and he tries firing
back on Romero with chops, but Romero dropkicks his knees out and then
tags in Koslov, who tries to put Edwards in the deep freeze with a
chinlock. Koslov with a Russian legsweep (or a legsweep, in his case),
then Romero nails a series of frenzied clotheslines in the corner until
Edwards lays him out with a single clothesline of his own. Koslov cuts
off the hot tag, but Edwards lays him out, powerbombs Romero onto
Koslov's prone form, and tags in Davey. Davey with a missile dropkick
and a boot to the face of Koslov, then they trade forearms in the middle
of the ring. Davey hits a handspring enziguiri for 2, suplexes Romero
and tosses him to the floor, then kicks Koslov in the face and German
suplexes him for 2. Koslov dodges a top rope double stomp and hits an
enziguiri, then does the Russian dance thing where he kicks Davey in the
head and covers for 2. Romero zips into the ring and dropkicks Eddie
off the apron, then Koslov picks Romero up and rams his knees into
Davey's chest. Koslov picks Davey up so Romero can come off the top
rope with a kneedrop, and that gets 2. Edwards comes into the ring and
nails Romero with an enziguiri, then superkicks Koslov's teeth down his
throat. Davey ducks a roaring clothesline from Koslov, Edwards comes
off the second rope with a chin checker to Koslov, Davey picks Koslov up
for a Tombstone, Eddie kicks Koslov in the face, and Davey hits the
Tombstone for 2. The Wolves head up to the top rope, Edwards hits a
double stomps, Davey howls and hits the top rope double stomp, but
Romero finally gets back in and breaks the fall at 2. Eddie dumps
Romero back out to the floor and picks Koslove up for the
powerbomb/lungblower combo, but Romero neutralizes Davey and Koslov
spins out and into a tornado DDT on Edwards. Romero and Koslov go to
the top rope with Davey and hit a mega Diablo armbar and Koslov
immediately follows with a frogsplash, and Davey kicks out at
2.999999999999. Eddie hits an enziguiri to Romero as Davey gets an
O'Connor roll for a very close 2, then Eddie pops Koslov up into the
Alarm Clock. Davey charges across the apron and kicks Romero in the
chest, then the Wolves hit the powerbomb/lungblower combo for the win.
Winners: American Wolves
I hate to sound like a broken record, but this was an awesome, awesome
match. Back and forth, didn't know who was going to win until the final
three count, and could have gone either way. These guys all worked
their asses off, and this was trademark ROH tag team wrestling at its
best. Romero and Koslov are clearly disappointed, but follow the Code
of Honor and Romero and Richards share a hug, then all four men raise
their arms to the crowd together. This is the kind of match you show to
people so they can see what ROH is all about.
INTERMISSION
Quick note before we come back with the second half: the quality of the
iPPV stream tonight has been FLAWLESS. The video is higher quality than
anything they've ever produced before, there have been no hiccups or
lockups, and it's come across like I've been watching TV on my computer,
which is exactly what it should be.
2 Out Of 3 Falls: Michael Elgin vs Roderick Strong
Feeling out process to start, Strong takes Elgin down with a wristlock,
but Elgin CARTWHEELS out of the hold and backs Strong to the ropes to
force a break. Shoving match ensues, Strong hits a leaping knee to
Elgin's chin and fires forearms at Elgin, Elgin drills Strong with a
spinning backfist, powerbombs Strong into the corner, and hits the
sitout powerbomb to dust Strong for the first fall.
Elgin 1, Strong 0
Strong rolls out to the floor to create some distance before the second
fall starts, but Elgin goes right after him and they brawl on the floor.
Elgin no-sells Strong's chops and rams him into the barricade. Elgin
rolls Strong into the ring and gets on the apron, Strong tries to sunset
flip him to the floor, Elgin tries to drop down with a vertical splash,
Strong moves out of the way and back suplexes Elgin to the floor. They
head back inside and Strong covers for 2, Elgin tries to shrug off
Strong's chops, but he's tired now and Strong drills him with a dropkick
for 2. Strong with a leg lariat that knocks Elgin backward into the
corner, but Strong charges in and takes what was once known around here
as the STJoe. Elgin goes up for a moonsault, Strong cuts him off and
tries a back suplex, Elgin fights him off and hits a Patriot missile.
Strong with a series of elbowstrikes, but Elgin hits a Black Hole Slam
for 2 and then transitions right into the Crippler Crossface. Strong
rolls Elgin to his back for 2, then hits a boot to the face and a
leaping enziguiri, boot to the face from Elgin, and Elgin hits Shock
Treatment. Hey, maybe Joseph Park should be looking for his brother in
ROH? Nah. Elgin goes for the powerbomb again, Strong escapes and hits a
leaping enziguiri to the face, a leaping kneestrike, and a charging
forearm. Strong hits a pump handle suplex for 2, Elgin blocks a
fireman's carry attempt with elbows, but Strong hits another knee, he
tries a powerbomb, Elgin backdrops Strong, Strong superkicks Elgin in
the face and gets 2. Strong charges into Elgin's boot in the corner,
Elgin goes to the second rope and tries to pick Strong up for a
powerbomb, but Strong fights his way out, side suplexes Elgin onto the
top rope, and hits the vertical suplex into a backbreaker to win the
second fall.
Elgin 1, Strong 1
Strong jumps Elgin during the 20 second break and repeatedly rams
kneelifts to Elgin's face and hits a gutbuster, Elgin is out at 2.
Strong with a crucifix but Elgin rolls through and hits a running DVD in
the corner. Strong tries to back suplex Elgin off the top rope again,
but Elgin fights him off and this time he hits the twisting senton for
2. Elgin with a deadlift German suplex for 2, another for 2, Strong
rolls out to the apron but Elgin goes to the corner and suplexes Strong
all the way up, Strong slips out the back and powerbombs Elgin off the
top rope for 2. Elgin reverses a sunset flip and hits the sitout
powerbomb, but Strong is out at 2 so Elgin goes back to the Crippler
Crossface and Strong taps out.
Winner: Michael Elgin
Very hard fought win for Elgin and both guys came out looking like a
million bucks. I'm not a fan of people winning the first fall in under a
minute because it's been done to death and doesn't mean anything
anymore, but otherwise the match was great.
Matt Hardy comes out before
the next match and says that Nigel McGuinness has thrown every obstacle
he could in his way, but he's still here and wants a shot at the TV
Title. Hardy takes a seat at the broadcast table and joins the
commentary team for our next match.
TV Title Match: Adam Cole vs Matt Taven
I love Taven and Martini's new "hoopla" entrance music, but Martini is
wearing...well, I guess he's wearing the type of thing he wears when
he's preparing for another of his infamous conquests. Feeling out
process starts us off as they exchange wristlocks and stuff, then go to
the mat for some chain wrestling. Cole finally gets some momentum as he
counters a leapfrog to an inverted atomic drop, Taven backdrops Cole to
the ring apron and Truth distracts Cole so Taven can dropkick him to
the floor. Taven tries a dive and Cole counters with a leaping
enziguiri, Cole tries a springboard move back into the ring and Truth
pulls Cole's ankle and allows Taven to nail Cole and send him tumbling
out to the floor. Cole reverses a whip and sends Taven into the
barricade, then gets distracted by Truth again and chases him around
ringside until Taven sneaks in and spinkicks Cole in the face. Truth
runs around with his fists pumped in the air as Taven rams Cole into the
barricade, then they go back inside and Taven hits a side backbreaker
for 2. Taven with a vertical suplex and a SWEET springboard twisting
senton, then he distracts the referee so Truth can choke Cole on the
second rope. Cole starts a comeback, but Taven shuts him down pretty
quickly, humps his face, and repeatedly right hands him in the face
before stopping to yell at a ringside fan. Cole gets his boot up when
Taven charges him in the corner and starts to mount a comeback, bicycle
kicks Taven, and gives him an over the knee neckbreaker for 2. Cole
with a missile dropkick for 2, Taven escapes a vertical suplex attempt
and hits a rolling neckbreaker for 2. Cole blocks a superplex attempt
and hits a sunset flip that causes Taven to apparently land right on top
of his head in the scariest thing I've seen in months, then he rams
Taven headfirst into the turnbuckle, drills him with a kneestrike for 2,
but Taven hits a springboard enziguiri for 2, showing no apparent ill
effects from that scary bump. Cole dumps Taven out to the apron and
apparently causes him to tweak his knee, then slingshots over the top
rope to DDT Taven on the apron in another scary head bump. Taven dodges
a flying bodypress from Cole and tries a suplex, but Cole reverses to a
brainbuster over the knee and gets Taven in the figure four. Taven
makes it to the ropes, Truth grabs Cole from the floor and allows Taven
to roll him up for 2, Cole with enziguiri #347 of the evening but Truth
drills Cole in the back with the Book of Truth and Taven hits Moonlight
Drive, and we have a new TV Champion!
Winner and NEW ROH TV Champion: Matt Taven
Wow, that's a shocker! Great match and you did NOT see this title
change coming, and Matt Hardy is stunned at ringside because his match
with Cole tomorrow is now no longer a TV Title match.
ROH World Tag Team Title Match: Jay & Mark Briscoe vs Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly
Mark and O'Reilly start us off as both Briscoes are looking really
grizzly like they've been living in the woods or something. Basic
feeling out process to start as they go back and forth until Mark hits a
leg lariat and O'Reilly tags Fish in. Jay obliges by tagging in as
well, and Nigel McGuinness joins the broadcast team to address Matt
Hardy's concerns, and he says that tomorrow's Hardy-Cole match will be
for a shot at the TV Title at Supercard of Honor. So there you go. Jay
connects with a series of jabs and a big boot, then Mark comes back in
to beat Fish up as well. Fish is in real deep trouble as Mark hits a
vertical suplex for 2, then unloads with Redneck Kung Fu. Fish easily
beats that with his real martial arts training, then tags in O'Reilly
and knocks Jay off the ring apron so they can hit a series of charging
strikes and a windmill backbreaker/kneedrop combo on Mark for 2.
O'Reilly unloads on Mark with a series of kicks to the chest while
mocking Redneck Kung Fu, Fish tags in and charges...and gets backdropped
to the floor. Mark tags Jay in, but Fish sweeps the leg before Jay
even has a chance to get in the ring and attacks his leg on the floor,
then rolls Jay inside and drags him to his corner where he and O'Reilly
viciously attack his knee. O'Reilly with a flurry of kicks to Jay, then
he distracts Mark so Fish can hit a top rope headbutt behind the
referee's back. O'Reilly gets a side figure four on Jay and really
cranks on the knee, then dumps him out to the floor so Fish can beat him
up while he takes a shot at Mark. O'Reilly goes for the dropkick off
the apron, but Jay clotheslines him on the way down and Mark nails Fish
off the apron. Jay rolls back inside and finally makes the tag to Mark,
and Redneck Kung Fu once again reigns supreme! Mark tears through
Fish, then O'Reilly, then Mark goes for the Crane Kick, backflips out of
a counter attempt by Fish, and hits a fisherman's buster on Fish. Mark
dumps Fish on his head with a pair of suplexes, but Fish kicks out of a
cover at 2. Mark hits Iconoclasm and Jay follows up with a frogsplash,
but O'Reilly breaks the fall at 2. Fish boots Jay in the face and
backdrops Mark to the apron where O'Reilly boots him to the floor, then
they double up on Jay. O'Reilly with a charging kick to Jay for 2, they
hit a double goozle for 2, Mark shoves Fish off the top rope and brawls
with O'Reilly on the apron, but Jay picks O'Reilly up from the floor
and Mark comes off the apron with the Doomsday Device. The Briscoes get
Fish alone in the ring and hit a Falcon Arrow suplex/froggybow combo,
but Fish kicks out at 2. Briscoes go for the Doomsday Device again, but
O'Reilly shoves Mark off to the apron and they trade punches and then
headbutts while Fish and Jay lay each other out. O'Reilly goes to the
second rope and Mark goes for Iconoclasm to the floor, but O'Reilly
shoves Mark off and Fish suplexes Mark to the floor. Jay tries to
superplex O'Reilly, O'Reilly stands his ground long enough for Fish to
come in and pick Jay up so they can hit Jay with their own Doomsday
Device for 2. Fish and O'Reilly hit Chasing The Dragon and we have our
second title change of the evening!
Winners and NEW ROH World Tag Team Champions: Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly
What an eventful evening! I can't wait for O'Reilly's promo where he
gloats about how he was able to do with Fish what he couldn't do with
Cole or Richards. The new champions demand that Cary Silkin comes into
the ring and straps the belts around their waists. This match was
terrific, O'Reilly and Fish have great chemistry and I'm looking forward
to seeing what they do as champions.
ROH World Title Match: Kevin Steen vs Jay Lethal
Steen actually went to observe the Code of Honor, but Lethal waved him
off and went after him with right hands. They trade blows and go right
out to hte floor where Lethal rams Steen into the barricade, Steen goes
to the eyes and rams Lethal into the barricade, then raises his fists in
victory to the crowd. Steen sends Lethal back inside, but gets drop
toeholded onto the second rope and Lethal slides out to the floor to
dropkick Steen in the face. Steen clubs Lethal in the face with a
series of forearms, Lethal shrugs it off and dropkicks Steen in the
face, then he holds onto the ropes so Lethal can't drag him back into
the middle of the ring. Good idea, but it doesn't work because Lethal
gets Steen back out into the ring and dropkicked him out to the apron,
then followed that with a springboard dropkick that sends Steen to the
floor. Lethal wipes Steen out with a dive through the ropes, then does
it a second time. Lethal goes for number three, but Steen drags him
under the bottom rope and powerbombs him onto the ring apron. Steen
crotches Lethal on the ringpost as the announcers rattle off a bunch of
statistics about Steen's title reign, Steen hits a senton for 2, then
drills Lethal with some right hands and chokes him on the second rope.
Steen with a DDT for 2 and then clotheslines Lethal before going to the
top rope for a senton. Lethal got the knees up and Steen is in trouble,
but he manages to block the dragon suplex so Lethal hits a lungblower
instead for covers for 2. Steen with a pump handle neckbreaker for 2,
but Lethal dodges a cannonball and hits a neckbreaker for 2. Lethal
goes for the Lethal Injection, Steen blocks by trying to pick Steen up
for the F5, but his swings Lethal's legs right into the referee's face
and knocks him out. Lethal hits the Lethal Injection on the second try,
but Corino and Jacobs run in and attack Lethal, laying him out with the
spike cradle piledriver and then ditching out of the ring. Jacobs
reaches into the ring and wakes the referee, who crawls over and counts
2. Jacobs elbowdrops the referee, but Nigel McGuinness comes down to
ringside and chases Corino to the back. Jacobs is still there and goes
after Lethal, but Lethal takes him out with an enziguiri.
Steen is on his feet and he and Lethal stare each other down, then they
break down into a slugfest in the middle of the ring. Lethal hits a
dragon suplex, Steen pops right back up, and Lethal hits a second dragon
suplex and Steen barely kicks out at 2. Lethal goes for the Lethal
Combination, Steen fights him off but Lethal hits a spinning enziguiri
and goes to the ropes, Steen pops him into the air and hits a sitout
powerbomb for 2. Steen misses a charge in the corner and Lethal hits
five superkicks, then hits the Lethal Combination and foregoes a chance
for the win to go up top for Hail To The King. Lethal connects and
covers Steen for 2, then transitions right into the Koji Clutch right in
the middle of the ring. Steen makes it to the ropes fairly easily and
rolls out to the apron, and I have a feeling something dangerous is
about to happen. The folks at the timekeeper's table know it's coming
and clear out as Lethal goes to the apron, he tries for a dragon suplex
off the apron, but Steen picks Lethal up and hits the F5 through the
timekeeper's table. Yep, that was pretty dangerous, all right. Steen
makes it into the ring as the referee counts on Lethal, and Jacobs holds
Lethal's ankle to keep him from getting inside, but Lethal kicks him
off and makes it inside just before the 20 count. Steen immediately
hits the package piledriver, but Lethal kicks out at 2. Jacobs pulls
out the spike and Steen tells him to get out of here, Lethal kicks Steen
into Jacobs, knocking Jacobs off the apron, and rolls Steen up for 2.
Lethal with a superkick, and both men are down. They both get up, Steen
charges into Lethal's boot, and Lethal slowly goes to the apron and
climbs to the top rope. He's taking F-O-R-E-V-E-R to get up there,
Steen stops him and goes up top as well, Lethal fights him off and goes
for the elbow, but Steen pops up and nails Lethal a second time, then
hits his old buddy's top rope brainbuster for the win.
Winner: Kevin Steen
Steen prevents a clean sweep of title changes for the evening, and Rhino
and Jacobs run in and attack Lethal and the referee. The Briscoes run
in, but they get laid out as well. Coleman and Alexander run in and go
at it with Rhino and Jacobs, but Jimmy Rave runs in with a SCUM t-shirt
on and clears Coleman and Alexander out. BJ Whitmer and Rhett Titus run
in and Whitmer goes after Rave, but Titus dropkicks Whitmer in the face
and tears his t-shirt off to reveal a SCUM shirt on underneath.
Michael Elgin runs in and tries to fight SCUM off, but then Cliff
Compton runs in as well with a SCUM shirt on and throws powder in
Elgin's face. The American Wolves run in to try and help out, but they
wind up getting laid out as well as we see that everyone SCUM lays out
has been zip tied to the ropes. Adam Cole runs in, but Matt Hardy runs
in as well and opens up his shirt to reveal a SCUM shirt underneath as
well. Steve Corino comes back out to ringside with a microphone and
says that evil would win, and evil is here. We are witnessing the power
of SCUM and the destruction of Ring of Honor, and there isn't a thing
anyone can do about it. As Jay Lethal sits there a beaten man, he's the
last of the challengers, and Kevin Steen has proven himself to be the
greatest ROH World Champion in history. He's the king of ROH and the
king of professional wrestling, and the mission has always remained the
same: bring suffering, chaos, ugliness, and mayhem to this company, and
everyone in ROH should feel responsible for the destruction of everyone
laying in the ring. The nail has been put in the coffin, he promised
their numbers would grow, and they did. They are the ones who have been
put down by this company and have had to deal with everyone's
complaining, and they will murder this company. Jimmy takes his spike
and tears up an ROH banner, then the rest of the group tears it apart
and throws it on top of Lethal's unconscious form. Corino says that war
has been declared, and it won't last very long because tonight, honor
has died. Steen didn't lift a finger during this entire postmatch
segment, and didn't seem sure about what Corino was saying, teasing that
he might not be long for the group himself.
Well DAMN, that was a hell of a closing angle! Anyone who didn't watch
this needs to go out and buy the replay right now. This was three hours
of excellent wrestling, a terrific main event, and an insane angle to
close the show while setting us up with some questions to make us come
back. The iPPV stream was top notch, it looked professional, and this
was overall a premium wrestling experience. I simply can't recommend
this highly enough.
Thanks for following PWInsider.com's live coverage of ROH's 11th
Anniversary Show, I'll be back soon with the postgame show! For
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