Post by kingkurteous on Jan 3, 2011 13:19:01 GMT -5
Happy Holidays everyone! Hope you all had a Merry Xmas or whatever else you celebrated. I just got back from a cruise so I'm all refreshed.
Show opens with the introduction of the new champ, Austine Aries. He cuts a decent promo until Alex Shelley cuts him off. Unfortunately for him, the rest of Gen Next attacks him. Cabana makes the save almost back body dropping Aries over the top rope. Shelley apologizes but Cabana isn't guying it.
Jimmy Bower and Mark Nulty on play-by-play. Spanky vs Alex Shelley.....welcome back to Spanky who hasn't been in ROH for a long time. I believe he was being burried in WWE before coming back. Good back and forth action to start. Shelley hits DDT on the apron.Spanky misses sliced bread #2. Brainbuster by Shelley. Both men are hitting big moves. Out of nowhere Spanky connects with sliced bread #2 but cant get the pinfall. German suplex followed by shellshock but Spanky gets leg on the rope. Spanky connects with another Sliced Bread and this time gets the 3 count. Good match to open the show.
Backstage we see Corino waiting on Punk. They deliver a pretty crappy promo saying they will be next tag champs. Allison Danger says The Prophecy will return.
Deranged vs Azrael.....no entrance music for the former Angel Dust who is trying to be more serious theses days. Dixie checked himslef into rehab, lol really.....Special K gets involved early on and Azrael would have won with a package piledriver but the members of Special K run in and Deranged gets DQ'd. Dunn & Marcos make the save and spank Lacey.
Roderick Strong says GenNext won't be in the Ultimate Endurance match cause Evans is MIA. Instead he wants the students of Corino and Punk. Shane Hagadorn comes down is demolished with a backbreaker. Some other guy runs down and is slapped into oblivion. Alex Law is next up and he actually gets some offense in.before getting caught in a powerbomb/backbreaker. More vicious slaps. Anothe pin. Next up is a Corino look a like named Landell. He gets the same treatment and taps to the necktie choke thing. Corino makes the run in for his guys.
Backstage Allison Danger tries to recruit Bryan Danielson into a new Prophecy. Lacey flips out on Special K.
CM Punk and Steve Corino vs Carnage Crew vs Havana Pitbulls...Ultimate Endurance returns. Scramble match is the first fall. Devito and Punk start it out. After some boring interaction Punk makes Loc tap to his anaconda vice. Punk and Corino have that odd couple feel throughout the match but still get in plenty of offense until the Pitbulls distract Punk enough to start the double teaming. just when it looks like we will have new champs, Roderick Strong runs in and attacks Punk which allows the Pitbulls to keep teh belts.....I'm ready for new champs already.
Nigel McGuiness vs Samoa Joe.....Usually Nigel works as the face but Joe is by far more popular tonight. Crowd shows him by cheers. Nigel locks in his cravat lock but Joe escapes. the counter wrestling is outstanding early on by both men. Big forearm by Joe sends Nigel into the corner where Joe gets the facewash and big running boot. Joe flies with forearm through the ropes and 2 OLE kicks. Joe just continues and to smack Nigel around. Comeback attempt earns Nigel a STO. Nigel locks in an ugly arm submission but Joe gets to ropes. HUGE lariat takes Nigel's head off but only gets a 2 count. Tower of London finds its mark but his leg finds a rope. Ending comes after a flurry of offense by Joe including death valley driver, knees to the head and the chokeout....good match that puts Joe back into contention and simultaneously earned McGuiness respect.
Homicide vs Bryan Danielson....Match #1 in the best of 5 series is a submission match. The match immediately goes into the crowd, They chop each other really hard, Apparently Homicide knocked out some wires and the screen goes black. Cut backstage to Cornette promo. He is still pissed at Bobby Heenan and promises to get even.
Match starts back up in the ring. chain wrestling and back and forth rest holds. Romero and Smokes get cheapshots in Homicide with a good looking hammerlock. Chops wake Bryan up and he gets angry. Uppercuts to Homicide. Surfboard and airplane spin. tope con hilo on Bryan outside. STF attempt blocked but Danielson gets thrown shoulder first into ring post. Bridged figure four changes the momentum. Smokes is thrown which allows Homicide to lock in the arm lock again and he gets the tapout. ......Very good match but neither guy looked amazing. Thought for sure Bryan would win this one. Afterwards brass knucks are used on Homicde and we learn the next match will be a taped fist match.
Colt Cabana vs Austin Aries....Mark Nulty reminds us that Ivan Koloff lost the WWWF title in his first defense against Pedro Morales. Cabana seems to have Aries scouted well but the explosiveness of Aries is the difference maker. Aries targets the arm early on with a fujiwara armbar. Explosive elbow finds the mark. Aries fishhooks Cabana. 2 missile dropkicks into the corner. Cabana hits one of his own off the top rope. Cabana hits a spinning razor's edge. Awesome! Colt 45 blocked. Missed 340 splash. Cabana hits Asai moonsault outside. Colt 45 connects but Aries was close enough to the rope for a break. Outside Aries gets Cabana on the ramp and connects with a brainbuster. DANGEROUSSSSSSS. Match looks like it's gonna get thrown out but Cabana crawls back in. Drama at the end when Cabana almost gets a rollup. Aries with another brainbuster and a 450 splash to retain in his first defense......I must say that Colt looked really good in this match. He played the underdog roll well and at the same time showed great timing and acting. Aries played up his new heel persona and I'm happy with the ending. Crowd shows their love for Colt as CM PUNK helps him out.
Mick Foley comes out with a mic. Calls out Joe. He gives him a Cactus Jack T shirt and says he is here to give Joe a shot at a shot at HHH's championship with a Royal Rumble appearance. He goes on to say that he had a conversation with Vince and that as long Joe changed his name and style he may have a future with WWE. He basically asks Joe if he could be a star in a bigger environment. He asks if he wants to wrestle WWE superstar. Joe says yes, he wants to fight him. Crowd chants for Foley even though he just shit all over ROH. Foley says that wont happen but sneaks in a cheapshot. Foley hits a chairshot and the double underhook DDT on a chair.
Backstage Cabana challenges Aries...no wait, he double dog dares Aries to a steel cage match. Foley on the phone with someone from the WWE asking if they are coming to NJ for the next show.
Overall I have to only give this show a C. It's never a good sign when you have to have a "confrontation" end the dvd. Not a main event match. As always, take care and be safe everyone! Thanks for reading and all your feedback/opinions are welcome.
Show opens with the introduction of the new champ, Austine Aries. He cuts a decent promo until Alex Shelley cuts him off. Unfortunately for him, the rest of Gen Next attacks him. Cabana makes the save almost back body dropping Aries over the top rope. Shelley apologizes but Cabana isn't guying it.
Jimmy Bower and Mark Nulty on play-by-play. Spanky vs Alex Shelley.....welcome back to Spanky who hasn't been in ROH for a long time. I believe he was being burried in WWE before coming back. Good back and forth action to start. Shelley hits DDT on the apron.Spanky misses sliced bread #2. Brainbuster by Shelley. Both men are hitting big moves. Out of nowhere Spanky connects with sliced bread #2 but cant get the pinfall. German suplex followed by shellshock but Spanky gets leg on the rope. Spanky connects with another Sliced Bread and this time gets the 3 count. Good match to open the show.
Backstage we see Corino waiting on Punk. They deliver a pretty crappy promo saying they will be next tag champs. Allison Danger says The Prophecy will return.
Deranged vs Azrael.....no entrance music for the former Angel Dust who is trying to be more serious theses days. Dixie checked himslef into rehab, lol really.....Special K gets involved early on and Azrael would have won with a package piledriver but the members of Special K run in and Deranged gets DQ'd. Dunn & Marcos make the save and spank Lacey.
Roderick Strong says GenNext won't be in the Ultimate Endurance match cause Evans is MIA. Instead he wants the students of Corino and Punk. Shane Hagadorn comes down is demolished with a backbreaker. Some other guy runs down and is slapped into oblivion. Alex Law is next up and he actually gets some offense in.before getting caught in a powerbomb/backbreaker. More vicious slaps. Anothe pin. Next up is a Corino look a like named Landell. He gets the same treatment and taps to the necktie choke thing. Corino makes the run in for his guys.
Backstage Allison Danger tries to recruit Bryan Danielson into a new Prophecy. Lacey flips out on Special K.
CM Punk and Steve Corino vs Carnage Crew vs Havana Pitbulls...Ultimate Endurance returns. Scramble match is the first fall. Devito and Punk start it out. After some boring interaction Punk makes Loc tap to his anaconda vice. Punk and Corino have that odd couple feel throughout the match but still get in plenty of offense until the Pitbulls distract Punk enough to start the double teaming. just when it looks like we will have new champs, Roderick Strong runs in and attacks Punk which allows the Pitbulls to keep teh belts.....I'm ready for new champs already.
Nigel McGuiness vs Samoa Joe.....Usually Nigel works as the face but Joe is by far more popular tonight. Crowd shows him by cheers. Nigel locks in his cravat lock but Joe escapes. the counter wrestling is outstanding early on by both men. Big forearm by Joe sends Nigel into the corner where Joe gets the facewash and big running boot. Joe flies with forearm through the ropes and 2 OLE kicks. Joe just continues and to smack Nigel around. Comeback attempt earns Nigel a STO. Nigel locks in an ugly arm submission but Joe gets to ropes. HUGE lariat takes Nigel's head off but only gets a 2 count. Tower of London finds its mark but his leg finds a rope. Ending comes after a flurry of offense by Joe including death valley driver, knees to the head and the chokeout....good match that puts Joe back into contention and simultaneously earned McGuiness respect.
Homicide vs Bryan Danielson....Match #1 in the best of 5 series is a submission match. The match immediately goes into the crowd, They chop each other really hard, Apparently Homicide knocked out some wires and the screen goes black. Cut backstage to Cornette promo. He is still pissed at Bobby Heenan and promises to get even.
Match starts back up in the ring. chain wrestling and back and forth rest holds. Romero and Smokes get cheapshots in Homicide with a good looking hammerlock. Chops wake Bryan up and he gets angry. Uppercuts to Homicide. Surfboard and airplane spin. tope con hilo on Bryan outside. STF attempt blocked but Danielson gets thrown shoulder first into ring post. Bridged figure four changes the momentum. Smokes is thrown which allows Homicide to lock in the arm lock again and he gets the tapout. ......Very good match but neither guy looked amazing. Thought for sure Bryan would win this one. Afterwards brass knucks are used on Homicde and we learn the next match will be a taped fist match.
Colt Cabana vs Austin Aries....Mark Nulty reminds us that Ivan Koloff lost the WWWF title in his first defense against Pedro Morales. Cabana seems to have Aries scouted well but the explosiveness of Aries is the difference maker. Aries targets the arm early on with a fujiwara armbar. Explosive elbow finds the mark. Aries fishhooks Cabana. 2 missile dropkicks into the corner. Cabana hits one of his own off the top rope. Cabana hits a spinning razor's edge. Awesome! Colt 45 blocked. Missed 340 splash. Cabana hits Asai moonsault outside. Colt 45 connects but Aries was close enough to the rope for a break. Outside Aries gets Cabana on the ramp and connects with a brainbuster. DANGEROUSSSSSSS. Match looks like it's gonna get thrown out but Cabana crawls back in. Drama at the end when Cabana almost gets a rollup. Aries with another brainbuster and a 450 splash to retain in his first defense......I must say that Colt looked really good in this match. He played the underdog roll well and at the same time showed great timing and acting. Aries played up his new heel persona and I'm happy with the ending. Crowd shows their love for Colt as CM PUNK helps him out.
Mick Foley comes out with a mic. Calls out Joe. He gives him a Cactus Jack T shirt and says he is here to give Joe a shot at a shot at HHH's championship with a Royal Rumble appearance. He goes on to say that he had a conversation with Vince and that as long Joe changed his name and style he may have a future with WWE. He basically asks Joe if he could be a star in a bigger environment. He asks if he wants to wrestle WWE superstar. Joe says yes, he wants to fight him. Crowd chants for Foley even though he just shit all over ROH. Foley says that wont happen but sneaks in a cheapshot. Foley hits a chairshot and the double underhook DDT on a chair.
Backstage Cabana challenges Aries...no wait, he double dog dares Aries to a steel cage match. Foley on the phone with someone from the WWE asking if they are coming to NJ for the next show.
Overall I have to only give this show a C. It's never a good sign when you have to have a "confrontation" end the dvd. Not a main event match. As always, take care and be safe everyone! Thanks for reading and all your feedback/opinions are welcome.