ROH news and video thread

[Johnny Flamingo]

Looking forward to watching Nakamura/Lethal vs reDragon

Pretty cool night of wrestling. NXT was a phenomenal show and from what I've read/heard it seems like ROH knocked it out of the park as well (no pun intended). Awesome to be able to have this much quality wrestling available in one night.

Also ROH drawing 2000 when NXT sold out the Barclay Center is pretty damn impressive.

[BlackoutCreature]

So I just got back from Field of Honor. It was a fun show despite some dodgy booking decision. Seriously, you have one guy holding both of your only singles titles, why would you book him in a tag match with none of the titles on the line?

It was the beautiful night for the show. All week we've had either rain or muggy heat in the city, but tonight was perfect, no rain, no humidity, not too hot. Despite competition from the NXT show I think the crowd was actually larger this year then last year, so good for ROH. There must be a lot of wrestling fans in the city this weekend.

Will Ferrara beat somebody I didn't recognize or catch the name of in a dark match.

The opener between Cole and Daniels was an awesome match, but another one of those dodgy booking decisions. Why are you putting your tag champs in singles competition when none of your singles titles are on the line tonight? Daniels was wearing his Col. Klink outfit again. He really needs a monocle to pull the look off.

The crowd was really into the Gauntlet Match for the most part, with Moose, Bushwhacker Luke and especially Dalton Castle being the most over. I'd seriously suggest the WWE look into picking up Castle but I don't think Vince would get the gimmick. He'd push it so over the top that it would kill the crowds interest in it.

Another dodgy booking decision though as ROH decided to finish the match with the two least over guys. I like Cedric, and especially Veda, but the fans seemed indifferent about his heel turn. And after a year and change of Watanabe jobbing to just about everyone, nobody was buying him as a contender to a title.

Steve Corino called the first few match wearing a cow costume ("The Cow of Honor"). The crowd was split on whether this was funny or stupid. Later on he had a foot race against Cheeseburger in the outfit. Corino sucker punched Cheeseburger at the start to get the early advantage, but Burger got his revenge by tackling Corino and pulling the mask off before crossing the finish line first. Personally I think Corino got screwed. I'm pretty sure you're supposed to get disqualified for pulling the mask off.

The rest of the show were all good matches, but just felt unimportant because of lack of build and no titles on the line. I particularly liked the Briscoes-Time Splitters match. The crowd was really into Shelley.

[andrew8798]

From watching the tv when Corino's Son turns on BJ the crowd should pop big. one of those classic 80's angle

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

You really would think Moose would learn after losing to Cedric the previous thirty times via getting hit with that wrench.

[saintpat]

Thanks for all the Field of Honor posts/spoilers/feedback.

Gets me even more jazzed for next Saturday when I trek to the ATL for more ROH!!!

[chazraps]

Aug 22, 2015 22:38:47 GMT -5 andrew8798 said:

Sounds like the NXT show really did a number on the Crowd

Not at all. Might have been more people than last year.

[chazraps]

I had a great time, loved the show

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Aug 22, 2015 16:22:11 GMT -5 Dragonfly said:

...And now for my completely baseless, "black helicopters/Trilateral Commission" level conspiracy theory concerning the ROH/NJPW working relationship. I fully realize that I'm one of the only people who would take the following as a bad thing. So whip out the tin foil hats gang:

New Japan doesn't want to work with ROH. They want to buy ROH, ultimately turning them into a half NXT, half DGUA developmental group. It'll keep ROH afloat, but the resulting company won't look anything like it does today.

Now if you would excuse me, I'm going to do some research on the Freemasons while listening to Alex Jones.

And this would be a bad thing?

[froggyfrog]

Got my tickets for Final Battle. No clue what matches we'd get aside from Whitmer-Corino or Decade-Corinos

[funakifan88]

I want to be Shinsuke Nakamura when I grow up.

[mcmahonfan85]

Aug 22, 2015 23:12:25 GMT -5 BlackoutCreature said:

So I just got back from Field of Honor. It was a fun show despite some dodgy booking decision. Seriously, you have one guy holding both of your only singles titles, why would you book him in a tag match with none of the titles on the line?

so they can build to All-Star Extravaganza VII (a ppv) where Jay Lethal will defend both the TV title against Bobby Fish and the World title against Kyle O'Reilly

[mcmahonfan85]

news and notes from PWInsider:

ROH DRAWS WELL IN BROOKLYN, SHELLEY INJURED AND MORE RING OF HONOR NEWS
by Mike Johnson @ 11:20 AM on 8/23/2015

Ring of Honor drew in the 2,200 range for last night's Field of Honor event at MCU Field in Brooklyn, NY.

Alex Shelley of The Time-Splitters was injured last night, shattering his front teeth (even though he was wearing a mouthpiece) after a stiff Mark Briscoe knee to the face. Shelley noted on Twitter he saw spots when he was hit and that the force of the blow also broke his mouthpiece. He noted that ROH was an "honorable" company and that he was told several times afterward they would cover the cost of his medical bills. Sadly, he also noted that last night was the first time his sister had seen him wrestle and that his family wants him to stop wrestling. It appears Mark's kneebrace caught Shelley, causing the injury. We wish him a quick recovery.

Shinsuke Nakamura and KUSHIDA both brought their families from Japan for the ROH shows this weekend.

There was a funny bit last night. There was an "Honor Cow" walking around and talking pictures as a takeoff of team mascots. You can't make this up. He eventually had a race with Cheeseburger and tripped him in order to win. This led to Cheeseburger tacking the Honor Cow and ripping off his mask (I guess this would have been a DQ in Mexico) revealing Steve Corino. Corino then wore the costume all night while doing commentary for the DVD release.

The autograph lines for New Japan talents were huge both nights but it was obvious the real top star here was Shinsuke Nakamura.

It appears that based on his excellent work in the G1 Climax, Michael Elgin will be going back over to New Japan.

The Matt Sydal-KUSHIDA angle in Philadelphia appears to be something that will be followed up in New Japan before ROH.

Based on the size of the lines each night, it would appear ROH did quite well on both merchandise and autograph sales.

BJ Whitmer is hoping to be back in the ring by the end of the year following his ACL surgery.

Taeler Hendrix was in Brooklyn last night as well.

ROH returns next weekend to Atlanta, Georgia featuring:

*Adam Cole & reDRagon vs. ROH & TV Champion Jay Lethal & ROH Tag Team Champions The Addiction with Truth Martini
*Mark Briscoe vs. Cliff Compton
*Moose with Stokely Hathaway vs. Jay Briscoe for the first time ever.
Matt Sydal & ACH vs. War Machine
*Roderick Strong vs. Caprice Coleman
*The Kingdom with Maria Kanellis vs. Will Ferrara & Watanabe
*Michael Elgin vs. Adam Page with BJ Whitmer
*Corey Hollis vs. Cedric Alexander

[BlackoutCreature]

Aug 23, 2015 11:10:54 GMT -5 mcmahonfan85 said:

Aug 22, 2015 23:12:25 GMT -5 BlackoutCreature said:

So I just got back from Field of Honor. It was a fun show despite some dodgy booking decision. Seriously, you have one guy holding both of your only singles titles, why would you book him in a tag match with none of the titles on the line?

so they can build to All-Star Extravaganza VII (a ppv) where Jay Lethal will defend both the TV title against Bobby Fish and the World title against Kyle O'Reilly

That's fine and all, but you're running a show during what's turning into the second biggest pro wrestling weekend of the year directly opposite a WWE show that's a 30 minute subway ride away. You really should do something to make the show feel a little bit more special, having none of your champions defend any titles is not the way to do that.

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Aug 22, 2015 22:56:00 GMT -5 andrew8798 said:

Wonder if without NXT if it would have been bigger

Reportedly, ticket sales for Field of Honor stalled when the NXT show was announced.

[Manute Bol]

Had a great time at the show last night. I got home and watched NXT, which was honestly a better show. However, the ROH show was a lot of fun and I'm glad I was able to see both.

I was talking to some fans at the show and was wondering if anyone can clear up this timeline regarding ROH's bookers?

9/26/09 - Jim Cornette brought in as Executive Producer
8/5/10 - Delirious replaces Adam Pearce as head booker
10/8/12 - Delirious replaces Jim Cornette as head booker

I'm totally confused here. Was Delirious' time as head booker interrupted by a Cornette stint? When did Cornette shift from Executive Producer to head booker? Was Delirious still involved?

I know Cornette loved Davey Richards, who won the belt in June 2011, and hated Kevin Steen, who won the belt in May 2012. I was always under the impression that he booked both these titles reigns though.

Can anyone clarify any of this?

[mcmahonfan85]

Aug 23, 2015 13:45:41 GMT -5 BlackoutCreature said:

Aug 23, 2015 11:10:54 GMT -5 mcmahonfan85 said:

so they can build to All-Star Extravaganza VII (a ppv) where Jay Lethal will defend both the TV title against Bobby Fish and the World title against Kyle O'Reilly

That's fine and all, but you're running a show during what's turning into the second biggest pro wrestling weekend of the year directly opposite a WWE show that's a 30 minute subway ride away. You really should do something to make the show feel a little bit more special, having none of your champions defend any titles is not the way to do that.

its WWE's second biggest weekend, not pro wrestling's. when you've got people flocking in from all over the world and nearly every major indy trying to run at the exact same time, then it'll be pro wrestling's.

also, Field of Honor is a big show, but not a major one, which is why it is smarter to use it to build up to the major show, which is what they did. it makes sense to have Jay Lethal in a tag match against reDRagon since he'll be facing the two of them in separate single matches for his titles at the ppv

as for the tag team titles, they could have defended them, but it would have made no difference one way or another in terms of elevating the show, nor would it have helped to elevate anyone in the match. The Addiction defended the titles the night before in a match that was used to set up their match at the ppv, so if they were to defend the titles at Field of Honor it would've been a foregone conclusion that they'd retain, so they'd have to face an expendable team. War Machine they're building up, Sydal & ACH's styles mesh well with the others in the eight-man tag, RPG Vice fit into the eight-man because of the feud between CHAOS & Bullet Club, the Briscoes were in the "international dream match" spot against Time Splitters, so that leaves J. Diesel & Donovan Dijak of House of Truth and Adam Page & Colby Corino of The Decade. are you really upset about not seeing either of those teams challenge for the title?

Christopher Daniels vs. Adam Cole plays into the Addiction vs. reDRagon/Future Shock feud, and Frankie Kazarian was used to build up Dalton Castle. it worked a lot better and was more useful than having Addiction beat HOT or The Decade in a squash, or jobbing out War Machine, Sydal/ACH or RPG Vice in a throwaway match.

[chazraps]

Aug 23, 2015 13:45:41 GMT -5 BlackoutCreature said:

Aug 23, 2015 11:10:54 GMT -5 mcmahonfan85 said:

so they can build to All-Star Extravaganza VII (a ppv) where Jay Lethal will defend both the TV title against Bobby Fish and the World title against Kyle O'Reilly

That's fine and all, but you're running a show during what's turning into the second biggest pro wrestling weekend of the year directly opposite a WWE show that's a 30 minute subway ride away. You really should do something to make the show feel a little bit more special, having none of your champions defend any titles is not the way to do that.

But it wasn't an ROH pay-per-view, and they have a pay-per-view they have to sell in a month. You need a match where the champ in the ring with both competitors, and what better way than pairing him with one of Japan's top stars for one night only to make it special instead of other HoT members who are on every show?

The show needed a New Japan guy in the main event and the champ in the main event, and to progress the storyline. They booked it perfectly.

[chrom]

"It appears that based on his excellent work in the G1 Climax, Michael Elgin will be going back over to New Japan."

Good for Elgin, he busted his tail during the tournament putting out great matches and won the crowd over like Styles did last year.

[saintpat]

I just noticed the "with Truth Martini" for the Atlanta show ... which is great because he missed the last one due to some kind of weather/travel issues.

[mcmahonfan85]

ACH VS MATT SYDAL - BEST OF 5 MATCH SERIES



Ever since they started teaming up, Matt Sydal and ACH have thrilled fans with their incredible athleticism and compatibility. A true tag team is much more than just two wrestlers competing on the same side of the ring. It can often take YEARS of working together before a team truly "clicks" - and sometimes that never happens at all!

But even though the team of ACH and Sydal still seem to have limitless potential for success, ACH apparently feels he needs to do more. He went to Matt Sydal and explained that he feels he is sinking in ROH and needs to shake up his career before it's too late. Always a source of positive energy and wisdom, Sydal encouraged his partner, ensuring him that he has all the potential in the world. ACH has now decided to test that theory by taking on his own partner!

ACH has decided that what he needs to prove his potential is to defeat the man who has taught him so much in the past year - MATT SYDAL! Because although ACH has learned so much and grown tremendously through this partnership, he truly believes the only way to learn even more is to beat Sydal himself.

ROH Head Matchmaker, Nigel McGuinness, heard ACH's request for a match against his partner and took it under careful consideration. We have just received Nigel's decision! ACH will get his match...but that's not the end of the story. McGuinness has decided that one match between these two athletes is simply not enough. If ACH wants to show the world how much he has learned from Matt Sydal, he can prove it in a BEST OF FIVE SERIES!

The first three matches have already been set. Obviously, only time will tell if matches four and five are necessary...

BEST OF FIVE SERIES: ACH VS. MATT SYDAL

- Match 1: Dearborn, MI (September 11, 2015)
- Match 2: Chicago Ridge, IL (September 12, 2015)
- Match 3: ALL STAR EXTRAVAGANZA VII in San Antonio, TX (September 18, 2015)

ROH fans are guaranteed at least three epic encounters between two of the most innovative and exciting professional wrestlers on the planet. This is a rivalry based on friendship and competition , and there's no way it doesn't get very personal, very quickly!