Post by King Devitt on Apr 6, 2024 19:47:16 GMT -5
I was waitin' for a "rate the show" thread but I'll put my thoughts here since I just finished it:
Kyle Fletcher vs. Lee Johnson:
Fantastic match. Johnson is great in the ring, but is missing something to make him the complete package. Kyle however is a future world champion. The man just has "it".
And I stand by "blonde new haircut Kyle" is better than "hair parted down the middle like Alfalfa" Kyle. Also, Kishin Liger reference? Hell yeah.
Stardom 6 Woman Tag:
A lot of fun. The funniest bit to me was the women holding the other women back from getting in the ring, but they weren't making an effort to try and get back in the ring.
Loved the respect the crowd showed for them, and proves we could have had that Joshi 3 way at 'Mania for Iyo's title, and it would have ruled (and the crowd would have ate it up).
Tag Title Match:
I went and made food.
Women's TV Title Match:
I liked how into all of the women's matches the crowd were. They were here for this one from the jump.
Fun match. Aminata is damn good, and the ending was good for the shit heel they're having Billie be.
Billie does need to work on her offense tho. Some of her shots weren't very good, but she's young, and has time to get better.
ROH 6 Man Tag Impromptu Match:
Eh. It was cool seeing Suzuki and a mild Suzuki-gun reunion, but I wasn't really into it.
Fight Without Honor Match:
Biggest disappointment on the show. For all the story they had with Dalton they ended up changing nothing, and it was the same ol same ol.
Especially after his unhinged promo after he lost the Boys. I was expecting something, I dunno, more intense. A kick-ass match at least.
Not him just coming out and feeding the different boys, and then having a boring clunky match.
Maybe it's my fault for expecting more.
Also my kindgom for having his old guitar song back, and not the lame "Radio Ga Ga" knock off.
ROH Women's Championship:
This match ruled. My favorite match of the night. Athena deserves a much larger spotlight, and her and Shida had mad chemistry.
Someone made a thread about how Swerve is good at "the little things", and I think Athena is the female counterpart to that.
I'm glad they called back on their history, and used it as a storytelling beat.
Athena's run makes me sad ROH just can't get a slot anywhere, and WBD isn't interested.
She's killing it, and her stock has risen, but very few get to see it.
ROH Championship:
I wasn't that invested at first, but it had me by the end.
Great ending, it was cool seeing so many people come out after Mark won, and yeah, you couldn't have done that any better.
Overall give it a 7.5/10
Aside from a meh match, and let down match, it was still a very decent show, and had a crowd that respected what they were seeing.
Kyle Fletcher vs. Lee Johnson:
Fantastic match. Johnson is great in the ring, but is missing something to make him the complete package. Kyle however is a future world champion. The man just has "it".
And I stand by "blonde new haircut Kyle" is better than "hair parted down the middle like Alfalfa" Kyle. Also, Kishin Liger reference? Hell yeah.
Stardom 6 Woman Tag:
A lot of fun. The funniest bit to me was the women holding the other women back from getting in the ring, but they weren't making an effort to try and get back in the ring.
Loved the respect the crowd showed for them, and proves we could have had that Joshi 3 way at 'Mania for Iyo's title, and it would have ruled (and the crowd would have ate it up).
Tag Title Match:
I went and made food.
Women's TV Title Match:
I liked how into all of the women's matches the crowd were. They were here for this one from the jump.
Fun match. Aminata is damn good, and the ending was good for the shit heel they're having Billie be.
Billie does need to work on her offense tho. Some of her shots weren't very good, but she's young, and has time to get better.
ROH 6 Man Tag Impromptu Match:
Eh. It was cool seeing Suzuki and a mild Suzuki-gun reunion, but I wasn't really into it.
Fight Without Honor Match:
Biggest disappointment on the show. For all the story they had with Dalton they ended up changing nothing, and it was the same ol same ol.
Especially after his unhinged promo after he lost the Boys. I was expecting something, I dunno, more intense. A kick-ass match at least.
Not him just coming out and feeding the different boys, and then having a boring clunky match.
Maybe it's my fault for expecting more.
Also my kindgom for having his old guitar song back, and not the lame "Radio Ga Ga" knock off.
ROH Women's Championship:
This match ruled. My favorite match of the night. Athena deserves a much larger spotlight, and her and Shida had mad chemistry.
Someone made a thread about how Swerve is good at "the little things", and I think Athena is the female counterpart to that.
I'm glad they called back on their history, and used it as a storytelling beat.
Athena's run makes me sad ROH just can't get a slot anywhere, and WBD isn't interested.
She's killing it, and her stock has risen, but very few get to see it.
ROH Championship:
I wasn't that invested at first, but it had me by the end.
Great ending, it was cool seeing so many people come out after Mark won, and yeah, you couldn't have done that any better.
Overall give it a 7.5/10
Aside from a meh match, and let down match, it was still a very decent show, and had a crowd that respected what they were seeing.