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EVENT:
RING OF HONOR HOUSE SHOW-062808
EVENT REVIEW BY:
Andrew Schumann
EVENT DATE:
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
LOCATION:
Chicago Ridge Frontier Fieldhouse,
Chicago Ridge, Illinois |
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"Both competitors dug down
deep and pulled out all the stops." |
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MATCH 1:
Silas Young & Alex Payne vs. Rhett
Titus & Delirious
This match was originally scheduled to be a four-corner
survival match. Titus came out and asked to Delirious to
make it a tag match and be his partner. The team of Young
and Payne started out with the early advantage in the match.
Delirious got the tag and gained control of the match. Young
than focused on Delirious and kept the advantage for a
couple of minutes. Delirious and Titus picked up the victory
with a roll up.
Star Rating: 2 ½ out of 4 stars. They have a story line
going that both Titus and Delirious are to trying to capture
Daizee Haze heart. During the match whoever was on the apron
seemed to be distracted with her out there. It appears that
they’re trying to get their wrestling students more
involved. |
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MATCH 2:
Erick Stevens vs. Jay Briscoe
The match started very quickly with each man trying to get
the early advantage. This match was very hard hitting with
chops and kicks. Stevens were able to pick up a couple of
near falls. Briscoe quickly gained the advantage after
landing a massive big boot. Briscoe was than able to hit a
Death Valley driver and picked up a near fall. Briscoe than
again and tried to hit a big boot. Stevens was able to avoid
it and rolled up Briscoe into the doctor bomb for the
victory.
Star Rating: 3 stars out of 4. This is what ROH does best
and that’s a one shot match. Neither wrestler has a program
going right now. They went into the match and put on a
quality hard-hitting match. |
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MATCH 3-LAST MAN
STANDING MATCH:
Chris Hero vs. Pelle Primeau
Hero got the advantage right off the bell landing several
hard elbows. Each time the ref started the 10 count and
Primeau got up every time. Primeau was able to gain the
advantage on the outside by driving Hero into the guardrail.
They swapped back and forth control of the match and trying
to pick up the victory. During the match Brent Albright came
down and nailed Hero with a huge half nelson suplex. The
referee started to count out both guys. Hero’s manager had
the referee distracted and Sara Del Ray came in and knocked
Primeau down for the count.
Star Rating: 3 stars out of 4. This is a feud that’s making
Pelle Primeau into a bigger name within the promotion. Pelle
seems to be taking on the Spike Dudley mold in which you can
never count him out of any match. Hero is trying to make
himself into a striker from the great technical wrestler
that he is. Hero always relies on his entourage to help
during the match. |
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MATCH 4:
Kevin Steen & El Generico vs. Tyler
Black & Necro Butcher
Kevin Steen jumped the opening bell by attacking Necro
Butcher with a senton splash onto the floor. Generico and
Steen focused on Black most of the early match. They kept
knocking down Necro Butcher every time they could. Necro
Butcher got involved by attacking Steen and ramming him into
the ring post back first. Necro Butcher and Black took turns
working over Generico for a few minutes. Every time Steen
would get back on the apron he was knocked back off it. They
exchanged control for several minutes. Generico swung the
momentum in their favor by nailing Black with a big kick in
the turnbuckle. Steen was than able to hit a pump handle
neck breaker over his knee on Black. Steen was able to pick
a near fall. Necro Butcher got the victory when he rolled up
Steen after he hit a steel chair. Black held the chair on
the floor and Butcher pushed Steen right into the chair.
Star Rating: 3 out of 4 Stars. I think that this match put
the emphasis back on the tag team division. Since the
beginning of the year the title has changed hands four
times. I think that they’re trying to reestablish a dominant
team. El Generico and Steen are a team that could be the
ones to next wear the titles. |
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MATCH 5:
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Bryan
Danielson
This was a first time ever match in Ring of Honor between
these two. They both were struggling early trying to
establish control. They both kept countering each other’s
moves. Danielson finally got Claudio into the airplane spin
for about 20 seconds. Claudio responded by getting Danielson
into the giant swing right after the airplane spin. Both
competitors were down for a couple of minutes. Danielson
then got the referee into the airplane spin and the crowd
ate it up. Danielson got the advantage by locking Claudio
into several submission maneuvers and kept raining down
elbows. Every time they went for their finishers the other
guy knew how to block it or counter. Claudio finally got the
victory after launching Danielson up into the air and
connecting with him a big European uppercut.
Star Rating: 4 stars out of 4. This was the best technical
match I’ve seen in awhile. They knew each other moves so
well. Both competitors dug down deep and pulled out all the
stops. This was the match of the night. |
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MATCH 6:
Sara Del Ray vs. Daizee Haze vs.
MsChif
This match showcased three of the biggest names of ROH
sister promotion Shimmer. Sara Del Ray grabbed the control
of the match right from the bell. Del Ray put all of her
focus on MsChif. Sara Del Ray suplexed MsChif into the
bottom turnbuckle. Sara Del Ray picked up the pinfall after
hitting the royal butterfly on haze.
Star Rating: 3 out of 4 stars. This match was short but each
competitor was able to showcase their ability. I which that
ROH would give these women more than fifteen minutes to put
on a match. |
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MATCH 7:
Go Shiozaki and Adam Pearce vs.
Brent Albright and Roderick Strong
Strong and Shiozaki started off the match by trading several
hard chops that seemed to be getting stronger and stronger
with each one. Go and Pearce worked over Strong for several
minutes. Albright finally got the hot tag and cleaned house
of both Pearce and Go. Strong was able to hit a gut buster
on Pearce. Everyone was able to connect with a series of
hard moves. Strong hit Pearce with a kick to the face and
Albright grabbed Pearce and hit several knees to the head.
The referee noticed that Pearce was out and stopped the
match. After the match Pearce’s entourage tried to attack
Albright. Albright was able to keep everyone at bay until
Pearce lit a fireball in Albright’s face.
Match Rating: 3 Stars out of 4. Both Strong and Albright
have a beef with Sweet n sour inc. right now. The crowd was
all the way behind both Strong and Albright. The use of the
fireball was over the top in my opinion. This just keeps the
crowd behind Albright. |
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MATCH 8-NON TITLE
MATCH:
Nigel McGuinness vs. Jerry Lynn
This was Lynn’s first match with the promotion in over 3
years. Right from the opening bell was the action fast and
furious. Nigel went right to work on Lynn’s shoulder trying
to set up his arm submission maneuver. Nigel gained the
control on the outside of the ring by sending Lynn into the
crowd. Lynn was able to recover and used the guardrail to
hit a tornado DDT. Lynn used the momentum in the ring and
nailed a lung blower from the middle turnbuckle. Lynn was
able to pick up a near fall after the combination of moves.
Nigel was able to regain control after hitting a lariat.
Nigel went back to work on the arm with a couple of arm
drags. Every time that Nigel went for a lariat Lynn was able
to duck or counter the move. Nigel finally got the victory
after using his legs to lock up Lynn’s waist and rolled him
up.
Star Rating: 4 Stars out of 4. This match proved without a
doubt that Lynn at his age could still go with the best of
them. Nigel and Jerry Lynn put on what could be an early
match of the year candidate. |
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MATCH 9-RELAXED
RULES MATCH:
Austin Aries vs. Jimmy Jacobs
This is the first match of the hottest feuds going on right
now in the promotion. At the beginning of the match they
agreed to the winner can name the stipulation to the next
match. The match quickly spilled to the outside and through
the crowd. Jacobs was able to lock on his choke on the
bleachers. Aries was able to push Jacobs into the wall and
tossed onto the floor. Aries followed up with an elbow drop
off the bleachers. They made their way back into the ring.
Both men continue to trade control of the match back and
forth. Aries locked on a submission several times without
getting Jacobs to tap. Jacobs was able to lock on his move
with several near taps. Aries was able to hit several
running dropkicks on Jacobs in the corner. Aries finally get
the victory after nailing the 450 splash. After the match
Aries made the match that Jacobs would be facing the Necro
Butcher in a no disqualification match next time in Chicago.
Star Rating: 3 ½ out of 4 stars. This match showcased what
the promotion does best. A quick based match that produces
several exciting near pin falls. The winner of the match
could usually never be predicated. This war between the two
is long from over. |
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