ROH Reborn: Stage One Gradual Thoughts...

[Agent Kev]

Matt Stryker vs. Nigel McGuiness

Good opener here. This is your typical Stryker match except the fans are into it. Nigel looks good as usual.

The Carnage Crew (Loc & Devito) vs. Dunn & Marcos

Decent tag-match that you would expect from these guys. I am really digging D&M's double-team moves.

John Walters vs. Justin Credible

Credible got a HUGE ovation from the crowd at the beginning of this match. Decent match. Again pretty much what you would expect from these two.

Alex Shelley vs. Jimmy Jacobs vs. Jimmy Rave vs. Masada vs. Danny Daniels vs. Jack Evans (Six Man Mayhem Match)

This was easily the MOTN so far and BY FAR the best "Six Man Mayhem" Match yet in ROH. This was just a ton of fun. Shelley and Jacobs looked great and Daniels looked better than I have ever seen him look. Everyone else did their part as well.

BJ Whitmer vs. Colt Cabana

This was a good match that once again is what you would expect from these two guys.

So far this is a decent to good show with the big matches still coming up. The undercard has been solid with the 6-man Mayhem match really sticking out as the best match so far.

Up Next:
Sydal vs. Delirious
Briscoes vs. Pittbulls

[Agent Kev]

Matt Sydal vs. Delirious

This was a really FUN "Do or Die" match between 2 ROH newcomers. Both guys looked really good and hit all of their spots.

Havana Pitbulls vs. Briscoes

This was a tremendously solid STIFF match. The Pitbulls looked really good (as did Mark and Jay) and should be a welcomed addition to ROH. Rocky Romero looks better everytime I see him.

CM Punk vs. Bryan Danielson

Really solid match that was around ***1/4-***1/2.

Joe vs. Cide

I enjoyed this one a lot but didn't think it was up to the one at "ESS". Overall a good match with a wacky ending.

Verdict: Top to bottom this was a solid show. Not one of the best this year but definitely not the worst.

ROH 2004 Show Rankings:
1. 2nd Year Anniversary (must-see)
2. The Battle Lines are Drawn (need-to-see)
3. ROH Reborn Stage One (good to see)
4. At Our Best (good to see)
5. The Last Stand (good to see)

I ranked Reborn above "At Our Best" because I liked the overall card better. I think Joe vs. Jay from "AOB" was the best match from both cards but the "AOB" undercard was really lacking and there were really 4 solid matches on the Reborn show.

Next Up: ROH Reborn Stage 2

[IWSfan4life]

More help on Reborn, which is very much what i needed. I can't wait to hear about Stage 2. Do these come together or are they seperate?

-Jason Burke

[Agent Kev]

Stylesclash2004 said:

More help on Reborn, which is very much what i needed. I can't wait to hear about Stage 2. Do these come together or are they seperate?

-Jason Burke

Seperate