ROH Reborn: Completion Thoughts

[IWSfan4life]

Strong/Evans vs. Izzy/Dixie was quite fun. Everyone hit some fun stuff here, and the pace was very quick. Strong is a friggin RHYNO, and Izzy kinda shined here. Nice finish. GN owns!

Nigel vs. Williams vs. Walters vs. Lethal was a very cool four way, where everyone did as well as you'd expect. Williams is so good it's not funny, and Walters again is my MVP for this one. What a difference a fued can make huh.

CC vs. Daniels/Masada was a pretty cool brawl. At this point I must say i Hate Mark Nulty and i'm so glad he's not on color tonight. Masada rules, so I hope he comes back soon. CC pull out a nice one here.

Still to come- Williams vs. Shelley (can't wait) and some other stuff LOL.

-jason Burke

[IWSfan4life]

Almost done with this show. I dunno whether it's that I'm not really in a wrestling mood while watching this, or the occasional interruptions and stuff is getting on my nerves, but I'm not all that into this card as a whole, but it's still good. Here we go:

Punk vs. Aries vs. Shelley vs. Stryker was OK, but didn't really get going like it could have. Stalled a bit in the middle and ley me down for what it should have been. Still though, it was a decent match and there were some pretty darn cool spots in it. The first 4 way was far better though IMO.

SCS vs. Prophesy was a pretty cool brawl that made the fued seem legit. I don't like Whitmer and Maff is very streaky, and Steel is decent. Anyway, brutal stuff and Cabana's fall was hyped on commentary very well. Good ending.

Acid vs. Rave was good. Rave showed some charisma here and fits well in this group. Yet still there was too much Nana distraction in this match that got REALLY annoying. I liked this though because both hit some cool offense and the heat they gave Rave for the clash was gold.

Williams vs. Shelley was VERY good, easily MOTN. Great strategy put into the match, and seeing these guys work the rope break was fantastic. The selling was brilliant and the innovative submissions were great. I can't say enough about this, it's probably my favorite Pure match this year. Williams is a stud, Shelley is the best up and comer in the US today (along with Aries).

Still to come- Main Event, Low Ki's return, and Clash's Final Thought.

-Jason Burke

[IWSfan4life]

Finished this show finally Last night, and I'm kinda mad because the 2 Do or Die bonus matches cut off. I'm getting a new DVD though, so I'll post on them soon.

But yeah, the ME was OK. Nothing special. Romero shined in this match, as did Cide/Joe. The Briscoe's were quiet until Marks scary SSP miss, and I dont like Reyes that much at all. Anyway, solid match. Low Ki's return had me very excited though, even tho I knew it was going to happen. Good promo, and standing their over Joe with the flag was f'n Priceless!


Overall it was a bit of a letdown show, but I'm gonna go back and watch it again with no distractions. The 2 pure 4 ways and opening tag were very fun, and Williams/Shelley blew me away. Worth checking out. Here are my new rankings so far for this year:

1. Reborn: Stage 2
2. Generation Next
3. Survival of the Fittest
4. Reborn: Stage 1
5. Reborn: Completion
6. The Battle Lines Are Drawn

DBD 2 both show reviews are coming soon as well.

-jason Burke

[Voltage XX]

Best part about Low Ki's return was them silencing the whole tape for the "boy touching owner" comment. hah

[Agent Kev]

I stand by my opinion that this is the best ROH show I have seen this year from a complete product point of view. Not the best wrestling show but the best show in terms of combining angles, booking and wrestling.

[IWSfan4life]

Yeah the show definetly had it's perks as I said above, some matches good, and some simply fair. Nonetheless Ki's return and Williams/Shelley made this tape good, along with some other solid/good matches.

That Low Ki line was CLASSIC.

-jason Burke