Post by Agent Kev on Jan 21, 2007 11:20:25 GMT -5
Jimmy Jacobs vs. Trik Davis
Fun, little opener.
Davey Richards & Jerelle Clark vs.Jimmy Rave & Sal Rinauro
Good match and a good continuation of the Richards/Rave fued. I like Sal's dynamic in The Embassy but I wish Nana would have been here instead of Haze.
Nigel McGuinness vs. Colt Cabana (Pure Title Match)
Solid wrestling match that follows the same pattern of Nigel's previous victories in his using the Pure Rules to his advantage to retain his title.
Christopher Daniels vs. Matt Sydal
Real solid match as this has a nice story of Sydal returning from Dragon Gate to try and finally beat Daniels, the man who has beat him twice. This is one of the better 2006 matches from Daniels as he really lets Sydal do his thing and kind of takes a back seat. Good stuff.
Bryan Danielson vs. Homicide vs. Austin Aries vs. Delirious (Four Corner Survival)
Typical solid ROH 4-way but didn't really stand out too much beyond that.
Mark & Jay Briscoe vs. Roderick Strong & Jack Evans
Started off really spotty as some of Jack's offense looked really sloppy but it settled down into a pretty good match that continued to re-elevate the Briscoes and get them in position for another shot at the straps.
BJ Whitmer vs. Necro Butcher (No Rope Barbed Wire Match)
Started out really slow and contrived but as they loosened up the match got better and the fans got into it. Really solid stretch run in the match but was still a little let down by the overall match. Big ups to the guys for putting their bodies on line.
Verdict:
Coming off one of the best shows of the year I was disappointed in this show. The undercard was pretty solid but the final two matches didn't deliver a big game match like the typical ROH show tends to do.
2006 Show Rankings:
1. Supercard Of Honor- Chicago Ridge, IL 3/31/06
2. Better Than Our Best- Chicago Ridge, IL 4/1/06
3. Death Before Dishonor IV- Philadelphia, PA 7/15/06
4. In Your Face- New York, NY 6/17/06
5. The 100th Show- Philadelphia, PA 4/22/06
6. Best In The World- New York, NY 3/25/06
7. Weekend of Champions Night 2- Cleveland, OH 4/29/06
8. Tag Wars 2006- Dayton, OH 1/27/06
9. Dragon Gate Challenge- Detroit, MI 3/30/06
10. Arena Warfare- Philadelphia, PA 3/11/06
11. Destiny- East Windsor, CT 6/3/06
12. Fourth Anniversary Show- Edison, NJ 2/25/06
13.Chi-Town Struggle- Chicago Ridge, IL 6/24/06
14. Throwdown- Detroit, MI 6/23/06
15. Dissension- Cleveland, OH 1/28/06
16. Hell Freezes Over- Philadelphia, PA 1/14/06
17. Ring of Homicide- Edison, NJ 5/13/06
18. How We Roll- Long Island, NY 5/12/06
19. Weekend of Champions Night 1- Dayton, OH 4/28/06
20. Unscripted II- Long Island, NY 2/11/06
21. War of the Wire II- Dayton, OH 7/28/06
Fun, little opener.
Davey Richards & Jerelle Clark vs.Jimmy Rave & Sal Rinauro
Good match and a good continuation of the Richards/Rave fued. I like Sal's dynamic in The Embassy but I wish Nana would have been here instead of Haze.
Nigel McGuinness vs. Colt Cabana (Pure Title Match)
Solid wrestling match that follows the same pattern of Nigel's previous victories in his using the Pure Rules to his advantage to retain his title.
Christopher Daniels vs. Matt Sydal
Real solid match as this has a nice story of Sydal returning from Dragon Gate to try and finally beat Daniels, the man who has beat him twice. This is one of the better 2006 matches from Daniels as he really lets Sydal do his thing and kind of takes a back seat. Good stuff.
Bryan Danielson vs. Homicide vs. Austin Aries vs. Delirious (Four Corner Survival)
Typical solid ROH 4-way but didn't really stand out too much beyond that.
Mark & Jay Briscoe vs. Roderick Strong & Jack Evans
Started off really spotty as some of Jack's offense looked really sloppy but it settled down into a pretty good match that continued to re-elevate the Briscoes and get them in position for another shot at the straps.
BJ Whitmer vs. Necro Butcher (No Rope Barbed Wire Match)
Started out really slow and contrived but as they loosened up the match got better and the fans got into it. Really solid stretch run in the match but was still a little let down by the overall match. Big ups to the guys for putting their bodies on line.
Verdict:
Coming off one of the best shows of the year I was disappointed in this show. The undercard was pretty solid but the final two matches didn't deliver a big game match like the typical ROH show tends to do.
2006 Show Rankings:
1. Supercard Of Honor- Chicago Ridge, IL 3/31/06
2. Better Than Our Best- Chicago Ridge, IL 4/1/06
3. Death Before Dishonor IV- Philadelphia, PA 7/15/06
4. In Your Face- New York, NY 6/17/06
5. The 100th Show- Philadelphia, PA 4/22/06
6. Best In The World- New York, NY 3/25/06
7. Weekend of Champions Night 2- Cleveland, OH 4/29/06
8. Tag Wars 2006- Dayton, OH 1/27/06
9. Dragon Gate Challenge- Detroit, MI 3/30/06
10. Arena Warfare- Philadelphia, PA 3/11/06
11. Destiny- East Windsor, CT 6/3/06
12. Fourth Anniversary Show- Edison, NJ 2/25/06
13.Chi-Town Struggle- Chicago Ridge, IL 6/24/06
14. Throwdown- Detroit, MI 6/23/06
15. Dissension- Cleveland, OH 1/28/06
16. Hell Freezes Over- Philadelphia, PA 1/14/06
17. Ring of Homicide- Edison, NJ 5/13/06
18. How We Roll- Long Island, NY 5/12/06
19. Weekend of Champions Night 1- Dayton, OH 4/28/06
20. Unscripted II- Long Island, NY 2/11/06
21. War of the Wire II- Dayton, OH 7/28/06
