Ring of Honor “Without Remorse”
Austin Aries & Bryan Danielson vs. Erik Stevens & Jay Briscoe
Aries & Dragon have made Rrik Stevens look like a milliom bucks in their FIP title matches. Still, Stevens has some good power moves, so I give him some credit. In the end, he reminds me of a poor man’s Tommy Dreamer. Don’t know why that is… hmmm… But it was a well paced & entertaining match, with some good double team moves and the dream pairing feel of Dragon & Aries was in effect. You cant get better then Dragon & Aries. Also, kept short with little time wasted in between the action.
Shane Hagadorn vs. Pelle Primeau
Chris Hero & Sara Del Rey vs. Alex Payne & Kyle Durden
Chris Hero & Sara Del Rey vs. Daizee Haze & Jigsaw
I really enjoyed both of these matches alot. The Intergender Tag Team Title angle is gold. I’m sorry to note that I believe Sara Del Rey has left Sweet & Sour Inc. at some point recently because otherwise I could watch these two wrestle as a tag team for a good 6 months, and no doubt they are great together.
Claudio Castagnoli vs. El Generico **3/4
A good match but the best match I have seen Generico in was against Masato in Dragon Gate. Castagnoli’s matches… I kinda don’t remember.
Mark Briscoe vs. Joey Matthews **1/2
Decent stuff, lots of stalling in the beginning. There’s no doubt this is a solid match but when it’s ROH, you have to be on top of your game and bring it 100% and have your match mean someting otherwise it just doesn’t come off as a big deal, and this one didn’t. I like Matthews, not a big Briscoes fan, I like the Age of the Fall, so there are some variables in the mix.
Adam Pearce vs. Delirious **1/2
Could have been a better match laid out with more brutality. I don’t think I will ever take the Scrap Daddy very seriously even though he is entertaining as heck, and maybe the same goes for Delirious. Except for a cool tag match with El Generico vs. The Hangmen 3 this year ( if I remember correctly), I don’t have much positive to say about Delirious, now, or ever. I like his schtick and the gimmick and the trademark moves but I don’t see him as this great lightweight he seemed to get praise for not too long ago.
Ultimate Endurance Tag Title Match: Tyler Black & Jimmy Jacobs (c) vs. BJ Whitmer & Brent Albright vs. Bryan Danielson & Austin Aries vs. Rocky Romero & Davey Richards ***1/4
Nigel McGuiness vs. Roderick Strong ***
Shocked at how bored I got with ythis match. I’ll repeat this again, my own opinion, ROH has spoiled me when it comes to match ratings, storylines, feuds, angles, etc., as has Dragon Gate this year. Solid match, no doubt, but it didn’t come off as a “mega-main event super world championship match”. I guess I don’t like Roderick that much, and I dunno who could be put in that position as a possible contender and a guy who COULD win the ROH Title, Roderick isn’t that guy although he is right there as a top guy who could be used for such a match. I like his deal, his backbreakers, but he’s dull. Nigel looks beaten to shit half the time, skinny, face all puffy. It’s the NOAH cursewhen it comes to the world title. There are maybe only 3-4 guys in the promotion you might take seriously as world title contenders.
