Friday, April 18, 2014

Flashback Reviews ROH Epic Encounter II

The hour long draw. The true test of the great wrestler. Back in the golden days if you couldn't go an hour you were nothing. BULL! I think a lot of people misunderstand what going an hour in the "golden" days was. It was to protect the traveling NWA champion and the top guy int he territory so neither would have to lose. The top guy had to still be a draw and the champion well couldn't drop the title and than return to defend it in few weeks obviously. So a good number of NWA title matches wouldn't simply go an hour. Don't me wrong from what I can tell being able to regularly work an hour was a something considered when the board voted on title changes. The problem is I think a lot of fans on the IWC automatically go long match = good. But the truth is these aren't "golden days" when the NWA champion traveled from town to town and by and large the fans thought this was real. That boat sailed a long time ago. So why am I talking about hour long draws well it's simple this show and one the next night both have hour long draws. Now back in the "Golden" days this would work the champion would work one city leave and go to the next the fans in the two cities for the most part didn't know what went down in the other. This was 2006 all these shows were put on on DVD and there results reported the night they happened on the internet. So was being smart and giving fans a taste of old school wrestling or did Gabe just get lazy?

Video Recap- We get highlight of the title unification match between Danielson and McGuinness its pretty well done and would garner interest from fans that didn't see it. We than get the promo from Danielson from the end of Unified. The effect of Nigel out of breath bleeding really ads to shot. Nigel is great promo man. We than get other highlights from the UK show before transiting to Colt Cabana challenge to Danielson after the Chi-Town Struggle. It one of those times where audio was awful and I couldn't tell what was being said. It also would have helped to show the actual end of the match. From what i can tell Colt was upset he lost on a small package. Not a low blow or a chair shot just a small package. Logically that makes no sense since it's a clean pin hell Cabana even earned an ROH title shot after pining Samoa Joe on a small package. Danielson agrees to give to Cabana  a two out three falls match. 

We open with Jimmy Jacobs asking Lacey about the rumors her and Colt Cabana. Lacey tells him to shut up and not worry about rumors loser men start. Lacey explains she got Jimmy a match vs Homicide to impress Jim Cornette. Lacey tells Jimmy to take out BJ Whitmer once and for all. Jimmy says if that's she wants he'll do it. Decent opening segment but (and this really shows years later) the Jimmy loves Lacey stuff was stuck in natural. Jimmy loved her would lose a lot of matches Lacey was annoyed would demand more wins. This is also why keeping or replacing the pure title would make since have Jimmy win that it keeps Lacey happy and explains why she sticks with Jimmy even when he annoys her.

The Irish Airborne Jake and Dave Crist vs The Briscoe Brothers Jay and Mark- Earlier in the month The Airborne had upset the Briscoes in the Ultimate Endurance match scoring a pin. So thus the two on two match here. Dave Crist had his hand bandaged up. Some idiot fans starts chanting USA USA USA gee is that for the team from Ohio or the team from Delaware? I don't maybe he was objecting to the Briscoes wearing the Confederated Flag on there shorts. Mark and Jake state us off. Hammer lock by Jake. Mark reverses. More Hammer lock. Takedown by Mark he tries to tie up the legs but had no idea how to it so eh goes to the head. Spring board headlock takedown by Jake. Tag to Dave and he takes the head. Snapmare kick and elbow by Mark. Tag to Jay Briscoe.  Arm drag by Dave Crist. Jay goes for some hold but it lever looks like he gets one on before moving to the next. I get "chain wrestling" but if you going to do that at least make it look like you are trying to do something.  Rana by Jay Bricoes. Dave retunes the favor. Tag back to Jake.  Double team by the Airborne. Briscoe double team off a tag. Running suplex by Mark gets two. Tag back to Jay.  Power slam by Jay gets two. Tag to Mark who barley gets Jake per on a a gut wrench. Tag  back Jay. Drop kick by Jay. Tag back to Mark.  Drop toe hold into the corner than running corner splash by the Briscoes gets two. Mark runs into the elbow. Leaping fore am by Jake and tags Dave to boot. Running knees by Dave tag back to Jake who hits a spring board DDT that gets two. Moonsault press by Dave Crist gets two. Mark to the floor Dave goes for a dive but Jay cuts him off. Double team hip toss by the Briscoe. Jay tags back in. Snap suplex by Jay. Tag back to Mark. Barking shoulder tackles because the Briscoes are idiots. Figure four on the head by Mark.  Sloppy fist drop by Mark. Atomic drop and leg lariat by Dave. Jay tags in and cuts off the tag to Jake. Just to show how stupid the Briscoes are it was clear the spot was mean to be Mark to hurt to cut off the tag so he has to tag to Jay. But Mark is right over there not even half a second after Jay makes the cut off. Double team chops by the Briscoes. Big dive by Dave and he makes the tag. Jake in with a double dropkick taking out both Briscoes Spin kick by Jake. Briscoes to the floor. Beautiful looking shooting star press to the floor by Jake. Tag back to Dave ONe of the Briscoes elbows free form the Irish Air-Raid  and send the Crists into each other. Spring board doom day deviance by the Briscoes on Jake. Dave takes out one Briscoe. Military press int a DVD by Jay. Sloppy dive to the floor by make . Jake taps to a stretch plum. Wrong team went over. The Airborne needed the win to show there upset wasn't a fluke. Plus giving them a win here you justify giving them a shot at Strong and Aries for a fresh match or hell set them up as challengers for the Kings of Wrestling who were about to win the belt. Plus the Briscoes had so much going on they didn't need the win anyway. Match itself was ok for once the Briscoes seemed to be some what crisp at least look like they had a general idea of how to work. 

Things go down hill quick as Jay Briscoe gets a microphone and buries Airborne calling there win luck and saying they never had a chance tonight. Jay says they don't care who they face. Mark just yells man up over and over again. They Briscoes should never be allowed to talk ever. Awful promo. Backstage Matt Sydal talks about how two years ago he and Delirious earned there spots on the ROH roster with a do or die match. Sydal just rambles on and on and on. ROH was trying to make a cocky heel but it didn't work here.

Jimmy Jacobs with Lacey vs Homicide- Jacobs gets the microphone just as the lights go out than again given how dark most ROH shows are this could just be the new plan. Audio is also awful and I can't hear what Jacobs is saying. Maybe he was trying to stall for the time waiting for the lights to come back because I hear him sining his Match of the Year Song. The house lights start coming on and than Homicide's music hits. Wait? No Julius Smokes? THANK YOU GOD ABOVE! Homicide acts like he could after Lacey causing Jimmy to protect her. Jimmy is upset Homicide interrupted hi signing and lets him know it. Big chops and punches by Homicide followed by a hip toss. Dropkick by Homicide mach goes to the floor and Homicide supple Jimmy onto the time keeper table. Poor Jimmy hits his leg on the bell. Jacobs sent into the guard rail and than again. Homicide start tossing weapons into the ring? WHY? Its not like he's feuding with Jacobs in anyway. I can't believe having to use the house lights some who led them to go "Forget the match we laid out." Jacobs choked with Homicide's bandana before being sent head first into the guard rail. Homicide starts taking the weapon out of the ring. WHY DID YOU EVEN PUT THEM IN THERE? Back in the ring Homicide kicks Jimmy in the back. Punch by Homicide as he sings to Jimmy.  Running shoulder block into the corner by Homicide. Chops by Homicide. Homicide tries another spear in the corner but Jacobs moves Homicide falls to the floor. They say Homicide hit the post with his injured shoulder. Jacobs attack the arm and slams it into the guar rail. Homicide starts throwing chairs into the ring. Chop by Homicide in the ring. Jacobs is limping badly. Divorcee court takedown by Jacobs. Elbow drop onto the arm by Jacobs. Homicide gets choked on the ropes. Homicide's head is hung sticking out to the apron. Homicide takes Jimmy off the ropes Ric Flair style.Chin lock by Homicide. Jimmy bits the hand to get free. Second rope diving head butt to the chest my Jacobs. Jacobs goes to the yes. Hot shot by Homicide. Butterfly suplex from Homicide gets two. Jacobs ducks a lariat and hits a spear. Jacobs back up top.  Back senton from the top by Jacobs gets two. Jacobs back to the top but that only allows Homicide to hit a superplex. Than a a falcon Arrow by Homicide get a two count. Homicide sets for the cop killer Lacey to the apron and distracts him. Jacobs tries to attack Homicide from behind. Homicide moves Jacobs stops himself from nailing Lacey. Lariat blocked by Jacobs. Fishermen's' neck breaker by Jacobs gets two. Contra code is blocked. Lariat by Homicide for the win. Bizarre match. The lights, Homicide tossing weapons around Jacobs getting hurt. Not helping it felt like  Homicide based on his actions in the ring just said "Ah fuck the plan lets do it this way." 

Post match the Briscoes run out and jump Homicide since they are the hired guns for Jim Cornette. Spiked Jay Driller on Homicide to lay him out. Ok beat down segment.

Claudio Castagnoli vs Christopher Daniels- Way back at the 100th show Daniels gave Claudio a hand shake the first time the fallen angel had ever followed the code of honor. Of course later the night Claudio turned on ROH pissing Daniels off that such a honor had been wasted on a trader. Claudio jumps Daniels at the start. Stomps to the chest by Claudio. Daniels gets choked on the top rope. Daniels over the back and gets a hip toss. Ruining single leg drop kick by Daniels. Body scissors by Daniels sends Claudio to the floor. Split legged moonsault to the floor by Daniels. Claudio gets Daniels up and drops him face fist on the apron. Back in the ring Claudio drop Daniels on the top rope before hitting an uppercut. Daniels whipped hard into the corner. Claudio acts ilk this going for the delayed vertical suplex but drop Daniels down to get some heat. Claudio  pitches Daniels to the floor. Double ax off the apron by Claudio Claudio uses the ring skirt to choke Daniels. The normal lighting returns to the show at this point. Exchange of upper cuts. Claudio sends Daniels head first into the ring apron. Toss up uppercut by Claudio gets three. Chin lock by Claudio. After the sleeper check Daniels gets free. STO by Daniels and both men are down. Clotheslines by Daniels and a enziquir followed by a kaprana for two. Blue Thunder Bomb by Daniels gets two. Spinning face buster by Claudio gets two. Claudio goes the top and hits an elbow drop. Waterside is blocked  and Daniels plants Claudio. Best Moonsault ever miss but Daniels is on the feet. STO ion the KOJI clutch by Daniels. Claudio gets the ropes. Claudio grabs the steel briefcase he carries. Daniels ducks the shot and and rolls Claudio up for the win. Ok match but disappointing giving the guys involved. I find the finish strange given Claudio did this all in front of the referee. They are trying to sell the idea that with the rest of CZW gone Claudio is in a slump (Setting up for Hero's return) but I think Claudio should have picked up the win here. 

Outside Delirious talks about his history with Sydal as only he can. Delirious talks about he and Sydal went all over even before that do or die. He says they have come a long way in two years. And Sydal will Tap to the Cobra Stretch. Good promo by Delirious. 

The Embassy Jimmy Rave and Sal Rinauro vs Colt Cabana and Davey Richards- Sal and Rave had scored the win over Cabana and Jay Lethal when Sal joined the Embassy. Richards and Rave had been feuding for months with Rave infuriate he couldn't beat the ROH newcomer. Cabana and Rave stat us off. Colt hits Rave with a roll of TP the fans had thrown earlier. Referee gets hit drawing a warning. Richards gets in on the fun and hits Jimmy with some TP Rave to the floor. Richards nails Rave again. Wrist lock by Rave. Cabana breaks the base forcing Rave into the splits. Head lock by Cabana. Rave goes to the hair. Shoulder tackle by Cabana. Body scissors gets two for Cabana. Wrist lock by Rave and he tags in Sal. Cabana rolls free of the wrist lock and puts Sal i one. Tag to Richards. Leg kick by Richards. Firemen's carry into a head lock by Richards. Kick to the head off the wrist lock by Richards. Standing hammer lock by Richards but this lets Rave grab his hair. Headlock by Richards than a shoulder tackle. Rave tries to infer again so Richards give him a Yakuza. This lets Sal nail Richards from behind. Trip by Rave and he pulls Richards to the floor. Richards doesn't like that so he kicks him. Springboard cross body by Sal takes out Richards. Double stomp in the ring by Rinauro. Tag to Rave. Rave rakes the boot onto the face of Richards. Stomp to the head by Rave. Front chancery by Rave. Knee to the midsection to Rave gets two. Tag to Sal. Kicks by Sal and he stands on the head. Drop kick by Sal. Rave with some cheap shots. Suplex by Sal and  a tag to Rave. Rave grinds the forearm into Richards face. Tag to Sal. Richards fires back but it doesn't last. Chin lock by Sal than a surfboard. Richards gets the ropes. Tag back to Jimmy Rave. Rave goes for the vertical suplex but Richards lands knee to the head. Saito Suplex by Richards and the tag to Cabana. House of Fire by Cabana. Kaprana takes both Embassy members down. Flying ass hole for Sal. The one on Jimmy misses and Rave hits a spear for two. Sal sent to the floor. Tag back to Richards who hits an Yakuza on Rave. Forearms and slaps exchange. Handspring back kick by Richards connects. Kick combo by Richards than a German with a bridge. Sal makes the save. Chin breaker by Sal on Cabana when he comes in the ring. Superkick by Sal on Richards followed by the Rave running knee only gets two. Legal tag to Sal. Richards lands on his feet off a back suplex and than picks Sal up on his shoulder for a gut buster.Tag to Cabana who hits a cross body off the top on Sal.. Power bomb by Cabana into the Billy Goat Curse (inverted crab) for the win. Good match I just have hard time buying Sal Rinauro in matches like this. The guy never connected with me and given his gimmick I just believe he would be a threat to guys like Richards and Cabana. 

Suddenly the Briscoes come out and it gets worse they have a microphone. Jay asks what's Richards problem? And points out Richards keeps teaming with different people to beat them. Jay says Richards isn't the next big thing in ROH. Davey gets a microphone and challenges toe the Briscoes to face him right now. Mark with this stupid man u. Security comes out and breaks it up. Richards with a big dive takes out everyone and starts to brawl with the Briscoes. The fight spills into the crowd and than I can't tell what happened but some how Davey is down as they pull the Bricoes off him. Why would you let the Briscoes talk twice on one show?

Backstage Colt Cabana brags about beating the Embassy. Colt says he will be watching the main event tonight. Cabana says tomorrow he will beat Danielson for himself, his friends, his family and his city. Jimmy Jacobs comes and congratulates Colt about the match. Jimmy tries to ask about the rumors about Cabana and Lacey. Cabana just mocks Jimmy calling him a weird emo kid.See this would make sense if Colt was going tot turn heel but when they do feud Jimmy is the heel and Colt is the face so Colt just coms off as a jerk. 

Matt Sydal vs Delirious- These two broke into the business about the same time and in the same area. During there early days in the St. Louis they feuded extensively. At a Do or Die event (Think a TNA Gut-check) Sydal had beat Delirious in this very building. The match had been so impressive they were put not he main card for the next night. Freak about Delirious scares Sydal to the floor. Ah wouldn't he be expecting that? Drop toe hold by Delirious . Front chancery by Sydal into the arm wringer. Delirious gets free grabs the worst. Trop toe hold into a cross face by Sydal. Delirious back Sydal into the corner and arm drags him out. Full nelson by Sydal in dot a side head lock takeover. Shoulder block by Delirious. Arm drags by Sydal. Head scissors by Sydal but Delirious gets free. Hot shot by Delirious. Chops by Delirious.  Flying clothesline line in the corner by Sydal. Sling shot dropkick by Sydal. Slam by Sydal and he goes to the second rope for a cannon ball leg drop that gets two. Sloppy lung blower by Delirious where hit's clear the knees never come up. Saito suplex by Delirious gets two. Cobra stretch is blocked but this allows Delirious to throw Sydal around. Elbow to the head by Delirious. Panic Attack gets two. Delirious runs the ropes Sydal follows him and hits a cross body both men go over the top to the floor. Sydal back to the ring and Delirious goes under the ring. Out the other side comes Delirious and but Sydal lands a punch first.  Step up knee by Sydal and a series of leaping clotheslines. Enziqrue by Sydal and a second. Here it driver gets two. Sydal to the top rope. Delirious cuts him off. Head scissors off the top by Sydal. Spin kick by Sydal. Delirious to the floor. Over the rope dive by Sydal both men are down. Big kick by Sydal both he runs into the elbow. Neck breaker with Sydal elevated on the ropes by Delirious. Cobra stretch is blocked again. Cobra clutch back breaker into the cobra stretch by Delirious. Sydal gets the ropes. Leg sweep by Sydal. Delirious gets this legs up on the standing moons taut and Sydal jacks his jaw. Bizaro driver counted into a another leg sweep. Standing moonsault by Sydal connects this time but only gets two. Inverted Rana by Delirious. Cobra stretch locked in. Sydal breaks the bridge for  pain and get two. La may stroll gets two. Bizaro driver by Delirious gets two. Delirious to the ropes Sydal up to. Sydal tries a rana but Delirious holds on.  Moonsault belly to belly for the win by Sydal. Ok match finish makes no sense. Sydal smacks his head on rana that doesn't go right and than pop rich tup to hit the finisher. 

ROH World Tag Team Championship Austin Aries and Roderick Strong © vs Samoa Joe and BJ Whitmer- Joe and Whitmer had teamed during the CZW war and both were looking to get some gold back on there wastes. Winning the tag belts would make Joe the first ROH triple crown winner and Whitmer had held the tag belt four times before. Aries comes out with his ribs tapped out still dealing he injury he suffered during the UK shows. Before the match we get footage of JOe and Aries previous matches over the ROH world title. Whitmer and Strong start us off. Wrist lock by Strong but Whitmer reverses it. Strong counters again to get the wrist lock. Whitmer with a firmness' carry. Monkey flip by Strong. Tag to Joe and tag to Aries. Arm bar into a hammer lock by Aries. Joe coiners into a firemen's carry. Drop toe hold by Joe but he lets Aries up. Single leg by Aries into a front chancery. Joe revers into a hammer lock. Aries with a head scissors and than he kick Joe in the head. Side head lock takedown by Aries. Head scissors by Joe. Head stand escape but Joe moves on the drop kick. Snap mare by Joe but Aries ducks the back chop and kick. Head butt by Joe. Tag to Whitmer who kick Aries in the ribs. Over hand slaps by Aries. Knee to the stomach by Whitmer. Tag to Joe who head butts the ribs. Knees by Joe. Kick to the ribs by Joe. Joe elves Aries and slams him to the mat. Tag to Whitmer who hits a board buster. Whitmer wraps Aries on the ropes and hits a running drop kick sending Aries crashing to the floor. Joe send Aries back into the ring. Whitmer covers and gets two. STO than the power drive elbow by Aries. Tag to Strong.  Leg lariat by Strong than a drop kick. Strong covers and gets two. Joe in chops Strong in the back and than slaps him in the face. Strong slaps back. Sling shot into the Aries punch. Aries in and drops the elbow as Whitmer is laid out on Strong's knees. Double team by the champions. Double team Atomic drop or back breaker. It could be they were to close to the ropes and Whitmer hit the ropes causing him not to go down correctly or Jarred David called it wrong. Shot to the back by Strong. Tag to Aries. In and out back elbow by Aries gets two. Running clothesline by Aries than second rope fore am drop. Tag to Strong. Hard chop by Strong. Strong runs into the exploder suplex by Whitmer. Tag to Joe. Knees by Joe. Running fore am than a flip kick by Joe. Chop to the back kick to the chest and knee drop by Joe gets two. Tag to Whitmer. Chops by Whitmer. Tag back to Joe. Double team shoulder block by Joe and Whitmer. Wrist lock on the mat by Joe. Joe drives the knees to the back. Vertical suplex by Joe. Tag to Whitmer who Kick at Strong in the stomach. Back heel kick by Whitmer gets two. Chin lock by Whitmer. 

Running jump knee by Whitmer. Tag to Joe. Joe kicks Strong again. Chin lock by Joe. Forearm by Joe than a big chop. Head lock with punches by Joe. Strong takes advantage of the position and hits a back drop suplex. Tag to Aries. Forearms by Aries than the roaring elbow. Aries charges and Joe back body drops him off the ropes. Aries hits a cross body on Whitmer who had been knocked to the floor earlier. Aries snaps the jaw on the rope and than hits a summersault senton back into ring. Suicide dive by Aries takes out Whitmer again. Missile drop kick by Aries. Running corner drop kick by Aries gets two as Whitmer breaks the pin. Tag to Strong. Double team back breaker on Whitmer. Chop and Brain Buster combo on Whitmer. Double team back breaker on Joe. But Joe escapes the brain buster sending Aries into Strong like a spear. Big round house kick by Joe on Aries. Running big boot and back senton by Joe gets two. Chops by Strong. Whitmer kicks Strong in the back when he goes for the sick kick. Lariat belly to back suplex combo by the challengers tag to Whitmer. Joe takes out Aries. German Suplex into a dragon suplex by Whitmer on Strong. Sunset flip by Whitmer. Strong counters the exploder into a victory roll for two. Back breaker by Strong. Sit-down power bomb missile dropkick combo by Aries and Strong. Joe breaks up the pin. Running knee in the corner by Joe on Strong. Muscle buster is broken up by Aries. Whitmer and Aries fighter over a suplex and wind up going over the top rope to the floor. Chops by Strong but he runs into the snap power slam. Sunset flip by Strong gets two. Half nelson back breaker by Strong. Strong again goes for the sick kick but Joe sweeps the legs. Rear naked choke by Joe but not all the way locked in. Strong powers him up the shoulders for the gut buster. Sick kick by Strong than the Gibson driver for the win. Damn good match. I really think Joe and Whitmer could have been a good tag team if they had teamed for an extended time. Aries and Strong always managed to come up with some creative combos as a team. 

Backstage Christopher Daniels talks about how the fans don't think he has a direction in ROH he goals are muddled. Daniels says his goals are crystal clear to be champion again. Daniels says tomorrow he gets a chance at the tag belts team with Matt Sydal. Daniels talks about how Aries and Strong have held the tag belts all of 2006 but there fortunes are due to change. Jimmy Jacobs asks Daniels if he has seen Lacey? Daniels says he will let Jimmy figure it out for himself. Jimmy walks into the shower and see Lacey is with Colt Cabana. Lacey says she doesn't ned to worry about Jimmy since Colt will Bring the title to Lacey's Angles. Colt goes "Lacey's Angles?" First good promo by Daniels sadly he like pretty much anyone that was working for TNA and did ROH had no real direction hell by this point AJ Styles was done. Joe was just a side pice to the Homicide vs Cornette feud. Now the Jimmy, Colt, and Lacey stuff was a much needed new step in the Jimmy loves Lacey angel. As I said it was pretty much just the same thing over and over again for most of 2006. 

2 out of 3 Falls ROH World Championship Bryan Danielson © vs Nigel McGuinness- 

Fall One-This is billed as Nigel's final chance at the ROH world title so long as Danielson holds the title. WHy the two had a great feud I agree with this move at the time and even now they had wrestled so many times it needed a break. Nigel still has a bandage on his head from the match at Unified. Danielson comes out with both the ROH world and pure title belts. Danielson is introduced as the man that will win this match in two straight falls. Circle around with Nigel landing slaps. Head lock by Danielson by Nigel gets free.Greco knuckle lock into the corner. Nigel with a shot to the chest. McGuinness tosses Danielson when he gets a head lock. Danielson to the floor. Lock up and Danielson puts Nigel in the corn and slaps him. head lock by Danielson and he forces Nigel to the ground. Nigel's tries to get his free using his knees. Nigel goes the faces still can't get the break. Back to standing but head lock still on. Side had lock takedown by Danielson. Head scissors by Nigel but Danielson turns it into a cradle and mains control. Still not egg round with Danielson trying different ways to get the pin on the head lock.  Still in the head lock now into a bridge. Danielson mocks he fans that call this boring. Cravat by Danielson. Nigel gets free for  a second but Danielson gets the headlock again. Danielson says he won't leave the head lock for 60 mins. Nigel tires to flip free and get his own head lock but reversed by Danielson. Nigel finally powers free. Collision on the shoulder tackle and neither man gives an inch.  head lock takedown by Danielson. Head scissors by Danielson. McGuinness tries a head stand but gets driven down again by Danielson. Another near escape by McGuinness but winds up back in the headlock of Danielson. This is getting boring so much of it is the same thing Nigel almost escapes but gets right back to it. It's like a movie when they pad out putting ion a scene just to get to the runtime. Yeah i know head lock is a key move and the first time you watch something like this it can be fun but it's makes for a boring re-watch of the match. And they could have fixed this but chaining it a little and having some time with Nigel control. But other wise it's clear they just put this long head lock by Danielson in to fill the sixty minutes. Nigel gets free but shock of shock Danielson gets the head again. Nigel gets the head lock but Danielson with a back suplex. Now does that make Nigel look stupid because he never tried that. Danielson asks the fans if they wants another head lock but since they want it he refuses.  Knee drop by Danielson. Than to a chin lock by Danielson.  Repeat over and over again knee drop or chop to the neck back to chin lock.

Uppercuts by Danielson. Kick to the back and knee drop back to the chin lock by Danielson. Cross face chicken wing attempt by Danielson. Nigel coiners into an arm and hammer lock followed by the trip and a hammer lock takedown by Nigel. Match to the floor. Nigel tries to post Danielson head first. Danielson blocks using his boot. Danielson tries but McGuinness blocks using his knee. Danielson pulls Danielson into the post shoulder first. Back in the ring McGuinness gets Danielson in a cross face than a hammerlock with a bridge. Kick to the back by Nigel. Danielson back to the head. lock. Nigel counters out (finally) and gets a top wrist lock takedown. Back to the hammerlock by Nigel. Danielson gets the mount and grinds the fore arm. Headlock by Danielson Nigel counters into the hammerlock. Danielson tossed to the floor. Nigel follows and hits an upper bout. Danielson sent shoulder first into the guard rail and again followed by  third one as they circle the ring. Danielson sent back into the ring. Wrist lock by McGuinness he step through for more pressure. Nigel goes to the face and uses  "I have to till five." taunt. Danielson snaps Nigel's leg to the mat. Nigel responds driving the shoulder to the canvas and than locks in a anaconda vice. Danielson gets free and stomps to the head. Single leg by Nigel back to the anaconda vince. At least with Nigel his rest holds are different he's not just repeating the same hold over and over again. It still padding out the match to go sixty though. Judo toss by Nigel into the turnbuckle an the goes it a second time. Single knuckle lock suplex by Nigel he covers and gets two. Arm bar by Nigel than back to the Anaconda Vince. Dropkick by Danielson. Nigel to the floor. Suicide dive by Danielson. Back the ring missile drop-kick by Danielson. Head trap suplex by Danielson and he climbs the top rope. Flying head butt connects and gets two. Headlock by Danielson. Thez press by Danielson. Cross face with  hammer lock by Danielson. McGuinness gets the ropes. Danielson sets Nigel on the top rope for a superplex that gets two. Cross face chicken win by Danielson but he does't have the body scissors. Nigel gets the ropes for another break. Chin break by Nigel and lariat that gets two. Headstand mule kick by Nigel gets two. Small package by Danielson to win the first fall.

Fall Two- Danielson goes to the floor to kill more time witch a least now makes since given the rules being Nigel has to beat him twice now. Arm wringer by Nigel. Dropkick from the champion. Chin lock by Danielson. Nigel is bleeding from the noise. Nigel best up and slaps Danielson running forearm in the corner by Nigel. Back to the chin lock for Danielson. Kick to the back lariat to the chest by McGuinness gets two. Hammer lock power slam by Nigel. Uppercut by Danielson and a chop.. Butterfly suplex by Danielson pick up a two count. Chin lock by Danielson. Danielson just starts to choke Nigel. Slaps by Danielson but that fires McGuinness up. Single leg to the head lock by the ROH world champion. Belly to back suplex by Nigel but Danielson holds not the headlock. Ok that makes no sense the head of that moves is your getting dropped on your head and neck out of pure muscle reaction alone you would drop the hold. Cravat with knee strike by Danielson. Slap exchange. Chop to the face by Danielson after a snap mare. Back to the chin lock. Ok i get the idea is Danielson is working over the head but why repeat the same moves over and over again it's Bryan Danielson he should have 1000 holds of moves that work the head. Dropkick by Danielson gets two. Mexican surfboard  set up but Danielson goes for the stomp to the knees over the actual hold. Figure four by Danielson. American Dragon uses the ropes for leverage. Nigel revers the hold move broken as both me get the ropes. Nigel blocks he super regalplex  and gets a second rope electric chair. Nigel goes to the key lock. Danielson gets the ropes and than goes to the floor. Danielson crawls under the ring  so he can around the back and hits a missile drop kick to the back. Nigel off the ropes with the jaw break lariat for two. Key lock with a head scissors by Nigel to get the second fall.

Fall Three- Kimura by Nigel right at the star. Danielson counters to a spinning toe hold than to an ankle lock. Chin lock with  knees tied u by Danielson. Modified STF by Danielson. Danielson has the referee pop his arm. Witch would make sense if this was during the 30 min break but during the match. So course Nigel takes him down and actually locks in the cattle mutilation. Danielson gets the ropes. Hip toss by MuGuinness. Nigel sets for corner head stand mule kick but Danielson dives into the corner with a head butt. Cover by Danielson gets two. Super Real press by Danielson gets two. Cattle Mutilation by Danielson but Nigel gets the ropes. Vertical suplex from Danielson. Hard slaps by Danielson Nigel answers back. Chop to the face by Danielson Nerve pinch by Danielson into the chin lock again. Chin lock by Nigel but Danielson hits a jaw breaker. Knee bar by Danielson Nigel gets the ropes. Spinning toe hold into the figure seven by Danielson. Danielson stands up and than bridge back to put more pressure on the hold. Danielson again switch up putting in a head scissors. Slap exhaling The problem is is just two guys slapping each other. Danielson spits at Nigel pissing him off. Upper cuts by Nigel. Nigel on the apron but Danielson hits a drop kick sending the challenger to the floor. Baseball slide by Danielson sends McGuinness into the crowd. Spring board off the ropes into the crowd by Danielson. Nigel picks up a chair and Danielson hits it on the flip. Shouldn't' that be DQ? I mean Nigel did just use a weapon right in front of the referee. Back to the ring Nigel crotches Danielson on the ropes. Diving lariat off the second rope by Nigel gets two. Greco knuckle lock and they exchange head butts. Cross arm German suplex by Danielson gets two. Nigel block the superplex  But Danielson hits a drop kick  and than the tower of london. Pin gets two. Butterfly suplex by Danielson. Nigel gets his foot up on the diving head butt. Cattle Mutilation by Nigel in the center of the ring. Danielson fights to the ropes. Danielson escapes the Tower of London. Cattle Mutilation attempt but Nigel gets free. Tower of London by Nigel gets two. Danielson crotched on the ropes again Danielson sees the lariat coming and blocks it . Cattle Mutilation by Danielson. Hold locked in for an extended period of time. Nigel finally gets the ropes. 

Round house kicks by Danielson. Nigel catches the leg. Danielson flips free but this Nigel hit a huge lariat that gets two. Back to the key lock by Nigel. Danielson gets the ropes. Nigel calls for Danielson to stand up. Slaps by Danielson and a combo knocks Danielson down. Danielson kips up and slaps Nigel but than he falls right over. Upper cuts exchange. Back to to the slap exchange stuff. Roaring elbow by Danielson. Nigel falls back to the ropes for the jawbreaker lariat. Danielson cut him off with another elbow. Back to the ropes again by Nigel and this time the Jawbreaker hits. Cattle mullion again by Danielson. We heard two mens are left in the match. Danielson gets free or Nigel lets the hold go. Both men are down. Tower of London by Nigel but he can't follow up right away and gets two. Back to the key lock by Nigel. Danielson routers free and starts to nail the elbow shots. Nigel gets free and starts nailing elbows on Danielson. The bell rings for the draw THIS MATCH DID NOT HAVE TO GO AN HOUR! There are numerous spots in they match where its clear they are just killing time to fill the hour. Not helping is how repetitive it gets at time with multiple slap exchanges, Danielson over using the head lock and chin lock. At least with Nigel he was trying different positions. I will admit it's a fun watch the first time though but it doesn't hold up to re-watching. From a story line stand point the draw doesn't make much sense. They would have been better doing it as the first or second match to set the there must be a winner stuff from unified. There are good hour long matches but this one drags way to much.

Post match the fans are pissed and start chanting for five more minutes. Prakaz signs off and pretty much give it away the match with Cabana is going to be a draw as well. Both Nigel and Danielson stay down after the match. Nigel gets up first but soon falls back to the ground. Nigel acts like he is about to leave but heads back into the ring where Danielson is still down. It seems like he might have been KO'ed on a elbow at the end as I can hear Nigel saying to him "You were knocked out." Finally Danielson is able to sit up He than starts acting like his about tot throw up Why I didn't enjoy the match I do respect both guys and know they were trying to put on the best show possible. Finally Danielson stands up with the help of Nigel and referee Todd Sinclair. Danielson gets a microphone and says Nigel is his toughest opponent. Danielson says people have been asking what going to happen to the pure title. Danielson says they are retiring it but says is belongs with the man that made it. Danielson hands Nigel the pure title belt. Nigel gets the microphone and it sclera he is saying something to put over Danielson but he's talking so softly I can't make out what it is. Finally Nigel raises Danielson's hand before leaving. Its a nice segment to show respect the problem is ROH forgot about this and just these two feuding until they left ROH. 


Time is a major problem on this show as almost ever match goes close to twenty minutes. Why I do understand the need to give guys enough time to get there stuff in you also have to understand six long matches followed by a  super long match gets pretty boring and exhausting for a viewer. On a night like this with a hour long main event it would have been a good night do do some shorter matches before hand. As I said the main event feels padded out just to reach the hour. Outside of the Jimmy/Cabana/Lacey stuff there is no real story line development. I say skip this show and move another one. 

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