BRM Reviews ROH A Cut Above

[Big Red Machine]

ROH A Cut Above (4/24/2009)- Dayton, OH

RODERICK STRONG PROMO- good.

BRYAN DANIELSON PROMO- good

BRYAN DANIELSON vs. EDDIE EDWARDS (w/Shane Hagadorn)- 6/10

FOUR CORNER SURVIVAL MATCH: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Silas Young vs. Matt Cross vs. Rasche Brown- 4.5/10

GRIZZLY REDWOOD vs. JIMMY RAVE (w/The Embassy)- 3.5/10.
Not bad for a three-minute match.

THE PHOENIX TWINS vs. AUSTIN ARIES & RHETT TITUS- 4/10
Great pre-match promo by Aries. Prazak and Leonard had some fun on commentary, but that is about all of the fun there is to be found watching this match.

COLT CABANA vs. CHRIS HERO (w/Shane Hagadorn)- 6.25/10

EGOTISTICO FANTASTICO vs. JIMMY JACOBS- 4.5/10

TYLER BLACK vs. DAVEY RICHARDS (w/Shane Hagadorn)- 7.5/10

DARK CITY FIGHT CLUB vs. KEVIN STEEN & JAY BRISCOE- 6/10.
Disappoiting. This didn’t do anything to make me think that Steen and Jay have a snowball’s chance at working together effectively in their title shot tomorrow night… and not because of miscommunications, but rather because them working together didn’t feel important at all in the match.

ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH: Jerry Lynn(c) vs. Roderick Strong- 8/10
Awesome main event. Great selling by Lynn. Roderick bled. A LOT. ALL OVER THE PLACE. The picture on the cover does not do it justice. Over half of his face just covered in blood.

Overall, a pretty good show from ROH, but nothing blow-away fantastic.