BRM Reviews the 6/16/2012 ROH

[Big Red Machine]

ADAM PAGE vs. MIKE BENNETT (w/Maria Kanellis & "Brutal" Bob Evans)- 5.25/10
Page definitely looked good here. He seemed very generic, but the match did a good job of getting me behind him, at least for tonight. The aftermath was good.

KEVIN STEEN PROMO- nothing special, but it helped build to Best In The World 2012

THE BRISCOE BROTHERS vs. SAM SHAW & QT MARSHALL- 3/10
This should have been a squash, but wasn't. Shaw & Marshall got more offense in than they should have. These were supposed to be super pissed-off Briscoes (because of the way that WGTT beat then at Border Wars).
What the hell was Mark thinking? That mustache makes him look like a 1920's bandit.
The build to Best In The World 2012 was decent.

VEDA SCOTT INTERVIEWS PRINCE NANA & R.D. EVANS- good

DAVEY RICHARDS PROMO & LECTURE TO KYLE O'REILLY- Great!

ROH TV TITLE MATCH: Roderick Strong(c) (w/Truth Martini) vs. Tomasso Ciampa (w/the Embassy)- 5.75/10
Not good enough for a main event, but I LOVED the finish. This and great commentary by Kevin and Nigel helped sell this angle very well.

Overall, a pretty bad episode of ROH, but it did build effectively towards the PPV.

STUPID ANNOUNCER QUOTES:
1. Kevin Kelly (to Truth Martini)- "You want the Briscoe to take on your Guardians of Truth?"
No, Kevin. He made the challenge because he didn't want them to fight. Moron.