BRM Reviews the 2/9/2013 ROH

[Big Red Machine]

ROH TOP PROSPECT TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND MATCH: Matt Taven vs. ACH- 4.75/10
WHAT THE F*CK? They put Taven over ACH in this tournament? WHY?! ACH is the type of up-and-coming star that ROH used to bring in and push to the forefront like Davey Richards or Generation Next... but instead they have now twice brought him in just to quickly job him out. What gives?

RODERICK STRONG PROMO- good

HARDY, COLE, & NIGEL SEGMENT- good
Matt Hardy says that "every promotion I have went to, I have won a title." I am usually very forgiving about statements like this because a lot of people just go to little indies for one-shots, so this statement is rarely true... but in Matt's case I can't overlook it simply because just a few years ago Matt spent ten months in the second-biggest promotion in the world and didn't win a single title.

INSIDE ROH SEGMENT- I really love the fact that they are hyping up a "house" show with this. The promo by Davey, Cole, & Elgin was particularly good.

BROSCIE & C&C IN THE LOCKER ROOM- good

ATHENA vs. MSCHIF- 3.25/10
Slightly sloppy at times, and some of the ref's counts also seemed awkward
To anyone who knows anything about ROH, Caleb Seltzer sounded like an absolute idiot during this match while trying to talk about the history of women's wrestling in ROH. It is pretty well established that the first core group of "women of honor" were Allison Danger, Daizee Haze, and Lacey, and the only other women who had any real exposure as a wrestling before 2006 were Alexis Laree (Mickie James, for those who don't know) and occasionally Traci Brooks. For Seltzer to talk about MsChif (first appearance 2006), Serena Deeb (first appearance in 2007), and especially Cheerleader Melissa (who has only ever wrestled ONE MATCH on an ROH main show) as "first generation women of honor" was just plain grating. Not only is Caleb Selotzer a cliche-spouting hack, but he also doesn't know a damn thing about ROH's history. Why was he hired again?

THE BRISCOE BROTHERS, CEDRIC ALEXANDER, & CAPRICE COLEMAN vs. SCUM (Kevin Steen, Rhino, Jimmy Jacobs, & Steve Corino)- 6.5/10
A mostly uninspired brawl that was not good enough for a main event. They are doing a good job of showing Steen's change in attitude while keeping it on slow burn, though.

STUPID ANNOUNCER QUOTES:
1. Caleb Seltzer- "to give you an idea of how much MsChif has meant to Ring of Honor, she debut at Supercard of Honor I."
So what? Scott Andrews debuted on the first ever show and he hasn't meant a damn thing to ROH.