BRM Reviews the 1/25/2014 ROH

[Big Red Machine]

TOP PROSPECT TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS: Corey Hollis vs. Raymond Rowe- 3.5/10
A very short match, but they did everything they could with the time. Rowe's finisher is awesome.

MICHAEL ELGIN vs. R,D, EVANS (w/Veda Scott) vs. MATT SELLS- squash.
"Sells" is a fantastic last name for a jobber. R.D.'s streak is now up to 14-0. Corino informs us that some of these matches have taken place in Rio. That was awesome.

VEDA SCOTT PROMO- she opens an open challenge to anyone on behalf of RD Evans.

MICHAEL ELGIN vs. R.D. EVANS (w/Veda Scott)- no rating. Decent segment.
As Elgin offers his hand for the Code of Honor, the crowd implores him not to take the match, chanting "You'll die, R.D., you'll die."
Elgin destroys R.D.,, then gets DQed for powerbombing R.D. onto chairs, to show Adam Cole what he wants to do to him. Security tried to pull Elgin off of RD, but Elgin beat them up.


MATT TAVEN vs. TADARIUS THOMAS- 5.75/10
Taven is still using Truth's music, but did not come out with Truth or any of the Hoopla Hotties.

JAY BRISCOE SEGMENT- He calls out Cole. Then Bobby Fish comes out and points out that Jay's belt is fake and that no real champion would tarnish his legacy by "challenging" for it. Fish then challenges Jay to a match, so we get...

DECADE PROMO- great (because Jimmy did most of the talking)

MATCH FOR THE "REAL" ROH WORLD TITLE: Jay Briscoe(c) vs, Bobby Fish- 7.5/10
Good finish to build up Cole vs. Briscoe, and they've also subtly created a reason for the Briscoes to get another title shot at reDRagon.
Cole tried to attack Briscoe after the match, but it resulted in Briscoe wind up with both title belts.

A good show from ROH.