BRM Reviews the 5/24/2014 ROH
Posted: Jun 15th, '14, 23:32
ETHAN PAGE vs. SILAS YOUNG- 4/10
Short, but they made the most of their time. Page looked good. After the match Silas cut a promo saying that he felt disrespected by having to face Ethan Page, and will not let that happen again. He vows that if ROH doesn't give him the opportunity he deserves, he will take the opportunity himself.
CAPRICE COLEMAN vs. TADARIUS THOMAS (w/Adam Page & Jimmy Jacobs)- 4/10
Before the match, Caprice tried to convince Page & TD to leave the Decade because the Decade don't have their best interests in mind. I can see the religious nature of his promo (he used Jesus as an example) bothering some people, but as a non-Christian, I thought this was great because it fit in wit Caprice's character (and his legit lifestyle as well), and the content of the promo worked well with the angle. On Jacobs' orders, Tadarius then sucker-kicked Caprice to start off the match.
The match itself was okay. Caprice wins clean, and maybe this will convince Tadarius to follow the right path. After the match, Jacobs ground Tadarius' head into the mat with his shoe as punishment for losing. Then he kicked Adam Page for the loss even though it wasn't Page's fault in any way.
TRUTH MARTINI & JAY LETHAL PROMOS- good heel stuff. Truth says that he saw something special in Jay. Jay claims that the fans have turned on him since he aligned himself with Truth and have decided to ignore all of his other accolades, such as winning the 2012 Survival of the Fittest match and having wins over legends like Ric Flair and Kurt Angle. He says he wants to prove that the TV Title is the most important title in the world, so he is offering a TV Title shot to the first person through the curtain. Cheeseburger came out to accept the challenge.
ROH TV TITLE MATCH: Jay Lethal(c) (w/Truth Martini) vs. Cheeseburger- no rating. Great segment.
About a minute into the match (with Lethal dominating the whole time), "Brutal" Bob Evans came out, looking a lot heavier than when we last saw him, and, for some strange reason, wearing the ROH in Canada logo t-shirt (Brutal Bob is from Boston). He cheered Cheeseburger on. Lethal dominated, but Cheeseburger showed a lot of heart even got a nearfall in.
After the match, Matt Taven came to challenge Lethal, but the heels ran away. They tried to leave through the curtain but Tommaso Ciampa blocked their way, and a three-way brawl ensued between Lethal, Ciampa, and Taven. Security came out to break them up. Lethal challenged both guys to a TV Title match next week. Truth was not happy with this.
STREET FIGHT: Kevin Steen & Cliff Compton vs. Outlaws Inc. (Eddie Kingston & Homicide)- 6/10
Steen distracts the heels so that Compton can jump them from behind to start the match. Steen ad Compton are supposed to be the babyfaces. The match was mostly just a bunch of hardcore spots.
I laughed at Corino's "Stone Cold Jay Buhner" line.
POST-MATCH- Compton snubs Steen's offer of a handshake, then leaves through the crowd. Outlaws Inc. look like they might attack Steen two-on-on, but instead decide to leave through the crowd in the same direction Compton did.
A decent show from ROH
Short, but they made the most of their time. Page looked good. After the match Silas cut a promo saying that he felt disrespected by having to face Ethan Page, and will not let that happen again. He vows that if ROH doesn't give him the opportunity he deserves, he will take the opportunity himself.
CAPRICE COLEMAN vs. TADARIUS THOMAS (w/Adam Page & Jimmy Jacobs)- 4/10
Before the match, Caprice tried to convince Page & TD to leave the Decade because the Decade don't have their best interests in mind. I can see the religious nature of his promo (he used Jesus as an example) bothering some people, but as a non-Christian, I thought this was great because it fit in wit Caprice's character (and his legit lifestyle as well), and the content of the promo worked well with the angle. On Jacobs' orders, Tadarius then sucker-kicked Caprice to start off the match.
The match itself was okay. Caprice wins clean, and maybe this will convince Tadarius to follow the right path. After the match, Jacobs ground Tadarius' head into the mat with his shoe as punishment for losing. Then he kicked Adam Page for the loss even though it wasn't Page's fault in any way.
TRUTH MARTINI & JAY LETHAL PROMOS- good heel stuff. Truth says that he saw something special in Jay. Jay claims that the fans have turned on him since he aligned himself with Truth and have decided to ignore all of his other accolades, such as winning the 2012 Survival of the Fittest match and having wins over legends like Ric Flair and Kurt Angle. He says he wants to prove that the TV Title is the most important title in the world, so he is offering a TV Title shot to the first person through the curtain. Cheeseburger came out to accept the challenge.
ROH TV TITLE MATCH: Jay Lethal(c) (w/Truth Martini) vs. Cheeseburger- no rating. Great segment.
About a minute into the match (with Lethal dominating the whole time), "Brutal" Bob Evans came out, looking a lot heavier than when we last saw him, and, for some strange reason, wearing the ROH in Canada logo t-shirt (Brutal Bob is from Boston). He cheered Cheeseburger on. Lethal dominated, but Cheeseburger showed a lot of heart even got a nearfall in.
After the match, Matt Taven came to challenge Lethal, but the heels ran away. They tried to leave through the curtain but Tommaso Ciampa blocked their way, and a three-way brawl ensued between Lethal, Ciampa, and Taven. Security came out to break them up. Lethal challenged both guys to a TV Title match next week. Truth was not happy with this.
STREET FIGHT: Kevin Steen & Cliff Compton vs. Outlaws Inc. (Eddie Kingston & Homicide)- 6/10
Steen distracts the heels so that Compton can jump them from behind to start the match. Steen ad Compton are supposed to be the babyfaces. The match was mostly just a bunch of hardcore spots.
I laughed at Corino's "Stone Cold Jay Buhner" line.
POST-MATCH- Compton snubs Steen's offer of a handshake, then leaves through the crowd. Outlaws Inc. look like they might attack Steen two-on-on, but instead decide to leave through the crowd in the same direction Compton did.
A decent show from ROH